The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-30
REPUBLICANS RATIFYING
a HARRISON AND MORTON MEET
ING IN NEW YORK.

The Pagan Makes Protection Speech
Warner Miller on the Platform and
the Ticket-The Old Cry About Eng
land and Free Trade.
NEW YORK, June 29.-The Metropolitan
opera house was thr0nged tonight from
the outermost edge of the topmost gallery
TO the furthest extremity of the stage with
republicans, who had assembled under the
auspices of the republican club of this city,
to ratify the nomination of Harrison and
Morton. Hundreds who tried to gain ad-
mittance were unable to do SO. In the
large audience assembled the number of
ladies present was noticeable. They were
almost as numerous as the men in the
orchestra seats, and in nearly every box
there were several fashionably dressed
women. The presiding officer of the even
ing was Edward T. Bartlett.
A SPEECH FROM THE PAGAN.
Robert G. Ingersoll was then introduced
and was warmly greeted. He said in
part: Wherever a human being wears a
chain, you will find thessympathy of the re-
publican party with him. The republican
party does not believe in state sovereignty,
but in reserving to the state those rights
given to it by the constitution. We depy
that any state has right to deprive citi-
zen of his ballot. Whoever refuses to
count an honest vote or casts dishonest
one is a traitor to the principles on which
the country is founded Ingersou spoke
for protection. He said that the country
which grows raw material will grow poor,
while the country which it sells and manu-
factures it into fabrics and sells them back
to it again, will grow intelligent and rich.
Just to the extent that you mix mind and
muscle you give value
THE SOUTH AND COTTON.
The south raises cotton aud sells it. Just
so long as the south does this it will be
poor and democratic. l am for protection,
because it will enable us to raise greater
men. We want to rock the cradle of
liberty so long as there is baby in it, and
when he gets six OF seven- rive will
get another one.n, cried man in the gal
lery1 mo; we will let him shift for him
self" answered Col. IngersoL
How little, after all, the faboring man
received for his work.
Even under protection" said another
man in the gallery
Yes, even under protection, but let me
ask you this, my democratic FRIEND" an
swered the speaker, ''if the laboring man is
not paid better here than abroad, why do
we not find American workingmen emigrat-
ing to Europe"
This reply was greeted with the most en-
thusiaStic cheering of the evening, msn in
all parts of the house joining in the pro-
longed applause that followed it.
WARNER MILLER SPEAKS.
Ex-senator Warner Miller was the last
speaker He said the Chicago convention
had given the grandest declaration of
principles ever given to the American peo-
ple-an American platform from top to
bottom 1t was platform on which any
American could stand, and the ticket was as
good as the platform. 1t was not what a
great many wanted but it was the will of
the American people Who wants free
trade but those who want to make us their
customers? If England gets her goods here
free she will soon become the richest empire
ON the globe, and we will become nobodies.
The democrats point to lands given away by
the republicans, but they do not
tell us of the good uses made of
the lands thus granted in establishing
connections throughout the nation. They
point to the lands they have taken back,
but they do not tell you that they were
recovered under provisions put in the grants
for that very purpose.
PROTECTION Is THE HOWL.
The struggle was protection. The die was
cast the battle was on and New York was
the field. If the present indications we're
borne out the interior would this fall come
down to New York with the greatest major
ity since the war.
The meeting adjourned at the close OF
Mr.. Miller's speech.
Mr. Depew was unable to be present on
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