New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-19
DRY GOODS MEN ARE TRUE.
A GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT THEIR BAN
NER RAISING

r pIUMMER COLONEL. cRUGER AND OTHERS
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES AND HOMES
MUST RE PROTECTED AND THE
DIr.GooDs MEN WILL HELP TO
DO III BY THEIR VOTES.
long, pcncil-shaped roll OF blue, stretched
across Broadway from the tops of the New-York
Life Insurance building and that occupied by John
F. Plummer & Co., swung gently in the breeze
yesterday afternoon. 1t was the banner OF the
Wholesale Dry-Goods Republican Club, which was
10 be unfurled at 4 o'clock. AS the hour for the
unfurling drew near, large crowd began to gather
In the street below, and shortly before o'clock
q mass of faces, stretching far along Broadway on
each side of Lconard-st.. was upturned toward the
blue roll patiently waiting for it to unroll and
reveal the names OF Harrison and Morton The
speakers stand in Lconard-su near by, which was
lavishly adorned with bunting and the Stars and
Stripes, was bescged by the throng long before
the time set for the speaking. In John +. Plum
mcr's store, at Broadway and Leonard-st., were
gathered upward Of a hundred stanch Republi-
cans, waiting for the banner tn be unfured before
they took their seats on the stand. Among them
were Warner Miller and Colonel Cruger, both OF
whom were kept busy greeting old friends and
warm supporters and receiving hearty congratula-
tons.
Promptly Mt o'clock the rope by which the
banner was to be unfurlcd was pulled and the
names of Harrison and Morton standing out
clearly the banner were instantly greeted
with loud cheering. There was slight hitch
somewhere, so that the larger part of the banner
did not at once unfold. The difficulty speedily
adjusted, however, and soon the banner swung
boldly out, completely ovcrshadowing the rival
Democratic Dry-Goods banner close at hand. The
banner is said by its workers, Hoier & Graham
to be Vhc finest ever made in this country. 1t
-. IL
protection article, all the material used in its
making being produced in this country and nothing
but American labor being employed Upon it. AT
the top IN a scroll are the words Republican
Dry Goods Club while below the names of
Harrison and Morton, followed by the line De-
tenders of American Industry On both sides are
sentiments and scenes representing American in
dustries The whole is surrounded by a border
Of blue silk three feet in width, containing
thirty-cight silver stars symbolic of the thirty
eight States
CHEERS FOR WARNER MILLER
moment after the unfurling of the banner, the
men who had met in John +. Plummers store
came down into the street Mr.. Mil
Ter was instantly recognized by the
crowd and waving hats and hearty cheering
greeted him as he pushed his way through the
throng to the stand.
Among the Otncrs upon tnc stdnu Ncrc y. ~
Bliss, James Talcott, W. H. Lewis Edward II.
Edward L. Eames, Daniel Robinson, Thomas z
Clarke, g. b. Mitchell Gardner Il Colby, ) NJ
Mlliken, William 5. Brown, 5. s. Brown Will
lam b. Kendall Charles II. Webb, William T.
Fay, A. W. Kingman, V. Henry Rothschild,'
George L. llamlin W L. Bones William H. tnl-
Ter, O. W Buckinham Benjamin = Shepard, John
D. Juilliard. James McVickcr. J. c. Ayers, Henry
c. Yale, William L. Webb John H. Reed Con-
gresham White and cX-Congressman carr OF
Memphis, Tenn, who is al present extensively
engaged in the drygoods business in the South
him stated that it would be impossible for him
10 be in Newton at the time. In his letter 70
the club he assured its members that he was
Republican who ardcntly advocated the Henry
Clay American policy of Protection to each and
every home industry, as against the Democratic
Confederate ideas OF free trade State verelgnty
and reputation Ncw-Iorll had it in Its power 10
settle the question favoraby, as it was there per-
mitted to voters 10 cast one honest vote and have
il fairly counted. and this was not always the
case in the Confederate Democratic States AS
one who believes in the Old-fashloned Rcpuoncan
principles of equal and exact justice, the writer
added l confess TO grave fears in case this
Democratic wrong fails TO receive from noble
Ncw-York and the great North a seasonable and
sound rebulSe at the polls in next November"
AwARM GREETING FOR MR.. PLUMMER.
John F. Plummer opened the meeting and re-
ccived q greeting which attestcd his popularity
among the dry-goods men. These are some of the
things that he said
We arc here because we have Just cause. cause
for which VIC can fight with earnest purpose and a
clear conscience We propose to confide u 10 .he
hands OF Just whom we know Will not apusc inc
trust imposed in them. Cheers We are here as as
business menss workingmen are pr01 bsore
the product Of windy wee aS dg dIa 10
our ndasirics We can give him points about that
matter. (Checrs.l The Democrats arc making ca
are not maxim excuses cheers we have apologies
campaign. and we shah become sun moro aggressive
before this campaign Is over
Mr. Plumrlcr read this letter from Levi T.
Norton which was received with cheers
John F. Piummer. President Dry Goods Merchants
sssemenis render It impossible for avail myself
o o bs Dry coods 50 Harrison
Morton Club, on the 18th trust however nrcd
rrstidcaton 10 NC TO learn that you have already
recorded membership OF nearly 1000
IN Inc dry goods business and think judge from
my own observation OF the influence which can De
The drysoods nerest-with their connections extendns
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. from canada 70
American industries and American labor, under which
This country has enjoyed degree OF industrial ana
With my best wishes for the extended usefulness
Of his important organization of dry goods nerrhants
Rhinebeck, Sept IL. 1853
THE NEXT GOVERNORS SPEECH.
Mr.. Plummer introduced ex-senator Warner Mil
Ter as our next Governor The cheers that
greeted Mr. Miller showed that the audience was
Of the same opinion. This is what he said:
il gives me great pleasure to stand to-day before
30 many business men OF this metropolis. see BE-
fore me men who have done more TO promote the
Industrial growth of country In the last twenty,
FIVE years than all the theoretical fee-tradcr found
in America today. (Appause This Is an Industrial .
and here the representatives. OF all hc Si'a
Industries Of American Empire. II Is proper that
we should meet here in this great CITY 10 announce
our principles and & We reasons for them Know
that 10 this port three fourths OF our In
portaiions from Europe. From this port goes our
the vast majority OF products that VIC send abroad
But the domestic trade that centres here IN ms cltJ
Isprcsents value and volume twenty tmcs ina. OF
the foreign trade. tApplsnsc.i The great issue az