Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-28
AT THE WIGWAM.

Addresses Last Night by Editor For-
 tune and Colonel Auen-A Housing
 Meeting.
 The last rally of the campaign at the Wig wam on Sperry street last night was a rous- ing one notable for enthusiasm and size The large building was packed from door to door. Early in the evening the crowd began to collect, and while waiting for the arrival of the speakers was entertained 5y ychoruses and solos of Professor Chandler's Glee club The 9th and 10th ward clubs in uniform escorted the speakers to the hall at S:30, and quickly all the standing room afforded was taken up. The larger portion of the audi ence was colored. MT. Daley introduced as the presiding officer a soldier and coIored mar, Capt. James A. Wilkins who spoke briefly and earnestly, and presented to the audience
 the nominee for Congress, Col Allen. As he stepped forward on the platform cheer after cheer was given, men rising and waving hats, every one manifesting geunine and sincere pleasure and enthusiasm for their candidate He thanked them for the cordial reception and said it was not his personal wish to ap- pear before them, but it was a duty owed after his unanimous nomination.
 'I have always been Republican. I joined the army in 1861. know the Democratic party to have been that of disloyalty. I shall remain a Republican because the party has ard can best manage the affairs of the coun- try. It freed the slaves, it defeated the eff forts of the Democratic party to throttle the government by legislation and by sword. It gave sound currency to the people.
 ''It seeks the protection of the laborer and offers fair rights to the capitalist The
 IL. the speaker review the objects and nature of the Morrison tariff bill and showed it's faults. I believe the time has arrived when the com mon people understand protection and free trade as well as the scientist. The times are dull, but why? Because manufacturers are terrified lest the Democratic party should control the administration. A gentleman in New Haven has told me he has postponed improvements on property because he ex- poets to get cheaper labor if the Democratic party is successful Prof. Sumner has lately said in my presence that free trade makes cheap labor. lam poor man and have in terests in manufacturing, and I do not want elected to Congress should oppose free trade on personal grounds, if for nothing higher. I don't say this to bid for votes, but to define my position" He then com mended and praised Blaine, Logan and liar rison and predicted success next week.
 Captain Wilkins introduced MT. T. Thomas Fortune of the New York Globe, as colored man born in the swanps of Florida and who worked his way through college He held the attention of all closely for an hour. 'I have been sent for to smoke out what do not believe shall find, black Democrat Applause, Smoke him out 1 am not dude and pharisee. I Republican. The dude is in the other end of the city speaking tonight Gaughter.) He then ar raigned the Democratic party for it's want of policy and principle, and reviewed the record of the Republican party and compared the prosperity of the country under Republican and Democratic administrations. People say that the man of Buffalo will reform the Dem ocratic party, but there are some so unchari- table as to say that Cleveland should first re- form himself'' He in seathing terms brought up the record of Hendricks, as the arch enemy of the colored people and contrasted him with Logan, brave in war, magnaniTnous, energetic and earnest in Congress for their riehts ''you find 8 black man consorting with the Democracy and you find him either intoxicated or bought" Here he dwelt on the bigotry and tyranny of the South and the injustice done to the negroes there. "Your right to serve on 8 jury, to ride i'll cars with white people, all your privileges are given and guaranteed by the Republican party. Let my right hand wither before it casts a vote for the Democratic party and its principles" The speaker in closing criticised Walters at titude toward the colored people in past years and at the present time, and commended for their votes Harrison for governor.