New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
LIVELY M'KINLEY MEETING.
FORMATION OF A LEAGUE IN THE IXTH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
AN ADDRESS BY CHARLES RoHLFs, OF FuFFAIo

THE RESOLUTIONS.
Another company was added the Mckinley
forces in the IXth Assembly District last niSht'
when the Republicans OF that district formed Nc
Kiney Leasue that emphatically pledged Itself 20
work for the nomination OF the Ohio man to the
Presidency OF the United States. The meeting unan-
imousy denounced the attacks that have been made
bitterly upon Mckinney by Thomas c. Piatt. de-
caring them 70 be entirely without warrant and
calculated TO advance the interests OF the Demo
cratic party The anti-Platt sentiment Of the meet
Ing was just as urmistakabie the enthusiasm for
Mckinley.
The Mckinley League q the IXih Assembly Dis
tr!ct is favorabiy situated in big hal at No
2S5 Eghth-ava between Twenty-th!rf and Twenty
fourth SIS. TO room is appropriately -e'orated
within, while outside hang banner and portrait
OF the candidate for whom the league Is named
William r. Tearns presided at last nights meet
Ing and introduced Charles Rohlfs the speaker Of
the evening Mr.. Rohlfs who came from Buffalo
especially TO address the meeting. made an earnest
address. which warmly applauded He spoke In
part follows:
For the last six months have travelled several
thousand miles. and everywhere | heard the cry OF
hard times. Why. and what for? Why hard times?
ago? Why. we have thousands upon thousands
ns as man us Yes to
thousands more Then what In the name OF com, ON.
why some shops work half time. and some not at
all and others pay less than half the regular wages
that's not H. Ii IS because the men who have the
money to run mills and factories will not risk It
mind from day to day-whose principal business has
been to Increase the National debt by millions Of
dence in us as a nation absolutely necessary,
and by It's shortsghted methods might make a beg.
gar OF the who would gladly turn the wheels OF
the mills and make the hammer ring on the anvil
with the money they are now compelled to protect
Democrat a Republican would go into business
and take such awful risks. You would not If you
Werp
You would not go into business for the fun of the
ng osS TSqa O go o ne S Sa
be able TO sell foreign coal for half what yours cost
& Not % mHch ss Is nUi mater our OF RaTg
country. Politics should have nothing to do with
ness!ii There Should be no politics in the question
whether the standard OF money should be the gold
dollar worth 100 cents, or any other Kind OF dollar
worth 80 cents. Don't for "a minute permit any one
10 tell you that Mckinley Is or Will be straddlebug
Here Mr. Rohlfs gave some telling statistics rea-
tive to the enormous sums paid annually In wages.
the deposit in savings banks and the great
depreciation In value that would take place If the
free coinage Of silver We're permitted lie further
, said
The Democratic jackass is having new shoes put
on H. VIII begin Kicking In u ie" weeks,that -.
ticket he Is kicking for. He will Kick hardest on
Election Day next November Are YOU going 10 le;
him knock you out again. or Is once enough; l say
1t is more than enough. ana 50 DO you. let US
work together then. casting aside the little TICKS
OF ward district politics and secure the nomna-
ton OF the whose election Is already conceded
by his bitterest enemies a man who is pledged 10
stand by the guns OF American principles for your
good. for my good. for our country's good. You
know who mean. lets have his name. Now then.
one, Two, Three! william Mckinney
At the close OF the rousing cheers which followed
Mr. Rohfss speech resolutions were read and unani-
rnously adopted. which were In part as follows:
Resolved. That advocate and work for the
nomination Of William Mckinley TO the Presidency
OF the United States. believing him to DE the truest
and most tried exponent OF pure Amer.can princi-
u. nd "A
US beyond doubt OF victory for the Republican
party upon these issues.
Resolved That We denounce the attacks upon
Mr. Mckinley BY the discredted boss OF the ma
chine Republicans IN this STATE as unwarranted
and must and made only to advance the inter-
ests OF the Democratic party
Resolved. That ndorse the work plans ana
purposes OF the Mckinley League OF the State OF
New York. and hereby Identify ourselves with H.
10 be known as the Mckinley League OF the lHth
A Assembly DlsfT,ci