New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-30
REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT
PROTECTION MAKES THE FIGHT AN EASY
ONE
GENERAL nussrY RECALLS AN INCIDENT OF

GENERAL BCssEY RECALLS AN INCIDENT OF
THE HANCOCK CAMPAIGN.
The members of the Republican Club gathered IN
great force at the club house. No. $50 Fffth-ave last
evening, and interchangcd enthusiastic predictions OF
victory lat the polls next Tuesday. Among those
sent were Edward Bartlett, who presided cephss
Bralncpd, Colonel Charles r. Homer Thomas f. Went
worth, Colonel Frederick d. Grant, John +. Baker,
& Jnhn,S Smith, Harwood r. Pool W. M. X. Olcotf,
John o. Mott, Henry r. DE Milt, Eugene Hawkins,
Edward P. North, William A. Copp, James A. Blan-
chart and Colonel F. Loveland. Senator William NJ
Evarts was elected member by reclamation. letter
from Levi p Morton was read, in which he said
. I.epublicans Of New-York have exceptional cppor-
trny for electing their excellent city ticket United
ito. and individual all that is needed.
Ex-Governor H. NJ. Hoyt of Pennsylvania, made
stirring address in which he said that he regarded
victory for the Republican at the coming cleo
ton as certain The result Of this election was going
break the sectional line, and there would be sur
prcs for the Democrats in regard TO the white vote Of
the South. He did not think there were registrations
enough frauds enough, Burchards enough to de-
feat the Republicans Great applause)
General Cyrus Bussey made an eloquent speech on
the tariff which called forth repeated plaudits. After
calling attention to q cartoon published in Harpcr's
Weekly In 1880, in which General Hancock was
represented as saying Who is Tariff, and why is he
for revenue only ?" he sail:
SO Certainly have Executive to-day that knows
(Applause1 General Bussey referred the effects OF
low tariff in former years and to the prosperity that
always had followed the adoption of high tariff He
Joined issue with Mr. Cleveland, and held that the
people here did not pay the tariff but the producers on
the other side of the water There had never been
"a day since America gained her independence that
En- gland had sought TO control the markets of this
country. Money from England had been used 10
affect elections here in her interest. In the thr7
fPen q
1896, 900 900 lost In the balance Of trade against
q. this country.
During the hard times in this city produced by a.
low tariff fer more than four months $4,000 mep
fed at the soup houses in this city, and onethild
Of the people were out of employment Wages had
gone up since ls61 100 per cent while the price Of
goods had gone down so per cent under protective
tariff He dwelt upon the advantages that had fol-
lowed the development Of the steel rail manufacturing
Industry in this country and said that every states
man In this country record in favor OF
protective tariff, inclydsg N9sbpgton, Madison, Ham
ilton, Jefferson, Lincoln and Grant. How utterly
preposterous 1t for Cleveland to say that this
protective policy which had received the
sanction of all these statesmen was not the true
policy for this country
General Bussey added that he Democrat In
1860 and went to the convention that nominated
Stephen A. Douglas and then he discovered that
the Southern simply using the Democrats
laughter and that what they trying to
do The people Of the South wanted to control
the political destnes Of the nation and that the
reason why they wanted TO destroy Northern IN
dustries. He had just been through the State Of
Indiana The discovery of natural gas, which had
drawn many laborng men who were Republicans to
that State, one thing that would aid Republican
there The corrupt running of the charitable
institutions Of that State by the Democrats would
aid to defeat the Democrats and the soldier vote
there would greatly help the Republicans.
ne. resolution condemning Lord Sackve's use Of his
official position promote the election of Cleveland
was laid the table. Colonel s V. II. Cruger, the
Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
present for short time and made ringing speech
. which received with unbounded applause. He
expressed the great satisfaction which he felt at the
good work done by the club. There was much that
could be done by the members in manning the polls
and otherwise aud he felt that the club valuable
auxiliary In the campaign work
The club will meet again next Monday.