New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-09
IRlsHMEN VINO HATE FREE TRADE.
GOOD WORK FOR HARRISON AID MORTON.
JUST AS ESTHUsIi srIC IN THIS CAMPAIGN AS THEY
WrnE EOR MR. RLAINr.-


The GOOD work OF the Ir!sh-Amcrlcan Anti-Frcc
Trade League In organizing the cxes Of Erin In this
city In the interest Republican success next NOVcm
Der IS going forward with vigor and with enthusiasm
LARGELY attended meeting OF the delegates from the
different Assembly Districts in which there are already
hourishlng Anti Free Trade Clubs organized was held
last evening at No o25 East Th.rty-sxth-st to hear
accounts Of the progress of the work In different
tons Of the city and to Plan for the biz ratification
meeting that to be held at early day In support
OF the couiidatmc Of Harrison and Morton. Among
the delegate, present was " @. Moody. OF Brooklyn
stanch old IrshAmercan veteran who voted for
General Harrson's grandfather in 1910. P. H. Me-
Nance prsIcd and IN the course OF eloquent speech
which was punctuated with applause by the and-frce
trade delegates present, pointed out the work that
had been done and the duty Of all patriotic Irish
Americans In the coming campa.g n, saying:
We have been first in the field ia the OF Repub
canism, simply because confidence is in principles
not in (Appause.) We surprised our Republican
friends In by the by IRISH Amcrl
who dwci ia this city against Grover England Ceve
land daughter and applause let the Republican party
give know they WILL proper encouragement and
backing and VIII asionlsh them in 1883. (Applause
Let cry DE Anything to beat Cleveland, who gave
Phelps Chisscs) London, BayaFd (hsses) in Washing
ton and proposes put trade and commerce at
the mercy that impacabe enemy Ireland. the Eng
h Government that has pundced and laid desoate our
unfortunate country Gcncwcd Appause)
J. +. Mccarthy, the recording secretary, was warm
" appaudcd when he said that on
the books Of that central organization
alone, and Independent altogether of the
work done by the volunteer organizers in the different
Assembly Districts, there list of more than
twelve hundred names. " irish names, tOo' he eX
planned. many OF whom each sevcraly worth
two votes 10 the Republican party, because in 1884
they were. unfortunately. the side Of Cleveland
Colonel j. T. OFlynn. of the XVth District said that
although hc forty years out OF Ireland, he loved
her stln and IL because be loved her that he
now enlisted under the banner Of the Republican
British FREQ trade In his district he found quiet but
none the loss effective work going forward among the
Hish-hmcrlcan residents in favor Of Harrison and
Morton.
Delegate Joseph T. Johnson. Of the With Assembly
District who sergeant I'm the G0;h Regiment, made
The welcome announcement that large percentage Of
the gallant fellows under Colonel Cayanaghs com
mand would vote against Cleveland There al
ready 200 men IN The club in his district. Delegate
James taTev e1l that among the thousands OF irish
who voted against cleveland In 1oS4. be had
never met one who sorry. Maurice Cox, OF the
VII District compared the attitude Of Iris! Amcr-
cans so early "a The campaign with that Of lo-4, and
sad that even more work was now being done than
when Blaine was ihr nominee
Eloquent Nuid, also fell from jeremiah T.. Murphy.
Captain .0.cc ". Sprrruan who works hari organ
ling now clubs every day w. L. Moody, OF BroOkly
simon +. Armstrong Of the INA District. and others.
n announced chat several meetings Wo I'D be held
his Wc'a by the club, already organized in the dScr
cnt sections o. the cv. AVID That the next meeting ~
The General Committee would be held In their new