New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-08

HIS LAST SPEECH IN TIE CAMPAIGN.
A CROWDED AND SYMPATHETIC AUDIENCE
HEARS ITS FAvOE:TE ORATOR on TIE


Cha,,rc.y NJ Depew on the platform OF the DepeN
Orera Uouse In his native town of PeeSkill-whe' more
favorable conditions fer feivld speech and slhceIe!
enthusiastic hea ess could The el quent New ! on
have As regularly as the election OIL f.e'id'"' "a
Governor around Mr. Dcpew makes mat UP,
II Is always his speech In the campaign ce'e 81
Invariably on the very eve Il battle POSSIBLY II
does not change single vote In the dl'ul'| ""i
probably 70 one In Pcekskln cares much whether IL
does or not That final speech Is one OF the eherS"'u
institutions Of the town, and dates It's beginning '"oN
10 the DAYS when Mr.. Dspcw was not able 10 vo'e'
In the popular sense Mr. Dcpcw has probably ma
no other audience in THIS campaign 50 uhuehlon-
strative as were the l.200 people who cro"ucu "ie
Depew Oper House last night They were Ho~ 70
laugh al his Jokes and overzcaouS IN appiauuiis
the telling points Of his arguments, but c4S p'o'ue
OF subtle understanding and feeling OF ihumacs
that evidently existed between speaker anu hc"reS'
II was "Our Chauncry' with vengeance In feeks-
hIl wheic his townspeope haven't got over viewing
his greatness with smile half Of doubt ana nail Oh
pride and seem 10 LOOK upon his Joking tendency as
fond mother would upon the Maynard wahoerihgs Oh
spoiled child. The prophet Is not "Hhou' hohor IN
his own country, but his ndghbors SIN remember Inc
years when he worked in village s'oTe NJ GOV
month and "found" himself.
The Opera House, which, like almost everything
else IN the town, q Cup the hil,' was nmsheu a""
opened with -rent ceremony about ten months ago
Mr. Dcpew part owner OF IT, ana MS name Is o'o
Of its chief ornaments. Orchestra Circle pilooh,'
galleries. boxes and aHlcs were crowded last nigh''
and the stage was full Of the representative business
and professional men OF the place. In one box sat
Mr. Dcpcw's two sisters Mrs. X. ID. strnns ana MIS-
w. H. Pauldng, both Of whom live In Peekshiil MfS'
Dcpcw and Chauncey NJ. jr., who Is slowly chrys'ar
Mzing into history rs Buster
d. W. T..,vcrs called the meeting 10 order, ana
called upon ex-Assemblyman George W. Kobcr'So'' 10
act as chairman. Mr.. Robertson introduced j, u
Cocxro,t candidate for Assembly from the lilo DIS
trict who after a two-minues' speech maze way io'
Peekskilrs In speaking beforehand Oh Ills
Pcebshm spcech-makinG habit Mr.. Depcw huu re-
marked: Il say almost ANYTHING there lts pr'Fi-
legged place. He did not prepare an ai'ose'hei Nv"
address for his former townsmen though II might DC
considered hardly more than hight that they should
hear some OF the good things at when all he rest VI
Tho state had laughed. The ueish again nu re'V
when Grover came down from Buzzarps bay' anu
Columbus again walled and talked with "Chnnh'cy'
Old Boy" and was again guided to Democratic mead
ouor,ers when he asked to some rcsful spot In
which were no signs OF the progress Of the centuries
Tho hall fairy re-ecloed with applause as Mr..
Depcw advanced the front OF the PLATFORM ana MS
opening words were in recognition OF the welcome al
gsys Given TO him by lis cid friends. "Whcn am
dead he added will leave my voice u speak mere
in Presidential and Gubcrnatonal campaigns as long
this town exists
An eloquent tribute to General James W. hus'ca
followed ale ALWAYS presided NJ these meetings.,
said Mr. Depew and ever the FIRST 10 grasp INC
BY the hand and say: Chauucey am glad to see you
II the spirits Of the other world take coenzance OF
what is going in this this meeting has The exclusive
attention If his spirit
CAS- look around me- said the Speaker u 40 ho'
see son who Is not voting exactly as his la'ner au
b.fore him You must remember that the war
closed In 1863 and the veterans came oacA +"
their homes You must remember that this tne
6rst election In which the sons OF those veterans Will
IN
the ballots are counted tomorrow night. and The
result IL read on Wednesday morning. look Out for te
,o.es Of the sons Of veterans. Their number Is so
great that 1 expect to see them have migRV III
auence in some Of the doubtful etates'
"In previous elections when / have gone aooat
IN, state and the district leaders have tod me OF
the hosts OF converts from the Democratic party,
often found them, like lower Westchester malaria, IN
The next town. This year determined to find out
Tor mys IT, and could only do tbs by gett ne down
among tne boys, ana you know that when I'm not
railroad men J one OF the boys. 80 this year
everywhere l went / made close inquiries. and was
universally told that every Republican was going 10
vote. When / asked Il there were any converts from
Democratic ranks l told there werNots Of them
To make sure got their names Is, ana Ssses ana
that rural New-lork j. sope down 70 sp tell DuSN vel
win S is Gio for s place
visited IN Western New-York, | found them taking
Of one m that a"d never been mere before or
out the community"
in drawing moral lessons from The Columbian cele
braticn, Mr.. Depow said that mo exposition ever
held in Europe could te mentioned IN the same year
with that one at Chicago, and tod how Director
General Davis had said that h. could put the entire
German army Of 100000 men. in close order, IN the
building IN which the dedcatory ceremonies were
held. - .
That reminds OF a theatrical party once met
WITH" said Mr.. Depew, and when 4 don't speak In
Pcehskil ! locate IL here" The audience laughed in
admiration OF his franIness:
Wayne MacVeagl has Kicked every single person
he ever had anything TO do with, except himself
commented the speaker "and sometimes think he
even pyacses or himself l said 70 him once. "Wayne
old man hear you are going 10 vote against Harrison.
Yes he said, i am. and what Is more, l am
eoi9g 10 give my reasons TO the country
:. We'll ] said of course that would be fatal,
as most people II this country disposed 10 follow
your views, especially the Irish But Mr. Harrison
stands on the same platform that he did four years
ago and Is bigger man than he was then, isn't
he1'
"sYes'
"sAnd you voted for him four years ago. Why in
thunder are yOu going 10 yOte against him now ?
because he appointed Patrick Eran to Chilli"
Tho tariff reciprocity. state banks. ana other issues
came in for 4 touch OF Mr.. Depews skful treatment
Cleveland say he wants morals as we'll as markets.
what's the mntter with our mOralsf What's the matter
with Harrison y
The answer came back rom LEO PceEsnH ,hTCnts,
dies all right