The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-17

he AID his administration snail be sustained In
| that movement. Against him the Republican
party have nominated the best Of tickets They
have given you for president man OF experience,
Of heroic record In the war, OF great purity Of
character; q man OF great frmness, who can
give this country an administration worthy OF its
best days. And you have associated with him a
man whom need not further describe to citizens
of New York than to say his name Is Levi p.
Morton-a man of most generous character, Of
the widest and most statesmanke views on the
great question or the gentleman against them
would say nothing, but OF the candidate for
vice president l would say that In him have a
friend Of many years standing, and am per.
sonal admirer Of Judge Thurman. But beg you
to observe that In critical period Of this coun.
try, George M. Dallas destroyed the pro tsctive
tariff of 1872 When the senate couvenes on the
4th OF March next it will have thirty two sena.
tors from the solid SOUTH aud unless you make q
change six Democratic senators from the north,
and Mr.. Thurman will be In a position to reenact
the role of George NJ Dallas forty-two years ago.
The more able aud amiable the man Is, the worse
will be his influence before the American people.
have been In England for several months and
have discovered great diversity of opinion upon
almost every subject. They are divided upon
what you are pleased to call the Irish question,
upon the continuance of the house of lords, and
they are not absolutely unanimous in the support
of the monarchy. But from one end of the king
dom to the other there Is one unanimous concord
of opinion-be they Tories, Wings, Liberals, Con-
servatives or Radicals-and that is that the Hon.
Grover Cleveland embodies In his person the free
trade of the thirty.six United States which they
would like.
Now have no objection to their right of opin-
ion, and IL had it would amount to nothing.
Nor do intend to speak with disrespect of the
English, for have received at their hands cour-
tssIes which would be Dut surry not TO acknowI-
edge before American audience But there is
am glad this meeting Is called in the name OF
the laboring people, because this question is
from beginning to end a question of labor. II
you will agree to live in as poor houses and eat
as poor food, aud receive as your wages as little
as the operatives In England receive, we can
produce as cheap goods as the Democratic ad-
ministraton desires to sell. But IL you desire to
better your condition you want the protection
interests of America maintained. The wage
workers of Great Britain and Ireland cannot
draw upon savings as great as lie to the credit of
the wage-workers in the small state of Massa-
chusetts. If you turn the country into free
trade channels you can put our country in COM
petition with Great Britain, and in the course Of
five years make workers as poor.
will not discuss this question upon any other
basis / have no sores to heal. / would rather
have your heartfelt and magnificent welcome
than any office you could bestow upon me. l
shall hold this question from the beginning to the
end as a question which interests every man,
woman, and child In this country that depends
upon daily labor for daily bread. Capital does
not need protection. 1t can take care of itself.
Now, gentlemen, you represent critical state.
You represent the state of New York; your votes
are to bear upon one issue; your votes will be de-
cisive Of that issue. Do not be turned aside by
side issues or petty squabbles. Do not be de-
ceived by questions OF personal abuse upon one
side the other; but give your votes as la
boring men who give them for the best interest
that republic as do tonight. have devoted
something of the last fourteen months to seeing
the condition of labor and laboring men in the
other hemisphere. say without fear Of contra
diction that in part of Europe is the condition
Of the laborer comparable to that which it is in
the United States Are you willing to give up
your position. or will you retain itY
and pull all together for the election of Hal:
rison and Morton
Mr.. Blaines speech was frequently inter-
rupted by applause and expressions
of assent to what he said. and at the
close the cheers were loud and long.
Mr.. Morton was loudly called for but ex-
cused himself, and Mr. Blaine and party re-
tired.
After the speech an informal reception was
held in Mr. Blaine's apartments Among
those present were Messrs. Elkins, Marley.
Charles Emory Smith, Congressman Nc
Kinley and Gail Hamilton and other men,
bers of Mr.. Blaine's family.
Boston, Aug. 1.-the observation car
of the president Of the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford railway received Hon. j. q.
Blaine and party at the Grand Central sta
ton, New York, yesterday morning at II
o'clock and Immediately started for this
point There was a large crowd at the
ia 70 i'm R hau hal
goodbye in a hearty round of cheers The
train stopped for moment en- route at
bridgeport, Now Haven, Meriden, Hartford
Springfield, Worcester and South Fra miug-
ham, and at each place Mr.. Blaine made
short speech, referring to the tariff ques-
ton in every speech. At several places dele
cations from the places next to be passed
boarded the train and paid their respects to
the distinguished traveller. The largest
crowd was assembled ut Springfield, and
here Ex-Governor Robinson and Elisha Nor
gan came aboard. A pretty incident oc-
Cured at South birmingham, which was
spoiled by an untoward interruption. Here
little girl stepped forward with a large
American flag composed OF flowers inscribed:
"South birmingham welcomes James G..
Blaine" The little girl, whose name is Ada
G. Bent, was beginning very prettily an ad-
dress with the words "Mr. Blaine, the ladies
Of South Framingham present you" when
she was interrupted by Col j. @. Crawford,
who introduced Mr.. Blaine. The floral trib-
ute found its way into the car, and was after
ward much admired by Mr.. Blaine and
party.
Mr.. Blaine's speeches en- route we're largely
repetitions of each other-necessarily so, as
he used his time entirely to impress his hear
ers with the Importance Of the tariff issue.
His speech here is a type of them ALL At
every point the enthusiasm was unbounded,
and flags, banners and bands Of music were
numerous. The stop at South birmingham
was the last before reaching Boston, ana
the train was but few minutes behind sched-
ule time when it pulled into the station here,
despite the frequent stops, the loss of time
having been made up by high speed between
stations.
On alighting from the train here Mr..
Blaine entered barouche with Chairman
Burden, of the state committee and was
driven to the Hotel Vendome where quite
a crowd welcomed him with cheers which
he acknowledged by lifting his hat, and
went directly to his apartments. The Hobbies
Of the hotel quickly became crowded. as well