The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-21
TALKSA BLUE STREAK.
Jim Blame Gets His Work in
on a Chicago Audience.
GROVER AND THE VETO POWER
The Cheeky Knight Has Gall Enough
to Mention That Dread Word
"SpOils.'

\ CHICAGO, October Ozone of tn
most notable Republican demonstra
.tions in the campaign Of 1888 occurre'
in Chicago tonight. Mr.. Blaine wa
also the central figure. The occasion
was his first public appearance since tn
.National Convention in this city, wher
that body named new candidate fo
the party. A parade of about 10000
men was reviewed by the famous leader
less than two squares from the auditor.
ium and place where his successor
had been chosen so short q time
before. Prior to the review Two
mammoth meetings. either one
riyaling the convention gatherings in
auditorium, were addressed by Mt
RIeine. The meetings took place II
buildings side by side, this arral Cement
was necessary owing to lack Of
any single hall large enough to holo
the crowds desiring to be present. A
feature of the procession was the con
centrating of the sentiments express
in the numerous notices displayed.
Almost all were on single line
thoughts, their burden being 'Protec-
ton to American Labor" The
long route of the procession was
crowded throughout on either side,
but north of the auditorium
on Michigan Avenue, for half dozen
blocks the conceurse of people was
something extraordinary. The avenue
is bounded on one side by broad ex-
panse of Lake Park. and over this great
sv p of green sWard people massed in
thousands, their object, evidently, was
not to see the marchers, for thai was
impossible. but every eye seemed fixed
on the little stand erected over the en-
trance of the Leland Hotel, from which
Mr., Blaine was expected to view the par
ade. He did not do so, however, but kept
ON the inside of one of the huge window
paues of the hotel, waving a white
handkerchief and being cheered again
and again. About 900 people in Bat
tery d were among the ones who heard
Blaine make the speech of the evening.
To an equal number in the cavalry
armory adjoining, he spoke lew
words afterwards, excusing himself
from q full address. and confning
himself TO brief reference to the
enthusiasm, which he had wit
messed everywhere on his trip.
After Blaine commenced speaking in
the first hall, both doors of the armory
were closed, and hundreds of people
turned way. Even with this precau-
ton, both armories were uncomfort-
ably crowded. Mr.. Blaine spoke with
his old-time force and his remarks
were received with great enthusiasm.
To the vast crowd in Battery D. he
said:
After referring to the important J.
suits achieved by the tWenty-four years
of Republican rule,
BLAINE SAID:
Onl the whole, ! the Republicans con-
tend that the general welfare of the
ountry has not been promoted by a
Democratic administration, and that
the Democratic promises have been
signally disregarded and trampled
upon. They contend that its ad-
ministration has been against the
material welfare of The country; that it
has not maintained the nations honor
and that it threatens the impairment
of our industrial system, whereby, IN
der a protective tariff, the country
advanced so rapidly in power and
prosperity. (Cries of That's true').
ThesRepublicsn arraign Cleveland for
falling short OF the promises where
with his administration was in
augurated and for disappointing the
Just expectations which his words in
spired. They arraign him for his fail
ure to improve the civil service, as he
promised in every form of words in
which Off cisl pledges could be ex-
pressed. Instead OF reform, there has
been constant deterioration. Instead
of curing the system of partisan re-
movals, the President has developed it
to such an extent that more officials
have been removed from Office during
the present administration, without
charges and for mere political reasons,
than by any three OF his predecessors
in office, even though the three NAV be
selected from those who were eight
years each in the Presidential chair.
THE sPoILs SYSTEM,
instead of being rooted up, as the
President promised, has been devel-
oped more intensely than ever before.
The assessment of ofice-hoIders is
most notorious. The chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee takes
his station in one of the hotels in
Washington, within sight of the White
House, and as l read in congratula-
tory dispatch published in Demo-
cratic paper, receives assurances of
contributions from more than 100 Office
holders in single day.
The Republicans arraign the Presi-
dent for having surrendere the rights
of the country in the fisheries of the
North American coast in manner de-
rogatory to the dignity of the nation
and in lutter disregard of the rights of
our fishermen. The Republicans ar
raign Cleveland for his cruel disregard
of the rights of the poor and needy
soldiers who incurred their distress and
their poverty In the service of the ma
ton, and who, by the Interpretation of
the Presidents veto, are deprived of
the pittance voted them by Republic
can Senate and Democratic House
Not only has the President vetoed the
general bill for The relief OF all needy
and dependent soldiers, but in more
than 20O cases of peculiar and personal
suffering. The President has inter
posed his power to prevent these cred
itors of the nation receiving their just