The New York herald., 1869-10-28


that there Is sufficient In the case 10 war
rant a belief IN the truth Of the alhags, allegga,
or l0h ndresty eaI ne eennscted Win tns dsscea con-
spiracy against the peopef IL Is bnnllatlng attl-
Lude IN which ne thus places tne nasiou snsn na.
circumstances deem II necessary 10 coulraulct such
an accusation over MS own signature 10 the pubic
printsS None. TO deny 10 sometimes hah admis-
SION Men accused Of crime are always ready 10
plead not guilty But we must Judge the PRESIDENTS
difficulty. lie may be the victim. but cannot be the
accomplce OF crime IN Others. believe him TO be
an honest man and good man, but ne is unequal
bold, bad men he has called around him as ms ad-
Vlsers and conhdants.
MIR. FoLLErT's SPEECH.
The Chairman next introduced
MT FoLLErT. speaker OF the Legislature o. ONO,
who was greeted with cheers. Tic SAID d-Fe.iow citI.
the nation coming, al do, from the state or ohio.
you WI. expect me TO say word about the result Of
test beaten but not discouraged. II we had discussed
the great questions which our leaders thought 1t ad
on n Go as yos as aona and IN Ns%
York, wc would have been victorious In OHIO We
I wsa loo saa o. II qp py sss ns
contest as we should nave done We would have
placed in the Executive char ohos rayorite states
happy to see the policy You '' are pursuing ing
in New York, and regret that IL was not adopted in
Sns ssx YORK % me are RADICAL Ss' say ( sa pa M
psy es'pen IL s ss' sy sssn sss Rssss
on platform which they soon violated and
ns and 9 Rs mat nna e @
been TO the interest OF the party and its leaders
TO trampie upon pledge this republican party has
not failed TO do SO. rle speaker then recdunted at
some length. h.thelvaciatons OF the republican party
during the war and SINCE the restoration OF peacel
the the country negro saTrags In the shape Of
the fifteenth amendment. This question OF
as IN os n a
cided against the measure Other States had done
the same thing; but still Congress had brought u up
again, and the matter TO come before the State
Legislatures. Ohio's democratic Legislature last
year had taken the lead IN the matter and
voted down the fifteenth amendment. (Great cheers
They would remember tnat the radical Legislature
ratified the fifteenth amendment, but the democratic
Legislature rescnded 1t. The same thing could be
done in New York. II was said that some OF the
judges and lawyers had declared that after an
ton could not be resclnded Try It in New YORK
tAppiause.l The Legislature erected this fall
mad an opportunity to withdraw the Ial. rann.
State before which the proposition had been pre-
sented 20 the people had rejected H. But now, BY
to accept t. II had been presented to the people in
all its deformity, but In the form oil the fifteenth
relish. The negro was brought to the ballot box,
but that was no argument to sustain such proceed
Ing lhe desire TO BRING the negro 70 tle ballot box
means to have the ballot box pure and intelligent and
to retain that purity and Intelligence put they wanted
to bring TO the ballot box a power which they
expected to be able 10 control. The speaker then
proceeded at some length TO point out the enect OF
pet-baggars' actions. He was personally
acquainted with man who had position IN the
United states Senate from Alabama who a
few shorts weeks ago was elected That same
man desired previously ia the state or Ohio
position III the state Senate and was
rejected BY MS party at home as being unit FOR the
position. But the time ol such mems rule was fast
drawing to close. Their days wereinumoered, and
democrats would soon sing over tnelr graves Ihe
same requiem that was sung over the grave o. Tom
Payne
Where tits soae aud how Il fares
Nobody knows and nobody cares.
daughter and appause.) For tue present admins
tration tney had little respect III ono. me pcope
had single thought OF the administrator was some
insignificant fellow who feared lest lie might awake
some morning and ind q telegraphlc despatch
QIaughter.l Men whose names were as little
known Bore's was before his appointment.
such men were congregated under the lead
years years ago, was brought up in a little
town in Ilinois-so small that man OF ordinary
capacity would have supposed he could not drive
cart But Grant after his administration would
retire with sutncIent cigars and whlsRey, without
a single compuncuon of conscience 10 the shades OF
private life. such man rs That occupied the place
TO which Horatlo Seymour should have been
elected In conclusion the speaker called upon the
voters OF New York TO endorse their action
of last fall by giving their grand democratic ma
proper rebuke to the present administration. and
that majority he was confident New York would
would place herself al the head or other states not
only in population but in democratic feeling and
sentiment, sue would set an example TO her sister
states-states true to constitution States which
loved the Union, states jealous OF their rights aud
ever ready TO maintain them. tApplause.l
SPEECH OF RICHARD o'GoRMAN.
The CHAIRMAN next introduced Richard 0'Gor-
man, who after the cheers which greeted MS
appearance had subsidized proceeied 70 address the
assembly. lie said he had read Il few hours ago
leading article in one OF the radical morning
iation, and called the New iorx Tri.
ban9 Qoud laughter and applausel very
wora aps ms to s,a ana 70 the
polls ~ AS the Tribune article concluded, he would
commence his address TO the democracy by saying
(Cheers.l The ballot was nowadays the true weapon
Of the free man. As they had Just heard
over Europe peoples that had lost their liberties
were STRIVING to regain them. teheers.l But oil
the people. The days Of barricades were nearly
gone by. Patent weapons OF war had all fortified
ns hanas oi the Few asanss se many Mas v hafd ar
once lost 1t; but 1t was o shame tor people when
they had their liberties and might defend them-lt
was shame for them to lose them while they live.
tCncers.) Therefore let them arm themselves with
the ballot aud register In the two days OF this week
left DO them. He knew II was troublesome. He knew
every dniculty which the law put In their way.
They had got 10 spend day registering their names
workingmen's time their money, and working
men could no. well spare money. But all that was
precisely what the republican Legislature intended
that passed the Registry law II was not to keep out
that that law was passed. They had got 10 meet
them In that effort. Let them register arm them
selves with the ballot and vote the democratic
ticket when the time came. loud cheers so,
after all, the contest into which they were entering
was contest between the laboring men and the
illegitimate monopoly OF wealth. Cheers.l
Look at the unity thar pervaded tue state Con-
ventiop Look 1T the names on the state ticket.
Why, with all the political maevoeuce OF the re-
publican party, they dared not lay the finger Of
scorn upon any one or the names that were
by that Convention presented to democratic
suffrage. Cheers. While the republican
party was qaarreliing with It's own nomi-
nees, even the republican party dared not lift q
word against the nominee Of the demecracy-John
II. Holman Qoud and long continued cheering, the
Governor OF this State Let them give him help, and
give such majority in this city as would aid the
State. GIVE hum senate. Give MIN Legsl
ture thoroughly democratic (Cheers.l Rescue, at
least the Empire State from the foul grasp or q
republican ollgarchy. tApplause.l Make II again
the leader in the grand march OF freedom, and one