Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-15
BLAINE'S REMARKS
The Guest at Ophir Farm
Makes a Speech.
REID's NE1GHBoRs HIS AUDIENCE

And the Porch of the Mansion His Ros-
trum-Patrick Egan and Chauncey NJ.
Depew Also Address the Gathering
Springer at Alton, Ill, Replies to Sher-
mans Attack the Democratic Finan-
cial PIank-An Allegation from North
Carolina Regarding Mrs. Lease-Daven-
port Declines to Testify.
WHITE PLAINS, n. ", Oct. 15.-James
Blaine made a speech last evening lie
spoke earnestly and with much of his old
time vigor. His speech wasn't advertised
and was entirely impromptu and made to
n gathering of citizens of White Plains and
the surrounding villages who called at
Ophir Farm TO serenade the eX-secretary.
AS soon as he heard that they were coming
Blaine said he would speak to them. There
were number of callers at the farm yes
terday, among them Chauncey NJ. Depew.
r.. c. Kerens and Patrick Egan, and they
all dined together.
Like an English Hastings.
The gathering of residents was like an
English hustings. When the word went
round that it was proposed to serenade
Blaine the whole country side hitched up
its teams and came to Ophir Farm from all
directions in carriages, omnibusses,
wagons and buckboards. Many ladies
were present, and the meeting represented
every walk of life The lawn in front of
Reid's residence was covered with people,
and the scene was enlivened by torch
light procession of the colored Republican
club of White Plains and the Portchester
Republican club with band.
Blaine Takes the Platform.
When the audience was gathered Blaine
stepped out to the porch, and was greeted
with cheers. He said
"I should be ChurliSh indeed If did not
make response to your call after you have
come several miles to this beautiful home
of Mr.. Reid. At the same time am not
making speeches in the canvass, for reasons
well known to my friends and which have
no connection whatever with politics. Gen
orally administrations in presidential
election are challenged on account of the
condition of the business of the country,
and | submit that the Republican admins
tration of President Harrison can trium-
phantly endure such a test. | doubt If,
since the government 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
prosperity throughout the whole domain
of trade.
The manufactures of Gotham.
Il might appeal to New York if the city
mas ever passed. Il StdSOl SATISFACTORY
in financial respects than for the past two
years, or in which the general effect on cap
ital and labor has been more prosperous.
The opponents of the Republican party
always represent New York as n CONNER
cial city and not manufacturing one, and
yet the product of the manufactures of this
city alone is 100000, 900. Anything that
would cripple that great interest would
cripple the metropolis seriously and to
very hurtful extent. More men in New
York get their living from pursuits pro-
tected by the tariff than from any other
source.
Where Most of the Men Work.
q know New York is the center 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 man
ufactures. Nor if you go west, where the
Democrats this year are making considera-
bic effort and doing vast amount of
boasting, will you find it different? Take
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana or Illinois and the
products of manufactures are greater in
pecuniary amount than the products of ag-
ricUlture in these four great agricultural
states.