New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-23

should have won the support Of large portion OF the
intelligence and virtue OF State OF New-fofk Is 70
me a.hgher honor dearer prize, than III had received
the commission OF this people to act as 'hef Vo'eor
by conendng upon any lower plane than inc Que upon
which the campaign fought cloud cheers Anu
to with the absolute and unanimous inuorS+
ment OF the Union League Club is an h0nOr VIZ"
had never hoped receive (chcers)-a cruz "ien wa"
organized express purpose OF uphoiahg inc MINUS
OF Abraham Lincoln when he was saving tne Ne"ou'
body OF men which upon every great question '' n''
srita,ed the American people for the past '"'"9'o
years has failed speak In unequiNoo'i "'"a ""
IN ,ems which have always met the approval Of tho
majority OF our people; club which, IN my luuenen'
done for the union OF our country ana or our
institutions than any other similar organization ''" nus
ever existed
Ana 10 I say am deeply thankful to this club for
the honor that they do In thus publicly receiving
me- by dong ndorse my action IN the late cam
paign- (Cheers)
WHAT THE TEMPERANCE ISSUE DID,
may be pardOned single word in regard to my posi-
ton I'm that canvass For number OF years hao con-
tended thai the Republican party should take higher ana
holder ground upon the temperance question But the
party was less divided IT, and we have seen
year by year many strong forsakng it. and our
numbers reduced But the time, 1t seemed TO me- had
eome when tho Judgment OF the people and OF the vast
majority Of party itself required that action should
be taken behalf temperance reform and So from the
tmo the offered me the nomination until the
close OF tho canvass hesated upon any platform
ar 4, anv city 70 advocate or High License
was NOS the entire State during my campaign
but L did succeed in speaking In over fifty counties
and for over eighty tines and have this satsactoh'
In looking the course taken, that in every eo'
Nv into which 1 went and every community in when
smoke did not fail receive the support OF SUBSTANTIALLY
the whole of the Republican party and In many Oh lnc'
districts received large support from the opposon
(Cheers) II had had time TO have covered the eii w
viii not undertake 20 say that the result would nave
been different but 1 doubt that the majority
cast against myself or against the issues oi ,a,
and Ballot Reform would have been reduced many housa
(checrs and therefore have looked back upon my
canvass with some degree pleasure and have this 10
soy regard my work, that could oe put pacA 10
the osh day of August when received the UNANIMOUS
nomination OF the Republican party OF TINS sed's' anu
could make again. there is not tns
that did in it that would not do again. Cheers')
THE FIGHT TO BE FOUGHT TO THE END
did say frequently that canvass that be the result
coming election what it might upon state issues 'he
contest should end until 1t ended In the aosoue
ana uneQuvocsl victory OF the principles which was adj
yocating (Cheers) Ard with the support which TO
ceyed throughout the and with the support whch
this clue gave and that which cane from many o'hef
sources do hesitate 10 say tonight uniting WIN inc
words of Depew that but few years Will pass over
the State of before the principle OF High Ii
cense in It's strong and unequvoca form will be inscribed
upon statute book (Cheers) Along with that Is 10
come the sassocaton OF the saloon from politics Cheers
1t shall no longer either this city or elsewhere be SAID
to the disgrace OF the state OF New-horh
tina, "a 600 men engaged liquor traffic shall be able
to control the government Of six millions OF people
(Cheers Along with this great moral issue was that Oh
Ballot Reform think every member OF this CLUB ana
In fact every intelligent citizen OF this State VINO mas
carefully watched the condition OF elections Tor the past
few years to the conclusion that our present
laws regulating elections inefficient do not properly
regard right OF the ballot and do not secure always
unpe udiced and the unbought Judgment Of our poo
pie and therefore 1t is that the Republican party took
I'd that in the last Legislature and carried it sue
cesuy through both houses only to lose 1t by the veto
OF the Governor. But that question today is
most prominent before the people Of this State,
and when they shall have accomplished what
they seeking in that direction when the State shall
have made it possible for man TO cast his vote
without coercion fear and without the possibility of
his vote having been corrupted by bribery. then the
State Of New-York will have given to all the other
States Of this Union grand example (cheers and as
the other States. particularly those OF the West have
heretofore borrowed much from laws and constitution
they would stand ready to take up this reform, and
believe the result OF this movement begun in this
state last winter there will be secured honest ballot
end an honest count in every State Of this Union.
(Cheers)
THE PARTYS LATEST MISSION.
The Republican party began its existence in opposition
slavery but to-day 1t is TO our institutions ana
country from dangerous enemies than those that
upon the battlefield for the enemies Of a free
ballot strike the very foundations
Government, and system cannot ione continue
II people know to believe that the results
that from the ballot box the expression Of
the honest convictions and unpurchased VIII Of the
people. lChecrs) ,...-
for these grand issues that battled In the
last ifs but in that the great issue
OF r., sion to American industries and American labor
chO~s and have congratulate myself in that direc
ton when remember that did make single speech
anywhere. whether IL five minutes long five hours
long. in which did not give the major portion of my
time and my strength to that vital question (Cheers)
That has won. and in my judgment the question
has been settled for many years to Perhaps
too much expect that the other issues which had
scarcely been preached before the peope OF this be
fore. could be successful in campaign OF six eight
weeks but nevertheless the beginning has been made
have doubt that they will form Of the chief factors
In the next campaign For this contest shall
that for myself position Of leadership no
position Of control but simply enroll ysef in the
ranks private fight for those grand issues
they shall be finally achieved (Cheers) But l shall
always be found I'm the fight and il leading shall
be far in the when the final charge and the
grand victory comes. cloud cheers)
And now. gentlemen shall not detsin you longer but
again thank sincerely for this great honor 1t
has inspired in my heart feeling toward the Union League
Club which sha never die and shall long cherish in
my memory the recollection Of this night OF the
brightest and peasanest that has to me in my
course thus far loud and long cheerns)
LOUD CALLS FOR MCKINLEY.
When Warner Miller sat down Cornelius n
Bliss got up and evidently meant 10 introduce
some one else, but he didn't get the chance of
being heard There arose instantaneously thun-
derous chorus in which every man present seemed
10 join of Mckinley" Mckinley" Mckinley"
Major Mckinley was seated so modestly in the
body of the hall that many present who Joined
in the cry doubted whether he on hand at
all. But he was: and he arose evidently with re-
luctance and advanced TO the platform, blushing as
he went, as though 10 a common expression he
was unacoustOmed to public speaking" When he
stood upon the platform a wild hurrah of en-
thusiasm broke forth which lasted some time. The
Major smiled His speech wds brief, yet he fairly
charmed the audience, who made several unsuc-
cessful efforts to draw him into an elaborate adj
dress by cries OF Go on ; go onl" This is what
he said:
Mr. President and Gentlemen OF the Union League