Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-04
BLAINE AT BROOKLYN.
lie Closes the Campaign in that City, With
Stirring Address.

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Hon. j. G. Blaine, under the auspices of
the organization of Irish protectionists.T The
| 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 tiuttered 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
conf1agatlon. Hundreds unable to gain
admission TO the building stared through
the windows and reecho-d the frantic
cheers of those who were listening inside.
Judge Rooney presided at the meeting
and himself eSSayed d speech, which was
cut short by shouts for Mr. Blaine, who
amid cheers andyanced and said:
Mr.. Chairman-It is one of the intellect
les of a 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 OH the question of prOtec-
ton to American industry. Applause
a lengthy speech, but briefly
to sum the case. Are you in favor OF a
protective tariff? ICreS of Eyes, yes
Then vote for Harrison. Cries of we
Wilt Are you in favor of paying pen
sons to deserving soldiers? Cries of
"yes"l Then vote for Harrison. Cries
1--WE VIII vote for him."I Are you against
a president using veto as if he were
voter in the senate or house of representa-
tives? Cries of yes, we are Then
vote against Cleveland. [Cries of 1--WE
Wilt Are you III favor OF a thorough
American system, through and through?
[Cries of "we are Then vote for Har-
rson. Are you in favor of using the sur
plus in the treasury of the United States
to pay the public debt? [Shouts of ''yes''l
Then vote for Harrison. I'Yes
we Wilt Are you against
taking SOC, 000,009 out of the public
treasury and loaning it to favortes with
out interest? [Cres of ''yes."l Well. |
have something more to say on that point
for have learned something since l last
spoke on it. Not only have they taken
$4,000, 600 and loaned it to pet houses in
the United States, but they have done it
through the agency of the bank estab
lshed by Mr.. Jordan and by the late Mr..
Manning. They have made them a sort of
government bureau. They gave them
Sl.100,000 as a fixed balance to call their
own and then they have allowed them TO
peddle this SO, 900, 600 20 other banks and
by that means tried to get large number
OF banks throughout the country
to give them their entire bust
ness, and / 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 LCheels.l And l wonder that
it has not created more profound sensa-
ton in this country. 1t is a 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 a good while, and
this morning [ read a speech from Secre- |
tary Sherman himself, and he explained
exactly the difference. When Secre- |
velous 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 |
Us 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, and the money was |
merely in transit between the man who |
paid for the United States Is and the man
who got ms pay for the surrendered 6s and |
Is. But these men have taken the money /
that was in the treasury and against every |
provision of law have dipped their hands
in up to the elbow and helped their friends.
The other day asked a man if he had |
heard of single person this year
who had gone from the Republican to the
Democrat side. He said he had; that he
knew one He was bank president, and
he had 81, 000000 deposit. | said, thank
God, you can't buy many for that price
for the money won'b hold out" The most
corrupt thing you can conceive of is to
ruL- ha of ba 1arf
give it out TO the banks who can use their
influence for the party in power. saw to
my regret in an Irish paper the accusa-
tion made that the extradition treaty had
been inlurlously amended by Re
publican committee and reported to
state positively, and | state OF my own
knowledge, that there is not particle OF
foundation for that allegation, not the
slightest, and like the fishery treaty, which
surrendered our rights in the fisheries
this eXtradltlon treaty Is supported IN the
senate by the Democratic senator's, and by
them alone. Applause
Referring to The Republican parade
which he witnessed today, Mr.. Blaine
said: II was the most mighty procession
that ever trod the streets of New York
[applausei and compared with that which
the president of the United States came
here last week to review, why that was !
army. Aud gentlemen. that procession
Is prophetic. Ii means that the people of
New oTk are arouSed-not on old party
lines, not the Old fashioned fight between
Democrats and Republicans, but a fight
between protectionists and anti-protectIon-
ists-a fight between protection and free
trade icries OF you're right and pro-
Ionged cheers
Before the people were dismissed this
telegram was received:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 3.
*. Il Grace, Brooklyn
Please express TO the IRISH American I
Pro5ectionists ASSOCIATION in Brooklyn my /
sincere thanks for their cordial greet
ing aud hopeful prophecies. The indie
pendence II spirit and devotion
to principle which they have shown in the
has been as conspicuous a. they
are cIeiitabie 10 their intelligence and
manhood.
iSigne,iI BENZ HARRISON.
After the rink meeting Mr.. Blaine was
driven 10 mass meeting OF Republicans
held IN Grand Army hail IN the eastern
district OF Brooklyn where he made I short
speech. He SAID
have made speech in Brooklyn this
evening and ! came here TO extend you
greetings over the brilliant prospects OF
the Republican party on Tuesday next.
And 10 be perfectly frank and generous
viii not say the Republican party, be
cause the supporters % Harrison and Nor
ton have bEoadeued out away beyond the
confines OF the Republican party aad takes
IN thousands and teas Of thousands Of
Democrats VINO are bot wIlllag 10 destroy
the principle OF protection 20 this country.
and they having Joined u, viii stay witt
rs Ii we differ. Il re quarrel a1loag our
selves aooCt this article or disagree
n any schedule we mus; sand
.oEether II election ard within this uato-.