New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-05

America great. for which by some species Oh loSle
he held the Republican party mainly fcso Yes tho
dark picture he drew, but when he said
turn the rasca's OUT there arose a."
genuine Tammany y, y yea, %s already felt
the spells of Office in their clutches HIS dennnela
ton of tariff robbery was received WIN stl.u t
lie thanked God that his own recordwas wl'nouV
STAIN The audience checrcd this. Here Is y spec
men brick from Mr. GAYS "lonP tax
These attractions OF personal and public liberty now W
r 1 Hy onrseyes But how long viii the institu-
tons of our fathers honoycombed as they now are by
n,op remain as The witnesses the heroic struggles
OF hundred years agoi what are magna tdr i"s
hills of rights and nunimcnts OF personal Hecu0 o
grand incentives public content and pVGte
when the air is fetd with poison and the uoVshmehV
has degenerated into moneyed caDaI'
When Mr. Cox had done and blushingly acknoWl-
edged the compliments paid him, letters oil regret
were read Among those who found reasons Ior
not attending were Governor Cleveland whose
response was significantly brief; Governor raul
SON of Pennsylvania; Governor lloadly OF ONO
Governor GlIch,, of Kansas, Governor Lowry; OIL
tenant Governor Hill, Congressman keegani Oh
Texas and others. After moe music snort
talks" were in order Formidable nst aPpearedd
on the programme. The crowd looked dIslnayeSa
ana shouted for Kelly. Mr.. Kelly did not respond
and John p Reid got mp and delivered Speech fh
When he had finished the CROWD shouted s' GorGe
II. Stokes made speech in the course OF which
many of those in the back part of the hall went
such shout for Kelly that il evident that the
crowd wonld listen to nobody else If It couldn't get
the "Boss." Mr.. Kelly got up moved to the 1ront
of the platform, and stood towing with his watch
chain for a minute while hands clapped, mats
waved and cheer on cheer rolled through the haii.
He spoke slowly and in sonorous tones Az ilrSt ne
followed somewhat in the lines of Mr.. Cox deplored
the degradation OF labor, assailed monopolles, ana
arraIgned the Republican party for making extern
sive land grants to railroads. etc Ihen s ne ~ ~
down to practical politics, and continued after tns
fashion:
Now, gentlemen, we going to Chicago LCheers and
uprosr We are going to make monaaEon r pnnnh III
can brethren that II nominate an honest man and
GOOD man quite a number Of them will vote for him.
Now there among all these men Cres OF llldenI
that have been mentioned In connection with ms sog @
Butler" which were given heartily whose official life IS
questionable "A voice" VINO IL your choice 10
you want man who in the exercise Of the duties en-
trusted to him catered to these great corporations
[Cues OF ~ DO you want man who vetoed t ne
Misses s'" and three cheers for John Kellvl %
you want a man Who when law passed the legislature
limiting the hours Of labor of car conductors ana arlV
% twelve hours day. vetoed that bili I" We don't want
him." Mr. Cox Ia. told yon OF tae eTa.pnS h h b .,
corporations No better proof OF lha act can ne Snom
than this these men are compeca TO W m SNes
and hssts Labor must be sustained. loud applauSeI
All men are not rich not blessed with the capacity
fore thew RELY wholly upon their hasds TO make
a living for henselyeS and thcr laml's. ~
YOU preach this doctrine to some men which I'm gong
10 tell YOU o. they woul1 charge you with comwupbn
Well fellow-cltizens 81 it communism 10 ask reasonable
of " Nol"l When tins hin of much Importance 10 a
large class OF our fellow citizens was before bis Honor
he vetoed il hssesl Oh the ground that II was uhcohs
tutiona WHY. the lawyers vac have address ou sa
that all corporations the creations oi rGSliol anu
Il law old az tic Government sci tha hra1 cor
porations should he subject at all times 10 me cg'Hilo
Of The country But this ~ communism II 10 ASK
man treat Won fairly ~ human beng to trraI you
kindly Que OF his emp owes, ana 20 give YOU ~
R RNo."j '0' 'D0 '''O' you "''' ''''''
Mr.. Kelly then INDUCED in some Factions re-
marks about the Civil service cXamInations that
candidates for admission 10 tie police t"rcc are now
required to pass, congratulated those on the lorce
that they had escaped the ordeal, wanted 70 Know
what knowledge of grammar. comp sitloh ana
geography had 10 do with the duties OF Policeman
and finally inquired how :, dude police force
would protect the city from me rapblc IN case II
broke out. Returning 20 Presidential matters
Now feow,ctzcns, We have nothing AGAINST any Of
the candidates VINO mentioned III connection WIN me
nomination for the Presidency IL would be Improper Tor
us TO entertain any feeling, tsnst any Icr,on VINO n.a
gate the character Of thc u@u who onef 10
men aud able men and sttcSnr who have been tried IN
the cruclbe and not found Wsntc2 Such - Tue man 70
meet the man who has bcc7 nominated by the Repuhi-
can party. lAppleuscl Do not nominate a man whose
character he questioned ~ any way. GIVE us man
who will sweep away corrupt corporations patriot
who loves his country, feels interest IN humanity VINO
will give them such laws as "l protect mem ron ,c
expressions Of tyranny. who If bills he submitted to MN
affecting people will look into them rs question ne,
tween the people and their moneyed oppcns9i, nnu WI"
have hesitation in recording hs verdict IN favor OF inc
people rs against corporate mouop0ies lhpp!dn'eI
When Mr. Kelly had finished some twenty braves
who were down for short talks were summary
choked of and the meeting broke up.
UNWILLING A STATUE OF WASHINGTON
THE CHILDREN's ORNAMENT IN RIVERSIDE PARK
SPEECHES AND CEREMONIES.
Clouds yelled the fiery sun Yesterday morning and
rendered the ceremonies attending the unvell1ng OF
the bronze statue of Washington at Riverside Iar{
an agreeable festival to the orators, the School
children and the spectators. The statue 10 the gltt
of the pupils of the public schools of New York
CITY, aud 500 of them ESQ of each SEX from
Schools Nos. %, 5S; 80 and 90, were
present and took part in the ceremonies. The
statue stands a granite pedestal facing the
Riverside drive, at about Eighty eightl-st. he
children were drawn up Ill two bodies on the drlYe
and facing stand to the east of it, where the
speakers were Cappas 7th Regiment Band of
thirty-seven pieces furnished the instruments
music and the pupils sang number of the National
airs On the base of the pedestal facing the river
IN gilded letters, is the following inscription:
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