New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-18
THAT IROQUOIS CLUB ROW
INTERESTING POINTS OF MAYOR HARRIsoNs UN-
PREPARED SPEECH.
From The ST. Louts GLOBE Democrat.

The toast that you have given me Is one
that would like to have spoken about had it been ear
er In the evening ana spoken fully. It is TO me moro i'm
portant than tariff for any other kind OF taln
Sneso bHt fSSe is oae principle that the
not back and that IA that tne once
the Say today may make your tariff for
nue. plank In your next resolutions aud you VIII sputt
the Democratic party But II you take the position that
protection ia a hydra-headed monster that must be
stricken down, you will not split the Democracte parry,
doctrnaire The people not yet educated mp 10 t.
IL good thing twenty odd years ago Wnen We neu .
the power of the Administration in Washington; But
take your plank and you do not win from the ne
publican lrty one single one OF Its adnerents. Ihsy
fSem spoiis You viii drive those Of our own people
from our ranks, and You VIII proOaoY nave rreri
dental candidate writing letter at the wrong moment
Let us go on steadily discussing the tariff question
lection but do not make platform 10 be spoken about
in Illinois and sneered over In Pennsylvania DO not
while another part OF your country breaches Il up BE
honest say BE bold and fearless Say that the tarf
criminal sides You reform II and still have reye-
nue., and yet not drive our friends from us WHO Deeye
in other parts OF the Democratic doctrine what IL the
Democratic doctrnei 1t is the tariff question
The tarf free trade tariff or tariff for revenue
II was incident, however It rot tho great I'M
DERIVING principle Of the Democratic party 1t is not the
Is not principle. II il SIMPLY policy.
to ae iae an yr H ySG tariff
for revenue brings incidentally protection Why tax OF
n, tnenf Let your DeWspaptrs, DcHiOcIdho
newspapers Of this country the people up g tae
question. Let your public writers educate the people up
monopoes which yon have, and you tell them that
you going 10 have tarif for revenue Ony the DaF
lot will be printed and put In your voters hands the
night before election he Is commanded to vote as his
employer orders him TO vote. AT the last election IN
puboan ballots were put In the hands OF every great
employer In this city the night before election Employee
;arHeld and they voted with their bread You cannot
convince them 10 the contrary You may win on a new
oppressed and suffering when the finances are In bad
condition, when labor Is not winning proper reward
country ia prosperous. You cannot change policy OF
government which Is fixed In the minds OF the people
e wa9 dsy snE good Tc
We all believe IN free trade IL is the true principle OF
help make another richer but Is necessary for us
as Democrats TO put that sort OF thing IN our platform
next years. Go ask them there what they are gong
S Ssy Are the Of r n.y.
Springer ASK him every Democrat on ,he h0or OF the
only He will tell you no A Congressman from yir-
glnia wants TO tax some commodity by tarih because
bis constituents demand It, Democratic Congressman
from Louisiana has voted for tariff sugar because
his constituents demand it. Bnt we may break down
the monster that is now building up the wealth OF the
few at pense OF the many and That Is by reform
Ing the present tariff reforming 1t so as to ake OH the
pie living issue TO fight for, and not thing OF the
dead pas t5at have hauled up for years and paid no
the Democracy OF the dead past do not want to
tie myself TO dead corpse tlat Is lying yonder ID the
distance, that have trodden over and the sou Is
green oyer It's save wan M to DC tea TO vng Is
fore the people and win on.
say don't put in plank the tariff for revenue
only wish to say, Mr.. President, hat no man In this
audience tonight believes less IN protection tlan l.
believe II is fraud ON the masses IL Is thing gotten
up TO make the poor an poorer ana the rcb man rcaer
But the poor working day by day for his bread Is
less the machine and the tool OF his ron enl-
poyer We have It mere n Chicago we have seen 1t
rolled up Al 900 votes In the Presidential cleo
lion in 1880 the Democracy had bus $1,000.
cratic today than Ne were then. But 10 was because
monopoly crushed the laorsr and made It vote with IT.
Look at this ast here few days ago wben ccu
lars were issued Dy tine Republican cOmittceo!rouars
addressed 10 every rich employer IN tie city telling him
voting for that ticket What does that iInpressment
meant II means to Impress MN by letting nun KNOW
that his InorOws employment depends on how he votes
to-day. Then why array this terrible factor against us
Let tho newspapeIs 90 tn9r guy &c, TO- ION
That free trade is the best Ia the long run ana thaI pro-
lection IL robbery. Spread that doctrine over the coun
try through your speeches. ny friend senator Bayard
e aud when we WIN the Presi ieDcy then we will
have ti,ne 10 O0k o. reform Ia the policy OF traffic
don't put froo trade plank IN tine platform no~
Dld we oaor reform the other dag Have We refoned
will ask my friend ar. Springer did the last c0nms
sion reform the tar aid 10 mott Your speeches said
that IN was fraud Have the people voted tor that at
ALI They say II right aud they nave got the press OF
the North You can only contradict the influence OF
that press by yOur speeches In Congress- Scatter them
over ne land. Let Mr.. Wheeler issue from MS bureau
In New York proper documents that Will instruct tho
a PreslIencY aud gving TO tue people Jefersonan
Democracy asking for something that you can not
get.
TIE MAYORS DEFENCE or HIS SPEECH.
From The Chicago Tribune.
at was speaking OF Civh service Reform" said Ills
tie aiiar, and said believed II OF living
issues daythat the condition OF the Civil Service
~ The United states lar more dangerous TO tue per-
petuity OF the Union than the question OF tariff The
tarl said vas simply matter o. policy; IL was not
lnent though 1t sprang from that theory But the posi-
ton that office Is trust for tho people was Demo
cratic doctrneOne OF tho cOrnerstOnes or Democracy.
said that that one OF the living Issues, and diff
fered from the gentlemen who urged that a plank OF
tar for revenue only should be nser ed In the Platform
OF 1854 told them that was dono IN 1850. and their
Shinr' and tba il they did It IN 1884 they would 80 INTO
nnd say, IL doesn't mean anything |
Inc parry Was TSa wa, 5yotea ~ c other prr
cples of his party. said tarf for revenue only was
lcnn parties. then went TO that that principe
would be ripe only when the country was ripO Ior 1t
that the people were not educated up It yet. said
we should hlvea plank the fa must be romodelled
aud reformed so to lift the terrible burdens That are
now depressing an overaxod people; but didnt want
10 nut n into the plaior that with one swoop we
struck down the tariff, because bnsnessmen would no.
come alarmed as = would interfere VITA their interests
some OF the got very hot. Villas had made
n wonderfully eloquent free trade speech and So Lad
grockenrdge, ana got them all fired up, aud u few OF
tno seemed to think that was sort oil treason was
uttering. IL reminded mo VI the tradition land told
them sol that when SehePs play OF '.Tho Robbers " |
was given in German university town some OF the |
sudfnts rushed the highway ana robbed the first
wayfarer they met II Villas had SCUM led the
elderly gentlemen and four nye Of the younger
would have taken out aud tarrod aud feathered
and huug me to alamppost. had right to express
my opinion. was unwilling to 20 before the country
and that the Iroquos club determined 10 force
that upon tho party la 1884. Ii may DO that be-
tween aud thou things shape Themselves |
that they do It, Probably the next House may
shape the tariff permit It, We don't know but
was willing say, Villas did. that every
would not stand that pos should either DO role
gated the Afforded safe convoy into the
inys camp Tho Democracy of Chicago lot In that
protective system anybody Ibeeve IL Ia robbery,
but dnnn come down ~ the bsss Of tree trado alone
nj one fell sw0Op"
RACQUET AND HAND-BALL.
The first and most exciting game of racquet
OF the season played at tho Racquet Club Court IN