Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06
THE POLITICAL BOOM.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS HOLD A
GENUINE LOVE FEAST.

Platt, Miller and Depew All Inside the
Breastworks Together-New York Dem
ocratic Clubs Re-elect Mr.. John Boyd
Thacher as President of the League.
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.
Mr.. Platt was introduced as chairman.
Mr.. Platt, after the applause had sub.
sided which his appearance had evoked,
thanked the audience for its kind reception
and said he must protest against being
stigmatized as prodigal son. He was
Republican, and never expected to he any
thing else. He then referred to the lively
contest which took place at the last conven-
tion between the friends of the different
aspirants for the presidential nomination,
and continuing said;
Only two conventions have occurred since
the republic was founded in which the fercest
strife has not been engendered, and these were
the conventions which nominated for the sec
ond time the Father of his Country, George
Washington, and the savior OF his country
Ulysses s. Grant. [Applausel The Republicans
who supported the different candidates at Min
neapolis have nothing for which to apologize.
Any one Of them is qualified to rule this nation
In the darkest hour of trial or in the golden day
Of its prosperity. IApplausel
In his last letter of acceptance Mr.. Cleveland
has been forced to wrestle with condition, not
theory viz, he has been forced to spit upon
the platform and to expect to rate as n consist
ent Democrat. Again, he overlooked that en-
barrassing condition which was embodied in
the recent report of that excellent Democratic
official known as the commissioner of statistics
Of labor. He should have definitely settled the
question whether Peck should be crucified to
appease the wrath of the free trade mugwumps,
and thus be put on the list of martyrs to the
holy cause of protection. He has been driven
to embrace the tariff ideas of his arch enemy
and to humiliatingly adopt the imaginary issue
Of the journalistic statesman who has stigma
tized him as "a stuffed prophet" In the ex-
pressive language of that same Democratic
oracle, "The tariff part Of Mr.. Ceveland's let
ter is full of carefully considered maxims and
Is as elastic as caoutchouc" Laughter and
applause.l
Democratic newspapers have persistently
for months past spread through their columns
all sorts of incendiary appeals and bogus infor-
nation in regard to this alleged force bill.
There never has been force bill which was in
uorseu oy tne ftepuDncan party ana the lntOr-
nation furnished on that subject is of the same
character as the cable dispatches of interviews
with Bismarck and imaginary discoveries in
tho geography of Mars. The issue is forced
fictitious and fraudulent The Republican par
ty, however, believes in free ballot and fair
count, and that we will have [Applausel
In introducing ex-senator Warner Miller
Mr. Platt spoke as follows:
There Is harmony everywhere, not only in
New York, but all over the state. Applause ]
This is veritable love feast. Laughter and
Rpplausel There is nobody tonight outside the
breastworks Laughter and applause.l was
there myself and speak feelingly. Laughter
and cheers. The next orator of the evening is
one whose name Is as familiar to you as house
hold word. take great pleasure in introduc-
ing to you the Hon Warner Miller.
Warner Miller spoke as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen, l stand here as an
other representative of the class that has been
described to you by our president. All differ
ences In the Republican party ended when the
convention at Minneapolis declared its choice.
The Republican party has always allowed the
greatest liberty in the choice of candidates, but
when once chosen every Republican has been
loyal to the cause, loyal to party principles and
loyal to party candidates. And tonight, in the
state of New York, whatever differences may
have existed have passed away, and the Re
publican party has only one cause to command
its attention and efforts.
Mr.. Platt then introduced DR., Chauncey
NJ. Depew who received his usual ovation.
in part he said:
came here for the purpose of convincing the
sheptical Democratic newspapers that there is
harmony in the Republican party. Applause
and laughter.l Brother Miller and Brother
Platt and [laughterl got on the opposite side
Of the fence in Minneapolis, but we are now the
friskiest lambs in the same lot [Applause.l
The Democratic literary directors are in
debted to me- have furnished document Of
which they are printing 10000 copies where
they print 100 of Clevelands letter of accept
ance. 1t is the alleged speech that l made at
the Astor House dinner describing Mr. Cleve-
land as typical American.
After reading Mr. Clevaland's letter Of ac-
ceptance want to say there are two things
about that speech-one is, the gentleman l de-
scribed in that speech as the typical American
ia not the man who wrote the letter of accept
ance Iapplaugel, and the other is that did not
naka hat