New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.
DRYGOODS MEN RAISE A BANNER

FINE EMBLEM OF V7CToRY-sPEECHES BY
AHLE ORATORS.
The Wholesale Drygoods Republican Club
raised banner Yesterday noon in front Of its
headduarters No 324 Broadway. amid the cheers
Of nearly 1000 members and friends. 1t IS
the same banner that used by them -FOUR
years ago, under which thousands OF business
men then marched TO victory 1t Is one OF inc
largest Republican banners in the city oeins
about fifty BY thirty feet, and is peau'i'ui Oh"
worthy symbol of an enthusiastic and energetic
Srxanization On the upper part Is the nan'e
OF the club and the names OF the kepoohcah
candidates for President and Vice-rresioon' Do
low are represented the manufacturing. farming
and commercial interests of this c""h'N' M" .v'
have been built up under the opera'lon OIL 'ne
protective tariff. 1s
After the banner had been SWING scrose D''@N
way and three times three cheers and three times
three more had been given for the hepuoiicah
candidates. the audience adjourned 10 the null
William B. Fuller, the presiding oicef' III opeh-
ING the meeting said: That banner II Auieii-
can in device. material and inscrlpnon' III a'''
not tell the American workingman tha' he Is /"
s-rc distress that his wife anG children are s'arN
ing. and that his country il going TO ruin. mere
il no such word rs calamity on H. Inc
ords inscrils-> there are those of prosperity ana
success II would not be allowed 10 h'hg ior
five minutes over a highway IN bHndoh' Liver
nool or Manchester, hut il will SWING peacelul'
here until election, to he blessed ny ,"ouSahus
and thousands of true Americans. 'rroion2e"
annlaps,) s J. Foran. of Illinois. also spoke
briefly upon the patriotism which the oahncf
would inspire.
Uuob Coleman. Republican candidate for Reg
ister WAS next introduced lie disproVed the
Democratic argument that the tariff is TAX on
the consumer. and showed how the Democrats
had precipitated financial crisis whenever 'h"S
had an opportunity 10 put in operation 'aIin ior
revenue only A. NJ. Dewey. of Washington H.
c.. formerly an editor Of TA' Knights OF LABOR
Journal" Philadelphia. made an eloquent appear
to workingmen 10 support tie RepuDiicah Ticket
He said in part 4: IL is because nave pe''a
identified with organized labor for so many years
and becaus, am SO much interested in the vel
fara q the American worJngman that stand here
TO-DAY and ak them TO vote Harrison AMI Kel l.
The majority of voters Of this country are WIN
ingmen, and it is they who elect Presidents now.
They are coming 10 see more clearly that 1t is
Protection that is keeping their wages at the
present high level. They understood the sltua-
tion better in 1883 than they did IN 1881 una
they elected Harrison and Morton. They under
stand the situation better this year than they
did in sss, and will elect Harrison and Reid by
a greatly increased majority. Colonel 5. F knee-
land and Captain lack Crawford also spoke.
Among those on the platform form were william liam
nond a " Kingman, c. l.. Webb, ". T. Moore.
joseph 0uimby, j. b. Spellmsn, William J. Mar
Tin. Leonard :. Howard; Grinne Willis b. E j..
uoint r. l.: William r. Hill, of Massachusetts
The officers Of the club W L. strong, presi-
dent: f. Z. Weiskotten. secretary; Edward A.
Treat. treasurer: William B. Fuller. first vice
president Next Wednesday the noon meeting
will take the form Of testimony meetins az
speeches limited TO FIVE minutes. NUMBER o,
former Democrats who have Joined the cup WIZ
tell why they will vote for Harrison and held