Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-27
DEPEW AND HIS WIT
Entertain a Large Crowd at the Phil.
adelphia Academy of Music.
A PECULIAR DEFENSE OF EGAN,
The Speaker Telling How Els Opinion Of
Him Was Changed.
REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES UPHELD

REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES UPHELD
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26-Chauncey M.
Depew spoke here this evening at the
Academy of Music, under the auspices of
the Union League, to an audience that
taxed the building to its greatest capacity.
Mr. Depew's speech was a campaign ora
tion in favor of protection and the prin-
ciples of the Republican party. Through
out Mr. Depew eschewed deluging his
audience with torrents of statistical figures,
and confined himself to general exposition
OF his party's principles
Samuel B. Huey, Vice President of the
Union League, introduced Mr.. Depew, who
was received with great applause. An ab-
stract of MI. Depew's speech follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
1t always gives me great pleasure to come
| to Philadelphia, but especially tonight, as
the representative of the Union League of
New York bringing greetings to the Union
League Of Philadelphia. If there ever was
time when the mind of the country should
be educated in regard to its real interests it
is now. The most impressive sight ever
saw in my life was $50 GOO people gathered
together in one building, being the Chicago
Columbian celebration. saw million and
two, more or less. on my way to the building.
All seemed happy, prosperous, and to have
plenty Of money. I saw no beggars; met
with no rags; everything indicated that
they represented phenomenally happy
country. And when we were gathered to-
gether listened to the ablest Republican
speech 1 ever heard delivered by Henry
Watterson. of Kentucky.
watterson's Tribute to Protection.
watterson is the ablest Democrat in the
country to-day, and introduced the free
trade plank in the Chicago platform. Yet
Watterson. in the glowing oratory Of the
fervid South, described the phenomenal
growth and prosperity of the country since
the civil war. It was a proud picture Of
proud people celebrating q proud event.
and calling upon the world to look upon
their prosperity.
Indiana. then bade adieu to my old
friend. General Apathy" At every station
was the entire population. At Indianapolis
county had gathered to meet us. The Re-
publican State Chairman assured me that
the greatest enthusiasm was felt, and that
Indiana was safe for Harrison. The one
popularity of this Presidential canvass is
that Of the many people who have paid little
attention to it SO far. There was a reason
or h This ,sss saa II so me aeash
panic in this country. 1t is because the Re-
publican policy has made panies impessi1ibls.
but panic that reaches all through the
community, affects every man. woman and
child, and makes half the community
tramps, we know nothing about. 1t is the
Republican policy Of protection that has
done this. But try our policy, say our DEM
ocratic friends. We have not had chance
we changer Our Democrat.c and mugwump
friends say change, there is no danger in
change.
Egan Finds New Defender.
We have had recently for our edifcation
the testimony of converts. My friend Mr..
MacVeagh, whom greatly admire and love,
has recently become a convert. When my
friend MacVeagh calls upon me to vote
against Harrison, 1 say: "Mac, old boy,
what's the reasonf Why should we change
our policyP" and Mr.. Macveagh replies: "Be
cause Patrick Egan went to Chile" met
Patrick the other night. MacVeagh might
have captured me, If had not met Patrick:
with him, and talked to him. l then came
to the conclusion that if was President of
the United States would send Egan back
to Chile or promote him to better place.
Then there is my old friend, Carl Schurz.
There is no man living who can use better
English more to the point and more epi.
umns of the Euening Post to tell 10 mugwump
gentlemen in Brooklyn why they should
vore for Cleveland.
The Republican party has q glorious past.
that it saved the country in tine hour Of |
peril. 1t has never had a man in its ranks
who fired shot at the national flag. It is
the only party that has struck the shackles |
from the slave. 1t Is the only party that |
ever imperiled its existence against popu- |
lar craze, that the people might have honest |
money.
But whv bother about the past, say our |
Democratic friends. Well let the past go. |
When came out made bargain with the |
rat ,ha 1s
would not tell the truth about the past of |
the Democratic party.
Stevenson and Reid Compared.
He then instituted comparison between
MI. Reid's past record on National ques-
tions and that of Mr. Stevenson's and de-
clared that Mr.. Reid was the safest man of |
the two to elect. Continuing, MI. Depew
said:
1 have nothing against my friend, Mr. |
Cleveland. We Judge him by his declaration
President. and what if he has Democratic
House and Senate to help him. Any one
who knows Mr. Cleveland knows that he
would carry out his convictions.
AS your Chairman said at the beginning |
of this meeting. there is no one in this vast
up. suppose, OF men of all
political parties-who does not extend
|
tenderest and most heartfelt sympathy. He
has our sympathy. and especially because
we have seen and studied his family life.
He has stood SO purely and molly
Tor the American home. In his devo-
ton to his wife and his love for
her, we'll or ill, in the simplicity in
which they lived and in the full blaze of
in all the virtues which decorate
and adorn the fireside and the family circle,
Benjamin Harrison stands to-day before his
the best type of American man.
hood, Identifying the name and adding luster |
to the life of the American father and hus-
band. He can take no part in the canvass.
I will say for his opponent that the letter
he wrote declining to attend the Chicago |
celebration was in the finest |
spirit of reciprocity and in recognition of
the sorrow that had fallen on his antagonist.
Accidents will happen. but the ranks will
close up and the survivors must move on to
victory for America for Americans.
After the meeting was over Mr.. Depew
was escorted to the Union League Club
house and given a reception there.
FRAUDS In DETROIT.