The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-15
BLAINE TALKS At OPHIR
Makes a Short Speech to Mr.,
Reid's Neighbors.
NOT LIKELY TO SPEAK AGAIN,

WHITE PLAINS, N Y, Oct 15.-From
the porch of the Vice Presidential candi. |
dates home at Ophir Farm at o o'clock |
last night James G. Blaine delivered his
long looked for speech on the issues OF
the present campaign. He spoke before
an audience composed of nearly 1000 OF
the voters of Westchester county, and in
response to sereuade by number of un
formed Republicans of the district.
1t had long been a matter of earnest
solicitation on the part of Mr.. Blaine's
friends and the Republican leaders that
he should give utterance to his opinions
on the issues of the campaign, but it,
lookk all along exceedingly doubtful
whether even the opportunities of his
friends could bring the statesman again
before the public
Mr.. Blaine decided to make his brief
and only speech OF this campaign yester-
day afternoon.
BY the time dinner was over last even
ing distinguished visitors from all parts
of the surrounding country be-
gan TO pour into the corridors of Ophir
Farm Mansion.
Among the clubs in attendance were
the Colored Harrison and Reid Campaign
Club of White Plains, the Whitelaw Reid
Republican Club of Portchester, and the
Harrison and Reid Republican Club Of
Rye.
There was great cheering when Mr..
Reid and Mr. Blaine appeared. Mr.
Blaine said in part:
"FELLow CITIZENS OF New YoRK-I
should be churlish, indeed, if L did not
make response to your call after you have
come several miles to this beautiful home
of Mr.. Reid on a pleasant October even
ing. At the same time / am not making
speeches III the canvass, for reasons which
are well known to my friends, and which
have no connection whatever with poll
tics Generally, administrations in a
Presidential election are challenged on
account Of the condition of the business
of the country, and / submit that the Re
publican Administration of President
Harrison can triumphantly endure such
a test.
81 doubt if, since the Government of
the United States was instituted, any
body, at any time, has seen what we call
"good times" so general, taking in so
many interests and spreading prosperity
throughout the whole domain of trade
l might appeal to New York if the city
has ever passed a season more satisfactory
in financial results than for the past two
years, in which the general effect on
| Capital and Labor has been more pros
porous.
''More men in New York get stheir liy-
ing from pursuits protected by the tariff
than from any other source. / know
| New York is the centre of our commerce,
| the great entrepot of our trade; but all
the men engaged in commercial affairs
in and about New York are smaller in
numbers than the men engaged in manu-
factures.
Nor, if you go West, where the Demo-
| Gratis this year are making considerable
effort and doing a vast amount of boast
ing, will you find it different Take
! Ohio, take Michigan, take Indiana, take
| Illinois, and the products of mauufactor-
les are greater in pecuniary amount than
the products Of agriculture in these four
| great agricultural States; so l think that
when it happens to Democratic orators
who are on the wing trying to arouse the
| hostility of these States against the pro-
tective tariff they will encounter a senti-
ment of which they have not dreamed.
"Ihe amount of their farm mort
cages rolls up into the millions You
W ould suppose it fabulous that the
mount of money they embrace would
ever have have been so invested. This is
not so among the farmers Of New York.
IL is not so among the farmers OF New
Jersey. 1t is not so among the farmers
of Connecticut. It is not so among the
farmers of Pennsylvania. 1t is not so
among the farmers OF any State near by
whose condition can be easily learned,
but by a singular fatality it is the
Western States chat have got all these
farm mortgages burdening them and
taking the life out of the people
"The tariff, so the Democratic papers
say, is the origin Of plutocratic govern
ment. When wealth shall rule and poor
men shall not get their rights, shall
venture to challenge all statements of
that kind, and l shall make the Demo
cratic accusers the judges in the case.
"a careful examination of the list of
wealthy men in the country has been pub
lished and has demonstrated the fact to
be quite the reverse, to such an extent,
indeed, that in the City of New York,
taking the first one hundred and fifty
great fortunes, not three, not two, not
more than one would be considered as de-
rived from manufacturing investments.
Il have word to say about the Irish
vote. / see it stated that the Democrats
boast OF having the mass of them in their
ranks this year. 1t is one of the mys-
teries of politics that a question which
interests England so supremely, which is
eanyassed almost as much in London as
1t is in New York. should have the Irish
vote on the side Of great Britain.
n know this appeal has frequently
been made to the Irish voters, but make
It with emphasis now, for l am unwilling
TO believe that with light and knowledge
before them they Will deliberately be or
the side of their former oppressors."
After Mr.. Blaine had finished his speech
there were loud cries for Minister Egan,
who made speech that was loudly
cheered.
The people present had not enough OF
speeches, and DIR. Depew was called upon.
He made witty address that was greeted