New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-01
HEARING ABLE ORATORS.
THOSE CROWDED MONDAY MEETINGS.
GENERAL STEWART l.. wooDFoRD. EX-coN'REss'
MEN WALLACE AND PAYNE3AND OTHERS

MEN WALLACE AND PAyNE,AND OTHERS
ADDRESS DRYGoODs MERCHANTS.
The Wholesale Drygoods Republican Club Is doing
.le work for Harrison and Reid in this campaign
nav after day their big hail. AT No. 324 Broadway Is
allied with dense throng OF voters attracted by the
able orators always provided by the CLUB 10 speak
.loouently, concisey and c0nvlncngly on The great
political issues OF the day. Yesterdays hoohu"
meeting was fully I'D TO the hieh-water mark set by
previous gatherings. and. although New-fork mercn"'S
are now enjoying of the busiest fail seasons IN
their experience thanks 10 protective tarih there
was no d,mnutlOn in the Interested audience tiI
almost O'Clock. when the speaking ceased.
prominent feature OF the occasion the display
Of pieces Of tinware. ranging IN size rom
n big wash boiler down To a drinking cup, All maze
IN America by American workmen who received
American wages for their work; and yet the whole
twenty four sell at wholesale for 81 So showing uls
q high tariff does high prices. thanks I" Inc
active connection which is everywhere present In the
business life OF this great and wealthy Nation
The efficient vice president Of the club. william b.
Fuller acted as chairman and INTRODUCED each speaker
with some apt remark On the platform with MN
wore General Stewart L. woodford. exCongressman
". C. Wallace. Colonel James Fairman. Colonel Ahra
ham Grber Curtis b. Pierce, Edward A. Treat. Jacob
Wendell. Joseph Hermann. E. J. Chafee. l.. Paulson
r.. NJ d. C. Borden, y. l.. Howe. oe'h NJ. Milii~ei
D. Robinson, William E. Webb, exCongreesinan Serene
T..
ton Sgoulney W. Fay, 0rlnnch WILLIS frVieoSor
Adams and others.
General Woodford was the first speaker. Among
MANY good things he ssid: Democrats and Repuo
icans agree tina; this Is great country and that we
can produce all need for food. clothing and shelter
and that can't be said about any other nation on the
earth. (AppiauseD We agree that our sixty five
millions OF people are the equals in intelligence.
briefly industry and economy Of any other Fxty-hve
millions Gods foot-sioo (ApNauseo We agree
that the expenses Of Government must be raised by
e tariff and II the Democrats were In power, tell
you the solemn truth. they would have to raise Just
ss much money by their tariff as We do. We differ
onlv on the question what articles the tariff should
be levied upon.
Now ask any six Democrats you meet on what
articles the tariff should be placed. and YOU will get
six different answers. Uaughter.) We say that the
tariff should be placed on articles which We can pro-
duce ourselves. and that the few things We CANNOT
produce should come in free (AprlauseD Under
this sort of tariff the Nation prospecting wonderfully
The Democrats urge you turn this country over TO
them and they will put tariff on things We cannot
produce and take the tariff on things which We can
produce. II YOU do that we may as well write upon
our ruined factories our depleted business. our pau
perzed homes, this epitaph, which once resd on mn
old scotch tombstone: Il well CROUCH. wanted
to be better. l took medicine and hors am.''
daughter and loud appauseD
Ex-Congressman Wallace, who followed General
Woodford. ELECTED enthusiastic applause by saying
that esteemed it OF the greatest honors OF MS
life TO have voted az he did IN Congress for the
Mckinley act. q believe he added, that thou
sands of voters who hastily misiudged the effects
Of that mastery bin and voted against the party
which proposed 1t, will, now that its beneScent effects
are seen Enthusiastically every side, vote solidly q
week from to-m morrow for Harrison and Reid. CUP
roarious applause The picture OF the sainted Cleve
land walking along with Adlai. Tammsny, Free Trade
r1asn 10
me irresistibly OF the little colored boy who was
carrying a big green watermelon under his and
singing Nearer, Ny God, 10 Thee daughter and
appause)
ExCougressman Serene E. Payne who was Q mem
her OF the Ways and Means Committee which re-
ported on the great Mckinley bill, expressed his
prise that city Of NewYork the great manufactur
business metropolis Of the country, should year after
wear against its own interests and the Interests
lie He' assured the Replb leans Of This city that Il
every man Of them would do his duty Election
Harlem such an overwhelming majority for Harrison
and Reid would effecnally place the State In the
position where 1t rightfully belonged.
This statement received with cheers, after
which Mr. Payne attacked the vtiated currency plank
,be wnbnppy state 81 affairs Which prevailed under
that exploded system by telling this story Of Horace
town one nlcS and at the close the chairman handed
him his fee. $50 In bills OF all kinds OF state banks
ing a lot of wildcat and red dog doubtful banks
represented there. handed them back, saving with
f f Some sood counterfeit bills on NewYork bank
They would prove much more useful!'
away eT colonel lne fnrh reaS letter from e8dse
Penney VITO is IN the West saying that West Virginia
James Fairman next contrasted the deplorable state
Of this country under free-trsde P POLICY Win ,h Tvs
wound up tho speaking with pointed and witty
remarks. scoring the weakness and inconsistencies