New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03

I sec, you sec. the fleeing fugitive, the pursuing
bloodhound the emIssares the Federal powers selling
the victim and dragging him back slavery with scarce
protest and without resistance Then the gun shot at
tho flag, awakening tho National interest
enthusing the dormant patriotism OF the
people Then the trumpet OF recruiting sergeant
the husband musket upon shoulder moving swiftly as
he razes behind at wife and baby the son, moving to
what he knows not leaving his mother partly dead upon
the noor Then the news OF the first battle; the
crowd about the uIlen-board the frlghul list OF the
killed and wounded the wall from every household In the
community, Then the first Decoration Day; the war
the graveyard full with the OF the
sod with the tears OF fresh opened
wounds Then the young Nation Its crimes
washed with blood, springlng like giant
feeling his strength Its destiny new North
a South. new East new West throbblng with
the love and the spirit OF liberty throbbng hope
OF boundess springing up beside
streams; cities growing by magic where few years
before the wild beasts roamed. happy dotng the
Continent prosperous happy tremendous people
constituting mighty nation, every element Of
progress and advance within and behindwoud have
this glorious uncheckedf Would you have this
magnificent march Of empire moving to the full
alment OF It's superb Then votes for
Harrison. for Norton and Protection
Mr. Dcpcw had spoken about an hour and
fftv minutes and the audience spent five minutes
more in an outburst of enthusiastic applause
that almost shook the walls OF the Academy.
POINTS MADE BY THE OTHER SPEAKERS.
After Mr. Dcpew finished his speech, the chair
man introduced Levi p Morton as our next
Vice-President" AS soon as he stepped forward
there was another tumult of applause, which also
punctuated his subsequent remarks at frequent
intervals. He spoke as follows:
I could not resist tho temptation to accept your
kind invitation to visit this magnificent city OF yours
issues this campaign and tho characters of the
dldaes been discussed with great ability by the
avorte of New-York, and IL only remains for me
to express my heartfelt thanks for this magnificent
reception at your hands l accept II as an omen OF
the triumphant victory we all look for on Tuesday
next
There was another outbreak Of enthusiasm when
Mr. Morton nnished his speech, and then fol-
lowed q chorus of cries for Woodford The presi-
dent assured them that Mr.. Woodford would be
heard in few minutes but begged, in the mean
time, to introduce an old member of the Young
Republican Club in the person of Willa:h G.
Wallace the Republican candidate for Congress
in the Lid District. The reception accorded Mr..
Wallace was most enthusiastic His speech was
confined almost entirely TO National issues. lie
alluded briefly to the importance OF electing a
Republican House of Representatives and char
acterized in terms of indignant scorn the efforts
of the malcontents who endeavored, four years
ago, TO convert the Young Republican Club into o
Mugwump, free-trade annex to Grover Cleveland
and the Democratic party, and were now at work
under the banner of frec-trade candidate TO
accomplish the speakers defeat The quick and
approving response of his listeners proved that
they also were fully alive to the dangey
General Woodford was the next speaker and
opened his remarks by expressing his regret that he
had been unable to give more than weeks time
TO the discussion of campaign issues. That week,
however he had spent in Virginia. where the Dem
ocratic majority had dwindled from ii ,0oo in 1850
to less than O. coo in ss6 lie predicted that Ilar
rjson would carry that State and break the Solid
South He then paid high tribute
to Mr. Wallace whom he had known
for many years. Part of -. the
time he was one of the Assistant United States
Observation-Disclosures under the speaker He com,
mended Mr. Wallace for his fidelity industry and
ability, and pledged his own personal word as q
friend and neighbor that he would make an able
and faithful Representatives