The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-24
JUDGE KELLEY.
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large mass meeting OF Republicans was held
last night In Germania Hall, Seventeenth aud Pop
lar streets. Among the assembly were many ladies'
who listened with evident interest to the addresses
The following were selected as the of1cers:-Pre-
Moore, James Nei Henry Davis, john Pearce
James Daley, William Bement, William Mathews
Jonathan Brock, John Fry William Curry, Charles
A. Miller, Thomas w. Price Secretaries, John w.
Supplee, William B. Irwin, Samuel Collins, John T.
French, John T. McGinnis, John Pedrick, James
Osborn.
Hon William d. Kelley was introduced and In
ddressing the meeting said he was embarrassed by
he reception accorded him. He was not willing
andidate, having spent the greater part Of his life
the public service but they unsolicited, had nomi-
mated him, and he was therefore before them ready
10 strike down any who assaled their interests
The egotist who had forced himself before the
people, excluding the regular Democratic candidate
would not let him pass him by in silence. He calls
himself quiet citizen, and cannot see why should
speak anything harsh OF him. He then referred to
biographical sketch of General William B. Thomas,
published in a magazine in July last, which he
asserted contained vie attacks upon his character
and which he maintained was prepared and pub
lished by and at the expense of General William b.
Thomas
in which he the speaker) was nominated he stigma
tized as lie. In former campaigns, he continued,
the DemoCLats - Iiaue ma Dolu @ Iar' anu anu open ngnt
will have to be contended with. The running of free
trade Republican candidates in districts In various
parts of the country and the absence OF Democratic
candidates in those districts is the result of policy
adopted by a conclave at washington in July last,
for the purpose of oveTthrowing the protectonist
majority of Congress. He ridiculed Mr.. Thomas for
the ideas expressed by him to the tariff, and
pecialy those referring to the tariff upon coal
In retutauon OF the charge OF William B. Thomas
that he had done nothing TO the advantage of home
manufactures, but had rather injured them by his
giving out for high tariffs, Mr. Kelley gave detailed
account Of the properties and purposes to which we
put chalk, sulphur, and other articles on which a
high tariff had formerly been paid, bat which are
now admitted free through his exertions. There
are articles, such as tea and coffee, yielding a
anyIA mt ln wit bfIt ha foy
on them has been greatly reduced In the last ses-
sion of Congress s750O0,000 taxation were lifted
from the shoulders of the American people, and a
great part OF this reduction was in quarter that
will benefit Immediately manufactures and other
industries l.H. ...
In opposition to Commissioner Wells, the great
authority of the free traders, he desired all articles
OF food that we could not raise admitted ree OF duty
but he never would cast vote that would subject
his countrymen to competition wi th labor of other
countries, the wages OF which in some Industries,
as brick making, requires the workman to take his
wife and daughters into the field to earn living.
In answer H. the charge of General Thomas that
he had sold cadetshps, he said that General Thomas
and others had reported him to the committee in
Congress; that General Thomas had procured let
ters to be written to the committee, signed with
false names, and requesting that answers might be
Sc mt to false addresses; that General Thomas knew
that the committee dismissed the charge and re-
fused to port upon it, and further that then he he
speaker made report OF the matter himself to Con-
gress and the country.
him by General Thomas in speech some nights
before denying their insinuations. AS to the ques-
General Thomas represents him as saying, through
newspaper, he never uttered nor thought Of; and
at the time at which it was alleged his sentiments
published he was Oh the Pacific Ocean, ald not
even within telegraphic communication with the
United States His remarks to the reporter who in
tervewed him on this matter were that If these
were to be regarded as mere raw material for the
production of cheap labor no one could say what
would be the consequences.
republic cannot be maintained unless the wages
of labor sufficient to keep the boys aud girls 10
school long enough. at least, to learn reading,
writing, and arithmetic. / know what | owe tU a
simple English education. Here is Gods heritage to
man let all come voluntarily to help us build up
republic not only of the United States, but OF united
mankind.
No fouer slander was ever uttered than by the
man who says am not heartily against the intro
duction OF cOolie labor into the fields and workshops
of the United States.
Resolutions adopted embracing the tariff
resolution adopted by the National Labor Congress
held at Cincinnati, viz THAT Congress should
modify the tariff as to admit free the necessares
of life and such articles as we can neither produce
grow; to levy duties for revenue only on articles
of luxury and upon such articles OF manufacture al
we can produce" Setting forth that Hon. William
ID. Kelley is the earliest and most distinguished
representative Of the laboring people OF the country
welcoming immigrants from all nations but unal
terably opposing the importation OF coolies or any
men under contracts to work for less than average
American wages and heartily endorsing his letter Il
Science Councillor United American Mechanics, anC
the Republican nominees. Addresses were made
also by William B. Mann, Esq, and others.