Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-11
BLAINE OF MAINE.
THE CROWD is TOO LARGE
FOR ALL TO HEAR.
He Has No Sore Eyes 20 Heal, But
Thinks That the best Ticket Was
Nominated as ChicRgO-Ro Has
Been 20 England-How mr.. CIeve-
land is Regarded.

night, Representatives OF over 500 labor
unions and organizations assembled in
Madison Square to bid the champion OF
protection welcome to his native home.
Standing room only was the word from
tho grand stand long before the proceed
ings began. 10 front Of the stand the
crowd surged from 23d St. to Delmonico's
and filled Madison Square Park away back
under the trees. Nearly $4,000 men we're
assembled.
AS Mr. Blaine on leaving Fifth Avenue
hotel, appeared in the street, there were
cries Of "Bleine Blaine hs is here" He
moved toward the grand stand escorted by
Patrick Ford, Levi p. Morton, Elk. Cover
nor Alger and Thomas G. Platt.
A hush came over the throng as, with
barred head, the statesman moved toward
the centre Of the stand. "Isn't he q grand
man." came in whispered words from a
thousand throats, and then the cheers broke
forth again, and there was no quieting
them till Mr.. Blaine himself waved his
hand for silence. A. f. Ford then called
the meeting to order, and David Healey de-
livered the address OF welcome When he
had finished MIR. Blaine arose and stood
silently waiting until this applause had
ceased. Then he began:
"Mr. Chairman: 1t would be censur-
able egotifm In me to take this ma gnifiicent
demonstration as personal altogether to
myself 1t rather signifies the great popu-
lar inerest In the question upon which am
Supposed at least, to have a consistent
record and an earnest zeal. lChsers). You
have before you a contest In which that
great issue is to be.settled by the American
people for perhaps an indefinite period the
one way OF the other. The year 1887 was
prosperous, aud the President at it's close
proposed a radical change In the industrial
system which had produced that prosperity
and since that day there has been reversal
and confusion In the commerce and manu-
factures OF the United States Applause
and cries Of That's true.b Aud the ques-
tion before the American people is whether
be and his administration shall be sustained
in that movement. tCriss OF NO Non
against him the Republicans. having
the beat cause have nominated their best
ticket. [Applausel They have given TO
you forIPreHident man OF civil experience,
Iapplausel a man OF great purity Of char
I actsr, [applaussls 4 man Of great firmness,
who can give the country an administra-
tlon worthy OF its best days [great sp-
plausel and you have associated with him
a man whom TO New Workers l need not
further describe than to say that his name
is L. P. Morton, [2reat eheeringl man Of
the most generous character, a man OF In
telligent comprehension OF affairs, Of the
widest and most statesmanlike view for all
the questions pending before the American
people. Against these you have two gem
tlenen OF whom l would not speak in terms
other than those Of entire personal respect.
II would say nothing Of the President
other than that; and for the candidate for
cs-President would say that 10 him
have friend of many years standing.
am personal admirer Of Judge Thur man.
But beg you to observe that at a critical
period in this country the Vice President,
George M. Dallas, on a casting vote 10 a
tied Senate, destroyed the protective tariff
Of 40, and gained the free trade Of 1s46
To-day the Senate OF the United States, or
on the fourth Of March, when IL convenes,
will have thirty-two Senators from the
solid South and six Democratic Senators
from the North unlsEs we change some OF
them in the meantime. A voice, rowe
Will Six Democratic Senators from the
North That gives them precisely the half
aud Mr.. Thurman will be in the position II
re-enact the role Of George NJ. Dallas
forty-two years ago. ICries Of "No, no. ,
Therefore, however amiable a man be, and
however able he may be, the more ami
BILE and the more able be is the more will
be his influence before the American peo-
pie. [Applause
''Now, gentlemen, know that it Is otter
said that in discussing the question Of pro
tsctive tariff We are always pointing ou
what England is doing. Well, hav'
lately been in England for some months
and / found in English public opinion I
! very great difference upon almost all ques
tions under the sun. They ars abou
divided in two on what you call the lrisl
question. LLaughter.l They are about di
vided as 70 the foreign policy Of Gladston
and Salisbury; they are divided even upol
the continuance OF the House OF Lord
[laughteIl. and they are not absolutel.
J unanimous in support Of the monarch.
[laughterl; but there is one question frou
Lsnd's End to John O'Groats, from th
Irish channel to the English; in ever
2 paper from one end OF the kingdom TO th
other there is one unanimous accord on th
part OF Tories and Whigs, OF Liberals, Cor
servatives and ofRadicals and that is thatth
Honorable Grover Cleveland, President c
> the United States. embodies in his perso
the exact form of revenue and free trad
for the United States which they like
[Cries OF Good Goodln Applause an
laughter Now, have no objection {
their right of opinion, and il had,
would amount to nothing-liaughterl- Inc
do / intend to speak in disrespect Of u
English, for l nave received at their hand
very graceful and very grateful hospital
= ties which l would be a churl not
= acknowledge before an American sudienc
4 [Cries Of "Goodlrl But that does nj
! change the essential condition that Il
! American people find their interest in oil
: policy, and that ihe English people want
a change that policy so as better to confor
to their interests, And that, gentlemen.
the prime question before you in d
United States.
d "I am glad that this meeting is called
z the name OF the laboring people-ta
Ie plauss) )-becauss this question is from FIR
:. to last, from beginning to end, from sk
p to core from core back to skin again
e question Of labor. ICries OF 'AmenIl
you win agree 70 live 10 as poor hous