Telegram-herald., 1888-08-11
BLAINE'S WELCOME
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Nzs YosE. Aus I0-Ths CITY OF New
York ~zs boarded evs miles OF sandy
Hook ~ith al auehOF. Ssiling high tide 20
cross tbs s.f. by representatives OF TIE
press. The voyage uss pleasant snd IN
eysRtfUi ons Mr. blaine Is well and had
not suffered from sea sickness. lie said
that he vas q eIoeilsst heallh aud that The
o'clock the ,taIin met the City Of New
York outside the NsrEows The Starin
turned about and OOth vessels steamed up
the bay. bow aBd bow Cheer after che er
aFOse from the dscGs Of the StsTin. although
as Jet Il vas lnpOssio.e 10 distinguish Mr..
blaines form among the 400 who stood
on tue dscks oi the huge steamer A tue
sesssis ueared s4ch otaer Bisine's form was
a. last made out. standing In group Of
friends on Ihs upper deck, forward. AS
cheer alter eneer arose Blaine bowed re-
esLediy.
The Chicago Blaine Clubs little tug had
been the nrst 10 greet the steamer. aud
hung undsr its wing While the Chicago
men eheered. the Cappss band on the Stsrin
played Home Again" Home, Sweet
Home. and star Spsngled Banner.
while advancing up the quarantine. When
both vessels came TO snekor, aud as the
starin ran over under the side of the City
OF New York. Sir. Blainss face and form
were plainly visible 10 sveTv one on board.
Cheer after cheer broke forth. handker-
chiefs and nags were waved. Cries of
"Blaine." James e.. Blaine. aud No
irse tsade" arose. and the utmost enthus-
iasm prevailed. At last, al 9.l5 O'Clock. 10
the music OF Hail TO the Chief. Mr..
Blaine got on board the Starin, escorted Dy
Whitelaw Reid aud Mr.. Poole.
MIR. Bartlett. OF the New York Republi-
eau club. delivered a speech of welcome. 10
which MIR. Blaine replied: TO enable you
TO appreciate this welcome each and every
Que oi you should be absent from home
and country for long period of fourteen
months. | am sure you can have little con-
ceptlon OF the great gratincstion of that in
slant when | saw the shores of the Great
Republic. / cannot tell you how deeply
grateful am To be remembered in this
manner. tbs scene L shall never forget,
an occasion | assure you | appreciate from
the depth of my heart, shadowed only by
tue sad event which has greeted US as the
first piece of American news we heard-the
death Of Sheridsn-a man who was above
party and stood for the union of the states.
Shouts OF Good With that exception
my arrival upon my native shore Is unat-
tended by anything but jov and happiness"
Mr.. Blaine then spoke of the campaign,
referring chiefly to the wages OF American
workmen and incidentally dwelling on pro-
lection.
While Blaine was speaking the cabin was
packed TO It's utmost limits. Heads were
thrust through the windows from without
eager 10 hssr every word. The greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed and every poin. made
was quickly seized on and cheered. An
outburst of cheering followed the conclu-
sion OF the brief speech. Blaine wa. then
escorted into the ladies' saloon, where he
received q number OF friends. A little while
afterwsrd be assembled TO the saloon on the
upper deck and received the congratulations
OF all. having pleasant word for all who
greeted him. While there be was handed
an address by Edward Fitz William, of
Boston. representing the Workingmen's
Protective Union of Massachusetts. He
also was presented with an address by
Murat Halstead, representing the Young
Mems Blaine Club of Cincinnati.
Seated in the reading room Of the Fifth
ayenus hotel was Levi r. Morton. and
about the corridors were Whitelaw Reid,
Vim. Walter Phelps, Murat Halstead,
Chairman Quay. of the National Commit
tee. and Thos. Z. Plat. At III o'clock Mr..
Blaine arrived. He was greeted with gen
eral cheers. He went Immediately to the
Stsrin, which was meanwhile steaming up
North River with the band cheering and
the passengers ndnlging in frequent cheers.
All along the river. escorted by the police
boat patrol, the Chicago Blaine clubs tug
aud other vessels, while q constant series OF
shril salutes from steamboats, which passed
marked the progress to Twenty -secOnd-st
pier, where Blaine and all on board dsem-
bsrked and the police landed from the pa
troll and presented order while others al
ready stationed at the entrance prevented
the large crowd waiting in the street from
surging in.
Blai1e was escorted to an open carriage
by Poole and Bartlett and was driven to the
Firth Avenue Hotel. Mrs. Blaine, Miss
Blaine Miss Dodge Walker Blaine, Mr..
and Mrs. James G. Blaine jr. and others Of
the party were driven TO the hotel. Blaine
went TO his room but the cries of speech
brought him 10 the head of the stairs when
he said: Just q word. / thank you for this
tribute. 1t IS the grsndsst sight and the
most cheerful sound | have heard for a
year"
lie then went to bis suite of apartments
prepared for him. where his family had
already gone. Ii consists of i've rooms
situated on Tventy-third-st. and Fifth-sve.,
the corner Of the second floor.
The workIngmsn's Demonstration.
Nav YoRK, Aug. i0.-At o'clock the
crowd in and around Madison Square num-
bered many thousands. They shouted
Justly for Blaine. Hsrriso and Morton
stephen h. Elsins and waktsr Blaine We e
conspicuous in the stand. At $50
Chairman f. Austin Ford called
the lsbor mems meeting to order
and after few words of triute TO Mr..
Blaine, sent a band TO the hotel balcony to
serensde the distinguished guest The
band played Marching Through Georgis."
the crowd adding their voices to the music
Home. Sweet Home" vas then rendered
and in : fs- minutes a storm of applause
burst forth as Mr. Blaine made his appear
snce. tie came from the hotel lssn-
ing on the Arm Of Levi r. Morton and fol-
l8~ad by ex-senator Plat. General Alger.
Walker sud Emmons Blaine and q
cofumitfsa ~ escort When he appeared
David Hesly read an address 70 Mr.. Blaine
ia behalf o. fhe vorkingmsn Of Ner York
Blaine wss then introduced, and after the
applause suasiied, spoke about twenty
ainutss. Toe speech uss received ~ith
sorms ~ enthusiasm. After The speech
ended Blaine returned 70 the hotel.
Neither Was slizhses.