New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-06
THE LOCAL CONTEST.
THE GREAT WALL-sT. MEETING.
A LARGK AND ENTHUSIASTIC Observation-Disclosures

A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC Observation-Disclosures
BY SECRETARY MORRILL,
The Wall-st meeting called in response to
the awaLeued anxiety of the most prominent merchants
aud bankers in the city, view Of possible Democratic
victory presented every feature which can rem
der political gathering impressive dense
crowd filed Walst from below the Assay
Office nearly halfway up to broadway anu
extended down Broad-st. 10 the stock Exchange Inc
younger portion Of the audience could compare inc meet
us TO nothing else their experience but oloer men,
tought OF the days when Daniel Webster spoke from
tc portico Of the Merchants Exchange, and When Cen
scott presided over a vast aSsembage at Castle Garden
Shortly o'clock procession OF dry goods mer
chants about 600 IN number who, III response
to a call had assembled at Wortl-st, with Gialniass
hand marched into Wal-st under command 81 COL D.
H. Liebenan and halted before the speakers platform
ANY one VINO had ever present az an outdoor meet
u could not fail TO recognize the extraordinary chaac
ter Saturdays assenbace There were gathered 'he
chief representatives of every commercial interest
but though distinctly business mems meetus'
there was lack Of gentlemen most hEhS
esteemed in the professions No less remarkable
than the size OF the audience was the attention accorded
10 the speaker Those upon the outskirts OF the croWd
and beyond reach OF the SecreGry's voice came ana
went and walked to and iro III the endeaNof 10 s't
nearer but Within hearing distance was vast Dody o
men who neither moved spoke except To wave tne
hats and shout applause.
Il
order and made an address, III which ne spoke Tor the
Republican Reform Club, by which tle meeting was
called. He closed by introducing Theodore Roosevelt
the President of the meeting. MI Roosevelt ailer ieW
words stating the object for which the meeting was
called presented Secretary Morrill, who was received
with lOng-cOntnued applause.
secretary Morrill, said the scene before MN looheu
very much like business. The political questions Of the
past sixteen years simply Whether the halfoh
should live or perish. During that time the American
people had expended over Sll'ooOo"o"oo III
/ .lntainng and preserving the hDcru'S th"'
were supposed 70 have been organized on
is. very spot The entire expenditure OF thG Govern
a,1. s!uce 1859 amounted tud little les, thab ny ca
billions of dollars, and eleven billions % IL HU OI fcr
spent in TIE .hst HiH'''H !'"'S, ,i,oiov''it- re-
( tbs expenditure tlcrr WAS nalohhllI re
| ,o That now il was put harmony "iih
the Declaration OF Independence. Besides h1lioHH
credit had been established There had been pio{,h
uuIuslration Of the punlic hnGnces mere had pen
rlId scrutiny into the receipts ahd eA % to
lis. elsu ?eS n in he ale history Of the Govern
hin 10y repeating lie resumption net.
inE resumption. The elements 10 a,tomilisD
;nat were ali in motion and all on one side IL was 'ne
faiih ana the pledge OF the L. pubhcms TO resume Dy
1879 Ga these great quest oil ItiI' t,,.' anu
bcgd lis record in Is7l bG, 10 diI not Whcna maj cmpt
made TO MODIFY the act Of ,G'umytoH 'uG n'H.'
Hcan President saia no. " 10 should NOT De-. ing iJ''
the record OF the Republican parry ON the rsht sIIe'
.llt left IL pledged To the execution OF tAC lV-
sulnutien act in 1879. Every man who had IN
interest the public credit could see oh when "iig
safety lay. With the Democrats All Noun
ne uncertainty, hesitation, ami dod'i IL was sh"
taat the head OF the Dcmoclauc LtNrt was
!, barG-IuUuey man. But would Lc sIcht
That depended on who was iO elect Eu-Cu thc toL|"!
be kept II was necessary 10 look dt tue Other 'hd OF
Inc ticket To get an idea Of what would ht done VAS
tieudrIcks hard or sJItl Decidedly >olI A. 10 the
,utlern question there was no hone Tor human
Cherry IN TINS land no hope Tor tht Gospel %. tL'
Declaration OF independence that all inca are hoih Il"c
md equal unless the Government oi TIE United states
lose VINO wished Tor tran u ~, ana 20 nave t r'tu"
ar o values OF the Constitution restore Cd "Oii Noc loi
Ifatps Wheeler.