The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
GRAND REPUBLICAN LOVE FEAST
AND POW WOW HELD IN
NEW YORK.
A High Protective Tariff the
Slogan and Burden of
the Proceedings.
The Party's Record Held Up,
But Its Corruption Kept
Out of Sight.
Cleveland and Hendricks Rati-
fication at st. Louis-Other
Political Matters

i, NEW L ORk, July lO.-A TopuUlcd
mass meeting, called to ratlfy tn
nomination of Blaine and Logan, wa
: held tonight, at the Grand Oper
house, Eighth avenue and Twenty
third street. The house was crowded
wit h several hundred about the door
as carly as o'clock, and, in less thar
five minutes after access to the hal
was obtained, every seat in the house
was filled, and,a little later, every foot
of space in the auditorium was occu
pied. The audience was enthusiastic
and as prominent republicans, who
took their places on the platform
were recognized, they were Justify
cheered.
Charles S. Smith was made chair
man. Mr.. Smith, in opening, asked
what was the issue in the canvass? A
voice. in the gallery, replied ''protec-
tion." At this the audience got up
and cheered long and loudly. Mr.
Smith went On to say that he agreed
with the assemblage and made an
argument of considerable length to
show the great benefits that were
derived from protective tariff.
A long series of resolutions were
read, and the secretary was fire.
quently interrupted by applause
when the names of Abraham
Lincoln, Gen. Grant and Gar
field and Arthur were referred to.
The resolutions say that in appeal
ing to the people for their continued
support, the republican party referred
to its record for the past twenty-four
years. 1t was organized as party OF
free soil and speech, and as protest
against slavery. AS such it was
bound and pledged to maintain the civil
and political rights of the freedmen.
The services Of Tie party in reduction
of taxes and reducing the national
debt, were also cited. The resump-
tion of specie payments had furnished
the people with a sound and stable
currency, and within twenty years
after the war the treasury was
oVerfloWing and the country's
credit unprecedented in all that per-
tained to the welfare of the people, the
party had shown itself to be progress
sive, and the champion of law and
order. The republican party of to-day
was declared to be the same as that of
other years, in it's devotion to princi-
ple, and its prompt response to the de-
mands of the country. Confidence was
expressed that no true republican
would be deceived into giving aid
and comfort to the democratic party,
which also was masquerading now as
a party OF paCIIotism and reform, but
is the same as when it declared the
war for the union a failure, and de-
nounced the amendments to the con-
and persistently opposed all
efforts to improve the civil service.
The resolutions then declared,
the republicans of this city heartily
of the policy of the party in
American industry and
American working nen from competi-
tion with any form OF cheap or civil
labor. The party was pledged
to protective policy, and at
the same time it was declared
that whatever inequalities existed in
the present tariff would be corrected
The democratic party could not evade
its responsibility for the late attempt
in congress to legislate in the interest
of free trade, which policy was also
declared in it's Chicago platform, but
in vague and evasive form. The re-
publican party had also favored any
policy which tended to increase Amer
lean commerce, and had opened up
many markets for American products
on the western hemisphere
The wise and dignifed admlnistra-
ton Of President Arthur was COM
mended. Full faith and confidence in
the character and, capacity and
patriotism of James G. Blaine, was
expressed, with warm appreciation
of his eminent public service, and
pride IN his abilities which placed
him in the front rank of American
statesmen. Gen. Logan was eulogiZed
as representative of the volunteer sol
diers, whose civil record is as di>tin-
guished and pure as his military serv-
ices were brave and effective, and
his nomination was heartily ratified.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted amid great cheering.