New-York tribune., 1892-10-18

LEVEL HEADED PAPER DEALERS ALERT.
ENTHUSIASTIC EMBARRASSING AND MASS
MEETING-PoINTED REMARKS BY EX-
SENATOR WARNER MILLER AND

1000 strong in the coming parade 0i Republican ou'
men, and anybody who saw the Dig anu u"
thusastc gathering of their members and fnends yes
terday at their MONDAY aSs-meeting could not
doubt their ability TO make their promise good Whefe
the apathy, so much talked of by Democrats. as per
~ndng the Republican ranks comes In. 1t Is dnhcuit
to see. when surveys these MONDAY meetings OF
business men. The crowd begins to gather as soon
as the hustle Of work In the various Offices quels
down a little for luncheon and It continues to listen
to the speakers long after o'clock has struck ana
the full swing OF business Is resumed Yesterday
Il was nearly = o'clock before the audience was dis
missed by the chairman, and II ex-Judge hrhouA
who the last speaker, had not ceased MS con
vincing address, they might have remained till dark
so much interested they in what he said and IN
the manner OF his saying 1t.
The proceedings began by the raising OF mana
some campaign banner In front Of No. ~ Duane-st
In the heart of the wholesale paper trade district
The banner 2Ox30 feet, and bears portraits oil Har
rison and Reid and some ter'e Protectioh mot'oeS
The body Of paper trade merchants VINO had ga'hef"
In the it cheeTed Justify for the emblem
Of victory and then marched to the hail oil the "hole
sne Dry Goods Mems Republican Club, at No. 324
broadway. which had been lent for the occasloh' anu
tlerr held the massmceting. The hall was quickly
crowded the doors and the meeting opened WIN
some stirring campaign songs. led BY Professor Aoa'.
william Irwin Martin, president OF the clup' hc'eu
efficiently ns chairman, and In his brief but PJlteu
opening address stated succinctly the issues OF the
campaign a. Protection Free Trade honest money
or free coinage. upright banking or wildcat Dahh-
ing What have Harrison and bis Administration
wrought for this country - he asked. 81 Will ten
Won I'm word-prosp pcrity at home and honesty abroad
Applause and checrs Never was the country
more prosperous and never more reSp"ted. Vur
towns mr., full Of the hum Of industry. foreign mar
kets are opening up products right ana lei''
and no matter where you are on "ods ioo'S''o'' !.
Won hold up your hand and say i am ciuzeh oil
the United states Of North America you are sure Vi
protec ton (Chcers.)
Mr. Martin then gave some convincing figures ro"
the returns Of the mercantile agencies, showing no"
,rosp.rous the country WIS. Indicated by greatly
dc,cosed numbers Of business failures and closed Dy
urrng hIs hearers register and vot" ana aNo 10 wv
missionary work among th" deluded D"h"r"'s pS
spreadlng the Hight of commonsens" Republican prih-
cIples lie was loudly and heartily applauded' ana
tlcn he introduced TX Senator warner Miiier' III
repre,enativc paper manufvturcr.
Mr. Miller VII, greeted with renewed and persistent
ornlouse and after It had subsidized enough for him 10
be heard he said In part ~ follows
Cir~ely connected with the paper uade as l nave o"n
tor many years. raise my voice Tor ue aumhi''r'tV
md m. nolcy which given the country the greatest
-. =, n,o.neritv IL has In all that time CAP
ri,u.e The Democrats that We have governed ms
Nation long and III. Thst Is reflection on the common
.cn,e Of the whole population for 1t i 0'nsaN we"
r,ae,s,,, ,ha, Americ good thing when they
400 and the Republican party. which has governed so
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long had also governed H. the people would have turned IL
out n power long ago and kept IL out
Now what III have donel Let us see. For one
thing We have maintained Union and destroyed slavery
and se.eSsion fCheersj For another, We have wipd
cut almost ell our vast debt. tApplauscJ For
third we have restored deprecated currency ana re-
suncd specie payment ill evety paper dollar IN inc lana
Is A. good a. gold (Appausc) We have governed 50
M TIA, We have cared noble veterans cheers ana
yc all We pay in pension, does not equal the interest We
rod to boadholdcrs at the close Of the war 30 III u't
hfyone years aitcf took cont 81 the Nau'h IL mas
more than doubled In population and more than quairupd
in accumulated wealth (Applau-c) 81 Ill that our
commerce grown until II compares ft,oraoly with that
Of any country in world 50 i that are prosper
ing to-day a. We never prosprcd before. (theets)
Now. what do the Democrats propose :" do II they get
power intend continue this policy under
which have thryon2 Not at all. They s1y II Is un
constitutional Impose tarr. except for revenue only
They would wipe at swoop about hai ol the IN
du,,rv Of the land and make American n low n
European. DO YOU want thatl loud cries d "No'
no and hlsses Then vote To continue the present
system
The Democrats proro.o 10 return b. wildcat banking
DO Won want such ! enancci (Shouts Of NO" and
God forbid O Then for the present Admin tation
Now at q time pro.p iity i az IT. high't
point do you put IN power patty which -ayo tins
system I, all wrong Noicc.. "No. no! Down Win
Free Trade 80, Then stick thosr things which have
proven and proving b'ncn' to the nation.
Why should change. uy wop rouS iehow-citli'ns
and bu~n,s, workers, bad factories shut
down furnace. cod IN reliant; faine ri-ht and left there
mi iht b. some reason wanting To try tictrs. bur
such Is Protection Is building mp IN
du-trel the land, aud competition may be relied
ON 10 keep prices aud make home products cheaper
and better here than they could possibly BE- under
other system and meantime the markets Of foreign
land being oI"ned to ~ on highly advantageous terms
through aud enlightened policy Of reciprocity
Applause and chccrsJ
DO you want guarantee you continuance Of this
prosperity. far a human foresight cam tNolce'
yes ycs.ri | will do "A condton-that YOU
continue the pr Administration in power VIII you
de- ~ (shouts and cheers FOR Warner Miller,
Harrison Reid and Protc 'tlonl
At the close Of Mr. Mllers able speech Edwin
Il. Gurncy Of Tampa Fla, kept the thoroughly
sympathetic audience In good humor by witty ana
,cathing commcni, on the Democratic leaders and
their policy lack of policy and expressed the
earnest hop, that the protective tarih would bc
allowed to remain unmolcScd TN 1t had time to
repeat In the mountains Of North Carolina 'h' IN
du,rlal prosperity of New York. and make IN Alabama
another Int,burg Then wlflwind of conviction
would sweep through the solid South and blow lis
narrow prrudlccs and short sighted method, out OF
sight.
" came here. he said few days ago with my
little wnd of money all IN note, of the Tampa National
Bank. Tampa l. not - hig aS Ncw>ork ua'lEhl'r'
and find here people who have not heard oi
bank. did not know 1t was In eNistenc" tonSht~)'
yet have not found man In al llnS hlg c| VINO
has declined TO fake one Of those bills. daughter anf
appauscl When ! gazed on those mi' rs oi people
Who throngcd your streets on Columbus Day.'l was
80 struck with the well dressed, prosperous. comfort
able well fed look of your people no rags no pe'-''
faces no hungry forms among those millions that
fclt certain that II any caamr howNnt Dom cfniic
snnllbndcr had seen them also hc woud h%N" hc'h
stricken on the spot with everlasting political ,cha"
daughter aud applnisc.)
Captain Jack Crawford, "thc poet scout then sang
Il song and told an apt story. and eX Judge Niiiah
II. Arnoux brought the meeting to close by an
able and sustained argument, showing inc lhlih'l'
of tho Erc.-Trade theorists and tho concrete facts
which make Protection the hope Of The merchant.
the bulwark Of his emPOyc and the best friend OF
the consumer. , a.. !, ,.,,too
Among the large audience were most Of the nM3wlns
officer, Of The Paper Trades Club: President NnIhm
Irwin Martin No. Ii3 West seventy second-St, wee
presidents George W. Millar. No. "a Duane-s. Ralph
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