Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-21
BLAINE'S BAZOO.
The Greatest American" in
Chicago.
PLANT OF THE PLUMED KNIGHT.
The Veto BugabOO Bemuddles His
Brain-He Bewails the Errors
of Growers Reign.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
CHICAGO, October 20.-One Of the mos
notable Republican demonstrations il
the camp aign Of 1888 occurred in Chicago
tonight. Mr.. Blaine was the centra
figure. The occasion was his first public
appearance since the National Conven
ton, in this city, when that body hat
named him as the candidate for the
party. The parade Of about 10, 900 mer
was reviewed by the famous leaGer, lesi
than two squares from the auditorium
where his successor had been chosen &c
short time before. Prior to the review
two mammoth meetings, either one
rivaling the convention gatherings in the
auditorium, were addressed by Mr.. Blaine
the meetings took place in buildings
side by side, an arrangement necessary
owing to the lack of any single hall large
enough to hold the crowds desiring to be
present. A feature Of the procession
was the concentrating Of sentiment ex-
pressed in the numerous notices dis
played. Nearly all were on a single
line of thought, the burden being "Pro.
lection to American labor" The long
route of the procession was crowded
throughout on either side, but north of
the auditorium on Michigan avenue for
half dozen blocks the concourse of
people was something extraordinary
The avenue is bounded on one side by
broad expanse Of lake and park, and
over this great sweep OF greensward, the
people massed themselves into thou
sands; their object evidently was not to
see the marchers, for that was impossi-
BILE. Every eye seemed fixed on little
stand erected over the entrance OF the
Leland Hotel, from which Mr.. Blaine
was expected to view the parade. He
did not do so, however, but kept on the
inside of one of the huge window
panes of the hotel, waving his white
handkerchief, and being cheered again
and again. About 1000 people in Bat.
terry D Armory were the ones who heard
Mr.. Blaine make the oration of the even
ing. To an equal number in Cavalry
Armory adjoining he spoke few words
afterwards, excusing hiinself from set
address and confning himself to a brief
reference to the enthusiasm for protec-
ton which, he said, he had Witnessed
everywhere on his trip. After
Mr.. Blaine commenced speaking in
the first hall, both doors of
the armory were closed and hundreds of
people turned away. Even with this
precaution both armories were uncom-
fortably crowded. Mr.. Blaine spoke
with his old time force and his remarks
were received with great enthusiasm.
Facing the vast crowd in Battery D., he
spoke substantially as follows:
After referring to the important results
achieved by the twenty-four years of
Republican rule, Blaine said on the
whole the Republicans contend that the
general welfare of the country has not
been promoted by the Democratic ad-
ministration, and that the Democratic
promises of reform had been signally dis
regarded and trampled upon. They con-
tend that the present administration has
been against the material welfare of the
country that it has not maintained the
National honor, and that it threatened
the impairment of our industrial system,
whereby, under the protective tariff, the
country advanced 80 rapidly in power
and prosperity. Cries of ''That's true. %
The Republicans arraign Mr.. Cleveland
for falling short of the promises where.
with his administration was inaugurated,
and for disappointing the just expecta-
tions which his words inspired; they
arraign him for his failure to improve the
Civil Service as he promised by every
could be expressed. Instead of reform
there had been constant deterioration
instead of curing the system OF partisan
roxc, fho proc;A ont hos Javo1o1ol
to such an extent that more officials
during the present administration,
reasons, than by any three of his prede-
be selected who were eight years each
system instead of being rooted up as the
President promised, has been developed
more intensely than ever before. The
assessment OF office-holders is SO notori-
GUS that the chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee takes his sta
tion in one Of the hotels in Washington,
within sight of the White House, and
as read in congratulatory dispatch,
published in Democratic paper, re-
ceives assurance Of contributions from
more than one hundred office-holders in
single day. The Republicans arraign
the President for having surrendered the
rights of the country in the fisheries Of
the North American coast, in manner
derogatory to the dignity of the Nation
and an utter disregard of the rights OF
the fishermen.
The Republicans arraign Mr.. .Cleve-
land for his cruel disregard ef the rights
OF poor and needy soldiers who incurred
distress and their poverty in the service
Of the Nation, and who, by the interposi-
ton of the Presidents veto, are deprived
OF pittance voted them by the Repub-
lican Senate and the Democratic House.
Not only has the President vetoed GEN
eral bill passed for the relief of all needy
and dependent soldiers, but in more
than two cases of peculiar and personal
sufferings the President has interposed his
power to prevent these creditors of the
Nation from receiving their just dues.
His veto of bills, both general and per.
sonal, has thrust thousands of soldiers
for their subsistence upon the humiliat-
ing alternative Of private charity or the
public poor.house. The Republicans ar.
raign the President, not merely for his
veto of pensions, but for his general and
dangerous use of the veto power without
a precedent in the previous history ol
the country, and altogether beyond the
conception and Inauguration of those
who formed the Constitution. Jefferson
II H. n1,-o &C. hnx on Iv