Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-17
VICE PRESIDENTS.

Ellery Camp, John V. Kenney, Edward A. Chataeld. Nicholas Connors, William Fl. Bonton, Martin Hickey A. H. Kellam, s. M. Wier, Hiram A Gray. John c. pickerman. George s. Allen, Peter McQuaid, : Thomas Mccullough, W. A. Lincoln, % Thomas Cavanaugh, T. P Merwin, Robert Ford, Harry H B1nnell, Elijah H Frisbis, Patrick McDermott,
 William VIII. .;; E Whittiesey, Robert R. Russell. Hon. N. D. SPerry, Dennis A. Blakeslee, Michael F. Wilson, Michael Eagan, E. s. Hamilton, James McMahon, Charles McDernott, Michael Eagan Hon. R. s. Pickett, John Flood, Frederick BetsfOrd, Henry S Dawson, Henry Smith, James McDermott,
 sSs Bsscbes gsrnes obn E5fa Thomas Richards, Richard White James Donnelly, James Bishop. John Landrigan, George R. Mott. s. A. Peck, Gen. E. G. Greedy, Rollin J. Bunce, John Conan, \ Isaac w. Hine, Thomas Heenan, Rev. Geo Bushnell, D. D., Patrick Willis, Michael Ward, John M Peck, Robert McDermott, Edward Lee, William Coughlin, James D. Dewen Dennis Kane, Joseph R Warren, George L. Dickerman, Joseph F. o'Brien Robert A. Stewart, Bernard Gauley, Henry E. Marsh William c. Futile, George M Rice, George F. Parker, James McNally, William P. Goodyear, p. s. Crane. John B. Mahon, Terrence Eagan, Walter B. Law, George H. Cingan, Charles 0. Ford. SECRETARIES. Patrick T. Cannon, PHI O'Brien, James 0'Connell, John Doughan
 John Neary, Thomas F. Mclaughlin, Nicholas Cannon, John Doulan, William Eagan, John L. Dennehy, John Coughlin, Francis ficDonough, Arthur l.. Donovan, William Kenney,
 John o'B' fen, John T Connolly,
 Thomas Keliiher, John McCarthy,
 Dennis Mahoney, John Eric.
 MT. Daley then announced that Thomas J. Sullivan would preside and the fact was greeted with prolonged applause.
 Mir. Sullivan did not attempt to make speech, but simply thanked them for the honor of being selected to preside at this, the leagues first great meeting. He was no orator, he said, but plain, every day workingman who has earned his earned his daily bread by hard work since the first day when he set his foot on this shore. He introduced the first speaker by saying that when the league was formed, four weeks ago, they immediately cured him as an orator.
 MT. Morrison proceeded to his speech with-
 out any formality as soon as the applause abated. "Twice within my recollection" 1" he said, "have questions of very grave impor- tance been submitted to the people for their decision. In 1861 the question was, shall the nation be destroyed or preserveda It was settled that the American shall stand now and forever, and that decision is irrevo- cable. Twenty-eight years later another QuesI4OH IS pIOpOu1QeQ, ana 1L IS AS lnpOrS tant as the other great question. It is, shall our industry and our prosperity be destroyed or shall it be preserved2 believe that, as the other question was decided in favor of the Union, SC will this be decided in favor of our industries. (Grest applause.)
 Happily for this question, it has been mapped out by Grover Cleveland (Ap- plsuse and hisses.)
 After this outburst there followed @ scene of several minutes duration between the speaker and the rabble, which had deter mined to provoke him. Several times the names of Cleveland drew forth little ap- plause, when the speaker said: You may cheer now, but you will not cheer after No- vember G. Then disturbers were squelched when he said: Never in my life have seen & Republican go into 8 Democratic meeting to disturb it. Great applause.) Republi- cans are gentlemen, but you are not. Why, the Democrats would like to get rid of such people if they could, but there is no place for them except in the lowest and darkest corners of the Democratic party. Applause )
 Proceeding the speaker said: This message of Mir. C1eveland's was devoted to one sub jeet, and that was 8 discussion of the tariff from British standpoint. It was recog- nized by the British press ss great advance for their ideas.
 England applauded, but the Democratic leaders recognized that MT. Cleveland had made 6 mistake and have had deal of work t1ying to clear themselves of the name of free traders. For this reason largely the follow. and smaller every day. (Applause).
 We find that the Democrats claim that Re- publican papers are not stating facts when they call Cleveland and the prominent Demo- crats free traders. When was pracLicing law if got witness of the opposite side to tes tify in my behalf always thought my case won." Mir. Morrison then read some short selections from the opinions of Senator Vest, R. Q. Mills, Mir. Carlisle and Henry George, which tended to show the opinions of the men. eff there are any of my countrymen back there want to commend these opinions to their prayerful consideration" he said. He also gave some choice clippings from English papers, particularly the London Times, which he said was ever the hostile enemy of the Irishmen.
 He then dissected one of Candidate Thur mans recent speeches. MT. Thurman claims that the tariff is tax. He makes no attempt to prove his assertion, but is satisfied with repetition.
 Now, according to MT. Cleveland, the value of protected article is it's price in Europe with the tax in this country added. That is, if an article cost five cents in Eng land and has tariff of five cents in this country it would cost ten cents here. What is the real case. I have here yardof calico. Thea say that calico rules the world and I know it does my household. I bought it when was in Vermont. I showed it to my wife and she did what never thought of do- ing. She tore of piece to see if it would wash. Later she said: "Why, the colors do not run together; that is good calico" 'tOf course it is, I said, "for it was made in this country"
 Now I paid five cents yard for that, and the duty on it alone is five centsl Then &C., cording to the Democratic idea it should be worth nothing in England When Grover Cleveland wrote his tariff message he had not studdied as hard on it as have.
 Before the war England furnished us calico at 15 and 20 yard, with no duty on it. The tax of five cents was placed on it's imports ton, and instead of going up it has fallen. Then the cotton was raised in this country, shipped to England, manufactured and sent back here again. When this terrible, illogical tax was put on it some ingenius Yankee began to manufacture cotton cloth, and others followed his example, and competition brought the price down.
 Another article is salt which was worth, be- fore the war, @ barrel. A duty of 12 cents l q bushel was imposed, and instead of costing 1 $2. .36 as it should according to the Demo- | cratic doctrine it costs 50 and 70 cents bar- | rel with the barrel, and that alone is worth | 19 cents.
 Mir. Cleveland says pay double for my clothing.
 Here is this suit have on. I bought the | cloth for $10 and paid $20 for having it made. l It is American cloth and has about six pounds | of wool in it, 90 that the duty on the whole | ,uit was 72 cents. Now, say that the work ngmen of this country got over $25 of the | price of this suit of clothes. (Great ap | plauss.)
 When MT. Cleveland wanted some blankets 'or the army short time ago he sent to En- gland to buy them. What do you think of ahats tHisses.
 No Irishman, no matter in what party he s, can stand such an action as that.n (Ap- ,lause.
 The speaker then cited an issue of a NeWl