Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-09
MIR. BLAINE IN MlCRIG An.
He speech I'm Answer 20 Postmaster,
General DlcklmSOm.

MIR. BLAINE IN MlCH1G An.
HE speech I'm Answer TO Possmasssr.
General Dickinson.
Mr.. Blaine and party arrived ct Grand Rapids
Mich. yesterday ard was met BY an enthusiasts
crowd.
A number Of leading manufacturers had given
their employees q holiday, and excursion trains
from various points had unloaded thousands OF
people into the overcrowded city. Escorted by q
long procession Of uniformed companies, Mr. Blaine
and party were conveyed in q carriage to the
Morton House, where they dined At O'Clock the
doors OF Hartman's Hall were thrown open, and
the crowd poured In In great hood which occu-
pied every inch OF space. The larger part OF 1t
was made up Of workmen In the factories, who
listened to Mr.. Blaine with close attention and
sfeSI rss cneessd his good pointa Mr. Blaine
~. Cndtrmdn and Jettot0-citizens of Michigan
have no doubt that you have often heard that
Mt OF New England, that the East gets ali the adj.
vantcges and that the West sustains all the bur-
den. That has been the cry or the free-traders
west does somehow In this great national progress
keep her place In the van and In the point OF rap
iay ,e1Pandi9g enterprise and In point Of great
acquisition. ! am especially Influenced this
afternoon to call your attention to the issue
Detroit IN tnas charge 4Ss, by having read
son, Postmaster-General under President Cleye.
land, has lately been delivering himself on that
what he says, the following: "New England
selnshly hangs on the body polite absorbing the
wealth ana giving nothing In return. We Uuy or
New England al extortionate prices kept up by the
tariff, wnile at the same time we sell her nothing"
have been busy for day or two past with the
ane IN
nothing IRON the West. In the 'f1rsL place l ma
that she takes between a half million and 100000
tons OF grain annually. She raises only 4 per
cent OF what her people for breadstufrs and as
SAID she takes between SOC, 600 and 600 600 tons
OF grain from the West. lcheers.l
New England and he threatens great things
against her. He Is going to show how old federal
MeW hnsiand a ul1 not support the war OF ISL
lie viii ind two gentlemen from rank old federal
families IN President CevelandS Cabinet. Laugh
ter and applause.l They can give him what infor-
nation he wants on thai point. [Laughter.l
mean Mr.. Bayard and MIR. Endicott All, says Mr.
DICKINSON and lying from his contest with the
old IederallSts, he says she did not do anything
Ike her share IN putting down the rebellion. Sue
did hot do even as well as Missouri and Kentucky.
Before answering Mr. Dickinson wanted TO GER
now many soldiers the SIX New England States
contributed 10 the war for the Union. You will
remember there were only 3,OOO,OOO people In New
England, with not 5000 arinS-Dearing people In
the Whole OF the SIX states. In answer TO my tee-
grams came one that New Engiand sent 325, 600
(CheerS,l
have piece of advice to give to Mr. Dickinson.
There was once very forward, upstartish nem-
talking IN a way that mortified his associates and
his chief. The old general at last out OF all pa-
tence' SAID 10 him one evening: "My young
Tread, you Will Be greatly improved BY studying
the history Of your country" Applause and
iaughterl My friends, you know q man VINO talks
as Cabinet officer, represents the national ad-
mInlstratIou. once upon time an officer OF the
Cabinet Was asked question IA parliament which
he could not answer and Charles James Fox, who
was oI Tue opposition, said: "rhere Is one Iauit
that can never be Io.given In a cabinet Officer
ignorance" Laughter and cheerS.1 commend
Nj. Don NJ. Dickinson to a serious and prayerrul
stuay Oh this short saying OF Charles Jalnrs Fox.
IL wished 10 show what protective tariff
Gould do lor The prosperity OF the people, would
in New Jersey, nor in Pennsylvania. l would
Come out TO the West. would come 10 Michigan.
Would come into Grand Rapids (appiausel aud
would say: LOOK AZ This great and PROSPEROUS
clty. II Was town VI Fl gut thousand people the
day Abraham Lincoln was inauZ uraled and II
Is city to-day Oh nearly eighty thousand Zap
plauaeJ, Win Industries amounting In the ag.re-
gate " twenty-five millions year; and suon Is
the vast subdivision VI labor you nave that tnere
are more than a uundred different trades and
calnngS IN Iull operation"
ANOTHER SPEECH AT MIGHT.
later dispatch says: Grand Rapids was ablaze
Tonight with the lash OF four thousand torches,
lighting the rLces OF some nIty thousand citizens
Who turAed out TO do honor to the city's guest,
Blaine, OF Maine. The procession Was reviewed
W Ar Blaine nom the balcony or MS MOTEL. Three
Largely attended meetings were held iu as MANY
nails. Ine largest, neIu III Hartmdn's Hail. was
briefly addressed ny Mr.. Blalae, VINO said his
judy nent oil Michigan was that, as ever she would
oe Iounu III the republican procession ami tnaL
Harrison and Morton wall be The next President
ami Nlce-Presldent OF the Uniteu States [Cneers |
Il Denevc," said Mr. Blame, ''their election is
essential 10 the continued prosperity OF this
couhlry, ana II the people OF tuIs country believe
IA me proSectiVe 81 stem, they must put AT the
neal VI The Govern.AenL u President wno believes
Ia tnat system. A nursing Child must be put
the people Thought the denvcratic party could
We entrusted Win the safe Keeping or the
financial and protective system which has
gwen TINS country sucn uuexanpled prosperity Tvr
Tue last quarter VI u century, Jul Iney were ue-
ccivcd-tney werc deceived. Iney were BETRAYED
aud they are In tremendous struggle to-day to
save tuat system from the Loucn VI iue democratic
party. ~ not We diSInayed. Tue siren, III IS In
Jolr right arm " do IL. d. not be dislnayeu at
IrlshtIu. (AppIause and laughter Why, amonln
ago In Name We eiecLed our governor by 1880
majority; we elected members OF Congress. Dy
~ Nv JorAty; we carried popular M lurily Ia
every county III the state; we eiecled every STATE
senator 10 the stale legislature; elecUed nve-
s.AtAs Oh Tue representatives, and we coSe nm
siX county OincefS out OF nlnety:nine VINO were
voted Ior. lCneersl After IL Was All over and TIE
RETURNS were ali IN sne democratic sta.e committee
defeated democratic candidate for governor OF
Aaine up " Boston TO u banquet 70 give nun an
opportunity " thank God Thai ne had escaped 50
Wei.. lPrOion ed Laughter anu cneerSl WHAT We
reaiIeu In Aiaine VIA We realized in Tails country
Ia November"