Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-29
PLATT OPENS FIRE.
The New York Republican Lead
er Begins Work.
CAMPAIGN WIDE OPEN AT GOTHAM.

Comments and Criticisms on CleveIand's
Letter and Hills Speech - whitelaw
Reid. Warner Miller and Depew Also
on the List of Speakers-Resolutions
Adopted-Democracy Has a Day Out at
Sheibyville, Ind.-EiGht stands for
Speakers and a Feast of Barbecued Beef
A Great Attendance.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The first big Re
publican meeting of the campaign was
held last night at Cooper Union. The news
that ex-senator Warner Miller, ex-senator
Platt, Chauncey NJ. Depew and Whitelaw
Reid were to speak attracted large crowd.
The speakers arrived at about $50 o'clock,
escorted by the Lincoln Pioneer corps of
the Eighth assembly district. Their recep-
ton was most enthusiastic. Depew en-
tered first, followed by Reid. Miller, Platt,
Marshal Jocobus, William Brookfield, Eli
hu Root, and other notable men in the
party. As soon they were seated Brook
field. chairman of the Republican state
committee, stepped to the front and pre-
sented as the ipresiding officer the Hon.
Thomas c. Platt. Platt was received with
applause.
Not Prodical Son.
As soon as the applause subsided Platt
,Ion and said he must protest against being
stigmatized as n prodigal son. He was n
+ publican and never expected to be any
thing else. He then referred to the lively
contest which took place at the last conven-
ton between the friends of the different
aspirants for the presidential nomination,
sld. continuing said: "Only two conven-
tions have occurred since the republic was
-
been engendered and these were the conven-
tions which nominated for the second time
the father of his country, George Washing
ton and the savior of his country. Ulysses
:. Grant. Applause. The Republicans who
supported the different candidates at
Minneapolis have nothing for which to
apologize.
Tribute, to Blaine and Mckinley.
ANY one of them i qualified To rule this
nation in the darkest hour of trial or in
the golden day of its prosperity. lap
plause. Contemplate the illustrious trio
and mark well these remarkable men.
There was the champion of the great prin-
ciple of protection TO American Industries,
a statesman who has weighed in balance
and never found wanting; a Republican.
tried by every test and TUE a. the steel
of a Damascus blade. Okiu'> favorite son
and governor. William Mckinley. Jr
Applause. GrandlN "a ever loOmed up
in the list the stalwart form of the man
whose name has stirred the hearts of mill
ions of Republicans throughout the land as
they have been inspired by no man Of his
generation. Yo}I anticipate his name and
! need hardly mention James q. Blaine. of
Maine. iApplaUS,.
The Man who Got There
"But majority of the convention decided
that he who four years ago rescued the ma
rion from Democratic misrule. who during
the Years of his incumbcncy had 50 faith
fully borne the Republican standard. and
whose administration had so signally pro-
NOTED national prosperity. should lead us
again to victory. and Benjamin Harrison
of Indiana. became the Republican nomi-
nee. Applause. The Democratic conven-
ton at Chicago denounced the Mckinley
tariff rs a cheat and fraud, denied the gov
ernment the right to protect the working
men, threw the plank Of tariff reform over
board to the fishes, and substituted another
plank sawed out long ago by the late Sam
uel J. Tilden. viz: Tariff for revenue
only" On that plank the Republican party
joins issue with the Democracy. Zap
plause.