New-York tribune., 1871-11-03

VII resistance.
thGy will be Outnumbercd and driven from tho field they
have resorted most damnabe and deadly plot 70 eir
sas Of aftsS. s Votes to count their Stimulates
and so to murder your msorities: To this end the
oGer Of annoutmen has given to the Ring the whole
list Of inspectors poll clerks throughout The city and
Votes And S he has refused formal request made
him by the opposition for recoghon h ., NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aI gnts
Here, then is crime before which all the other VII
anes Of the Ring pale and dwnde inc thet b even % Or
IandSd and arocious blow at the very life of the State
Twas mine It's his, and has been 'AVs 70 h0u'And~"
CITIZENS, TO THE HEsCUEl
But this wholesale flching and slaughter OF inc SUI
frage deadly thrust at the very source ana FOUNTAIN
OF our liberties. Let not him escape the responsibility
OF this matchess crime who alone had the power 10 pre-
vent and refused do On this one outrage Wmch
involves rest let appeal to our lTethren OF the
and the nation to come the rescue OF our liberties
time what else can We dol Why by attending to our
duties election day we can watch for and detect inc
crime, and ~ rhaps in great measure prevent H. IL Is
with a view to this duty that Committee have ap-
pcaled to close all your places Of business ana TO
devote the entire day to duties citlZens DO you
think that these inspectors and polcerks Will dare 70
cheat you before your very eyes II they sec oy thS
P that yca are
every thing at stake that day, and tell you that
there great and crying need OF the attgnaanGe ana
to aid Committee on election day, to man the polls
votes 0 Every substantial and courageous citizen VINO
will volunteer is worth twenty hirengs in such ser
fend rights In every election district and eecualy
TO prevent this mcdltaGd massacre OF your dearest
ness, and comfort to savo great stake We are
fearful earnest IN demanding IT, and we exhort you
would have all great efforts para,yzed, aud
be derauded Of all your votes 10 enlist as soldiers for
row Morning at the 6eadonartes Of the Committee No
80 Unonsquare to bear your part III this decisive contest
At the conclusion Of Mr Choates remarks he read the
| following letter from Thomas E. Stewart:
THOMAS E. STEWART wITHDPAws.
". P. RICHARDSON, esq, Chairman Union Republican
WI District Senatorial Contention.
| DEAR SIR: Impressed with the duty and
necessity at this time of uniting all earnest and honest
citizens irrespective Of party IN overthrOwng the cor
| rupt and coruptng power OF Tammany Hall, nave
hcsated accept the nomination for State Senator so
| cordially rendered me by your Convention, and which
has been with almost Irresistible earnestness pressed
| upon inc by many friends and political opponents, in
order to leave the question Of who should be oar stand
bearer open, and thus enable at the proper mo-
mcn to cntGate our efforts upon suitable cAndi-
| date
Such m occasion seemed to prcs"nt it9'lt when 40
rival Republican organization IN tho District prcSchc'
the name u the Hon. Wm NJ Evarts, and hJscncd to
send him Of my readin TO dcciue tAc honor
Of your nomination in his favor, and to give lin tho
earnest support OF Myself and friends hut unfortunately
he deemed it his duty to decline to enter the contest
hare also since then constantly nyacd myself of the
possession OF your nomination to induce the caEdGacy
OF some worthy citizen who combined in tic greatest
degree the qualifications requisite ~ successful can
have felt altogether at liberty to make this Of
TIC nomination OF your patriotic oraniatinu, because
knew il in conformity with its earnest aim ana Of
t thai Was not t. only My dccorous Gu du to the cls
Of Municipal Reform 10 very greatly deter 70 their views
in the matter ana have accordingly awaited I'll. result
OF their consultations with the G.term!aHCn 10 E'3
them all the aid i'll my power III forwarding tlcir GeAt
1t has seemed necessary to Them in order to
candidate this district prcposcd by the rival pah-
can organization, and IN that teCcti3n most healthy
acquiescc not only because as II well known to those
who are acquainted with my pur'iy pcI6yial desires y,
the matter the most hatermg prospect o. success could
induce TO wish to enter the canvass, but also be-
cause tho eminent citizen, the Hon. T. G. Brncd"t,
fcAton to occupy seat from tins great city in the SEN
ate, and II elected would afford prold contrast to
| Michael Norton whose rejection would be public
calamity. ask you, therefore, to accept NY decnaon
that body my thanks for the honor tncy have conferred
upon Gs, ms & &% s NV yGry fG"p'c"y S y9s 3
| "And trust" concluded tho speaker, "that this
meeting will allow itself to adjourn without putting
itself upon record according liz L" approval Of the
course OF Mr. Stewart" lAHpIaSs"l
The Chairman then introduced il appropriate terms
! the Hon. Samuel ]. Tldcn.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN'S SPEECH.
CITIZENS: million Of people who compose our great
metropolis have been the subet Of conspiracy, the most
au4cOus and the most wicked ever known in cur free
| and happy land cabal Of corrupt men havo seized
upon all the powers Of our local government, and CON
vcrted them not only to the purposes Of msgovcmmrn
but Of personal pundcr 1t is, in my judgment, the
paramount duty OF every good citizen to join with his
fellows the effort to overthrow this corrupt aud dcgad
Ing tyranny For that reason standbcfcrc vou Tonight
GAppause.l II we found our dwellings, wrapped III names
we should not inquire whether II was an Amcrichn'an
freshman, or a German, whether 10 was Democrat nr -
RcpuIican who lcnt us hand TO ptt out the " lp-
rasel And this occasion, IN this great crisis in the
a s nf city, knowing nothing about the action or
your Committee except what have LeaId Ecrr faing
ioiiias Who Ulitrs with nc or wItI whom dni'e Ia is
sand did great object stauu before Oh 4" iVo'"'
| a union ol al! lOAest Htn aeuLst u coMOhal'VAo ol
plnp!,lers AGplansc'] at corsr,,,cv THO .vs.om TO
| which l aludc is the pOwth OF II years ruitr the
charter which preceded our present one ana under Inc
publican majority in the Legislature and Democratic
majority in the mqnspf h as as S sESe tbcEs EI 1d %d be
partition between corrupt Rehubcans ana eOrI9 DT Le
second was that the Ring then in power having no fore
sight see had the sense to understand that their real
were at last educated the idea Of themselves going to
Albany and becoming tho legislative powers there There
Republicans in a state Of partial ascendalcy last year
| lS7o-when the obligation fell upon the legislators
w What AOSm{ sds Of acS Charter did they give yoa
say that that charter was the frat act IN TINS great eat con-
tSs RUsS City of NdWYork local hsy
yded that the Mayor then in office should appoint all
the heads OF Departments for period OF at least ieut
years, and in some cases extending 70 s6 aIG @
agreed upon, once appointed they y, should SS
renewable only BY the SG Sen mot Ss % be
tried by court Of six members, of which every member
%t be power and
tive power from eveyy other functonay OF te
far perod of from four to eight years in supreme
dominion over the people OF this city -uu. ,o,.o
been elected by your sufrages am sure that was q
sp sf the tongue The in power have been elected
Thev nut in power by OF the Senate and Assem-