New-York tribune., 1871-09-26
THE ANTI-TAMMANY DEMOCRATS.
EFFORTS TOWARD A UNION.

EFFORTS TOWARD A UNlON'
A meeting of the General Committee of the
Democratic Union held last night in Room No. a.
Cooper Institute The Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt pre-
sided and addressed the members at length explaining
the various attempts that had been made by
the Committee Of the Democratic Union to form
an anti-Tammsny alliance with the Young
Democracy and Judge Ledwith's party. He said that
after the failure Of the delegation from the Democratic
Union to coalesce with the Young Democracy at the
Apollo Hall meeting, Committee had waited on simi
lar Committee of the Ledwith party to 500 If any salts
factory Arrangement could be made for anti Tammany
alliance The Ledwith party had replied that, as indi
viduals the gentlemen Of the Democratic Union were
welcome the Ledwh organization but as an organ
zation they would make no terms with them Tor any
purpose.
After some discussion It was decided to hold another
consultation with other anti-Tammany organizations,
and make further overtures for alliance Commit
tee was appointed consult with similar committees
from other organizations This Committee will report at
meeting Of the Democratic Union on Friday night
uext and should the trial have proved failure
day will be appointed for primary elections, aud the
Democratic Union will send delegates to the state Con-
ventiOn
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC UNION GENERAL
COMMITTEE AT MASONIC HALL-TAMMANY
DENOUNCED.
The Democratic Union General Committee
met last evening Masonic Hail. in East Thirteenthst
Patrick K6rrtn IN the cnar cOmmlttoo VI hNo ny
pointed to prepare call to the Democratic voters OF the
city retired and short absence reported the fol-
lowing:
solr r.. Republican electors Of the City ;'S
SSOS e eoUpt TsmSsny Ring meet Assembly District,
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Mr. Cassidy offered the following which were adopted:
e.o.td That we congratulate fellow Democrats this city and
STATE On fs s n %e hereby pledge ourselves to good
ea,eps in eascs necessary reforms in the administer.
u0R e,oi"d % Tia. We repus " selfish partisan. a. attempts 70
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SH :SGa the party
old Th,. copy Of thes. resolutOus signed BY Chairman
the General Committee be presented to the Chairman
The Committee adjourned subject to the call Of the
President.
A DEMOCRATIC ANTI-TAMMANY MANIFESTO.
The following is the Address issued yester-
day by the Democratic Reform General Committee to
the Democratic Electors Of the City and County Of New
York:
The time has for Democracy in It's great strong
not anseathed least assuredy purified and exalted
It an hour not for msgvings and dependency but
party from the shame and degradation into which it has
beer E h ID
by the of the dishonesty of his partisan Chiefs
to w him the pPese the duty and the power evohs
himself with glorious promise Of success to the sacred
mission Of cleansing the temple Of bis political faith
20 Whom has been delegated the guardianship Of Demo
cratic interests in this city The shameful record Is be;
deprsvity Honored with trusts and responsibilities
that would be- to heart susceptible 70 honorable
and manly feeling incentives to scrupulousy honest
conduct they have been proven fathess tSevefy trust
TO the promptngs OF miserable ayaroe and
ambition Not only have they shamed their party-for
they have brought the municipality which they have
eau do You neither service pleasure. Democrats
ofNewYork rehearse the history OF folly fraud and
the & Of S aa0s % aa If0e
our our ScoE Of Justice in our public Journals public
streets in thS households fetsens Of every class and
made fSe theme Of discussion Of sorrow and Of ndig
judiciary win doubles. AZ t6sis duty Do y9uFs DsmS
rscy that four should WELD its power in its strong
have been proved corrupt and reckless The tremendous
machinery Of such an organization should under no
of sny four individuals, whemsoever they may be-
such dictatorship naturally invites the spirit OF
rupop into its marrow sphere Let us hereafter protect
Interpretation from the Lips Of any petty combination Of
We eppes to the Democratic Of the City and
connty f to put asde this CRISIS the lesser
oaets of their several local and inferior organizations
and in the presence OF the common danger to unite
against the common enemy, making the downfall Of tho
present administration in Tammany and the redemption
Of the Democratic party their paramount political Ob
CATION W1l11iS VII ia f. wrcxHAx,
BENJAMIN WOOD.
ABRAHAM r LAWRENCE
WILLIAM G. BARRETT,
CANT COmmittea