New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
ARDOR NOT DAMPENED.
REPUBLICAN ENTHUSIASM UNQUENcHED BY
THE RAIN

THE First OF SERIES OF MAssMEETINGs
ADDRESSED BY ALLEN THoRNDIKE RICE
GENERAL VAN DER WORT AND
w. D. FoULKE.
The ardent Republicans who in spite oil the &C.
we're Storm gathered last evening in the large nall
of the Cooper Union, where the first of the series Of
meetings TO be held once n week until the close
Of the campaign took place, were well repaid
for going there. Although the hall was not as
crowded as it would have been il the weather
had been fair, there were enough present TO make
the meeting complete success, and what was
lacking in numbers was made up in enthusiasm.
All of the speakers that had been announced
were present, and made addresses that were in
structfve and entertaining. The good points
that they made were evidently appreciated, and
they were frequently interrupted with applause.
SOME OF THOSE ON TIE PLATFORM.
Among those who were on the platform were
William II. Bellamy II. A. Mathews, the Irish
orator: Samuel Is. Ilaines Rufus F. Andrews
Henry Loery, Captain p. II. McNamce, president
of the Irish American Anti-Free-Trade League ;
General William c. Reddy, Anthony Murnighan,
Thomas Foulkc, John H. Rice, formerly member
of Congress from Maine; Denis Shea, jeremiah
Before the hour for calling the meeting to order
arrived stirring campaign songs were sung by
Professor j. A. Adams and l.. Fayette Sykes and
nearly every one present joined in the choruses.
Promptly at o'clock William II. Bellamy
stepped to the front, and after expressing his
pleasure at seeing so many present on such an I'M
pleasant night, and promising that they would not
regret that they had bravcd the elements, intro
duced Allen Thorndike Rice, Editor of The
North American Review" the presiding officer
of the meeting. The nomination of MIR. Rice was
confirmed with mighty shout, and as he
arose he was received with tempest of applause
and cries of What's the matter with Rice? He's
all right"
DIR RICES ADDRESS
As soon as quiet was restored Mr.. Rice spoke
as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen: We have met here ton I, ght
Mi he bcG once week until The close Of
the Presidential campaign for the purpose OF present
ooS na now pending At the close Of these meetings
propose TO adjourn to elect General Benlanin H.
Harrison Rss Scd and hv We H poposc ai
TO elect Warner Miller As Governor ana :. an
Rensselaer, CIugcr as Leuenant-Governor OF New
is really no practical difference between either the
professions or the purposes OF the TWO sea' poica
and Republican only Democrat out Of ONCE rms
sophm is as untrue as it IS shallow. me issues De
tween the Democratic and Republican parties tG-day
are as VITAL fundamental and clearly antagonstic as
they have always been since they first commended for
As long as slavery existed the Democratic party de
Tended and justified slavery and favored its extension
The Republican party first hammered and then destroyer
1t. Every Confederate soidler was Democrat;
Every Rebel Spy was democrat Every oneer OF
marine was Democrat The Democratic party III lis
National Convention soemnly declasd the war 10 be
Ing 10 save the Union The Republican party may
we'll be proud. both of its antebellum and It's war
record Everywhere and always has been me cham,
pon of equal rights, OF human liberty OF Impartial
suffrage. Democratic historians, IN treating Of the
. What we were before the war and during the war
still are today. AS formerly the Republican party
struck the letters from the limbs of black labor SO II
now seeks 70 cheer and aid the struggle for n esya
workman, as far enable him to do IT. should
enjoy the exclusive control OF the American markets,
both for HIS own labor and for The products OF MS
labor We oppose, and always have opposed, every
iaaterrpi Introduce untaxed alien manufactures a.
foreign markets is dcluson and a snare. All goods
cheap enough when the price PAID for them is Is
the men who manufacture them go,
patriotic and unpracticabe. As workingman said to
me the other day Suppose that our Government
should spend Its naval P ms In ns %
over there. would the Nation tolerate such economy
No American administration could stand before the
storm Of indignation II would arouse. YeiT~Snch
essentially Is the Democratic policy They are stak
Ing their fortunes on an attempt TO inaugurate
Industries in every Northern State
The Democrat party owes It's power IN a. IN, the
Republican vote in the Southern States and the cor
ruption Of voters in the great Northern cities To
licans Of New York at the last Of the Lcgs
lature adopted law which have long and earnestly
advocated. This law, which provides for new and
more secret method Of voting than our present sys
TEN, passed by both houses by Republican votes
and Internationally enOugh-Of course, II was vetoed
for party purposes by Governor Hill If there was
ever question of vital importance TO the voter
Without II we can never have an absolutely fair and
honest record of votes, and without that fair and
honest record no man can tell whether his vote VIII
Without absolute secrecy of the ballot we can have
no fair representation and ITO secur ty against the
undue influence of the employer over his worlmcn.
No better illustration Of this fact can be given than
the case of Ireland. There Mr. Parnell has main
tanned strong opposition to the British Government
for many n defiance Of every and h IN &
sentence of death; but yet, In spite of that
terrible weapon, pieously welded by the landlords
Of Ireland every Irish tenant has been able to cast
his vote without fear Of detection for the cand dates
Of the Home Rule party. ,.u.. 49,,
the absolute fairness insured by the Australian sys
TEN, Mr.. Parnell and his brave little Spartan band
Such protection at the ballot-box essential 10
free government and it is for this protection o that
Our candidate for Governor has publicly pledged
himself to support this and this s Ss e1Cr
friend Of pure government .-.,,-.-
In word, we are thorough going pr0fectionists.
I'm the Nat Onal election, we demand protection against
foreign. competitors, and in the state election we
demand projection against political corruption.
General Paul Van Der WORT of Nebraska who
was the next speaker, was received with a round
of cheers During the course of his address he
said:
come, it Is true. from far Western State. not very
thickly populated II be- but yet my fellowctzcns,
from that sparsey settled place forty thousand citizen
under the flag Of the Union and helped
to save the country during bloody war; (Appause.)
have accused-as what Republican has not been
accusedof waving the bloody shirt (Derisivc laugher)
am not doing IL I'm this campaign. 1 believe the
people this great many Of our own people
are TOO upon this subject cloud appause.)
viii illustrate how tender footed they are by little
story The teacher asked little boy In school What
did Cain do and he replied promptly. killed Abel"
At the end Of school another little boy stood uD and
marched toward the door. Where are you going. nv
child the teacher asked and the lad said that be
going home Why r. Well" pursued the little Fellow.
my father told that whenever anybody commenced
IN Oaf and % lome