New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-22
FOR MKINLEY AND HONESTY
THE xx1vrH DISTRICTS RoUsING RATI-
FICAYIoN MEETING.
CHARLES RoHLFs. OF BUFFALO PAYS HIS
RESPECTS TO THE boy ORATOR RECEIVE
LANDS FAILURE AND BRYANs 'N-
RRIDLED AUDACITY."

BRIDLED AUDACITY.
The Mckinley Club Of the XXIvth Assembly
District and the regular Republican C'uo Oh .ne
same district co-operated last night IN rous'"e
,at,acation meeting AT Grocers' Hall, NO lSs East
Fsftv-seventh-st The Republican Club members ar
sembled at their headquarters, No lfo has' ~. ivy.
nnth-st. prior to the meeting, ana nalcnvu W.
torches III through Lexington ave EASY o'A"e.N
st.. First-ave. and East Fifty v,n,-
hall carrying transparences with ca'npas" nv.
toes John Mallon acted as Chief Marshai' anu he
was assisted by Charles Schulz
Charles A. Adams. the president OF 'he MoNo.
Club called the meeting to order at S4o p. m. anu
on the motion Of John McKenna, Michaei "ooue
was elected chairman. Charles Do."ne, s,,S
secretary. Edwin Einsten. the hrst speaNe'' au
he had no fear as to the results OF the campaign
but that II must be one Of education 10 DC suoee''
ful He was warmly applauded
Charles Rohfs, of Buffalo. the weN-kho"n A"u
Machine orator then took the platform ana heio
Tho Interest OF his hearers throughout powerful
and eloquent address. which was repeatedly inter-
rupted by enthusiastic applause. Mr.. Rohiis began
his remarks with a eulogy of William Mckinney as
q man and statesman which touched responsive
chord in his audience. He continued:
There is one sacrifice that party can AFFORD to
principles for which Il stands TO any man or men
at any price. II that price be success; S M'
Cleveland regarded from party stahupoi't, mas
scored the greatest Political failure ever known
TO his party. He owes T. II great esure COM ~
ca,t ana revenSeful spr, During his first term
he made 1t impossible for his party TO reeeSI mon for
During his second term he made II iinpossioie ioi
his party TO re-elect him any other Democrat
He leaves the party that has honore1 INN M con s
fusion, defeat and dishonor; but compared VIII
the Chicago ,riumvirate of Tillman. Altged ana
in rs tbe business Of total annihiaion For Mr.
Bryan and the Pop'i!st partys platform Is une
sonnI and offensive Sut there is nothing un-
sound offensive as are the men VINO so maze wbo
adopted IT, One Of the leaders at Chicago said that
the silver question was but an be- pefnnaed at
lower rate This is absolutely dishonorable. and
they know It; but with sufficient packing they
The feeling that pervaded the so-called Demo
cratic Convention at Chicago vas ihat OF .ne rex
After me the deiuge.' They have made the reck-
less plunge into the mighty AFFAIRS OF the Gov
lose. They demand the right to sectional pro.
lection while defying the rights OF other secuE non.
TO do the same, making ii not question OF risht'
but Of might
Mr.. Rohfs criticised the Democratic Convention,
and then went on TO say:
We recognize the rights Of the man who took
our security 100 cent basis ana our h9 9o
mott no, count with Mr Bryan Possibly he has GRATED
the little word honor out OF his consciousness. ana
in his haIucination he sees every honorable Dust
man crueihed upon a cross o, sGGIi e1e
me tell him that in sP pnsa CT ms that the
business man sees beyond the cross Of gold that
Mr.: Bryan sees sees iar ,,. anu ,"2t and tbere
6eholds a wooden cross emblematic Of the highest
truths truths which have made business honor
living possibility Knowing It's real significance, ne
has rugged this emblem into his harangue to adorn
his tale not for your good or my good but ior the
GOOD ~ Rryan-a tuggler Of words that discovers
10 us a vacuity of any vital principle whereon We
as citizens of i. great Republic can build nope
for the bett n.At of the common veal This Is
the man VINO pre.unes to decry the Adminisra-
tion of Mr. Cleveland. / am not here TO laud elther
M Clevela cd c. his Administration. but common
honesty CONC ~ me 20 say tina. Mr. Cleveland IS
really honorcd BY ti,, insults OF the part! lot
which Nj Bryan is \ exponential mouthpecc'
Mr. Rohfs closed with effective appeal to
Americans to unite and assure the election OF NC
Kinley He was followed by Captain Jack Craw-
ford the poet scout, who also talked on campaign
issues.