The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-24
Republicans Urged to Unite So that
After the Fight None VIII BE Left
Outside the BreastwoI4xs.
QUHY'S LETTER TO M'KINLEY
THE NOMINEE CONGRATULATED BY
THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR.
Canton Invaded by the Vanguard Of q
strations at the Ohio Mecca.

| NEW YORK. June 2s-The first big gun
of the Republican campaign in this city
was fired at Carnegie Music Hall this even
ing. The meeting was held under the aus
| pices of the Republican county committee
and Thomas c. Platt broke time-honored
custom by making speech. The list of
vice presidents included many of the prom
inent Republicans of this city. Among them
were Mayor Strong. General Samuel
| Thomas. William b. Brookfield, whitelaw
| Reid Joseph II. Choate, General Anson
McCook Theodore Roosevelt. John s. Wise
and S. v. r. Cruger. Scarcely any of the
| anu-Platt Republicans, however, We're
| present.
! After the meeting was called to order
Mr.. Edward Lauterbach the chairman of
the evening. spoke praising Mr.. Plat, the
Republican party and the ticket He then
announced the list of speakers, after which
resolutions were adopted. The resolutions
approved the platform adopted at st. Louis.
| indorsed the nominees of the convention.
urged harmony In the party and pledged
| the organization to such course.
| Congressman Frank s. Black. of Troy,
was the first speaker. He praised Mr.. Plat
as being lone of the greatest political lead
ers of the times" He then declared that
in the coming campaign there would be
! little politics. but vast amount of bus
| mess. People were going to let politics go
TO the dogs and fight for a living. When
| he concluded. Mr. Lauterbach introduced
| Mr.. Platt. saying that Mr.. Platt was a
| peerless leader and has returned from st.
| Louis convinced that MARK Hanna is a
| frst-class boss When Mr. Platt arose to
respond he was loudly cheered. The cheers
were renewed when ne said that his pres
ence there proved the falsity of the old
| proverb that dead men tell no tales"
MAY my words sink in your minds,'' he
added. ''as those of a man who has risen
| from the grave, and that often.'' In the
course of his speech Mr.. Platt said:
| II greet you. ladies and gentlemen, a
Republican whose pride in his party. whose
! respect for it's courage. whose faith in it's
principles whose confidence in its success
and whose devotion to it's candidates were
never greater than they are at this min
| ute.
1--WE are entering the most interest
ing campaign in which the Republican par
| ty has engaged since the issues of the civil
war were determined. To Republicans the
opportunity is inspiring. 1t gives them
| positive. definite. active principles to fight
for, principles in the triumph of which
| they believe the prosperity and happiness
of all the people directly depend
Republicans are never quite themselves
until danger is linked with duty. To do
| their best work the must realize how
grave are the consequences of defeat and
| how excellent the results of victory. The
contrasts afforded in the history of the last
| three years between Republican and DEM
| ocratic rule are fully convincing, and we
go forward TO rescue the country from the
ax-fIc <.f nd 70 fr
/ the evils of free silver.
Under the pretense, Mr.. Chairman, of
proeec,fs m pt ane peop,e PIE against the power ana
| always proposing measures the surest and
| speedest effect of which is to render the
people more than ever incapable Of self
| protection. The Democratic party obtained
power upon the assurance that free trade
would take the profits then going to the
the wage earners But the results were
| that there was no longer any profits for
| anybody. And now. the Democrats are
singing to the siren song of cheap money
| They say that If you will make a law de-
| claring that fifty cents worth of silver
shall be as competent for all purposes as
itor class will lose its advantage over the
| debtor class and everybody will have
enough. NV friends, there is nothing in it,
heads of fools. virtue into the hearts of
knaves and peace into the souls of the
restless and unhappy. then. and not till
/, litions In which the human family lives.
4 Pending that time l want the dollar that
my employer gives me for my labor to be
| as good a dollar he expects from me for
rent and food and clothes.
This is the principle, Mr.. Chairman. for
| which the New York delegation contended
| for last week at st. Louis. AS the repre-
| sentatives of the Republican party Of New
| York. We said to our brethren from other
| States, We have our preferences as 10
candidates. but we are ready to support
any of the great leaders whose names are
before us If only ii will agree that we
| Arm and STRAIGHTFORWARD position on the
money question which Is true TO our con-
| victions and consistent with our history
election declare whether or not we reflected
| in this demand the sentiment Of the Empire
I'VE cannot lose on the issue of protec-
| ton and honest money. The forty-five
| votes of New England protest that we shall
protest that we shall win. The thirty-two
! votes of Pennsylvania. the ten OF New Jer-
sey the twenty-three of Ohio. the twenty
4 four of Illinois. the thirteen OF Iowa. the
| ten of Kansas. the fourteen of Michigan,
the nine of Minnesota. the twelve of Wis
publican States. are the assurance that we
shall win And. back of ali else. Is the
convincing. fact that we are practical
people; and with three years of Democratic
| folly to guide our Judgment we know when
we have had enough Of a bad thing.
in behalf Of the candidates that were nom nom
mated and the platform that was adopted
| at St. Louis. / hope they will be no less
| united in all matters that affect the well
| fare Of their party and the honor OF their
| State. am always ready TO set the ex-
/ ample of cheerful acquiescence in the Will
of the majority. We have Governor and
| a LEGISLATURE to elect next November as
| well as President. Let us throw our
| selves into the campaign with such intelli-
/ eence such enthusiasm and such cordial
co-operation as Will leave no one when the
| fight L. over outside the breastworks' And
| as an earnest Of this purpose. let US give
| from zontauk Point to Buffalo. for Nc
| Kinley. Hobart and harmony. =