Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-29
PLATT AT THE FRONT.
he Makes a Telling Speech at New
York's First Mass Meeting.
DEFINES THE PARTY's POLICY.
Thousands Rally at the Call to Hear Dis
tinguished Speakers.
REID CERTAIN OF THE EMPIRE STATE

NEW YORK, Sept 2s-The first Repub-
lican mass meeting of the Presidential CAM
paign in this city was held tonight in
Cooper Union. There were fully 5000 per-
sons inside the hall, all it could possibly
hold, and twice that number without vainly
seeking admittance. The hall itself was
profusely decorated with American flags,
and on either side of the speakers stand
were the German and Irish flags. Back of
the platform hung oil portraits of Harrison
and Reid, draped with flags Long before
the meeting itself began the enthusiasm of
the auditors manifested ITSELF There was
music by the band, songs by the "Protec-
tion Quartet" and then the audience went
wild over the entrance of Thomas c. Platt,
Warner Miller and Chauncey M. Depew.
When some degree of silence had returned
Chairman Brookfeld, of the Republican
County Committee, advanced to the speak
ers' platform and announced that he had
been charged with the pleasant duty of in
Producing the Chairman OF the evening,
'.The distinguished, the aggressive, the
loyal Republican. T. c. Platt" Mr. Platt's
name was received with cheers that increased
the speakers desk, and, when the subsid-
ence of the applause permitted him to do SO,
Mr. Platt spoke at length on the issues Of
the day.
He Believed in Honest Money.
Among other things he said the Repub-
lican party believes in honest tmoney-nojug-
Cling with or debasing the national currency.
1t wants silver dollar the equal of the
Al Ill o,l al
backed by the honor of the Republic, a rep
resentative of value as precious as either
silver or gold. Tho Republican party be-
lieves in commercial reciprocity. If we
grant a special favor to any nation
whatever for the introduction of its
products or manufactures within our
borders, we demand a return in the right to
enter free the products or manufactures of
the United States. The result of this sys-
tenn of international exchange has helped to
bring up to the close of the fiscal year of
1891 and 1892 the exports of the United
States to $1,000. OOO, 900, leaving a balance
in gold against our imports of S225, 600, 900
on the right side of the nations ledger.
"And now one word about the so-called
force bill' Democratic newspapers have
petsistently for months past spread through
their columns all sorts of incendiary ap-
pedls anu pOSus lulOILudtlOu III IcSulu w
this alleged force bill.
There Never Was Force Bill.
"There never has been force bill which
was Endorsed by the Republican party and
the information furnished on that subject is
of the same character as the cable dis
patches of interviews with Bismarck and
imaginary discoveries in the geography of
Mars. The issue is forced, fictitious and
fraudulent. The Republican party, how
ever, believes in free ballot and fair
count and that we will have"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Platt's speech
the prepared list of vice presidents and
secretaries was presented and then Mr..
Platt introduced "the next Vice President
Of the United States" Whitelaw Reid. AS
Mr.. Reid advanced to the reading desk the
audience again broke out in enthusiastic
applause, and as he stood smiling
before them rose to their feet and cheered
and cheered again and waved handkerchiefs
and flags Mr.. Reid then, in short speech,
said he was convinced that New York be-
longed to the Republican party, and would
cast a solid vote that way in November.