Wichita eagle., 1888-11-09
BLAINE At BROOKLYN.

BLAINE At BROOKLYN.
| He Closes the Campaign in that City, With
Stirring Address.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The Republican
campaign in Brooklyn closed tonight at
CIermont avenue rink with speech by
Hon. j. G. Blaine, under the auspices OF
the organization of Irish protectionists.fh e
structure has capacity to accommodate
5000 persons and they were tonight and
more too There was brilliant scene in
the building where hundreds of gas burn
ers blazed. Bunting futtered from the
rafters, from the pockets of men and from
the hands Of hundreds of women. Outside
and about the building Kissing rockets
burnt holes in the night far aloft
and other pyrotechnics maintained about
the place glare like that OF
confegation. Hundreds unable to gain
| the windows and re-echoed the frantic
cheers of those who were listening inside.
Judge Rooney presided at the meeting
and himself esSayed q speech, which was
cut short by shouts for Mr.. Blaine, who
amid cheers andvapced and said:
Mr.. Chairman-It is one of the intellect
les of public speaker in political cam
paign that by the time the people are
thoroughly aroused to the Importance of
the pending issues the speaker himself is
pretty thoroughly worn out and he is
worn out in trying to arouse people to the
point where they are now all over the
Uuited States on the question of protec-
1 did not come here tonight to make
q lengthy speech, but briefly
to sum the case. Are you in favor of a
protective tariff? [Cries of Eyes, yes."]
Then vote for Harrison. [Cries of I'VE
will."1 Are you in favor of paying pen
sions to deserving soldiers? [Cries of
''yes,"l Then vote for Harrison. [Cries
''we will vote for him."l Are you against
a president using veto as if he were a
voter in the senate or house of representa-
tives? Cries of Eyes, we are.h] Then
vote against Cleveland. [Cries of 1--WE
WILT Are you in favor of a thorough
American system, through and through
rison. Are you in favor of using the sur
| plus in the treasury of the United States
to pay the public debt? [Shouts of Eyes"
Then vote for Harrison. Yes,
we will."l Are you against
taking 10000, OO9 out of the public
treasury and loaning it to favorites with
out interest? [Cries of 'yes"l Well, l
have something more to say on that point
for have learned something since / last
spoke on it. Not only have they taken
500, COO, 900 and loaned it to pet houses in
the United States, but they have done it
through the agency of the bank estab-
lished by Mr.. Jordan and by the late Mr.
Manning. They have made them sort OF
government bureau. They gave them
81. 100000 as fixed balance to call their
own and then they have allowed them to
peddle this $50, 000,0 900 to other banks and
by that means tried to get a large number
of banks throughout the country
ness, and l say here that Louis XIV of
France, or Peter the Great, OF Russia, or
Napoleon at his most absolute period,
would never have dared to treat the treas
ury OF their respective countries in that
way, never. fChee1sl And wonder that
it has not created more profound sensa-
ton in this country. 1t is source of sur
prise to me that the people have taken it so
coolly. They have said, such papers as the
New York Times and Evening Post, that
Secretary Sherman did the same. Well,
have been denying that good while, and
this morning | read speech from Secre-
tary Sherman himself, and he explained
tary Sherman made that mar.
Vicious sale of per cents
in 1879 they were sold through the banks
and paid for at the bank counters, and
they were sold in order to pay the IS and
6s that would be redeemable three months
afterwards, and these banks were the
agents to sell the one class of bonds and
to retire the other, aud the money was
merely In transit between the man who
paid for the United States As and the man
who got his pay for the surrendered Is and
5s. But these men have taken the money
that was in the treasury and against every
provision of law have dipped their hands
tr.f 1A 1la,.- ,,,I haI,, III,
The other day l asked man if he had
heard of a single person this year
who had gone from the Republican to the
Democrat side. He said be had; that he
knew one. He was bank president, and
he had 81 100000 deposit. l said, thank
God. you can't buy many for that price
for the money won't hold out" The most
corrupt thing you can conceive of is to
take the money of the government and
give it out 70 the banks who can use their
influence for the party in power. | saw to
my regret in an Irish paper the accusa-
ton made that the extradition treaty had
been iniuriously amended by a Re-
the senate by Republican committee.
l state positively, and / state of my own
knowledge, that there is not a particle of
foundation for that allegation, not the
slightest, and like the fishery treaty, which
surrendered our rights in the fisheries, /
this extradition treaty is supported in the |
senate by the Democratic senator's, and By /
them alone. [Applause.l
Referring to the Republican parade |
which he witnessed today, Mr.. Blaine /
said; 1t was the most mighty procession |
that ever trod the streets of New York /
|applause and compared with that which /
the president of the United States came /
here last week to review, why that was |
the picket guard merely OF the Republican |
army. And gentlemen, that procession .
Is prophetic 1t means that the people of 1
New York are aroused-not on old party ,
lines, not the old fashioned fight between /
Democrats and Republicans, but a fight /
between protectionis1s and anti-protection- |
ists-a fight between protection and free /
trade lcries of YOU re right" and pro-
longed cheeTsl
Before the people were dismissed this
telegram was received:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. s.
". II. Grace, Brooklyn:
Please express to the rish-American
Protectionists association in Brooklyn my
sincere thanks for their cordial greet
ing and hopeful prophecies. The indie
pendence Of spirit and devotion
to principle which they have shown In the
campaign has been as conspicuous as they
are creditabIe to their intelligence and
manhood.
lSignedl BENZ. HARRISON.
After the rink meeting Mr.. Blaine was
driven 10 a mass meeting OF Republicans
held in Grand Army hall IN tie eastern
district OF Brooklyn where BE made short
speech. He said:
/ have made a speech in Brooklyn this
evening and | came here 70 extend you
greetings over the brilliant prospects os
the Republican party on Tuesday next.
And TO be perfectly frank and generous
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