New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-10
SPEECH MAKING on THE STEAMER
JOHN +. PLUMMER SETS THE BALL IN MOTION
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-oTHER SPEAKERS.
After the march about the decks Of the steamer
TO inspiring music the spirits of the crowd revived
and everybody felt grateful TO w. W. Johnson. Of
the MARYLAND delegation. who had worked 1t up
The surplus enthusiasm demanded some other vent
Impromptu speech making was started John r
PlurIre. WAS chosen chairman. and set IT," Ora
torical ball a-rolling He paid well-deserved
tribute TO Mr. Johnson and the Baltimore dele
eation. which everybody indorsed by hearty ap-
plnuse From Baltimore to the Solid South was
but short step.
Mr Flummer. with some assurance. expressed
tie hone that the Solid South would be broken,
and that the tariff question would prove the en-
tering wedge, because the coal and iron ana
rapidly developing manufacturing Industries OF
the South required protection as well as the INDUS
tries of the North. An abandonment OF that pollcy
would be fatal to them. and he believed tnae
Southerners engaged in these industries had sense
enough to perceive it, An era OF good feenng was
at hand The wounds left by the war had healed.
Not with the bloody shirt but with " the Jacket
~ industry the Republican party should move on
the South The battle to be fought was for the
principle OF Protection. Of which James G. Blaine
,ras recognized as the ablest exponent in America
MODERATE VIEWS OF A. r WHITNEY.
r Whitney was next called upon 10 stand
and deliver himself Of a speech He did not
hold sucb sangune views about making break
in the Solid South as had been expressed Dy
/ Mr. Plummer I'VE want the Republicans OF the
South to help us at the North" he said We
can't do anything to help them down there neiore
the elections II we win we can then DO something
10 relieve their industries Of the menace "hich
at present hangs over them
Mr. Johnson excused himself from making
speech on the plea that he was no talKer. ne
sang campaign song instead and then introduced
Charles Z, Wilson, as the smallest man. put tne
biggest and smartest tallker in the Maryland
delegation He fully justified these terms oil
rraise He told what gallant fight the Repuo-
iicans were making in Maryland and especially
in Baltimore, and expressed the opinion that II
tho State could rid itself Of Democratic FRAUDS
and secure an honest election and fair count
NorvIond could be won for Harrison and Norton
He thought that material assistance might wei
be sent TO Maryland He was sanguine tha'
, earnest efforts would secure Wesb virginia
vote for the Republicans. Among Southern ne
publicans Blaine's leadership counted for much
esneciallv when exercised on behalf OF the grea
principle Of protection
coon NEWS FROM THE WEST AND THE EAST
Nathaniel Dickey, OF the Kansas CITY DmIh'
Club had good news from Missouri which II pe ~
ING educated by the tariff discussion ms VIII
result in a breach in the Democratic majority
there which. with continuation OF the educated
, process. will disappear altogether
w I Parkinson Of Saratoga, made rlngin
sncech lie believed that with protection as III
hattie cry and Blaine as the leader OF the force
IN the field the Empire State would 90 hepuo
( hcan this fall. w,
Edward Fitzwilliam, president OF the "orN
: inrmen's Protective League, from Massachuse'c
said that the Irish-Americans would not toiera'
o anv approach to English free trade Inc IT'S
= had raiped knowledge from painful experience
: They had learned what IL meant at home vi
: Fitzwilam read poetic " Welcome iionle
I lanes G. Blaine" which was well received.
r William H. Williams, president of the brooi
q lvn Young Republican Club, predicted that u
3 Democratic majority in Brooklyn would De c.
. dovvn 70 10. 600 by vigorous fight on the pr
It tectiye issue, and this, with the Repuphcah III
e ioritv that would surely come down the HARE
IS River would give the Empire State to the
n publicans.
/ Jcsse NJ. Gore, -tne original Blame mar
10 in the Massachusetts, delegation to the kepupl
in / can Convention of "a, said tnaJ cNeh's ll'
shown that the Massachusetts, Mugwumps We
liars when they said in "a that they iTlI .ie II
publican Marty because IL nominated bmlhc.
had been shown that they had deserted III
5. canse they were free-traders. The rcvuSlI9lh ION
re feeling in Massachusetts, in favor OF MI; DIai'
10 was shown by the fact that OUT 9l 20 10 oc''s"'
: M the last convention, - wanted Blaine. ui.
, Major George b. Edgar gave some apPIIoSl."' IS
nc and Touching remarks about the death Oh pcs.
RI Shcrdan' and on his motion Messrs Bsrte.
az plummer Williams. Poole and whitney WIZ
~ pointed TO draft resolutions on the suoIec"