The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-09
G0THAM'S RATIFICATION
CLEVELAND AND HILL STIR UP
TEE ENTHUSIASM.

TEE ENTHUSIASM.
The Hx-Presid ent the Chairman of the
Meetinr-He Urges the Managers to
Keep National Issues to the Front
During the Campaign-Hin Talks on
tho Tariff
New YORK. Oct. S-The democrats of
this city assembled in mass meeting in the
| large hall Of Cooper q Union this evening, to
ratify the nominations made at the Saratoga
convention. When the doors were opened
there was wild rush, and within ten min
utes every seat and every inch of standing
room in the large hall was filed. Then the
gates were closed and lines of policemen
held them fast against a crowd large
enough to fill three halls as large as the one
selected for the mass meeting. 1t was $50
| o'clock before the meeting was called to or
der by Charles w. Dayton, who stepped for
ward and announced that that duty had been
deputed to him by the state executive COM
mittee. He read long list of vice presi-
| dents and secretaries aud the selections made
| were unanimously approved. The list was
| headed by the name of ex-President Grover
| Clegeland, name that elected much
| applause. The committee presently con-
Quoted Grover Cleveland, chairman Of the
| meeting, to the chair.
| A TUMULTUoUs GREETING.
Tumultuous applause greeted tue appear
| ance or the democratic ex-President. In all
| parts or the hall men stood up and waved
their hats, cheered, clapped their haudc and
stamped the floor with their canes Waiting
| for the applause to subside, he stood
| quietly at the reading desk dressed in black
trocS coat and trousers, and at length OBJ
tanned silence by waYing his hand He
said:
Ny FELLOW CITIzESs--I acknowledge with
| much satisfaction the compliment paid me by
my selection as yeur presiding officer to night
| | am glad to meet an assemolage of my
| felow townsmen on an occasion when
their thoughts turn to the politi-
cal situation which contronts them at
| time when their duty as citizens as well as
| members Of grand political organization
| should be the subject OF their serious consdera-
tion If may be INDUCED few moments,
shall occupy that much OK your time Ia pre-.
senting some suggestions touching the cond-
tloa and responsibilities of the democracy to
the people OF the country. and the obligation
| mocracy OF our State. The Democratic party
has at all times been by profession and by
tradition the party of the people. say by
| by no means intend to hint in the use OF
| this expression that in its conduct and action it
has failed to justify its profession or been
fSCfG6nJ TO lta III must, no WeVer, be
admitted that we have had our SEASONS of re-
| vival, when consciousness Of what true democ-
racy really means has been especially awak-
| ened, and when we have been unusually aroused
TO lively appreciation of the aggT essiveness and
activity which conscience exacts Of those who
professed the democratic faith and who are
thus enlisted In the peoples cause. We G n
template tonight such a revival and the stu
| pendous results which have thus far attended ID.
A STERN DUTY BEFORE THE PARTY.
In view Of these thiags we cannot bs honest
and sincere and fail TO see that stern and in
| exor&bie duty is now at our door. We saw the
money of the people unnecessarily extorted
from them under the guise OF taxation. We
saw that this was the result of scheme per-
| petrated for the purpose OF exactfng tribute
from the poor and for the beaeht OF the rich
We saw growing out of this scheme wholesale
deoauchery and corruption OF the people
whom IL Impoverished. We saw the party
which advocated and defended this wrong
| gaining and holding power in the government
by the shameless appeal OF sehshne.s which It
invited We saw the people actually burnish-
ing The bonds Of Misrepresentation and mscon-
ception which held them, and we saw the
didness aud perversion OF all that constitutes
good cntizenshlp on every hand and sturdy
Amercanism in jeopardy. We saw a party
| planning to retain partisan ascendancy by
throttling and destroying the freedom and in-
tegrity Of the suffrage through most radical
and reckless legislation. We saw
waste and extravaganza rading the
public treasury and justified in Official places.
while economy in government expenditures
I .
| money. We saw the national assemblags OF the
peoples Representatives transformed TO the
mere semblance OF alegislatlVe assembly by the
| brute forcs of a violently created majority hnc
| by unprecedented arbitrary rulings, while 1t was
| joerngiy declared by those who usurped its
functions 10 be no longer deliberative body.
TIE DEMOCRACY TO TBE RESCUE.
Then it was that the Democratic party stand
| ing forth to do determined battle against these
abuses which threatened the welfare and happi-
ness of the people called upon then 20 trust it,
and promised them that tbe warfare should be
relentless aud incorporating. AS a result of
has the resistless force OF the
awakened thought Of Our countrymen
been mcrs completely demonstrated, and
never has the Irresistible strength OF the
principles of democracy been more fully eE-
| enplihed. From the west and from toe east
| came ii 1ings OF victory In tue popular branch
of the next congress the party which lately i'm
| pudently arroxated to it elf domination Of tbar
body will fill hardly more thsn one quarter of
it's seats. Democratic governors occupy the
enemy's stronghold In Iowa. MASSACHUSETTS,,
Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan In Peunsyi-
vania the election of a democratic governor
presented conclusive proof OF tho republican
corruption exposed and republican dishonesty
detected.
THE WORK STILL UNFINISHED.
| But with all these results Of Just and fearless
democratic policy our work is not yet com
pletely done; and want TO suggest to you that
any relaxau ~ Of effort within the lines estab-
lished by the national democracy will be vio-
| alton or the pledges we gave the people when
we invited tler cooperation and undertook
their cause. / do not forget that we are gath
cred together to ratfy the state nominations,
and that we are eimmediately concerned with the
state campaign. 1t seems 10 me- how
ever, that while national questions OF
the greatest import are yet unsettled, and when
we are on the eve OF a national Campaign in
which they must be again pressed upon the at
tention OF the voters or the country, the
democracy Of the great state of New YORK can
not and will not entirely ignore them. If we
fail 70 retain the ascendancy in the Empire
state, no matter upon what issue IL IS lost, and
no matter how much our opponents may seek
to avoid great and important topics, it VIII be
claimed as the verdict Of our people against the
principles and platforms OF the national
democracy. It IS evident that II our opponents
are permitted TO choose the line Of battle they.
| will avoid all national issues. Thus far this IS
plainly their policy. There is nothing strange
ia this, for whatever may be their fate In other
| fields, they have been decisively beaten 10 the
| discussion Of national questions 10 can hardly
| be expected that they will come 20 the field OF
Waterloo again unless forced 70 do so.
DON'T WANT TO DODGE STATE ISSUES.
am very far from having any fear OF the re-
suit OF full discussion OF the subj cts which per
| tain to safe AFFAIR.". We have an Abundance OF
reasons - furnish why, os these isi.s alone,
| we should be further trusted with tho state gov
| ernmsnt; but 10 does not follow that it r. wise
| - regard matters Of national concern entirely