The New York herald., 1871-09-05

0ye@Gns e.Ioynfntsi but, fellow cliizens. having
that the remedy Is with you the city Will be saved
lance ,s E the priCs Of iSery ana security TO enjoy
these privileges you must pay The pre- IN full to the
crown. "When me q sleep the enemy sows rares"
Fellow citizens There are no special co-partner.
one @ man lSSnisSsa % Is capital and the other does
must both wort md paw !dixaN and whichever s a Scd
sn oa N
discard the interests and prejudices OF party and
make an earnest and faithful EFFORT 10 overthrow the
wrong-d0ers and esta blsh reform IN the govern
mcnt Of oar city. the good results which you expect
| 70 pOw from This meeting will be secured. of
| -, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT TT
AS the Mavor. In recent communication 10 the
saents and To- i II e o. cue :" sae ny con- 0n
50 assr%s ana DaraRisss SHRosSss$ i
there s reason to hope that the duties OF any such
committee you may appoint Tor this purpose Will be
| otherwise be expected and, repeat, with sober
and earnest emphasis to the people OF this great
lively put 10 disappointed and dssatis fed inqairers
s sSsa gong 9 aSx dS s5Sa 81; S0 what
Ex-Judge Emott's Speech. oi
Mr.. EhorT said:-No man ever stood In the
or respectable assembly than in this meeting. Here
are citizens OF New York, taxpayers Of New York. as
ali nationatIes, 81 ali creeds but Of no party, Who
have been aroused BY the discovery Of frauds in tho
Appla,lsel only a few, are here with
eo aos many wnS are unable for
these are so@PoseS Of iaborsrs and and rich Itch and ana
poor alike Of this afeat city who are now gong to
question IA concerns nos soS0 iSis sliy 81.
county has iaSrssssd IL until It has reached ihe
s.on The power Of tSess men being unlimited
the secret OF the unknown increase Is that there
lists power with these men to create debt, issue
6onas I'm mortsage your property and no one can pre-
10 Sonas without
| Why, gentlemen, you are living under men who
have power tom 70 mortgage your property secretly
upon you to provide from the fruits Of your
Is aass no ss easS to to pay part Of IT,
genemes @ tbs great cy y Ike wSa
stranded upon = coast anu devoure1 by sharks.
are sss Ss
years originally GIN for the convenience Of govern;
w S e ass o. s cy ns nave pesn ydea @
county's affairs. Before tue year 1870 that branch
Of ITS afa'rs wllica are known as county was in
10 be democrate, ana which has come 70 DO made
scapegoat for all the evils dlscov, red-I mean the
| say III lavOr OF that institution. Certainly have
not; but II Vas set aside and followed by another
its party spirit and also TO inherit IT'S powers and
slngulariy its disposition. T1at latter party
Tweed and Connolly. and It has been dis.
tinctly charged In letter written by
don. Gon'i know but insi might say in few minutes,
these three men signed away SIX millions OF your
| money, IA oil 'sSDN uO,p s.SfluL uD.Hl Now.
genslemen, viii give you . few details Of the way
you have aOourt Hoase---QsughterJ- iesst You
ought to hare one by this time. IL mas cost yOu-at
ssans bas sa urssins p.ns mot ans nd
| decorating II IL any ,sr you sel0ns to any
S%I su cd s%0s SSd n1s
repairs and decorations lhere the speaker went on
amounts mad been paid. ave came here TO speak
or ey % SHd S
on @ 70 TSnaer & now = was ,na, %
to a T to
Now You may say that assume that iAsse men
4ee no aue question 0s about Ms great 20 eS Of
these enormous paymens' These charges,
@ sss Should they be made lei DO yoa believe S~
| u&t If ten. twenty or thousand OF all the
shcy have saven any such Information as inc news
papers have wrIng out and that they wonld have
fled denia, Public officers always ought to stand
at the bar OF puolc opnonsOn trial ior-ter Ofcial
VINO is TO perform the past Of publiC executicner,
not the pcwspapersY AllW Them arc used Tor party
! purposes--some for enc and some for the other
except where they are the secret organ OF clique.
But 10 the question All these men say they are
shall not now take up Soar time tosiscass thus I az
| there are others 20 speak who will address you
from no sse EN- heart OF the dsDocra,lc party.
tSey say they we've not IsssronsiOle wnsa
SPEAK from authority. Gentlemen, there is no de-
Mai Of these payments anu justification for re-
was N reference to aSe cornell @ -sut In1 But now
what are you going TO dor lApplanse.I will tell
came here to organize and direct public opinion
tell you, gentlemen the world is waiting to hear II
this charter; We must compel compese 'p pueiics-
ton OF those accounts; we must compel entlre pub
created You must limit their powers @ s and Is make
the mortgage Of property subject 70 the control of
and recover back the stolen Nancy to the City
Treasury lApplanse.l II there s no law to do 1t.
# The citizens Of this great city are in earnest tns;
can be held responsible. There 10 no power Like,
snd al %rs and with
Mr.. Emott ihen moped for an appointment OF q
select committee which was agreed 10.
speerh oi Oswald Ottendorrer.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AHD FELLOW CIayzENs-I have
TO br,eny address the same upon the assumption
present eoadt,on Of tsa City nnancesin view Of the
charges 81 corruption that have been made In re-
spect TO them, and take such action as the public
safety may require. Tbese are great aac important
objects, ana to assist In attaining them should be
the highest duty Of every citizen, because it ls not
only the welfare and future OF our city that are
affected oy 1t, but because to q great extent the
honor and good name OF the American people at
large are at stake; because the question is involved
whether Tree republican insttu1ons based upon
universal suffrage, which we admire as the founda-
uons OF our happiness and pride, are In ru;h well
adsp,ed for the government Of large and popnlous
the principles upon which the Development OF all
civilized nations depend. To aid IN the solution OF
cltnen, to- whom the opportunity IS presented,
should fall TO discharge. l have, therefore,
appeared IN obedience to the call made upon me.
fully believe IN the sense Of justice, In the good
and honest Intentions which peryadc the masses OF
the people do not believe, therefore that 1t ia |
necessary for the purpose OF awakening |