New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30
WHITNEY SAW IT, TOO.


Though with patience stands ne waiting
With eXactness grlnds ne all
Great applause)
WHITNEY SAW 1T. TOO.
William c. Whitney saw II Omore laughter' ana
FASTENED to send under the ocean his message oil
refusal He got in. did William c.. before the cy-
clone struck him Immense cheering and laugh'er-)'
Judge Gaynor is a good judge of storms Qaughter,,
and he sent in his resignation before ne was "o'''
No more significant illustration of the working
was ever shown in our history than when the
despair maddened convention seized upon uIve hd
Hi 10 take the place which the education ne nau
given his party made untenable for any other
man. Appause) a magnhcent oPportbH1niy mas aS
New-York State. but to the good citizens OF Jew
York Stateran oppoNlnn ave at one deathbow to
Tammany Hall and 10 Free Trade; ana there Is
c partV are getting their knives ready
plish worthy resolve. ApplauseD
THE TWO CONVENTIONS.
There have recently been held at Saratoga two
political conventions. CApplause) desire hrst 10
speak of the first There were present at that
convention 1872 of the best men of the best party
in this State There were present many expert
enced and many sagacious leaders There were
present several ambitious men. CThere was an ou.
OF Mr. Fassett to his own candidacy and he joined
it hmself) The Republican paTty, ana aS s
(Applause) After mature delioeratlon' aIter EiT
ing an 9' unanmv that convention singled
Tor lis standard bearer one of the princes of this
land Great cheering. again and again renewed)
In truth no gentleman of kindher heart, no more
generous soul. no more loyal KepuptHchan I'LL 1
have been found among the hundreds of thousands
of our hosts than that stanch; sterling dear Ola
man. Levi +. Morton. H1enewed cheerlng1 - III.
kindly face like benediction for all Of those who
have had the good fortune TO Come wh hneb us e o
and found wanting ana IN all ,ne preSeeed
honor upon himself upon his party and upon his
country. Applause Even ms enenle We Pyns
dent have loved MIN well as respected him for
his ability y, and stsT ss,S worm ans @n AppauSe
But our opponents. or some Of our oppohten.s,
Of him I'd 5 be be e TOO tool G any bos
applause or the servile instrument OF any CLIQUE
g the s6eneHe 02 e Of o to
difference between right and wrong between a5 nsb
and the crooked between the broad way and Inc
all that makes for righteousness IN goveIhi,eht anu
in life (Applause) He Is old enough 70 kn9"
OF bie5 poson of state and to fulfil them He is
old enough TO have learned Gods truths ana 70
stealing of a Senate or the shielding Of !hief
Afpause Oh yes my S ,SS sr Of sn age
hat has made him honored and honorable through
out the land CArpiauseJ
Young ENOUGH FOR VICTORY
On the other hand. he Is as young IN heart and
as elastic in step and as firm OF purpose ana as
exalted in his determination as the youngest man
IN this room Great appause) He Is Old but not
TOO old for victory. Genewed appause)
They say he is rich. "a voice: Flower Is rich
ton" Laughter) Well l would Ike to say Some
thing about Morton's riches. do not know whether
A. is true or false that he is RICH hope IL Is True
FOR men OF his generous heart, of his kindly as,
nostion of his broad character, can never. Goa
knows be rich enough (Appause) HIS Weath
represents no ruined homes his wealth represents
no wrecked railroads; his wealth represents no as
honest 0lchings from the earnings OF the poor; his
wealth represents none Of the proceeds Of BLACK
m filing wrung from houses OF gambling and The
nameIess dens of vice that hav- been recently re-
yealed in this city. There Is nothing shameful or
disgracefu written single dollar that Lew
p Morton call his own. (App.auseD Whatever
ne may have holds in trust for the beneht ana
for the OF his fellows.
HIS HELP TO OTHERS.
Levi p Morton began life poor Yankee lad
His generosity and kindly spirit have helped TO
brighten the lives even Of many Of those see be-
fore me. Beginning in humble circumstances. he
has by industry and sterling worth and ablllty
trodden the hard path of integrity. until he mas
reached one of those proud positions OF prosperity
TO which any industrious American may nope 10
attain He has touched American life at every point
and blessed 1t every contact. That Is why We
love him: that IS why we respect him ana mat IS
why we mean to elect him to be Governor or the
Fmnire State Of New-York. Great appiauseD lti9
LOYALTY Is unquestiOned; and Ii Is Tor all these
things that mean to consecrate our pest e1Orts
10 roll ND for him great majority ana mus give
encouragement the people OF this city, or TINS
state and OF this Nation by making him the first