New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
A RALLY OF BUSINESS MEN.
~ury GATHER IN A CHEERING THRONG
AT THE SUB-TREASURY
--,ox1 SPEECHES FOR THE REPUBLICAN CAN
n,nATEs BY EDMUND wETMoRE. CONGRESS-
MAN OJ'IGG. L. f. CHITTENDEN AND
oTHERs-ALL WALL STREET AP-
PLAUDS THE TELLING
POINTS.


pIArDs THE TELLING
POINTS.
,,m,onajre bankers and their assistants. sue
.-.s,, brokers and their telephone boys. rail-
80 presidents and their porters. coffee dealers
-. their clerks. cotton merchants and their
..yesners all assembled in front of the Sub
r...sury at ! o'clock yesterday afternoon to do
,.ooe TO the loyal men who are carrying tow
~ the goal Of victory the standard of the Re-
,rcan marty. The scene was impressive In the
,,sme Flags banners and bunting luttered
' he breeze Above the platform built for the
'S..tsrs use lowered the statue of Washington.
rso with outstretched hand. seemed to give
..u.s blessing to the cause of the Republican
'..,v and the other anti-Tammany forces in this
city.
,o,. business with light hearts. for on the
.,rength of probable Republican success prices
:, most stocks advanced The brokers brought
With them long ribbons of tape from the stock
.ns news tickers containing the records of the
transactions, which showed healthier tone IN
n. market for stocks bonds. grain. coffee pro-
visions and all commodities dealt in at the busy
s,v,town marts These tapes We're thrown to
the wind, cllnglnS TO the eleCrlc wires anu cor
,.rs Of buildings. filling the very air with indica-
uons Of better times. Trucks and drays loaded
aoun with merchandise of all sorts and kinds
hocsed the streets in the neighborhood and were
quickly filed with men and boys. all anxious to
eain a seat of vantage, so as better TO see and
hear the orators of the day. The windows of all
,he buildings In the locality were crowded with
te,ple, and even on the housetops numbers had
assembled
On the platform there was a gathering of prom
insnt citizens Edmund Wetmore president of the
Rsnublican Club, presided Some of those
around him were John Sabine Smith, John 5
viss I.emuel f. Quigg Cornelius Van Cott, L.
E. Chittenden. John Proctor Clark. Thomas +.
wentworth. William Leary Charles II. Treat and
A. H. Steele.
Mr.. WETMORE SETS THE BALL A-ROLLlNG
Mr. We;more opened the meeting with brief
speech saying in part follows:
This is one Of the final meetings Of the most most mo no
nentOus political campaigns which this STATE mas
seen since the civil War ,, 81.
In those days thirty years ago the ctizens OF
Government against those who were seeking 10 de-
siroy 1t by force of arms: today we meet mere 10
those who are seeking to destroy both by the not
less dangerous power of political corruption.
We believe that the only efficient means for ac,
copiishing end and securing for ourselves ana
our teowctzens good goyerpmeni is 10 iss uoe sS
and the city ticket headed by Colonel William l.
Strong. (Appause) We believe that every vote cas- M
for the present Senator. who Is now stumping tne
State 70 secure his own election. and every vote
cast for Tammany Hall are votes for continued
pressed for Mr., Hill because Of the energy gyws With
do no, think II takes much heroism 10 go about the
STATE making speeches on his own behalf, wnen N ne
dssed s sssi'Sf cam fa IL f e on soft bed the senate
avss But Il he s5r Se ,soEns soTms of a Bun
S Bay in spds M ssOSa ST az Vote tes asan
him. because % his fate and the fate ef Tammany Hall
s nsePaTaby linked t0gsthsr It VII Do @ no sSEa S$
K @ deeni esnno, be eeced to any Office in the State
Country ' nSS Without the aid Of anmany Hal ana he
Illustrate every effort to break down the power Of
tnat organize ton. With H in the Governor ,,.
its mem bers little vacation. ana they may come
Rack hungrier and thrster-if that is possl0le-anf
4 vote FOR the State Democratic ticket is a vote
Of confidence in the present Democratic Congress
sroved all confidence that they have paralyzed the
business of the country. All we can say OF theih Is
And fhe worst they say OF each other Is not as bad
as that which We have suffered at their hahds TAP
PAUSE
JOHN s. wIsEs POINTS
John S. Wise was then introduced and began
By saving that If they liked the kind of gov
eminent which Mr. Hill would give them they
need m, 20 anv further to find the best Of its
kind What Tammany Hall was Hill made IT,
and what Hi was Tammany Hall made him.
The speaker continued.
They try to divert you from the real issue by talk
ing about the splendid fight that Hill is making
hu; the people who believe In good government are
not 10 De deceived; applause We al, remem9ser pr
he was thrown over the battlements Mr.. Morton
uho opH.ic, Tons hayp
gong to have graas political faneTs. sa neS' W "ssx sinx
,he renr;em. Mr. Cleveland viii be chief mourner
and +. Eery Anderson Frederic T. Coqdeni anp =
Mr Grace viii be the pa-bearers (Grea laugntef
Here les little Dsvy and his Tiger In llfe they
we're united and they Will not be separated In death
Here they lie. face downward 50 that the more they
scrach the nearer they will get to their ultimate
sSss w9Sn syns os this s ie psce
"A party bent hlchng pelf:
- politician stuck on himself
uAughter and applause
APPLAUSE FOR Mr.. QUIGG.
Lemuei f. 0uigg was the next speaker. He
was received with hearty outburst Of applause
When he was able to make himself heard above
'he din. he said in part:
We stand to-day the threshold Of political
ouon =. On every account, pnonc an" mo enn
uatic party. which has 80 profoundly orended tne
nHuntry and the best Of the situation Is mat me
Democratic party Is up IN arms against Itself ~
NOT for Cleveland &c denounce Hill. nor Tor HiiI
70 sneer al Cleveland 1t is not for the Mugwumps
% despise the Jeffersonisns. They are all In the
ame boat and they viii all sink together.
LIS IL Is singular distinction OF the presen, Demo.
cratic Admnsi ration and Congress that there Is
not human being throughout the vast reach OF
,nsli jurisdiction who is not worse on ior 'he,i
coming together Now, we have got tnem JUST
Where them. For the first time this gener-
sion OF voters has had a chance to see the Demo
sauc party II Is itself.
In this city We have 20; them. too Why, 40 you
Know that they are spending In this town SDUo"
Syear? Who do you think pays for II! we 90;
We who live in houses and hats wisn you lou eou'. =
nave besn with me the other day. when saw
zach OF OF the ciiy's rulers coming down
w Oh. II was a beautiful coach. ana ~ han a
ovey oatof-arms on II. ] wish you couh nave