New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-23
RALLY OF TIE BOYS IL BLUE.

ENTHUSIASTIC RATIFICATION MEETING ~ REPUp-
LicAs nALL--srIRnSG SPEECHES By GENERAL
M'COOK AND OTHERS
The Boys in Blue Of the XIth Assembly
District h-ld ratification meeting last night at pub
can Hall, at Tb;rtyfnirdst and Broadway. IL was In
tended to place large Garfield and Arthur banner
from the corner OF Tnirty-in nrdst., and rho
preparations for this attracted lar1e
crowd. In digging a bole IN which TO place
largo pole for tue banner the digger struck rock
and the banner raising was In cons quruee pospoBed
when ihis was announced crowd adjourned TO tue
hall. which soon flied to over flowing.
Colonel s.v r. Crugcr presided AID in brief address
opened the proceedings aud introduced General Anson
c. McCoOk. neral MeCOok WAS welcomed with ap-
pause. His address was, suhstanrr. ms follows:
Dmriug the war for the supp; ss of the Rebellion.
Abraham Lincoln Iippause $50 80 OF his ounce, con-
eral of ae Ariny ami Navy oi lsd states. t was
title that ad not been borne b"l ~ one Atnriienn e
u III. George Washington. fAppmuse.l Gcperal Grant
bad fo wing Of loyal. sial "art veterans from ihe
fought they carried with them, the points OF their
bayoneis, as It were. Tue UDIon. the Constitution and
20 YOU Boys in Blue tnat afford to pe Deaien
now. ms terse epgramrnailc way ne says tnae
until every nian 10 this whole country can est an
honest vote aud lnirly counted the Republican
purity must and 0ugnt 10 continue ies contro. Ap
pause Now. my friends. IL seems 20 M that ihss
"a xnresson Of General Grants pplaasel ~ Ia RAINY
the paramount Issue curing this campaign.
because while none VII attempt 10 lgt2re me great I'M
port nee all fnaGcia az commercial tnt'Tesis until
all Americas ctzens N this conntrv ot ours nave sno
rigdr Nor aud -ou d. To the Inil Ir "hn Itee sAel
cse Of all the rights OF American citizens thcre mass
b. ami tuer ought be. these so-cAled part lines
Now, to discuss this IL neither waving the bloody
shirt nor reyiving fhe lsSics OF ne war because
thi- challenge been thrown down 10 US ny the other
parry. 1t thrown down to rs wien General hancoex
aud Mr.. English were nominated ~ Clhcinnal
ence OF the Democratic Convention. and OF
tie country, distinguished Senator from carohna
pledee,i tue of SJd south 70 the Democraic
enanGiatcs That pledge Was repeated here, al the
Academy Of Music, by Rando ph Tucker senator y ON
and ora said hat the vote ~ the solld South WIZ
be given for he d. aocratc candidates.
Tins OF tue Ssld souih, taen II not one OF our
making. IL h,s peen fo.ced up)n us ny the people OK
That section and u appears 70 ne nc 5da, era. Te
lake upnot IN dislike To taa SOUTH bG 10 ia 1901
when the Solid Nprih meant the pess. vdti1n o. tne
acrlrnonv against the North Have We n behaved
tn nagnanimity toward her, Mn sl.tnS IN our
and Buruslde and Morton. they have twny men in the
Senate and seventy IN the House o. spreseaa 0ss
gray not yet nieih-eii@n. WIN sucn
facts beioie us may we nor % arfuss s our peoDe ar
now dseussi without being fairy charged either with
In n,y judgement, at all events accgsdtton Is noe
we.l-ioInird and the people og the North. who arc
viay interested in ever cirze' whether dwelling IN
south Carolina the swamp, of the ssspDi. having
his full rights ought 20 De aroused t. the danger OF
troll thcs" rights, but threatens also tue integrity
OF the UniOn to-day 4 dill In 1861. ipp'inse.
Tie desire only 20 obtain controi o the Treas
ury this DamOcra c cam aiG, a. tACs" precrGIng
it. bat OhCeseekrrs cinIpal2i LIT rs sno* tne
pe, pe that We seek something higher than tbls-the
establishment. oi the important principle o. equal siti'
zensnIp thr ougbOut the entire country. lAppinsFI
General Henry ). T.. Trc5ain sa!d That the south de-
maudeI The power Of the Government peace ler.
ing; and the Northern Democrats had Joined them In
the belief tua; for their aid they would receive
fair share OF official spoils, II they had to draw
lots for IT, fLaughterl Mayer Cooper aud General
.Baldy" Smith. IN their mutual aud deep religious iovc
for each Other might bill and coo as they
watched for the time when tley woud throw
dcs for the NewY0rk Coliectorsh!p llanghterI, but
they would not catch Wade Hampton matching PENNIES
with John Kelly Tor the sccrc,arysaip OF War
[Renewed Iaugnterl The Northern Democrat would
climb any platform set for him By Southern ingenuity.
and hence necessary for the thinking men OF the
country support the party holding for It's object only
the best II the co"ntry at large. Applause
Genera II A. Barnum also I'D lfcssei the i2eetlnE
"a the meeting adjourned the large poles for sub
porting Garfield and Arthur banner bad been erec-
ted on OF Broadway, ana at late hour the
banner across tue street