New-York tribune., 1896-12-24


thursday, DECEMBER "a, \
Sn asssn: sy Of %sn Se %sS e
set up and different rSea In ali the
place: bar,s 81 good and honest Americans Sh,
victory has been won But Is nsneritv r,e FOR which
we looked so hopefully has not ye, ySdS come has been
has not come because os, l on" on and still to be
fannbi because the hosts that were assa hsrins
citadel Of National 1e ana me frst battlefield where
re-" re- are to be met is the Senate Oh 'he
STATES (ApplauseJ
SrW-YoRK's OPPORTUNITY
From hign vantage of ground this year anu ,, ,'~s
wear and every year until the eiec''o'' Vi ~ ,o
forth loud d-soundns notes OF heresy an" civ
,ha n,,spu,ded milllcEs who voted Tor Bryah VII w
Ir.c,ion Day In that body Of power ana in'"'
the financial legislation which our country 50 60
needs TO be wise and prudent Is pre'e'.e" ~ 49,,
tors OF the United States; n tnnt ooaS She,ween
var and peace with all the untold horrors ,r
wrongful decision may bring Is II an TPpo, An no,
~, nI To-, a friend TO decorate q 1fehd An n'
1.be dutv Of patrotIsrn the duty OF seli-interes.,
the duty OF plain comnon-sensc t.asnes vi nn,irt
ths hat tefeid to that point of stress ana c9n;,.
this great State with one-tenth Of the population ;,
OF the Union. with far more than one IA manu- o ~,
wealth with It's enormous commercial atu nla"u
featuring and agricultural interests. win more d,
stake than other part Of the Enio srs reoest
81 ire warriars to ght the battle OF the Consu-
on Of The law Of Naiona @ honSr social G' system Of
independent Anercarism and FAMILY hie' '-Ap-
piause) , 49,, .,. ., Sou-vorl
20 show that they care for country and are will
render /; ad in these hours Of tr:a now Is a ne
hey really n 70 govern Sappanhse ,hs
BY dS ged se Work es 5 the Of unc
and Of National honor AppaSseo an .,ce now wocu co
sdiuor Ike E tRoate. % How siady would, A;drlch and
Allison. and shernan and Hear, ana M Frye, ana ana
RepnbcSns s who have been lighting the battles OF
honesty and honor against the crowd OF regulators
amce "s''H o. cHose! AppauscJ How soon may the
time when before the great questions which
nai SGsy sng es NO Se 1eH m Of our non the
honor Of our country the perpeiuity OF our ,nStu-
may the time come when every father. every good
hw-abidng citizen OF this Stat- VII be ready TO cry
Oh for one hour OF that clarion voce 10 SPEAK rom
that high vantage ground the great truths on which
our Union. our honor and our country rest on, Tor
the false preience of error fGreat app.auss.l For
one American Ike Ctoae in the Senate OF the United
iional degradation. what Webster did for nuhca-
ion. what summer did for human slavery"
OF one crying in the wilderness Members Of the
are elected they are abon, ,h 10 t ake
But one thing we can do We can say 80 loudly
Of New-york to do thai il our felI,v-citIzcns agree
with us they too VIII take mp the cry. they TOO VIII
send the message to their representative at Al
bany. ana that body which is always really re-
sponsivc To public opinion. If they are made to be-
body will ri.c to the true dignity OF the oppor,
tunity. Will realize the duty which l. before II. and
viii do for the State OF Nsw-york what the plain
interests of our common country and the interests
of their constituents dema nd-send to the Senate
the best man for the performance of the great I'm
portant duties which to he performed.
GENERAL SWAYNE TIE LAST SPEAKER
The last speaker OF The evening was General
Wager Swayne. introduced as ''one whose fam
ily name has added lustrc to the Surremc Court
Of the United States. and who has proved his
pure Rcpublicanism and patriotism on the bat
tehcds OF his country" General swayne part
ly supported himself as he spoke. and he was
listened TO with intcres. and close attention.
His speech In part follows:
Gentlemen: The little that have to say TO you
IS concerned with very direct and specific propo-
siton: II Is tnat the prmares Of the Republican
honest the necessities OF the Republican ma
chlne may require that they shall be (applause).
and that that dishonesty. rising through the body
polite. concentrates IN corruption ~ mead (ap-
an attempt to cut OF that monster OF corruption
just below the ears. Appause.) And this. !
have said IS a specific proposition. and it is not
put forward a general statement TO which the
c;.lulous assent OF any man Is asked.
dishonest primaries was enough to set on foot and
support movement which tended 20 paralyzs the
machine al the Convention In st. Louis and Tend
.d 10 bring about the nomination OF the man who.
In the best Judgment of those that organized that
movement. was the best adapted of al the candl-
dates ana the most 10 be- relied upon resist tho
Nov. gentlemen. what next? When the rnachlne
,a iound that me man whom i had derided ia the
President. what next? What next about the FEDERAL
patronage? The Senate OF the United states has n
upon the President OF the UniieI Sta;es I; was 10
designed and - fixed In the Constitution OF the
nited Stai.S. II any President OF tho rn;ed states
j. man with whom terms can be driven "A man In
the Senate q the United States !. II position make
ana 10 drive those terms. Therefore II IL thl.
on" u you who has IN thr .rast degree intelligent
lnowcdg" Of public affairs in the State ~ New-York
~ his Tim. knows that there at. two clements I'm
the Rcpubli an party contenl.ng for tho dr'ermra-
tion ne 20 who snail b.. sent - the senate his winter
great slse rood ard iru" = mar. as NJ chon'"
the Legislature Of Ncw-York. But the mater does
tho senate Of The United States f. II going to make
Lean machine in the city of New-york and in tho
State of NcwYork. whether or not the man VINO f.
viva tho whole Of the srair of New-York behind
him far. ar least. as tho H"pubcln party Is con,
~ machine up,n his brow th,i be may carry only
sub weghi ~ hc machine carrie llpp,auseo
to the urgent solicitations OF his friends. he said d
he would stand candidate II y" did not get ono
legislative vote. CArnlnusc) To whatever 'Ttent
you support him. TO whatever extent the people or
this city support him. n whatever "v'crt the
member Of The I.eeislatur" may support him. 10
precisely that extent whoever is elected anti
choatc man vii! go 10 the Senate OF the United
cred but exposed n seems 10 me ttat is rational
We had among those who signed this paper great
man We said 10 him: Let us try Mt least to send
you 20 he Senate and n We mskc of y2n only
come from evil. md will be- horne by what Is
right, And we have rot mistaken our man. i
s.nnd rs n candidate II hc did not get a vote.
Gentlemen; whoever wants to accomplish moral
IN the practical result: but 1t does no always fol-