The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-01

Harrison spoke at Carnegie hall thi:
evening. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the Republican state
committee to ratify the nomination OF
Morton and Saxton. When the doors
were opened at o'clock, the street was
crowded When 5000 persons were
packed into the hail, there were still
many thousands outside seeking admit
lance.
AS the band concluded familiar air
two gentlemen in clerical attire were
ushered across the platform. Some OF
those in the hall recognized one Of them
as Archbishop Ireland, Of st. Paul.
Mimi; his companion was Bishop Nc
GoldNck of Duluth.
1t was $50 and neither Mr.. Harrison
nor Mr.. Morton had put in an appear
ance. The audience was eating impa-
tent, and George w. Stephens said eX-
Judge Noah Davis would entertain
them pending the arrival of the speak
ers. He had spoken only few moments
when there was a commotion at the
door. and Messrs. Harrison and Morton
appeared, accompanied by Charles W..
Hackett, chairman of the state commit
tee. Their arrival was Signalized by a
great outburSt of enthusiasm. The peo-
pie stood up, waving flags, hats and
handkerchiefs, and cheered until they
were hoarse.
Morton Gives Harrison Tafy
After some preliminaries, Mr. Morton
was introduced as the president of the
meeting. He said:
Il am honored by being called upon
To preside over this vast assemolage of
the people Of the city Of New York. /
thank you for your cordial meeting,
and for the hearty welcome yCu have
extended TO the sol5ier-citizen, with
with whom it was my privilege to be
associated in social circles a few years
ago. 1t has been foreign to my inclin-
atoms TO take part in public meetings
after my own nomination to public
Office. / desire to be judged by the rec
ord L have made rather than by pro-
fessions manufactured for an occasion.
If am not worthy to administer the
great trust which will be committed to
me when the will of the Republican
state convention is ratified by the peo-
pie, nothing l can now say will relieve
the situation. The issue herein involves
the power Of honest men to govern
themselves by an honest administration
of public affairs, and while 1 should not
fail to battle for the right with all nv
energies. I should prefer even now not
to obtrude myself upon discussions
which necessarily involve candidates as
we'll as principles, did / not warmly de-
sire to stand once more by the side of
a valued friend, in his greatly distin-
guished presence. The people are en-
gagged in one Of the most important COM
tests ever waged in this country The
standard of victory was set a few
weeks ago by Maine in the east and by
Vermont in the north, and it is the
earnest hope if The friends of the Re
publican principles and the lovers Of
good government throughout the land
that the empire state will on Tuesday
next endorse those victories and affirm
the verdict which she herself rendered
a year ago. Because Of this wide
spread hope, and in the earnest desire
TO advance its fulfllmeHt a citizen of
Indiana, resolute in war and accom-
plished in the civil councils of the ma
ton, has come to this city TO lend you
the encouragement of his salutation
and give you the ripe results of his OBJ
servations and experience. / shall no
longer detain you, and now have the
pleasure of presenting General Benja-
min Harrison"
Harrison Gives Morton TafTy.
Mr. Harrison said:
Il thought l had made an infieXible
resolution that / would not speak in
this campaign outside the limits of
Indiana, but I have found, as has often
happened before in my experience,
that inflexible resolutions have to
bend. / did not make this resolution
because l saw the improperly in one
who had received al the hands of his
fellow citizens the high civil honor of
addressing his fellow citizens of all
of the states upon public questions.
I was not quite willing to accept the
philosophy of some that the only APP
sercpriate habiliment for an eX--preSi-
dent vas mummy cloth. (Applause)
AT the same time / very fully re-
allie that I am under limitation in
discussing public questions. I cannot
say much about the last administration
and it is somewhat delicate for me to
speak about the present. But my fell
low citizens, they are OF very little con-
sequence in the administration of our
public affairs. They do not turn
events. The important matter is the
principle or policies that the respec-
tive parties represent and of these I
feel very free to speak, and if you will
give me your attention, I will, for a
little while, give you my views as to
the tendency of the policies of the Re
publican party, which / believe to be
benefioient and helpful and patriotic,
and of the tendency Of the Democratic
party, which I believe to be hurtful
and destructive.
In this great country Of ours, the |
sisterhood of states, this union under
one flag and one constitution, there is |
such a community of influence, such an |
inter1ntngling of influence, that no cleo |
ton can, in any proper sense, be said |
to be local; 1t is of consequence, and |
ought to be of consequence. to all the |
people of the United States from st. |
Johns to Puget sound, whether the gov /
ernor Of the state Of New York shall be !
a man Of clean personal life, a man |
who illustrates in his own life and his |
tory the virtues Of high American cit |
izenship; whether he shall be a man
who loves our free Institutions, who ap-
preciates the sanctity OF the ballot-box
and the equality Of men before the law.
or whether he shah be man who COM
panys with those who prostitute the
ballotbox; who cornpanys with those
who degrade public Office and public ad-
ministration.
1T as of consequence to the whole
people whether the state of New Yorl,
shall have at the head Of her executive |,
department a typical, upright. pure L
American citizen, or one who regards
these things from low standpoint, and
looks only to party advantage rather
than to the public welfare. l have de-
parted from my reason not TO speak
out OF my own state because T couJd
not seem TO be Indifferent to the con-
test which is on in New York: he
cause, being in your city upon personal
concerns. / would not have anyone
think that would be Indifferent to the
success OF one whom ! esteem and love
as my friend. / believe the Candidate
OF the Republican party Levi p. Nor
ton, to be altogether worthy of the sun
port OF his fellow citizens and alto {
gethe- qualified for the high duties of +.
governor of this great state
Alter further e1logizing Mr.. Morton. ]