Daily Republican., 1886-10-18

JUG voeb tncabko. I0l9 6lm0 Lney were
taken up on the outside and re- echoed
up and down Broad street. 1t was q
scene that will never be forgotten by
those who witnessed 1t.
The meeting was called to order
promptly sse O'Clock by Colonel Wen.
| dell z. Bowman, one Of the vice presf.
dents OF the Young Republican Club,
who introduced Ed win 8. Stuart.
As Mr. Stuart stepped forward he
was greeted with three hearty cheers,
after which he sAid: "It has been the
custom OF the Young Republicans since
its organization to invite represen tatlye
men OF the party to address the citizAps
| OF Philadeiphia during the promin ent
campaigns. Tonight We have invited
Charles Emory Smith, John Stewart,
and that representative Republican,
James g. Blaine. Allow me to int O.
duce Hon. Charles Emory Smith as the
first speaker"
Mr.. Smith made an eloquent address
In which he took the Democratic ad-
mir istration to task for its many 'col-
ossal blunders," and enumerated the
Philadelphia postoffice and actions of
the State Department OF which Mr.
Bay ard is the head as examples.
He was followed by the Hon. John
Stewart who spoke about fifteen min :
utes, ard when he closed Chsirman
Stuart was about to arise to introduce
Mr.. Blaine, when the band started to
/ play lively tune. As soon as 1t fn.
ished, Mr.. Stuart stepped forward and
said: II now have the honor of intro.
Iducing Hon. James G. Blaine of Maine.
Hardly had the words left his mouth
when once more the vast ,concourse OF
people rose TO their feet, and sent forth
cheer after cheer for the man who
4 10 30 close TO them. Not one Of the
thousands In the building remained
sitting during this grand outburst OF
IenthusiasE. A thousand hats and ae
many handkerchief were waving In the
air, while women clapped their hands,
men yelled ut the tops of their voices,
and stamped upon the floor with their
teet.
1t was repetition Of the ovation that
had been rendered him when he came
into the Academy, only 1t lasted longer.
Mr. Blaine stood and waved his hand
for silence. but each gesture from him
was the signal for fresh outburst upon
the part OF the enthusiastic assem- blage.
A full fve minutes did he stand there
watching that great throng of people
paying homage to him. He was
touched by the reception, and when the
men had cried themselves hoarse and
finally settled down to listen to the
speech, there was q perceptible tremor
In Mr.. Elaiue's voice as he said.
'Mr. Chairman and ladies and gen.
tlemen: You make 1t difficult for me to
find language in which can express to
you the thanks feel for your most gen.
erous reception. In 10 State and from
no people could 1t be so generous az
from the State and citizens Of Pennsyl-
vania. l am oppressed with the sense
that even in the remarks which have
to offer you will find me inadequate.
In political discussions the first require.
ment 10 an agreement upon facts, and
II the opposition will not admit the
facts We must prove them. We may
differ In our deductions, but we cannot
differ in our facts.
81 do not intend to present to you to
night the record of the Republican
party, for feel that NO party can live
simply on q record. Let us then dwell
only upon the record of the Republican
party to claim popular approval, not fol
| what we have done, but what
we shall do. (Cheers.) / feel tht
question of the dividing line. / fee
that Am carrying GOALS to Newcastle
when discuss protection before Penn
sylvania audience, especially In the
presence of the Congressional Nestor oi
protection (and the speaker turned Ia
Judge William D. Kelley. We have
lived nearly hundred years under the
Federal Con pstitution. We ought, there
fore, to have had sufficient OK
perience to pronounce an honest
and fair Judgment. When cur
Opponents are driven to q point where
there Is no turn, they say there
are other considerations to be dis cussed
and thus avoid the real issues.
81 venture to say the six leading
manufacturing States in America
three In New England and New York,
New jersey and Pennsy ylvania-have
now one thousand million dollars OF
l workmen's savings in their banks
against four hundred millions deposited
in Great Britain.
political econ omy Is not an exact
science. 1t cannot be foretold. 1t can.
not rule upon prescription. 1t Is q mat
ter of experiment, and all sensible men
admit 1t except authors of free-trade
books. We are nearing the hupdredth
apniversary of the Republic under tht
Federal Constitution. We ought there
fore by now to have sufficient expert
ence TO be lamp to our feet, and We
have the facts before us upon which q
fair judgment can be pronounced. Bui
when we meet our opponents they tel
us there are other considerations.
81 have read with much interest the
Ispeech OF a Mugwump. He said thai
! when the Democrats got into power
and gave us reduced tariff we would
begin to reach the markets of the
world. From the Declaration of Inde
pendenoe to the ever glorious date ol
the Inauguration OF Lincoln, all thu
foreign shipments from this country
amounted to 1000, ,000, 900. In twenty
years under protection this government
had almost doubled the amount of ex
port trade OF the preceding eighty years
1t interferes with agriculture! Doei
Il IL? The farmers suffer- Do they
Men don't go into q losing business
There has not been o year that tn,
farming can begin to compare with
those of Republican rule under protec
ltion.
"They say wheat has fallen, ar d tn,
farmers In the West are suffering. Tha
can be accounted for. England ant
Russia have been since the CrimeaI
WAT face to face In the position of th'
boys We used to speak of in our schoo
days. One WAS afraid, and the othe
daresn't. (Laughter.) That Is tn
way 1t Is, and during these thirty odt
years, In which they have stood In thi
difficult position, Ruesia has pushed he
railway system all over her Empire, ant
fearing that she may be able through
, this agency to transport o great numbe
3 Of soldiers to northern India, England
has Rridironed that part of her Asiatl
/; domain with similar construction.
: "They have thereby enabled mel
> vorkin1 for Ave canfa dav on tn