New-York tribune., 1870-11-01
OPPOSITION TO TAMMANY.
THOMAS A. LEpwTTH FOR MAYOR.

n,
E. ToHLINSoN, AND OTHERS.
New-York is awake TO the necessity of the
hour last night the meeting In Cooper Institute TO
ratfy the Ant-Tammsny nominations, men OF eoth
parties forgot the fact of party existence and houenV
only of municipal referm crowd OF eager 'inteiagcns
sruess citizens poured down into the great hail. nee
every seat sureed down the aises, and overnoweo N.Y.
.he stage The speakers received intelligent silent ~
tentien. Every shot at Tammany yibrated throusn
entire audience Every recognition was 6N' a, .,.,
was deserved William NJ. Tweed, james r'' " - -, n,t
Oakley Hall were the recipients OF hesry " Icd,itb
gToanR while President Grant ana lh' -, ~ tho
-x..ro chccre1 long and Justify The popi"''V -
o,,ht,tc,uoieote for the Mayorslty seehe" uur ~ ,,
.dented in political history. HIS , 40 s-rovv
s,onal for a storm OF applause, wbcn 'S' ,, orsd
more violent "a II grew longer Ana Wh'n , , 49, o
Hi'io WV t CO.. " Honest Tom Ledwith," the seeno
i'' ~ could not be described Nor do lner
,hr.ias,n abate the evening gre" o''
,o1 as deep rooted and as asllhs as tne
rch had brought them there and which ume oouiu n''
efaco nor alter N, 4. ao. o,d rho
uou Thomas W. Clerbe, late Justice Of the supreme
Cpr, WAS nominated and unanimously elected Ohar-
SPEECH OF JUDGE CLERKE
petore taking the chair Judge Cerke said: tehow-
pomoer,,s fcllowcitizcns and felowsodiers IN 'his
rrand campaign. cordially thank you for me honor
which you have Just conferred ON me- Iestee'n "i"e
honor 10 preside over meeting composed OF men "Ho
lave organized for the purpose OF oNeitnI'""s 0o
-r.--,s vora,'elcd in tie political history OF our cou
try since the inception lndepen0enoo tt 10 ho'
party you oppose It is not Tammany Hall in It's piSuhe
glory you oppose il is not even faction III lhe ou
nary sense OF the term, which you oppose You nave
combined to destroy conspiracy, not TO defeat party
a conspiracy that has aIrayed itself against society
IKE the traitors aud advcntuTers led in oden time by
Caline the evcr-infamous, who plotted against the
hhcrtie OF ancient Rome. You have not combined for
the purpose OF advancing the interests OF any particular
men, or promoting the dissemination OF any political
theories Is yOur mission TO rescue the city ueas
ury from the grasp it's spoilers who refuse to tell you
what IL contains what has become OF its contents, and
is you further mis- ON TO restore the right Of suffrage,
Of which these sef-same spoilers have deprived U.S.
lido not agree with the phiosophie poet who says
that "P1rty is tie madness OF many for TIE gam OF
few" for know that antagonistic associations must
exist in free countries when the people differ on funda-
mental questions OF constitutional construction or pout
cal economy But do say that it is madness bndly to
follow dctaton Of spurious eadersprctended Demo
Gratis vcna sodid and whose sole object manlesty is
The accumulation of money and the perpetuation Of Ill
gotten tyranlica rule; To- follow them because lhey
have possession, fe'Oniousy, OF revered TamInany,
whose halls they deseerae and whose bygona teachings
they prOfauc: this, this is worse than madness Ihey
tIe reprSenttives and eXpostors of Democratic ri-
eiIs Tney laugh at principles I'm their private orgies,
a. Cicero supposed the Roman auguTs must have laughed
sn"siles Of our political faith They representatives,
Con ia" Wight No they ae false apostles deceitful
workers." st. Paul called their prototypes III hs
There, before this assembace Of men, seeking to he
free srIaign the eonsprtors for swelling tie de OF cor
rupon and deiuoral alton throughout every channel OF
the City Government arr.hgn them Tor having Iufhg
many years past de- rOyed tine right of suffrage by de
bauchng the baotbox with spurious votes and falsied
returns arragn them for having seized upon the Slty
Treasury by violation OF the 10th section OF the sd ar
tic Of ihc Constitution State and by fraudulent
Interpolation in this years City TaNil OF section 81 OF
that hin. arraigu them for having prOfaned the
blessed and sacred cause of Justice, and pol,
hitting the Bench with their Cor Wle Sa mqoPs TaS51 mn SGe
uactuTe Of decisions made Ia order favorable OF course
the franchises Of the Erie Railroad Company lastly,
aagu them for having encroachcd. during this pres,
discuss public questions and TO choose delegates to their
political conventions, the consprators enforcing Their
aespotc measures by the bludgeons OF nertenary po
encroachIuents on public hbertyi Gracious God Vrnd
TINS II no rash or proane appeal on my psr SraeonS $
Judiciary be polluted and Bar insuted and dis
cSpnt6u 1 nj ar may say Of Society that BAR also
pride and security-now, alas some OF them en-
(thank God many, yeti, subOrned by band OF ad
yentuT.rs trading P9l1lfians ana % be
fore wives and children, in the open day. ana III the
So lost are they to ali sense of proprety. instead Of
"saying 10 the mountains fall on us and TO tue hils
ses and pers ns exhibited in the shops and other public
places, they were heroes who fought and conquered
who founded Institutions for the protection Of the desti-
tute, the promotion of virtue Literature science or
of infamy stamped ndehy on tier brazeh ioiemeds'
They pesruade themselves doubt that they are the
observed Of all observeTsand they The finger OF
pnic scor is pointed at Them and their tools aud
sociates no ong ger associates OF NINE whether
ries before after the fact honorable honorable,
respectable men.
Before long however the downfall of this band Of cor
ruponists will come even in the midst OF Their boast
that horTid crew. Ihexe enemies OF Their country
enemies OF goVeentthese enemies OF social pro-
will soon be made aware that they treasuIDg
up wrath the day OF wrath and see as surely
ssf the handwriting was on that wall before me- as al
Ielshazzars FEAST that they weighed in the bal
and found wanting that their doom evidently
at hand in the only way In which wish to IL accom-
plished mean, by the free surages OF the people
Tomorrow week. the s day of November in the year OF
our Lord ls7O and then shall see our noble city, so
thralled." Great aIplauseI
THE VICE-PRESIDENTs.
AT the conclusion Of Judge Clerke's speech the follow
ing named gentlemen were, on motion, elected Vice
Presidents of the meeng Robert Lenox Kennedy, Gen.
Lloyd Aspuwall p. C. Devlin, Levi p. Merton, j. W.
Ooulburn, Robert d. Hart, L. b. wymaD, Henry F. Vail.
Richard Berry, Eugene CoDger, Henry Nicol James NJ.
Brown. Joseph NJ. Orys David Wood, j. Htlten scri-
Charles s Aithoa e. ISnToe John s. Giles Henry K
Chandler.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Nj Roswell ID. Hatch then offered the following
fueions the salient points Of which most vocer-
pusy eheered, and the whole unanimously adopted:
respectable citizens Of EexYor horror
md sasH e and shameless corruption Of the leaders
keOed repuAie cor.
R @ a. he S9rs; Of IrSe De%oerse, ". ehsee them;
VIII hsag uet their power under the preinse and With the
ld S@ Ss sDd 1s il SS 2S ~
Win sepDg expression Of tho people and poIupg the
an stgs1 ,ed and 6gaeeiul system Of fraudulent
WITH ha'.g .sde partisan machine police
p Tc ssa s TS O O ~ and oppression Of honest
Wa having sould and dbauehd ne sry and made
.s md .'.i & ,' a.. sSs T % sss q he .,Gn. q hee people
b word an IepfoAch hat source % national