The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-19
DEMOCRACY REDIVIVUS.

An Anti-Tammany RcOrganizotiOn-The
Iatchet Buried Between the Old Factions
and Peace and Good Will to Reign.
meeting Of we'll known and influential citizens
took place last evening at Apollo Hall. It's object
was TO organize a democratic movement in OppOs
ton to
THE RULE AND RUIN OF TAMMANY.
Reporters were at first excluded by u gentleman
at the door, who wore upon his otherwise lmmacu.
late brow two pieces of sticking plaster arranged in
the form OF cross. In the Hobbies could be heard
at times reverberatng thunders OF eoquence or in.
vective, indicating that the spirit Of the meeting
was not altogether harmonious and lamblike. How
ever, when at length the HERALD reporter gained
spent, and good order regned. The meeting was
composed OF very diversified g. elements rep.
democratic party IN ' New " York. '' Among the the
Robert & sR0ossyelt q the cH55ses; the Hon; Ben
valdez. Isaac ". England and '' Thomas
George Mcolane, ex:commissioner Of Streets reefs;
aldermen Riley Miller and Moore Judge
called to the charge resolution empowering the
chairman to appoint one man from each ward OF
the city to form committee to effect thascosson.
old organizations Hall, Tammany y Hal,
W. McClane favored the resolution. lie took 1t for
granted that they all wished the jealousies and
distinctions wiped out They had come
people, not any cliques or factions. He did not be.
eve that on the coming day or election there would
be any Tammany Hall. The very elements that had
sustained 1t were there tonight. SO were the
elements that had sustained the other organization
Judge William G. Barrett followed in few pointed
remarks, In which he declared that he had come
expecting to buty old preludlces-tO unite as band
OF brethren to put down Tammany Hall. He only
wanted to be member of party that would
LIFT NEW YORK CITY FROM ITS SLOUGH OF COR
lie dd not enter into the aspirations or wishes OF
any man or OF any rng-was indepen-
dent citizen and would not be trammeled.
inc youthful Sheriff OBrien then arose
was down aud he wanted to keep her down. he
didn't want to form another ring. He left Tammanv
Han because IT was ring. He was not there
to represent the Young Democracy, but to
represent the people He was ready to bury
Young Democracy. In second speech Mr.. o. Brien
said that there was large number OF Germans who
wished to cooperate with them in the reOrganIza-
uon OF the democratic party in New York. Tam
many Hall had heretofore, in tgying to satisfy the
Germans, nominated only such men as 1t knew
would be subservient TO IFS corrupt principles He
wanted the Germans to recommend and TO choose
their own candidates.
The long debate was closed by an address from
the chairman, MIR. Samuel G. Courtney He said
that the discussion has shown that every man then
present was a firm enemy TO
THE CORRUPT OLIGARCHY
That had trodden them under foot. Every per.
sonal interest Should he sacrificed on the altar OF
all past factions. They were against
one common enemy-the common enemy OF
All virtue end honesty, and that was Tammany
Han. A motion having been previously made to
Ing adjourned TO reasonable at the call OF the chair
man.