Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1884 — BLAINE. [ARTICLE]

BLAINE.

His Toor Among the Buckeyes. Mr. Blaine, accompanied by Emery Storrs, ex-Senator Brace, ex-Gov. Foster, Senator Plumb, and others, left Toledo for Cincinnati on the morning of Tuesday, the 30th ult. The train stopped at Tiffin, where a large crowd had gathered about the depot, and the Republican candidate spoke as follows: “When I was a schoolboy in Sputhern Ohio, forty-three years ago, this portion of the country presented a very different appearance from what it presents to-day. Those forty-three years have been divided between Democratic rule and Republican rule, and I leave the voters of Northwestern Ohio to say under which there has been more rapid progress, not only in this section, but throughout the whole of this beautiful State, and, leaving you that subject to meditate upon, I leave you the whole controversy of 1884. I thank you for this magnificent reception. I see in the assemblageevidences of peace, plenty, and prosperity, such as are rarely equaled anywhere in the world and never surpassed. It is in your own hands to say whether we shall enter upon a series of doubtful and dangerous experiments." Speeches were also made by Messrs. Bruce and Storrs. At Kenton, the home of Gen. Robinson, Republican candidate for Secretary of State, Mr. Blaine was introduced to the crowd and said: “I am very glad to be welcomed in the home of Gen. Robinson, for the candidacy of Gen.' Robinson, indorsed by this vast assemblage, is an important prelude to the national election of 1884, and the candidacy of Gen. Robinson, if sustained by Ohio, goes far to settle that contest. You see, therefore, what your duty is, and it is fortunate for Ohio that the candidate selected to register her expression of ponular opinion is a man trusted in every civil station, and with an enviable record as a soldier. So that the candidate is as strong as the cause, and no candidate can be stronger than the Republican cause.” At Urbana, Where a large Republican meeting was in progress, Mr. Blaine was received with loud cheers, and made a brief political address, in which he said that the great wealth of the West was acquired under Republican rule, and was due to the influence of a wise financial system and the encouragement of a high protective tariff, and urging his hearers to vote the Republican ticket. At Springfield, where all the workshops had been closed to enable the workmen to see the cand date, Mr. Blaine spoke for a few minutes, confining his remarks solely to the tariff issue. It was late in the evening when the train reached Dayton, where a large crowd had gathered to welcome the Republican candidate. He was received with loud cheers, and spoke as follows: “This vast assemblage of people is far beyond the reach of the human voice. A man might just as well stand at the tip-end of Cape Race and address the Atlantic Ocean in a storm. But the effect of this grand spectacle is far beyond human expression, and speaks more eloquently than words for the Republican cause. When I left home I heard that Ohio lacked enthusiasm. If this be a lack of enthusiasm, I would like to see you genuinely stirred up. This is a campaign of businessmen, of the manufacturer, of the mechanic, of the farmer—n short, of every one who has a dollar to earn or a dollar to save. It is a campaign intended u give protection to American labor, a campaign for America and not tor any other country. I believe in that kind of a campaign. The voice of the State of Ohio cannot and will not be doubtful. In that belief I leave it to you. and b.d you a cordial adieu." Mr. Bl ine rest’d at Dayton during the night, and the following morning visited the Soldiers’ Home and made a brief talk. Then the journey by rail was resumed. The first stop was made at Hamilton, where Mr. Blaine was driven to a stand in front of the Court-House, from which he spoke as follows: Citizens of Ohio, it is now forty years since the question of a protective tariff engaged the attention of the American people as profoundly as it does to-day. It was in the contest between Mr. ('lav and Mr. Polk in 1844 that the great' national debate on the question took place,and the protective tariff was defeated.not by the popular vote, but by the bad faith of the party which

succeeded in the election, and I bee to call your attention,the attention of a large manufacturing population, to the fact that the policy of protecting American ind stry has never been defeated in the United States by the popular vote. A contrary policy has been forced on the people at different times through the bad faith of their representatives, bnt never. I repeat, by the popular vote upon a deliberate appeal to the people jn their primary capacity. It therefore would seem to be the duty of the people of the United States, if by a majority they believe in the policy of protection, to see to it that the party is sustained which can be trusted to uphold it Yes, but said a gentleman to me yesterday, “ Protection does not always secure abundant prosperity; there are a great many idle men now in the country." Well, grant it; there has never yet been a policy devised by the art of man that will insure through all times and seasons a continuous flow of prosperity. But the question is whether over a given series of years there has not been a larger degree of prosperity to the people under the policy of protection than under the policy of tree trade. The question is to be gauged and tested, not by the experience of a single year, but by the experience of a series of years. We have had a protective tariff now for more than two decades, and I ask you whether there has ever been another period in which the United States has made such progress as during the last twenty years. But it is true now and then there will come a little lull and a little reaction in business. There will come a little lull and a little reaction even in the laws of nature. You had a great drought in Ohio this year, but you do not on that account avow that you will have no more rains On the contrary, you are the more firmly persuaded that rain is the only element that will restore the fertility to your soil, verdure to your fields, and richness to your crops. So in this little slough, this little dullness in the business of the country, the one great element that can be relied on to restore prosperity is the protective tariff. The question, then, is for Ohio to decide. On the fourteenth day of this month you will have an opportunity to tell the people of the United States whether yon believe in that doctrine. If you do, you will secure not only its continuance, but its permanent triumph. But if, on the other hand, you should falter and fall back, it might produce disaster elsewhere. The responsibility is on you. Is your courage equal to your responsibility? FYes," “yes.”] Is your confidence equal to your courage? Fit is," “it is."] Then I have nothing more to say except to bid you good-by. Mr. Blaine's reception at Cincinnati was enthusiastic. As soon as he appeared people cheered and yelled, and pressed around him so that it was impossible to keep an avenue open by which he and his party could reach their carriages. Mr. Hanna, of the Republican State Committee, and Judge Foraker escorted Mr. Blaine, and they had to struggle out through the cheering crowd. Once in the carriage, Mr. Blaine was driven slowly along Fourth street. The sidewalks were fully occupied all the way. A great many windows were decorated, and every window and door-way was crowded with spectators. The carriage was driven to the Burnet House, where, in response to calls for a speech, Mr. Blaine appeared on the balcony and said: "I thank you and all the good people of Cincinnati for this cordial, hearty and magnificent reception." In the evening Mr. Blaine was escorted by the reception committee to the Exposition Building, which was already crowded. For a while Mr. Blaine held an Informal reception in the Commissioners’ office, where some gentlemen and many ladies were presented to him. Then he was escorted to the stage, and, upon being introduced, was greeted with an outburst of applause from all parts of the great hall. Mr. Blaine made a brief address of a non-political character. Senator Sherman, Judge Foraker, and Congressman Follett also made remarks. After the speaking Mr. Blaine was given a complimentary dinner by the Commissioners of the Exposition. The occasion was, of course, entirely non-political, and there was no speaking at the dinner, at which several locally distinguished Democrats were present Mr. Blaine spent Thursday, the 2d Inst., in Cincinnati, receiving many callers during the day. He received Republican delegations from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky. Louisiana, West Virginia, and Tennessee, who requested him to visit their States. He consented to go to Indians, Illinois, and West Virginia, and expressed regret that he could not visit other States named. During the day he visited the Chamber of Commerce, where he was loudly cheered, and made a short speech. In the evening there was an immense parade of Republican marching clubs, which was reviewed by Messrs. Blaine and Logan, who were stationed on a piazza of the Burnett House. Mr. Blaine left Cincinnati on the morning of Friday, the 3d inst., for Columbus, where the Republicans had prearranged another big demonstration, many thousands of uniformed torch-bearers appearing in the parade.