New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-11
MIR. POWDERLY'S RECEPTION.
HEARTY CHEERS AT HIS APPEARANCE-hlo
CONVINCING APP EAL.

as Mr. Powderlv stepped forward in response TO
the introduction among the cheers that were raised
was some Kissing The opposing demohstrauoh
only tended 10 emphasize the hearty cheering anu
during the outbursts Mr. Powderly. cognzah' as
be was that there was among the audience GER
tain labor element opposed to him. stood peilec.is
calm and self-possessed. Before proceeding WIN
his speech Mr. Powderly drew attention 10 'he
COPIES OF 'The Journal of the knights OF l-apo''
which had been distributed about the hail. with
COPY Of a letter purporting 10 be written by "''
Powderly TO a friend. wherein was the sentence
.Damn the Republicans" Mr.. Powdery said tha',
while he had recollection OF writing the ie',er,
even il II was a genuine letter 1t mad been printed
out Of malice. and such an action win regard 10
pryate letter was mean, low and contemplate 10
no recoenized With great Indignation Mr. Powdcrly
asserted without qualification that the letter was
forgery in his belief, and explained TO his hearers
that the letter signed Terry ana that was
s,snature which. they all knew. he had never
vsed in his life The explanation was received WIN
applause and plungng into his regular speech MI
powderly SO thoroughly impressed the audiehce
with the dangers of free coinage 10 the "orhihs-
man that he quickly won their Afternoon anu az ne
resumed his seat not one dscorcant note WAS "ea'"
He said in part a.,
Mr. President and Friends: Did believe an
snoocy for my presence on this platform neces.
go would saw that I am here because believe
,he right of the American wage-earner TO receive
the highest rate OF compensation Ioi sel'!SSe ho,
darea and the right TO claim and receive thc D.si
liza ~ money in exchange for his labor. should
not be interfered with In makine this statement
nlatform' realize that am in the house OF my
friends and not in the enemys country. tor ,,.
,,, mas a ,bat men stand for everything in CON
test like this If that be true then he uet! 81 tc
citizen and patriot is plain. for william McNh hi
platform in himself We must not be deceNeu pY
fuenced in our Judgment by comparison OF men
alone. Platforms may be meaningess 10 some ON, Inu
they may not be understood by many Dut 'iic pIatr
form OF the Democratic party OF four years ago was
not meaningless. and It has not been forgotten ,i1
BY the American people. me platform OF lour
Years ago pledged the party entering into power
10 the overthrow Of the American system OF pro-
,ection and with all his and their power, with
ali the force and influence at his and their com
mand the man @nG parry p dpon Se Foreign %"
man on higher plane than his American com
,pneanngless -Four years ago the pivotal point
around which the Democratic platform swung was
free trade, but in the Chicago platform we ma That
we are opposed to any agitation for further
sary 10 NEE, the deficit in revenue caused by the
adverse decision OF the Supreme Court on the in
Cnnr, there would be no deficit in the revenue I'M
der the law passed by a Democratic Congress.
ocit The revenue was amply sufficient for the needs
Of government and there was no income TAX law
iaw was an after sideration IL was no part OF
the Democratic platform OF les5 ana was ohIy
thought OF when Il became manifest 10 ts orlg-
nators that they had sawed off the revenue limb
on which they had been sitting In Their MAD al
tennt 10 undo what their Republican predecessors
had so well planned and so faithfully executed TO
uakc amends fol 2 blunder they would perpetTate
:. c~sroe n nd the income law was no less than
q crime ! may be chaSged with opposing one OF
;he cardinal principles Of the Knights OF LABOR,
which demanded that graduated income TAX De
levied That section was adopted by the knights
protest / never believed in II and have always
opposed H. The men who industriously pushed mat
legislation through Congress. and who now ma
fault with the Supreme Court for standing be-
tween Industry and unjust taxation. profess 10 be
friends of the laborer of the factory and farm
They would make the Supreme Court OF the
United States the scapegoat OF their own lncom-
potency When Congress assembled In 1893 there
was no income law upon the statute hooks.
Under the provisions Of such a law no revenue
accrued 10 the Government. and n IL unfair, as
we'll dishonest TO charge falling revenue 10
something which had no existence when the agi-
tation for a change In our economic laws began.
Does It not appear Inconsistent In the defenders