Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-11
BLAINE AT HOME.
The Chieftain's Return From
Foreign Lands.
HIS RECEPTION AT NEW YORK.
His Magnetic Highness Apparently
Still the Demi-gOd of the
Republican Party.


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New YORK, August 10.-The steamer
City of New York was boarded five miles
off Sandy Hook while at anchor waiting
for high tide to cross the bar, by repre-
sentatives of the press, who learned that
the voyage was a pleasant one. Blaine
was we'll, and had not suffered from sea
sickness. Blaine said he is in excellent
health, and that his trip had renewed his
youth.
THE MEETING OF THE SHIPS.
At about o'clock the steamer Starin,
with the Blaine Committee on board,
met the City of New York outside the
narrows. The Starin turned about and
both slowly steamed up the bay, bow and
bow. Cheer after cheer rose from the
decks of the Starin, although it was yet
impossible to distinguish Blaine's form
among the 1000 that stood on the decks
of the huge steamer. As the vessels
neared each other, Blaine's form was at
last made out, standing among a
group of friends on the upper deck
forward. AS cheer after cheer arose,
Blaine bowed repeatedly. He was neatly
dressed in a dark cutaway coat, light
trousers and brown derby hat. The
band on the Starin played "Home
Again" "Home, Sweet Home" and the
''The Star Spangled Banner" while ad-
vancing up to quarantine. Then both
vessels came to anchor, and as the Starin
ran over under the side of the City of
New York, Blaine's face and form were
plainly visible to everyone on board.
Cheer after cheer broke forth, and hand
kerchiefs and flags were waved. Cries of
Blaine, James g. Blaine" arose, and
the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
At last, at 9:15, to the music OF "Hail
to the Chief" Blaine got on board the
Starin, escorted by Whitelaw Reid. Mr..
Bartlett, of the Reception Committee,
delivered the address of welcome, telling
Blaine of the great gathering of Repub-
icans from all parts OF the country, who
had awaited his coming several days and
paraded 10000 strong last night. They
welcomed him as an illustrious citizen,
mantle of power was about to descend.
MR.. BLAINE's REPLY.
Blaine said in reply: Mr.. President,
Gentlemen of the Republican Club and
Fellow Citizens-To enable you to appre-
ciate this welcome, each and every one
of you should be absent from home and
country for long period of fourteen
months. am sure you can have little
conception of the great qualification of
that instant when saw the shores of the
great republic. l cannot tell you how
deeply grateful am to be remembered
in this manner by you and those assem-
bled.
Gentlemen, it is scene l shall never
forget. 1t is an occasion which assure
you l appreciate from the depths of my
heart. 1t is shadowed only by the sad
of American news we heard, the death
of General Sheridan, a man who was
above party and stood for the Union of
the States. Shouts of good" With
that exception my arrival upon my native
shore was unattended by anything but
joy and happiness.
THE CAMPAIGN
On which you are about to enter should
be prefaced, if that were possible, by
every voter in the United States seeing
what l have seen, ('Good," "Good,")
and hearing what 1 have heard during
the last year. Applause The progress
of the campaign in the United States is
viewed from the European standpoint
with an interest as profound as it is in
the United States. It is the opportunity
of England it is the long-looked.for oc-
casion upon which pauper labor and
the cheaper fabrics of the old world ex-
pect to invade the new world and lower
the wages of American working men to
European standard. [Great applause
1t is not q contest of capital against capi-
tai it is not q contest OF partisan against
partisan; it is much higher than either
[Applause.l Whether the great mass of
American citizens who earn their bread
by the sweat of their brow shall be seri-
ously reduced in their emolument from
day to day, applause that is the whole
pith and moment of this question.
Anything that diverts the question from
the single point is weakening of the
campaign. Applause and cries of
''good."l l say here that the wages of
the American laborer cannot be reduced
except with the consent and vote of the
American laborer himself. The appeal
is to him; it comes to his door and asks
him whether, with the great power of
the franchise and the great majority he
possesses IN his own hands, he is willing
for himself and his associates, his chill
dren and his children's children, to take
that fatal step at the bidding of an
American Congress and an American
President who are governed by that ele-
ment which sought to destroy this ma
ton.
NO TIME TO DISCUSS POLITICS.
But, gentlemen. it is not time for DO
litical speech. My heart is too full to
enter at this time on heightened argu-
ment. In this moment of welcome and
joy, getting home to old scenes and old
friends, must be allowed the pleasant
emotions of the occasion. can only add
my fervent thanks to each and every
member of the Club and to all my friends
for the generous and joyous welcome
they have extended to me in the harbor
of New York.
PERSONAL GREETINGS.
While Blaine was speaking the cabin
was packed to its utmost limits and
heads were thrust in through the win
dows from the deck without, eager to
hear every word spoken. Every point
made was quickly seized and cheered.
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