New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-02
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plause.]
In answer to Q storm Of calls Mr. HEcKRB came
forward and addressed the meeting a. follows:
FELLOW cTrxESs-I thank you In the name Of all who
interested in reforming city government for
as rpFs Yu are s sd
representative Of either political party but as the
representative Of those who wish the city govern.
ment to be independents Of parties. MY party
est and economical city governpent more than
to maintain one side or the other Of national issues
or ststs ISSUES intention to have .. are Rs
form party and the great necessity that the citizens OF
NewYork should now have an organized force a. their
command to protect them against the rings OF poll
cans who punder the city under the name OF govern
ing II. But. ever since my nomination. my entire
time has been devoted to organizing and carrying
forward the work Of the canvass and the labor has
been too engrossng during the past few days 70 admit
toned to doing work than to making speeches about
how work ought to be done. In case the citizens OF
New York should elect me their Mayor should devote
myself heartily and earnestly TO execute the duties OF
the office for the equal benefit Of all persons az citizens
and without regard to party oganizatons and should
exert myself TO mature an organized method and iorce
with yigor and economy and without connection with
party politics. In this object we all have common In
tercst. Let us, then. mite in vigorous and earnest
effort at the polls Tuesday next. and with Gods
blessing We shall succeed.
JOHN II. ASTHoS's REMARKS.
Mr.. ANTHOS was then introduced and said that he
was MEMBER OF party. IL was teaffnI symptom VI
the mpurity Of the times when 1t seemed TO be dis
grace to belong to political party. There Is not
corrupt Democrat in office n New.York but he has
Republican brother They rob together without dis
tnction Of party Democratic association has made
its nomination for Mayor-John Hecker. They have
rejected the domination Of Tammany Hail. Parties are
necessary. but they may become corrupt. John T.
Hoffman Is TO all inten,s and purposes. merely the
nominee of three five gentlemen composing the
Ring. Ii custom TO appoint committee to wait upon
a nominee TO receive Its acceptance What does he
say In HE answer. He saws. 81 cannot afford to de-
cline your nomination. One OF the tricks VI Tammany
Hall Is TO get up pools in which the money Is produced
at the Controllers Office by rallies. Matthew L. Brcn
Is Of the biggest bidders at these pools DO not
be blinded by any such tricks At the last election you
will find by The Transcript that there twenty thou
sand votes against Tammany candidate Along with
these will be as many more who belong TO no party
Many Republicans are convinced that their nominee
is not the purcst and most virtuous citizen In
all the world. We shall have their vote also.
Marshall o. Roberts, patriotism. for which II Is sought
eIa him, Is not Of That sort which went out TO hgh
in blue jackets and return manned and worn and poor
II is OF that kind which stayed at home, built and sold
steamboats, 10 the Government which went to the bot
tom after Secretary Weess navy. The only objection
which opponents have found against Mr. Heeker Ia
that he ran from some workmen IN the Park. Every
may know that II because he put an injunction
upon the Controller paying moneys which had never
been earned at the time agreeing 10 see that no
aborng should be debaed OF his just dues for one
moment.
Mr.. - D. EATON then offered the thanks Of the Citi.
sens Association to the meeting. and 1t adjourned.