Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
THE EVENING SERENADE.
Laboring Men in CHARACTERIZATION Squar
AblaZe-A Large Crowd.

Laboring Men in Charge-MadisOn Square
Ablaze-A Large Crowd.
NEW YORK, Aug. DONALDSON Square
was ablaze again to night. The occasion
was a serenade and address of the work
ingmen to James G. Blaine. Before sun
set the people commenced to gather on
the curbs and among the trees of the
park. The wealthy merchants who
conld lot obtain seats on the stand
jostled With the poorer workmen, each
vieing with the other to see who could
cheer the loudest. Cappa's full band was
there and the crowds joined Ia every air
with a chorus of cheers. The clubs and
hotels were illuminated and fireworks
added another element to the excitement
of the scene. Meanwhile the corridors of
the Fifth Avenue hotel were crowded with
prominent people all waiting to see
Blaine. About nine O'Clock he appeared
leaning on the arm OF the republican
candidate for vice president and
walked slowly down the main stair
wav. He was met by Police Captain
Reilly and squad of patrol men who i'm
mediately formed a hollow square and
escorted Blaine to the grand stand
When the crowd sighted the guest of the
evening there rose upon the air deep
hoarse murmers that swelled into cheer
The crowd seemed TO have gone wild in
the excess of their enthusiasm. Blaine
bowed his Acknowledgements AMI seemed
deeply affected. When he reached the
reviewing stand another wild burst of
cheering shook the air. When quiet was
finally restored, David Healy, on behalf
OF the workingmen of New York
READ AN ADDRESS.
The address is substantially as follows:
James G. Blaine-Our first and best
loved fellow citizen-on behalf of the
working people Of America, we bid You
welcome home. In an especial manner
are the wage workers and producers oe
America prompted TO ask for precedence
in welcoming you thus u pom your land
ing, and TO take counsel with you up
on the pressing issues of the hour,
affecting imm ediate Interests of their
homes and families and to whsther we
would be do Dg our duty to our families
or to our country by voting to make our
industrial markets a worlds common,
and trusting to the possibility of
our competing with those foreign
nations in the markets for which it is
now proposed to surrender our own. In
the courtesies extended to you by foreign
governments and statesmen you have not
committed the error of coufounding the
splendor of court with the happiness Of
the people, and We seek your advice.
confident that your judgment
has not been warped any By
foreign influences and that your counsel
will be untainted by selfishness and free
from sophistry and that it will represent
the best interests of the republic and
therefore of American labor. Our con-
science assures Us that should your
advice be accepted by this country
the enemies of our free IL
stitutions in Fit. Sumter Or
st. James, shall not have it to say
again that they humbled the flag of this
supreme and inviolable union. We find |
those who are seeking the overthrow of
our protective system repeating to the
working people the charge that
''protection does not protect"
and they point to our great |
industrial centers, where many are found |
in poverty and out OF employment. We
appeal to you to turn the light of your