The morning call., 1892-10-15
An Able Address Delivered at 0phir
Farm
TO THE FRIENDS OF WHITELlW REID.
Result OF the Conference Of Republican Leaders.
Davenport Refuses to Be Investigated by
q Congressional Committee.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, Oct. 14.-Hon.
James g. Blaine has spoken. big crowd
from The village of Westchester heard the
man from Maine. Politicians tried 10 OBJ
tam the same result. but failed.
lhe ex-Secretary, however. yielded to
popular enthusiasm and spoke. The dem
ohstration was spontaneous and arranged
on snort notice. Delegations were present
from all the surrounding towns.
Upon arrival at Ophir farm the baud
which accompanied the crowd played
several selections, and Mr.. Reid appeared
on the veranda. He was followed by
distinguished party, which had gathered to
meet the eX-Secretary.
After a few words of introduction Reid
presented Mr.. Blaine. AS the popular son
oil Maine stepped forward he was greeted
with round after round Of cheers, and when
suinclent silence had been secured Mr..
Blaine spoke in part as follows:
"Fellow-citzens of New York. / should
be churlish indeed IL / did not make a
response to your call. Atthe same time am
making up speeches in this canvass, for a
reason which is well known to my friends,
and which has no connection with
politics. Generally the Administration in
Presidential elections is challenged on
account Of the conditions of the business OF
the country, and / submit that the Repub-
lican administration of President Harrison
can triumphantly insure such q test
Applause. | doubt IL since the Gov
ernment of the United States was
Instituted anybody at any time has seen
what we call good times so general, taking
In so many interests and spreading prosper
lty throughout the whole domain OF trade.
The opponents of the Republican partv
always represents New York, a commercial
city, and not a manufacturing one, bat more
men in New York get living from the
pursuits protected by the tariff
than from any other source, but
all the men engaged In CONNER
affairs in and about New York are smaller
In numbers than those engaged in manu-
facture. Now, il you 60 West, where the
Democrats this year are making considerable
will you find it different? Take Ohio, Mich
igan, Indiana or Illinois, and the prod
ucts of the manufactures are greater
in pecuniary amount than the products of
agriculture in the agricultural States, so
think when Democratic orators try 10 arouse
the hostilities Of these States against pro-
tectlve tariff they will encounter senti-
ment of which they have not dreamed.
We learn from the Democratic party
these Western States are In desperate
condition; that the amount Of their farm
mortgages rose up into the millions. This
Is not SO among the farmers Oh new i ok,
nor among the farmers IN any State near
by, whose condition can be easily learned.
but by singular fatality 1t was the West
ern States that got all these farm mort
cages, burdening them and taking the life
out of their people,"
When quiet was restored Minister Eagan
was introduced. After few words about the
interest he took in the campaign he referred
10 Chilean affairs, and in concluding he
said: "Wbatever triumphs were wen in
the difficulty they were very far reaching,
because the attitude assumed by my
Government taught lssson to all the South
American States that while the United
STATES was willing to pursue a policy
of aid and protection. il it becomes
necessary against European Intervention.
the people in South America cannot
insult the United States flag with inn
punity. Whatever triumph was won.
say, are due to the administration l had
been sent 10 represent [Great applause. ]
Chauncey NJ. Depew followed in a brief ad-
dress. After The speeches the seren aders
were entertained in the house by Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid, assisted by Messrs. Blaine,
Depew Egan BrOkfield and Uacketts