Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-23
SPEECH BY FASSETT
The Gubernatorial Candidate
Talks at New York.
TAMMANY AGAINST THE STATE

hlm-lhe New AOTk Sity Departments,
the Speaker Says, Are Owned and Con-
trolled by Tammany.
New YORK, Sept. 23-The Republicans
of this city held a rousing meeting last
night in Carnegie's new music hall and
formally ratified the action of the Repub-
lican convention at Rochester John S.
Smith called the vast asse m blage to order
at Sis o'clock. He received letter from
Andrew ID. White, regretting his inability
to be present, expressing hearty SYM
pathy with the meeting and predicting
the triumph of the Republican party
under the leadership of Mr. Fassett in
November. The chairman introduced Mr..
Fassett, who was vociferously cheered.
Mr.. Fassett spoke at great length. In the
course Of his address he said he believed
there were some good men in the Demo-
cratic party, that they were even in the
majority, but that they were an apathetic
majority.
The Armies in Array.
He continued: The Republican party
is willing to appeal to the record The
armies are in array, the battle is set The
lftigants are in court. And men, who are
theyl On the one side the Republican
party, on the other side not the Demo
cratic party, not the county Democracy,
not the old line Democrats-but Tam
many hall The issue is as sharply
divided as that aisle divides this hall:
Tammany hall against the state 1t is
now matter Of recorded history that for
the present and for the future, until the
people of the state decide otherwise, no
other Democrat has any power or privi-
lege or right, either in preliminary meet
ings or ultimate conventions of his party,
unless Tammauy hall sets the seal of its
approval upon his forehead. l do not see
anything in the Democratic platform
about Grover Cleveland. Tammany hall
never liked Grover Cleveland. did not
see any pointing with pride to the Illus
trious name and spotless career of Lucius
Robinson. Tammauy Fall never liked
him. But he was an honest man.
HiIIism Not Bad Enough.
at was the reason that the County De-
mocracy shook hands with the Repub-
lcans this fall in trying to emaucipate
this city, but it was Democracy to assas-
sinate Lucius Robinson in 1919 l did not
see anything about any soldiers or sailors
in the platform at Saratoga, and yet Ed
ward T. Jones was soldier think they
had not any room in their convention for
a boy who wore the blue, nor any wish TO
pay the boy in blue with an empty sleeve
a pension, and yet Edward F. Jones was a
brave man in 1885. Now, on question,
was Governor Hill really defeated at Sar-
atogo. A voice, He's got it in the
ueck".l If that rather inelegant remark is
true, then even Hillism was not bad
enough for Tammany hall, and they
la,-. H., ~ -.
young hero who led them to victory for
nine years. But l don't believe it. If
they did neglect him, they were guilty of
casting aside their political savior.
A Tammany Platform.
@The Democratic platform is a Tam
many platform. Tammsny hall starts
the Democratic party out this fall under
false pretenses and peddlinS stolen goods.
Quoting that position OF the Saratoga
platform which denounces the Sherman
silver bill, Mr.. Fassett said: "That's
beautiful straddle. l suppose that when
they Joined in denouncing free coinage,
they denounced the Democratic party in
Ohio. Mr.. Hill has gone into the woods
and Tammany hall has gone into the
wilderness. As to the candidate for gov
ernor it makes no difference whether the
stirrup be of silver of gold, for it has been
found he can ride with either stirrup like
any well disciplined Democrat. The next
thing that strikes me with some force is the
statement that the Blaine reciprocity
yuproarious cheers for Blaine) treaty is a
humbug.
Cheers for Harrison and Blaine.
"My friends, if you start in to hurrah
for all the great men of the party We'll
stay here all night. [~Three cheers for
Blaine" my friends, let me propose
three cheers for President Harrison and
Mr.. Blaine. [Given with a tiger The
platform says that Hill is in full SYM
patty with the popular thought upon
great questions of federal policy. l defy
any one to tell me his position on such
questions. Governor Hills notions on
great questions of federal authority were
condensed, epitomized, and summed up in
that great utterance of his at the Brook
Ign dinner: 1 am Democrat Now, that
would mean hard money in New York
What would it mean in Ohio? 1t would
mean a vote for the colored vote in Sara
toga. What would it mean in Georgian 1t
would mean protection to American labor
in industrial centres. What would it mean
where people are fond of free trade? 1t
would mean one thing if he had been
Roger O. Mills and another if be had been
Samuel J. Randall"
The Worlds Fair.
In the course of his analysis of the
Democratic platform Fassett asked the
question: who has been fighting for
manhood Suffrage? Whose blood was
shed in that causes' voice in the gal
lery called out Abraham Lincoln"
which called forth cheers from all parts
Of the house. Concerning the Worlds
fair. Mr.. Fassett said: "This Worlds fair
business seems to occupy the attention of
Democratic orators and the press to a
great extent. All have to say, is, / hope
they will confine themselves to that and
invite your attention to it, and every step
IN the history of it from start TO finish
and l want to say TO you that il 1t were to
be done over again tomorrow, l should re-
peat act for act, and vote for vote, the
record of the whole history, so far as my
connection with it is concerned. deemed
1t important that you should have
Worlds fair in New York, but not a
Tammany fair" Mr.. Fassett concluded
his sneech by arraipninp the yariouS city