The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-01
CROWDS HEAR HARRISON.
TIE Ex-PREsID.ENT SPEAKS TO
 fHOUBAHDS OF PEOPLE.

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 TIE Ex-PREsIDENT SPEAKS TO ", FHOUSAHDs OF PEOPLE.
 He Denoupces the Atbsmpt to Fix tho Re-
 sponsibility Of tho Evil of tho Country on
 Republican LegidAtion-Addrcss by Levi
 r. Morton.
 New York, Oct. 31,-The hour fixed for che republican maas meeting at carne- gle hsIl tonight was 8 o'clock. hut the fact that Levi P. Morton was to pre- side and that ex-President Harrison was to be the principal speaker attracted a tremendous crowd which began to as- semble as early as 5:3o. By o'clock the
 whole of Fifty-seventh street, from Seventh avenue hah way towards Sixth avenue, was filled by an ever increasing crowd. At o'clock. when the doors were opened, there was such rush that in less than five minutes the hall was filled from top to bottom. After the hall was full the balance of the crowd out side pressed forward, and those in front were carried bodily in.
 Ladies screamed, men shouted and many were knocked down. Still they rushed in until the aisles and every available inch of room was occupied.
 Archbishop John Ireland was.among those present.
 When ex-President Harrison and MT. Morton arrived the audience stood up and cheered, waved hats, handkerchiefs and flags. It was fully ten minutes be- fore the cheering ceased, during the whole of which time Messrs. Harrison and Morton were lowing right and left.
 Soon afterwards George W. Stevens made short address, introducing MT. Morton as chairman of the meeting. When MT. Morton stepped to the chair and prepared to speak the audience would not let him do so until he had acknowledged their plaudits for fully ten minutes. MT. Morton then spoke as follows:
 Fellow citizens, am honored by being called on to preside over this vast assemblage of people of the city. thank you for your cordial greeting, and for the hearty welcome you have ex- tended to the so1dier-cttisen with whom 1t was my privilege to be associated in the official service a few years ago, It has been foreign to my inclinations to take part in public meetings after my own nomination to public office. de- sire to be judged by the record I have made, rather than by any professions manufactured for the occasion. If I am not worthy to administer the great trust which will be committed to me when the will of the republican state state convention Is ratifisdshy the paopIe nothing Ican say now win relieve the sftuatipn. The issue i,srs involves the power of honest men to- govern them. selves by an honest administration of public affairs: and, while should not fail to battle for the right with all my energies I should prefer even now to obtrude upon discussions which necessa- rily involves the candidates~ as well as principles, did not warmly desire to stand once more by the side of valued friend in this great distinguished pres- ence.
 The people are engaged in one of the most important civic contests ever waged in this country. The standard of victory was set few weeks ago. by Maine in the east and Vermont in the north and 1t is the earnest hope of the friends of republican princi- ples and the lovers of good govern ment that the Empire state will on Tuesday next indorse those victories. and affirm the verdict which she her self rendered 8 year ago. Because of this widespread hope and in the desire to advance its fulhllment citizen of Indiana, resolute in war and &C., complained in the civil councils of the nation has come to this metropolis to lend you the encouragement of salutation, and give you the ripe re- suits of his observation and experi- ence. I shall no longer detain you and now have the pleasure of presenting Benjamin Harrison"
 The ex-president was greeted with tumultuous applause when he stepped forward. The audience cheered him again and again. Finally quiet was restored and MT. Harrison began his address.
 After some preliminary remarks Mir. Harrison said:
 T cannot say very much about 'te last administration, and it is somewhat delicate for me to speak abou. the present. But men are of little conse- quence in the administration of our public affairs; they do not determine events. The important matter is the principle or policy that the respective parties represent, and of these feel very free to speak and I will giv you my views az to the tendencies of the policies of the repubii-an party, which I believe to be bene1e.n-, helpful and patriotic, and the tendencies of the democratic. which I believe to be hurt l full and destructive. This great coun- try of ours has such intermingling of ! influences that no election car properly l be neglected. tSis of consequence and | ought to be oe concern to the people of | the United States from St. Johns to | Puget Sound whether the governor of | the state of New York shall be a man | Of clean personal life, q man who illus l trates in his own life the history, the | virtues of hign American citizenship; whether he shall De a man who loves our free institutions, who preserves the l sanctity Of the ballo. box nndtthe equal- Ity of men before the law; or whether he shall be 8 man who consorts with | thnae who f,roetitute The ha1lof hoy |