New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-08
GERMANS OUT IN FORCE.
THEIR CHEERS ROAR ON THE EAST SIDE.
THOUSAND VOTERS HEAR AN ELOQUENT AID.
DRESS by G. A. RAIN.

|
DRESS by G. A. RAIN.
| The German Republicans Of the East Side held n
rouslng meeting last evening which worthy OF
| them. A thousand earnest. honest and Intelligent
mon, ard every man voter, crowded Concorda
| Hall, In Avenue A., near Fourthst., and even the
| staircases were packed with eager listeners. The
! speeches which they heard 50 good and made
such orcble arguments for Republcanlsm Protection
and sound money that number Of rabd Democrats
who had come into the hall to cause n disturbance
became first silenced then Interested ard at last
| Joined In the cheers for Harrison and Reid. Early
| in the evening II became apparent that the meeting
would be large one for from all the surrounding
streets there bodies Of men long before the
| time set for the opening number OF organizations
marched TO the hall from their clublonseS, among
them being the Federal Club, the members of which
marched from No. 81 East Third St, and the Hun
garlan Republicans Of the old XIIth Assembly Dis
trict. who marched from No. Cos Fifthst. Both or
CARNATIONS had banners, bands and torches, and were
| literally appauded on the way.
| When the meeting opened theie were present on
the platform all the members of the committee to
whose efforts the Of the meeting was largely
due. They were Gustav A. SchurmanD, Charles Dress,
George SCholl, c. Otto aese, Ferdinand Drcycr Henry
c. Botty, Ferdinand Edmann Rudolph Ruhens Henry
| Fildnann, Louis Mclrovz, August Braun, Henry
schumacher Edward Wcrhelmer, Max Altman. Paul
Schntzler, Dr. /. H. Newland, Charles EscAer and Will
| lam Reichert.
Among Others present were Frederick Flaccus. John
RcinIart A. Lux, orge fIillari, Charles Jc oloman,
| ID. 5. Koln, Edward Patow, J. Bohn, j. b. Engel,
A. S. Dreschcr samuel Koenig Louis J. Levy, Charles
\ Dcrsch, Philip Wassuyg william j. Tyrrell, Captain
Joseph Schneider ObeTst August StGtz George Sanger
| and Ferdinand Er,lardt.
Mr.. Eldnan opened he meeting In his usual happy
way, and Captain Edward Werthelmer was made pre-
siding officer lie made short but graphic and
orcble speech, which frequently Interrupted with
i cheers. Then came The speaker Of the vcning, tho
omtor from Wisconsin, Gus.av a. RAIN lie carried
| the audience with him and held the attention OF
| his hearers for over IN hour number OF times
| a perfect roar OF applause forced him To walt for
several minutes till it subsidized. Mr. RAIN collected
number OF convincing facts In Europe and presented
them last night. Among other things he said
The German-Amc leans have always been foremost
| in the defence Of true RepublcaniSm Whenever an
opportunity presented itself TO battle for the right
| against the wrong. AS men true to the country OF
their ADOPTION many OF you answered the call OF the
immortal Lincoln 10 fight Tor the preservation OF
this Union OF states, and all OF you reloced when
lishcd American soil, because you had LETT the old
| home, where Emperor. King Or Duke iegns supreme,
find under the stars and stripes the IDEAL OF every
liberty man, whore political equality
recognized, ana all Of you now tina; inc establish
| ment OF that principle, absolutely essential 10 truc
Democracy, was the nrst great WORK OF the Republican
Bnt in the heart Of the man who eli the Atlantic
| another hope lived He aimed 10 obtain better eco
nomc conditions than he had found in hi, Old Father.
the fruit Of his labor lie wanted to share In the
unbounded natural wealth Of this, the riches. countr
| him and all the people oil the United states. t!c Re
publican party, true TO the teachings AMI statesman
ship of the founders Of the Republic EST, ibn he'd
commercial policy, which enabled tie Anglican work
men 20 utilize our rich resources apply their talents,
skill and energies and make this the ereateSt and
most Independent OF all the industrial nations ZAP
| palse) les, my countrymen, the Republican policy
| OF Protection to American Industries hss unclaimed
|
factories and workshop. has, IN connection with the
prompted men to cultivate millions of acres Of tho
| soil Of orr Western states, insuilng us supply OF
| fo0tproducts, We are able to fare much better
than men of like station do IN the older countries OF
Europe tRenewed applauseJ
| For the last thirty years this benefcent com
merc!al policy has been attacked by tho leaders OF
| the Democratic party who in their last Halional
iishment Of Free Trade with all the nations on the
| globe. Nothing, my cOuntrymcn will more clearly
should Free Trade the hope OF the dominant leader,
Of the Dsmocrac party be cezed than prese2 ,
months trip through The industrial centres Of England
allow me to read from the Official reports OF Of
the trades organizations Of Germany The report Of the
congress Of textile workers, held at Berlin March
30, ~ ana 81. 1891 shows The average weekly wage
tate for spinners to be ~ rs and for weavers - -
bricklaycrs for $50 shows that the average weekly
wage rate IN 2o2 cities and towns OF the Empire i,
| IS -. The statement Of account of the general
board of supervision OF the organization Of potters
Tor $50 proves ua the average rate in that trade Is
biacRsmis held at Halle on u May 20 and - 1880
! gives th" weeldy rate in that trade as - Il. In
Berlin and Erfurt. as shown in the statistical re
port OF Paul kampfmeyer. tilOresScs earn from 10
l2 marks about 81 25 to 81 week on an average
Think my countiymen, that these are the figures Of
the leaders Of organized labor I'm our old Fatherand
| personally obtained from them during my tour
fighting the social conditions Of the aboring classes
| | could keep on reading from these reports for
mind the terrible condition Of Affairs In Hcnnany
But, the advocate OF Free'Trade holds that the
condition Of things is far better IN ENGLAND, 1T me
| formed. IreeTrade England had. the official re-
| ports on "paupcrism in England and Wales page
land' (pacc 49,. ana Report Of Local Government
Board for Ireland (pages and 30 show on given
days LOO o36 palpcrs receiving Goycrnmenil re-
on page 346 OF bis renowned report, that TO obtain
the number Of different Individuals who receive re-
number by three This would make about 100000
paupers in our FreoTrader's ideal country.
with figures. On pages .. ~ and % Of Che Regis
trar Generals Report Of London for $40, Is re,
yeed the sc5 whom %. % p Of over twenty
years old. 1910 occurred in wOrShause, tsame -
our poarhOuses) lib IN ho'p!s and $40 m lunntic
asylums or altogether, l. Cos in public instltuli IONS
and further that the percentage dying IN these insi.
tutions Is Increasing In ls-1 II was 2o.t per cent
30 = per cent and The increase exclusively in
the deaths IN warehouses; and worll0uSe nirmar"s.
Tb, Is what Frcc-Trado Las done for the masses
of English, scotch and Irish people. prolonged ap-
After the applause which followed his speech had
died away another able German speaker addressed the
meeting. He was d. D. slultsch. who was associated
with Carl Schnrs IN his Republican days and who haG
sinle then been cCnrccel with many prominent German
publications I'm This country Ills excellent speech
Tho Orphous CLEO Club sang The ar Spangled
| Dannerr and = number Of German songs during the
| course OF the evening