Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-01
REPUBllCANIsM.
Enthusiastic Greeting for Har-
risOn and Morton.
Immense Hall Couldn't Hold the
Thousands Who Came
To Hear and Applaud Representatives OF
Honorable Administration.

New YORK, Oct 31.-The hour fixed for
the Republican mass meeting at Carnegie
Music hall tonight was s. At when the
doors opened there was such rush that in
less than FIVE minutes the hall was filled from
ton to bottom. After the hall was full the
balance of the crowd outside pressed for
ward and those in front were carried bodily
in. They rushed in until the aisles and
every available inch of were occupied.
When ex-Presiient Harrison and Mr.. Nor
ton arrived the audience stood up and
cheered and waved their hats, handker-
chiefs and flags. 1t was fully 10 minute
before the cheering ceased, during the
whole of which time Messrs. Harrison and
Morton were bowling right and left.
Soon afterwards George W. Stevens
made short address introducing Mr.. Nor
ton as chairman of the meeting. When
Mr.. Morton stepped to the chair and pre-
pared to speak the audience would not let
him do 20 until he acknowledged their plau-
dts for fully 10 minutes.
The ex- President was greeted viii tu-
multous applause when he stepped forward
to speak. He said at has been foreign
to my incliuations to take part in public
meetings after my own nomination to pub
lie office. ! desire to he judged by the
record made rather than by professions
manufactured for the occasion. The issue
here involved tn. power Of honest
men to govern themselves by an
honest administration of public affairs
The standard of victory was set
few weeks ago, By Maine in the East and
Vermont in the North. The citizen of In
diana, resolute in war and accomplished in
the civil councils of the nation, has come to
the metropolis to lend you the encourage
ment of his salutati0n, and give you the
ripe results of his observation and expert
ence. | now have the pleasure of present
ing Benjamin Harrison.
After some preliminary remarks, Mr..
Harrison said MEN ara of little conse-
vuence in the administration of our public
affairs, they do not determine the events
The important matter is the principle or
policy that the respective parties repre-
sent. This great country of ours has such
an intermingling of Influences that no cleo
ton can properly be neglected. LIS of con
sequence and ought to be of concern TO thu
people Of the United States from St. john
to Puget sound whether The Governor OF
the state of New York shall be man OF
clean personal life, a man who illustrates in
his own life history the virtues of high
American Ct izensl Up; whether be shall be
n man who loves our free institutions, who
preserves the sanctity of the ballot box and
equality of men before the law; or whether
he shall be man who consorts with those
who prostitute the ballot box, degrade pub
lie office and public administration.
believe the candidate of the Repub
lcan party, Levi P. Morton, is alto
gether worthy of the support of his
fellow citizens and altogether qualified
for the exercise of the high duties Of Gov
ernor of this great state. | am able to say
that few men ever exercised the office OF
Vice. President with more honor, more ex
perence, or more dignity than Levi ?.
Morton. Nor do regard this great contest
being engaged in in the city of New York
for pure, clean, decent, municipal govern
ment as a local issue; the whole country
watches that great struggle. 1t watches
with anxious solctude the decision of the
question whether there is power in the
BODY polite of this great city to cleanse
itself from these Impurities and reassert
decent government"
Our government at Washington has now
a more important relation to the business OF
the country than ever before.