New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-21

we shall have no more $50 notes or s representative
10 supply the demand We have every reason
to believe that this sentiment Is going forth through
out the United States the Mercantile sentiment that
we must have sound dollar, and public opinion must
finally force upon the lawmskng power the determine
nation OF such money as tho mercantile community
wants.
And we feel that II we have In the Executive chair
q whose association with the commercial GLASS
is strong and that be understands ~nat We
want will give us the benefit Of his aid and assistance
and power In establishing real money tApplauSeI
THE QUESTION OF CHARACTER.
Ispoke OF character 1t Ia strange thing, and us iofce
in temptation is far beyond our understanding. 1--we
look back into the history Of our country
We find that in the three instances where
the ylce-President has occupied the Prcsi-
Dental chair. the temptations were so great
results the country and to the party to when
they belonged most disastrous. We IND In TINS
that the views and wishes Of the party have been
faithfully carried out. The wisdom OF Mr. Arthurs
has been vndIcated, and we are proud OF the
position Of the Republican party as It stands today-as
its wishes have carried out by General Arthur
Applausel
One other point OF comparison We have heard
the accusation that, at certain time, when an
intimate and dear and influential friend
Of General Arthur made blunder, which pretty much
the whole country understood, il said that the
dignity Of the Government was injured By his efforts to
sustain hs friend It Is utterly impossible that General
Arthur should have understood that tine action nat
he then took a political blunder IL Is inpossi9e
that he should not have understood that as public
man. he took risk with hi: character haSInd
him because he was true TO his friend. Applause
when be made those Efforts behalf or Ms irlend l2I
bis hand, and performed an act which every man
who feels the confidence when we Icrh s ~
each other could not help but acknowledge was a
noble deed lApplausel man VINO nsd cndl ms
enough do that has character enough 10 cohSt ts
the basis OF success 20 much f0r me rev eingmt MI
General Arthur shasecure the nomination.
NO MAN WILL POLL so MANY VOTES
will take It on another standard now. NV business
cor nectons with the state Of NewYork quite gen
eral and extensive not among poclan3-I am wOiuuy
ignorant OF the political aspect Of the matter :;
but so far read from my correspondence and can
told the battle is TO be fought in this state and the
carrying Of this state. is vital II am abe 10
Judge by general acquaintance no man
can he nominated who will poll many votes, who has
reasonably great assurance OF carrying the state OF
imued APPLAUSE Civil reform Tor the merchants
hard money Tor the merchants; success 10 the P9..
cans; General Arthur for the next President zap
plause.l
EDWARDS PIERREPONT'S ADDRESS.
When Edwards Pierrepont was introduced, be
promised not TO detain the audience long. he
spoke as fOOwsi
Ny FELLOw-C1rIzENs This Is a late hour and shall
not detain you but very few minutes. Never since
have entered politics have observed suspicious sign
this night This is the first time that have known the
community rise In favor Of reform
ing the Government OF the United States and taking
deep and personal interest IN who should be
the next Chief Magistrate. This Is meet
ing Of merchants all OF business, and every one may
say that thls first attempt Of a pure matter OF
business the part Of business men has been an EN-
nent success Does anybody who has been here tonight
that the influence that goes from this meeting VIII
be felt all over the United states, that it will exercise
such power a. has been exercised before by any
meeting that Was held in the Cooper Institute
The little that shall have to say to you, gentlemen Is
taken chiefly from the census, the last census OF the
United -tatcs. commend that book to the reading OF
all Of you. It is one OF the most Instructive books
that ever read, and have been lately examining
with some care Possibly you may ind yourselves some
what in the position Of the old woman
who had read a great deal Of webster's
speeches and she desired TO read the
speeches the great Daniel Webster and was pointed
by to his library shelf where hs speeches
-, ~, - J0Oz down volume that had on
tie Of Webster and she discovered after while
that it was Websters Dictionary llaugher, and after
reading very attentvey some time, her friend, who
did not suspect the blunder sald Well how do you ike
it," Well she said. it very grand but ind
difficulty III folowingout the argument" Llaughter.I
HOW A PRESIDENT Is ELECTED
Now when You take up the census, unless you look
very carefully you Will ind difficulty In carrying out
the argument which I am going to suggest TO you
and that L. what gain or end you are aiming at
in electing the President Of the United states !
Now, It 10 not everybody, even wise as merchants
and men OF business are, that remembers exactly
what singular structure OF government this Is.
The founders Of tni5 government who lived more
than hundred years ago. had an idea that the people
could not be trusted to elect President and they
iii thgf a Chn
electors wiser than the majority Of men, and that those
electors different states should afterwsrd meet
together in what Is called Electoral College and eject
the President OF the United States And such Is the
rule to-day. And the operation Of it Is this:
that the popular does not elect the Pres
ident at all. Repeatedly has it happened that man
whom the electors have elected President Of the United
sas has had nowhere the majority Of the popular
vote. Just see how IT operates:
You take the single State Of Delaware. Delaware has
three electoral that will meet IN the Electoral col
lege and its votes for President How many citizens
has it, Four hundred and sixty-one thousand How
many has the state Of New-Yorkl over five millions
r. the State of New-York had an electoral vote
in the same proportion to its population
that Delaware has NewYOrk would have lO6 electoral
votes The state of Nevada has three electoral votes
and vet the state Nevada has but $1,000 inhabitants
II the state OF NewYor represented IN electoral
convention the same a. Nevada, sue would nave hsead
Of thirty-sx votes, 240 votes.
Need I pursue this any furJherl You can see how
uneoually It operates, and now you will see
where lies our danger. II tie State OF New
York with her thrty-six electoral votes cannot be
carried for the Republican party, the pubican party
will not succeed. Anybody that knows anything Of
arithmetic and Will look over the census and SEQ the
electoral votes Of the different States will discover that
,herc T. not a possibility OF ecctng Republican Presi
dent unless we can carry the state Of New-York LAp-
p.ause.l
THE SOLID SOUTH.
Now let us see The South is sod' that does not ad-
NIT Of debate gentlemen. she Is solid. she mas lob
electoral yoteand that growing out OF our peculiar -
tenn which have touched uponl53 electoral votes re-
ouirinp only forty-eight from the whole vast
] - % ..-. thnrn tho GoXernment We'll. YOU