Wichita eagle., 1888-08-26
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TWO SHORT SPEECHES.

Himself of Few Ringing Utterances.
but Reserves His "koynote Speech"
Until he Opens the Campaign in Maine.
To the committee who met him in New
York harbor, and in response to the address
of welcome by its chairman, Mr. Blaine re-
piled as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
REPUBLICAN CLUB AND FELLow-CIrIzENs:
To enable you to appreciate this welcome,
each and every one of you should be absent
from home and country for the long period
of fourteen months. / an sure you can have
little conception Of the great qualification of
that instant when / saw the shores of the
great Republic. can net tell you how deep
~ grateful am to be remembered in this
manner by you and these assembled gentle
men. 1t is scene shall never forget. 1t
is an occasion which assure you appreciate
from the depths of my heart. 1t is Swallowed
only in the sad event which greeted US as
tie first piece of American news heard-the
death OF General Sheridan-a man who was
above party and stood for the Union of the
States. [Shouts of "Good"l With that
exception my arrival upon my native shore
was unattended by any thing but JOY and
happiness.
"The campaign on which you are about
possible, by every voter in the United
States seeing what l have seen [Good
good 7, and hearing what have heard dur
ing the last year. Applause The progress
of the campaign in the United States is
viewed from the European standpoint with
an interest as profound as it is in the United
States. 1t Is the opportunity Of England.
1T is the longlooked-for occasion upon
which the cheaper labor and the cheaper
fabrics of the old world expect to invade
the new world and lower the wages Of
American working-men TO the European
standard. [Great applause 1t is not a con-
test of capital against capital; it is not
contest of partisan against partisan. 1t is
much higher than either Of these. 1t trans
cends ali party motive [Applause.]
whether the great mass of American
citizens who earn their bread by the sweat
OF their brow shall be seriously reduced in
their emolument from day TO day Iapplausel
that is the whole pith and moment of this
question. Any thing that diverts the ques-
ton from that single point is a weakening
of the campaign. Applause and cries of
Good l say here, as l hope to say with
much moro characterization cheering and
cries of That's what we want'l-I say
here that the wages of the American labor
er can not be reduced except with the con-
sent and the votes of the American laborer
himself. The appeal lies to him. 1t comes
to his door and asks him whether, with the
great power of the franchise and the great
majority he possesses in his own hands, he
is willing for himself and his associates, bis
children and his children's children to take
that final STEP at the bidding Of an Ameri-
can Congress and an American President
who are governed by that element which
sought TO destroy this Nation.
But, gentlemen, it is not a time for a
political speech. My heart is too full to
enter at this time upon a heightened argu-
ment. In this moment of welcome and Joy,
getting homo to old scenes and old friends,
] must be allowed to enjoy the pleasant
emotions Of the occasion. I can only add
my fervent thanks to each and every men,
Der of the club, and TO ell my friends for
the generous and joyous welcome they
have extended to me in the herbor Of New
York"
Ia the evening at the splendid reception
rendered him, Mr.. Blaine SAID
Mn CHAIRMAN: 1t would be consider
able egotism on my part to take this mag
nificent demonstration as personal alto
gether to myself. Ii rather signifies the
great popular interest in the ques-
tion upon which l am supposed at
least TO have a consistent record aud
an earnest zeal. Applause. And you
have before you contest in which that
great issue Is to be settled by the Ameri-
can people for perhaps an indefinite period,
the one way or the other The year 1857
was prosperous, and the President, at its
close, proposed a radical change in the in
duStrIal system which had produced that
great prosperity, and since that day there
has been confusion in the commerce and
manufactures Of the United States. TAp-
plause The question before the American
people Is whether he and his administration
shall be sustained in that movement.
Against this the Republicans, having the
best cause have nominated the best man.
iApplause. They have given to you for
President a man of sound experience, a
man of heroic record in the war, a man of
great purity of character, q man Of great
tirmnesS and worthy of the best DAYS of the
Administration OF this country. And you
have associated with him man, whom to
New Workers need not further describe
than to say that his name is Lew z. Morton
japplause, a man of the most generous
character, of Intelligent comprehension of
affairs, Of the widest and most statesman
like views on all the public questions pend
ing before the American people.
Against this you have two gentlemen of
whom | would not speak in other terms
than those of entire personal respect. In
their Vice-Presidentlal candidate | have a
friend OF many years standing, and am a
personal admirer of Judge Thurman, but l
beg you to observe that at critical period
In this country the Vice President, George
no1l ~, s,,, 80 !
destroyed the protective tariff of 1912. If
you DO not prevent them, Mr.. Thurman will
be in a position to re-enact the vote of
George NJ. Dallas in 1852. Therefore, the
more amiable aud the more able man may
be the worse Will be his influence before
the American people, Applause
"Now, gentlemen, know that in discuss
Ing the question of protective tariff we are
always pointing out what England is doing.
] have been in England for some months,
and l found in English public opinion
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 Glad
stone and Salisbury; they are divided even
upon the continuance of the House Of Lords,
and they're not absolutely unanimous in
support of the monarchy. Laughter and
applause.l But there is one opinion they
are united on, and that is that 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.l Now
] have no objection 10 their right of opinion,
and if had II would amount 10 nothing;
nor do l intend to speak disrespectfully of
the English, Tor | have received at their
hands very graceful and very cordial hos