New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-18

There were 1000 persons In the Opera House when
the meeting called to order, and 5000 persons
outside Of the building who desired admission to It.
Another meeting therefore organized In rink Tho
stage Of the Opera House had among other occupants
Jacob d. Carpenter Cyrus Swan, and James Fl.
Seaman, all leading Democrats who have
to the Republican party There also sat on the stage
T. n. Howell, boot and shoe manufacturer. who
has uniformed a campaign club at his own expense
and tomorrow will take the Republican Clubs OF
Poughkcepsc. in steamboats, hired by him. TO Rhine
beck, the home OF Levi T. Morton There
were also on tho platform C. NJ Rowley,
Assemblymen Plat and Mase, tho Rev.
DR.. James Milan, OF ST. Peters Roman Csthc-
lie Church. and the Rev. T. A. NJ Brown, OF the
second Reformed Church. Some one had scattered
over the hall In every seat fac-simile OF tho cele
brated $4,000 check given by David b. Hill In
campaign emergency In 1855, the proceeds OF which
subsequently used in Chcmung County. Tho
upper gallery Of the hall was occupied by tho Warner
Miller Cane Corps composed of students Of Eastman
College. Jacob b. Carpenter, Protection Democrat,
was elected chairman OF the meeting He said that
the gigantic asscmblsge In the building and outside
OF was an augury of the triumphant success OF Har
rison and Morton Miller and Cruser The people
of New York plainly saw that the issue was whether
the saloons should rule the State, or the State tho
saloons The Malone Cleo Club then sang, and so
pleased the crowd that they had to sing twice more
Mr.. Miller had one Of the hearticst welcomes when
he came forwa ard to speak that he has received In
any city OF the State In opening his
speech he referred 10 the fact that former Demo
crat was presiding tho meeting and said that IL
not tic first experience he had had OF this khd
In the present campaign Moreover, hundreds OF DEM
ocrats had attending meetings which he had addressed
The Republican party stood where It had always
stood In favor Of Protection to American Industry,
but thousands Of Democrats had boon compelled to
leave the Democratic party because Of It's attitude
of hostility to the tariff. These Democrats had como
over to tho Republican party. He reviewed the po-
stion Of the Democratic party upon the tariff question
and argued that II was natural that Protection Demo
Gratis should come over to the Republican party.
Then coming to State Issues he described In detail
Governor HIPS various vetocs OF temperance DIS
He closed his speech by referring to the circular Just
Issued by william Osborn, Of the Wine and spirit
Traders Cleveland and Thurman Club, In which os
born prctends to quote dispatch from Warsaw In
"The Ncw-York Times In which Mr.. Miller is alleged
to have declared that any license system, high or low
is pernclous Mr.. Miller showed that the pretended
extract from his speech actually quotation from
a Prohibition banner In Warsaw, and that he never
uttered such sentiments. lie said In part:
The Democratic party reached point In Its canvass
where II is beginning TO produce forged documents like the
Morey letter. We at least know where the wine and
spirit traders stand, that they are for Cleveland and
Thurman. waiting for this soN OF lie for
some time indeed had expected IL long before fe.o
IL you example OF what the liquor dealers arc
doing They desperate and they are raising an enor
nous corruption fund the Democratic State ticket
There is trust which is nghng the last ditch 1t Is
the trust OF the liquor dealers They are determined TO
win by fair or By Go into any saloon tonight
I'm this and you will hear bat one sentence low"
with high license anu elect the Democratic State ticket"
But have confidence that the people OF this state VIII
not put the quordeaers in possession Of their Govern