The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-29
PLATT CHOPS SOME ICE.
Takes a Place in the Ice Wagon
and Tries to Believe He Is
Warm.
Sulking Republicans Make a Frigid
Pretense of Enthusiasm for
Harrison.
Warner Miller, Wno Fell Outside tho
Breastworks. and Was Left There
by Harrison, Revived.

warner Miller WnO Fell Outside tho
Breastworks. and Was Left There
by Harrison, Revived.
NEW York, Sept. %. The first republican
mass meeting Of the present presidential
campaign in this city was held Tonight at
Cooper Union, which was packed. and many
could not get in. The hall was profusely
decorated with American flags and on
either side of the speakers' stand were Ger
man and Irish flags. The audience went
wild when Thomas G. Platt. Warner Mil
Ter and Chaunoey III. Depew came in to-
gather. Platt was introduced as chairman
and was received with great cheering.
Mr.. Platt said: "Our friend the enemy,
and our enemies claiming to be friends,
have manifested anxiety over the lively
contest at the last national republican con-
vention between the friends of the different
aspirants for the presidential nomination.
Benjamin Harrison stands to-day as the
representative of the grand old republican
party, bearer of the flag of protection, reei-
procity and honest money. and as such we
pledge him united party of unwavering
loyalty and faith. Despite the frantic eff
forts of Cleveland and tho democratic
party they cannot 20 into this campaign
under the lying banner of tariff reform.
The democratio convention at Chicago
would have no such milk and water
principles and substituted tar
iii for revenue only plank. On
that plank the republican party
joins issue with the democracy. Cleveland
and Hill both agreed that protection 1s a
cheat. but neither Of them dared endorse
absolute free trade. They both are COM
PEELED to repudiate their platform and
straddle the issue. The republican party
believes in honest money; no juggling with
or debasing of the national currency. II
wants silver dollar the equal of the gold
dollar and paper dollar backed by the
honor of the republic, representative OF
value as precious as silver or gold. In the
darkest hour this nation ever saw, when
gold was worth 250. the republican party,
true to its principles, refused to oomprom-
ige the nations honor by paving interest on
the public debt in greenbacks. What was
the result? United States bonds became
the gilt edge Investment of the financial
world.
no greater financial crime has been at
| tempted in the country than the democratic
| sIsssavor to Bnbstitute issues of irresporsi-
BILE state banks for our present national cur
rency. As to the 80 called force bill. dem
ocratic newspapers have persistently spread
through their columns for a month past all
sorts OF incendiary appeals and bogus in
formation regarding the force bill. There
never has been force bill which was en-
dorsed by the republican party. That
party, however, believes in free ballot
and fair count and that we will have.
We fought for that right from Bull Run TO
Appomattox. we paid for the privilege five
million of precious lives, and in Gods
| name We will fight for ii as long ss a single
republican remains alive within the limits
OF the American union, be it in the state Of
Alabama or the state of New York"
Platt closed with an admonition to re-
publicans to organize throughout the city.
state and land and to help with all their
might to get every republican voter out on
election day.
When the cheering which followed his
address subsidized Platt introduced White.
law Reid as the next vice. president of the
United States and once more the audience
broke ont in enthusiastio applause. Mr..
keid spoke briefly, saying in part: ''Is the
country to abandon its present prosperous
security and recklessly venture out upon
the sea of chance in tariff, reci-
proolty. banking, currency and ship
ping which the Chicago platform proposes
That depends upon whether the republican
party of the state of New York does its full,
duty and exerts its full strength for the
next six weeks, for you will not forget that
cur opponents have carried the state for a
presidential candidate but three times in
thirty-six years. In 1856 Fremont took
away the electoral vote of New York from
Buchanan by plurality of $4,000. Never
from that day to this have the democrats
hAa n h a IN in hos n1n nkn
save when they had popular leader of this
state as their candidate, with united
narty behind them. Such leaders were
Seymour and Tilden, and such another
Cleveland was thought to be when first
nominated for the presidency. Yet he car
ried the state the first time by 1.o47, and
the next time was beaten by over 40O0
votes by Benjamin Harrison. On that
ratin and under that same leader, what
sort of majority against him ought New
York to give this time? Six weeks of indi-
yidual and united effort will be enough if
we only base our campaign on what we are
going to do for ourselves. not on what we
fancy or hope the dssentions of our enemy
may do for us. Providence helps those
who help themselves"
Platt next introduced Ex-senator War
ner Miller who spoke at some length. All
differences of opinion i'll the republican
party, he declared ended when the Minne-
Whatever difficulties have existed have
passed away. He traced the achievements
of the republican party at length and re-
futed the democratic arguments. Speaking
of pensions he said the democrats Just now
were in favor of veterans and would con-
tinue to be until the ninth of November.
There were loud calls for Depew and the
great spell-binder came to the 'front.'. He
said he didn't come tonight to mako a
speech, but for the purpose of convincing
skeptical democratic newspapers that there
was harmony in the republican party.
Brothers Miller, Platt and | got
on opposite sides of the fence Mt Min
nsapolis. but we are az frisky as lambs
in the Same lot now" The trouble with our
democratic brother, said Depew, is that the
figures he makes he always makes in ad-
vance and on tho wrong aide. They are al
ways to prove that the country Ia going to
the eternal bow-wows in hot haste, es-
peoiallv If the republicans are In power.
Figures will lilo when u liar makes them.
MIR. Depew eulogized the course and paid
glowing tgibute to President Harrison.
Resolutions were adopted declaring the
pride of New York republicans in their
record and confidence in the success of the
party, and extolling the achievements of
tae national administration.
Tho Anti-snnppers,
NEW YoRK, sept 2S.-Ihe special COM
rnittse of the anti-snappers of the New
York city district organization had long