New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-07
THE FIRST RALLYIN ALBANY
SENATOR HIsCoCK SPEAKS BEFORE LARGE
ASSEMBLY,.
THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN FoRCIBLY PRE-
sENTED-THE RECORDS OF FAssErr
AND OF TAMMANY.
yBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkiBUNr.i


Albany. oct G-The first Republican rally Of the
campaign held here this evening The Uncon
ditionaI Club in Uniform and carrying torches, es-
corted Senator Frank Hiscock and State Senator
Edward OConnor Bleecker Hall. which was crowded.
with enthusiastic people. The STAGE was well hlied
with prominent Albany Republicans and Coionel
Andrew Z. Mather presided. The entrance Of senator
Hiscock the signal for tumultuous applause. lie
began TO talk slowly when the cheering had sub
sided and carefully and deliberately laid some plain
facts before the immense audience lie spoke. In
part as follows:
a Governor is to be chosen this fall, and the ques
ton is whether the people of the Empire State Will
select this eminent statesman upon whose record there
is no stain and who is animated by the highest prn-
ciples and loftIest resolves, Jacob sloat Fastet
Cheering and continued applause or gentle
man over whose habitatiOn there seems TO be some
uncertainty whether ii Is WaeTtown or Wall street.
1 am not here to indulge in criticism of the Demo
cratic candidate know him personally and have
for many years-a kindly social gentleman, and
cannot find IL in my heart TO say OF him. or even 10
repeat the severe utteranoeS INDUCED In oy the
Spokesman OF the Kings County delegation IN the
saratoga Convention. Have you read 1t IL not' nhu
the proceedings Of that assembage and commit them 10
memory always bearing in mind that It expresses
the opinion Of an eminent Democrat and the speaker
Of the Democratic party in the second city in the state
Of New York.
81 notice that the chief stocin.t trade Of the Demo
cratic party and presume you hear it here In your
CITY, their chief stock in this canvass Is this cry OF
'bossism,' and the charge that the Repuohcah
party Is dominated by some particular IN
divdua political power. Political influence in the state
Of New-York or political influence and poll'al
power in any State in the Republican
party Is achieved only by the leadership which means
greater prosperity and higher degree Of liberty ana
more freedom and safety and progress for the people
of the country; and whenever man in our party
call halt to the people, they are torn from ther
place Of power however strongly they may be foFt-
fed. How is it with the Democratic party How
Is il with Tammany Hall great State Is PROSTATE
at her feet the natural ally the leader Of the cnmna
and foul classes. Does she seek political power or
political influence by pure methods on, no. nave
somewhere the history, the biography, Of the achevc
ments Of Tammany Hail. and the speeches made III
that institution and given to the country by Inc
Neg-YOrk Evening Post certainly not Republican
paper. Men of the character printed there could hold
no place whatever in the councils Of the Republican
party. Tammany Hall makes no mistake in the men
whom she chooses for her servants; she never did
in the past she has not in the present. For years
Mr. Fassett has been before the people leader. guild
ing them ever ready for the fullest Investigation
Mr. Hscock pointed ont how the Republicans had
reduced taxation, and then asked when was the
Democratic party in power in all branches in this
10 have accomplished Ii. There men whose names
are household words. They senator's Sloan Fas-
sett Hendricks and Robertson, all Republicans From
this galaxy the most distinguished member has been
selected by the Republicans for their champion this
fall"
The speaker referred TO the refund tax OF 81 3OOoOo
and asked where it and why 1t was not used
as it should be! 1t was drawing but
per cent interest. ~ believe he said, Sin the
phrase, the machess phrase, coined by our President
that every dollar hJuld be good every other ia
believe that dollar paid for labor paid for wheat
paid for clothes, should possess as high purchasing
par value any other dollar in use among civilized
nations. Applause) That is the platform Of the
Republican party, and in my opinion it is not the plat
form Of the Democratic party
Referring to the Worlds Fair bugab0o, Senator His
cock said But they say there is another reason
why our champion should not be elected. They say
that he lost us the Worlds Fair. I have seen very
many arguments upon that question. 1t never in
the power OF the State of NewlOrk never 1t was to
come by act Of Congress- and the most that Newlorh
could do was to formulate plan to appropriate the
money that it supposed would be required. Then
it was for Congress act upon the question. They
formulated plan; Tammany Hall formulated plan.
say Tammany Hall, because Mayor Grant at the
head Of it, l know whereof l speak. Without dis
tinctlon Of party, the in Congress said We will
never vote to have that fair in the state Of NewYork
unless the disbursement of this money is removed from
partisan hands and put in bipartisan administration
board There was no division Of sentiment upon the
question they said Democrats as well as Republicans
National honor is involved in this. This is great
affair." OF which the United states Is a part Foreign
people are TO here our guests. We can neyer
afford TO have any scandal Offer this thing" There
were as many Democrats there Republicans
who agreed it against the administration Of the
money and the control Of the Fair by this political
organization Of the state Of New York.