New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03
ALLISON'S FINE SPEECH.
ENTHUSIASM AND ELooUENCE AT THE
DOWNTOWN REPUBLICAN CLUB


a STRONG APPEAL FOR VOTES AGAINST RING
CORRUPTION WORDS OF AFFIXED
r. WHITNEY. JOHN r. VAN woRMER
JOHN F. pLuMMER ExJuDGE
NOAH DAVIS AND OTHERS.
Tho merchants and others who braved the
-.or,n IN attend the final rally Of the Down
town Republican Club in New-st'. yesterday
afternoon were amply repaid for their Efforts III
that they had the pleas1re OF listening TO one Oh
the best series Of speeches that have Deen deiV-
cred during the campaign. Every one of them
was brief extemporaneous- forcible and exceed
,nolv interesting. They were busineSslke talks
70 business men.
The special object of tho meeting was to ratify
the Citizens ticket. A. h. Whitney, the popular
president of the club. set the ball rolling WIN
spirited reply TO Governor Hills attack on the
Administration. John Van Wormer one OF tue
most active spirits in the Citizens Comni1
tee followed with a lucid explanation OF
the purposes Of the movement against lalnihahy'
Then John F. Plummor reused the enthusiasm
of everybody with one Of his telling addresses
EN-Judge Davis spoke in his usual logical, con
yincing style Mr.. Allison, the Citizens candl-
cate for Judge of Common Pleas, gave everybody
En- agreeable surprise by his display OF oratoflcl
movers Mr.. De Forest who hos been fighting
for General Grubb in New-Jersey, Was the next
speaker and then Mahlon Chance. who nights
for the Republican party everywhere and under
nll circumstances closed the exercises with
spcecA thai caused every listener 10 go away
happv and confident in the belief that TUESDAY
battle would result in the overthrow OF Ill.,
Tammany and all 1heir allies.
MIR. wHITNET OPENS THE MEETING.
While the audience was coming together Pro-
fessor Adams sang one of his clever campaign
songs The hits at Sheriff Flac1 and Governor
Hill were heartily laughed at and appaudod'
Then ~ K Whitney the chairman, opened the
m,stipr with a short addross He first called
ATTENTION to the statements of Governor Hill III
his speech in Brooklyn on Friday niSh., tnar
the Republicans SAID business wouto p bI;nan
and worllingmen grow happy under hepupIlcan
rule What has been done? There has peen
greater reduction in the wages OF men employees
in manufacturing industry during the past elsn e
months than during any year oil CleVeIanu
own rolling mill and q nail factoIv,' SAID
Mr. Wh5ny sry and a w Se and az SS nail factory
in this country have been increased SINCE mre
election applause There Is not one oil these csc
mills that is not running night and day 10 MI
its orders ana tic business has never. before
been So prosperous. Prices III Germany Ehglahu
ana elsewhere i'll Europe are as nigh as they
VIC have tariff. Governor Hill simply did not
know what he was talking about, and u ne
Or any one else who is Interested In the suolecC
will come 10 my Office, will give him the hgures
to Prove my assertions" applause
,,R. VAN WORKERS. WORDS.
In closing Mr.. Whitney spoke of his confidence
that both the Republican State and county ticket
woalG be elected, and then introduced john IL
Van Wosner as one of the leaders in the Citizens
movement Mr. Van Wormer began:
When hear Republicans speak disparasiHsy OF une
fusion movement as unnatural and unwisc. cahno,
tnS Il at they have not consdcled me suo!ec '
lad freSucnf GcHts With fellow who bigger than
YOU you did not enjoy being licked all tic tnle,
did YOU No enjoys being the under dOs III the
fSht al the tinc, and if you do not take advantage
OF your encmys weakness you are no sOune h5httIs,
applause The two local Democratic factions are IN
antagonsn on ballot reform and tho purity Oh eon a
government and we ought TO avail ourselves Oh IheSo
striving to got two third majority in a the
veto (CheersJ If succeed, we have done most
noble work. The Tammany people are NOT sa,lsned t
with having Of the Offices but are RACING 4 be
Tweed ring We have magnificent chance TO nv
we did IT, / think we would feel immense. There
is S3I 900 900 be disbursed in tins CITY duilhe
arbitrary and absolute control over the expenditure
II Is their power is limited by law but they nave
One of tho best things we do is to elect good
honorable business 10 overlook this expenditure
If you can elect your candidates IN the County t
your efforts. This election Will not only have a
direct influence the for Mayor next year. but
also on tie Presidential contest OF lo92 thlnk inc
situation in this city today IS one OF the most sas
successful, you can get many men to run Tor , SCe
who would NOT do 50 now II you can get the aaGr
element IN politics If you pass ballot reform laws,
4 yon can pu, STOP 10 the ia ths 0 s0 chair
you viii have conferred lasting benefit on all gene
rat!ms TO como cloud appiauSeJ
CHEERS FOR JOHN =. PLUMMER.
When Mr.. Whitney introduced John F. Plum
uer the applause was SO prolonged that 1t was
several moments before the speaker could begin
Mr. Plunmer also dweit the Importance OF the
local election, saying:
love The name and results of citizens move
nent, and glad that the people are rising n tns
party once more victory, Every man on our
ticket Is consp.cuous for his ability his loyalty a3c
American An 'i 10 vote for him. look around and
SEQ the campaign banners of last year am reminded
reused enthusiasm by the procession OF bushes 1Sn
men thSug 9 eonteG Before % darsnsss came ON
hope that the outcome OF this campaign VIII DC a.
SipTG anu glad mat Mr. Whitney has So utterly con
7lted the statement Of G0vernS[ hn about 1he
tfaiiCm The report of the meeting said that th'
Governor ate lemon TO clear his throat after msknt
nor ne sufficient TO clear bis th:oat after such
statement But VIII give him "a BENEFIT nett, Of Ia,
s sDT bcf ae& Icheers.
Wo sometimes hear said that The keiupne'n parry
lac 1e~harg already served It's mission This is 1o1
SO IL sti has o work TO perform In the securing of
pure and honest ballot "a ths sia's ara III sSs a.
tho Constitution Tao Ropaocan party stands e! tSi
intarsstS OF he country. applause. 4 is trying 70
build up a marine, and under the leadership OF INC
P,ured Knight, James q. Blaine prolonged appajsep
10 enlarge The market for products. The Demo
cratic tariff reform in the interest OF the foreign
dealer ard importer "a voice. IL IS every timer, au
no one has been more abused for saying this than
have Four years Of Democratic rule aud wide
spread disaster which has only been avertcd BY hope
Of better things, would have resulted. The English
manufacturer would IN everything have had the rgai
Of way Governor Hill says that the Administration
has not done anything yet. II has not had the time
Congress has not met yet. ard how the evils b,
Yeccd until II doesl declare it the four borders