New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-09
Tammany on the FOurth-Address b.
William M Tweed.

| William M. Tweed.
We copy from the New York Times Of
Wednesday morning the introductory ad-
dress of Boss Tweed to the Tammany So
| ciety:
Friends and Brethren-In accordance
with time-hOnored custom, the Tammany
Society have assembled here to-day tor the
purpose of keeping alive the patrIotlc hres
which caused the organization OF the lnstl-
tuition. We are gratitied to ma that the
interest the Tammany Society have striven
to protect, the interest they have strlven to
care for, the interest they have striven to
advance and striven to organize, meets the
appreciation and approval Of so many of our
felfow-citizens In these great and perilous
times, standpoints must be taken. The
Tammany Society propose to be governed
by those rules which have made all coun-
tries powerful which have followed them.
We propose that the interests of one shall
be the interests of all. We propose to carry
on a strict government. We propose to
recognize the rights of those who elect per
sons to high official stations, and to call
them to personal account for the manner in
which they have conducted themselves and
performed their duties.
We propose to wrest, if possible, the gov
eminent from the hands Oh those who now,
in our opinion, are betraying it, from those
who are trying to crush out all principles of
equality, liberty and liberation. Zap
plause] We propose to recognize the
rights of the governed to choose who
shall be their governors. We propose
to let the issue of the past die; to strike for
ward into bright and noble career. APP
plause. To once more place the govern
ment in the hands of those who have al
ways conducted the general government in
a manner satisfactory to the country. From
the formation of the government, except
for brief time, the Democratic party has
been in the ascendancy. What was the
result? Commerce thrived, shipyards were
filled with workingmen; our ships, built by
Americans, commanded by American cap
tains, andamanned by American sailors, Gov
cred the ocean. Our manufacturing inter-
ests, our iron works, our iron mines, and all
the great manufacturing interests were pro-
tected.
1t is not necessary to occupy your atten-
ton longer, further than to say that the
present condition of those interests is the
result of the action of those who now gov
ern us. Commerce is paralyzed. Where
before the ocean was studded with ships of
American build, sailed by American cap
tains, and owned by American owners.
what now does the register show No in
crease-none whatever; falling of, great
We propose to take the gov
eminent from the hands of those who now
hold it, and to go forward as we did before,
steadily advancing, steadily promoting,
increasing the welfare and pros
perity of all. [Applausel l would be
pleased and happy to talk all day to you,
but am to be followed by speakers who
have made politics their study, and l
presume you gentlemen would be much
better pleased to hear them than me. That
being tho case, in the name of the Tam
many Society l again thank you for this
of your approval of the
determination which the society have en-
deavOred to carry out, the principles they
have always enunciated and we will now
go on with the programme drawn up by
the committee of arrangements.