, 1888-10-25
THE IDEAL OF ALL.
Blaine Enthusiastically We'll
coined In Chicago.
THOUSANDS IN THE PARADE.
General Harrison Receives The Drum
mers, and Thurman Arouses En-
thusiasm In Democratic Hearts.


Blaine was the central figure. The occa-
sion was his first public appearance here
since the national convention in this city
when that body named him as the candi.
date of the party. A parade of 10000
men was reviewed by the famous leader,
less than two squares from the Audito.
rum place, where his successor had been
chosen. Prior to the review, two mann
moth meetings, either one rivalling the
convention gathering in the Auditorium,
were addressed by MIR. Blaine. The meet
ines took place in the buildings side by
side, an arrangement necessary owing to
the lack for any single hall large enough
to hold the crowds desiring to be present.
A feature OF the procession was the con-
centrating of the sentiment expressed in
the numerous notices displayed. Almost
all were on single line of thought. The
long route of the procession was
SSt north ''0sa0a' q the on f,"St as
on Michigan avenue. for half a dozen
blocks, the concourse of people was some-
thing extraordinary. The avenue is
bounded on one side by broad expanse
of lake and the park and over this great
sweep of green sword, people were massed
in thousands. Their object evidently was
not to see the marchers, for that was i'm
possible. Every eye seemed fixed on
little stand erected over the entrance to
the Leland hotel, from which Blaine was
expected to view the parade. He did not
do so, however. but kept on the inside of
one of the large windows of the hotel
waving his white handkerchief and being
cheered again and again. About 1000
people in Battery d armory we're the ones
who heard Mr. Blaine make the grafton
of the evening An equal number in the
cavalry armory adjoining. He spoke few
words, after excusing himself from an ad-
dress and contining himself to a brief ref
erence to the enthusiasm for protection
which he had witnessed everywhere on his
trip. After Blaine commenced speaking
in the first hall, both doors of the armory
were closed and hundreds were turned
away. Even with this precaution both
armories were uncomfortably crowded.
Mr.. Blaine spoke with his old-time force
and his remarks were received with en-
tbusiasm. Facing the vast crowd in Bat
terry ID, he said:
BLAINE's SPEECH.
After referring to the important results
achieved by the twenty.four years of re-
publican rule, Mr.. Blaine said: The
republicans contend that the general
welfare of the country has not been pro-
NOTED by the democratic administration,
and that the democratic promises of re-
form have been signally disregarded and
tramped upon. They contend its admin.
istration has been against the material
welfare of the country; that 1T has not
maintained the national honor and that 1T
threatens the impairment of our industrial
system whereby, under the protective
tariff the country advanced rapidly in
power and prosperity (cries that's true
The republicans arraign Cleveland for fall-
ing short of lis promises wherewith HIS
administration was inaugurated ana for
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which his words inspired, They arraign
him for his failure to improve the civil
service as he promised In every form of
words in which his official pledges could
be expressed. Instead of reform there has
been constant deterioration. Instead of
curing the system of partisan removals the
president has developed it to such all ex-
tent that more officers have been removed
from office during the present administra-
cal reasons, than by any OF
his predecessors in office, even
though three may be selected who
were eight years each in the presidential
chair. The spoils system, instead OF be.
ing rooted up as the president promised.
has been developed more intensely than
ever before, ,and the assessment of office
holders mas been so notorious that the
chairman of the democratic national COM
mittee takes his station in one of the
hotels in Washington, within sight of the
white house, and as | read from q con-
zratulatory dispatch published in demo-
cratic paper, receives the assurance of
contributions from more than 100 office
holders in one day. The republicans
arrai1n the president for having surren-
dered the rights of the country in the fish
manner derogatory to the dignity OF the
nation, and in utter disregard of the
rights of the fishermen.
THE PENSION vEToEs.
The republicans arraien Cleveland for his
cruel disregard OF the rights OF the. poor
and needy soldiers, who incurred their dis
tress and their poverty in the service OF
| their nation, and who, by the interpositlon
of the presidents vetoe, were deprived of
the pittance voted them by the republican
senate and the democratic house. Not
only has the president vetoed the general
bill passed for the relief OF all needy and
dependent soldiers, but in more than 200
cases of peculiar and personal suffering,
the president has lnterposed his power to
prevent these creditors of the nation re.
ceiving their just dues. His vetoe bills
both general and personal have thrust
thousands of soldiers for their daily sub
sistence upon the humilitsting alternatives
of private character on the, pub
arraign the president. not merely for
the veto of pensions, but for
his general and dangerous use of
the veto power which is without pre-.
cedent ia the previous history OF
the country, and altogether beyond
the conception or imagination of those
who framed the constitution. Jefferson,
whom the democrats have politically
deied and the founder of their party, had
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tinRuished by the troubles of the same
periods and by events of great moment,
and yet he never found occasion even once
for using tie veto, so great was his re-