New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-20
RINGING CHEERS IN HARLEM.
REPUBLICANS HOLD A BIG AND ENTHU 81.
ASTIC MEETIN1.
RoUsING SPEECHES BY H. L. ROBINSON JOHN
PROCTOR CLARKE, GENERAL SHERIDAN


PROCTOR CLARKE, GENERAL SHERIDAN
AND CHTEEs.
Secretary Rusk, who promised the Republicans good
weather throughout the campaign. certainly Kept MS
word last night, far as the Harlem contingent Oh
the party concerned. lie turned Oh the neat NJ"
held OF the min throughout the evening ana sent inc
coolest and most refreshing breezcs through inc open
windows Of Madison HALL NJ One hundred -and-twenty
ffth-st. and Madison ave. where the s'urV hePioH
cans Of Harlem had gathered In n grand mass mceuhs
Every seat was taken before the opening hour arrived
and by the tine the speakers were In full SWING inc
doorwnys and Railways were thronged ana masses OF
mon had pushed hnlf way down the nlsleS' Inc nan
was draped with American flags ana decor'''ed win
banners bearing the portraits OF Harrison ana he"
The inspiring music Of Cappas band hoated out
through the open windows and Informed the people
OF Harlem that the Republican campaign was about 10
h, opcned an their immediate midst" Rows OF solid
citizens filed the platform. Among them were
Colonel De witt C. Ward Frank f. IuTdy' John Il.
Nugeut, Bernard BElin, Wilson Berryman' hoiahu
Tracy C. II. wheelock Henry c. Robinson 'ephas
Brpinerd james A. Blanchard, Charles hahd' "iiha'h
c. Merritt Edward Du Bos. David FriedSl'l' ohare'
Cooper Richard Garland, DR.. John ShrAdy' 'onh
Rielley Thomas MeCrann. samuel Cool, Augustus
stuehles. w. T. Ashmnn Pearce Thomson, John H.
Gunner Robert c. Kirk II. 3. McAlster and W. D. NJ
white
THEY WILL VOTE AS THEY CHEER
The needing WINS most enthusiastic one and II The
Republicans OF Harlem vote as they cheer' ho'n'"s
short Of genuine Stonewnll Jackson Dem0craoS
will b. able TO withstand them this fall Every men
don OF President iIarIison's name was followed oy
long continued cheering. The reading OF Mt hHuS
letter was received with warmly appreciatNe applause
nnd when John Proctor Clarke ran over the hst oil inc
party's great men IN the Of his speech every
elvet ho OF admiration.
shrrdans keen and witty analysis OF the tarih queS
,ion WIS followed with the closest attehun an"
punctuated with hearty laughter and applause
When The band had exhausted lis repertory In on
teralning the assembling audience Frank X. Raymond
came TO the front OF the platform ard introduced Henry
C4raxse, who said In part
Felow.citizcns: I congratulate you on appearing III
.rh nunbers ut such short notice We met to-uleht
u open the fight. and 1t depends upon you 70 say WIN
what vaor tint naht is to bo po-ecuted' we !" io.
puiiicans have high view Of tho responsibility icst
mon us We insist TINT this shall b. campaign oi
a.cuson For this reason the committee han Invited one
~ tho best speakers in country, General Sheridan 70
olen the discussion -,
Tho Republican party before the country as tho
expoacnt OF all Is ideal IN pubic ne Inc pcmo'
cratic party stands for political robbery lke that Oh INV
.cn, Senate steal Can the Democratic party with It's
mon or nss.urs equal the record OF the Grand Ola ia
This IL Is that should attach RepubcOnism all the young
in public life
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Mr.. Grasse then read the following letters and tele-
grams: ,c. w
Dear Sir: a previous engagement prevents my az
centarrr o, your invitation for this evening" Whch TO-
Gro. all tho more should nkc to share with you
the pleasure Of hearing General sheridan.
You will no, fan l hope. hold our friends The
enemy 70 the issue they have made BY the direct ae'
~ their National Convention they Have rejected az conr'r
Of
shoud IL u.ad 70 help American workngmen or 70 pro
tnc wa,cs They insist iistead. On tnri for revenue
only Let us permit them 60 shuttle away from Iha'
arp issue on which they have deliberately and ~ the
vote highest party authority challenged inc Jung
mont q Aincrpn voters. Very ruly yours,
wHITELAW REID.
Frank Rnymond chairman T. w. Robertson secretary
Republican Campaign Committee OF Harlem NO. 22oO
Third-ave. New.Yofk
Hon Frank Raymond.
Nv mar Sir. I regret that my engagements VIII pre-
won't my attending the grand Matchmaking OF The hep"o'
c,ns Of Harlem This evening in or ast campaign mar
lon, v,. one Of tho important battle-ground IN Tie
s,,,a assume hat that Importance has grown Win '
,,or,h and am very confident that with such cam
taso committee a. you have Organized In mat o,'v
the good Of last fell Will be continued ana inc p
lean vots increased. wish you the most aonnuans ~
r,orou. ,ncccss Yours sincerely, 7. c. PLArI
Frank Raymond 80
d.cnly rerr, tbs, absence the city will prevent
nv being you In person, as certainly 'ha. Oc "
e,lrit tomorrow evening. CHAtNCEf NJ DhtE"
Thomas w 9obertson eecrctary Republican Campaign
Committee
Nv Dear Sir very much rrgrr. that absence from The
city will prevent nv accesns invitation 10 b" present
IT. the grand Hassmectns this evening very n,pe'''
fully - NJ "a i' a,
There we're other letters Of regret from T. W.
Iaclett John 5. Kcny on, and job f. Hedges.
II. c. RoBlNsoS's PTHY SPEECH
Tho chairman then introduced one OF IIarlem's
Dalit
,vor, svcn for Mr Robinson. who said In part
For fear lest 1 should trench on "eherai Sh'E'u""
ground will ony briefly conta-t the positions OF the O"'
pr-nt parties yeas ago and to-day four years as'
ve wtrs ike the two dogs with one bone between them
and tho Democratic the meat cnf Of that bone but h'
ysr We have big cnd OF the situation 'tr'eecy aho
In every way. -Four ycots ago IL was VAIN io u
try u bring she Den,ocrats up 10 dscmsioh OF e me-
s.es n tho free ndc prophet but to-day the Dmocrac
rarv has put IT. IL. and Is squarcy planted Oh
rree,rde platform Their declaration IS 1--WE assert ta
the ariG for tho protection Il home Industries Il an uh
con sutional act" And yet from 1902 n the present
there has been measure passed under inc
that did not affect less directly Affect mono IN
dustr, The Supreme has settled once Tor all A'
question OF tho constitutonali.y OF the Mckinley law
prophe.y O campaign Of victories on TINS Issue e~ehs VI
10 the GROWING victory Of November next
TEARING TIE ENEMY'S PLATFORM TO PIECES.
At the close OF Mr.. Roblnsons remarks JV'h'
Proctor Clarke was introduced by the chairman MI
clarke ut once proceeded TO tear the Democratic
uniform 10 pieces. Among other things he said
one reform the Democratic platform suggests Is tho
changing OF our National Banking laws. Ever since the
massage Of the National Banking act ABOUT sn'ry var
&c. NJ, dollar has a person lost national bank note
ra Ranking system has tried, and IL has not been
round wanting but still the Democrats would like TO nave
IL changed They are always acekng the Kind OF reforms
,h,. do not reform and that is one reason they arc op
, "a nrooction There Is no good reason for chang
- ,a n,e.cnt banking law OF system and going back 10
dc days Of wildcat currency. In these days, according
% the prncries Of the Republican party we are going
forward and not backward and for that reason the Ncp"b
,r marty 1. opposed 10 the days Of financial
uncertainty OF thirty years ago
The Democratic party with it, platform, Is always on