Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-11
His Speech in New York Last Night I'm
Answer To >erenade,

HIS speech i'm New York Last Night I'm
Answer Tn a Serenade.
Mr.. Blaine has decided TO remain I'm New York
until Monday. He was serenaded last night by a
gathering Of workingmen at the grand stand
erected In Madison Square. Patrick Ford presided,
and Mr.. Blaine was escorted from the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel TO the stand by Hon. Levi p Morton and
ex-senator Platt Davis Healy welcomed Mr..
Blaine In spirited address Mr. Blaine responded
as follows:
"Mr Chairman: II would be considerable ego
tism on my part TO take this magnificent Demon
stration as personal altogether TO myself It
rather signlnes the great popular interest in the
have CONSISTENT record and an earnest zeal; and
you have before you a contest In which that great
Issue Is 70 oe settled by the American people for
perhaps an indefinite period, the one way or the
other The year 1887 was prosperous and
tne PRESIDENT al It's close proposes a radical
change In the Industrial system which had
produced that great prosperity, and since
that day there has been CONFUSION in the
commerce and manufactures OF the United
states lApplause.l The question before the
American people Is whether he and his Admins
tration shall be sustained in that movement
Against MIN the republicans, having the best
cause, have nominated the best man. Applause. ]
They have given 10 you for President a man OF
sound experience, man OF heroic record In the
war, man OF great purity OF character. man OF
great nrmness and worthy OF the best days OF the
administration In this country. And you have
associated with him a man whom to New Workers
I need not further describe than TO say that his
name Is Levi p. Morton-lapplausel-a man Of the
most generous character, OF Intelligent compre-
hension OF affairs, Of the widest ami most states
manlike views on ali the public questions pending
before the American people. Against this you
have two gentlemen or whom i would not speak
In terms other than those OF entire personal re-
spect. Iwould say nothing or the President other
than that; ana OF the candidate for vice-Presi-
dent, would say that In him i have a friend OF
many years standing, and / am personal
admirer OF Judge Thurman; but beg you TO
observe that at q critical period In this coun-
George Nj. a
casting vote In a tied Senate destroyed the pro-
tective tariff OF 1872. To-day the Senate OF the
United states has, or on March next viii have,
tnirty-two senators from the solid South and six
Democratic senators or In the meantime you do
Thurman will be In position 10 re-enact the role
CT George N. Dallas In 1872 Therefore, however
available a man he may be and however able he
may be. the more amiable and the more able he Is
the worse will be his influence before the Amert-
can people. lApplauSe.l Now, gentlemen, know
that In discussing the question OF protective tarn
we are always pointing cut what England is do
Ing. i have lately been In England for some
months, and found the English public opinion
questions They are about divided upon what you
call the Irish question:; they are about divided on
the foreign policy OF Gladstone and salisbury;
they divided even, upon the continuance OF tine
house OF lords anu they are not absolutely unani-
nous In support OF the monarchy. Laughter and
dBuG there Is one question from Lands End to
John OGroatS From the Irish channel 10 the
English, In every paper from one end OF the king
he part of tories and wings, OF liberals and con-
ervatiyes, and OF radicals, and that Is that the
Hon. Grover Cleveland, President OF the United
States emoOdies In his person the regular form OF
revenue and free-trade for the United States
which they ike. lApplausel Now, have no
objection TO their right opinion, and II had 1t
would amount 10 nothing; nor do / intend TO
speak disreSpectfully or the English, for have
received at their hands very graceful and very
cordial hospitality which would be churi not TO
acknowledge before an American audience; but
that does not affect the pending conditions that
the American people md their Interests in one
policy, and that the English want to change that
policy so as better TO conform 10 their interests,
and that, gentlemen, Is the prime question before
you IN the next November election. / am glad
that this meeting is called in the name Of the
laboriny people because this question is. from rst
TO last, from skin 10 core, back TO skin again,
question OF labor. loud applause,l
II am glad this meeting IS called in the name OF
the laborng people-lcries OF "Good p'l-oecause
this question is from frst TO last, from beginning
To end from skin 70 core and from core back again
TO skin, the question Of labor. Tremendous ap-
pIaCSe.l II you Will agree TO live in poor houses
and eat as poor food and receive as low wages as
the operatives In England you can produce rust
as cheap goods as the democratic administration
want You 10. daughter ana applause.l But with
the American people you will better your condition
and that OF your children and or your children's
children after you by UNFOLDING the industrial
cheering-l The wage-workers OF Great Britain
and Ireiand-Or England, scotland and Ireland-as
sad to-day TO some Massachusetts, gentlemen,
the entire savings to-day that they can draw on In
an hour OF need Is not great as lie tonight in
the savings banks Of Massachusetts to the credit
OF the wage-workers or that small state. lAp-
piausel And II you will turn this state generally
to-day, as the administration wishes II, into free
Put your Iaboring men into Competition with Inc
laporing men OF Great Britain, and In course Of
time you viii make them as poor.
Il Will not in this Campaign stop to argue the
question upon any other basis. have no person.
ality 10 indulge In; no sores TO heal loud
cheersl i would rather have your cordial and
heartfelt Wplc0ml a m an Hoo
you care 10 oestow upon me- lApplause.l But In
this canvass, in which shall take greater or
less put, i snail hold this question from the be-
ginning 10 the end as a question that interests
every man, woman or child In this country that
depends upon daily labor for daily bread zap
plause-1
There Is no need TO make any laws to protect
capital; capital always taxes care OF itself and gets
fun share; but there are laws that can elevate
The condition OF the labOring man, and there are
laws that can degrade him, and the republican
party has stood for twenty-five years, and 1t Will
stand, believe, with the blessing OF God and the
Will OF the American people, twenty-five years
more, upnolding and maintaining the laboring
man; for the government which takes care OF the
bone and slnew and working muscle OF the land
Is taxing care OF the men Who created the
wealth In the country, and who are. therefore, en-
ernmenL lApplause.1 Vow gentlemen you rep
resent critical state You represent the state OF
New YORK Your votes are 10 tell In that issue.
Your votes can be decisive upon that one issue.
Do not be diverted FROM that one question by side
issues Do not be misled by petty squaboles upon
eaio VI en3t olAdA upon PERSONAL questions
and abuse on the one nand or the other, but give
your votes as independent labonng men, and give
them Tor the interest OF your own homes, Of your
own nreSldeS, and thereby Tor the great interests
OF the great republic Immense chrering.l
never, MT Chairman, though OF that republic
as DO Tonight have seen the other side I
have devoted many or the last fourteen months to
seeing the condition OF labor and laboring men In
the o,ner hemisphere, and say without fear OF
contradiction that In nocounrry OF Europe in no
part or Europe, or part OF any country, Is the
condition OF labor comparable 10 that which 1t
holds IL the United states lApplause.l
Are you willing 10 give up that position, or are
you willing 10 maintain II? [Cries OF .yes.i You
can maintain II by strong pull and long pull
and pull all together, Ior Harrison and Morton.
loud and enthusiastic cheeTingl
The crowd broke into a wild and tumultuous
Cheer as Mr.. Blaine concluded and, taxing the
arm OF MI. Morton, he walked slowly back 70 the
hotel
Political Notes.
Prof. j. VI. LangstOn, who Is a candidate for Con-
gress frOIn the fourth Virginia district has writ
ten letter 10 Chairman quay, OF tue republican