New-York tribune., 1871-11-17

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William Burke. Michael Haneiy' John HOg1Ry In
5oSD HsEA b PGPsSsY FsTsIY jansS 6DOnnel atDS1n.n
BdNsfd A. Gsriiosr. Sylvester sOlly,n, T. Hes.rn'n'
1TS% TSGn1s 9Sfa faTTe BsftSSsSss FSss.n King
Edward Ryan, -
Prank Rsnehan, John d. Nolan, NJ B. OSbeA
The Hon wm. E. Robinson was then introduced. He
said
SPEECH OF WIN. z. ROBINSON.
Ths meeting has been called the people Of Brooklyn
who call themselves the Democratic Reform party. We
have organized opposition to the msdeeds and insO
cnce Of the Ring These organizations represent prln
cipe and believe the General Committee here tonight
represent great majority Of the voters Of Kings We
are not here in opposition to the meeting lately held at
the Academy Of Music although believe that that
honest democrats, determined to ght the Ring until we
have s GS nsEcst Tne Of es epabcsn s yaT
and we ourselves are Democrats who are
but the redemption Of the city The organization com
posed Of independent, working men, who do not hang
SSVe We assembled to protest SsaH They have black
guarded and tried in every way to put US down The
has ever been Witnessed than the late sculous articles
in the Press In relation 70 us The papers give double
with never q notice OF us.
Mr. RO6nsOn said he had reSsiUed W % plenty o. Ost @ %
had refused them, and he would refuse $4,000 for no be-
s 70 Ys he eSnnasd he v viper a.
these reusals to become corrupdeclared me venial
sH S1 % al M sss &
speaker bitterly denounced the editors Of TIE kd9 whe
6s@ G s VIII tine %S1 Ne DSH
to Ireland and said he had been there, and would go
back and wOSS fs e m IL PS SGt ' Fl
their pipes and smoke 1t. When he got to Congress
Rs R rsfsTrsS t to sSs % pOOns Of q Se
Police Board and Commissioner Of Prospect Park which
SSS ~ TAS oS Ssa ASnP Ss% @
kom tbe City Treasury a. an officer IN the 0ty Court;
Ss9 S e e sp sS TE s 20
ConyeItion He reverted once more 70 Ireland paying
performed IN aid Of that country.
Tho Chairman then read tho following letter from
Charles o'cOnor:
Kessrs wM. Z. ROBINSON, WIN. ]. DAVIS, and MicHIEL
GHE YcHr dSress tAs Democratic
Reform Association this evening would be cheerfuy
accepted 6us for imperative engagementa The great
WSO oof part n tHs work coIttnae unrsntinEiy their
eOEts % tay securely tAe foundations q Eood Incfps
duty Snd u Sst S' sroSn I n 90 ta sSf yoSns WSES
SaSSt E @ n Sss aS ne sdnS
from Carrying T IT, e 'ncO''Gf tissue Ian Ttn gsas
Gen. Thomas y. Bourne waS then introduced He spoke
| - follows, r
.... SPEECH OF GEN. BouRKE. I. 81
Some few weeks a8O haA tha pleaSuro Of HstennR to
some very able addresses IN ths hall rsak rovolu
ton however, has taken place since that tina We had
hA Ring to contend with and braysy dId We struggle
- that II s now impossible to ten what seomet1pAl
aEure Representa- snoe 1t has lost fs circular shape
The result however is most favorable One aad We
an living IN the assurance that the aaminisatioD Of the
neWlyeleceed ohcers viii prove beneadal 70 All con-
ceDed ana W help 70 raise the Irisnan from the dek
radiation % which ne has been subectOd stand before
you tonight e9 defender Of the rights and rodressor Of
9eGonise on these subjects than who am nativeborn
niShnan NY tel0W-eountFymen, we must strike down
VIII a the power va can command, any attempt that
epy mnfper OF our rights may make 20 deprive us Of
on shh nghte, the eNercfso Of the ballot public
speaker VINO addresses audience OF the German and
American element will 20 into tho most expliet
| 10 relation 70 the afag " tho country, and talk,
reason AMI explain 10 them the duties they should
perform Bnt wcJ On audience cOinnnaed nTjpciDaIiy