Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-10-25
ri AlNEfS SPEECH.

BLAlNE'S SpzEcH.
One of the grandest Republican mass
meetings ever he'd in Chicago, mater
allied Saturday evening to greet Hon.
James G. Blaine. Battery was used as
the place Of meeting with the Cavalry
Armory adjoining as an overflow. Both
places were Immediately packed with an
enthusiastic crowd as soon as the doors
were open, and as many more had 70
be content with gazing at the outside
walls. Both places were estimated TO
hold 10000 people and the crushto gel
in was so great that strong men
screamed with patti from the pressure |
and women tainted. 1t was impossible !
for them to fall as movement IN any |
direction was out of the question, but
men in their immediate vicinity man |
aged by united effort to raise them to
their shoulders, where air and compar-
alive freedom acted as restoratlves.
After the meeting in Battery d. Mr.
Blaine SPOKE few minutes in Cavalry
Armory and then reviewed the magniii-
cent parade from the Leland Hotel.
Thrre were about 5000 people in line,
several floats and eight or ten troops OF
horsemen After few handsomely
uniformed clubs, came three thousand
commercial and travelling men each
carrying red white and blue striped
parasol. Il made II pretty sight. On
entering Battery ID. Mr.. Blaine WAS
greeted with tremendous cheering
which lasted fully ten minutes. and was
resumed when he was introduced to the
audience by Gov. Ogelsby, chairman.
Mr. Blaine said:
Twenty -four years Of Republican rule
in the United States, form an epoch
second only in Importance to those
great years comprehended between the
| Declaration of Independence and the
organization of the Federal Government.
| History recognizes this by assigning 10
the first President and chief actor in the
! later period q rank second only ~
| American craftsmanship and heroism
| to Washington himself. The twenty
| four years reach from 1861 10 1880,
and were distinguished by an advance
/ in every department OF Industry and by
a progress in every field Of human effort
more extraordinary than was ever
realized within like period in any age
| in any other country. Applause.
At the conclusion Of the tWenty'four
years the executive power Of the Nation
was transferred to the ID, mucfatic
party, and the political campaign IN
| which the American people are now en-
gagged il 10 determine whether the Dem
ocratic rule sha.l continue, or whether
the Republican party, on its record Of
achievements, shall be intrusted with
new lease of power. CCheers.
THE REPUBLICANS CONTEND
that the general welfare of the
country has not been promoted by the
Democratic administration, and that
the Democratic promises of reform have
been signal!y disregarded and trampled
upon, They content that the admins
tration has been against the material
welfare of The coantrY, that il has not
maintained the National honor, and
that il threatens the impairment OF our
industrial system, whereby, under q
protective tariff, the country has adj
| vanced so rapidly in power and pros
perity, fCvlss Of That's true.
| The Republicans arraIga Mr. Cleve
| land for falling short OF the promises
| whereMth his administration was in
aucuratgd and for d sappointing the
| lust expectations which his words in
spired.
l. They arraign him for his failure
! 10 improve the civil service, as he
promised in every form Of words Ia
which official pledges could be ex-
Lressed Instead of reform, there las
been constant deterioration Instead
of curing the system Of partisan re-
moyals, the President has developed Il
to such an extent that moro officials
have bceu removed from office during
the present administration without
charge aud for mere political reasons,
than by any three ai his predecessors
in office; even though throe may DO
selected who were eight years each IN /
the Presidential chair.
THE sPoILs SYSTEM
instead OF being rooted up, as the Presi- /
dent promised, has been developed /
more intensely than eyer before. and |
the assessment of Office holders is |
so notorious that the Chairman ot the /
Democratic National committee takes I
his station IN one of the hotels ut Wash /
ingtoD within sight OF the White House |
and, as / read from ngratulatOry /
dispatch published ii Democratic (
paper, receives assurance Of enntrihn- I
tons from more than one hundred |
office holders in u single day. 1t has /
moreover, been charged in responsible /
newspapers and proved before special /
committee of the Senate that men 81
bad character, more convicted and I
pardoned criminals have been placed in /
office under the present administration
than in all the previous history OF the
Federal Government, aud that thus the
civil service has been subjected to open
shame in degree hitherto unknown.
2. The Republicans arraign the
President for having surrendered the
rights of the country in tho fisheries Of
the North American coast in manner
derogatory to this dignity Of the Nation
and in utter disregard OF the rights %
the fishermen. he question OF the
fisheries has been subject Of dispute
ever siage the war Of 1912, aad never
before has the COUNTRY, even in the
DAYS Of weakness. been wiling TO sur
render to great Britain the rights which
now in the days of our prestige and
power The present administration
abandons to
THE SACRIFICE OF TIE NATIONAL |
HONOR
and the destruction Of the rights OF orr !
brave fishermen. The American people I
were not more surprised at the tame I
manner III WHICH our fishery rights
were surrendered than we're the ne I
ootiators of England themselves wi.en I
they found that obstacles hitherto in
surmountablc by British diplomacy, T
had been renowned by the present adj 7
minisLration and the pathway to |
diplomats victory made smooth and I
easy to the representatives Of England.
Applause and cries of nSAame, I
shame.
3. Tie Republicans arraign Mr. |
Cleveland for his cruel disregard Of the I
rights Of the poor aud needy soldiers |
who incurred their distress and their
poverty in the service of tho Nation, !
and by the interposition Of the Presi- |
dents veto, were deprived Of the
pittance voted to them BY Republican |