The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11
BLAINE OPENS THE BOOM
THE SLOGAN OF PROTECTION IN
NEW YORK HARBOR

NE w LINN A11AAhoS1n
The Reception Committee Meets Him
Down the Bay and Takes Him on the
steamer Starin, Where He Makes a
Sneech-Scenes and Incidents at and
Alter the Landing.
New YoRY, Aug. 10-The steamer City
of New York was boarded five miles off
Sandy Hook, while at anchor waiting for
high tide to cross the bar, by representa-
tives of the press, who learned that the
VOYAGE was pleasant and uneventful one,
and that Mr.. Blaine was wei and had not
suffered from seasickness. Mr.. Blaine said
he was in excellent health, and that his trip
had renewed his youth.
About o'clock this morning the excur-
sion steamer Starin met the City of New
York outside of the narrows. The Starin
turned about and both vessels slowly
steamed up the bay bow to bow. Cheer
after cheer arose from the deck of the
Starin, although it was vet impossible to
distinguish Mr. Blaines form among the
1000 that stood on the decks of the huge
ocean monster AS the vessels neared each
other Mr. Blaine's form was at last made
out standing in a group of friends on the
upper deck forward. AS cheer after cheer
arose Mr.. Blaine bowed repeatedly. He
was neatly dressed in dark cutaway coat,
light trousers and brown derby hat.
cHICAGo's BLAINE CLUB.
The Chicago Blaine clubs little tug had
been the first to greet the steamer as it
came up the bay and clung under its
wing. The Chicago men cheered and Cap
pas band on the steamer played Home
Again" Home, Sweet Home" and Star
Spangled Banner" while advancing up to
quarantine Then both vessels came to
anchor, and as the Starin ran over under
the side Of the City OF New York
Mr.. BIaines face and form were
plainly visible. Cheer after cheer
broke forth, handkerchiefs and flags were
waved, cries of blaine, James G. Blaine"
mo free trade" arose and the utmost en-
thusiaSm prevailed At last at 9:15 o'clock
to the music of Hail to the Chief" Mr.
Blaine got aboard the steamer, escorted by
Whitelaw Reid and Mr.. Pool.
Mr. Bartlett, president of the republican
club of the city of New York, then deliv-
cred an address of welcome.
BLAINE's REPLY.
Mr.. Blaine said in reply:
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE Re
PUBLICAN CLUB, AND FELLOW CITIZENS: To ena
Bile you TO appreciate this welcome, each and
every one of you should be absent from home
and country for the long period of fourteen
months. am sure you can have little concep-
ton of the great qualification of that instant
when saw the shores of the great republic.
cannot tell you bow deeply grateful l
am to be remembered in this manner
by you and the assembled gentlemen. 1t is a
seeno shall never forget, a pleasure which
assure you appreciate from the depths Of my
heart. 1t is shadowed only by the sad event
which greeted us as the first piece of American
news we heard of the death of Gen.
Sheridan, who was above party and
stood for the union of the states
Shouts Of "Goodl'l With that exception my
by anything but joy and happiness. The cam
paign on which you are about to enter should
be prefaced, if that were possible, by every
voter in the United States seeing what / have
seen ["Good goodr'l and hearing what have
heard during the last year. Applause.l
EURoPE's INTEREST.
The progress of the campaign in the United
States is viewed from the European standpoint
with an interest as profound as it is in the
United States. 1t is the opportunity of Eng
land. II is the long wished for, and long looked
for. upon which the cheaper labor and cheaper
fabrics Of the old world expect to invade the
new and lower the wages of American working
to the European standard. [Great ap-
plause.1 1t is not q contest of capital against
capital, it is not a contest of partisan against
partisan, it is much higher than either of these.
1t transcends all party motive (applausel whether
the great mass OF the American citizens who earn
their bread by the sweat OF their brow shall be
seriously reduced in their emolument from day
TO day. Applause.l That is the whole pith
and moment Of this question. Anything that
dverts the question from that single point is
weakening of the campaign. Applause and
cries OF good y say here, as hope to
say with much more elaboration. Loud cheer
ing and cries of That's what we want,'l l say
here that the wages of the American laborer
cannot be reduced except with the consent and
peal lies to him, it comes to his door
and asks him whether with the great power
Of the franchise and the great majority he pos
sesses in his own hands, he is willing for him
self and his associates, his children and his
chldrens children, to take that fatal step at the
bidding of au American congress, and an Amer
lean President, who are governed by that ele-
ment which sought to destroy this nation.
NOT THE TINS FOR POLITICS.
But, gentlemen 1t is not the time for poiti-
Sa speech My heart is too full to enter at this
time on heightened argument. In this moment
oil welcome, and the joy of getting home to old
scenes aud old friends, / must be allowed to
enjoy the pleasant emotions of the occasion.
can only add my fervent thanks to each and
every member Of the club, and all my friends,
Tor the joyous welcome they have rendered TO
me In the harbor of Yew York.
While Mr.. Blaine was speaking the cabin
was packed to its utmost limits and Leads
were thrust in through the windows from
the deck, eager to hear evefy word. Ths
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and every
point made was quickly seized and cheered.
An outburst of caeering followed the con-
cluslon Of the speech.
Mr.. Blaine was then escorted 20 the ladies'
saloon, where he received a number of his
friends In a little while he assembled to
the saloon on the upper deck, where he re
celved the congratulations of all, having a
pleasant word for all who greeted him.
while there he was handed an address by
Ldward Fitzwilliam of Boston, represent
ing the Workingnen's Protective union Of
massachusetts,. He was also presented
WIN an address by Murat Halstead, repre-
sSentlng the Young Meas Blaine club Of
cincinnati. To reporters Mr.. Blaine said
shat lie did not know what arrangements
nad been made for him. When told that
.ue irish Americans proposed TO assemble
..SorrihIght and present an address, he replied.
mats all right, am glad OF il.
HIS CAMPAIGN PLANS.
As to what part he would take in the
campaign, Mr. Blaine said he could say
nothlng at present He did not think he
would go outside of the state Of Maine until
NMler the state election there on the second
nonday in September. When asked about
as health, he at first said he was perfectly
well and then added, laughingly: That's
question | haven't answered in three
yeaIs To question as to t.le political as
pect' his reply was that he uid not care TO
10y anything then further than no had said
III his speech
Mr Blaine said he and his family en-
ysoyed Tue trip over, and that it was on the
bpuoie pleasant one. He said that they
uau been detained thraa DAVIS nv foQs and