New-York tribune., 1871-11-18
THE REFORM VICTORY.


MASS MEETING OF THE YOUNG MExs MUNICIPAL
REFoRM ASSOCIATION AT srENWAY Hall
ADDRESSES By JUDGE BARRETT, Wh' n
EvARTs, AND SAMUEL J. TTLDRH.
The Young Mems Municipal Reform Asso-
ciation held Tnass meeting at stenNAy Hall last OVEN
ing judge George c. Barrett IN the chair inc ssse
was occupied By the ofoers Of the Association onars
oCoror sent word that he would be unable to parhcpa
except IN spirit IN the Joyous congratulations OF TIE hour
Tia meeting vas opened By the statementof
the work Of the Association by c. p hier, Secretary.
Il wa 0 consolidated report from the different Haru
preEdents ana was prefaced with sketch OF the origin
Of The Association. In ten weeks had numbered lo"
nnembers They, in the first place printed ana disso
uted among the voters In tner Respective
concerning the registry and ponngplaoes IN
each election district In nearly all the "AroS
n thorough canvass was made OF all tho voters
and the List compared with the registry list In each dS
trict and suspected persons marked On election day'
from sunse sunset members Of the Association were
present at most Of the nollngpaces In the WArds IN
which ORGANIZATIONS existed distributing ballots and
urginR reluctant voters 10 the polls. Al night mem
hers vere present at about 200 OF the S6
pollng.plaees In the city watching the count
The report In conclusion, suggests, ~ that oranse
tions be formed quickly ss possible In the Wards
where none nov exist; t9 that each Ward Association
be put in such shape that It be moblised ct mo-
duty at least to street block TO report
the name and residence OF every voter the block and
his politics, and what his convictions are based on;
% that In increasing the number OF our memDers We
should look to working quality than to nero nu-
merca strength" and @ that no Ward Association take
any part in nominating ndOrsng candidates at any
future election.
SPEECH OF JUDGE BARRETT.
We are not met here tonight solely for the purpose OF
ha
the purpose OF rejecting about the fsture My idea OF
Jubilee Ia new work, and hard work, and plenty OF H.
We must not lie down In odfashioned apathy because
We have gained battle We have to do the great Work
Of reapng the fruits Of the victory and that harder
plation Of moderation and OF thought when heard late
1t night Of the result o the election ssnsd 19e s% ses
payne" sad ITO 60 noms S6 s1 Sf SteT %bSt we s
before and TO realize that our WORK s oy th
work of this Young Mons Municipal Reform Associaton
The political party has its work the public ts work the
airssdy great worEwe have brought 10 the polls
who had not been there for years before -
The great necessity Of the hour az 1t appears 70 me
looking at it from the democratic standpoint Ia that we
should have in this city and u V ny
publican friends agree with me, but can say TINS tnat
last n 0 %hfP y I'm %a spoken o
as result of republican institutions tod them not
what other friends were telling them that was the re-
snt of their scum said nothing about thef SCUM said
It fs not the result of republican insttntsns We have
we have got an autocracy. II we only get Repub-
can institutions II we can only managc 10 geL IL ,
.So Or To fSst these things were not brought about by
republican nstisutons." Now we have chance to get
cal parties trusted te people, but has been proved
y the late election that there anybody In the World
Let L. eo the So Government T at albany give charter
Sss Gsd rebnSeaS tSSf great naOns; let have
local self.goyer1ment in New.York; Try the
sEPG sye never s@f had chance Some say Il We
pie they win give US bad mem but ry & them sra se II % sI
be tin time enoesS talk about autOcracy-a centralized
A to this particular organization, thkk the great
work for them to do is to see that the voters are
got out ana G GAn '9S S
elected 1t is the duty Of this Assoeiaon TO look 70 u IN
the nH sS. our os a al with
and that the great work we have done areay may oy
the blessing Of God. be increased In the future Jap
plausel
At the conclusion OF Judge Barretts remarks James ~
yarnum read the following preamble and resolutions
which we're subsequently, adopted;
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principles upon which It's aeon has been bd ad "heh A been
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have gained :. -
The Chairman then introduced the Hon. VIM. NJ.
Evarts who spoke as Follows:
ADDRESS OF VIZ ~ EvARrs. go
Nh PREsrDENT, GENTLKMhN or THE YeuNo AES's
MUNICIPAL RBPoRn ASSOCIATION AND FELLow-CarI-
zxEs THIS IL meeting Of congratulations, and rightly
so II Il is permitted to city 70 be joyful In all s
arees when II has escaped the peseDee, then We may
be permitted 10 be- joyful In the City OF New
York sdnee The Last election. it per