The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16

of the largest and most successful ever hold in
Indiana. The early trains poured their thous-
ands into the, city. Nearly al OF the
fifteen railroads entering tho city
ran special trains. Some of the roads
We're unable to bring all the passengers who
desired to come. Not less than thousand
extra passenger coaches were employed. 1t is
estimated that by noon over sixty thousand
visitors had arrived. Early in the day tho
streets became blocl1aded throughout the bust
ness district. and pedestrians found it n hard
matter to travel. Scores Of bands and drum
corps were marching to and fro, and during
the morning was one of confusion and noise.
The hotel corridors were crowded, and the
din of fife and drum was to DO heard every
where. Toward noon the streets around the
republican headquarters at the New Dennison
solid wall of humanity was to
be seen for two squares up and
down Pennsylvania avenue. The column
formed on East Washington street. and owing
to the great confusion that prevailed in its
formation by divisions. something like five
thousand members of the Lincoln leagues
from the country We're unable to obtain
their positions in line, and took no part in the
parade.
AT half past one General Harrison, accom-
panied by Mr.. Blaine, arrived at the New
Dennison. Their appearance was the signalfor
tremendous outburst from thirty thousand
people packed like sardines in tho streets
below. The tumultous cheering on the ap-
continued several minutes. AT 1850 the boom
of cannon told the waiting thousands that the
column had started.
The line of march was west on Washington
street to Pennsylvania, north on Pennsylvania
to Fort Wayne avenue, and along Delaware
street out to the exposition grounds. The column
was one hour and thirty minutes in passing
given point, and tits estimated there were nearly
1900 men in line. There were no less than
forty bands and drum corps in the procession.
At the rear of the first division came gigan-
tic Harrison and Morton ball. drawn by four
horses, and rolling continuously in its frame
work. This is the first campaign ball seen in
this city, ana its passing ELECTED storms OF
cheers. There were thirty-two uniformed
ward clubs from this city in liue. There were
over twenty-five colored clubs, their numbers
aggregating between two and three thousand.
They were among the most demonstrative
clubs in the procession.
Mr.. Blaine delivered aspeech tonight in the
course of which he said:
1t is the studied and persistent effort of the demo
cratic party in this presidential campaign to pre-
dice the west against the east tho subject of the
taIff maintaining that the eastern states get tae
benefit of protection and the western tltes get its
burden. Now, ifa tariff for protection SO operates
that one sections gets gain and others get less, then
the whole system fptotection ought to lie abolished
and fthe advocates of u protective tariff cannot
prove that is ofas great advantage to the west
the east, as great advantage to the north, q nd
that its national and sectional policy-ii say that
cannot establish these points, then the policy ought
to be abandoned. But maintain, and in the few
minutes have TO occnpy your attention, shall en-
deayor to prove by figures ana by facts, that the
west. the great, growing. teemng, prosperous west
has gained more out OF the protective tariff than
any section of the whole union,
Mr.. Blaine used the statistics of the grow tn
of the western states to demonstrate his propo-
sition, and shis speech was almost entirely
devoted TO an analysis of these statistics.