Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-15
BLAINE TALKS AT OPHIR
Makes a Short Speech to MT
 Reid's Neighbors.
NOT LIKELY TO SPEAK AGAIN.

His Discourse Devoted Chiefly to the
 Tariff -- An Appeal to Irish Voters.
 Minister Egau and Dr. Depew Speak
 A Distinguished Company Present.
 WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct. 15.-From the porch of the Vice Presid candi- dates home at Ophir Farm at g 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 a serenade by number of un formed Republicans of the district. aaA
 It had long been a matter of earnest solicitation on the part of Mir. Blaine's friends and the Republican leaders that he should give utterance to his opinions on the issues of the campaign, but it looked all along exceedingly doubtful whether even the importunities 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 Campai gn 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 MT. Reid and MT. Blaine appeared. MT. Blaine said in part:
 "FELLow CITIZENS OF NEW YoRK-I should be churlish, indeed, if I did not make response to your call after you have come several miles to this beautiful home of MT. Reid on pleasant October even ing. At the same time am not making speeches in the canvass, for reasons which are we'll known to my friends, and which | have no connection whatever with poli- tics. Generally, administrations in 8 Presidential election are challenged on account of the condition of the business l of the country, and l submit that the Re publican Administration of President Harrison can triumphantly endure such a test.
 ''I 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. 1 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 l Capital and Labor has been more pros l porous.
 "More men in New York get atheir liv- | ing from pursuits protected by the tariff | than from any other source. l know New York is the centre of our commerce, l the great entrepot of our trade; but all | the men engaged in commercial affairs l in and about New York are smaller in numbers than the men engaged in manu- | factures.
 Nor, if you go West, where the Demo crats this year are making considerable | effort and doing vast amount of boast ing, will you find it different Take | Ohio, take Michigan, take Indiana, take Illinois, and the products of manufactor- | ies are greater in pecuniary amount than l the products of agriculture in these four great agricultural States; so 1 think that l 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. | ''The amount of their farm mort
 gages rolls up into the millions. You
 w ould suppose it fabulous that the a mount of money they embrace would ever have have been so invested. This is \. It is not so among the farmers of New Jersey. It is not so among the farmers I of Connecticut. It is not so among the farmers of Pennsylvania. It 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 that have got all these
 farm mortgages burdening them and
 taking the life out of the people.
 | ''1ba tariff the DamOcratic nannrs
 say, is the origin of plutocratc govern
 ment When wealth shall rule and poor
 men shall not get their rights, I shall
 venture to challenge all statements ot
 that kind, and I 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 tc
 be quite the reverse, to such an extent
 indeed, that in the City of New York
 taking the first one hundred and fifty l great fortunes, not three, not two, not
 more than one would be considered as de- rived from manufacturing investments.
 ''I have a word to say about the IrisI
 vote. I see it stated that the Democrat.
 boast of having the mass of them in theil ranks this year. It is one of the mys
 teries of politics that a question whicl
 interests England so supremely, which ii canvassed almost as much in London a
 it is in New York, should have the Irisl
 vote on the side of great Britain.
 &''I know this appeal has frequentl!
 been made to the Irish voters, but mak it with emphasis now, for I am unwillin, to believe that with light and knowledg
 before them they will deliberately be ol
 the side of their former oppressors.
 After MT. Blaine had finished his speecl
 there were loud cries for Minister Egan
 who made a speech that was loudl,
 cheered
 l The people present had not enough o speeches, and Dr. Depew was called upon
 He made witty address that was greete' = with laughter and applause.
 The CIeveIands Going to Chicago.