The Dickinson press., 1888-11-03
BLAINE TALKS TWICE.
The Maine Statesman Makes
Two Speeches TO First Voters
at Newark, n. j.
Postmaster General Dickinson Replies
to Blaine's Speech at
Grand Rapids.
i Wet Day for the Cleveland Demonstra.
tion in New YOrk-Political
Matters.

NEWARK, n. j., Oct 29.-The first
presidential voter association of this CITY
secured the Hon. James q. Blaine to
speak at t"opiaces here Saturday night
Sanger Hall and the Bclleville Avenue
rink. The irizzling rain which had been
holding forth all dry did not dam,en the
enthusiasm of local Republicans for both
halls were filled to OVERLOOKING. Mr..
Blaine made but short speech at San
ger hall on account of heavy cold.
Mi. Blaine next spoke to the Republi-
l,riing fully 900 members, at the Belle
Vile Avenue rink. which was crowded.
lie said:
The hope of the Republican party is in
the young men. The young men who
are i'll business. who know the actual
w"rking>-tiie Young men who are in
tn" factories and foundrie> and the ma
chine shops. the great body of intelligent
mechanics of the country-these men are
the men who support the policy OF pro-
lection to American industry Now this
discussion of the tariff has been inter-
rupted by question that is very serious
on one side and Il little humorous on the
other. and that is the recent letter of the
British minister. From the beginning
of the campaign ii has been obvious that
England was taking an extraordinary in-
terr-t i'll lh" election of MIR. Cleveland.
The London papers at first spoke out
Will! extraordinary frankness. After
ward, finding that j; was embarrassing
their free trade friends ON this side of the
ocean. they >unlued their tone, and the
Democrats: papers had begun To assert
tlt.t tIr I}..ii oh ~ e.,
hacking the Republican party. when. at
this stage nf the game, out comes the
ctter Of the British minister advising
rirnd i'll Calitornia-wh writes to him
to vote for Mr.. Cleveland: that Eng
land would find Cleycl;lnd and the Demo-
cratic party wrre-in plain language-I
don't quote him litcrall tho best friends
England eser had. What do the Demo-
crats do: At first they wanted to deny
the letter. hut MIR. West is a frank and
honorable man, and came out and said
lie had really written the letter. And
now they 1.lrn all kinds of imprecatons.
and, may say, curses upon the man i'm
California who evoked the letter. They
say he is fraud a villain and torgcr.
and Republican in disguise. and in fact
there never was any such man. But in
the name of common sense what has
that man to do with the British minis
tel's letter: The whole point is that it
called forth Mr.. Nests true views and
his real sentiments
Referring to Gen. Harrison. and the
charge that he was running as the grand
son of his grandfather, MIR. Blaine sad:
y man. after all, has to he Judged bv
what he is himself. Benjamin Harrison
went into the practice of the law Il poor
man-literally IA poor man-and he
fought his way up against obstacles with
as much perseverance and industry as
the poorest member of the Indiana bar.
of which he now stands at the head.
.!e acquitted himself with gallantry ON
the field of battle. winning the applause
of the great soldier whose praise was his
Heli-made title to greatness. Ulysses S.
Grant. Now. these people who sneer
about great family name. many of
them would turn double somersault
backward if they could stand before the
american people. and have it said of
them, as of this young mans efforts.
who has risen on his own merits. Yet
he had a father. a distinguished repre-
sentative i'll congress, and he had Il
grandfather. delegate in congress from
the great Northwestern territory. after
ward governor. and later the hero of
three great battles in the defense of his
country. and afterwarl the president of
the United Statess, and beyond that he
had great great grandfather. who was
governor Of Virginia in revolutionary
times. who was one of the signcrs of the
Declaration of independence. and VIII
would have been president OF that body.
and his signature i'll the place where John
flancocks stands if he had not perodi-
callv declined the offer that the Massa-
chuSett> member be elected If there be
amy man who would not like that ances-
try. he is dead To the best impulses of
human nature. honor Benjamin Har-
rison for himself.
NJ the close of the meeting Mr.. Blaine
returned to New York.