Daily Republican., 1888-09-07

| Mr. RheIpe in BridGetons
BRIDeEToN, N. j., Sept. 6.-Hon. VII
liam Walter Phelps addressed an i'm
mense mass-meeting in Moore's Opera
House here Tonight. The hall was
packed from pit to dome with the best
and most representative part of the eity's
population, many ladies being among the
auditors. Many old "log cabin" cam
paigners of 1870 occupied seats on the
platform. Mr.. Phelps was introduced by
President W. W ROBBINS of the Harri-
son and Morton Profession Club, in a
neat speech.
Mr.. Phelps said the opportunity had
come at last and he thought It never
would come, when he could face to face,
stand up and thank the people OF South
Jersey for the support which her repre-
sentatives have so generously and kindly
given him aud his cause 10 the times past
In his eloquent and impressive style he
drifted at once easily ipto a political dis
cussion. For tSenty years, he said, he
had gone up and down itinerating over
the hills and va es of New Jersey, in
painful endeavor TO reclaim Bergen and
Warren County Democrats from the
errors Of their ways. The Whole Of the
month of October for the last twenty
years had been spent In this missionary
work, and still he could not give up the
work.
But TO get rid of ancient history and to
come down to modern time he proposed
10 tell what the Republican party could
accomplish. He edroitly told what the
party had done in freeing the slaves,
breaking their shack les and putting down
tire rebellion, all of which, he said, every
body knew, and how II took the finances
Of the country il their wretched and de.
pressed condition and skillfully restored
) them to a sound basis. But, he said,
while orators had time and again told
over and over again all these things, the
people OF to-day wanted to hear also
something not In the nature of a chestn at
bell. No administrations Of this country,
or England, he thought, noble as some OF
: them had been, were to be compared In
g grandeur of purpose and results to the
o administration OF the Republican party
{ during the last twenty-four years. The
President Of the United States, who had
D been elected by 1l00 majority four years
Is ago, with all the audaclty of lnexpert
!. ence, had determined that he would I'm
u mortalize himself by shooting into thC
a policy Of the Government q new theory
g the policy of Free Trade. The issue o
Free Trade and Protection was mad'
Z boldly by the President, and while tht
: people know, Mr.. Cleveland did not know
" that the intelligent pc pie of this eoun
try, except those of the South, would no
"a vote for Free Trade. Outside of TN
l. solid South and the city of New YOrl
= none would vote for Free Trade, unless
y were the professors of come colleges VIII
G. knew nothing but what they had read Il
II some books which had been written b
re their predecessors.
Under the influence of Free Trade III
" power of England, he claimed, had de
10 cllned u9on tne continent of Europe
The President ma&es an attack upon tn
% surplus In The Treasury In orderto oXGus
his attack upon Projection. He aske
O. what was this surplus which so trouble
u the Democrats There was no surplus I
70 trouble when the Republican party too
ne possession OF the Government. Whe
ht the Republican party was in power an
Ai found itself In possession of more none
n than it knew what to do with, 1t took th
T. money to pay the debts of the Cover
US ment. President Cleveland could do ii
ne same, but he declines to do so because
% claims that the preseht laws d. not en-
~ power him to do go and he can net legal
do it. Yet he will draw his salary
800 900 per year, which was increase
az from S95 900, wlthoutany squeamishnesi
70 He showed how the Government undt
n the present Administ alton was loanin
q over 60,000, 900 to the national bank
Ia without interest and then proceeded
n show how excises and imports were a
n lowed TO accumulate.
N Mr.. Phelps scathingly reviewed th
n action of President Cleveland aud b
"a party In managing the national finances
a. to which the most part of his speech wa
"a directed, Throughout his entire cloquer
4. remarks he was listened to with the closei
IN attention.