The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-17

Resolved, That the which have cvertsren
.hey have succee led ~ others alike admonish that
be- Of po q & o ~
perss'eni sysem.tic efor, and this efo Ne
triumph
The resolutions were received with cheers and
Altsrtne resolutions were declared as adopted By the
Chair The Brooslyn Union Gise Club advanced 10
the front OF the platform and sang 'Frlenis OF the
Union We greet you tonight"
The CHAIRMAN men announced that the Hon. Schuyler
Coax, Speaker OF the House OF Observation-Disclosures
cheers) would speak 70 them in that hail. enc week
from 10 night. the republican CAUSE Cheers and
laughter the audience being evidently disappeared that
Mr. Coliax was 10, present The meeting will now be
addressed b. toe Hon W. NJ. Evarta
sPsDH ~ EvARrs.
Mr.. EvARrs who received with cheers then
forward aud ssid:--Iadies ana gcntsmen-I glad 10
meet an intelligent earnest honest crowd OF American
citizens who TO determine with the electors OF this
great State the important tissues which impending
canvass Is u determine responded with pleasure
the invitation OF your committee, although with much
distress 20 nv inability 10 treat within the
limis Of ratihca ION SPEECH tho great and
diGcnt qrstions which have been the SUBJECT
OF the deliberations and the action OF the Con-
eress Of tho United States during the last two years.
Yet believe that much Of the uncertainty, much o: the
disconcertsd sentiment OF tho people III the United
s atos In regard to their affairs would disappear by
clear hcarfu patient investigation OF the matters 10
difference between the people aud region lseiy in re
and the democratic pary-between tho ,nrrcss OF 1he
United States and the Pres dent without party.
iCheers The canvass on which We ara 70 enter 10
determine the preponderance N this mighty, populons
aud poser.ul Stale OF tho American Union of one or
other 81 the two parties tuat divide the sense the
streng aud Tho action OF tho people and Il
ia 10 give some indication at least OF considerable
weight and significance TO the part which this STATE
y TO take In The impending canvass tor the federal eec-
tan or President during tue c0min1 year Now, gentle
ncn, the importance OF lis adherng ~ the polls IN
November next in the great State Of New York, to tho
prime pies that from the grave that
have divided the country for the past eight years. no
person could overss,imats. tcheersl 90 not speak
10 much Of It's importance, - to An apprehen-
for party the other In choosing its
candidates for the next Presidential election for VIII
defy almost any INTEL gent politician TO show where
candidate accepted BY our party Is not substantially sure
OF his election Cheers win defy any neiligent poll
tcan OF the opposite party TO name OF their
d,aates possibly DO expected gain cleo
ton. So tnat the material interests OF the party the
poll ical distribution OF is ver, TO me to be
little improved for the next years CANVASS i the
country prepared for that The elections that
u take place this in tue loyal States ,termne
who to lie President next year, and what that
patty VI 70 DO elected next year 10 do for
country LIS safety, ITS prosperity ana its advancement.
We, then. have canvass in which we are really ing
our own party strength and our only question and onlv
doubt whether party Its full ght vii, be wise
enough, and courageous enough, TO do ITS full duty.
tCheers No other party can save or hurt this country
general, do anything but throw INTO co e
drag through the miro Of disgrace and through
the blunders or s,atesmanshp aud the penis OF civil
dssensou beloved country OF ours, which havo
saved by our own blond and by our treasure Zap
piause No party but our own can effect once and tor
-
coming year provided success in eievatng
ddatss TO office Ia accompanied BY the Iiftny OF
true principles into full an permanent power icheers
provided that election Vi President in regard to
whom one-halr Of our party strength has
10 be expended in testing how mncn he ID our
President and how much Ime QUO elses; provided Il
gves Us Vice President who shall leave questoa
open agitation whether In the eyent OF his
beng called on 10 occupy the Presidential char, our
party goes stops These great banging
the balance you will see that am right IN looking
upon Tho election 10 this State this fall test Of the
aonnth vir.u nf fhe hl,fan
1 say anything upon the great pr ncipes before us
let me say word or 40 on matters which
d. MT belong 10 politics, but which have
been dragged by OF the OF the democratic
Cony epiion-MAyor Hoffman and Governor Seymour
mean tho issue 10 regard 10 the Excise a.s, ana toe
ss,o reg ard mode OF governing the State Of
New York Properly speaking the Erciss Law of this
city, in force in somo Of the New En- land States,
not be called part or the police OF the Union party in
tho True, all the legislatures Of all tae loyal
States In the hands OF The Union party. why
ali inc legislation all subjects proceeded
power and wisdom OF that party. Mayor Hona
says he Is in favor OF . just Excise law. We'll
are in favor Of just excise law. But when We say
just excise law We mean law That has some potency
and virtue 10 correct The evils and repair The
IN ischefs OF intemperauce applause We know thai
IN tbs cry OF tho moral aud religious portion
oi our community, demanding tina, the duls
between aud man should be done in stopping
tho cd o. tempta ion and the universal power OF
Inemperance and knew thai the rights OF the tax
payers and the economical adm nstrson required that
a cuslom which imposed such enormous expenses in
crime aud pauperisn should bee subjected to
specal taxation 10 meet this d,at upon me resources al
Inc oonn,v When Mayor Honnan saws ne aoproycs 4
ns FIci,e law doca ne paeau tat wn,cn returned. ix
oon into the or that which brngs in
n n,lion ar a million ami a auartsr When no saws n
lust system does lie mean a system winch inflaIued
/ might Amos saw the moral and consclenliou citlze
OF SIMS city proclaim IL snane ana . reproach
CHRISTIAN country tuat such les OF lie sabbath
81 on he aloAed II he does MOI then say tnat our
panv can a, ,e,st be trusted win tne Vi ts Of men
IVA ar. ready 10 see TO-DAY that lust exc,se law ana,
be ma mia, ned free from these accidental mpediments
aud meeting the Tequ rements OF that larss aud
useful popvstiou drawn rom foreign countries
AMI h.vIn, differ nj ylaws from oar onn ON sund ~
ofsersaara Mr E.arls naxt alluded "a inc COM
MANI al toyoruor SEWN ur that ana REPUBLICANS
we're a msdding party, and deiena,d them
fr,n ina. arcnss,ion ia procaAlet.--py me
govarnent Of ms no, ~ IN. efforts OF our party
bot bv M. efforts nnd virtue Of the Democratic psrty
tncre was nothing done pnl thsy Ala uo do Tor Inc
gooa al ina civ oxreut md, a what they were pra
tented fro,n iog by ti,o OF me rsiatro
II auphe- a, A cries ., good ii Well IA Won taxe the
ION mai tho ale any in nocs = "a mind vor
avn du,e. area th,l II - trne III tnetn that All nav
r,nIt M 80 III n s4hstane, tor their oyn len IA
they ! 3 presen cd from "a b. the LegsIaur1 81