The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-16
BLAINE AND LOGAN.
A Rousing Ratification Meeting In
New York-A Speech by Ex-secre.
tary Eyurfa

New York-A Speech by Ex.secrc-
tary Eyarts.
Tho Republican mass.meeting, called to
ratify the nominations OF Blaine ana Logan,
was held last night at the Grand opera-House,
Eighth avenue and Twenty.third .etreet New
York. Every available foot OF space in tho
vast auditorium was occupied. Tho audience
was enthusiastic from the beginning, and as
prominent Republicans who took
/, their places on tho platform were rec
ognized they wero Justify cheered. Among
some OF tho moro prominent persons present
were John A. Stewart, John jay, Judge Noah
Davia, Ex-Governor Cornell, Senator Warner
Miller, George Bliss, Elliott +. Shepard and
John q. Fremont.
. A long series OF resolutions was presented
for adoption and read. The resolutions stated
tinued support the Republican party referred
10 Its record for the past twenty.four years.
II was organized as party OF free soil and
AS such 1t was bound and pledged to maintain
the civil and political rights OF freedmen.
The resolutions then declared that tho Re.
publicans OF New York city heartily approved
OF the policy OF the party In protecting Ameri.
can industry and the American workingmau
Fl ON "competiuon with any form OF cheap or
protective policy, and at the same time It was
declared that whatever Inequalities existed In
the present tariff would be corrected.
Evarts. Mr.. Evarts began by referring to the
.novel arrangement OF the names on the
Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Evarts then continued "rhe grent
question, is which party shall govern There
are some who hate and malign our candidates.
There are some who abhor tho Democratic
party, but who want Governor Cleveland for
President. [Laughter.1 There arc some who
want the Repubhran party In power, but they
don't want Mr.. Blaine. They would make tho
Government sort OF receiver" Mr.. Evarts
referred TO tho promises which he said tho
Democratic party had mado and failed to keep.
He quoted Rufus Choate's words whom asked
which candidate he preferred as between
Buchanan and Fremont; 81 will follow no
party that does not keep etep TO tho music OF
the Union" The speaker also quoted the do
scription by "noted Republican lawyer" or
the Democratic party. "A party that is very
hungry and naturally very thirsty; party
without definite principle, and one that
would SNEAK baeH @ @ In any way to power and the
Then he continued; "If there is no differ
ence In the two parties we must be In a very
bad way. But we nro not. our party is the
one which appeals to the higher and noDIer
instincts OF the people, and In that is tho secret
OF the great success Of the past and in the fu.
believe what he has said about the Democratic
party, and also what he has said about the Re-
publican party. have nothing to soy person.
ally against the gentlemen who have been
nominated. No matter how much the man
may enjoy the stories that are told him by
the Democrats, he cannot tlnd hair of differ
and Mr.. Blaine. Why are we instructed TO
take heed Oft leaven OF the Pharisee Demo-
| Gratis? Because II does not make good bread.
| II is very apt TO mako the whole batch sour.
| But there is ono consolation, and that is that
the Democratic party cannot be made sourer
| than II ie."
| Referring to the Independent Republicans,
| Mr.. Evarts said: "Burke tells us there is a
| scholastic maxim that persons VINO are semi
detached from their fellow men must be either
| angels or devils. IL seems to me that these
| gentlemen would be semi.anGels and semi.
| Democrats" Mr.. Evarts referred TO a mass.
meeting OF citizens at tho Cooper Union to ap.
| plaud Governor Cleveland as a reformer. Per-
| haps these gentlemen believed Governor
| Cleveland would remove Mr.. Hubert o..
| Thompson, the man OF 900 contracts, and Mr..
Davidson, the sherifr, against whom serious
| charges had been preferred. "Do we want for
| President" he asked, "the'man whose states.
manship is measured by the standard OF Dau.
OF mol 1fought for Clay, lapplausel for
for Grant, loud applausel for tho orator and
statesman, James A. Garfield, Hong aud loud
applausel and Iwill fight for the orator
statesman and public leader, James G. Blaine
IGreat enthusiasm and cheers.l tell you the
Issues arc unbr0ken. II was well for the con
vention TO stand by Mr.. Lynch rs chairman fo
single day, but It VIII be better thing fol
the party TO stand by the 100000 coloret
people Of the country for another four year.
and keep them from the tyranny of the Demo
cratic party"
Republican party was not what II promises I,
be, but what Its sympathy, its deeds and 1t
victories have made 1t. 1t did not need an!
| platform. The twenty years OF It's history wa
the only platform II needed. Senator Hawley
continuing, touched on tho tariff question, an
argued that there was no really free.trad
| nation In the world.
Referring TO Mr.. Blaino's foreign policy a
| Secretary OF State, he said that it showed tina
he was an American through and through
one thing, he said, Is worse than war, and tina
Is cowardly peace. The Democratic party Is
cowardly party. 81 can shake hands," h
said, with those men, call them good fellows
| and even take glass with them, but the las
man should ever want 10 make friends Wit
Is the Northern doughface."
Alter Senator Hawley's speech the meetip
| adjourned. .xypssr
HnIendid Rooms,zRSfK M Rnnrh.