The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-03
wEsTcHEsTER POLITICS.


Last evening an enthusiastic meeting held in the
hall Of Mugrew's HOTEL Fordham, to ratfy the State,
judicial Senatorial and county nominations Of the DEM
ocratc party bonfire blazed upon the village green,
and piece OF ordnance awakened tho echoes Of the
woods at intervals through the evening.
At eight O'Clock the meeting was organized by the
election Of Mr. Jesse Lyon chair He introduced
TO the audience Mr.. ToMNsox, who said that
tho North fought for the Union alone, and mot
to build up an ignorant and barbarous race
70 rule tho desines Of the fares portion Of this
tnent He thought the duty Of the North TO treat
the south spirit Of csmency and fraternity, for that
unhappy section had suffered much indeed; and In the
place OF vndlctveness he would substitute the spirit Of
Christian forgiveness, Tar to plant flowers
the graves Of their unpted dead. He believed
new party, which he would term the
United states party. about to como forth,
and govern the doctrines OF this nations party that
ignoring North South, East and West win aim solely to
and the best interests Of this great
su uu pary sSs Fororn 0' Hops ' for i
must make the expression Of intelligence and
criterion Of m.s c.s 70 sSs suffrage Of the people,
The machinery Of politics Is expensive that pow
erty and merit are forbidden the arena whsro vital
tonAl contested and where wealth and patron
ago have exclusive monopoly and control He felt
conscious that the Fororn Hope, embracing the good
work, restore economy in its municipal manage.
mont, Gus on every useless ONCE, and appropr-
plunderod from the public treasury.
Mr.. J. 3. HAsKr was then introduced and spoke
follows
FErIow-CrrzxSs OF wEsrcuEsrEn County, The de.
ightfu autumn weather OF the past month seems TO in
dictate that Providence smiles upon the democratic party
The glorious news from California; Ohio and Pennsyl.
vania has been q rainbow Of hope US, and will
the tuesday with the assurance that
throw Of radical corruption and misroe in the Empire
state. [Appauss.l appear before you tonight
your delegate to the last stale Convention
for the purpose OF vindicating the platform
Of principles there proclaimed and their political issues
national State and local, as involved in the present
campaign. The late republican Secretary OF State,
Chaunccy NJ Dspew in speaking Of tho democratic
platform, took occasion to that il the moss
cowardy that had ever been presented in The Conven-
me with having belonged 70 all partes When
! remember my canvass for Congress in 1858
Mr.. Dcpew and some other of his republican friends
feel that his personal attack ungracious, II not
soDa records only aliude his attack to say that
am not disappointed candidate for the Office OF
Collector OF the port Of New York under M.
tous Of filing, nor WAS / hungry lobbyist
assert that platform Is bold and explicit and does
publican party confessedly cosardly the question
Of negro suffrage, and meant 10 deceive on the question
York has placed Itself on high ground n favor Q, pre-
serving the fhith OF the nation In relation 70 the
national debt which the republican party has
economy OF administration. honesty in the collection
and application Of the public revenues. smph6caton Of
aud equality in taxation aud currency issued for the
benefit Of the people rather than corporations Cheers
IL has denounced the effort OF the radical party
the power has usarpsd BY establishing negro 50,
with the acknowledgements OF the Of the
white popuiation-Chees-and IL has stigma
tizcd tho refusal Of that party to submit the
question Of negro suffrage to the people of this a.
cowardly evasion OF their paramount (Appauss
II hss denounced the corruption OF the republican
the MANAGEMENT Of the canals. itg CoDf0gx4d
degradation Of the Legislature BY the frauds OF IL repre-
their rss. no g 70 %
ps.s 9 l ssssi% the ss ss'
:Ss ": ..y Ta s:.,.sd ss
.aoDsd and native eiiissns sss ks entitled y thspe
tec,,on Of the American nag, and ~ cs upon hM "a.
ministraion enforce IL We gave uitsos R.ss ,oshs
nov charge upon tho republican party and ~ leaders
ipcapacty TO honestly administer the Anhrs ether OF
General lee surrendered 70 sne invncibe Grfps new
condition Of things From that time peace should
have been reality in fact - well az name and the dead
atIon OF the country should have been directed towards
the development OF national resources and tho people
that they had but interest Tho prosperity OF the
whole country. Our immense national debt OF nearly
ns b. ,s on
adoushed the party IN power that the duty OF states.
manshp TO reduce the debt and reduce the burden
Phillips Thsddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner and
schuyler Cofax have BY their teachings engen..
dcred new feeling OF sectional hatred North as well
a. South The agricultural resources Of the South have
been reduced by their advice 70 the working classes not
10 labor for their old masters They have established
Freedmans Bureau, at cost OF thirtyve millions OF
dollars DOR annum 70 support negroes IN idcness and
teach them that their only duty h to vote for their re-
publican instead OF their former slave masters,
and have sought degrade the white and the in
evitabIe result Is war OF races BY this course they
have introduced feeling Of anxiety and dstrust in ,hc
North keeping capital back and producing staenson IN
business which may at any time cnlminate IN
financial distress aud ruin They have introduced the
military pro-consuar system Of Rome. under Cesar
yarus and Pompey, but In much more expensive form
The sppropriations for the War Department alone this
wear amount to the sum OF one hundred and
nnety W million dollars. This Is IN opposition TO the
fourth resolution OF the platform Of the republican party
adopted 1t Chicago. 81 foilows:-
That mo maintenance involsts OF the rights Of the
and especially tbs right Of each state 70 order ana
control lie own domestic institutions according W ia own
Judgment exclusively 4 essential 2 that balanre o. pgwe
fabric depends and denounee the swiess invasion BY
armed forcs on the sen Of state Territory matter
under what pretert among the gravcst IL crimes.
Ths 10 in opposition also 70 the resolution offered 10
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