Wichita eagle., 1888-10-19
Mr. Morton Mentions the Entire
Unanimity Of the Republican
Party, State and National.
The Second Day Of the Great Republican
Demonstrations at the Tippecanoe
Battle Grounds.
Being Made for the Blaine
Demonstration at Chicago Next Sat
urday-Judge Thurman at Peru,
Ind.-Republicau Prospects
in Virginia

PoUGHKEEPsIE, y. Y, Oct. 1S.-There
was an immense demonstration at Rhine
cliff tonight, the occasion being visit OF
various Republican clubs to Mr.. Levi P.
Morton. Fully five thousand were pres
ent.
On arriving at Mr.. Morton's residence,
the clubs were massed on the lawn on the
north side of the house
Geo. Esselstyn, of Rhinebeck, as chair
man, welcomed the clubs and presented
them to Mr.. Morton, who spoke as follows:
Mr.. Esselstyn, friends and neighbors of
Duchess and Ulster counties-lllum-
mated demonstrations of this magnitude
are of rare occurrence in quiet country
towns and the surprise of the people of
Rhinebeck, can, l think, only be COM
pared to that of the red men of the forest
when the pilgrim fathers landed on Ply
mouth rock, or when Henrick Hudson
made his first trip up the Hudson river.
However, l have great pleasure in
g5essns an you bs with to s serare we
of my grateful appreciation of the honor
conferred upon me by your visit this eve
ming. Beyond welcoming YOU here in the
best terms at my command, l don't see
that there is much to be said. You are all
Republicans and no argument is therefore
needed either to convert you to those prin-
ciples or to strengthen wavering
that in our party there are
no questions upon which Republicans
differ There is nothing in our platform
which calls for guarded explanations or
diplomatic excuses, and there are in our
party no cliques, sections or factions.
Therefore. we have no politics to talk
about this evening We can, at least, fe-
ioit at orr-alyac nd each other nnOn tbe
harmony which pervades the Republican
party and the element of strength which
such unity of sentiment and purpose so
clearly betokens. From the nominations
made by the Duchess county convention.
last Saturday and those by the state con-
vention at Saratoga there is no dlssension
and the platform adopted by our state
convention is supported in its entirely be
all Republicans. You probably know
that the Republicans of every other county
in the state are in as compile harmony as
in this. With this harmony, this
unanimity of sentiment and action,
what is the result that we
may reasonably expect to achieve
at the polls? There are among you. many
of those who spent the flower of their
life in a battle for freedom, and you can
best estimate the value of close and com
pact masses on entering a conflict Your
experience will teach you that organiza-
tons such as those present tonight
are effective and powerful factors
in political campaigns. But, my
friends, industry and personal
work is equally important. Only few
more weeks effective work before verdict
must be given which will, in my judg-
ment, have Il far-reaching effect upon the
future prosperity of the country. The
absorbing question at this moment is
whether that verdict will favor the contin-
uance of these principles of protection
for which the Republican party has al
ways contended and which have placed
this country at the head of industrial ma
tons With such complete harmony in
our ranks and such unison in sentiment
and expectation we may await that YER
dict with confident assurance.