New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-26
HILL REPLYING TO BLAINE.
THE ROCHESTER, SPEECH TOUCHED A RAW
SPOT
ANOTHER SPEECH on MR. BLAINE PROMISED
sY THE GovERNoR-sPEAKING AT
HIS BIRTHPLACE

Watkins Depot, n. Y, Oct o5.-The County OF
Schuyler the birthplace OF Governor Hin, was all
alive to-day The C4sernOr arrived AT . 30 p. M and
escorted by the Democratic clubs and citizens OF
Elmira, 10 the number of nearly a thousand 10 the
park where stand had been erected. and the people
had assembled in numbers, filling the park from street
20 street. Abiding 10 Mr. Blaines remarks In
Rochester the Governor said
observe that Mr. Blaine in HIS speech in Rochester
saw fit to refer TO what had said in Indiana in re-
afion TO the provisions of the Mills bill they af
feet baggage of persons coming into the country 1t
Is true that ] incidentally and good-humorcdly re-
ered the rumor in the public press that Mr. Blaine
had brought with him on his recent trip from Eng
land thirty hrce trunks OF personal baggage. which
had been admitted free from duty. After waiting
nearly two weeks he offers explanation Why
he did not reply to what said while he was in In
diana cannot be accounted for except from the fact
that he feared that he could not get justice in that
state. You will recollect that he once said that he
had confidence in the people OF Indiana, and did
not want a verdict at their hands Hence he pre-
fers TO delay his explanation until he reaches New
York State. He corrects my statement by asserting
that there were DC trunks instead Of &c.
accept the correction and modify my statement accord
ingly He insists however, that the question as to
whether he paid any duty his baggage is private
affair of his owna sort of trust with which neither
the people nor myself have anything whatever 10 10
Il
the tariff question the great question of the hour
and the people are naturally anxious TO know whether
the great advocate of high protective tariff practses
what he breaches. He has given TO the people
partial inventory Of his effects and among other
things he brought with him his family photographs
and he kindly offers to give Of them TO me for
exhibition at the county fairs which occasionally
visit. appreciate his great kindness, but assure
him that / have no use for them The people OF
this State prefer that he should exhibit them himself
in the more cOngcnia climate Of the state OF Maine
Mr. Blane's outburst of generosity at Rochester
and his attempt az sarcasm show that he is not en-
tirclv satisfied with his Western trip. He has evil
IDENTITY returned lll-naiured and in bad temper. lie
saws that in Indiana the people speak with great
plannoss. For ! agree with him. Not ONLY
the people, but some OF the newspapers, ard par
ticuarly that reliable Democratic journal, The IN
dianapolis Sentinel" sometimes speak very plainly
as Mr. Blaine has had occasion 10 recollect MI
Blaine further alleged that ! inexperienced the
character of the ship In which he sailed TO this coun
try ard he TO think II necessary that he should
inform the public that there are Americans
stockholders who own stock in that vessel This may
be So hut the fact remains tina; II nevertheless
a registered British ship, and that it hoated the
British flag Mr. Morton. at the time Of his nominal
ton. was a s,ockholder and director in a Canadian
railroad but, nevertheless, that did not make the
railroad any the less Canadian railroad.
Mr. Blaine seems 10 be very sensitive about his
personal relations to the tariff question As public
speaker in this he cannot expect to escape
criticism Shall take occasion hereafter 10 alludc TO
this subject again. but that is all Will say to-day
Possibly Mr. Blaine may have been inaccurately r.
ported and ry this time he may have retracted what
he said at Rochester. | will walt and see