New-York tribune., 1871-11-18

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samuel J. Tilden was then introduced.
SPEECH OF SAMUEL J. TnDEN.
came here tonight more than for any other reason 70
manifest by my personal presence the ympnfhy Ieei
with the Association aud With that great and high ana
noble which IL Is Instituted TO uphold. Whoever
viii mediate upon the present condition OF political
affairs must be struck with the great alarming fact
that government is ceasine to answer its ends
and II he viii think Of the causes OF this
condition Of things he will nd that is in the great de-
cadence Of public spirit and tho nAttenton Of the peo
Sf the RspaSic when % the pstots% Of the County
stimulated BY sense OF national danger when there
ss'G sss people ' dsVotea @ soo pec Ed.eas.oS
Government, Cover but when the danger dissppesred the
people gave less attention TO concerns Of public interest,"
turned over 70 professional class who ade politics
business Of personal advantage and emolumente NO
citizen unless he gives attention TO the concerns OF cyn
government. TApplause had occasion to say recently
that the who IN country IA no politician unn6
70 be citizen. BY politician, mean not 2 man who
seeks Office for personal profit, but who funs tnat op
Give an earnest careful and habitnal attention to the
conduct Of government II not sufficient that
for @ moment upon the functions which pontlcai
parties perform, you win see that they enact -.
Of RsE in popular @ rsrgSS gn se %
SVual citizen 1ae has little to DO except to decide between
the candidates presented by rival parties ~ al goo
pSes ps4 SH at% an to
viii combine and form rngsan evil which mas exstea
~ a Gy sTDE me as permit to
to It. at time when the Democrats had majority in
this city and the Republicans majority II the egSSs
that were trained and educated to consuMmate the
crimes Of which this city has recently been hs vS Sf
parties to emancpate thepeope from the tnradom Wild
cmsd tneS NOT pesS Of specific to
enacted by your Legislature about to assemble reier
to cause that is dsepsr Srd %Sps en S a
sense Of Obligation 70 atSnd sv dulles
Hed hG1 OuT ] SSceStors that have felt myself c6a
enged because 1 continued 70 take some part
man p%o wSo con1scrstes himself wholly to the business
of making money and inoressing Perhsps, ms sresoy
fortune was Regarded ~ tno
and reverenced and to be called better citizen than
the man OF education Of talent perhaps, who, having
been cOnyersant with books and having learned some
thoR from the example OF our great ancestors continued
TO perform the duties Of citizen This s false anc
morbid condition Of society, and no community can
nrosper while 4t continues. In conclusion Mr. nlden
urged more attention on the part Of citizens TO their
political duties
Mr.. oiney, the Vice President Of the Young Mems
Political Reform Association and NJ. C. D. Borden also
addressed the meeting On motion Of Mr. Varnum, Q
COMMITTEES was appointed to enAeavor to secure nom
the next Legislature fair and nonpartan charter for
this city.