Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION.
Speeches by Carlisle and Governor Hill u
fore the County Democracy.

Speeches by Carlisle and Governor Hill Re
fore the County Democracy.
NEW YORK, June % The Academy Of
Music was crowded TO its full capacity last
| night on the occasion of the ratification 10y
the County Democracy of the Democratic
presidential aud vice presidential nomiua-
lions Besides the immense audience that
filled the grand auditorium several hundred
persons found standing room on the stage.
The house was profusely and handsomely
decorated with flags and banners arranged
in many designs. Portraits of Cleveland
and Thurman were prominently displayed,
and Irish and German flags were conspicII-
ously part of the general decorations
There were large number of ladies present
IL was $3.50 o'clock before the prominent
speakers and the chairman of the meeting
entered Thunders of applause greeted Gov
ernur Hill, who was escorted by Police
Commissioner Noorhis. As the party entered
the flags on the festooned prosoenium arch
slowly descended, followed by hitherto hid
den banner on which were huge portraits of
the Democratic candidates, between which
stood figure of the Goddess of Liberty.
The applause was redouhled at this, and
cheers we're Justify given for Grover Cleve-
land and "Old Bandaua," and repeated for
Gov. Hill
When the audience became quiet number
of letters of regret were read among them
one from Mayor Hewitt, whose name was
greeted with mingled cheers and Kisses. The
portion of his letter referring to official
duties preventing political activity was
greeted with derisive laughter, which was
drowned by cheers. An overflow meeting
was held in Nilsson hall, which was as thor
ghly crowded as the Academy.
The chairman then introduced Hon. John
G. Carlisle of Kentucky, whose name was
the signal for uproarious cheering. Under
Republican rule, he said, the government
was AN immense partisan organization mere
ly for the distribution of patronage and
spoils Tha country was sorely in need of
the common sense. the strong integrity and
patriotism of Grover Cleveland. Applause
The speaker predicted that the next election
would insure the final and permanent tri
umph of the Democratic party, for the Re
publican party could not withstand another
defeat and would go to pieces as its prede-
cessors had done.
Carlisle continued to denouuce the Repub-
licans asking what they had done for the
people, and to eulogize the Democracy, and
closed with reference to the tariff. He
said:
Now, about this tariff question The Republic
can party has declared for free whisky and free
tobacco. They say for free trade. Now,
while We cheerfully concede To the Republican
party the right to define it's position, we deny
its right 10 define ours Whoever asserts that the
Democratic party is for free trade that Grover
Cleveland or the Democratic majority in congress
Is for free trade,is ignorant of terms he is
so blinded by partisan prejudice that he cannot
do Justice to his political opponent Since the es
tablishnlnt of the government the larger part Of
its revenue has teen raised upon imported goods. |
But II has been collecting more revenue than il |
needed SO the Mills bill prepared. | am sure
many of those who are denouncing it a FREQ |
trade measure have not read single line of 1t
and would ncS understand II if they had. We
would put raw wool on the free list and make a |
corresponding reduction upon wooden goods. |
Strange as il may seem to Republican friends |
the Democratic party more in favor of cheap |
wooden goods than cheap whisky.
The Democratic party does not advocate free |
trade 1t believes that the prosperity of the |
country will be promoted by the reduction of |
duties on imports, and by this plank the party |
proposes to stand or fall.
After three prolonged cheers for Carlisle, |
Governor Hill was introduced The gov
ernor was Obliged to stand several minutes
before he could be heard The band played |
" Hail to the Chief" but the music could not
be heard above the applause. He expressed
ms pleasure at being present at a ratification
meeting of this kind, but said it was unnec-
essary, as the people had already ratified the
nomination of Cleveland and Thurman
fonr years ago it was said of Cleveland,
: we love him for the enemies be has made
IL could tTuthfully be said of him now, I'VE
respect him for the friends he has made
AFTER eulogIzlng Cleveland the governor