Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-15
GREAT MASS MEETING.
Politics Invades the Lair IF the
Wall Street Bulls and Bears.
TWO EMINENT SPEAKERS.
Secretary Fairchild Quotes Figures and
Speaker Carlisle Talks of Tariff and
Sectional strife-Large Crowd
and n Grand Parade.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The first out of door
demonstration OF the down town Cleveland
and Thurman business men took place Satur-
day afternoon at the sub 5-tTeasury under very
favorable circumstances Wall and Beaver
streets, long before noon, were the scenes of
large gatherings of men. Among these were
business men and men of "the street. who
were attracted 10y the announcement that
speakers like Carlisle and Secretary Fairchild
would address them Oh the tariff and explain
its peculiar intricacies and workings BY
o'clock fully five thousand persons had as
sembleo in front of the sub-treasury building,
and the number was increased as the minutes
fed towards the time announced for the open
ing of the meeting The windows of the vari-
Gus huge buildings in the vicinity were filed
with spectators An elaborate platform
erected on the steps ON the sub-treasury
building contained the invited guests Of the
occasion, and this was gorgeously draped
with flags and streamers A canopy fringed
with ligat blue and maroon plush covered the
middle portion of the platform, and from this
the speakers addressed the crowd A large
portrait of President Cleveland with one of
Allen g. Thurman was suspended on the two
large pillars of the building facing the people.
AT LAO o'clock the reception committee,
Carlisle, and headed by Joseph J. O'Dono-
hue, made their appearance and assembled the
platform amid loud cheers. Joseph j.
O'Donohue, as chairman of the reception
committee, made his appearance at the front
of the platform and called the meeting to or
der and presented Mr.. Frederick N Law
renee as chairman. Mr.. Lawrence made
few brief remarks eulo 2istic of President
Cleveland's administration and appealing to
the voters to re-elect him. The reading of
the list of vice presidents and secretaries,
containing several hundred names of promi-
nent business men, was dispensed with Res
olutions were then read. They expressed un-
qualified approval of President Cleveland's
administration and his tariff message They
warn the people against the assertions that
President Cleveland has inaugurated CAM
palgn of free trade against protection. They
favor judicious reduction of the surplus;
they denounce as malicious and absurd the
claims that the Mills bill is injurious to the
welfare of the workingmen; they denounce
the free whisky clause of the Republican
platform and the Republican policy in the
matter of commences; they indorse the policy
OF the present administration as based on
sound financial and economical principles.
and finish by the statement that the best in
terests of the country require and demand
the reelection of President Cleveland
These resolutions were adopted with loud
cheers. Chairman Lawrence then introduced
Secretary Fairchild as the first speaker.
Loud and prolonged cheering greeted the
secretary of the treasury as he stepped to the
front of the platform.
Secretary Fairchild had hardly launched
into his speech, when he was interrupted bv
the arrival of the parade. The different
clubs passed by in review with loud cheers.
and when they had passed he resumed and
continued until the end, devoting himself
largely to answering the statements concern
ing the tariff and finances made by Mr..
Blaine in his recent speeches. Mr.. Fair
child's speech was composed almost entirely
Of statistics
1t is estimated that there were from 10000
to $1,000 men in the procession The parade
was one of the largest ever witnessed in the
city so early in the campaign. Crowds lined
the streets through which the procession
passed, and bandannas were seen IN profusion.
When Secretary Fairchild had concluded.
Speaker Carlisle was introduced amidst deaf
ening cheers. Mr. Carlisle, after thanking
the assemblage for their hearty welcome.
said: Mr.. Fairchild has made such clear and
satisfactory statement of the financial opera
lions of the government during the present
administration that nothing is left to say on
that matter. will, however, speak on a few
other subjects which ought to be taken into
serious consideration. One of the most bene-
fetal results of the last presidential election
was the establishment of harmonious rela-
lions socially, commercially and politically
between the people of the north and the peo-
pie of the south Cheers. The union of
these sections has never been so strong as IL
Is to-day. tCheers). 1t is strong because the
people of every part of the country feel that
they viii receive equal and exact Justice AZ
citizens of free government" (Applause).
The fact that Mr.. Cleveland's ADMINISTRATION
had inaugurated an era of harmony between
all the people of the country, Mr.. Carlisle de-
ciared, was sufficient reason in itself for his
reelection. Mr.. Carlisle eulogized the adj
ministration of President Cleveland at Soma
length, called attention to the prosperity the
country had experienced since his election.
and predicted his reelection by an over
whelming majority. Mr.. Carlisle next re-
ferred to the tariff He attacked the tariff
bill created by the Republicans in the senate
and declared that the Democratic party in
congress would never give its consent to a
measure which proposes to reduce the rev.
snues Of sthe government by increasing thu
taxes on the people
Mr. Carlisle was frequently cheered during
bis address. He was followed by Mr.. Boodv-
prominent member Of the Stock EXCHANGE
IN brief address and the meeting adjourned
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