The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-24
A Good Word From Him
For Major Mckinley.
Will Give OhiOan and Ticket
Hearty Support.
New YOrk's Leader Makes a Speech
in Carnegie Music Hall.

New York, June 2f.-The first big guh
OF the Republican campaign was fired al
Carnegie Music hall last evening. This
meeting was held under the auspices Oh
the Republican county committee. and
Thomas &. Platt broke time -honored
custom by making a speech. Pictures
OF Mckinley and Hobart. the nominees
OF the ST. Louis convention. hung ovei
the stage. and the boxes and galleries
were decorated with the national flag.
Scarcely any Of the anti-Platt Republi.
cans put in an appearance. Chairman
Lauterbach referred TO the instructions
the delegates had who were sent 10 st.
Louis TO support Governor Morton. Some
of them. he said, had forgotten their
pledges. and they would have TO settle
with their political consciences. But
the majority acquiesced in the work OF
the convention, and the organization
would do its best from this forward Ito
secure the election Of Mckinley under the
great leadership OF Thomas G. Platt."
The mention of Platt's name by Lauter-
bach provoked storm OF applause which
lasted for several minutes.
Resolutions endorsing, with hearty
approval, the declaration and principles
OF the Republican party, enunciated at
the national convention, and also endors.
ing the nominees OF that convention,
were then adopted. Mr.. Lauterbach
then introduced Mr.. Platt, who was
cheered wildly. He spoke as follows:
/ greet you, ladies and gentlemen. as
Republican whose pride in his party
whose respect for it's courage, with his
faith in its principles, whose confidence
In It's success and whose devotion 10 It's
candidates were never greater than they
are at this minute. We are entering
upon the most interesting campaign In
which the Republican party has engaged
since the issues of the Civil War were
determined. To Republicans the oppor-
tnnity is inspiring, IL gives them posi-.
tive, definite, active principles TO fight
for, principles upon the triumph OF which
they believe the prosperity and happi-
ness OF all the people directly depend.
Republicans are never quite them
selves unless danger IL linked to duty. To
do their best work they must realize
how grave are the consequences of defeat
and how excellent the results OF victory.
The contrasts afforded in the history of
the last three years, between Republican
and Democratic rule, are fully convinc
ing, and We go forward 10 rescue the
country from the evils of free trade and
to save IL from the evils OF free silver.
Under the pretense of protecting the
people against the power and greed OF
capital, the Democratic party is always
proposing measures. the surest and
speediest effect OF which liz TO render the
people more than ever incapable OF self
protection. The Democratic party OBJ
tained power upon the assurance that
free trade would take the profits then
going TO the employing classes and hand
them over to the wage-earners. But the
any profits for anybody. And now the
Democrats are singing the siren song OF
Cheap Money" They say that If you
will make a law declaring that 80 cents
worth OF silver shall be as competent
for all purposes as 100 cents worth OF
gold, the creditor class viii lose it's ed
vantage over the debtor class and every
body VIII have enough. My friends,
there IL nothing In it. When you can leg
iSlate sense into the heads OF fools yir-
tue into the hearts Of knavcs and peace
into the souls OF the restless and unhap-
by. then, and not till then, you will be
able 20 equalize the conditions In which
the human family lives. Pending that
time / want the dollar that my employer
gives me for my labor To be as good as n
dollar he cXacts from me for rent, food
and clothes.
This is the principle for which the New
York delegation contended last week at
St Louis. AS the representatives. of the
Republican party of New York we said
to our brethern from other states: I'VE
have our preferences as to candidates,
but we are ready TO support any OF the
great leaders whose names are before
us II only You will agree that we shall
assume as party that honest, bold,
firm and straightforward position on
the money question. which is true To our
and consistent with our his
IL -. IA
OF the election declare whether or not
we reflected in this demand the senti-
ment OF tho Empire State; aye. OF the
nation.
We cannot lose on the Issue OF protec-
tion and honest money. The 40 votes
OF New England protest that we shall
win. The 36 votes OF New York protest
that we shall win. The 81 votes OF Penn
sylvanin tho 10 Of New Jersey. the %
OF Ohio, the "a OF Illinois. tho 13 OF Iowa.
the 10 of Kansas. the IA OF Michigan, the
9 OF Minnesota, the II of Wisconsin, the
s OF Nebraska, all sure Republican states,
are the assurance that we shall win. And
back OF all else is the convincing fact
that we are practical people, and with
three years OF Democratic folly 10 guide
our judgment, we know when we have
had enough Of a bad thing.
The Republicans OF New York are
united In behalf of the candidates that
were nominated and the platform that
was adopted at ST. Louis. | hope they
will be no less united In all matters that
affect the welfare OF their party and the
honor of their state; l am always ready
60 set the example OF cheerful acquies-
cence in the will OF the majority We
have governor and n legislature TO
elect in November, az well as a presi-
dent Let us throw ourselves into the
with such intelligence. such
and such cordial co-opera-
tion as will leave no one when the fight
Is over outside the breastworks," and
as an earnest OF this purpose let Us give
three cheers loud enough TO be heard
from Montauk Point 20 Buffalo for Nc
kinley Hobart and harmony.
Af,er Platt, addresses were made by
Congressman Flax $ Black. James <.
Sherman. Frank Hiscock, J. s Fassett,
William A. Sutherland and Serene 3