The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-28

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Addresses by Fernando Wool, Jumes Brooks
and Others.
In the lower hall (Dan Bryantsl the audience was
not so large might have been expected The
stage was pr0tusely decorated with United States
lags and was occupied by quite number OF vet
eran political campaigners. The police arrange
ments made ample accommodation for ladies', sew
eral OF whom we're present. band ON the
gallery played some lively airs. till at
about eight O'Clock Mir. d. +. Freeman called the
meeting to order by introducing the Hon. Ager-
non s. sullivan as chairman. Mr.. Sullivan on TAX
ing the char expressed the qualification he felt at
being called to preside the meeting and said ne
shared all the enthusiasm Of The thousands outside
VINO had assembled 10 ratify the Tammany nomina-
tI0ns He then called for cheers Ia ratification OF
the democratic programme. which were given with
a WIN, and tue frst speaker.
FERNANDO WOOD.
was introduced. MIR. Wood began his address by
abiding to the attractions out OF doors, and pre-
stunned that never on any previous occasion was
there so large ana enthusiastic demonstration as
then being witnessed around the Tammany building
was there before in the history or the demo-
cratic party so confident SO permanent an effort
10 preserve the State TO the democracy as was now
being made. He saw in the papers Wednesday
satement made by certain massachusetts, Sena-
tor which boosted that the republicans were IN pos
session or the entire government They mad the
President, the Congress AMI the Supreme Court, anu
they would hold them unacr all circumstances.
Tney had no douht the President and the Congress.
and for the 1rst time In the history Of The c0unlr
the supreme Court, which should be above
all political control, but which they degraded Tor
their own ev purposes. As 10 the threat OF holding
the entire government under every circumstance IN
The future the latest act OF President Grant would
seem TO Indicate that the threat was meant In Its
entirety for no greater proof OF this could
be given than Grants sending to this CITY
ance OF the puolic will But admitting that
the republicans nave had this absolute control OF the
general government what, during Tie ten Years they
have held It, nave they accompllsheds They came
into power with Lincoln in 1871, when there was
great cominotion in the country. They are respon.
sibe Tor the war; Fosterty VIII deciue go. The
war could have been finished within three years.
They proved failure in conducting 1t. After 1t
over 1t need not be said how they acted instead
prosperity ana peace. They neither reduced taxa
ton, nor promoted harmony, nor demanded our
just rights from England nor revived our trade In
foreign waters, nor restored gold and silver the
circulating medium Of the country. or efficiency
none. They might have brought US back again to
the old days OF prosperity, when our nag was
spected and we were becoming the greatest, most
but they did not We have got from them in
creased taxation. unsettled Alabama claims,
n cowardiy foreign policy, an exhausted
revenue. paper currency and utter inefn-
cheney in the management Of public affairs They
believe THESE monthly statements OF the government
on the subject. They conceal tue true state OF
affairs and never allude to the 34000Oo0 900 OF debt
From the manner In which they boast OF this reduc-
ton OF the debt II would seem as II such
In the history of the country At the close or
the American Revolution there was = DEBT OF
cS Il WAS IN when ing Msl
closed 1t was $1a3 0000)O; but In 1897 at the close
% Audrey @ term a. from
the whole debt was liquidated, every dollar
OF 1t. In 1916 we had The war with Mexico,
1856. the much abli\ed Franklin Pierce the public
debt was reduced to twenty millions OF dollars, and
when Lincoln was elected President 1t was almost
TO be proud OF. Contrast this with the debt under
the republican administration and he would say, so
help his God, he believed twO-thirds or that debt
was absolute and wholesale republican robbery, Now
that we are after having i've years OF peace. taxa
ton should nOtkbe higher than what 1t Wasve years
before the war. But the lowest sum for any one
year since the close or the was $500 10000 and
expenses amounted to $500, 100000 He and
his colleagues had the utmost difficulty In
income tai rom five 10 two and hall per cent
and this too when republican q ngiess was laying
schemes to raise more money. The speaker then
tween Grant and HOFFMAN and was will
ing to take the two men as representatives
OF repubicanism and democracy. In speaking OF
Grant. he said he was not possessed OF sufficient
intelligence TO understand the position he FLIED,
and as to his Cabinet II was composed OF men below
mediocrity, not one OF whom before their official
career began was able to attain d higher position
than that OF u third rate lawyer In a country town.
JAMES BROOKS
was next introduced and said he came there az
member OF Congress to protest against the action or
President Grant In sending the United States troops
tcis city 10 1nlerlcre with the state elections.
He believed these troops were sent here for the pur
pose OF intimidation. There was no intention on
the part Of democratic voters in this city and
State to resist the law. Full and amp power was
vested IN the civil authorities to preserve order and
the enforcement oil the laws These troops were
sent out here to insult us. Among them is one regi
ment just returned from South Carolina and Tennes-
see where their business to aid eiecting me-
groes to Congress. He protested agails this insult
to the Empire CITY, and pronounced this act OF Prcsi-
dent Grant as unwlse. tyrannlcal and In utter hos
tilty to the constitution OF our country, and he in
voked the President to withdraw his army and leave
US co the protection of the United States laws.
SUNSET COX
was the next speaker and said that the procession
then passing outside was the significant speech
that could possibly made. New York had never
given up her domestic rights, and he was saddened
to introduced to tins city power alien to her
institutions 1t seemed to him that the presence of
United States troops here was intended to
try to provoke New York citizens 10 a disturbance.
Mr.. Cox tnen took up his opponent, Mr.. Greeley,
and, after amusing the audience for some time at
the expense OF the farmer from Chappaqua, he dis
dorsing Mr.. Woods statements as TO the hard light
that had been made in Congress last session even
for the very smallest amount OF reduction oil the
TAX burtheDs.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Mr.. Cox followed by the Hon. Thomas 7.
AcKers, Judge Reuter- and Congressman Robinson,
all OF whom made BRIEF speeches.
The meeting closed with cheers for the Tammany
ticket.
THE OR AND STAND.
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