The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11

second street and the North river. The po-
lice landed from the patrol and preserved
order, while others already stationed at the
entrance to the pier, prevented the large
crowd waiting in the street. from
surging in. Mr.. Blaine was escorted to an
open carriage and was at once driven TO
the Fifth Avenue hotel Mrs. Blaine, Miss
Blaine, Miss Dodge. Walker Blaine, Mr..
and Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., and others
were rapidly driven to the hotel in other
carriages awaiting the party on the pier
FAST NEWSPAPER WORK.
The events as they occurred on the boat
from the moment Mr.. Blaine boarded
it, were quickly recorded and
sent to the Associated Press
by carrier pigeons A pigeon that Mrs.
James G. Blaine, Jr. dispatched at quaran-
tine earlier in the morning, arrived at It's
destination with its message within half an
hour from the tune it left her bands. A
second pigeon was sent away by Mrs. Car
son Lake, aud a third hv Mrs. Alexander
Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.
The corridors of the Fifth Avenue hotel
were crowded this morning by prominent
republicans, members of republican clubs,
and Others who had gathered to greet Mr..
Blaine on his arrival there. On the side
walk and in the street great crowds were
assembled, but when Mr.. Blaine drove up
to the Twenty-third street entrance shortly
fell back and made way for
him to enter the hotel. He Immediately
went up stairs, but cheers and cries of
speech soon brought him to the head of the
stairs, where he said: "Just word to
thank you for your tribute. 1t is the
grandest sight and most cheerful sound
have heard for a year" Mr. Blaine has
decided to remain in this city until Monday
morning, when he will leave for Maine.
IN MADISON SQUARE.
The large grand stand in Madison square
was again put to use to-night-this time
to serenade Mr.. Blaine An address was
read to Mr.. Blaine by Mr.. Healy. In re-
plying Mr.. Blaine said:
1t would be considerable egotism on my part
TO take this magnificent demonstration as per
sonal altogether to myself. 1t rather signifies
popular interest in the question upon which
/ am supposed, at least, to have a consistent
record and an earnest zeal. tApplause And you
have before you a contest IN which that great
issue is to be settled by the American. people
for perhaps an indefinite period one way or an
other. The year 1887 was prosperous, and the
President at its close proposed radical change
in the industrial system which had produced
that great prosperity, and since that day there
has been confusion In the commerce and manu-
[Applause.l factures of the United States
coMPIMENTINe HARRISON.
The question before the American people is
whether he and his administration shall be sus-
tanned in that movement. Against him, the re-
publicans having the best cause, have nomi-
mated their best man. Applause. They have
given to you for President a man of
sound experience. man OF precious record in
the war, a man of great purity of character, a
man of great frmness and worthy Of the best
days of the administration in this country, and
you have associated with him man
whom to New Workers need not further
describe than to say that his name
is LEW p Morton [appIausel, man of most
generous character, OF intelligent comprehen-
sion of affairs and of the widest and most
statesmanlike views on all public questions
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-of their vice
president, other than that in him l have
friend of many years standing, and am per-
sohal admirer of Judge Thurman, but beg you
TO observe that at a critical period in this coun-
try Vice President George NJ. Dallas, on casting
his vote in tied senate, destroyed the pro-
tective tariff of 1e4a.
THE SITUATION TODAY.
To-day the senate of the United States has,
or on March next will have, thirty-two sena-
tors from the solid south and six dem
time you do not prevent them, precisely
| cne half-and Judge Thurman will be
| in position TO re-enact the vote of George NJ.
| Dallas in 1S42 Therefore, however amiable the
man he may be- and however able he may be,
| the more amable and more able he is the worse
| will be his influence before the American pso-
pie. [Applause.l
| question of the protective tariff we are always
pointing out what England is doing.
! l have lately been in England for some
months, and I found in the minds of the
! English public very great difference
| of opinion upon almost all questions.
| They are about divided on the policy of Glad
| stone and Salisbury. They are divided even upon
| a continuance of the house of lords, and they
| are not absolutely unanimous in support of the
| monarchy Laughter and applause.l But
there is one question from Lands End to
John ,o'Groats, from the Irish channel
| from one end of the kingdom
to the other there is a unanimous chorus on the
| part of tories and wings, liberals and conserva
| tives, and of radicals, and that is that Grover
| Cleveland, President Of the United States,
| embodies in his person a regular form of reve-
| nue. and free trade for the United States which
they like. [Appiause.l
HAS BEEN HoBNoBBING WITH THEM.
| Now, | have no objection to their right OF
| opinion, and if had it would amount to moth
| ing, nor do intend to speak dsrespectfully of
the English, for have received at their hands
! very grateful and very cordial hospitality,
| which | would be a churl not to acknowledge be-
fore an American audience. but that does not
affect the pending conditions that the
American people find their interests in one
policy and that the English want to change
that policy 50 as better to conform to their in
tereet and that, gentlemen is the prime ques-
tion before you In next November's election
am glad that this meeting is called in the
name of the laboring people, because this is
a question which is from first 10 last, from skin
TO core and back to skin again, question of
labor. loud applause.l
DECEPTIVE PICTURE.
If you will agree TO live in as poor a house and
eat as poor food and receive as low wages as
the people in England receive. we can just
produce as cheap goods as the democratic ad-
ininistration wants TO see. Laughter and APP
plause But it will be otherwise ii you wish TO
better the condition of your chlldrens children,
il YOU want the industrial system of pro-
tected interests that prevails in this
country now to be maintained.
will not In this campaign stop to argue the
question upon any other basis. | have no per
sonality TO indulge; | have no sore to
heal. Loud cheers would rather
have your cordial. heartfelt and
sympathetic welcome than any office
You care to bestow upon me. Applause. But
In this canvass. In wnich shall take greater
or less part, shall hold this question from be-
ginning TO end, as question that interests
every man. woman and child in this country
that depends upon daily labor for daily bread.
lApplause.I
TRYING TO UNITE THEM.
Now, gentlemen, you represent a political
state you represent the state of New York
Your votes are TO tell in that issue. DO not be
diverted from that one question by side
issues Do not be misled by petty
squabbles upon this or that small issue,
or upon personal questions, of abuse on
one hand or the other, but give your votes as
| independent 0aboring men and give them for
| 80 iptaraat NoIr own homes of Vnur own