The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-17

large crOwdw waiting IN the street from surg
ing in. Mr.. Blaine was escorted to- AN opeu
| carriage by MesSrs. Pool aud Bartlett. If
the Republican Club. and .yas at once
| driven to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, whore
| rooms had been engaged for hinA.
At Madison Square.
New York, Aug. 1I.-H0n. James G..
Blaine attended III demonstrators In Eis
honor at Madison Square Garden last even-
ing. Mr.. Blaine's appearance caused the
immense audience to break into an uproar-
iOus scene of enthusiasm. Replying 10 the
address Of Mr.. David Healy On behalf OF
New York working men, Mr.. Blaine said:
1t would be considerable eSOtisIa 0a NJ par.
to take this magnificent demonstration as
personal. altogether to myself. II rather *
niies the great popular interest in ,ie qu.s-
ton upon which 1 am supposed ia have a cor
sistent record and an earnest zeal iApplause
And you have before you u contest IN which
that great issue is TO be settled by the Amer
lean people for perhaps an Indefinite period.
the one way or the other The year -. was
prosperous and the President al il, close pro
posed a radical change in the industrial system
which has produced that great prosperity and
since that day there has been cor
fusion in the commerce AMI manu-
features Of the United Stairs. AP-
plausel The question before TIE Amer
lean people is whether he and his adrl.nis:ra-
tion shall be sustained in that moycrichts
Against HIM the. ksn,lhli"sAes @est"rAsh. ZAP
niause.l They have given 10 you for President,
n man of sound experience. a man o. heroic
record in the war. u man OF Srrat purity OF
character. n man Of great hrmne>s and worthy
OF the best days Of the administration IN this
country. And you have associated with him
n man whom to New Workers i need not
further describe than to say that his name IS
Levi p. Morton lapp ausel 4 man OF the most
generous character, Of intelligent eompre-
hension Of affairs. Of the widest and most
statesmanlike views on all the public ques-
tons pending before the American people
Against this you have two gentlemen OF
whom I would not speak in terms other than
those of personal respect. OF their Eice-Pres-
tdential candidate I nave been q friend OF many
years standing and I am a personal adnirer OF
Judge Thurman. But I beg you 10 observe that
ut q critical period in this country the Vice
President. George NJ. Dallas. in acasting vote in
a tied Senate destroyed the protective tarif of
lSi. II you do not prevent them Mr.. Thurman
vii, be in u politiOn to re-enact the vote OF
George NJ. Dallas in 1872. Therefore the more
amiable and the more able a man may ~, the
worse will be his influence before the American
people. tApplause.1
Now, gentlemen, / know that in discussing
the 0ucStlOE Oh u pIOtcCt1Nc u NC W IA
ways pointing out what England Is doing i
have lately been in England for some months
and I found in English public opinion a very
great difference OF opinion upon almost all
questions. They are about evenly divided upon
what you call the Irish question:; they are
about divided upon the forcibie policy OF Glad
stone and Salisbury: they are divided even
upon the continuance OF the House OF Lords,
and they are not absolutely unanimous IN sup
novf nf rho NnnaYchv IalfAtpr .ui an
plause.l But there is one opinion they are
united on and that is tina: Hon Grover Cleve-
land, President OF the United states. en-
bodies in his person the regular form OK
revenue and free trade for the United States
which they like. [Applause.l Now. 1 have 10
objection TO their right Of opinion. AMI l had
it would amount 70 notrD Ig; nor do T7niend TO
speak unexpectedly OF the English Cor leave
received at Their hands very graceful and very
cordial hospitality. which l would he a churi
OF to acknOwlt dye b fore an American audi
cree: but that doe< pot affect the pending con-
ditiOns that the American people lind their in
terests in one policy and that the English want
to change that policy so as better 10 conform TO
their interests. And that. gentlepen- Is The
prime question before you in the next Novem-
Der election.
am glad that this meeting is called in the
name Of the labOring people because this ques-
tiOn is from first to last, from skin TO core. and
back to skin again, u question OF labor. Loud
~applause.l II you will agree 10 live in as poor
a house and eat as poor food and receive as low
wages rs the people in England receive, VIC can
produce as cheap goods as q Democratic admin
istrs .,oh wants to see Laughter and applause,
but ii will be otherwise If you wish TO better
your condition and il you want the industrial
system Of protected interests that prevail in
this country now to be maintained. The savings
OF the wage workers Of England. Scotland and
HAvnn 10 cnsA 70 %
gentleman. are not near rs great rs lie To night
in the savings bank of Massachusetts to the
credit Of the wage workers of that small State.
and IL yOu turn the administration Of this Re-
public to-day into free trade channels, you may
not expect thOae great savings for you will pu:
our labOring men throughout the country into
competition win the laborils men of
Great Britain, and in the course OF
five or ten years you will make them
as poor upon this side OF the water
as they are upon the other. I will not. IN this
campaign. stop to argue the question upon any
Othef basis. / have no personalities u indulge
In. l have no sores to heal. Loud cheers I
would rather have your cordial and heartfelt
and sympathetic welcome than any office YOU
care to bestew upon me: lApplanse.l But IN
this canvass. in which I shall take greater or
less part. / shall hold this question from the be-
ginning To the end as n question that interests
every man, woman and child in this country
that depends upon daily labor for daily bread.
tApplause.l There is no need to make
any laws to protect capitai-capi,al al
ways takes care OF Itself and gets a
full share-but there are laws that can elevate
the condition Of the laboring man. and there
are laws that can degrade him. and the Repub-
hcan party has stood for twenty-five wears and
1t will stand. i believe. with the blessing o, God
and the will Of the American people. twenty
1--WE years more, %upholdinS and maintaining the
laoOring man. for the Government which takes
care OF the bone and sinew and working muscle
OF the land is taking care OF the men who ere
ated the wealth of the country and who are
therefore entitled to the patronage and protec-
ton OF the Government. lAppiause-l
Now. gentlemen, you represent q critical
State, you represent the State of New York;
your votes are to tell in that issue. Do no, be
diverted from that one question by side issues.
DO not be misled by petty squabh,es upon this
or that small issue or upon personal questions
OF abuse on the one hand or the other. bu; give
your votes as independent laboring men and
give them for the interests Of your own homes,
OF your own fresides and thereby for the great
interests Of the great Republic. Immense
cheering.l I never, Mr.. Chairman thought OF
that Republic rs I do to-nighs. lCheers.l I
have seen the other side: I have deyoted
many OF the last fourteen months 20 seeing