New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-26
ENTU USIASM ~ MALONE.
4 ROYAL WELCOME TO SENATOR SAAloN.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE TOR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR DEALS STURDY BLOWS AT

GOVERNOR DEALS STURDY BLOWS AT
THE TAMMANY HALL DEMOCRACY.
Malone Wv net 95-The people Of Franklin Coun-
~ turned on, in large numbers tonight 10 hear ana
greet Senator SAXON the Republican candidate Tor
Lieutenant Governor filling the Opera House 70
overdowine and making the great hall roar with
applause The entrance was crowded clear 10 'he
street Brass bands filled the town with music ana
fireworks lighted up the principal streets Senator
Saxton came here from PlattsburS Where he re-
ceived a royal greeting arriving on the $40 a. III.
train from the East. lie met over the 'hntoh
County line 10y committee OF Malone Repcp"c""s'
including Senator kilburn, W. {. Stevens county
Committeeman &. W. Breed and others. VINO ac-
companied him as AN escort 10 this city. After n
few hours rest MIR. SlXton was made IN" central
figure OF en- unexpected reception at the Hotel How
ard parlors where stream Of citizens flied IN ana
out for an hour more TO greet nm ana oHer
;her congra tula tons.
Senator Kilburn presided at the meeting TINS
evening. when Senator Sax;on arose it was sew
cral minutes before the applause subsidcd ana the
audience would permit him to speak. banner was
lowered from the ceiling at the back of the stage
bearing the motto: "We'll call the roll Such en-
,husiasm as greeted this feature was never seen
here before. Cheer upon cheer arose anG was re-
peated again AMI again. In his address Senator
SaXtOn spoke Of the religious question, anu aHoi's
other things said:
oar opponents busy fomenting religious dis
cord. II - the work ~ dcinas cues ana ihosr mo
are engaged IN II Will he rebukci b. the pe3pe
This j. not religious controversy but a P'l.tIEai
campaign The people are not to det'As nrt~''h
religious IDEAS. but between political principles
tApplGuscJ That distinguished Catholic pre.aie.
Archbishop Ireland. sAld the other evemns INA,
American loyalty anl fitness for Office must ever
be. ana those a.one, ne c3ndi,,'Hs "h'th
over make any other conditions except that of
party loyalty: That gooh citizen and 80 ant solder
Secretary If state by the Republican party and
every time he ran ahead Of his ticket No Kepuhl-
can ever thought %, inquring about his religion.
The Republican party - ana alNays has been tn
party OF personal c!yi. ant religious liberty, II
never has been VIII II ever he the party OF IN
tolerance OF prescription.
Senator saxton then took UP the question Of APP
portionment and argued In favor Of the proposed
amendment. claiming that the same is in all re-
spects fair and equitable. and is much faircr than
the apportionmcnt now existing which was adopted
by the Democratic Legislature OF lN2 He spoke
at considerable length upon State issues. dwelling
particularly upon the iupOssbility Oi having non
Democratic machine Is continued IN power. lfr-
ferrng TO ballot reform h. explained WITH great
ccarncss how the people were going TO "e con,
iuscl This falL because l''ln'sra'l Governor =
not permitted q blanket ballot 70 be- adopted. ne
democratic platform contained acc.Hf tI q:
free ballot and an honest count Ny Nlehd~.
sa!I ne. YOU viii never have ire" ballot ana an
honest count until YOU have q Republican admins
tration Of affairs u ;his Statr because the Demo
er,tic PARTY g. controlled iy TammHny Hail. and
other corrupt ofraui1atons' Tn' disclosures 81
Tho Iexow Commute. were referred 20 ana h.
quoted from Governor Flower veto message tc-
ff!slng the appropriation Tor the expenses ~ tH'
commission. iu which Tammnny 81 s'N'rnii'nt va.
ans how nothing was dome hy tho powers iu con-
i.ol TO prevent them. turning io ~" fn"in'i AhI
in mat hody secured ty the frauIs % Mcknne
men by which the Democrats party would rr'Ht
senator sa&ion dwelt briefly upon the tarin In
closing.