Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-10-19
SPEECH BY BLAINE
THE -Ex-sEcRETARY EBREAKs HIS
SILENCE BY A SHORT ADDRESS.

Residents Of White Plains serenade Him
Him and Manage to Draw Him Out.
Present Administration Given the En-.
dorsement of the Man from Maine.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct. 15.-James
q. Blaine has spoken. The magnetic
man Of Maine has thrown the weight Of
his utterances into the campaign. His
speech was delivered under unique cir
cumstances. There were no cut and
dried arrangements, no public hall, no
set programme, but when informed at 5
p. m. that the residents Of White Plains
and the surrounding villages intended
serenading him at Ophir Farm, the resi-
dence of Whitelaw Reid, the ex-secre-
tary turned to his host and said, "Then
will speak to them"
Mr.. Reid invited rather formidable
gathering to dine with Mr.. Blaine, but
it was congenial party and very
pleasant one. There were present
Chauncey M. Depew. Charles W. Hack
EFT, chairman of the Republican state
executive committees; William Brook
field, chairman of the New York county
committee; National Committeeman
Hobart Of New Jersey, Kerens of Mis-
souri,, and Hahn of Ohio; w. II. Robert
son, ex-collector of the port of New
York; Solomon Hirsch, ex-minister to
Turkey, and Patrick Egan, minister to
Chill.
A Gathering of Citizens.
While they were dining, word was
passed that Mr.. Blaine was to be given
q reception by the citizens of White
Plains. The news went by telephone
to Portchester, Coscob, and even to
Rye, eight miles away The result was
remarkable. At 8 o'clock buggies be-
gan to arrive from all directions. Many
ladies were present and men of all walks
in life from the retired merchant to the
town blacksmith. The broad porch was
soon filed with ladies and their escorts,
while the men stood in groups on the
lawn. At 9 o'clock brass band, fol-
lowed by torchlight procession marched
mp the driveway from the south. TWAS
the colored Republican club Of White
Plains. They were followed by the
Portchester Republican club, also led
by q band and carrying torches. The
two bodies of men ranged in line in
front Of the entrance to the Reid man.
sion. Mr.. Blaine was loudly cheered on
his appearance. He spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS OF NEW York; should
be churlish, indeed, If did not make response
to your call after you have come to this beau
Fol - ofI n1tN
evening. AT the same time am not making
speeches in this canvass for reasons that are
well known to my friends and which have no
connection whatever with politics. Gener-
ally administrations In presidential election
are challenged on account of the condition Of
busine of the country and 1 submit the Re-
publican administration of President Harr1-
son can triumphantly endure such test. I
doubt it, since the government Of the United
States was instituted, anybody at any time
has seen what we call good tines SO gen.
eral, taking in so many interests,and spreading
prosperity throughout the whole domain of
trade.
1he opponents of the Republican party al
ways represent New York as O. commercial
city and not q manufacturing one, and yet the
products of the manufactures of that city
alone are $70JC0J,00J. Anything that would
cripple that great interest would cripple the
metropolis seriously and to q very hurtful ex-
tent. More men In New York get their iliv-
Ing from pursuits protected by the tariff than
from any other eource. know New York is
the centre of our commerce, but all the men
engaged In commercial affairs in and about
New York are smaller in numbers than the
men engaged i'll manufactures. Nor il you
go West, where the Democrats say they are
making considerable effort and doing vast
amount of Boosting, will you find 1t different.
Take Michigan, Ohio, Indiana or Illinois and
the products OF manufactures are greater in