Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-10-21

Him and Manage to Draw Him Ont.
Present Administration Given the En-
dorsement of the Man from Maine.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct. 15.-James
G. 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
D. IN. that the residents of White Plains
and the surrounding villages intended
serenading him at Ophir Farm, the resi-
denco of Whitelaw Reid, the ex-secre-
tary turned to his host and said, "Then
I will speak to them"
MIR. Reid invited rather formidable
gathering to dine with Mr.. Blaine, but
1t was congenial party and very
pleasant one. There We're present
Chauncax M. Depew. Charles W. Hack
ett, chairman of the Republican state
executive comlnittcc;' William Brook
field, chairman of the New York county
committees; National Committeeman
Hobart of New Jersey, Kerens of Mis-
souri,, and Hahn of Ohio; w. III. Robert
son, ex-collcctor of the port of New
York; Solomon Hirsch, ex-minister to
Turkey, and Patrick Egan, minister to
Chill.
A Gathering of Citizens.
While they We're dining, word was
passed that Mr. Blaine was to be given
a reception by tho citizens of White
Plains. The news went by telephone
to Portchester, Coscob, and even to
Rye, eight miles away. The result was
remarkable. Ats o'clock buggies be-
gan to arrive from all directions Many
ladies were present and men of all walks
i'll life from the retired merchant to the
town blacksmith. The broad porch was
soon filled with ladies and their escorts,
while the men stood i'll groups on the
lawn. At . o'clock brass band, fol-
lowed by Il atorchlight procession marched
up the driveway from the south. Itwas
the colorcd Republican club of White
Plains. They We're followed by the
Portclester Republican club, also led
by band and carrying torches. The
two bodies of men ranged in line i'll
front of the entrance to the Reid man.
sion. Mr.. Blaine was loudly chcered on
his appearances. He spoke as follows:
FnI.l.ow CITIZENS OF NEW YoRE-I should
be churlish, Indeed, if did not ln:,kcre ponsc
to your crli alter you have come tn this b b.au-
tiful home OF Mr.. Reid. on IL pleasant October
evening. AT the same time | am not making
speeches in this canvass for reasons that are
woll known to my friends and which have no
connection whatever with politics. Gcncr-
| ally, administrations In pre- .idential election
ure challenged on account of the condition of
busin of the country and submit the Re-
publican administration of President llarri-
SON can triumphanily endure such IL test. l
doubt IT, since tho government of tie United
States was instituted anybody at any time
has seen what W. call "-ood tiE!cs" SO gen
era, taking in SO many intcres; s,ana spreading
prosperity throughout the whole domain of
trade.
The oppon .n:a of tho Republican party al
ways represcn, New York rs commercial
city and net IL manufacturing one, and yet the
products of the manutactories of that city
alone are S7U,tU).uOl. Anything that would
cripple that great interest would cripple tho
| metropolis serious and to Il very hurtful eY-
tent. More men in New York get their iiv-
in. from pursuits protected by the tariff than
from any other source. know New York is
the centre of our commerce, but all the men
New York ur. smaller in numbers than the
| men cnsugei ii manufactures. Nor if you
go West,>w the Democrat, say they are
making considerable effort and doing IL vast
| amount OF boasting, will you find 1t different.
Take Michigan, Ohio, Indiana or Illinois and
| the products OF mnnufactories are greater in
pecuniary amount than the products of agri-
culture in those four great agricultural states.
We learn from the Democratic party that
these Western state, are i'll 4 desperate condi-
| tion. The amount Of their farm mortgages
| roll up into The millions You would
| suppose it fabulous that the amount
of money they eiabrace could ever have been
| 30 invested. This is not so among the farm
ers in New York; it IL not 80 among the farm
ers in New Jersey: 1t is not SO among the
| farms of Connecticut: it is not SO among the
| farmers Of T. lnsy .vania; it is not so among
| the farmers OF my state near by whose con-
| dition can easily bs learned, but by n singular
| fatality il is tao Western states that have got
| all these farm mortgages burdening them and
taking the lif out of the people. do not like
| to state that these gentlemen have voluntarily
| misrepresented the facts. but before accepting
| them as such you will do well and wisely to
| demand the proof. The tariff, So the Demo-
cratic papers say, is tho orisin of plutocratic
government when wealth shall rule and the
| poor man shall not get their rights. l shall
venture to .hallenge all statements of that
| kind and shall make the Democratic &C
cuSerS tue Judges Ill inc cdSe. n care
! full estimation of the list of wealthy men in
this country, published. has demonstrated the
| fact to be quite tho reverse to such an extent.
indeed, that in the city of New York, taking
the first fifteen fortunes, not three not two not
more than one would be considered us derived
| from manufacturing investments.
| II "a word to say about the Irish vote. 1
sec stated that the Democrats boast of hav-
| ing the Irish in their ranks. That they would
render England such favor by voting the
Democratic ticket is one Of the mysteries of
politics. BY voting for protection they can
| oefy all the Vaccinations of the Democratic
party for FREQ trade and put their influence in
favor of honest home made material against
the foreign market of England
know my appeal has been frequently made
| to the Irish voters, but make it with cmpha-
sis now, for am unwilling to believe that
with the light of the knowledge before them
| they will deliberately be on the side Of their
| former oppressors. l think shall rely on my
| good friend. Egan, the brilliant and successful
| minister to Chili-whom feel especially glad
to meet at Mr.. Reid's table this evening-I
| think must rely on him to intercedc with his
countrymen-his countrymen in two senses
| not to aid the Democratic party in lowering
| the standard and the wages of American
| labor by their potential votes and their poten-
| tial numbers.
Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Egan were called
upon and made short speeches.