The Portland daily press., 1888-08-11
MIR. BLAINE'S WELCOME.
Received in New York with a Rlattering
Ovation,
And Repeated Assurances Of the Re.
gard Of His COnntrymen.
Reception Exercises on Board the
Steamer Starin.
The Question Of The Hour FOrcibly
Presented,
In a Ringing Address to Workingmen
Last Evening.

New YORK, Aug. 10.-Mr. Blaine took a
drive this afternoon through Central Park
and vicinity, accompanied by Messrs. Quay,
Clarkson and other members of the National
Republican Committee. Returning from the
drive, Mr.. Blaine retired to his room in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and rested until the
evening, none Of the hundreds of people
who thronged the hotel being admitted to
disturb him. AT o'clock, the crowd in and
around Madison Square numbered many
thousands. The people whiled away the
time in shouting for Blaine. Harrison and
Morton. The crowd represented all classes
of society. On the stand were j. p. Archi-
bald, Master Workman Magee and number
of other labor leaders, as well as the officers
Of the various Republican organizations
here and from out of town. S. B. Elkins,
Perry Carson, Walker Blaine and others
were also conspicuous. At $50 Chairman
Ford called the labor meeting to order from
the grand stand, and after a few words of
tribute to Mr. Blaine, sent Cappa's band to
the hotel balcony, where they serenaded the
distinguished statesman. The band played
Marching through Georgia" the crowd add
ing their voices. "Home, Sweet Home, was
then rendered, and in a few moments
storm of applause arose as the hero Of the
occasion appeared. Mr.. Blaine came from
the hotel. leaning on the arm of Hon. Levi
P. Morton, and was followed by ex-senator
Platt, Gen. r. A. Alger, Walker and EN-
mons Blaine, and the committee. The es-
cort we're aided through the crowd by the
police to the stand. When Mr.. Blaine ap-
peared upon the stand, Mr.. Ford again called
the meeting to order. and David Heeley read
an address, in behalf of the workingmen of
New York, to Mr.. Blaine The address was
strong endorsement of protection. Mr..
Blaine was then introduced, and. after the
applause had subsided, said:
Mr.. Chairman:
1t would be egotism on my part to take
this magnificent demonstration as personal
to myself 1t rather signifies the great pop
ular interest in the question upon which L
am supposed at least to have a consistent
record and an earnest zeal. [Applausel And
you have before you contest in which that
great issue Is to be settled by the American
people, perhaps for an indefinite period, one
way or the other. The year 1887 was pros
porous and the President. at its close, pro-
posed a radical change in the industrial sys-
ce dhd ta hdass hsd there ss been
United States. [Applausel. The question
before the American people is whether the
President and his administration shall be
sustained in that movement. Against him
the Republicans having the best cause have
nominated the best man. lap
plausel They have given to you for
President man of sound experience,
a man Of heroic record in the war a man of
great purity of character, a man of real firm
ness and worth, and you have associated
with him n m vyh0m In Navv VnrkQrc naad
not further describe thao to say his name is
Levi p. Morton, t[applausel, a man of
most generous character, of the widest and
most statesmanlike views on all public ques-
tions pending before the American people.
Against this you have two gentlemen Of
whom would not speak in terms other than
those of entire personal respect. In the can
didate for Vice President have friend of
many years standing and am personal ad-
mirer Of Judge Thurman; but beg you to
observe that, at critical period in this coun-
try, the Vice President, George NJ. Dallas,
in casting his vote tied the Senate,
and destroyed the protective tariff of 1872
Today, tbe Senate of the United States
has, or on March 4th next, will have 80 Sena-
tors from the solid South and unless you
make change, six Democratic Senators
from the North, precisely one-half, and Mr..
Thurman Will be in position to re-enact
the vote of George M. Dallas in 1912. There
fore, however, available man he may be,
and however able he may be, the more
available and more able he Is, the worse will
be his influence before the American people
[Applause.l Now, gentlemen, ! know that
In discussing the question OF the protective
tariff we are always pointing out what Eng
land is doing, l have lately been in Eng
land for some months and found in English
public opinion very great difference OF
opinion on almost all questions. They. are
ON what you call the Irish question about
divided on the forcible policy of Gladstone
and that OF Salisbury. They are divided,
| even, upon the continuance OF the House OF
Lords, ard they are not absolutely unani-
nous in support of monarchy. Laughter
| and applause.J But from one end of the
Kingdom to the other there is unanimous
chorus on the part of Tories and Wings, Lib
| erals, Conservatives and Radicals, and that
| Is that Hon. Grover Cleveland, President Of
the United States, ,embodies in his person
| reform of the revenue, and free trade for the
| United States. which they like. Applause
| | have no objection to their right to the
opinion and if had, it would amount to
nothing. Nor do intend to speak disre-
| spectfully of the English, for have received
| at their hands very graceful and very cor
| dial hospitality which would be churl not
| to acknowledge before an American au-
dence. But that does not effect the pending
conditions that the American people find
their interests in one policy which the Eng
lish want to change so as better to conform
| to their interests, and that, gentlemen, is the
| prime question before you in next Novem-
ber's election. / am glad this meeting Is
| called in the name OF laboring people because
| of labor. Loud applause.l If you will agree
| to live in as poor house, eat as poor food,
and receive as low wages as the people of
England receive, we can produce
tion wants to see. [Great applause
| But if you will better your condition, you
| want an industrial system under which pro-
| tected interests will be maintained. The en-
tire savings that the wage workers of Eng
| land, Scotland and Ireland are drawing upon
| now are not near as great as those that lie in
| the savings banks of Massachusetts to the
| credit of the wage, workers of that State and
| il yau turn the administration of this Re-
| public today into free trade channels you
may not expect those great savings for you
| will put our laboring men throughout the
country into competition with the laboring
| men of Great Britain, and in the course OF
| five or ten yeers will make them as poor on
| this side of the water as they are on the 9TH
er.
will not in this campaign stop to argue
| the question on any other basis. | have no
personality to indulge in. have no sores to
| heal. Loud cheersl. l would rather have
| your cordial and heartfelt and sympathetic
on me. TApplausel. But in this canvas in
which l shall take greater or less
part, | shall hold this question from
beginning to end as the question that inter
eStS every nldh, moman anu cnllQ In this
| country that depends on their daily labor for
| their daily bread. [Applausel. There is no
need to make any laws to protect capital.
| Capital always takes care of itself, and gets
| its full share; but there are laws that can el-
evate the condition Of the laboring man, and
| laws that can degrade him. The Republican
| party has stood for 25 years, and 1t will
Stand, / believe, with the blessing Of God
and the will of the American people, for %
wears more, upholding and maintaining the
iaboring mani for the government which
ing muscle of the land is taking care of the
men who created wealth in this country. and
who are, therefore, entitled to the patronage
and protection of the government. TAp-
| plausel.
Now, gentlemen, you represent a critical
| State: YOU represent the State of New York .
your votes are to tell in that issue; YOUR
votes can be decisive upon that one issue.
| DO not be diverted from that one question by