The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-21
BLACK AND BLISS SPEAK.

1
Governor and Secretary Came to
Platt's Aid.
Both Urge the Necessity of National Poll
tics Figuring in the Greater New York
| Campaign.
New York, October 20.-Gen. Benjamin
4. Tracy, candidate for mayor, Secretary
of the Interior, Cornelius N Bliss and
Gov Frank Black, tonight addressed an
audience of 1900 persons at Republican
meeting held in the Lenox Lyceum. The
speakers and their speeches wele enthu-
siastioally applauded.
Secretary Bliss. after few Introductory
remarks, said:
| Situated as am, separated somewhat
from the political activities of the town,
llhave had an opportunitylto ook::overlthe
ground from distance. have watched
with solicitude the steps taken to bring
about the union of the cities that are to
comprise the Greater New York that is to
come. I have seen the Republican party
my party and your party-with the
doors wide open all the time to make
arrangements to give all who desire good
go vernment a chance to combine for one
great success. l have seen their efforts
/ despised, until you have risen in your
majesty and made your own nomt ma.
1 tions. In my soul and heart approve
what you have done, and am with you
and with your noble candidate for mayor
| against all the world.
why should this be so? I remember
12 months ago when men came to my
office, with pale faces. They said: Is it
possible that the Bryan business is to
succeed, that dishonor. socialism, anar-
chism, are to be the fate of this great
countrys' People were pale, they doubted,
they feared When election came it was
Iall right but over six million votes We're
cast in support of the Chicago platform.
That fight is not over, that fight is con-
tinuing ali over this country and it seems
to be expected by our sometime friends
that were to submit and let these people
go their way. There are two candidates
in this town standing on the Chicago
Iplatform-oDe squarely, the other not
saying much about it, but standing there
| just the same.
''The sta te of Kansas is raising money
for Georges campaign. A fund to elect
George is being contributed by Kansas
Populists. l can say that hear from
all over the country: What is New
York going to do?' They ask: Are the
they did last year?' That is the qul stion.
There is but one thing for the great
Republican party in this state to do. 1t
| is to get behind Benjamin T. Tracy,
elect him mayor of this great city and
guarantee for four years honest govern
ment in every way and concurrence with
the country in honest money and the
| killing of snarohism and everything that
goes with the Chicago platform.
Gen. Tracy then addressed the nesting,
and was followed by Mr.. Black, who
spoke as follows:
"This is no time for honest men to keep
their faces from the light. We are but
just emerging from period SO critical
that it's full significance will not be seen
for many years. We have only passed
the point where disaster seemed almost
certain I'VE are slowly gaining, but are.still
still within reach Of that disaster through
Indifference or design we invite 1t to re-
turn. If this year we relax single
| effort OF do but little where we might do
| stricken with fever, yields himself to
folly and imprudence at the first sign
OF returning health.
Contests now are waging In many
states and cities OF this country. The
same army that threatened us last fall
is gain abroad, under the same COM
manders, in the same cause with the same
| purpose, but moving in smaller groups.
| The issues now are the result of last year.
| There has been no attempt to change
| them and they are not even disguished
| by phraseology. In every spot where
the fight is on it is waged on the lines of
St. Louis and Chicago, socialism, anar.
chy, junkmon and every wild.eyed
hybrid that stared through the Chicago
knots next month around the polling
places of this republic. He who pretends
that anarchy is dangerous only once in
four years, that Reputation is dishonest
| only In national elections and is willing
at other times to keep them company.
is himself o dangerous citizen and un-
worthy of its privileges You cannot di-
the country any more than you can
divorce citizen from his community.
All are interviewer and dependent. A
man who does not realize this fundamen-
tai truth does not understand the basis OF
the government under which we live.
And yet in these times we are told that
political contests should be fought upon
non-political lines.
II utterly repudiate that doctrine.
believe in the principles of the Republi-
can party not for day or year not
with intermittent and varying fidelity,
but for all time, as the best expression OF
a political creed as the safest guide to
those who, enjoying the marvellous rights
of citizenship would prepare themselves
to meet its grave demands believe in
partisanship always, for when devoted
to noble purposes it attains the plane of
patriotism. 1t should never fall into
disuse through indifference on our part
through the false persuasion of those who
would overcome us when they have lulIed
to Sleep
The meeting adjourned after Gov.
Black had spoken.
ONE REASON FOR WAR.