The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-28

Carnegie Han. New York. Aug. ~
| With The words OF McREnley's letter Of
acceptance on nearly every tongue. ex-
President BENJAMIN Harrison acted as the
Eastern proxy of the Republican candi-
Gate tonight. aud struck the keynote Of
the Eastern campaign in an explanatory
and careful speech 10 500 people Half
as many people as composed the audience
were denied admission because OF lack OF
room The enthusiasm VAS tremendous
and tfc many brilliant points were re-
eetFed with hearty applause. The audi
ence was distinguished one, and from
the early hour when they ehaered the
bands Interpretation OF America" dis
! played their patriotism in every possible
way, and indeed. the vast audience arose
and sang the national anthem with artior.
The decorations OF the auditorium were
entirely Of the American eoiors. Flags
were IN many hands. Pictures OF the na-
t8enal candidate adorned aae sides Of he
proScenum arches. which were festooned
with silk hunting. The lower tier o. boxes
was gay with beautifully dressed NO
men and men IN evening attire. Mrs. Har-
rison occupied one OF the bJx 5. with the
family of chauncey NJ. Depew Col. and
Mrs Fred Grant were in another. Mrs.
Edward L.auterbach and friends were ia
another ON the stage were the nominee
for lieutenant governor, Timothy :. Wood
ruff. John W. NToeman. Chairman Hanna.
of the national committee. and nearly ey-
cry Republican OF prominence in the city.
In the matter OF applause the audience
was very impartial and liberal, mol making
any fayorites.
The main part OF the hall was filled
early. and every well-known arrival was
cheered. from George Francis Train to
the chief guest OF the evening. Gen. Harri-
son, and his escort, John Wanamaker and
Tesgw 49,
ton amounted to an ovation, the audience
standing ana cheering. waving hats.
handkerchiefs and flags for fully five
minutes. Mr.. Depew and David Hill, OF
Rochester, the other orators OF the even-
ing likewise received noisy demonssra-
TONS There was vocal solo descriptive
OF the march 10 the sea Of Sherman, aud
then Ir Depew stepped to the front of the
platform. When the applause had sub
sided, Dr. Depew as chairman, began his
remarks He was unctious and every
other sentence filed with sharp shafts
OF ridicule which the audience enjoyed
heartily. He said:
DIR. Depew's speech.
This Is an interesting and memorable
meeting II is the opening OF the Repun-
l.can campaign. There IS a peculiar Mt
ness i'm having the keynote OF the most
important canvass sounded by one OF The
ablest and wlsest OF the line of American
statesmen. His presence is a Republican
platform. Ii Is prosperity. work and
wages. The memory of his administra-
tion and the benegicent conditions which
prevailed during It's continuance relieved
the distress in which the country has since
been plunged. and Is full OF hope and
promise for the future. In these days OF
theory and fancy and folly run mad, we
calmly point 10 the four years under Ben
fauin Harrison and confidently say that
the policies. sound money and protection,
which then prevailed. with wise and
capable president, will come again 20 the
people OF this country when the policies
OF sound money and OF protection once
more prevail, With another wise and ca
pabie president.
Every schoolboy in America has de-
claimed and been taught by occlaimlng
the famous speech OF Patrick Henry
which fred our forefatbers 10 undertake
the war OF independence. He gas point
ing out the results which must follow the
/ continuance of the policy OF Great Brit
ain and enforcing the lesson that any
sacrifice and any peril We're better than
| the inevitable ruin and degradation which
would come from submission. Then II
! was that he said: 7 have but one lamp
/ by which my feet arc guided. and that IS
the amp OF experience. 1 know az no way
OF Judging the future but hy the past
4 u =
the issues which have been 50 suddenly
/ forced upon gs IN this campaign. the past
| Is fuu OF experience, OF guidance II Is
/ ali on one side
From the dawn Of recorded history
/ down 20 Mexico and America, csspotisrn.
/ constitutional mouaTchies and republics
have tried deba sing their currency. In
/ every case the country has los; IT'S credit.
lis business and It's industries have been
/ damoraI zed or paraiyzed. and ITS people
( have been reduced 20 poverty and despair.
( There IS no instance in the whole range
4 Of history OF wealth. national or indlvid-
nal flowing from reputation or dishOD-
+ estv: from presentation or fraud
from putting the government stamp on
I 10 a measure Of value ard declaring Il 10
/ BE double the measure OF value.
/ "PartIssnship and patriotism can or
diuariIy I'm a free country tpaSei on parsl-
lei fines Insfitufto ions are safest and the
country Is better governed when men are
{ striving for the mastery and most equally
/ divided. Each can claim upon economic
/ and Industrial questions, upon matters of
revenue and internal improvements. that
its policy viii eventuste in the greatest
T good "a tha whole people: each can con-
( aaenfly ask that is programme be sub
uittcd 10 the test 81 experiment: eseh
+ can point 70 examples ia our 0wn history
or that Of other countries where It's ex-
.
when she question Is a moral ore. strik-
Ing AZ the very foundation uf natural
justice ard the rights uf men. Ike slavery.
Or one affecting the salvation - che ccun-
4 try. ike an effort 20 divide q fy secession
and rebellion. or sn attempt 20 pIt a
stain upon the national bonor and doubt
upon the national credit. than patriots
rnust at together. and thare can be only
+ Une ssAe. then partisansllp and party
I ohaza tlous sre IN allegiance, wh5ls tha in-
telHgenea and patriotism o. RE ratioa
are projecting fts liberty. saving sts Nfs
& or upho,diax IFS honor. Here again we
+ have the lessons cf experience ana ffe
{ lamp CT h.story."
{ u-. Depew then briefly reviewed the ar
Z ;{oB of the different political parties FROM
isfs down through fhe civil wsr. showing
how rsen pat country before party w'4fn
Z . ertsls arose. ard sasf.
! 'sIn th1s crisis, EaeG the national horor
ar al that IL invoivus @ tas business.
tire erunigyrneat and tse prosperity - the
country is az sgaSe. f4ss Esn7f'f et3 T+sTfN
comes wfta open arms 10 tae assistance
q vstFzafic pemos.-ata ~ D care 4so6@ -gr
fneir country iaam Ter al or-aTslA tii}it
watch hea been .era sorsr.'y seized ug fhs
taEnultaous and ssEHesceat forms q geF-
ogusfoa- oF cansa sr .sys8 81 anarchy sd
I az Reputation GsAilss ve are Hghfiug rhe
platform wsich szsazyss 81 81 .hese. wa .in ;
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