The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-01
MR.. harrison IN new YORK
Ovation rendered the Ex-Prcsidcnt
and Mr.. Norton at Carnegie Hall.
SPEECHES OF THE EVENING
Crowds Began TO Assemble at the Hall at
Five O'Clock in the Afternoon in Or.
der to Be on Time TO Hear the
Great Statesmen.
By the United Press.

by the United Press.
New York, Oct. 81.
The hour fixed for the Republican
mass meeting at Carnegie Music hall
tonight was O'Clock, but the fact that
l.. p. Morton, the Republican candidate
for governor was to preside combined
with the additional attraction of eX-
President Harrison as the principal
speaker attracted tremendous crowd,
which began TO assemble as early as
$50. At o'clock, when the doors
opened. there was such a rush that in
less than five minutes the hall was filed
from top to bottom. After the hall was
full the balance of the crowd outside
pressed forward and those in front We're
carried in.
on the stage the chairs We're all occu-
pied by ythree-quarters of an hour before
the meeting opened, except the front
row, which was kept clear for the prom
inent people present. When eX-Presi-
dent Harrison. Levi p. Morton and
Charles w. Hackett arrived, every one
In the hall stood up and cheered. 1t
was fully ten minutes before the cheer
ing ceased. during the whole of which
time Messrs. Harrison and Morton We're
bowling right and left.
When quiet had been restored Mr..
Morton spoke as follows:
Mr.. Morton's Speech.
Fellow CitiZens-I am honored by being
called on to preside over this vast as
semblage of people of the city of New
York. / thank you for your cordial greet
ing and for the hearty welcome you have
extended to the soldier citizen, with
whom II was my privilege TO be associat-
ed in the official service II few years ago.
1t has been foreign to my incllnations TO
take part in public meetings after my
own nomination to public office. | desire
10 be judged by the record ] have made,
rather than by any professions manu-
factured for an occasion. Ii l am not
worthy to administer the great trust
which win be committed TO me, when the
will of the Republican state convention is
ratified by the people nothing can say
Will relieve the situation. The issue mere
involves the power Of honest men TO gov
ern themselves by honest administration OF
public affairs. and while | should not fail
TO battle for the right with all my ener-
gies, i still prefer even now not to OBJ
trude upon discussions which necessarily
involve the candidates as we'll as prin-
ciples, did | not warmly desire to stand
once more by the side of II valued friend
III this great and distinguished presence.
The people are eIlSuS'u III Ollt VI 'llt
most important civic contests ever Wag ri
in this country. The standard OF victory
was set few weeks ago by Maine III the
east and Vermont In the north, ana II ~ ihe
earnest hope of the friends oil Repuphcal
principles ana the lovers OF good govern
ment throughout the land that the En-
pire state Will on Tuesday next indorse
these victories nnd affirm the Nerdlc'
which she herself rendered year ago.
Because of this widespread hope and IN
Hpcira n advance its fulfill.
ment, a citizen of Indiana, resolute IN wal
and accomplished in the civil counclls
of the nation, has come TO this metropolis
10 lend you the encouragement oil ms
salutation, and give YOU the ripe results
of his observation and experience.
shall no longer detain you, and now nave
the pleasure of presenting Benjamin Har
rison.
The ex-presidert was greeted witt
tumultous applause when he stepped
forward TO make his address He said
thought had made an infeXible reso
luton that / would not speak IN TINS cam
paign outside the limits Of Indiana, but
found as ! often had done before III my
experience that inileXible resolutions
have been broken. | cannot say yer!
much about the last administration an!
il is somewhat delicate for me TO speal
about the present. But, my fellow ell
zens, men are of little consequence in th'
do not determine events; the importan
matter Is the principle or policy that tn
respective parties represent.
1t is of consequence and ought to b,
of concern TO the people of the Unltet
States from st. John TO PugetS Sount
whether the governor of the state of New
York shall be a man of clean, persona
life, a man who Illustrated in his own lif
the history the virtues of high American
citizenship, whether he shall be a. mai
who lOVpS free ipgtifntiOng V.hp
serves the sanctlty of the ballot NoX an,
the equality of men before the law o
whether he shall be a man who consort
with those who prostitute the ballot box
who consorts with those who degrad
public Office and public administration.
! believe the candidate of the Repub
lican party, Levi l.. Morton, Is altogethe
worthy of the support of his fellow citi
Zens and Is altogether qualified for tn
high duties of governor Of this grea
state. Nor do ] regard this great con
test which Is being waged in the city O
New York for pure, clean, decent munic
lpal government as a local issue: III
whole country watches that great strup
ple. 1t has read with amaZement an
ulsgnst the revelations of muncpal cor
ruptions which has been laid before IN
public. III
The eex-president went on to discuss th
recent tariff legislation and creota
considerable laughter by his hurnorou
illusions to the manner in which IN
Democratic party took up the work {
revising the tariff. 'No business man,
he said, could tell upon what basis tn
tariff was to be adjusted. there being n
forecast issued by the revisers or an
intimation of the adoption of principl,
They were as bad as the grasshoppe
the insect almost without an obJectly
4 point, which can never tell where IL
going to light 1t may be on a flower c
II may be in some horse pond" NJ
Harrison continued at length upon th
lack of an object
IN THE BOWERY.