Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-17
Hon. James G.. Blaine,
AMERICAS GREATEST
STATESMAN. Is We'll
COINED HOME.
HIS Speech alta Recep'jon Ten
dered HIM by tie Working.
men of Mem York

Or the evening of Hon. James
G., Blaine's arrival in New York
cty-last Friday-thc working peo-
pie of that city gave him a recep-
ton at which he made the follow
ing speech;
"MR. CHArRMAN:-It would be
considerable egotism on my part to
take this magnificent demonstra
ton as personal altogether to my
self. 1t rather signifies the great
popular interest in the question up
on which | am supposed at least to
have consistent record and earnest
zeal. Applause] You have here
before you n contest in which that
great issue is to be settled bv the
American people for perhaps an
indefinite period, the one way or
the other. The year 1887 was
prosperous and the President at its
close proposed radical change in
the industrial system, which had
produced that great prosperity, and
since that day there has been con-
fusion in the commerce and manu-.
features 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 him,
the Republicans having the best
cause, have nominated the best man.
[ Applause.
They have given to you for Pres
identa man of sound experience, a
man OF heroic record in the war, a
man OF great purity of character, a
man of great firmness and worthy of
the best days of the administration
in this country. And you have as
sociated with him man whom TO
New Workers ! need not further de
scribe than to say his name is Levi
I. Morton. Applause.
a man of the most generous char
acter, of intelligent comprehension
of the affairs, of the widest and most
statesmanlike views on all public
questions pending before the Amer
lean people. Against this YOU have
two gentlemen of whom | would
not speak in terms other than those
OF entire personal respect. In their
Nice-Presidentlal candidate l have
friend of many years standing.
and l am personal admirer of
Judge Thurman. But | beg you to
observe that at a critical period in
this country the Vice President.
George NJ. Dallas, in casting vote
in tied Senate DESTROYED the pro.
tective tariff of 1912. If you do not
prevent them Mr.. Thurman will be
in position to re enact the vote of
George M. Dallas in 1912. There
fore the more amiable and the more
able man may be. the worse will
be his influence before the American
people. Applause.
Now, gentlemen, l know that in
discussing the question of protec-
tive tariff we are always pointing
out what England is doing. / have
lately been III England for some
months and | found in English
public opinion very great differ.
ence OF opinion upon almost all
questions. They are about divided
on the forcible policy of Gladstone
and Salisbury; they are divided
even upon the continuance of the
House of Lords and they are not
absolutely unanimous in support of
the monarchy. Laughter and ap.
plause But there is one opinion
they are un ted on and that is that
Hon. Grover Cleveland, President
of the United States, embodies in
his position the regular form of rev.
enue and Free Trade for the United
States which they like. [ Applause. /
am glad that this meeting IS
called in the name of the laboring
people, because this question IS
from first to last, from skin TO core
and back to skin against question
of labor. Loud applause.
If you will agree to live in as
poor a house and eat as poor food
and receive as low wages as the
people in England receive we can
produce as cheap goods as a Demo
cratic administration wants to see
| Laughter and applause. But il
will be otherwise if you wish TO bet
ter your condition and if Won want
the industrial system of protection
interests that prevail in his country
now to be maintained. The SAVINGS
OF the wage workers Of ENGLAND
Scotland and Ireland, as | said TO.
day to Massachusetts gentleman.
are not near as great as lie tonight
in savings banks of Massacbusetts
to the credit Of the wage workers
Of that small State; and If Won turn
the administration Of this Renublic
to-day into Free Trade channels
you may not expect those great saw.
ings, FOR YOU will put our laborino
men throughout the country int
competition with the laborino mer
OF Great Britain, and in the course
OF hye or ten years you will make
them as poor upon this side of the
water as they are upon the other
will not, in this campaign. stor
to argue the question upon anv 9th.
or basis. / shall hold this question
from the beginning to the end as :
question that interests every man
woman and child in the country tba,
depends upon daily labor for dali,
bread. Applause
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