The sun., 1896-10-31
WAR HEROES WELCOMED.
PATRIOTS AT CARNEGIE HALL TO
MEET THE UNION GENERALS.
Splendid Apponls Calling Upon citisens 90
Rise and with Their Ballots Crush
This Bebeiiion OF Dishonesty and tho
nomnroEuo who IL at the Head OF It.

Splendid AppeaIs CaiIing Upon Citisens TO
Rise and with Their Ballots Crush
This Bebsllion or Dishonesty and tho
DonsEoEuo who Is st tho Head OF It.
A big audience turned out at the Carnegie
Music Hall meeting last night TO greet tho Gen
erals and other members of the Union Veterans
Patriotic League. who have just returned from
q ampaigning tour OF the Western States.
Among tho general officers who made speeches
or sat on the stage were Horace Porter, Daniel
L. Sicklos, o. o. Howard. Carl Schurs, William
NJ. Osborne, Powell Clayton, Wager Swayne,
Anson G. McCook, Daniel Butterneld. James s.
Neglcy. .RobertAvery, James Jourd or. .Horatio @.
King, Charles H. T. Collis. Joseph w. Plume,
Charles w. Leiper, II. E. Fischer. G. H. MoKib-
bon. II. 8. huidekoper, George A. Mordon, aud
T. J. Morgan. Tho Stars and Stripes were dis
played all over the hall.
Many veterans of tho war were in tho audi
ence, and the names Of Grant, Sherman, Sheri-
dan. and other leaders were greeted with en-
thusiasm. At the rear Of tho platform was o
portrait. which was concealed by an American
flag when Gen. Porter called the meeting to
ORDER In the course OF his remarks no said:
"We sit here this evening under the inspira-
tiou OF the name Of u. 8. Grant" As he mon
toned Grants name the flag was pulled aside,
revealing the picture of the hero of fAppomattox.
Then the audience got right up and shouted.
Only one speaker discussed the silver ques-
tion. The others devoted themselves to appeals
to patriotism to stamp out the principles which
have come to tho front in the latter days
OF tho Bryan campaign. Tho fight TO up
hold the nations honor in 1896 was COM
pared frequently to the fixht for tho
Union in 1861. All the speeches were marked
by calm confidence in the result of the vote on
Tuesday. They showed that the campaigners
felt that the fight had been made and won.
There were pictures of Sherman and Sheridan
and Thomas on the stage and group OF Ad-
mirals. A band and Glee club made music be-
tween the speeches.
Gen. Sickles told how he had deserted tho
party Of JEFF Davis in 1861 and had sup
ported Lincoln again In 1864. This Is an
other time" he went on. for similar patr!-
otism and devotion TO our country. Tho
friends of liberty and free institutions all
over the world are watching this contest with
as much solicitude as we feel. and our enemies
are hoping for decision they will not get This
is the supreme trial Of all. For the first time in
our history demaGoguo is seeking the
Presidency by appeals to the meanest
@ y ,ns snd
tions II has created. can feel victory In the
air. Let us once more challenge for America
and Americans the admiration and respect OF
'manknd."
Gen. o. o. Howard said that the sacrifices of
premo Court. Now" he said, "they propose
s1ess and you @ ali Know What they want to do to
the Supreme Court"
Gen. Carl Schurs said: Bryan saws he ex.
pects to win by frightening the people. That
politician has reckoned without his host who
reckons on the cowardice of the people. Once
from dlsun,on. now we will light with ballots
to save 1t from DISGRACE. There have always
been men who didn't believe in the practica-
biity of IeDuOllCRn form OF government.
Some time. they said. section would rise against
section and the end wGId nnoU eUmf ne unaer tho
people put to eternal shame that dismal proph.
ecy. Then there have been others who said that
those W no want would conspirc against those
come. That is the problem we have to con:
disorder % and dishonesty should triumph on
Tuesday. a blow would be struck at
.aa 1a' oy.s wS,a triumph it III be-
Demonstrated that the American, people. al
though they may be Temporarily misEpid ed, are
good sense will repel the temptation Of the
demagogue who seeks to sednce them. and that
in national honesty"
Gen. Wager Swayne discussed the money
question in simple Language. and then MAYOR
Strong was Introduced. Gen, Porter said the
though he had not been at the front he had
done most efficient work for the Union cause ut
home. Mr.. Strong got a very enthusiastic wei
MY friend Porter" he said. lis a good deal
like me. He got into the scrape and then he
took care OF himself the best he could and didn't
get much hurt. We are engaged in a civil war
here in q quiet way Just now We have
nothing but patriotism to offer. There Is
no principle advanced in the Chicago platform
that makes argument necessary, because moth
ing In 1t 10 worth discussing by q good American
citizen. II is nothing but repudiati9n and dis.
honor. We must encounter this danger and
bury this platform and all its dishonor so deep
that we shall never hear OF IL again. That's
Just what we are going to do next Tuesday"
The audience laughed at the Mayors appar-
ent ignorance of election day and applauded his
speech. After Gen. Anson G. McCook had
made rousing campaign speech, Gen. James
A. Marden OF Massachusetts, who said he had
never been n General in his life till five weeks
ago. when he was brevetted, captured the crowd
with q lot of funny stories.