New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-04
ROCHESTER HEARS BLACK.
,,,r TURNOUT TO WELCOME THE RE-
PUBLICAN NOMINEE.
-,xr PARADE AND SHORT SPEECHES TO A
CROWD OF 5000 IN THE DRIVING PARK
MEETING IN FITZHUGH HALL IN
THE EVENING.

pocbester oct. 3.-One of the largest political
xoe,ings ever known in Western New-York was
ia in this city to-day in honor Of the visit to
rochester of Congressman Frank ;. Black, the
republican candidate for Governor Mr. Black
~r,,,ed in the city at noon. accompanied by Sem
.,or Thomas B. Minahan. OF Nebraska. and
woh,on Chance, of Ohio The visitors were at
,rce driven to the Rochester Driving Park, where
Ar Black and his friends and other prominent
penublicans reviewed the Republican marching
h,,pade of the county under the command OF
ceneral James r. Chamberlain. Eight thousano
nsrsons saw the parade. Short speeches were
wade by Mr. Black. Mr.. Minahan ana MI
Chance.
r.,s evenine Fitzhugh Hall. the largest audi
..r,rr in the city. was filled to hear the set
ocbas NJ the visitors. The meeting was pre-
.,aad over bv George w. Aldrdge. Superntend-
-. ~ Puhlic Works In introducing Mr.. black
c,orirtendent Aldridge referred in feeling terms
a. bis long friendship for the candidate ana De-
.noka for him the good will and support Oh 'he
p,nnblicans of Monroe County.
MIR. BLACKS SPEECH.
Mr. Black spoke follows:
,-ouou,ci,izens: To the vast majority vi man
..ro ,s no way open to acquire wealth or
,o,arce except by persistent ana cohu""ouS
labor Unless fortune has pee" i'"e, -. -
:, comfort without work Is dream Every mon
% % ,,ooes knows this TO he true. Experience mas
.o..d n and sensible men wheh ieaSo'e ~
P,.a. P0 r.ocb the right conclusion in that re-
- r,ore e little danger of the practicai Ma"
birg misled when considering III PiN"'e me '
anairs The danger arises wheh' oS 'nioh
18th large masses, under the eNc''ein''' t
t ossociation creates he is lea TO lorsahe 'no
,,A,nce of his sober reason ana 10 hopo '' w
-. o,a ou,crv of large numbers 10 gam az o.'c
- - ,,u,,i,ude rewards which he KNOWS "o"'u oe
denied him alone. Those VINO are ~ ,.or
,n Won how to make your fortune h host
made their own. and those VINO NM" ~ M - husi-
',o ,bav never will. Fortune-tellhs d. -
~ yen a, uni,her reliable nor honest. ana II c"'i'V'
- -. ~. calling il craftsmanship, or pS '.
I've the territory in which it Is ope'a' ,r a
reas,np the number of those VINO i,"s e"er h, a
rhe man who in these days Is hoou - e,,c,ed
,or, ~ riches acquired without Iaooi - go h,ro
Nth such creduy as is more hNo'S ,iob will
-, ,hon successful. and methoo "iiO 49, w.
90, onerate well for one Will ope'"'' ~
Yben that one joins thousand o'nvi' .Ao world
-rharo are no more sensible people IN t"e ,,.H
~ American people Their sense ana sn''" ,
thah 'ie ,Ia, .'.. tho world over. The individuai
ness az ,n, &C a man whom in any situa'o',
rra 20 ou,wit and I have never uhoei 80
that has sometimes become oil tne on ~ s,"s
.ha, marks him an indiviouai "'' ~ -,
company There is no intelhgeh' man - n,s con
~. r,no now believes that he can improve Ilis ooI,
s,,,op nv giving his notes, and yet II was 0' e,
49, 49, 90 that some Of the most enllgh'oileu o'
;r the Union were carried away py INC '
,,nl,uited greenbacks The MISTAKE VIC " -,
IL allowing ourselves 10 be swayed Dy
crowd composed of those VINO ar ' ,
e', 49, -, o.o,ctse tpon us the slightest influence.
,r,mr,t e neither argument nor reason ana al "
responsible persons opinion Is no oc''e' rrr
,orted by that Of hundred otheiS equ"'' ''
sponsible -,
rhe snot where we are confused is when We lose
He
tho multitude than before he went in. but MS
,o,ce serves 10 increase the uproar, which often
affects our senses.
THE PRESENT DANGEROUS POSITION.
We are In that dangerous position now The NOISE
Is diving down somewhat. and as the crown us
perses We discover many who. as ihuiViouaiS' h"'e
never possessed our confidence some OF III" ieau-
ers are men Of bad repute There are Altgeid anu
TnlInan who represent ideas that wouio eau'o
.varv honest man in the country 10 bolt hs doors'
and Bryan who can never inspire wloesPreau 'o,'
fdence until emotion is considered a pet'e' su'ue
than reason, and a large number OF others WIZ "
sufficiently described by naming their assocl''e'
These men were trusted In the RANKS VII!
should they be trusted leaders? III every man
will carefully consider in his own nome inc Coi'
ditions that surround him and the proposluo"S
made TO him, If he will bring 10 bear MS business
sagacity and experience with a conscientious o~c ~
sire 10 be fair with the rest of the world ne VIII
not 20 far astray in his conclusion. HIS Judgment
IS likely TO be better under the SOLDERING res'ra'9
OF his family and home than under the eNci'e
ments Of mass meeting. We may put IL oo"" -
an absolutely safe rule that whatever is not soou
for when alone Is not good ior US III coiI""'
with others.
These considerations will aid US In deciding what
10 do with this troublesome question of our hnanee'
There are too many promises by those VINO nave
seldom kept the promises they made. Nothihs III
their past lives or present surroundings clothes
Cf li.l. ndV
danger suggested by their past career Is increaseu
by The utter failacy OF the plans they no" p'o-
pose. ., .. try,
have often heard two reasons advanced i0r try yd
ing this dangerous experiment OF free ana m n
not be worse off than now. and the second
that 1t is easily tried and If not SUCCESSFUL can pc
No greater mistake could be made than 70 , sup
pose that We cannot inJure our presemt W. 7,
is true present situation is not in all respecta
Our people have u seem the folly OF the
in previous years. and have fully determines @ S ~
in the wrong direction. but we have wheeled dpous %
sd shall fera an Sk n ans the
we have unwisey closed. Idleness as Nationai
and nobody any longer believes in ii, We have
chased the phantom Of low prices so far that we we
wages. But we shall 90 back The opportunities
OF The last few years are gone but iei no one De
We can correct the mistake made four years age
by making another that is worse now
NO PLACE HERE FOR CHEAP MONEY.
Going 10 Work again Is not the only thing 10 be
considered. We must have our pay also, and thai
pay must not only be the MOST but the best thai
any country in the world affords. This country is
not the place for things that cheap, and cheaI
money is the worst Of all That We cannot be
worse of is a delusion In which no Intelligent per
son should be shared. But whatever our condition
may be- 1t is our duty to make 1t better instead o.
trying experiments which may make II worse
M sic pefti
for alarm that a sicker man getting better, ana
DO not consider him wise who takes experimental
medicine at the critical point OF the disease espe
cially when he knows the medicine has been trie'