New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18
PATERSON WELCOMES Mr. PHELPS

WORD ABOUT TIE STALE CHARGES AGAINST MR..
BIAINE-PROTEcrION TIE ONLY ISSUE.
The largest crowd that has assembled in Pat
erson, n j., during this campaign gathered at Washing
ton Hall last night to hear the nominee for Congress
from that dstrict-William Walter Phelps. The great
hall packed long before the advertised time for be
ginning the meeting. and when 1t was called to order
there not even standing room. The assemblage
numbered over 1000 people, OF whom hundreds were
ladies'. adding brilliant social element to the
occasion. The enthusiasm was intense and scene
OF like political interest has been indoors In
Paterson Senator John W. Griggs presided and made
short speech After singing by glce club Alderman
Watts Cooke. president OF the Passaic Rolling Mil Com
pany. spoke briefly the tariff. While he speaking
Mr. Phelps entered tho hall and received hearty greet
ing Mr.. Phelps introduced amid tremendous cheer
Ing which continued he stepped forward to speak
In his address he said
shall say word or two what our enemies want to
make the issue of this campagnand then speak at length
lean industries our enemies would IKE to have mako
the Issue personal one, dealing exclusively with the
the Republican candidate Naturally because this would
divert S ay the e S wS es hsys n %
take from American labor Ihc projection Of the
Tar fra. put pac. we cannot T nS '0'% .,1se"
between two men, hut between two great parties u
makes a ercnt deal ~ difference wha, party elects tho
President aud controls the Government Tho President
" do any thlng cso. M the wac voor viii trouble him.
self about the rnndlntcl character aud purposes
aud moro about the patps character aud purposes.
W. do mol wa to dlacus' Mr neloc', character. no
causc no character OF living man has been discussed
longof nnd moto Thoroughly ! think nao we can "a
~n 'hot no human being over came NJ we'll
out OF the ordeal T. hoors lilo Inns boon
IN tho pnhlio ryn Tor twenty nvn years,
and S'rry se"'f n, wGIc G" Hnd %al'C" '" ..
Sustained Congressional committees hnNn either no
~ n and mplrc AZ To- make thrr roMtimn" m tom
absurd. The icglsnlurc 81 his own state, when The
him 10 tho senate, aud at thu same time Republican
National Convention, by The vote Of nnetenlhs OF the
him It, candidate Tor the Presidency. As years went
by u second National Convention showed It's continued
meantime he had been reelected t. the Senate had been
made chief of Garhelds Cabinet and was selected to
the martyrcd President which all civilized governments
listened to aud all civilized peoples praised Appianse
crous with these old charges the state of Maine gave
him again the verdict OF the ycnage, aud it was almost
unanimous, and OHIO great cheering Il won't pause for
that Tremendous applause
view OF the history of these stale charges so stale
that they Ia ancient and ~hlike SMELL should pass
them by. do all orr papers and all our speakers,
unworthy single comment, except iDf line purpose of
have escaped his attention. The alleged wrongdoing
than fifteen years ago 1t Is not stated that he
has done anything wrong since, or that he did anything
The alleged wrongdolng ia not that he did wrong but
that he showed he was ready to do wrong. His enemies
do not say that he ever made supplementary
decision as Speaker, or east wrong corrupt vote as
speaker I'm the ease in qucstiOn-that Of the Little
Rock aud Fort Smith rOad-was 1t
II admitted to be wise and proper.
What then do they charge simply that when all his
private sppudcnce exhibited to the world there
were passages in certain OF the letters which could
ceve "A compromising interpretation True But to get
this meaning you must violate all the laws OF evidences
you his guilt at the start you must erase
the spDtcss record ot past years You must accept Only
constructions which are equally against nature and
against justice. II man proposing To form
partnership, promises thar he Will do his share OF the
work. You must assume that the means he
will do Ii IN Illegal and criminal manner II man
after the partnership is formed j. foolish enough to write
tell his partner something which he has discovered
their business that Il proof that the fact Is
dtscrcdable one or he would have kept II to himself
lIaiightrrl II he l. a villain he will ask his pal In
secret interview to tell the whole story and will urge him
do 10 with the YilnOus plea, FOR II Is true IL Il
honorable you aud to and it will stop at the
mouths Of slaniercrS ltircat applause. II won't stop
the mouths OF sandercr not II they Independents
hut will and has satisfied the aud delighted the
hearts OF live millions OF Republican voters. lApplause