New-York tribune., 1871-11-04
BROOKLYN REFORM.
GREAT REPUBLICAN RALLY,

from the proscenum boxes and stage whe inerspersed
throughout the main body OF tho han were banners in
scrbed with the names OF the Republican candidates to
be voted for on Tuesday next The asscmbsce was
called to order by Gen. Isaac 6. Catin and the Hon.
Benjamin d. s!llimsn was chosen TO preside The fol-
lowing letters from Senator Fenton and William NJ
Evarts were read:
MY DEAR SIR: have felt Obliged TO decline ali i6yi-
myself to one speccl at my home Tbanpir " o ,Un fp
yOnr polite request to be with you on the evening Of Noy
o. I, @ ina'ni E,IG " GtiS IT'D yours r. E. FESIoS.
LETTER PROM wM. NJ EvARTs
MI DEAR sIR regret extremely that it was o. not in
to be held at the Academy Of Music tpnirbt nS yon5
Committee did me the honor to invite me 10 do ~
in hc SIssnCs OF the SppaS rGG o or Of speech
shoe king municipal msrule under which the pr paonie
beng heeccd of their daily earnings and robSed Of
the property they NAV have been fortunate enough to
Indignation when read the severe and uninching eX
posurr Of the f1ands and rapne which rule in Brook
toLigcnce and public conscience. thought we had
"suppcd full horrors IN Eew-York but yon TO have
ours ] firmly believe that the peOple are
now thoroughly aroused and that thcynncan ike law
abiding people they are, 10 exercise hrir rights a
the polls and obtaining them to insist upon their rights
ter end OF tie punishment OF all rascals Iii office, with
In case however this aroused and wrathful pcople are
dcfraudcd OF their rights Of suffrage at the coming eicc
on by false voting or false counting votes Ihave
ninyn- and hbcrty-iovinr Ironie es wau i 80 20 I yS
abiding peope and we are Gnc likely TO demand OF the
th~ir % crimes rim wii6ont or dslay Vi
am quite that you will be able centrate your
and tina, yuu understand, do that the Senators
and Assemolymcn the hopo Of protection Of property
onsrous crimes and OF the restoration capacity and
honest purpose in the state and City Governments
pie in this civil revolution are immense Tn" rascas
detected their crimes and the work Of their admins
traon; the frivolous emharrassmens Of party or
personal enangement are cast aside, and the
l tdT issue the Inve. and T the count fsa'ss at
last to bo made in open day as to which SIDE the TGGt &
you on Tuesday next; implore you TO waste
strength in divisions factions or candidates. and we an
men throughout the state the victory which shall
save Us from shame and ruin Very tIp,y y%nrs,
letter from Senator COnknr, representing his ina
by to present and indorsng the object of the meet
inG, was also read
SPEECH OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL AKERMAN.
The hrs, speaker was Attorney Akcrman, who
occupied large thare Of The evening hy discussion OF
the relations Of the General Administration OF this
try to the Southern States He said there were two
questions that IN the South after the war, and
were desirable objects to the sober Southern mind. one
OF thosr WIS how best 10 harmonic the with
National Government and the OF the country; the
other Was Low to hurmonize the two races ~ the south
t. I!r,t C". tion easy Of sol on II they not
wlfuIly blind. Their struggle having failed and they
having lTUiesocd IL have ~ en- 1t up W. r. bound IN
honor and good citizenship TO give up thoroughly and
heartil-havng pro'eS>cd To snrrrn 'er they should
Lave surrendered ali that was involved lAppausr
In regard to the other question: the Southern people
fo1nd thai the blacks We're not as thry IN
them, and the terms OF instruction Dictated by Con
cessty hut that which promised TO be- after all the
fIircst BEST and most lasting settlement OF an alarming
view the blacks inhe light which the right thinking
portion OF the United States regarded them A soon as
they alrayed them .eves in the Democratic party and
ilere they stand now, because in that party they
quarrel with the negro and with the Government Of the
United States. IArPlansel Mr.. Akerman then reviewed
ton 1t useless now for the people there to say that
the law viii ness ons easy so
certain. The people know who does IT ana they oon,a
can friends here stand frm and they can P0ieGt Their
friends at the S0a o berv % ppya thore IL s
inossbe that should long remain In the attitude
az siaTd T' They have fertile soil All they in
good iaiih to abandon the prcndccs Of the past and
cunsut the Of the future and they Will De Large
contributors W their and your PROSPERITY
Resolutions ndorsine the ticket and the Administra-
ton Of President Grant were then read and Unanimously
adopted.
SPEECH OF THE hon. BENJAMIN =. TRACY.
The lion. benjamin F. Tracy was ncxtmtrodnced He
said: propose consider the questions peculiarly at
stake in BROOKLYN You have read in the papers OF the
last week an earnest discussion carried between the
leading Democratic organ Of this city and your present
Mayor on question Of the Indebtedness OF BrooKyn
and the corruption OF what Is generally known as the
Democratic Ring Of this city. The Democratic organ
has asserted that the entire debt Of Brooklyn Is about
kIs OOOOOO Your Mayor has proclaimed that 1t Is
q; The fact that It Is impossible for men. after
careful inquiry to ascertain within SbOOOC WHAT tne
true state Of Brooklyns Indebtedness s ought 10 n s
rulers highly essential TO the best interests OF bIOk
lyn have devoted myself for ne & last Two OF tIreG @
! ling
find looking into the pubic documents VI l. 'I''
that The main point there is after all pu' H''e u
According 10 all pnbic nccounts the City OF BROOKLYN
nrnneT az they call IT, owed the ls OF July last,
L. aqc 0g IN There il another indebtedness for which
BrUOkyn has issued its bonds and OF which 1t Is obliged,
tcrest and principal, called the Local Improvement
B1nds Amounting in all as all agree 10 IS o2Ol92 S The
County debt all agree amounted on the lst OF July last
IN 81 10 and making in all the total amount OF bonds
Of the Civ and County July l. 1870 65l
cGnav caT that Since rho 1st Of last July there have
been issued further bonds TO ,o the atho1,nt aouI
Of bonds outstanding against the Hsr City 5nyyr, for
which we are compelled TO pay terTT t5ofe navmen o;
S33s75OO5 Tie bonds issued since July are ior %
Gates to pay arrears OF taxGs' ~ tSc STATE q, New
York providing that, whereas tne Cy ol & t
heretofore been in the habit OF Upon ino
several wards the amount OF taxes remaining
unpaid on the 1st of July of each year, instead stead
Of doing that bonds are TO aSrrd s icP for the rdsmpo1
OF those bonds they shall De cOHeetCu io u ~ "
time Previous tins year we nave had lhSod
n1 The taT list from $4,000 10 $4OOOOO and $5OO0O for
arrears OF taxes This wear have no such h nor TAX
hs but we have $5OOOO OF bonds ssnea ID % tt PHr.
rr ca1iAcafee of indebtedness as trey are caueu Fpr
the East River Bridge July 500 o OF bonds nave
heen ,ssuel Tor tA Pak Loan, Tor Ohonstreet
s9s Gao Tor e central sewer t0 600 for on
Sonds. sS0p; fsr npaSinE streets Win NicOlsoh,
6crmshaw and Gdidet, $780, 0c and lor ne "a'eE iO1
sT5 900 making e. 42l 900 since July !. . Ia. 49,,
Now il me debt for local Improvements eiy IeUti @
The Democratic organ says no. that Is Local ae9t aha
cannot properly be- charged against the CITY anu taat
really il about all the dispute there s Inc aw IITer @
which these local improvements were authoriIea pro-
that the City OF brooklyn shall issue bonds 70 pay
for them and that the city snail provide LOT the sel