The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-29
CARLISLE IN NEW YORK.
A GRAND RALLY OF THE COUNTY
DEMOCRACY.

Immense Gathering in the Academy
ofMusic and Nilsson Hall-The Enthu-
siasm Great Despite the Inclemency
of the Weather - The Audience
Graced By the Presence of Ladies'
Mr.. Carlisle's Patriotic Utterances.
NEW YORK, June 2S-A mass meeting
was held tonight under thu auspices of the
county democracy in the Academy of
Music and Nilsson hall to ratify the nornina-
tions of Cleveland and Thurman for presi-
dent and vice president. The rain that fell
SO persistently throughout the day and con-
tinued this evening, seemed to haYe no
effect in dampening the enthusiasm of the
county democrats. They turned out in force.
and when the hour of o'clock arrived not
only was every seat in the large
auditorium occupied, but it was difficult to
crowd into the building or to obtain stand
ing room there In the boxes and in the
parquet were many fashionably dressed la
dies. On the stage were seated about 500 of
the leading members of the county democ-
racy. The Sixty-ninth regiment band en-
hvened the audience with stirring patriotic
airs. DeWilis James was chairman of the
evening and Speaker John G. Carlisle was
the principal orator.
A series of resolutions were adopted
warmly indorsing the nomination of Cleve-
land and Thurman. and pledging to them
the united support of the democracy of
New York. Mr. Carlisles presentation TO
the audier ce was the occasion of great
enthusiasm. When the applause had sub
sided Mr. Carlisle said:
MR.. CARLIsLE's SPEECH
said ba alaction
of a democratic president would be
Immediately followed by the prostra-
ton of our manufacturing industries,
the arrangement OF our finances,
the debasemeMt of our currency and
the destruction of the public credit,
and that even the civil and political rights
Of the people would not be secure. Accord
ing to these partisan prophets, the supreme
court of TIE United States was to be re-
organized and constitutional amendments
annulled, the confederate debt was to be
paid and the confederate soldiers pen
stoned, the colored race was to be
re-enslaved in the south, the doctrine of
secession was to be reass IT ed, the soldiers
ana sailors Of the union were to be deprived
OF pensions and bounties heretofore gsanted
TO them, and all the terms and conditions of
the adjustment which succeeded the late
civil war were to be entirely disregarded
These preposterous predictions were based
upon the assumption that the democratic
party possessed neither patriotism nor
common sense They were founded
upon the absurd supposition that
100000 American citizens, with all their
interests as individuals and members of tho
community, dependent upon the stability
o. our social and political institutions,
would deliberately proceed, as soon as they
were intrusted with power, to de-
strOy tho foundations of their own safety
and prosperity. Incredible as 1t may
ap eear, there were undoubtedly some
.. ople in the country who really believed
these eXtravagant assertions, and allowed
their Suifrages to be controlled by them.
B 1t they cannot be deceived again The
democratic party has not only demonstrated
its capacity TO administer the executive
debt Of the government in strict accordance
with the constitution and laws, but it has
set an example of fidelity to the
interest of all the people in the
discharge Of official duties which will be
of infinite value to the country through all
time to come. That grand old man, Thur
man, the leader in many fierce contests for
tue principles of his party, has been called
once more from his retirement to partici-
pate in its last great struggle and to witness
its final and permanent triumph over its
antagonists
Il say final and permanent triumph, be-
cause unless all the signs of the times are
deceptive the republican party cannot
survive another defeat IN a national contest.
Its cohesive power will be destroyed, and
it will fail to pieces as all its predecessors
have done.
THE RESULT OF REPUBLICAN DEFEAT.
''Its dismembered parts will either be
converted into warning factions or form
themselves into q new party with new
"a ln- l,.,I ,,,Se
sion except to foment discord among
the people, and no ambition except to hold
the offices and control the expenditure
OF the public money, and yet during all
that time it has ostentatously paraded
itself as the special guardian and sole custo-
dian of the public interest, and as the only
political organization having the patriotism
and wisdom to govern tine country. This
offensive claim of superiority over all other
parties and all other citizens will not longer
serve the purposes of our adversaries. Why
should the republicon party be restored to
the position from which the people drove it
by their votes four years agol 1t is the same
political organization now that it was then,
and has the same purposes and objects in
view. II we examine its promises, what
are they2 Read its platform adopted at
Chicago few days ago; read in the light
Of our political history during the
twenty-four years that the party had con-
troll Of the government, and what does it
meant Every abuse it now denoupces
or complains of was inaugurated by
itself when it had absolute control in all
the departments of the government Every
reform it now promises was made necessary
by its own legislative and executive action.
The country Is now called upon to turn the
democrats out ami put the republicans in
simply for the purpose of affording them
an opportunity TO make partial atonement
for their crimes against the people while
they were In.
AFREE BALLOT AND A FAIR COUNT.
at processes now to be in favor of a free
ballot aud fair count, and yet scarcely a
decade has passed since it deliberately
perpetrated the grossest outrage upon the
electoral rights of the people that ever
disgraced the annals Of this. or any other
country, and it still boasts of that
achievement. 1t declares its hostility to
the introduction into this country OF
foreign contract labor, and yet
II is the only political party
that ever enacted statute to
encourage and legalize the importation
OF foreign labor under contract TO serve the
importers. ! allude to the congressional
statute of 1864. which was passed at time
when there was scarcely enough democrats
In either house TO call the yeas and nays.
Mr. Carlisle then arraigned the republi-
can party for its attitude toward trusts,