New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-06
AMASS- MEETING AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
THOUSANDS LISTEN To SPEECHES by GENERAL
WOODFoRD, GENERAL GOFF. r. @.

Thy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

Syracuse " " Aug. 5-The evening mass
meeting of the League in the Grand opera House
was most inspiritng one All the delegates were
present as well as several hundred leading citizens OF
syracuse with their wives. Eloquent speeches were
made by General stewart L. Woodford, Robert p.
Porter, ex-Congressman IIoar and General Nathan
Gon Letters were read from General GARRISON pres
dent Of the National League, Congressman Mckinley
and Others expressing their regrets at not being able
to be present and their hearty sympathy with the
Republican League movement Colonel 4. a. NC
AIpn presided General WOodford was the hTst
speaker. lie made brief but brilliant speech lie
referred 10 the important state election approaching
and then turning his attention TO the Farmers Ali
ance movement appealed to the Republicans OF New
York to oppose that movement with all their strength
He said
The first need Of the laborer is honest dollar and
therefore am confident that the hepaDiican parry WI
stand firmly opposed 10 the vagaries OF the Farmers
Alliance and solid for honest dollar Not only Is
the Republican party the party of the hnest dollar on
es5 I labor so We believe most earnestly the Govern
ment of our country protecting ttS aDC,er
Ne believe I'm developing the manufactures OF our
country We believe that our ndrsteS SnOm oD tP Pc
threshold OF The most important election of the last SIX
teen years Last falls verdict we think was Gapnclous
I-nnn pIatf6fm favong an honest dollar. protection to
American industry, the development Of American com
with other nations we shall seek 10 put New YORK
among The Republican States. Great applause)
Robert p. Porter expressed his great pleasure at
being able to attend convention which would so
greatly benefit the Republican party. He then gave
some hchly interesting statistics. gathered rom lhe
census in relation to the industrial progress Of tho
country in the last ten years. lie pointed out the
preat Increase i'm the amount of the crops and in the
prosperity Of farmers, and argued that the Farmers
Alliance movement was based on false promises. In
conclusion, he said:
The central idea of the Mckinley Tariff bill was to
protect the American home, to give the American WORK
nan sufficient pay T. maintain his family In comfort
without compelling his wife to labor As the women OF
Europe do, TO give him sufficient pay 10 educate mn M;
children and to lay up something for old age. mat
Is the idea that underles the Mckinney bill, and te
your leagues discuss that phase OF inc question
tho better for American homes and American labor Not
only does the Republican party propose to see to 1t that
the American workman has coniorlasle home, but as
have said II Is totally opposed 10 filling up the aims
bouscs and pOOrhOuses Of the country with the heroic
Veterans Of the war who sh0uldered musket for the
Union when the flag that hangs here IN such proinsioh
was i'm danger. There must be no weakening on the
part OF Republicans on this cardinal principle stand
bv the homes of the country and by the soldiers The
Mugwumps who complaining 50 bitterly about The
amount Of money paid out for pensions, never said
the public debt That just payment and no
honorable citizen cOuld object 10 IT, Until 1t can be
less Importance than gold. the contract ns Govern
mcnt made with It's soldiers must be fulfilled As the
contract with its bondhoders has been.
lit me quote some startling figures recently pre-
sented by the Commissioner Of Pensions. In 1865
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the pension roll s. 100000: total Of nearly 500
900 600 The population Of the country at that time
was only 3 30, ana t per f o Hdc1 any
page articles in New York newspapers denOunciHg the
cOrmOrant bondhodcrs" and demanding the pay
ment OF Interest There was no cry mat the country
was being bankrupted. We simply paid the inter
prospcrng and prospecting. How much have the
bondhOldcrs received in interest ard premiums since
sGl They have been paid s2,G00.010,OOO How
period They have been paid &1,294 ,0o0,O00-less
than onehalf the amount paid the bondholders How
last year for pensions wa s11GOO)OOo for interest
10 bondholders S3G,Oo0o0o, total Il only 1852 900
wealth since 1865 1t has more than doubled Think
of the annual production Of this country since then
That. too, has almost doubled, and We told The
pen sion claims bankrupllng the country. There
never was cruelty false and unpatrotic cry.
Nearly all Of our great military leaders have died be-
fore their time. II IS estimated that 10000 soldiers
Of the suffering impaired health and have lost
twelve years Of life account OF their services to the
glorious nag. Are their claims to be left unpaid and
the boEGho1er' 10 be paid in full | think not so
Of the Nation.
Ex-COnTcssman II. G.. IIOrr the next speaker said
can always tell when an IN Republican conven-
ton, by the character Of The songs sung. II is The
and America while at Democratic conventions the
! only song remember to have heard was a. won't 60
| home until morning. Great laughtcr1 | like the
Republican party because it is bringing forward Young
mem Think Of the appointment of that bright and
greatest Federal ofice In New York state that Of Col
lector of New-iark, man not vet forty years old.
| Great applausel Yes. the Republican party brings
/ Its Young men forward. We believe IN Inc Republican
party because 1t stands up for the American people.
The Republican party would not be IN existence but for
It's defence Of the American w0rhingmen A fayorlte
charge of the Democratic newspapers lust now Is that
We are importing paupers to compete with our
wortlngmen; 1t IS not true. There Is no
well clothed and we'll fed as in The i'nited states
ile TIE republican party also because il Is always
discovering something new and god. Think of thg
grand reciprocity scheme Of Jane, g. Blaine fireai
spPianse ana pr9I9nseq cheers Every Democrat in
was sham, but treaty after treaty. Is made they
are acknowledging Mr. Baine's germs by praisng the
idea Even The New York Tines thinks the Idea
| good one predict that IN thrce wears the leadinl
| democrats VIII be claiming that they ORIGINATED Mr.