The Portland daily press., 1892-10-05

Republican Leaders Address Great Gath
erings at the Hub-Music and Faneuil
Halls Filled by Bay State Republicans
Mckinley Describes the Democratic
Platform as One Which Cuts Down
Wages and Cheats in the Payment.
BosToN, October 4.-Music Hall and
Faneuil Hall were both filled to overflow
ing tonight when the Republicans rati-
fed their state and national nominations
with ringing speeches by Hon. Whitelaw
Reid, Gov. William Mckinley, Lieutenant
Governor Halle and Hon. Roger Wolcott,
the two latter being the nominees for
governor and lieutenant governor of Mas
sachusetts, respectively. Hon. W. E,
Barrett presided and was fanked by a
large number of leading men of the party,
seated upon the platform. After short
Introductory speech, Hon. Whitelaw Reid
was presented as the first speaker of the
evening.
Mr. Reid stated briefly the achieve
ments of the Republican party and then,
in substance, said: cat every step in this
magnificent march it was resisted, in
whole or in part, by the Democratic party
which resists it now. AT every step 1T
was sustained by the Drawn and brain,
by the men and money, of Massachusetts.
There are those who say Massachusetts,
will resist it now. I do not believe the
aspersion. But this state, If she should
vote now on the issues of today, against
the Republican party, would indict one
of the most glorious periods and many of
the most glorious names of her own his
tory. The Republican party is now in
power. The country is peaceful, con-
tented and prosperous beyond precedent;
Shall we thereupon make radical and
sweeping change? If so, why?
'sIchallenge the judgment of the candid
and intelligent business men of Boston,
whatever their politics, on the PROPOSE
tion that the changes, if actually carried
out by the Democratic party, as they are
demanded by the Democratic platform
would prove for a year or two, tat any
rate, the greatest and most dangerous
shock to business since the war. The
Democratic party gazes
In Perplexity and Alarm
on candidate who accepts its nomina-
ton but has not yet shown either the
candor to accept or courage to repudiate
its principles. Mr.. Cleveland now acts
toward the platform of his party as if he
were afraid that if he should venture to
step on it, it would break through. He
tries to quiet alarm by saying free trade
is impossible. However Mr.. Cleveland
may regard it, as an honorable man, he
| is bound hand and foot to the platform
of his party at Chicago, just as all the
| world knows that he is today bound to
| the car of Triumphant Tammany in New
| York. Never since 1864 have our op-
ponents disclosed so plainly the real
spirit that controls their majority and
their actual incapacity to comprehend
| their country or their times"
| Mr.. Reid said his party had nominees
| who were not afraid of its principles and
| it challenged the verdict of the American
| people on the character, ability and safe
| and brilliantly successful administration
OF Benjamin Harrison.
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Reid's speech
| Governor Mckinley was introduced, and
received an ovation as he rose to speak.
He devoted the first part of his address
| to discussion of the old state bank sys-
tenn. The Republican party, he said,
stands first for the protection and en-
| couragement of American industries
| and second for honest currency. The
| Democratic contention is for free trade
| and debased currency. The speaker
| quoted from reports to show the evil eff
| fects of the old state bank system, which
| cost the government millions of money.
For 80 years, Democratic leaders had
been financially unsound. We have as
| good currency now as there is any
where, because the government is be-
hind it, and every dollar is as good as
any other dollar.
ssOur Dollar Should be Unsu1lied
as our flag" said the speaker. Free
trade shaves down the wages of the la
borer and pays him in a deprecated
state currency. One reduces his wages
and the other cheats him in the pay
ment'' Governor Mckinley took issue
with Mr. Hill in the statement that pro-
| lection is unconstitutional. Said he:
81 know of but one constitution it vio-
| lates and that is the constitution of the
Confederate States. But we are not liv-
ing under that constitution now"
Mr.. Mckinley then passed to a discus
sion of the tariff, and at his conclusion
was followed by Lieutenant Governor
Halle and Hon. Roger Wolcott, who had
just addressed the meeting in Faneuil
Hall, to which place Messrs. Reid and
Mckinley were taken, after their Music
Hall speeches.
At Faneuil Hall there was another
large crowd that filled the hall and the
corridors to suffocation, while the gal
leries contained many ladies. Postmas-
ter Thomas N. Hart presided here and in
short speech introduced Lieutenant
Governor Halle as the first speaker. He
was followed by Hon. Roger Wolcoott.
form, he was greeted with deafenng
cheers. His speech was the same as
that delivered at Music Hail. Governor
Mckinley came in for more applause
when he was introduced as the last
speaker. He spoke almost wholly on
the tariff.