The record-union., 1892-11-05
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! NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The Trish-Ameri-
can mass meeting at Cooper Union to-
night was largely attended, and much
enthusiasm was manifested. General
Dennis T. Burke made a lengthy speech
i'll presenting Minister Egau as Chairman
OF the meeting. He said that thirty years
ago England was united with the rebels
of the South to destroy the Union. To-
day she is allied with the leaders of the
Democracy of the North to force on this
Nation free trade. We helped to beat
them with bullets, and next Tuesday will
help beat them with ballots.
Minister Egan was warmly received
when he assumed the chair. He said he
knew the reason he was selected to speak
this evening was because he was singled
out by the un-Amercan mugwumps and
pro-British section of the Democratic
party as the butt of all their bile and
venom against those of the Irish race
who will not meekly bend their neck to
the yoke of that party. From the first
day his name was mentioned for the
Chilean mission the mugwump and
Democratic press, with some few honor
able exceptions, kept tune with the Lon
don Times in assailing him. In Chile,
while Loyalty endeavoring to uphold the
national honor he was treacherouly at
tackled from the rear by those people, and
but for the thoroughly American stand
maintained by President Harrison, Mr..
Blaine and other members of the Cabinet,
American prestige and honor would nave
suffered a defeat from which it would
have taken many long year to recover.
Egan said the reason the English flag
was so much respected throughout the
world was the fact that the humblest
Englishman abroad can obtain redress
for wrongs promptly, and any ship OF the
British navy in hail would be ready to
promptly exact satisfaction. An officer
high in the command of the English navy
said to one OF our officers in Valparaiso
that if an assault was committed on his
men like that on the men of the Bati-
more he would settle the matter at the
muzzles of guns and explain to his Gov
ernment afterwards.
''Why can't Americans act this wav.''
said Egan. ''Simply because there are so
| many unconverted copperheads ever
watchtul and ever ready TO take the part
OF any foreign foe against their own coun-
| try; that howl would at once be raised
for the head officer who should dare do
so. | felt myself, as an American, that
the glorious flag OF this republic should
wave at least as proudly as the standard
of England. | thought, too, that l under
stood those were the sentiments of the
Republican party and its standard
bearer, President Harrison, and / found
| was not mistaken. / therefore adopted
the course [ pursued in Chile, and am
proud to say tonight that my every act
and word in that connection met un-
qualified approval of such representa-
tives of American patriotism as President
Harrison and James q. BIaine''
Congressman Finerty of Chicago
and John Brennan of Iowa spoke.
CLEVELAND AT JERSEY CITY.
JERSEY CITY On. j., Nov. 4.-The Jer-
sey City Democrats gave q hearty well
come to ex-President Cleveland tonight.
He was here as the guest OF the Hudson
Democratic Society, and 5000 men rushed
into the Auditorium when the doors
opened. Mr.. Cleveland was greeted with
deafening applause when introduced as
| New jerseys favorite and favored SON."
After some felicitous remarks Cleye-
land said in part: Eight years ago
when another Presidential campaign ad-
vanced nearly to the precise stage the
present one has reached, / came to your
state ann declared it to be my undrstand-
ing of the Democratic creed that all taxa
tion should be limited to the REQUIRE
ments OF an economical government, and
every cent taken from the pockets Of the
people beyond these requirements was
10 better than robbery. l need not call
to your minds the result of that cam
paign. With Democratic President
and House of Representative you know
how faithfully we attempted TO engraft
these doctrines upon the policy of the
country, and how constantly we worked
to relieve the people from the burdens of
taXatien which had their origin in the
eXigencies Of the terrible and wasting
war, but continued through many years
of peace to serve the purposes of private
and selfish interests. \ Gou remember the
measure of relief passed by the Demo-
cratic House and defeated by the Repub-
lican Senate.
From the recreancy of the Senate we
appealed again in another Presidential
election to the people, with the pledge
that if intrIIsted with power we would
continue the struggle to rectifv the
wrongs of an unjust tariff. In the CAM
paign of 1883 we still followed the banner
upon which was emhlazoned, 'Unneces-
sary taxation is unjust taxation.' 1t is
needless to remind you of the agencies
which operated to defeat the Democracy
in that campaign. One feature OF it. how
ever, Is Interesting. 1t was impossible
1or our opponents to overlook the fact
that our contention in the cause of the
people had arrested the attention of the
voters of the land to such an extent that
there was danger in further insistence on
the burdens then resting upon the people
OF the land. Then 1t was that a concession
was made by them that our tariff laws
ought to be amended and readjusted. and
then 1t was that the party whose repre-
sentatives in the Senate had defeated our
plan of relief implored the people to
trust them, and rang The changes on the
delusive cry, Let the tariff be readiusted
by its friends Thus pledged, they
gained the ascendancy in every branch
of the Government, and the tariff has
been amended, if not by its friends, evil
IDENTIFY by the friends of those grew rich
under its unjust opportunities.
HAS the party which promised to be
the friend of the people lightened the
burdens of life in the homes OF our land ?
DO you and your wives and children en-
JOY the comforts and advantages your
labor should supply? Where are the in
creased wages OF our workingmen which
they were assured would follow the
amendment OF the tariff by its friends
You know broken promises and violated
pledges are scattered all along the path of
the Republican party since four years ago
they came to the people with their fair
words.
1.-The Democratic party, with no faith
lessness to excuse, and no shortcomings
10 explain, again appeals to the voters OF
the land for their Suirages, and declares
its continued adhesion to the doctrine
that the Government has no right to bur
den the people by taxation beyond the
necessities of its economic administra-
tion. The National Democracy rests its