Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-16
CAMPAIGN SKIRMISHTNG.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS HOLD
A RATIFICATION MEETING.

BuncOmbe Resolutions Adopted and a
Long -Winded Speech Fired Of by
William NJ Evarts-DemOcrats Pleased
with Last Weeks Work and Confident
of VictOry-Rumors that Kelly will
support Butler.
NEW YORK, July ia Republican
mass meeting TO ratify the nominations of
Blaine and Logan was held tonight at the
Grand Opera House. Every available
foot Of space was occupied. The audience
was enthusiastic. Among the prominent
persons present were Judge Noah Davis.
ex-Gov. Cornell, Senator Warner Miller,
Geo. Bliss, ex-POstmaster General James.
Jno. Jay Knox, Whitelaw Reid, Gen.
Hawley, and ex-senator Platt. Chairman
Chas. ;. Smith, in his opening address,
asked what was to be the issue in the
canvass. A voice in the gallery replied
protection" at which the audience got
up and cheered long and loudly.
Mr.. Smith agreed with the assemblage
and made an argument in favor of the
protective tariff. Resolutions were
adopted stating that IN appealing to the
people for their continued support. the
Republican party referred to its record
for the past twenty-fOur years, that it was
organized as party Of free soil and free
speech and as a protest against slavery,
and as such it was bound and pledged to
maintain the civil and political rights of
freedmen.
FURTHER BUNCOMBE.
The resolutions also reiterated the SER
vices Of the party in reducing the war
taxes and the national debt: stated that
the resumption of specie payments had
furnished the people with a sound and
stable currency; that within twenty
years after the war the treasury was over
noWing and the nations credit unprece-
dented, and declared that in all that per-
tanned to the welfare of the people the
party had shown itself to be pro-
gressive and the champion of law
party of to-day was the same as
that ofother years in its devotion to prin-
ciple, and its prompt response to the de-
mands of the country. The resolutions
also expressed confidence that no true Re-
publicans would be deceived into giving
aid and comfort to the Democratic party,
which, they stated, although masquer-
aiding now as the party Of patriotism and
reform was essentially the same as when
1t declared the war of the Union failure,
denounced the amendments to the constr
tuition, and persistently opposed all efforts
to improve the civil service.
BOUND TO KEEP UP UsURIOUs DUTIES.
The resolutions further declared that
the Republicans of that city heartily an
proved the policy of the party in protect
ing American industry and American
wOrkingmen "frOm competition with anv
form Of cheap or servile labOr:" that the
party was pledged to a protective policy
and that whatever inequalities existed in
the present tariff would be corrected: that
the Democratic party could not evade its
responsibility for the late ATTEMPT in
Congress to legislate in favor of free
trade, for which it had also
declared in Chicago though in vague
and evasiYe terms. The resolutions
further declared that the Republi-
can party favored any policy which
tended to increase or extend Ameri-
can commerce, and had opened up
many markets for American products in
tie Western hemisphere. They COM
mended the wise and dignified admins
tratiOn of President Arthur: expressed
full faith and confidence in the character,
capacity and patriotism of James G.
Blaine with a warm appreciation of
his eminent public services, and take pride
in his abilities, which they stated placed
him in the front rank of American states
men. Gen. Logan was eulOgized as a re-
preventative volunteer soldier, whose civil
record is distinguished and as pure as his
military services were brave and effective.
and his nomination was heartily ratified.
Hon. VIM. M. Eyarts, as orator of the
evening. delivered a lone SDppcb