Evening journal., 1892-09-29
PLATT BOOMS HARRISON
He Opens the Republican Cam
paign in New York City.
MILLER INSIDE THE BREAsTwORKs.

Dcpew Says Brothers miller, Platt and
He Got on Opposite sides of the Fence
at Minneapolis, but That They Are the
Frisldest Lambs in the Same Lot Now.
NEW YORK, Sept 2a.-The first big Re
publican meeting Of the campaign was held
last night at Cooper Union The that
ex-senator Warner Miller, ex-senator
Platt, Chauncey NJ Depew and Whitelaw
Reid were to speak attracted large crowd.
The speakers were escorted by the Lincoln
Pioneer corps, of the Eighth assembly dis
trict. Their reception was most enthusi-
astic Mr.. Depew entered first, followed
by Mr.. Reid, Mr. Miller, Mr. Platt Mr..
Jacobus William Brookfeld, Elihu Root
and other notable men in the party. AS
soon as they were seated Mr.. Brookfeld,
chairman Of the Republican state commit
tee stepped to the front and presented as
the presiding officer the Hon. Thomas G.
Platt
nIr. Platt's speech.
Mr.. Platt, after the applause had sub
sided which his appearance had evoked,
thanked the audience forits kind reception
and said he must protest against being
stigmatized rs a prodigal son. He was
Republican, aud never expected to be 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 tho iercest
strife has not been cngendered, and these woie
the conventions which nominated for the sec
ond time the Father Of his Country. George
Washington, and the savior Of his coaatry,
Ulysses S. Grant. Applause The Republicans
who supported the different candidates at Min
neapolis have nothing for which TO apologize.
Any one Of them is qualified 20 rule this nation
in the darkest hour of trial or Ia the golden day
Of its prosperity. lApplausel
Contemplate the illustrions trio and mark
well these remarkable men. There was tho
champion Of the great principle Of protection
TO American industries statesman who has
been weighed in the balance and never found
wanting, Republican tried by every test and
true as the steel Of Damascus blade Ohio's
fayorite son and governor, William Mckinley,
Jr. lApplause.l
Grandly as ever loomed up in the list the
atalwart form OF the man whose name has
stirred the hearts OF millions Of Republicans
throughout the land as thoy have been inspired
by no man Of his generation. You anticipate
his name, and / need hardly mention James g.
Blaine, Of Maine. lApplausel
But a majority of the convention decided
that he who four years ago rescued the nation
from Democratic misrue, who during the
years Of his incumbency had so faithfully borne
the Republican standard and whose admins.
tration had SO signally promoted national pros
perity, should lead us again to victory, and
Benjamin Harrison, Of Indiana, became tho
Republican nominee lApplause.
The TariG Question.
The Democratic convention at Chicago de-
nounced the Mckinley tariff as q cheat ana a
fraud denied the government the right 70 pro-
tect the workingman, threw the plank Of tariff
reform overheard TO the fishes and substituted
another plank sawed out long ago by the late
Samuel J. Tilden, namely, Tariff for revenue
only On that plank the Republican party
Joins issue with the Democracy. fApplausel
The Republican party believes that the most
sacred function Of government is the protec-
tion OF the workingman, and that the noblest
work to which any party can dedicate itself is
IN the building up and fostering Of those great
industries by which the progress and prosper
ity OF the nation are assured. [Apphuse1
Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Hill both agree in de-
claring that protection is a choat but neither
Of them dares indorse absolute free trade 80
they are both compelled TO repudiato the plat
form and to straddle tho issue.
In his last letter Of acceptance Mr., Cleveland
has been forced to wrestle with q condition not
a theory. viz, he has been forced to spit upon
the platform and 10 expect to rate as a consist
ent Democrat. Again, he overlooked that ON.
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 crucined 10
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
20 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.
pressiye language Of that same Democratic
oracle, The tariff part Of Mr. Cleveands let
ter is full OF carefully considered maxims and
is as elastic as caoutchouc.n Laughter and
applausel
The Federal Elections Bin.
Mr.. Platt then went on 10 define the posi-
ton of the Republican party on money and
reciprocity and TO say few words ia regard
to the so called force bill = He said Of the
latter question:
Democratic newspapers have persisteutly
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
dorsed by the Republican party, and the infor-
nation furnished on that subject is OF the Same
character as the cable dispatches OF interviews
with Bismarck and imaginary discoveries in
the geography Of Mars. The issue is forced.
fictitious and fraudulent. The Republican paf-
ty, however believes in a free ballot and a fair
count, and that we viii have. Applause
Mr.. Platt then charged the Democrats
with having stolen the senate in New
York, an act which would be punished ia
the coming election by the voters, and
closed with an eloquent appeal to the Re
publicans throughout the country to or
ganize and do their duty "and when the
sun goes down on thesth Of November next
it will set upon one Of the most glorious
victories that ever crowned the efforts of
the Republican party since the election Of
Abraham Lincoln. [Great cheering and
prolonged applause.l
Miller Inside the BreastworIxs.
Mr. Platt was followed by Chairman
Brookheld, who read o long list of vice
presidents, among them Vice President
Morton, William NJ. Evarts and Mr. De
pew. Elihu Root then offered the resolu-
tions. They indorsed the party its caudi-
dates and the platform ON which they