The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-07-19
EEPUBLICAN ASS-MEETING
RatifyinE the Nominations of Blaine and
Logan-The First Gun in New York.

RatifyinE the Nominations of Blaine and
Logan-The First Gun in New York.
The Republican mass-meeting called
to ratify the nominations of Blaine and
Logan was held Oh Tuesday night last at
the Grand Opera House, Eighth avenue
and Twenty third street, New York. Ev-
cry available foot Of space in the vast
auditorium was occupied.
The resolutions adopted declared that
the Republicans of this city heartily ap.
proved of the policy of the party i'll pro
tecting American industry and the Amer
lean workingman from competition with
any form Of cheap or scr,ile labor. y
The party was pledged to the protective
policy, and at the same time it was de
clared that whatever inequalities existed
in the present tariff would be corrected.
The chairman then introduced Mr..
VIM. NJ. Evarts. Mr.. Evarts began by
referring to the novel arrangement of
the names on the Democratic ticket
Mr.. Evarts then continued The
great question is, which party shall gov
ern? There are some who hate aud ma
lign our candidates. There are some
who abhor the Democratic party, but
who want Gov. Cleveland for President
Laughter. There are some who want
the Republican party i'll power, but they
don't want Mr.. Blaine. They would
make the government a sort OF receiver"
Mr.. Evarts referred to the promises
made and faileu to keep. lie quoted
Rufus Choate's words when asked which
candidate he preferred as between Buch-
auan and Fremont: Il will follow no
party that does not keep step to the music
of the Union" The speaker also quoted
the description by Il noted Republican
lawyer" of the Democratic party "A
party that is very hungry and naturally
very thirsty a party without definite
principle, and one that would sneak back
in any way to power and the opportuni-
ties of corruption
Then he continued ''If there is no
difference in the two parties we must be
in a very bad way. But we are not. Our
party is the one which appeals to the
higher and nobler instincts of the people,
and i'll that is the secret of the great sue.
cess of the past and in the future. am
no orator like Mr.. Curtis, but belle e
what he has said about the Democratic
party, and also what he has said about
the Republican party. | have nothing
to say personally 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 find Il hair of difference in the
integrity of Gov. Cleveland aud Mr.
Blaine. Why are we instructed to take
heed of the leavcn Of the PhariSee Dem
ocrats? Because it does not make good
bread. 1t is very apt to make the whole
batch sour. But there is one consolation,
and that is that the Democratic party
cannot be made sourer than it is.
Referring to the independent Repub-
licanS, Mr.. Evarts said Burke tells
us there is Il scholastic maxim that per-
sons who are semi detached from their
fellow men must be either angels or dew
lis. 1t seems to me that these gentlemen
would be semi angels and semi demo
Gratis Mr.. EvartS referred to Il mass
meeting of citizens at the Cooper MON
to applaud Governor Cleveland as re-
former. Perhaps these gentlemen be.
lieved that Governor Cleveland would
remove NJ. Hubert .. Thompson, the
man OF 999 contracts, and Mr. Davidson,
the sheriff. against whom serious charges
had been preferred. DO we want for
President, he asked, the man whose
StateSmanSliD is measured by the stan