New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-01
SEWALL'S RINGING WORDS.
A SCORCHING DENUNCIATION OF DEMO-
CRATIC LAUNDERING.

In opening the mass-meeting held under the
auspices f the Republican Club at the Central
Opera House last night Elihu Root, the CHAIR
man remarked that 1t was only an overflow
meeting OF the great meeting held at Carnegie
Hall glance over the great audience 81
5000 women and men that was packed IN the
auditorium Of the Central Opera House now
ever. showed that the word overflow was as
Inadequate 20 express the size OF the ga'herhs
as the auditorium was 20 accommodate an the
people who desired 10 get in.
In his opening address Mr. Root said This
"a the most extraordinary campaign have ever
witnessed. In the thirty years Of my poHtlcai
life I never have observed SO many elements
combining against common enemy. The peo-
pie Of the city and State Of New-York. Of all
political parties have come to agree mat me
Democratic party is incapable OF governing
Tammany Hall has governed New-Nork as
band Of pirates would govern an island they
had captured"
Edward Lauterbach addressed the meeting
and spoke Of the great importance Of voting Tor
the amendments TO the State Constitution. lie
emphas.zcd the necessity Of voting for the anti
gambling amendment and said: Some years
ago there was great cutlery in the state
against the evil of the public lottery. huhureos
OF Young men and women were ruined pE H.
and whole families were Impoverished. Inc 'Nh
became so great that law was passed aooi'S"-
ing lotteries and now every State IN the Union
prohibts them. But recently the lottery mas
req ppeared in another form. That OF betting d.
racetracks II has grown To alarming proper
tons The law sanctoning ii was styled an ac'
10 encourage the Improvement Of the breed 81
horses and under this thin veil gambllns mas
been carried on until thousands have peeh
ruined BY all means vote for the anN-gam-
bling amendment
Lemue f. Ouigg. the Republican 'anu'u"" io'
Congress in the XVIII District. on en'erhs INV
hall was received with tremendous dpp''uN''
On gaining the platform he said "A circular
was recently placed n my hands when was
teaded What John Connolly has done and then
went on to say that he passed such anu SUI"
hill until six or sever had been enumerated
At the bottom Of the circular in large type was
asked. What has Qugg done? Well, I'm not
one of those men who pretend to do IL all p"' i
1obn will RIM back eight months he VIII re-
member that the people of this district ana
did. Colonel Brown last January; ana II J"hii
will only restrain his impotence until NoNeh-
her he will find that the people ana WI" GO
him" Mr. Ouigg was received with great en-
thusiasm al through his speech
TIL, nrincipal speaker % the evening. however
was Harold NJ Sewall. of Maine. VINO for near'N
an hour held the closest attention OF the aud'-
ence by his mastery. arraignment of the Demo-
cratic Administration. and cf Clevela"ds p'NH
with regard 10 the Pacific Islands. He SAID III
part: ,.o
come 10 YOU from the state that has get the
srnal for the country in the campaign that j.
now upon YOU tAppause) bring You the eo grG ,r
ings OF your party in Maine ever .o!d anu ~ H.
umphant to-day as II has been but once III a mS
bistorv And j bring you what should De even IN
sweeter than these the unutereh nu'
democrats who in our election stayed away ron
he polls IKE % DssY em lsnase 'n' ~
And if ! understand the spirit in which me T.
ppsian il is the spirit which recognizes that Demo,
Gratis are putting aside their pa:tlSthsi,iP'
shoulder TO shoulder with us to save common
country applause 1t is in this spirit thaI
my former comrades-n-arms 90 | come mere I'm, !
do not expect them at once TO asiee a. ~ has
suffced 10 take me out OF the party into which /
was born and to which had given lifelong
aDd ,,nFaiter,np alegiance
"' Certainly lay no claim to have found the only
o,ev ont Of the Democratic party: there never
way e o MANY ' avenues of escae from that party
as there are to-day daughter and applause mere
xv,shed democrats within the party to other Demo
Gratis of equally good standing TO leave The parry
The President Of the United states. the official
head Of the party. has invited every Democratic
Senator. save daughter. TO Leave the parry
and that he refuses 70 support ior lnc no T
ernorship Of this state. Rene"ed laughter;) Inc
Democratic Senate returns the courtesy a' piaiiS
the Democratic House as incompetent 70 lesisal e
and to frame tariff bill for the conntryi 0ir'a At
your partys platform. who believes that protec-
ton is crime who 03PoSse IS or TaTtv that
mas broken It's pledges and has allied itself TO
'ha' y ,puS' are tne Democrat neligcnt enough
know that protection ,s as old "a me Govern
who have no industries at HON" and want none,
and yet are jealous of the prosperity that has
by it's official head and next nominee by best re-
port. who brands YOU as traitor ana masluer-
If you are a Jeffersonian Democrat If you
of Tilden if you believe that that government the
best government that interferes the least in the
with jefferson that direct taxes ought not to be
resorted to in time Of peace, you are invited to
ciple and puts Federal spy over every household
The invitation which came to me was the in
dorsement OF the Democrats of my State. as be-
fore it had been Endorsed by the party in CONGRESS
and in the country. Of action m our foreign rea-
tions, which of my personal knowledge ! knew to
be me OF ~ 4f h nam and 81
the Nation And accepted this invitation. and left
carelsss of the honor Of the Nation is no more ii
20 associate with than man careless of his own
this: That could they have been | have been
brought face TO face with their leaders at Wash
conduct OF foreign relations. have studied rs
ga on the SPOT me ar VI s"e Of b soN
OF shame in Samoa. | would not be here OF then
alone tonight (ADplause)
II itbe possible for peace-oving people like our
selves 10 have a traditional enemy, assuredly tha
enemy Is Great Britain. We cannot forget th'
past, cannot ignore the conditions of the pres
emit; cannot shut our eyes to the fortresse
with which she menaccs our coast Nor can w
fail to remember that II is by her efforts In wa
and peace that ships have been driven from
the seas. and that to-day. through her colony u
the north OF and its subservient and subsidized
political agent she wages war on our interna
commerce.
In the face this record the people Of this coun
try are likely to forget or forgive the fact tina
II has been reserved for Democratic statccraft Il
open Canada. yield to her with
out COMPENSATION what she has sought to obtaii
by threats and harassments, and thus 10 della,
the inevitable and happy day when that line shall
be obliterated that of from territory natur
ally own. and our flag shall float over an un
divided continent
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