Daily Republican., 1888-08-11

gur native IONA,
MR BLAiNE's REPLY.
Mr.. Blaine 0Ald In reply: Mr Presi-
dent an 4 gentlemen Of the Republican
Club and fellow oitizant:
To eHabls you to appreciate this wei.
come each and every one Of you should
ba absent from home and country for
the long period Of fourteen months. /
am sure you can have little conception
Of the great Qualification OF the nstanJ
when saw the shoreS Of the great R9.
pubic, l cannot tsll you how deeply
grateful Gm to be remembered In thio
manner by you and thess assembled
gentlemen, II Is q scene l shall never
forget. 1t 10 an occasion which, / ne,
sufe you, ApprsolA,e from the depths
Of my heart. 1t is uhSdoWed only by
tho first piece OF American news we
heard the death OF General Sheridan,
q man who was above party and stood
for the Union Of the States. Shouts Of
"Rood."l
With that exception my arrival upon
my native shore WAS anything but
| joy and happiness. The campaign on
whoa you are about 10 enter should ba
preiaceJ, II that were possible. by every
voter in the United 5tRtes. Seeing what
have Been iRood," tgaod,"1 and
hearing what 1 have hsard duTing the
last year [applsuse the progress Of the
campaign In the United Slatsa is view
ed from the European standpoint With
sn Interest Rs profound % It Is in the
United States. II Is the opportunity Of
England. 1t Ia the loDR-wished for, the
Ions looked for occasion upon which
the cheaper labor and the cheaper
labrics OF the old world expect to in.
wade the new and lower the wages Of
American working men to the European
standard. Great applause. 1t is not
contest OF capital against OApit al; 1t Ia
not contest Of partisan RgainBt pATti.
BAn. II ig much higher than either Of
these. II trapsceuds all party motive
[ApplRuse, Whistler the great mass
uf American ciiiz5ns who earns their
bread by the sweat Of their brow shall
be seriously reduced in their emolumeut
whole plth and moment Of this Ques'
tion.
Al y,hlng that diVeris the question
from that single point is a weaken In z
of the campaign. (Applause and cries
Of "rhAt's good i') l say here, As 1
hope 10 say with much more elaboration
| cloud cheering and otiss OF THAT'S
what We wAnil' ')-I say hero that the
wages Of the American lBborer cannot
be Teduc I'd except with the consent and
votes Of the American laborer himself
The appeRl lies to him. IL comes to his
door and asks him whether, with the
great power of franchise and the great
majority he possesses in his Owp hands,
he IL willing for himself and his Aseo-
ola;es, his children and his children's .
children to take that fatal step, At the
bidding OF an American Congress and
an American President, who are gov
erned by that element which sought to
destroy the nation. Bat, gentlemen, IL
is not time for political spsech. My
heart Is too full TO enter ut this time on
Heightened argument. In this moment
of welcome and joy-geEting home to
old scenes and old friends, must bs al.
lowed to enjoy the pleasant emotions OF
the occasion. / can only add my fer
vent thanks TO each and every membe
Of the club and to all my frlends for the
generous and Joyous welcome they have
extended to me in the hArbor OF New
York.
MR.. BLAINE LANDED.
The police landed from the patrol and
preserved order, while others, already
stationed at the entrance to 1t, prevent
ed The large crowd waiting In the street
from suTging in. Mr.. Blaine was es-
OOrted to an open carriage by MessrB.
Pool and Bartlett, OF the Republican
Club, and weB at onoa driven 10 the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, Mr.. Blaine, Miss
Blaine, Miss Hodge, Walter B!Eine, Mr.
and Mrs. James G.. Blaine, Jr., and
others, were rapidly driven to the hotel
in other oarriAges waiting the party on
the pier.
On the Sidewalk and Ia the street
great crowds WsEe assembled, but when
J MF, Blaine drove up TO the Twenty