New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-29
AIR PHELPS IN PATTERSON
RINGING POLITICAL SPEECH.
HE ISSUES BETWEEN THE PARTIES CLEAhh' 'Ni

Some 2,5OO people crOWucu hi'o " "o"iAe 49,,
fall. Paterson last night. to hear CONGRESSMAN "i.'
, wa,,or phsIns,s good reasons for supporting
,ho Re,nblicon candidates for the State senate anu
Assembly from Passac County, and good reasons lot
.unportlnC the Republican party IN Natlohai po'o'
Mr. Fhclpss popularity with the rank ana ME Oh hePuo
lean voters in Paterson was well attested ny Tue ia'
that the audience was largely composed OF operatives
hov listened TO Mr. Phelpss speech with the closest
attention showing such intelligent appreciation
of the points made as indicated that they were hoP
cans from conviction, not from mere iOrce VI ""Ti
There was fair sprinkling OF women present LII 'o
rear of the hall several hundred persons stoou up
their enthusiasm for Republican principe' H"A'"o
them Indifferent TO fatigue. s
r. Alderman Sidney Farrar prcSidei On 'he pA,'U
were State Senator j. W. Gr'ssS
for reelection, G. A. HOBART Mp'r n,,,an
porgrorn Henry " Butler, GcTritt flan'el
go v,,rts Iobp F. Buckley and c. Lambert.
rass hand sroye with much energy and some success
TO entertain the audience during uei"E VI '"O"I!
minutes before the meeting opened MI farrar 'uo
ON admirable presiding officer He did not attein'
ANYTHING like speech himself Out oric"!
i,roluced MFR Phelps as who needed no lntrOuuc-
ten to New-Jersey audience and whose reputation eN
tended beyond tho limits of his own county MI fheP'
was of course. heartily applauded before nc pesan
bis address. He spoke in calm judicial tone'
using no invcctivcs. arOusing no passions out o"S s
,he free of logic appealing to the sober judgment o
his auditors; and much to the credit OF Paterson
operatves they showed themselves capaoo Vi l'
snake some words of praise for the local candidates.
esncciay state Senator Griggs, and from the hearty
ornroval which his eucomiums Of this gentleman
met with It was evident that the
me- .o.ar+ intended giving him
hearty support Mr. Phelps next showed Why the Re-
pubcan party should be supported In preference "
tho Dcmocratc party His clear review of the SOUTH
ern situation duly appreciated, and throughout HIS
speech was frequently punctuatei with applause HUI
is what Mr. Phelps said:
More than ever | believe that the triumph OF the Re
Yncan parv its restoration To power so That It's ihci
i,les and policy shall c0uro tue Government anu is
comrylnen. is what we need, II We are 10 Retain even
The political rights ana privileges which we no" h''e-
R"hts and privileges which constitute the safety the
liberty. the comfort of tue ciuLeh.wm nc are tne
essence of American citizenship. as the Fathers con
erVed tin a word all that comes through cvi! society
that happy country whose toy S eoH
But now can the people govern except through the
M and enforce TT Hence The right the citizen
cast bao he peases and to have ~ counted as Se
only security for individual liberty. the right creative
Snr yi i Inherent to this right Indifferent to the
liberties of his country; and Whatever party attacks TINS
rrht by assault device. Is traitor 10 them Tor he
strikes at their heart. Applause
FRAUDS ON THE SUFFRAGE.
How does the Democratic party stand this testf 1t
has always controlled the city of Newiork AMI the
south Until dissensons In their own ranks enforced
they always delayed and jug-ei the canvass
till they could from certain favorite wards the
majority they wished This abnse OF the ballot 'uray
Matched such statesmen as Iweed anu Sweehy N Me-
as.rde of the balot-b9x would tauntngy ask; CIV na
are YOU going TO do about Ila WAS IN 'he 10y U
Naw-Yurk and is past. For years they lrl!nteheu ny
Ku Kux raids, drove by sboguns tho thrill freedmen
from lie polls That in the south ana also Is past
Now beralse these are of the past shall not dwell on
them and alude to tem only because past experiences
are apt to affect present character and tLey seem TO
here True there Is mo inc Moth Northern manhood
Win 1 tany sTTpress and terribly punish it,
one who reads his papers who hears the talk OF the
sntnern rentlemen-can fail to know that the colored
voter still kept from ths right not by force nol even
by threat-lhese are unpopular anu ulnecgssiEFyi
neaslre5-but every trick that eunnIns assured OF
immunity can di Hg 5sc and polls bemocrac officials
pryde tissue ballots II the Is dcSperdc or II IL Is
OF htFicitG nIers IN MI. snin rame-frra the
vote of the exceptional freedman who has found his way
ier .' lie Democratic t kct Now you it,"
TIitis the Republican ticket Now you don't" And
the law allows it. Aud Democratic orators and papers
in the south boast of IT, Aud Demosrac orator: ana
papers In the North it, None formally deny the
TACT and most admit it, and make the admission the
which Colonel Hgsn. on was tue last to formulate Inc
a voe is Intelligence Intelligence shond control
ignorance, and therefore Is JuStned IN using ever!
exclude il from power" Monstrous for 1t assumes the
own qualifications aud decree themselves the rulers
Monstrou,! for Principle which If admitted here
would everywhere exclude from government all exceP,
those who active enough and quick wtei enough
aud INSCRIPTIONS enough TO pe2eenGy lnu cu1ngy t
their own Il would give Mexican Government
worse this would give us does give ns-goyernment by
instead OF by the many-an osarchy Instead OF
Mi,ssSippi has 10000 white voters AMI 10000
fpcroI Rn by the OF the e6orc vote 1925
its citizens mostly Democrats, were cnanlcd 70 shu III
tpsn In New jersey S76S expected vote
aud did vote last fan, to secnrr one; sHnh C,roIlna
has $4,000 white voters and llsO00 coored voters.
The Democrats let Smals he returned because ne mas te
spirit OF man and Showed hSht. Bnt they aitended 10
mon the moderate OF H. 35 citizens. Alabama got
so noy Of co6od Totcs have only two
Republican members and Republican votes were either
withheld uncOunted III such numbers that an
average OF votes all told enabled them to secure
the same representation in Congress as the Northern
States secured by Fasting 10000 votes to district
THE REMEDY FOR SOUTHERN OCTEAGEs
AMI isn't this sntthe direct outcome OF Democratic
intrigue and Democratic apology or appreciation
hero-one that We one that Republican party, which
has always held free, full and fair ballot the first
object of its excriiOns bound to correct There
be aud instead OF an answer the Demo
cratic party where n2t @ aiK1 oS n"' can you
"WIat yOu going to do about 1t g
The Republican party IS ready to answer both the civil
question and the insoent tant. We gong TO make
It against the interest and against the wishes Of tne
shall not force we shall not use gmc We shall use
il by difusng knowledge and arOusing public opinion.
Ener.iye1 and directed by these great forces the
Strengthen public opinion by Republican Victories
which give increasing assurance tiat tne powers Oi
cIles and sentiments urge the reform and Will use all
accomplished. Democrats will discontinue practices
profit nothing. Why elect In this way President
the Supreme Court Is ready to challenge his warrant
for the office Why elect Representatives II Congress
require honest election rs the nrst quallca
ton of It's meuiJershpl A Congress tins purged Will
naturally pass laws to protect the ballot anu vote an
enforce them. Aud II viii he long
before Democrats will recognize Injustice
their course and Northern Democrats refuse approve
az and the freedmen, strong in the moral and cOnsltu
ti0nal supports which Republican Government has
placed his back fnd courage TO defy IT, Applause
think. as / quarre.led with the Republican party
long years ago, when they hesitaed TO release their
control the baOt-bOx in Louisiana, have right to
a hcarng when protest against the same wrong now
more fagrantly practised by the Democracy.
pporrcTIoY THE FOUNDATION OF PROSPERITY.