Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-12
THE GRAND nEPUBL1oAN RALLY.

Successful Opening or the campaign
 Eloquent. Addresses by Senators
 Platt and Hav1ey on the Green
 Corporal Tanner Delivers am EIo-
 quent Address fin the Grand Opera
 House.
 A grand Republican rally was held on this city on the old Green last evening. It had been intended to hold it in Peck's Grand Opera House, but owing to the heat the place of meeting was changed. About 5000 people were present. The speak CTS occupied the band stand. The electric lights and gas jets brightly illuminated the scene. Landrigan's band played. The meet ing was called to order at eight o'clock by John s. Fowler. A song, "For Blaine of Maine and Logan Too, was then finely sung by Prof Chandler's glee club of 60 voices. The following list of officers was announced:
 President, Hon. N D. Sperry
 Leete Andrew oiNeif. John F futile, Prof Henry TroWbridge, Wm. G.. Bartlett, John nc Gal. al. smitR sne sowe C0one Fo stoP Ge A. Chase, William S, Beecher, William H. Pier B. Foster, Lyman Q. Bradley, John Mccarthy, Ed ward Mooney, J. B. Brown, F. A. Monson, Edward
 Charles J BucEbee, ETarts Cutler eef'I5. Dr J c Foster, Edward [. Phelan, \. T. Bushnell, J: A.
 Wm. A. Waterbury, A. Heldman, George Benton
 z. M. Loomis, Thos Kelly. Eugene c; 7Hill, Mat
 ton, U: "; Sharpe, Henry F. Peck, Henry M. Beech
 Secretaries-wm. Fields, Geo. S. Arnold. Frank
 F Lee , John F Ga1fey Frank Altman B Elm I'm
 Laughlin, Richard P. Sternberg, Patrick Crowley.
 MT. Sperry in addressing the meeting said:
 Fellow citizens-I will not detain this meet ing by any remarks of my own. We had in-
 tended to hold the meeting in Music Hall,
 but owing to the oppressive heat we have ad- journed to the Green. We will have few remarks from Senators Platt and Hawley and then Corporal Tanner will occupy the bal
 anee of the evening Mir. Sperry then in- troduced Senator Platt.
 In his opening remarks the Senator said that he could not speak in the open air for twenty minutes without being incapac- itated for speaking again for week.
 He then referred to the grand re- suits in Maine, which was followed with three cheers on suggestion of the president and three cheers for Blaine and Logan. Then referring to the grand results of the Republi- can party the speaker took the question of tariff, the duty of the government toward the soldiers; briefly glancing at them he said that he hoped the time would speedily come when the rights of every American citizen will be protected the world over
 "A song by the glee club to the tune of EfWatch on the Rhine" with medley of other songs followed, which were warmly cheered by the audience. President Sperry then in- troduced General Joseph R. Hawley, of Hartford. The speaker said he hardly ought to make speech in the open air He said that he hoped before the campaign closed to discuss the issues of the campaign more fully. The difference between the two parties is that the other party has always been abusing us. The Republican party put down the greatest rebellion the world ever saw, and it is glad to show it's his tory to the world. The history of a party tells you what it is to-day. After the war the people would hear no other name but the great soldier Grant Then we took Hayes scared with bullets and then General Garfield (cheers). Now we take the great statesman of Maine and those who sustained the armies in the field are entitled to all the credit that grateful republic can bestow, upon them The speaker then arraigned the Democratic party for their duplicity in all their nominations during and since the war. Referring to the present Democratic candi- date he said he was hardly known by any speech he had ever made he wrote his letter of acceptance and his friends were sorry that he ever wrote that. Now, said the speaker, with the cry of Null igan, Mulligan Mulligan, Maine rolls up. a majority of nearly is, 900 for the Republican party and thereby endorse their favorite son. We charged with wasting the revenues and trifing with the funds of the people, but there is no country in the world whose credit stands higher to-day than this. The Democratic party and it's representatives and they have held the House of Representa- tives for eight years and yet, with the Senate with them for two years, they have done absolutely nothing in regard to the tariff The facts are that they dare not. They have spent their time legislating in regard to Mormonism As to the McPherson bill for regulating the finances he said it was most just bill, yet it was killed. Continuing the speaker said it was high time we had a navy. There was no objection and could not be any to such The government should be able to choose between peace and war. We hope for peace, we love peace, but we should be prepared for war whenever the time comes. Eight years ago this country was nearer a war than many of you are aware in the set clement of the presidency, but such an occa- sion would never have again arisen had the scented by the Republican representative in Congress. In closing General Hawley paid a glowing tribute to Henry B. Harrison, the candidate for Governor
 On the conclusion of General Hawley's very able speech the Glee club rendered another campaign song, in which General Hawley heartily joined, creating much enthu- siasm
 At this point large rain drops began to fall and as President Sperry was about to in troduce Corporal Tanner, of Brooklyn sug- gestion was made that the meeting adjourn to Peek's Grand Opera House which was then open. Mir. Sperry remarked to the large company present that if they went to the hall they would hear one of the best speeches of the campaign from the gallant Corporal Tanner, and he asked the band to lead the procession. The company then started, the band playing appropriate airs.
 CORPORAL TANNER SPEAKS.
 Peck's Opera House was quickly filled with 8 crowd of men eager to hear the elo- quent Corporal Tanner. The Glee club ap- peared on the front of the stage and rendered joined heartily in the singing. The audience was not satisfied until the Glee club had sung three times. Then N. D. Sperry intro 1uced Corporal Tanner. He said: 'fMr Chairman and gentlemen-I have been in good many hot places in my life, but this is one of the hottest ever was in. My friends, am not here tonight to abuse my Demo- ,ratic friends. They have always command d so much of my pity that could not abuse them. The questions! of this campaign Ire going to be settled by the strong common 'ense of the people and the Democratic cry of Mulligan and the question of how many rail 'oad bonds MT. Blaine may or may not own won't enter much into the question I am Republican from the crown of my head as ar down as I go. I ran away from Demo ratie family to fight for the principles of It's the old party we are ighting. They have gathered in few new ecruits, but I know that in the city of l Brooklyn for every disafeeted Republican | here are at least ten Democrats who are go- ng to vote for James G. Blaine, who certain | y deserves the confidence and support of his | ,arty if any leader does.
 Corporal Tanner contrasted the attitudes of l Blaine and Cleveland on the civil war and | sked where was the word or deed of Cleye- | and recorded that showed how he stood on | he question. He then showed that the Re | publican party was the friend of the work | ngman. He said that Cleveland was not roper candidate for reform. The action of | Hovernor Cleveland in vetoing the fve-cent are bill and the bill limiting the hours of treet car drivers to twelve hours per day | 7as alluded to. The Democrats promise | reat things for reform, but they don'ts do nything. The Republicans propose to pro ect American labor so that the children of l he laboring man may be given a good edu- ation and be better equipped for their life | york than their fathers They want tba