New-York tribune., 1884-10-25

A STIRRING SPEECH by SENATOR uALE-CoNrRASr-
ING THE TWO PARTIES.

A STIRRING SPEECH by SENATOR UALE-CoNrRAsr-
IYG THE TWO PARTIES.
All ordinary business pursuits were sus-
pendcd Yesterday I'm tho town Of Carmel " " in coase
olence OF the excitement created by the grand RepnD
can mass meeting The meeting which represented all
Putnam County was organized by the County Comml
tee and is largely due to the efforts OF Ham
on FISH lr chairman of the committee. Senator Hale
Of Maine was the orator Of the day. About noon the
farmers and their families began to arrive from all the
country round and the Carmel Fair Grounds. where the
meeting was to be held. presented appearance OF
unusual animation. A special train brought sena-
tor Hale from Brcwster's. At ] o'clock the Putnam
i!attrry an orgaIIlation which had come fron Cod
Spring for the occasion, parIded III gorgeous UNIFORM
through the town. cheering for Blaine ana Lo3% ana
receiving the cheers OF the townSpeope me Oleieua
Hotel. which Is the headquarters OF the republican
citizens. filled with an enthusiastic crowd whe an
air Of gloom ami detection huiiS Over ,hc ollio1 ~
where the Demo rats congreg gate Az O'Clock oiIIase
ana four preceded by band Of music conveyed senator
Hale from the house Of Ambrose Kydet, whose H, & no
had been Tor few hours, Ia the fair orouuS' III
wooden structure already filled with an eager
crowd. About 900 persons were present iro ,al' '
Cold Spring and other towns III luthan 'Ou"Y;
r M flsh c"ga chsiJman Ghe gGs a. Mr. RYDER was
introducing senator Hale detachment OF the Fnthn
Battery marched into the hall and ranged themselves IN
front OF the platform, while me resi- oi tIn t'o"I & i
mained without and responded win the nrr ol en.a
rang Iacs address greeted wth me great
e-t enthusiasm Referring to the campaign In ONO anu
Maine he SAID ,
In both these states the people grew more earnest
their consideration of the ISSUES which they were ee
and the great central point about which the strlsSe
turned was the question whether the Democratic or me
Republican party the better lifted To administer Tue
anar- of The VIII probaDy ne true III
New Now when compare thrst Two parties VIZ
cannot how 1t Ia that the Dciuocrdls
repcatrdly beaten always on the wrong side OF every
issue OF National Importance have yet had me strength
TO reorganIc each defeat and still To 0lcr danger
Gus opposition the Republican party The secret of
their rcsscation I'm each campaign has been at they
have tckcd the ignorant by their clamor for change
admit and assert that change Is essential 10 NaIionai
progress but not such change the Democrats would
give is and II you will examine the history ol the K
publican party you will find that its policy has been one
uninterrupted course Of progress that questions nave
been determined and wisely determined a. they arose
and that leaving these questions for settled Inc party mas
turned it, attention to new problems, continually clhno
ing new heights OF political greatness Such Is ho
change which the Republicans offer To the Nation Ana
I'm the determination of each OF these gtS.
tions the Republicans have been OOhgeo
to advauce over the PROSTATE form of tle
Democratic party which would afterward acknowledge
il, error and strengthens itself IN the very principles
which 1t had opposed A.,
senator Hale then instanced cases in which tho
promises the Democrat party have been sady Deed
y the action of Democratic Congresses and then passed
t0 the question Of free trade. The Republican party,
he said is the party Of labor well "a OF freedom Inc
Democratic party which draws its principal strength
from the SOUTH is the party of slavery when dcsIddcs
labor The Democratic dream was u grand military re-
public with white soldiers and slaves hs aDDers
Naturally such party fayOrs tree trade, anu ltlls 10
see the true dignity Of labor and the laborng man The
next sneaker was Judge william Wood, OF putnam
County In the evening grand tOrchlght parade
formed fitting conclusion To the exercises OI the dy