The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-01
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sgulatsd by chss and instead Of ths coAuess and hat
ess bard astsd democracy, the audience such WAS
I'D very slim at thaconsstsd in large proportion of
adies for whom the dress circle and balcony
deserved. The " exercsss'-for BY this conventional
hrase were the proceedings dsintiiy expressed-com-
,sncsd about bal past eight o'clock, by Dodworths
|sand performing the overture civilian Tell" which
tesereed 10 bave been, and applaudsd.
kfr JOHN CocHRAsE, President Of the club, then de-
srvered the following address,
i LADIES GEsTIxMEs, GsSrLEMEs THE CLuB--
~ becomes duty to preseat to you the anticipated
Msas - sos q
however be permitted to congratulate those Of you who
present on having bad the courage and daring to
than those Of ordnsry political meeting,
sary Of political clnb It may be proper for to d.
which has reached tins evening its third anniversary
sgd also to direct your attention to some tsw Of the
events vhich he interrpersed along Its past On the
youpg Of tho city and county Of New YORK;
binding thsmseivss togsther under circumstsn
astermirsd to organize an association which
should thereafter he known as the Young Meas
Democrat. Union Club Of tbs CITY and County q Ne.
kept careful eye fxed upon the poa horizou Of the
State. had distinguished storms and threstnnss Those
bodinss with regard to it. They who k4d lifted their
political band curing the passage 81 those years. let fall
as"ns .nd ss ns sSsn .aS
luton sat upon the helm Of our political warriors d.
vision in their council Their organization d.
vided dispersed and dsru pured viii e here and there
throughout the extent OF the State powers raised
and bows struck which hsd other poltticsl
and of trailing In the dast that hammer which had
been previously triumphant Agtated by these divisions
was that the democratic party failed OF its successfni
and triumphant They never united except
occamons where division of the spoils presented
hopes Of They united and conolnsd
Better half ios h.n no S,ssi Each division oi
the party united ticket and thus the members OF
mon foe thus We stood till W came down 70 ths Ma.
tonal DmooraHc Convention OF 1882 The divisions 10
the party of the state OF New York were car
red TO that Convention and nearly endangered Its
nimity uHtl, with singularly unanimous vote, the
GonventioD nominated he present incumhsnt TO the
applause Tho example Of those who assemblsd
in that Convention initiated throughout the land
uasDinity vas found, and the dsuocrasy & tas city
pie vas initiated in the state OF New York This do
Of the State supported the platform occupied
factions Of this united in taxing position that
PLATFORM and loosing with CON mon eye to Yards no
Then it under thsse crcu mstancss that this ciub
had its origins hacyon path the midst Of political
selves upon the same platform on which the
Who'll, d.mocrstic party Of the Union stood they,
standard bearer Of these primo ipss, in the person
OF the prefent incumbent OF the Presidential chair.
Tssn wa' II 100 that barring then srms IN thi. common
the completion Of tbs WORK counseled BY older and
heads they acted In line and In direction Then
II that wing ths standard 10 the breszs they
found acng with other politicians and states
Ia support Of the great principles OF the deniocra
S hs ans a On m had
not till after the successful cindidats o. the demo-
cratic party had entered the administration Of affairs
and the distribution of the emouments OF oce that
this club raised It's eyes Ia astooishmsnt At
the recurring spectacle Of divded party,
Then w.s II again TOO that tbs old prlncpis Of - half
loas' prevailed the older principles which esAb
lished the triumph Of tn: democratic party Then was
gard TO the dvison Of the smolumerts of cfce each
wisbsw frsH the other the clsining only ths
ksW s~s -rtscpis but claiming the whole loaf; and
4gf4oSif ss9f but In the division and disposition of
shes q its claim TO the ave iosves and ths two
- si4ss 4 New YORK stood in : divided posiion
&t fHr aAas naintaining its integrity-true TO the
r<trss n e. they had profssssd, and which sstuat-
~ ~ Ft stan contending that the platform which
tbtf arcapia undistc osd- uatntsinsd that tns
fsMFrs "A slat plausrn snttrlsd to the Issdsr-
&c lEsxnUAthsf he 6smocratic yoasg msn
"A sh4 AZ btAinsd tksir siesftg -uaintaaed fAax
sassE',< IigSt.forssrd sAsnpioss Of the uaion Of
Siss ssss svsnts Of The pnty isld spes tss sxis.
~ ssspossd By wiser man, that this divison
wnsss Aef Aean opsnsd could Be healed except
X ~ faH s tlea OF paramount issues with which to
lass~.< t~se which had formerly divided their poll
tc1 rssksL Those issues were found In events which
had dShsppesrsd but short tim. previously. Al .t.
upsS ns psey Of this state the " oaoa. fsssurs.
d . hA,ss liquor law. In that was found
ths youss msn Of this club Was directed. Again.
fearful and odous combination had grown up secretly
dss - "ar on tsss
young men o ths club dstsrmasd 70 fr another
r .h = % for tn; q ;ns. 10 :u
hqssr ,s., and ihsa vas L thss % the p.nspiss Of
invoking issuss, vent sto the csmpaign q 1854
and vfa Horatio seymour - their standard bearer
ss sss Nor we're they opposed % onl, sy ,So.s ~so 90
pree1td principles antagopism OF theirs; bet they
w~s dpcssa by those who advocated ali '.sms,' from
The parent smn itse down 70 the latest babyism OF
Hma~0rreisy. The result ron all do know. rns vote
vhieh wss poled in behalf Of the dsocratic party roll
tkossand, while tnsy Who took the sntasoaistc
pcsrou ~ dividing the rAnts OF the democratic party
were snseed % poll but tAs feeble vote Of 81 ooo
1hsn u was that on the heels Of this result the
yynn1 OF tins club with viscon and fsarsssnsss
which svssts have subsequently proved took into thsr
own hands ths task Of organizing upon the principles
Of unsen which had already bssn Communicated, ths
assss Of The people having already fus SD themselves
BY the r.esnt poiltisal csmpaign into dsmacrau:
party. Thsn Il that through the diersnt wards OF
ths CITY naasr the auspices and iabors OF the young
ef ts club central clubs took their origin
10 sse hading principle and their action 20 an
other isAelng pncipls Both marked defnsd ss
pnepass inscribed upos ths eecutcheon OF democracy
In fts nrss pae they vent 70 the mAssssths masses
Who eomposs the party-snd who in leadng
nfs and iis spshsy the masses in order thai
they Organizing themselves the party might ignore
the sccn Of the leaders vho BY barganng and
.aa es.Ioy the interest OF the party. Thsy believed
tst tas Hlncn Of the party would be by
sinson me psepe, ast notify the chanerns snd bar.
xHnax - those who prossssd 10 be the lesders In tns
asxsps he principles which they prosssed and whls,
st tkfsrxsd By thar rsascalng and BY thar acsop
each and AL Of these should Iook
for a. Authority 20 TammAny Hall a. their lssytm ~
ts~sM lApplause) With these tvo features "a tssy
fh4p they marched STEADILY forward II vas sta ia
tAAt IhF nany Hsik had b~sa charitsbls instituto.
N0 skfsa th&t sas vas 70 longer worthy Of her an
Ne. n was stated ssd has been recently stated.
H4sf~s y 80 lm but merespisos Of refuge
&+MxA xsnm&ay Eau sneuA have bs~s ss
DE eesrcs ~ tbs isgsi orvsn,stions Of the
nm1s wo hnf accomp pnaaei fuson by thsir sucoeusss
A. the rrpr0ua pclsical cxwpggnof the LaAsssa who