Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-11-10
INegRsoLL ON FREE TRADE.
Speech at New Yorlk's Great Ratification
NIeeting-A DIsturber SIIenoed.

Speech at New Yorl's Great Ratification
Meeting-A Disturber silenced.
The greatest and grandest ratification
meeting in the history of the Republican
party in New York was held In the Metro
politan Opera house Ten thousand voters
were inside and several thousand more
werc unable to get in The enthusiasm
was unprecedented. Col. Robert Ingersoll
was the principal orator, and here are some
of tho incidents of his speech:
''And now" said Mr.. Ingersoll, we
reach another principle enunciated in this
wonderful platform, for 1t is full Of good
things protection for American labor"
When Mr.. Ingersoll uttered this SEN
tenco tho audience rose in its places and
cheered again and again.
81 want this republic, no continued,
separate and widespread of the rest Of
the world, SO that If every port were
blockaded we would be covered with pros
perity as mantel do not want to see
us country producing merely raw mate
rails. The mere producer Of raw mate
rails is always pauper.
ga country that says you shall manu-
facture and sell your products will grow
Intelligent and rich Raw materials are
nothing, labor Is everything Take To-
connective and examine It, What are the
raw materials in 1t worth smoldering in
the ground where they have laid for cen
turiesl What are they WORTH"
a Voice-Not dollar.
We'll we will say So. The locomotive
completed. made living thing with ribs
of iron and steel and breath of fire, is
worth $4,000 Eleven thousand nine
hundred and ninety five dollars represents
the labor of man in its production This
Is what Americans want protected. This is
what tho Republican party declares 1t will
protect TGreat cheers.
''The south sellsits raw cotton The
Republican party wants to SEQ the south
covered with mills with their shuttles
busy manufacturing their cotton into
goods for sale and consumption. As long
as they remain nero producers of raw
material they will remain poor, ignorant
and Democratic" Laughter and up
plause.
1--WE are fighting manly. open battle
In this subject. Our adversaries are in
tho rife pits Of office, we In the open
field. But with solid breastworks we
plant our Gag, and that flag will sweep
away the batteries Of the Democratic
party.
II do not believe in protecting any indi-
vidual, but in tho protecting diversified
labor | believe in protection that will
prevent another nation from making us
merely customers of their own They cry
trusts, and say we will build up enormous
monopolies"
An occupant Of box shouted: ''Protec-
ton and trusts"
Col Ingerson proceeded to say that
when the trusts became dangerous they
would take the tariff off
That's what the Democratic party
wants" shouted the man in the box,
'Pt.t him outl He is an Englishmanr'
came from all parts of the house. When
quiet was restored, Col. mgersoll said:
"No, gentlemen, l believe my friend
honestly differs with me. Let's have
honest discussion" Then, turning to tho
party wants FREQ trade.
"That is what am talking about We
want to protect our laboring men and
make them happy. intelligent and pros
porous"
"They will DO better off under free
trade. said he In the box.
Again tho audience cried: Put him
outP and again Col. Ingerson rebuked
them.
'sLet mo ask tho honorable gentleman
one question" he said. Then. again id
dressing the box, he asked:
IF the laborer is better off in free trade
countries, why doesn't he emigrate to
Europe2"
The sally brought the house to its feet.
1t went wild with tho loud cheers. Again
and again they cheered him, and try as
hard as he could. they would not let him
speak.
For fully ten minutes the cheering last
cd. When order was again restored Col
Ingersoll proceeded to further elabora-
ton of the platform, and concluded by
saying it was the best one the Repub-
lican party had ever adopted.
WARNER MILLER SPEAKS.
President Bartlett then introduced ex-
Senator Warner Miller.
Tho issue before tho people" he said,
'ls tho industrial issue. That is the issue
the nations of the world are battling with,
and the United States must take its part
In the fight. Great Britain has given up
fighting for honor and glory. and now
aims to retain her hold on oriental lands
where her wealth and power arc being
built up. There is no reason, he said,
why We should. to please British capital
lists, depart from the system which has
been handed down to us and under which
no nation ever made such rapid progress
Tho Americans Of today arc better
clothed. better fed, better housed and
better educated than those of any other
nation in the world. Tho Democrats
would havo oil this changed. but before
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