New-York tribune., 1871-04-07
POLITICAL REFORM.
Continued from Third Page.

,-rrotestio- - of faei A ,he bsrotbor J
s. E s ~ i ~ ss S.s great ,Sosei are i1.spss5e
s :. :. AMI % s' ~ % interest 66OleS and STAT, & demand Ss
Costtaoa q the state shall be Amended s 70 prohibit cApPro
Ft That le s.slc, BY re eod. Of good Es,@s,y' Of their
O. political s snd Ae control Of doe oea ana Sate Govern
dencs oi decline IN gu9e virtue aa hist We cat gPn M d e.ss
Sit which bsy src accustomed 70 sc ey shall condition Of
elna support present esnd for SSe Seo Ar & |oTsy ai o
sertsi pHlcgles o. cur institutions - -. -....
Resold fhst individual Psot'm however sstes ehnnot cope
sru. Of Feycrne1t We re,ri s Council Pslds, vob
h for s object Inc uoon an friends Of eoOi government without
regent the ,vs winch they es.sI'sn S ae M Haeoa 9ae.-%Sa %
W eau aon em 70 give their selye eTstoa sBd support
ADDRESS OF THE HON. Wa. VI. EvARTs.
The Chairman then introduced we Hon. VIM NJ. Evarts
who spoke follows:
FFIow-CIrIzIs am quite sure that IL the patriotic
laborous efforts Of the Council of Political Reform now
carried on years not only in this city but in TINS
State laying the foundations for great and important
public action could be rewarded tonight by no oonse-
quenees from their cali but this assemblaee itse
II woud I've 70 them evidence you evidence to honest
men evidence 20 knsves evidence that the people OF TINS
ctv and Of this county take an interest In the suos
tia welfare Of the Commonwealth ana IN t sno Ss
fame of American citizenship Applause tor lhs as5elE
by SO vast its numbers universal m l's cohlIee
80 earnest and honest in its makeup Is brought muef
by none of the eXctemcnS of politics. py no .Cat toi
candidates and by no interest ~ the results OF an! Sto
oql Cilcion The econuratiOu which has brought You 10
- a. j. IN ,rCve me coniuration bind YOU in the
warfare the weapons OF which yOu tonight TO as
sne. and that Is coIlurailon as SeSP anu o. @ w. se
TeiJ and with which il was saved from the ruin that
was threatened it by violence IA s. laqSe'l f0I OF Wl'
good s that should have bra ana hcroc ancestors
and that should have brave ana heroic coteInlQ-
racs on The ned Cf bSte, , - 10 o.1 r M
when this herosm has secured perfect triumph, our
slime of fraud what would not be yielded TO the roar OF
bsttlel Applausel Tle truth IS gentlemen ts"t 9
public mind throughout this whole countIy-of deep OF
rest
without a guardian, except what eaoh hiaNe LeAIt a,
heaagay what strength, any scattered and dIgsed
tordd purposes and confederated In the bohuS OF COLI
mon iuialnyi ,,..., No., 49,,
Undertaken to set on foot the sentiments and movements
Eud T. facilitate the combinations by which disorganza-
combined movement Of selfsness and fraud, finds its
nores ss II su6terranean links can ne nadc Ge
tween the kudves OF both parties, open ana manly com
buaOns can De made by the true men OF both pdrIes
fDrlae The occasion of this meeting isthe pendency
of measures before the Legislature threatehg
serous accession 70 the strength AGAINST Nn'1 We
allied serious innovations Of the common Ilgit
we nave our pride and our salety ,,Fdr. ana '1o to
parties We ar all adherents OF party or me otner @ D
We mean i5at R R e is s Ro1S c%IunT sey to maintain
the principles side a1 the other for which, and IN
WhSb S the he hatca & has its Ire But when either party
eseey the party 70 Theh me bece we facto seeR
Ony TIC selfish interests Of ITS memcers and thenoh
then our hands, voices, votes are the hrt 10 e
raised 70 crush the treason against the common safety
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
And look how proptous the actual political situation
IF for the assertion OK this principle the exoron OF TINS
rover Tho Republican party holds az Washington
every department Of National authority the Executive
Congress the judiciary. The Democratic party in this
gr4 state of New-York. Of which all citizens,
I've a ana in this city every department Of local
administration Neither OF these Paf'@ts @ eam ii Sfy
taton that it is embarrassed or impeded or thwated in
its administration Of power Whatever lauts We We sn"i
al Republican. Whatever faults shall find IN the ad-
All eInocTaiic And the people Of the United states
hope IT may & %@ S distress e9 Heesa ES cr sU
cOn, but because the people are aware ,at EVaI Ia
- rgb'ic honesty in the servants OF the ma
uon and OF the state, ana ,1,,,o1nt IN anS 1iS
rrin.pal practical questions in oil OF our antlIs
thaha m this movement which tonight publicly in
augiae II is that new 1ndgmeHt M S OF 69,n Rtcnf in in
thc popular viii. The elections are closely adjusted
the N, psopIe. and tie legislature. barely ear
Tiod ny the Democracy is TO choose Gov
Iy the people and the legislature carried by the Repub-
lf.Is, D. 20 choose Governor The Congressman OF M te
Republicans IN Connecticut And each party draws on on
from these divided fields, watching anAoGsg 4St SIf
srCueff OF the other. Is there not then, some nope t
when voters on all sides really concern themsele e WIN
matters OF taxation Of expenditure aud OF honesty ana
when tine popular Will holding, as 1t always mas ana
nlways should the final question Of power III rs hands
thus stands aroused, watchiu ana e9uay balanyou -
II not an auspcous time for honest men 10 come t2
gethpr AMI saw Now IN ct as earnestly on one si'.e
and 4 other s YOU but we fight Tor the issues that
Ne avOwed and viii allow no prOhlsci, no uea,oh
no surrender betrayal OF the trust" lApp4Aust'l
And in war; IN politics There ls Dn1 one sehtIl!
way visiting displeasure. Your guns al"ays iOlnt
toward the enemy, your shOrs cannot De prOnlcu
ousy daIsei. In politics the way that neutral power
pointing its guns gnst the party that exhibits the foul
pay. iApplause And these things are perfectly well
Understood by the politicians. politician is not a man
teri pOhtlcan is a man fackeu ~ NhAlclI'st ~
made uim; and the breath OF meeting Ike this j. as
easily understood Dy politician as q ward meeting
POPULAR DIsTRUsT.
Now, gentlemen, there is deep distrust in this
country Of the good faith OF political managers, feel
in that the very institutions which make up the de
lenses as we'll the gloTes. OF liberty in danger,
because people the best instructed, the most vigorous,
and I think the most patriotic and the most inteh
gently pa otc that the world ever saw, by the very
Confidence institutions has relaxed that ractcs
virtue without which valuable possession hOweversafe
uausnitted can secured and enjoyed. Why, gentle
men We really have thought that the wisdom OF
The fathers Of Our institution had set going machine III
government that had the virtue Of perpetual MOTION
and that IL not limited 10 an establishment OF the
OTglrism Of liberty winch braYe heaits ana hOlest
heads could WELD for the protection Of their coun,
tIy Of themselves. and OF an their interests ana
which slaves and knayes could rample IN the mre
A. II IL had caused the long serious marty rd0n Whch
Iri't uU liberty. Applause.l And we must get over
that Eo.ion. Aud then there has always been another
6Ifueuty When these threats were made against the
fuftutous and gainst the Government and It's admin
israOu look around u see Mleie lhe protect
ore were Cromwell named Lord Protector OF the
liberties Of England ldpplauscJ, ana nc "l! ul'Vhhs'u
thai duty. lAppiause.l
TIE SURRENDER OF LIBERTY.
But who "a named Lord Protector Of the liberties Of
Amtricai IA voice. Another CrOmweil"l The same
persons that are named its sOvereigns-the people.
lApplausc And you surrender this liberty when