Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-24
GRAND OPENING
OF the Republican Campaign in New
York - An Immense Meeting - The
Multitude Addressed by Gov. Foraker,
Senator Edmuuds and Others.
New YoRK. Oct. o3


The Madison Square Garden was filled to
suffocation tonight at the first great repub-
lican mass meeting held in this city to endorse
the State ticket. At the hour the meeting
opened fully 5000 people were present.
Among the vice presidents were ex-President
Arthur, Senator Evarts, Senator Warner
Miller, Alonzo B. Cornell, John Jacob Astor,
j. Pierrepont Morgan, Chauncey NJ. Depew
and Conelius Vanderbilt
The platform was crowded with men emf.
nent in the republican party, and among
others were Senator Evsrts. James H. Choate,
Governor-elect Foraker, Senator Edmunds,
Gen. James B. Carr. Ira Davenport, Corne-
lius n. Bliss and others.
Bliss called the meeting to order and nom-
mated James II. Choste for permanent chair
man. After q brief address by Choate, reso
lutions approving the platform of the Sarato-
ga convention, and pledging the support of
all the republicans to elect the State ticket,
were read and adopted. The chairman then
introduced Governor elect Foraker. In the
course of his remarks Gov. Foraker said:
"When the republicans went out of the
national Offices they went out with bands
PLAYING and flags flying. and every man
standing feet high and looking the world
square in the face. Nobody was finding fault
to death on the battlefield, nor because the
colored race had been enfranchised and specie
payments resumed. John Roach, that poor
old Irishman, is broken up. and the democrats
have broken down one of the leading indus
tries of the country, and thrown $500 men
out of work. While the republican party
was in power they invented a
postal card with the Goddess of Liberty
printed in one corner, but our democratic
friends changed all that and issued new
card with the face Of Thomas Jefferson, the
author of the damnable resolution which has
caused all the trouble in this country since
that time. There is no room in the demo
cratic procession for the Goddess of Liberty
Senator Sherman and myself have been
charged with waving the bloody shirt in Ohio
did not talk about it to make trouble, but
only to put an end to trouble. The South
does not want any fight They got all they
wanted 20 years ago. (Voice, ''you bet.")
There was time when they claimed that
South Carolinian was four times as good as
Northern man. We chopped that out of
them with the sabre and punched it out of
them with the bsyonet."' The speaker con
cluded as follows: Give US a response from
the State of New York in November similar
to that we gave in Ohio in October. Gallant
John Wise in Virginia will break the back
bone of the solid South so we can say we
have not only Ohio and New York, but want
the whole earth, Virginia included"
Senator Edmunds was next introduced
amidst cheers and shouts of the multitude.
When quiet was restored he said
II you gentlemen who are making such a
noise tonight will wait until next November,
you then will have chance to shout your
selves hOarse over great republican victory
in the State of New York. Applause.1
do not intend to repeat the arguments ALREADY
advanced by Gen. Foraker. have only this
to say Every democrat in the Senate 20
years ago voted against the doctrine of equal
rights. What kind of democracy is this?
If there is anything in this country worth
preserving it is the right to think and speak
rs one pleases. If a man wants to be a democrat
let him be one. l am willing to let every
man be true to himself and allow others to do
the same. l am glad to hear that in this State
the name of party is losing largely its signifi
canoe. Men are beginning to think without
reference to considerations of party. want
to say few words about live service The
republican party had in its last platform,
civil service clause inserted therein.
The democratic party had platform of the
most elastic character. 1t could take in
suppose there are 100. 900 offices in the United
States. The President cannot himself
select men to fill all of these Offices He
must trust to the advice of
those who are his counsellors. Members
of the cabinet are expected to act in this
capacity. If Cleveland had selected seven
right men for positions in his cabinet there
would not be such an uprosr of discomfort
against him among these who wished to se-
cure his election and are dissatisfied with the
manner in which the offices have been filed.
Are we to have this great country filled with
wOrkingmen contented and happy and busilv
employed or are we to let the evil of free
trade hold sway mere. shutting up our shops
and factories and bringing misery and want
to the great laboring classes of this country,
(Cries of ''no, no.") believe and a ma
jority of the workingmen Of this country be-
lieve with me that fair protective tariff is
what we need" Edmunds closed his brief
address in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
Cries OF "Evarts, Evarts we're heard from
all parts of the house. The senator, after a
few moments delay. came forwa ard and bowed
to the sea of faces before him. Somebody
yelled, ''Hurrah for our next President :"
The great audience took up the cry and cheer
after cheer echoed through the building.
EVarts AT lenetn tounH chance TO thank the
people for their favor and said as he expected
to make a speech next in this city he would
not burden them with any remarks at this
time.
Evarts had hardly taken his seat when
there were loud cries for Carr, but the latter
did not come forward. The meeting then
adjourned.
Boiler Explosion.