New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-03
ON THE STUMP IN WAYNE.
FASSETT AND vRooMAN TALKING TO THE
FARMERS.

SPEECHES ON THE FAIR GROUNDS
AND IN THE OPERA HOUSE
AND THE COURT HOUSE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rhrBuxEI
Lyons, ~ Y, Oct. 2.-Mr Fassett and Mr.. vroo
man left Poughkeepsie at ii 35 o'clock last night
and reached Lyons at 8 AS this morning. At
Clyde, about six miles east OF Lyons. large crowd
had assembled at the station, and when the train
halted the candidates were called to the car plat
form, where they, in turn, spoke briefly and were
heartily cheered. When Lyons was reached
riages were in waiting. Mr.. Fassett was taken
by ex-Congressman John II. Camp to the home Of
the latter for breakfast lie will remain there as
a guest over night. Mrs. Fassett arrived here at
O'Clock this afternoon and will return with her
husband to Elnira tomorrow The Wayne County
Fair is in progress here this week. and the town 10
naturally overfowing with visitors. The fair
grounds are located just on the edge of the town
The weather has been perfect all day and the at
tendance at the fair by people who come In vehi-
cles is enormous, while hundreds have been
brought in on the railway Shortly after
O'Clock Mr. Fassett and Mr. Vrooman were driven
by John II. Camp in private carriage TO the fair
grounds. A band Of music met the visitors just
outside the entrance and escorted them to the
grand stand. Here the people were solidly massed.
ground to the roof. while hundreds surged back
ward and forward around the stand which had
been temporarily provided for the speakers.
When Mr.. Fassett was recognized making his way
through the throng he was loudly cheered. There
was q unaniniity and cordality in the reception
which entirely obiterated any trace of partisan
ship His subsequent remarks were admirably
turned to the occasion. lie appeared, he said NOS
as the candidate of any party, but as one of the
sovereign people lie reviewed the progressive steps
Of the past twenty-five years in developing agri-
cultural mechanism and continued as follows:
The plough is the true yardstick OF progress. The
steam plough Of to-day the difference In civilsa-
ton In the valley Of the Nile and the civilization In
farm and the farmers are foundations OF civiiza
ton. Any one man can produce today better results
and any one ten years could produce more
than the of twenty years ago. Just as in pro
from more land than Formerly. More young men are
released from conflict with the elementary forces OF
industrial prizes Of the country This progress OF man
in his warfare with nature what has opened UP the
sunrise to sunset Now in many departments Of
labor days toll IS % measured Si by eight hours r Ihs t
cradle and the scythe All these things 20 10 show
the progTeSS and the d or ~ e
country, the stability Of our institutions all depend
o the PROSPERITY Of the farmer This has been farmers
year The God Of the harvests has poured out a full
has; has been be H an abundance from the Gulf where the
cotton wIitens every field TO the North where the
corn is green and the wheat IS yellow. rejoice wish
You in your prosperity and have no other wish than
that the sun next year may be as bright, that inc
marry of America may continue TO be the most en-
nghteued 4e most intelligent and the most prosperous
generally under the wide sweep OF the stars
As he retired, Mr.. Fassett was most enthusi-
astically cheered Then Harmon Miller, presi-
dent of the Agricultural Society, introduced John
w. Vrooman as the plOughboy Of Ilerl1imer." Mr.
Vrooman INDUCED in some pleasantries at the ex'
pense of Archie E. Baxter, who next spoke. Mr..
Baxter was followed by Congressman Serene T..
Payne John Raines and eX-Mayor c. R. Parsons, Of
Rochester. Among others the platform were
A. II. Gates the Rev l.. A. Ostrander and Russell
q. Webster Everybody was put into excellent
humor by the speeches
As soon as the twilight began TO thicSen the
crowds began TO gather in tine village streets.
Business houses and dwelling were generally dec
grated and the Examinations numerous and
artistic in design. Two meetings were arranged
for under the auspices of the Lyons Club, Of
which C.. X. Sherwood is president One was
held in the Opera House and the other in the
Court House, the former being presided over by
James w. Dunwell and the latter by A. T.. Bur-
nett. About 900 voters carrying torches and
transparcncies proceeded TO the home of ex-Con-
gresham Camp, where Mr.. Fassett, Mr..
Vrooman and the other speakers Of the
evening were met and escorted to the places
of meeting. As the procession moved along there
was great cheering and constant display Of fire.
works Mr. Fassett visited the Court House meet
ing first, and after making a short address there
he was taken to the Opera House and made there
the principal speech OF the evening. w. A.
Sutherland also spoke at tie Court House, and
Congressman Payne and CoIoael A. i. Baxter at
both places. as did Mr. Vrooman. Among the
vice-presidcnts of the meeting were Charles I.
SaXtOn, W. l.. Greenwood, G.. W. Cowles, ); n.
Williams, Charles Ellis, i. H. Gates, q. w. Get,
man, T. b. Wells, l.. ". Norton, J. L. Bennett ana
At the meeting at the Court House Mr., yroo-
man was the first speaker. lie read the follow
ing telegram from Warner Miller:
Dresden Germany Oct. 1. 1891.
Impossible to reach home before the goth. hope all
my will give loyal and energetic support to the
ticket.
This caused much cheering NJ Vrooman
added: Il believe Senator Miller 20 Rave indi.
Gated to his friends that the proper person 70
nominate this year was }. Sloat Fassct,." (Crles
of d" Good
When Mr. Fassett arose to speak three cheers
were given with a cry of tiger" lie said:
suppose the tiger YOU refer to is the Tammany ther
G.aughtes.) / glad you put him last for II you
boys do your duty he Will in last In this campaign
Appausc Candidates do but little party conventions
can do but little they but voice the sentiments OF
gr at party They but tell the people what thas
great party will have done In certain
directions II they are allowed control the powers VI
government The to decide are the people Each one
OF YOU is great power in deciding the question st issue
this fall In this chamber OF justice, consecratcd 70
impartial and absolutely equitable decisions 10
the contests OF one with another In this building
devoted 20 one Of the great underlying principles for which
the party has cOntcnded. and that the intrinsic
eoua,lty OF every in the Of the lawt proper
for me TO present before you, as a part Of the
great grand jury Of the State OF Newforks
some of the issues which are TO 90 70 you
as members the jury and upon the merits o which you an
TO decide on the third day OF November. tAppsGseJ
have no fear OF the result When you are In eornest whss
the boys marching, when the torches cleaning.
when the horns blowing when the girls waving