New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-20
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speakns Mr. Blaine has traversed the entire length
OF the State OF Pennsylvana arriving la Pittsours
shortly before IL o',lock tonight. The Americus
Club the Grand Army band and thousands of enthu-
siastic people irrespective of party received him at
the Union Depot With the assistance OF q score OF
stalwsrt policemen Mr.. Blaine managed TO make his
wsy through the depot and in company with General
Beaver entered open carriage which had been sta
toned the front entrance The carriage was then
drawn the of the Americus Club hich headed
BY Grano Army band took up the line OF march TOR
the Hotel Anderson where Mr.. Blaine will spend the
night The reception all along he route must have
been gratifying the Maine statesman. who every
few minutes was compelled do his hat difference
TO the greeting plaudits OF the crowd. which COM
petely flied the streets and made passage way tor
the carriage extremely difficult At points
along the short route to the hotel the made
luminous with the glare OF red fire. y-rockets and
other pyrotechnic displays. To-nghts brisf demon
straliou indicates that 10 MORO will be unparalleled
In the history of Western Pennsyivsnia. There Will
be an almost universal suspension OF business The
hundred great iron and steel mills ana KIN
dred industries will be closed and the entire popua
ton of all grades and political beliefs will take part
in the demonstration. The Reception Committee Is
composed OF none but preventative men, II includes
among others N. p. Reed, proprietor of The Com
Amalesmated Association IF Iron and Steel Workers
Thomas NJ. Bsyne. Allegheny City. Representative
iu Congress; Calvin Wells the Pitt-burg manufaet
urer William 1haw the millionaire philanthropist
John Daizen the Republican candidate for Congress
from the Pittsburg District; his partner John b.
Hampton. Isaac Cline, president of the Window
Glass Workers Association aud General ). b.
SweitDer.
Mr.. Blaine and bis party left Harrisburg this
morning at about 8 o'clock and reached Lewis
town at 10. AS they whired up the Susquehanna
past Marysville Rockville and Daapbin. they we're
saluted by whistles from tho mills. While passing up
the Juniata Valley the attention OF the party was
called to the home of General Beavers grandfather in
a be- autiful spot along the river. Lewistown was
reached by the party hour before the people ex-
pected it, but there crowd of several thousand
s-atbered in frcnt of the Court House in the public
souare. CITY Solicitor Warwick, OF Phlladeph be-
gan the speaking followed by Colonel Snowden and
General Beaver while Mr. Blaine shook hands and
converted with groups of ladies Mr. Blame con-
eiuded the speaking With fftesnminnes address ir
reference to tariff aud prohibition and strongly urged
the election OF General Patton. who is candidate Tor
Congress in that district lie declared the general an
honest man who a firm proteOtionst and he spoke
10 both tariff Democrats aud Republicans when he
said that he was good man to represent them. lie
here was doing what it did ia Maine. running as a
tender to tic Democratic machine In saying this he
did not impugn the motives OF the people who would
vote the ticket that he did seriously question toe
honesty OF the third-party leaders Before concuu-
ing Mr. blainc spoke OF the magc-like material pros
perv the Nation under Repu ocan auspices as com
pared with its hating aud lined development under
a Democratic policy lie specially empndslIed tue |
fact that three-fourths the present total wealth of
the Stnte OF Pennsyiv ania. now magnificent empire
in the eAent aud fertility OF her resources hsd neen
xxt,raA he day xvN
was nominated for President Relieraung the |
thought he said that the wan'ed TINS one TACT i'm
pressed by his visit TO LewistOwn to-day. no other
made an I'M PRESTON, that all the veal acquired IN
this State ON date OF the grant OF charter TO Will
lam Penn to $50 aggregated only one third OF
the existing total and that twOthiids had been ac
onred $50. The explanation was that PRIOR TO
that year had free trade only httu instances OF
protection. The census of 1850 showed the value OF
property IN Pennsylvania TO be less tban 81 6OOOO
600 whereas after tweDtyfour years OF Repubican |
protection to industries the value was soOoO,- |
100000.
On reaching Huntingdon large crowd was found In
waiting nearly all the people OF that mountain town
and II was with great difficulty that Mr.. Blaine and
the others of the party placed in carriages ana
meeting was held. Speeches were made by DIR. |
Doane and Charles Emory Smith, General Beaver |
made a tarif speech and then Mr. Blaine was intro
iuced. Taking advantage OF u IN tle stoi On OF en-
thusiasm which his presence evoked, Mr. Blame SAID:
sufficiently regret the hOar,ene.s Of my voice
wish plead behalf taat IT vas lost N good
SsTss IN TYNE TO yos sFs for governor over
estimated my csDscity and neei reenperson nS"ga
from the Democratic pPers along the road as TO
rsanesed to state that Democratic party
Of sepnnssn oIaors Of danger to the
the country because Of Democratic supremacy s mao
definitions constituted the height Of imp9ence 6at
party possible however TO obiteate cur
rent sls,or Aiies The I o break s down The po
larr they failed and it IS in cogsegaeIc EN- o. a
we IND industries spring forward with re,
Who sought 70 destroy indn1tr system
unds4 the T@ie Of the Ds1ocfc party They
that the charge that the finances would be unsafe under Dem
ocratc has been suOstantlated But 10
point the Of the country At present are ad
nnisere according 10 Republican a. ar as ne
public credit concerned and In defiance OF the preec.
% % Of s Gy the flSs ; the
publican prrcedenis have been followed IN whatever has com
'I T. aTs,.:Ss
tariT upon books Great
SS rt s Nation the "g too Rdl e same sud they
aSr 10 stand by the protective system sustain the
Industries OF The country vii guarantee TO give impartial
testimony before audience before which
Between the two paTtiss say mat All broad and
AaercaS party while the Democratic i; doml.
ns'e S BY tariff f9resn RI. c Great S.
tsrd is in the interest Of
told for years before Tie Democrat. called
gentlemen who aud Joined
do not NATHAN good civil Service Whether or not they
4 does become 70 With
they assumed to
believe that the Democratic parry would give them an im-
pOvemcnt. Our reply that have tho best Civil ser
wee that has ever been known in any country but we VIII
continue improve and promised " make progress In
the intelligent and practical improvement
The Democrats Mr.. bisiu- COnunu Il. tnted "a civil
Service patterned after that OF England To show that
the English ssrvcs was inefficient Mr. Blsne read a
London spatch published In THE NEw-iORK TRIBUNE |
written since the accession to power OF the present
British Ministry and In which the writer states that
LOrdtRandoph ChurcB's Civil Service Commission will
bring about needed reforms and Increased
and that charges of high salaries short hours
excessive staff, exiravagant pensions and general IN
COMPETENCY had een made against the existing system
IN England. Mr. Blaine continued:
standard OF Civil Service reform which the Civil
Service Reform Club and might that word club in
double has held heads the Republican
party the last declaring that did reform
own and practlcalY the