Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-11
EASTERN HAPPENINGS.
Last Nights Blowout in
Honor of Blaine.
POETRY, WIND AND MAGNETISM
Yellow Fever Epidemic in Florida.
Sheridan Lying in State.
Eastern Echoes.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.


speech on the boat to-day, addresses
were presented by Edward Fitzwilliams
and Murat Halstead. Mr.. Fitzwilliams
bloomed out in poetry as follows:
Welcome home, James G. Blaine from far
Thy county too long did thy absence deplore
Strange gods are being worshiped, strange
methods employed,
Time hOnOred means are Ignored or destroyed.
To Congress q partisan has been sent,
A plea that no patriot mind could invent.
Welcome home welcome home! to thy own
We need thy assistance and counsel once more.
Welcome home, James G. Blaine to this land of
Our hearts with our hands go out warmly to
Though not standard-bearer, thy words will
Against those who our industries assail
No longer shall wrong bear the semblance of
right,
COnspiring free traders are trembling with fear
OF the words that thy people are longing to
hear.
Welcome home, James G. Blaine, from those
bayonetruled lands,
Where men have to cringe when tyrant COM
mands.
oh tell us your views of the sights you have
And the price people pay to be ruled by a
Queen.
Do the signs of the times show a twinkle of
That p tSe people will some day with tyranny
Shall American Ideas prevain on the main,
Or shall we surrender to England again?
To Prince never welcome so royal was given,
Free, widespread, spontaneous like dewdrops
from heaven.
From millions of freemen is raised but one
To welcome thee home, and bid thee rejoice.
The fight for protection on land and on sea,
will gain new life, and new impulse from
From the Pacific's shore to the confines of
Maine,
swe'ls one wide Welcome Home, to our own
James G. Blaine,
The address was signed Executive
Committee Workingmen's Protective
League of Massachusetts; Edward Fitz-
williams, President and Chairman, er
oficio; John J.. Mahoney, Secretary !;
Frederick Doherty, Anthony Murnahan,
Timothy F. Downing, Thomas Callahan,
Thomas F. West.
THE RECEPTION LAST NIGHT.
Madison Square was ablaze again to-
night, and Blaine of Maine was present,
as was not the case at last evenings pa
rade. The throngs did not tonight gaze
in vain toward the great reviewing stand
near Worth Monument to see the famil
lar figure of the returned statesman.
He was there, and though to-right was
the tender of serenade and address to
him by the workingmen, the entire
town seemed to be crowding to see and
hear. Even before sunset people COM
menced to gather on the curbs and
among the trees of the park, and long
before the appointed time those who
we're entitled began taking places on the
grand stand. Wealthy merchants who
could not obtain seats on the stand
jostled against the poorest workingman,
each vieing with the other to see who
could cheer the loudest. All around
could be seen buttons covered
with little American flags, and
more numerous than those were
white plurnes which many enthus-
iastics wore in their hats or on the lapels
of their coats. Cappa's full band was
there too and the crowds joined in every
air with chorus of cheers. Clubs and
hotels were illuminated and fireworks
added another element of excit-
ment to the scene. Meanwhile the
corridors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
were crowded with prominent people all
waiting to see Blaine. About 8 O'Clock
he appeared, ruddy and smiling. He
leaned on the arm of the Republican
candidate for Vice-President, Hon. Levi
P. Morton, and was enveloped in dark
green coat. He walked slowly down the
main stairway, and was met by Police
Captain Reilly and squad of patrolmen,
who Immediately formed a hollow square
and thus escorted Mr.. Blaine to the
grand stand. When the crowd
sighted the guest of the evening, there
rose upon the air deep. hoarse murmurs
that swelled into cheers, which it SEEM
ed might have awakened echoes from
the Battery to Harlem. handkerchief
and flowers futtered and hats were toss
ed in air. Cries of blaine, Blaine."
rang out loud and clearly and the crowd
seemed to have gone wild in the excess
of their enthusiasm. The gray-bearded
man at Mr.. Morton's side bowed his ac-
knowledgment and seemed deeply affect
ed. When he reached the reviewing
stand and stood in full view of
the vast throng which by this time
numbered many thousands, another wild
burst of cheering shook the air. Again
Mr.. Blaine bowed and with wave OF his
hand uuieted the crowd. But again and
again they cheered and would not be 81
lent. When quiet was finally restored
A. E. Friend arose and said: Fellow
citizens, have to request silence and at
tention while Mr.. David Healy, on be-
half OF the workingmen of New York,
reads an address to that grandest Of liv-
ing Americans, Jas. G. Blaine. [Enthu-
siastic cheering.]
Mr.. BLAINE's SPEECH.
To Healy's address Mr.. Blaine's re-
.sponded: ,.>... ..-...
Mr.. CHAIRMAN-It would be considered
egotism on my part to take this magni6-
cent demonstration as altogether to my.
self. 1t rather signifies the great popular
interest in a question upon which l am
supposed, at least to have a consistent
record and an earnest zeal. Applause.
And you have before you a contest in
which the issue is to be settled
by the American people for perhaps
an indefinite period one way or other
The year 1887 was prosperous and the
President at it's close proposed a radica
change in the industrial system which
had produced that great prosperity, and
since that day there has been confusion
in the commerce and manufactures o.
the United States. [Applause.l The
question before the American people il
whether he and his administration shall
be sustained in that movement. Again
the Republicans having the best cause
have nominated the best man. Ap
plause.] They have given you for Presi
dent a man of sound experience
man of heroic record in war, maj