The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-08

MOUNT AIRY, N. j., Oct. 7th, 1884.
Pole Raising at Nesc Market. The Re-
publicans of New Market raised two
handsome poplar and popular poles
last Saturday afternoon and swung to the
breeze a Blaine and Logan flag. The
meeting was called TO order by Capt. Eye,
of Woodsvile, and Mr.. VIM. F. Hol
combe, of Mount Airy, was chosen Chair
man. Mr.. IL. thanked his neighbors for
the honor conferred and introduced Coun-
selor James Cookery, of Trenton. Mr..
Cookery, after flew preliminary remarks,
got down to business as only those can
whose whole soul is in the cause they ad-
yocate. He paid high tribute to the
flag of our country. Riviting his eye up
on it he said: at has borne the shock of
many a battle and has been baptized in
blood. It.has braved the force of many
breeze and met defeat as well as VIC
tory, but no stain of dishonor befouls its
folds. Raise it higher and swear to it
eternal allegiance and fidelity. Its perils
are not yet ended. The same power
which it defled in war, (which bowed sub
missively before it at Yorktown, hun
dred years ago, again is seeking insidu-
ously TO crawl behind it to capture the
American market and overthrow Ameri-
can commerce. The enemies of the Re-
public are united in their assaults upon
. of A al T,,A h.
fiict before us we have for our standard
bearers James G.. Blaine and John A.
Logan--the mighty statesman and gallant
soldier. The legions of Britain with
their wealth are united with the solid
South in their effort to capture the Capt.
tai and the commerce Of America. In
this emergency it is our solemn duty to
sever party ties and see to it that the flag
sanctifled by the hands Of heroes shall not
be desecrated by tho clutch of hang
man, ~ a.sz4
The speaker until recently had been n
Democrat, but the free trade prociiyities
of that party; the contemptuous ignoring
and insult offered the masses at the Chi
cago Convention; tho incompetency of tho
candidate, his great love for monopolies
and his opposition to all measures calcu-
lated to give aid to the laboring man, &C.,
had led him to the Republican fold.
The Republican platform was for pro-
lection in plain, unmistakable language,
which is easily understood, and Mr..
Blaine's letter leaves no doubt upon the
minds of those who read it. On the other
side, the Democrats have done their best
to make platform which nobody can un-
derstand; conglomeration of words
which may be construed to suit any
climate. The West and solid South claim
that the Democracy are committed to free
trade. In New Jersey, where such
policy would provo fatal both to the DEM
ocratic party and to the best interests of
the people, they boot tho idea and claim
to DO protection to both sections. The
free trade monster, after having captured
Ireland and Italy has bought the dudes
and Goldfish aristocracy, who dictated the
nomination of Grover Cleveland and is
supplying plenty of the needful to secure
votes Would it be reasonable or just,
he asked, to allow johnny Bull tho free
use of our markets to sell his goods,
pocket the cash. and return homo? If so,
why not give him free lupch, FREQ lodging
and free whiskey. Does he give employ
ment to Americans or pay tax for tho
support of our government? Our manu-
facturers give employment to thousands
of our people at an average of about
seventy -four per cent. advance on Euro
pean wages and pay tax on their proper
ties and products for the support of the
local and national governments.
Reduce the tariff and WAGES must be re-
duced accordingly. Do away with the
tariff and wages must come down on a
par with the starvation wages of Europe
or the fires be put out entirely. Then the
high stacks which arc now hot and smok-
ing will stand cold, silent, solemn monu-
ments to the folly Of the American peo-
pie. The speaker paid fine tribute to
Gen. Logan, brave, honest, capable; a
War Democrat upon tho front line, at the
head of his troops; the man who resigned
his seat in Congress to brave the trials,
perils and hanisIlips of the battle field; a
Congressman with record of which any
man might well be proud. Mr.. Hen
dricks--well he ooald not applaud his war
record, but thought the Democrats had
made mistake and got things upside
down, aud in order to be consistent must
stand upon their heads, with heels in the
air and hnrrall for their ticket.
Mr.. Cookery is gentleman of pleasant
address, a forcible and excellent speaker,
and we are sorry that we are unable to
report his speech in full as delivered.
The above is simply a few disjointed SEN
fences of the speech as We remember
them. We extend to him the right hand
of fellowship and welcome him in the
grand old Republican party--the party of
progress and protection to American in
dustry, civil liberty and civilization. At
the close OF Mr.. Corkery's speech, w. +.
Hayhurst, Esq of Lambertville, was in
troduced and made few remarks, but as
the sup was about to bid MS good day, he
cut bis speech short and the meeting adj
journed, not however withoutg ivening Mr..
Cookery three hearty cheers, three more
for Blaine and Logan; ditto for Capt.
Howey; ditto for the flag Of our Nation,
and for Mr.. Hayhurst. CAPT. JACK.