The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-11
THE PiUMED KNIGHT.
He Arrives Amid Music and
tanners.
SPEECHES, TOASrS AND POEMS.
Making Political Capitalists Hlaine
Speass--Address5 Delivered
Noted VtsItUrs- Etc
Si-i-e's K-turn

boat laura il. Sjarin : as just passeC
up North River with James g. Blaine OF
board. The steamer Li.y of AeO Yos!
is close behind and handsomely dr. ,ssed
with flags. Tngs Of tia harbor are
blowing salutr.
The steamer City Of Nw York w4s
boarded five miles off Sandy Hook
while at anchor, wei.iog for h1gh tide tC
cross the bar, by representatives of ths
press who learned that the voyage was
q pleasant, IN 3ventful one. Blaine Was
we'll and lad not suffered from sea-
sickness. Blaine said he was 10 excel
dent health aud that his trip rene Eed
his youth.
About8 O'Clock the steamer St1,i,
with the Blaine committee on board
met tie City Of NeU York outside the
Narrows. The Starin turned about
and both slowly steamed up the by.
bow and bow. Cheer after cheer rose
forth from the decks of the StGrtn,
although it was yet impossible to dis
tinguish Blaine's form among the 20U0
that stood on the decks of the huge
steamer. AS the vessels neared each
other Blaile's form was at last made
out standing in gr.up of friends on
the upper deck forward. As cheer after
cheer arose Blaine bowed repeatedly.
He was neatly dressed in dark Gu a.
way coat, light trousers, and brown
derby hat. The band on tie
!Starin played Home Aga.,."
and Home, Sweet Home" and star
Spangled Banner" while advancing up
to quarantine. Tten both vessels me
to aHchor, and as the StGriE ran over
under the side of the City Of NeaO York,
Blaine's face and form were plainly
visible IT, every one on board. Cheer
after cheer broke f. rth, handkerchiefs
and flags waved, cries of Blaine.
James G.. Blaine" mo Free Trade
arose and the utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed. AT last at 10 to the music of
HAL to the Chief" Blaine got on
board the >tarjn, escorted by Whitelaw
Reid and Pool.
Bartlett, of the reception commit, e,
delivered an address of welcome, tell pg
Blaine of the great gathering of Repuo
licans from all parts of the cou 0trY,
who b ID awaited his coming several
days and parad3d 10 strong la t night.
They welcomed him Us an illustrious
citizen, not as an official or one upon
whom the mantle of power WAS about
to descend,
Blaine said in reply:
Mr.. President and Gentleman If the
Republican Clubs aad Felton, Citizens:
To enable you to appreciate this well
come each and every one of yoa should
be absent from home and country for
the long period of fourteen months. l
am SURE you can have little conception
of the great qualification of that instant
when [ saw the shore of this great re-
II fnn H.
grateful | am 70 be remembered in this
manner by you and these assembled
gentlemen. 1t is a scene | shall never
forget 1t is ali occasion, which l as
sure you / appreciate from the depths
of my heart It is Swallowed only ty
the sad event which greeted US
as the frat piece of American
news. We heard of the death of
General Sheridan, man who
was above party and stood for the
union of States. (Shouts of good y
With that exception my arrival upon
nv native shore is unatteL ded by any
thing BIT joy and happiness. The
campaign on which you are about to
.enIer should be prefaced, if that were
possible, by every vote IN the United
States SEEING what have seen (''good
good, y and nearing what have heard.
{Applause. The progress of the cam
paign in the United States is viewed
from European standpoint with in
terest as profour d as it is in the United
States. 1t is the opportunity of Eng
land. 1t is the long looked for occasion
on which the cheaper labor and cheaper
fabrics of the old world expect to invade
the new world and lower the wages of
American workingmen 10 the Euro
pean standard. (Grest applause). 1t
is not contest OF capital against
capital. II is not contest of partisan
against partisan. 1t is much higher
than either Of these. lie transcends all
party motive. (Applause). Whether
the great mass of American citiz .ns
who earn their bread by the sweat of
their brow shall be seriously 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 that
single point is a weakening of the
campaign. Applause and cries of
''good."D l say here, that the wages of
the American laborer cannot be reduced
except with the consent AID votes OF
the American laborer himself. The ap
peal lies to him; it comes to his door
and asks him whether with his great
power of tbs franchise and the great
majority he possesses in his own hands
he is willing tor himself and his associ-
ates, his children srd bis children :
children, to take that fatal st p, at the
bidding of an American Congrt IS aid
an American president, who are gov
erned by that element which sought to
.destrCy this nation.
But, gen tlemen, it is not time for a
political speech. Ny heart is too full
to enter at This time on a heightened
argument. In this moment of welcome
and joy, getting home to old scenes
aud old friends, l must ba allowed
to enjoy the Pleasant emotions of the
occasion. | can only add nv ferven.
thanks to each aud every me- mber o.
the clubs and TO all my friends for tht
generous and joyous welcome they
have extended to me in the harbor OF
New York"
While Blaine was speaking the cabin
was packed to its utmost limits, anc
heads were thrust in through the win
sdoWs from the deck without, eager t,