New-York tribune., 1902-10-09
THE TICKET RATIFIED.
hEFJ BLICANS HOLD BIG AND EN-
THUSIASTIC MEETING IN CAR
NEGIE HALL

At Carnegie Hall last night. IN the presence
0l SeveIa! thousands Of earnest and enthusi-
astlc Republicans, the recently nominated State
ticket was ratified. fireworks and hands aiding
the speakers. Not only the main hall but
also the balconies. We're hlled with people. An
effective bit Of decoration was furnished by a
mass Of American flags. The audience was pro-
Vlded with small flags and al times the sight
oi hundreds OF small hags waving was striking
General Stewart L. WoodforG presided With
him on the stage were RObert C. Morris and
the speakers of the evening. j. Sloat Fassett.
Nathan L. Miller. George y. Southwick and lob
L. Hedges.
General Woodford was presented by Mr. Nor
ris VINO made short address urging the neces-
slty OF registration As he mentioned Governor
odeIs name there was great applause. After
reviewing the record OF the Democratic party
when in power. General Woodford compared
the last Cleveland administration with the two
Republican administrations that have succeeded
II. He said in part
The land is busy Men are striking for wages,
they are not begging for opportunity 10 work.
and yet these same old POpuIist- Democrats ask
US 70 burn the barns that may get rid OF the
rats IT, by any peradventure the Democratic
party should get this next Congress and put its
grip On the prosperity Of this country the barns
VIII be burned. the country will suffer. labor will
taoly TO the misery. the sorrow, the paralysis
that have always followed Democratic victory in
this country We are in power. Why should
we be dlslOdged3 our Governor has given this
state an administra tOn that for wise economy
and efficient. careful attention 10 every need OF
the commonwealth is almost without parallel in
the history OF the State Of New-York. BENJAMIN
b Odel, Jr.. deserves reelection (applause), and
a patriotic and wise people should give him
again the crown Of civic honor he has richly
deserved.
General Woodford then paid high tribute TO
President Roosevelt and his adherence to the
policies Of great Republicans. Continuing he
said,
President Roosevelt has stood for Justice 10
Cuba. a justice demanded alike by honor and by
patriotism. He stands to-day pleading with
capital on the one side and labor on the other TO
remember what the flag means and what. the
peace of the nation means. There is no good
citizen-I care not whether ne be Democratic
or RepubliCan-but what he has applauded and
approved what President Roosevelt has been so
bravely. so patiently, so earnestly trying TO do
IN The weeks that are gone. and now. men of
New York. will you turn on the President who
- uolhS such loyal work as citizen and Presi-
dent? (ApplauseD Democratic success means
paralysis 10 all that Theodore Roosevelt would
do. Democratic success means what? Simply
an assault upon law, upon order. almost upon
decency.
SLAP AT COLER's TRUSTS"
General woodford was followed by j sloat
ooSStt As MI fdSSeIt came forward some
one in the gallery shouted;
Take your coat off,
4 do not believe that the exigencies Of the
campaign will require so violent an exertion as
to follow the advice of my friend in the gal
lery.' was Mr.. Fassetts quick rejonder This
reply called forth great deal OF laughter and
cheering.
Mr.. Fassett began by drawing a vivid picture
or the want and commercial ruin which fol-
lowed the election OF Cleveland in 1892 The
change from prosperity TO poverty under Demo-
cratic rule was told by the speaker in a fashion
which brought great applause. Coming down to
the issues Of the present campaign Mr. Fassett
said;
But the Democrats say You have raisad M,
the trusts Protection is the mother of trusts
ny, protection is not even the grandmother ~
trusts Trusts developed out of the capacitv ~
steam and electricity 20 make transnortsyior
and intercOmmunication easy and f1st as -
got so as We could cover the earth quickly o-reat
manufacturing institutions had 10 GROW 9rest
in order TO meet other competitors who 49,
growing great They are financial and Ind,,s
trial, not political Sentuses and creations Wbv
they began In France before they did bara
There are five thousand trusts In France They
began in Germany before they did here 80
the whole field Ot enterprise is occupied nv thasa
great combinations of capital and men Lno1rc
as trusts. There were 345 OF them in C;arrnsn,-
in 1900 more than 500 OF them in Great R-t,ai
free trade Great Britain. There was not anI,
protection there 10 be the mother OF 500 trnsts
Continued second mage
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