The record-union., 1892-10-26
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Tammany has
ratified. With glow and fash of red
fire i'll the sky, with a roar of rising
cheers, and with the acclaim of thousands
Of loyal braves, the Democratic society has
made known tonight that it was loyal tc
the Democratic nominees, while the bells
OF the big Tammany Hall shook and
rocked and swayed to the welcome ol
Senator Hill, and the whilom throng
about the twelve open-air overflow
stands filed the streets and paralyZed
traffic for blocks around. The Tammany
leaders declared it was the most gigantic
mass meeting the metropolis of America
has ever seen.
When the doors were thrown open at Z
O'Clock the throng that had stood clamor-
ing for two hours rushed in, and in a few
minutes the building was packed. Yet it
seemed a slight dinlinution in the crowd
outside. Then came a wait of an hour.
National Chairman Harrity, accompanied
by National Committeeman Dickinson
and Smalley and other prominent Demo-
Gratis, then came, and the applause that
greeted them scarcely died away when a
hurricane Of cheers went forth as a well
come to the speakers of the evening, who
came upon the stage.
Governor Flower was introduced as
Chairman, and for several minutes was
unable TO speak, owing to the deafening
burst of cheers that went up. Finally he
obtained a hearing and spoke as follows:
IN opening Flower spoke of the SYM
pathy the political opponents of the Pres
ident had for him in his bereavement.
lie said the Democrats are working for a
Democratic victory, because they believe
that it would bring better Government
and a better living for the masses.
Though the Democracy of the Empire
State declared in favor of another candi-
Gate than him whom the majority of the
party wanted, it loyalty submitted to the
wisdom of that majority, and throughout
the entire country no party machinery
was doing greater work for Democratic
success than the Democratic Organiza-
tons of'New York State.
Referring to the financial interests OF
the country, he said: ain business we
have no agent who suuanders our in
come, and is afterward detected in cover
ing up his tracks by changing his method
of bookkeeping. That is exactly what
the Republican Administration and Re-
publican Congress has done. For years
there has been set aside in the Treasury
fund for the redemption of national
bank notes. The Government IS
bound to use it for that purpose. and
through the Cleveland Administration
and through a portion of Harrison's
Administration 1t was treated as liza
bility and reserve fund. When Cleveland
went out of Office 1t amounted to about
SSO.O10,OO 1t now amounts to about So
100000. But it has recently been trans
ferred from the liability 10 the assets side
OF the Treasury statement, and was one
of the largest sums which was used to
cover up the actual deficiency. If the
same system of bookkeeping with which
Harrison's Administration was began
was still used, there would be revealed
an actual deficit OF over SIG, ,000, 900.
Mckinley protection did some good,
of course. 1t temporarily stimulated cer-
tain industries and encouraged new ones
But the trouble with that kind of protec-
ton, according to the Democratic view,
was not only unjust to the great body of
consumers, but gave an artificial and un-
healthy stimulus to such industries as it
was designed to protect.
las to the force bill, when the Repub-
lican party reached condition where to
insure political supremacy it dared not
trust the unintimidated, honest vote of
the people, but so as to perpetuate power
by deliberate arbitrary subversion of q
constitutional government, it is time for
loyal Americans everywhere to rise up
and strike the scepter OF power from these
unworthy hands,"
Following Flowers speech came the
after indorsing Cleveland and Stevenson
and condemning the force bill, said:
10 our Democratic brethren through
out the country we pledge such decisive
majority in this city for the Democratic
candidates as will secure the electoral
vote of this State for Cleveland and Ste
venson; for the promotion of peace and
good will among sections, and for the
commercial emancipation of the indus
trial masses of this country from restric-
uons and onerous burdens placed upon
them by Republican class legislation"
Governor Flower next introduced Sem
ator Hill. AT the mention of the ex-Goy-
ernor's name there was another great
outburst of cheers. The name of ''Hill
Hill, Hill" was shouted time after time
1t spread to the street and was taken up
by the multitude, and only died away
when the people became exhausted. The
Senator waited patiently for the restora-
ton of order and then spoke. He said in
part:
In opening Hill referred to the support
he received from the Democracy of the
Empire State during his political career.
Continuing, he said: To-day the great
reliance of intelligent political observers
is tor the success of our National candi-
dates in the State upon an immense ma
JOrity which is expected to be rolled IN
in this city under the auspices of the
magnificent organization of Tammany
Hall. Those who, because of personal
disappointments, would encourage tenn
porary defeat of the party usually live to
regret their action and realize how diff
cult it Is for the party to regain the
ground unwisely and foolishly lost. |
believe in healthy, strong, vigorous
partisanship, but not a manifestation of
narrow, hide-bound or selfish spirit.p
Hill then turned his attention to the
tariff, and made an exhaustive argument
against the constitutlonality of Repub-
lcan protection. He then discussed the
views of Madison and Jackson, and
said of the Democratic position: I'VE
have not advocated, and do not ad-
vOcate, free trade, because the Gov
eminent needs revenues for its support.
and rather than report direct taxation
to secure them, we favor duties on inn
ports as the best and easiest method
of obtaining revenues. We denounce
Republican protection as u fraud, as
robbery of the great majority OF the
American people for the benefit of a few.
Ii is truthful, but vigorous, the language
OF the Democratic National platform it
will be observed that it is Republican
protection thus denounced: not mild pro-
lection of our early history to real infant
industries, when the excuse for it was
more defensible. Republican protection
becomes worse and more intollerable as
years roll on. Ii the Republican plat
form of 1882 is construed to mean ex-
actly what it says, then what becomes of
the Mckinley law, which was not based
upon any such doctrine?
in one aspect the situation looks as
though the Republican party bad become
frightened over tho operations OF the Nc
kinley law and feared a renewal OF the
popular verdict of 1890 upon it. and hence
sought retreat from the ultra position