The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-01

| eiples should either prevail b. defeated. These
ere the legitimate offspring OF the honest differ
for they infuse spirit of vigilance which tends not
unrequenty to the welfare of the public Bat sir it
most ignobls purposeso bring II to every day mani
cipal affairs (Appsuse) You might as well apply it
and grand jurors. What bance is there ween
question respecting tariff free trade and in
legitimate connection there between that question of
national bank slavery and free soil and the uues
tion Of grading and cleaning the streets and granting
railroad monopoliess There s sympathy le-
gmate conDexion between these questions than there
is between the good little Azariah G. Fagg and the
ory Of the cor po, alton of the city of New York. Zap
pause) Az this is fitting across my brain, may
well tell you an anecdoe which heard from gentleman
the other day, who pledged himself to the truth Of it,
He told me that of these aspiring gentlemen who
wished to serve the city for the city's good, had
suspected of liking for adermanic nomination. The
nomination made but not of this aspiring gen
tleran. friend, Getting him, accosted him in this
for your ward instead of that man. He replied what
the devil is the uss You cannot make ything as long
live in the worst governed city the world The Streets
the pavement, to which have cverted-hess the
blessings We get in for the none, pay. Your
taxes amount to between FIVE and six millions of
dollars annually. In 1852 they amounted to little
three millions of dollars and q single year there
has been increase of seventeen hundred thousand dol
lars notwithstanding in that very addition Of
ment rolls of the city, and the rate of
been raised from ninety six cents to one hundred and
of conscience this thing gong to endG Ii it
| permitted to proceed, the taxes will amount
ten millions o. dollars and who viii be left
capitalists will fly from you like frightened sheep.
They already doing in every direction. They
ambuatory You cannot crcumscribe their locomOtion
The carmen who his 5000 $500 tenement has to
stay but the wealthy if the taxes reach certain
mere moonshne where rich lives. Who, then is to
be left to pay the piper What is the effect Of this in
this city cities and villages rising up all along the
line Of railroads in Weschester Long Island New Jersey
oshoots and fugvss from this overtaxed metropolis
This is not all poor men can hardly live here any long
Of the hard listed Of toll on this occ
sion Every day my acquaintances IN the country, me
chanics ask me they should come to New York al,
ways say stay where you Let veil enough alone If
you get dollar day whsro you are, it is better than
eig teen shngs here Every thing y eaten up BY ex.
housed They stuck away n narrow, dirty lane
twenty or thirty families hudded together in com
feress rookery of tenement where the pure air and
of heaven scarcely reaches, but where pestlence
is bred kind Providence gives them offspring; but of
yardss 1t it enough to axe the heart of humanity
to read the statistics lately laid before in respect
to the fatality of the children Of this class We told
that not one out of three attain the age of fifteen
years. But, thank God, it cannot be said that
we altogether destitute of humanity when we
see such mensas those who for erecting
ments to their regard Tor the asoring people Great
shah be for the aborns classes in &C.
to dwellings" " But the wealthy "What shall d,
ws fE i e.n @ will be
pockets we sths pestileuce" And this is
the reason N. why y,..s attempts are not made to
housing them is concerned And this not all my friends
Is law Of finance that in every system of taxation,
than legitimate portion The burthen may be first i'm
posed upon capital but that capital is always strong
ders Of labor (Applause.) This has become an axiom
in political economy simple illustration is only needed
to satisfy you of that fact. The tax raised the
landlords house. and he caps it upon the tenant if the
take of the butchers increased they put upon the
the put upon the poor loaf so tast the
hardy sons of toll eat and drink taxes in all they
the pelngs of the pttess storm, is only memeno Of
the denominations and abuse of our city government.
And where this thing to end unless labor the
rescuef When Reform Association first convened
they did me the honor to invite TO attend
ber My drst remark was this Gentlemen, your efforts
are worse than vain unless convince the aboring
men of the true interest they have in this great
ment." (Great, applasse.) The men who read the
newspapers, and shopkeepers who reflect and think
they what is going at the City Hail. will be righ
enough but sir they have had hitherto the address t.
amt make the labong people believe that their true
interest the side of prodigal expenditure. had
an exemplfcation of this in conversation which had
with of these gentry time ago The story have
told in this place before but it win repetition to
show the efforts they have made heretofore to debauch
the mind of labor on this great question When came
your city taxes amounted to only $4,000 or $4,000;
they reach S. 900 So 900 0OO The Comptroller did
me the honor to send of his annual reports On
locking 1T perfectly shocked to the amount
Of Expenditure of the public money in this city One Of
~ - s ,..;e P1ie Pas.ios WV ,.uA ~ ~ "e
are ny" committing serious onence nay, hign treason
against parry claims happened 10 can on me- MY dear
sag hoWs IL our people submit 10 MS enormous
mucn or one thng ana 80 much ior an
otnel an tne country "here come from II the commits
oners OF he highways or the overseer OF the poor were
70 raise tne taxes OF .he farmer VINO pays ten dollars
annuany, 70 eie'rn, en- ne wou,1 @ pe swePn away tne
very neHt year ne rePned we nave dluerent set OF
things here we nave set OF men who are tee lazy to
wore tnis ienow haPpeneo 10 % one OF them him-
J. Ia; m , VINO nave ho.nns ana VINO are
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