The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-23
BLAINE AT HOME

At the great demonstration in the
evening after his arrival, lac drliv
cred the following address:
MIR. CHAIRMAN would be- con-
siderable egotism on my part To take
this magnificent demonstration a.
pc 4onal, it rather signifies the great
popular interest i'm the question, up
on which ] ann supposed at least to
have an earnest zeal, applausel and
you have therefore contest in
which that great issue il To be settled
10y the American people for perhaps
an indefinite period, one way or the
other. The year 1851 was prosper
Gus, and the president at its close.
proposed a radical change in the
industrial system. which has pro-
duced that great prosperity, and
since that day there has been con-
fusion In the commerce and manu-
factories of the United States. The
question before the American peos
pie il whether he aud lis admins
tratiOn shall Ice sustained i'm that
movement. Against him, the re-
publieans having the best cause,
have nominated the best man. (Ap-
plause.) They have given TO YOU
for president "A man Of sound eXper-
fence, man Of heroic record in the
war, man Of great purity Of char
acter, a man Of great iirmness
aud worthy Of the best DAYS
Of the administrations i'm this
country. And you have asso-
ciated with him q man whom 10
New Workers / need not further
describe than TO say that his name
is Levi Z. Morton (applausel, a
man OF the most generous eharac-
ter, OF intelligence, of the widest
and most statesman like views on
all the public questions pending be-
fore the American people.
Against this you have two gen
tlemen Of whom | could not speak
la terms other than those of person.
al respect. Ia their vice-pTesiden-
iial candidate, have friend Of
many years standing, and am a
personal admirer OF Judge Thur
man.
Now, gentlemen, know that I'm
discussing the question Of protec-
tive tariff we are always pointing
out what England is doing. I have
lately been in England for some
months, aud / found i'm England
that there IL a very great difference
Of opinion upon almost all questions.
They are about divided upon what
you call the Irish question; they
are about divided on the fOrcible
policy Of Gladstone aud Salisbury,
| they are divided even upon the con-
tinuance Of the house OF lords. and
they are not absolutely unanimous
in the support of the monarchy,
laughter and applause) but there
Is one opinion they are all united
on, and that Is that the Hon. Grover
Cleveland, president Of the United
states, embOdies in his person the
regular form Of revenue and free
/ trade for the United States which
/ they like. applause Now
have no objection to their right Of
opinion. and il had, II would
| amount to nothing, nor do I intend
| TO speak disrespeetfully Of the En-
L glish. for / have received at their
hands very graceful and very cor
/ dial hospitality, which ] would be
churl not TO acknowledge before
an American audience, but that
does dot affect the pending eOndi-
| tiOns that the American people lind
their interest in.
am glad that this meeting is. call
ed la the name of the labOring peo-
pie because this question Is from
first TO last, from skin to core, and
back 10 skin again q question oil
labor. loud appiause.l IL you
will agree to live In as poor a house,
and eat a. poor food and receive as
low wsges as the people In England
receive, we can produce as cheap
goods as q democratic administra-