New-York tribune., 1870-11-04
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETING.

A ratification meeting was held last evening
at the corner OF Twenty thrdst and Third under
the auspices OF the Eighteenth Ward Vim. M Tweed
Association ndorsng the nomination OF the Hon James
Brooks for Congress. presided over by H. X. Mnihal'
After addresses by Judge Freeman and James W. Gerard
it, resolutions adopted indOrsing the Hon james
Brooks candidate for Congress He said that ne nso
great interest in the campaign until. like everyone
else he had observed the most patent movements OF the
Administration terrify the people OF this city He
history OF the formation and progress OF the
Government I'D TO the commencement of the Rebellion.
since which time. he said, the Republican party
had been endeavoring to arrogate and concentrate
and the people Of their rights by legislative attempts 20
control the elections In the several states Inc hectoh
passed by the last Congress -, said he, unconsu-
tOna; nevertheless 1t Is our pohcy, no matter no"
wicked is to obey it, because happens 70 ee the law
have repeaters here that there are frauds III our
elections but tel them-hypOcrites that they are
that there were never such frauds perPetrabd as
when Congress oJected me from their haIl they, tno
hypocrites who stockton and VOORHEES, back when
all fairly elected 10y large w r
elected by still larger maoriues they the great iatrIs
ofhypOcres Let them have clean hands before they re-
buke us-with such for the law, ana SUI acass
Of myrndOns as they nave chosen iOl oulei Isos '
ing on, OF the militia any election day; and yetthey
sent regiment regiment OF military mere among
Inundated the voters OF Tennessee and south Carolina,
aud which have gone to Georgia only New orS
thought OF importance 10 carry lot Lne
Radical than Georgia where they carry eecuons
by hiding the ballot boxes FOR six days and then saying
1
] But here they expect TO win Win Tue aIu oI Iuo
miltary-and now over in the ghth ward thty nave
negro marshas and superyisors IN order
G provoke q riot. The "nggers' who are now emitted
arranged. shall get 10 the polls ny dayl5h
that when you, Irlshman German, VI an Alher
white voter 10 the polls early IN ordro vote ne
work. you can't do IT TIL the niggers get
through. it takes ha day aud you object OF raise
your hand in anger the negro marshal has the power 10
arrest yOu, take Ou to jail. and ncarcerate yOu
Is this pretty state OF aifairsi IL has aroused IN
the greatest feeling of anger This assumption Of
power has reduced 40O0O0O Of people to subec0l ana
the President absolute dictator, precisely like the
power / Berlin. II has developed the hychest
feeling of Indignation IN all hearts, and II Is the duty OF
every body call out the Democratic vote on election
day. We not far from the period when we We're all
subject conscrpton from which we could not escape
unless had $500 and in the midst OF profound
peace troops concentrated here To terrfy us irOn
vote and only this Is TO continue 90
wish live day unless IL Is in the FKEE United
States OF America Liberty or death! We are becoming
a subject people. with the Government at Washington
from and ont OF sight to do rs they please ana
what they please And you want such men as am
there 10 Yenate them. And mind, 10 takes more than
1000 majority elect me great deal more; n ia not
necessary to give me majority alone II must be DC
cided majority.