The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-29
THE POLITICAL ARENA.
T.fHMISY REPIDIfTED.
Address of the Democratic Reform Gene.
raj Committee OF New York

The following is TIE address issued on Tues
dug By the Democratic reform general CON-
mittee to Tie Democratic electors of the City
and County Ct New York:
NEw YORK. September 25.
To the Democratic Electors or tie City Of fe0
York:
The time has come Tor Democracy In its
great stronghold, to pass al ordeal from which
il shall emerge. T. not uuScathed, at least as
suredly purified and exalted. 1t is an hour,
not for missivlngs and dependency, but rather
for good hope and great rejoicing, that at last
the Opportunity Offers for the redemption of
the grand old party from the shame and deg
radiation into which i Aas been stepped by the
corrupt practices OF some OF lis leaders in this
city. No true Democrat, though humillated by
the exposure OF the dishonesty o: his partisan
chiefs, vii! contemplate that exposure with re-
gret ior it brings 10 him the privilege, the duty
and the power Of de7oting himself, with glori-
ous promise OF Success, 10 tie sacred mission
of cleansing the temple OF his political faith.
There Is no need TO cecapilUate the crimes
of the men to whom has been delegated the
guardianship Of Democratic interests In this
city. The shameful record Is before the world,
in ali the hideous blaZcnry OF unmitigated de-
prarity. Honored With trusts and responsible.
tiles that would be, to every Heart suscepti-
Bile to honorable ard manly feeling Incentives
to scrupuIously honest conduct, they have
been proven falthiess to every trust and TO
every obligation. and have yielded disgrace
fully to the prOnptings o. miserable avarice
and d.shonorable ambition. Not only have
they shamed their pa-ty-for 1t is not simply
partisan Interest that appeals TO you-they
have brought the municipality which they have
misruled to the verge OF ruin, betray:ng the
honor aud weakening the credit of the first
city OF the republic.
II can do you neither service nor pleasure.
Democrats Of New York, to rehearse the his
tory Of folly, fraud and treachery, the proofs
of which have been paraded before the public,
against the leaders Of Tammany Hall. In our
courts of justice, In our public journals. In our
public streets, In the hou 'eholds Of citizens OF
every class and of every partisan creed, the
humllIaling story has been made the theme OF
discussion, ofsOrrow and OF indignation. 30
far as legal responsibility is involved, the Ju-
dietary will doubtless do their duty. Do yours,
Democratic citizens. where political responsl-
bi,ity Is involved Too long has IL been re-
proach aud an Injury to Democracy that four
men should WELD Its po er In It's stronghold,
even were those four as honest and capable
as they have been proved corrupt and reck-
lesa. The tremendous machinery OF such an
organization should, under no circumstances,
be abandoned 10 the absolute sway OF any tour
individuals, whomsoeyer they may be. Such
dictatorship naturally Invites spirit OF cor
ruption into It's narrow sphere. Let us here
after protect the broad principle OF Democracy
from the peril OF false Interpretation from the
lips Of any petty combination OF cracles.
We appeal TO the Democratic electors of the
CITY and County o. New York 10 put aside, a,
this crisis, the lesser objects OF their several
local and inferior organizations, aud, In the
presence OF the common danger, to unite
against the common enemy, making the down
fall Of the present administration In Tammany
and The redemption OF the Democratic party
their paramount political obligation.
MAX GOEPP,
WILLIAM II. W:CKHAN,
BENJAMIN WOOD, Committee.
ABRAHAM r. LAWRENCE,
WILLIAM c. BARRETT,