The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-02
THE MsYORAlTY,

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ny Of Musienoa Wednesday Evening, Out
20, 1850.
Hon JAss R. wunro vas loudly cansd or, ana, % a.
~ forward rscsiyed prolonged and hsarsy greeting.
When The applause bad in so no saosiasl. b.
fait Ny friends and felloV eix, oVerTaeo,sl
~nh no ordinary emotion 70 uoeei soch al asaernoaso
here, and uponsuch OCCASION the, " as proadest
day Of my bic Nin si7o me al 0 1pofsaoiU ci a.
souncng 10 ths community the reaaane for tho ceore
have adopted and the tnngs hope DO sbo 80 acson
push rough the Instr naiy spd uroonght
SURFACES Of portion Of lie Anne people. Jaears)
stand before yon highs and upon II cccasor oer
NJ myself voluntary sacrifice for the ruch@ good
(lood spp&use) am Lot before you pr.re, bet -
condemn yor arc no; hero The representative OF
IAriy, but ~ she representative of the peope. (cud
cnters And n Offering myself for your sufIrases. !.
wiz be neces'ary for ne 70 give yon sore facts and
propose 70 deal fact and no, Wit, metaphor We
oavo reached cries 10 our city an..rs corrupt
rom the crown 81 our head TO Tho soles o,
feet-w'h city helmeu with twenty, mil
ons OF cebt-wMh an accumulated tax fro $t27, 0ou Ia
He year 1900, Sy an eeraed movement uEbeard nj
the history OF country reaching 10 peri a Of half
century, The enormous sum Of 81 100 coo. We have
depre GATED Credit tina. cy scarcely borrow
dollar, th cornoranss ia every department. Of car
government, from Tue head 20 the foot And why al
bis with city without parallel 70 IT. prosperity
caLDo sch rs bonds. With such city, cauoot pay is
debts indebted hi. day s7oo $50 Tor The lara ppm
winch your Reserv Or 10 DO buil, wfnu dollar a
she Treasury 10 meet the demand And why, ASK, ],
All thsiwnh 10 be raised OF III leo 000 IS 00C %
If already spent; ana contracts already made su8ce
10 absorb the balance OF the TAX and pext year.
sure AZ yon live. yolr ages must roll mp % he
nous ., N Of nine millions Of dca,sa ,ay o. moro tAsD
city, and to be carried afteen ensy dollars hin
the next year 7bA plain truth; clear Dostvs,
uncobuadbc.sd iaei. hf. Dickens II Tia Hard lmos,n
Mr., Sradgrnd az the teacher Of ja;s and
we have fallen upon hard unos and we arc 10 dos
s,n facts 81 Apoauss Now ,s' mo s.a ycs TeS 70
merchant Is hthe CONNER sal mau who ii engage in
sending ips all over The seas, gathering from 81 Guar
era the orld its commerce. bringing II ber3 .od
laying 4 in your ap2 Or who 10 u that 10 20 Ply the
ts1es7 Il 10 the productive labor oil the coGatry
Cneers) liis ,he bone, ,he sinew ana Tho nnzoe Of
constitutes the wealth OF tbe world. s yaiue y
ny the medium OF money, ano taxes many vaan!y sup
ont Of the pockets OF the rich tho sby;
but this Ii mistake II on, OF the swea. tho Toll,
and the labor Of the woman who makes Inc soir,,
wax coas pantsoODs, and the hard worked Ia oy WHO
sits upon The board 10 make coat comes from he
d2y lsb0rcr who csrrS The hod and from tbc Gvtgar
who ~ engaged in manufacturing articles to grace .ne
houses d the wealthy ItE the surplus production Of
labor Of country that contributes III vel h and
The value OF al artses. H. therefore, behooy the
no hg dollar Gay, well be who his
hunartds ar yon ave ollaYs day, and i've cpcn
iorr the surplus one dollar. aad with that yoo Fur
chase am, sements or purci ase nos what 90 sat es
SIMPLY the Of e. You have your enjoyment
by means al this surpus avsipg om your 10 ,of 70 DO
Accumulated honestly IN your own way; COS your taxes
rom tcven :, nine mlions your rents In
crease every other com modify increased propor.oo,
you called upon 70 uso al the money yo1 may
Gaye Ia the word 70 1uy ycCrseu Dread and butter
fApplaase Red nee your tAxes, ana oar
OF procuring vcihood, the super1llea Of lie
and its srausemenH. Accelerate your txee tho reus
the price every srtce rises, aud the end Of the
year you where you began: lie surpus profits Of
labor exhaEted and eaten up by the who
have control Of the pubh5 treasury. iCheers) Why's
tia. bcusc be reltsd gny part OF the cy
~hich ordinary m.c hanc hire than e.
tour rooraf-housef where W. have 70 SIC away from
twelve 10 twenty faros2 because OF the increased
xpcp6 Of me pubic money which Yasol ~ d.rec,
"a UPON The people Wnx led 70 tho evoluaon and e'iso
lisheo for tho foundation Of the be' OF which
bosfn Il was tho IMPOSITION upon in OF an outrageous
and upboly tay while wo had no Yepreseu -st,on. Aut
,be people Of this city are In precisely the Same cond
They were taxed without representation; and sta. 60
deionsrGie that yol faxed wihou; represer
ton. In MODERN times u .s supposed tia. no man
present himself 70 the people Tor Their surase excsp
through organized and well regulated coay ebt.on.
The people NEE, together In tne.r Urinary eecLorn
a. Is teIme J. and nj those elections sney mako q Sc
lection 81 rtpr,,ep;a,iyc 20 sl.ena tie eeners
lion Tor particular nominations. And how n .hs leiec
ION sdc, and by whom ! nader "a Il made by yor
or j made by he idle, the vicious and tha pre- gste2
Who represents 7cu in the Conventona Men selected
seiorehsni for sbe purpose OF nominating particular
cano,date and ibat candidate W se,eciei owing TO
peculiar publications 70 slbserve tne- interests u
elected There gentlemen meet In Convention, and
De pys m se Commission Sanddee or SSsc
10 notorious thst years ago Tsmriany la, sold
herself 70 make Mayor. Six thousand doars went Into
particular gentleman should be om!ns.ed for the Office
that the ooe set up for nsteadof the sclec
aae D upon The rs sD 81 Of ne posss @App
how 10 Il nowf u there men here who believes that he
with money, could not purchase . pcmlnauon from .
regular organized parry, IL he 0i Ec coGld have
made without the money He could have made II, nr.
Chairman, by sacrificing honor lie could have made IL
hs Il secss Mayor Se would % moi axe s o
their hssds. (Applause) suce have offered myself,
and hso be enery and bodIess to offer ny services 10
q free people for the once which soct-uot for
elevs,s1 mot because wish or expect any reward
except the honest consciousness Of being useful 10
my fellow .nizens-suos then could have had the nomi
ration Of sn overwhelming rArty here, - oousdercd
would have sacrificed my honor or put myself In .
ton by the important parties In this city was
made, OF tbs heada Of The department, whom you
Of Name. nameo) Gcutcmen, never hsyipr walked
these boards before, and being my frst APPEARANCE
you must excuse me 4 am not periec, in nv par.
(Cheers "Sir. said this gentleman land you may per
nsps know him by his for large enough 10 fur
psn mo with haocc)-" sr,n ssid he, our onnslns
"Wbo are you In favor Of for President Of the United
States ~ said no. snswered, The Office Of Mayor
Of The City Of New York has nothing 70 DO with
you for as President Of The United sntos?d
Tina. y an .Inpe,,inen: question, snd % not
us,eo, and get the ofce vii yoa rcnoge neY Laugh
or and applause "sr." sLd !, ~ remember the
Pwsr q he Mayor or me CITY O Ssw York sish, DC
honest people" Yor gentlemen, whose SURFACES have
been cold in packed oonyeDton--.hie sold men.
vate character Of the may be- DO n after what may
be his moral condition, no matter whA, his anisoedents
be the regularly nominated addsie, and you do not
vote for him. you viii be spotted By the party. National
sud state politics have nothing 10 DO with the election
mayor itsa question Of dollars aid cents. "0a bot
cir, would yor remove meS" (Lsugrter) "welt sir"
replied, "the Mayor Of the city Of New York has
power 20 remove yo1; The lag docs ~ confsr that
rover upon him" Ind that !. % 7poscd TO be tie
ruth. Literally u Is true; bet there a say Of
reaching thoec feows who corrupt head OF the
city government vhsre the POWER removal no, with
he mayor. suppose be Lad iornd thcrc snohcr
means Of getting r. 90 be Pot 70 another very pain
NJ PRACTICAL uuesrop 'Sr, II you had The power, ard
gcre nominated asd elected would you aui
NY fsnd ~ dor he brought friend Of hs with him,
bot do no, know xho he though should recognize
bin again, berarsa Am accustomed rccolect men On
gsged In try ousncss) "Wcii sir" said l. "thsi is
a plain, pre- teal question, ari ! vii eve you a
PLAIN and practical answer. sr, I have veutrred
upon exrcrimeit I have d3ne, perhaps, vha no
Otber man 10 the city would have the 'mpldence
and that Vs. oier birsen FOR the surasee o. the
honest IeopIe of tbe city Of New York. (Cnccrsl
Wheber shhll sccomplsh my purpose or not do NOS
SNOW" It's Possible tba, d.o all tns language
10 him, but Iassed through my mind "Sr, s6ii i,
" should hafptn 70 be elecud, ana n should happen
70 I'm out thai you were hor sst man and mai the
tr would touch a hair n your