The New York herald., 1871-11-18


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MR. svARrs' sPRErH.
Mr.. EvARTs, who was Dceiv~l win loud and
long continued applause, was then introduced. He
said that this was rightly meeting OF congratula-
tiOn. They should be as joyful over the triumph
that had been won as city was which had just es-
capped from pestilence or from famine, or had
emerged from terrible war But for that victory
this city would have become uninhabitable for
honest men; and that victory had also saved
us from adopting the last resort OF oppressed
and outraged citizens. Alter all, however,
there should be In these mutual congratuatons An
inspiration TO new efforts IN the cause OF political
virtue Aud that inspiration, as he understood It.
was now given. TINS assoc,aIion pledged itself 70
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discharge Of them, and 10 see that elections were
honest and that capable and trustworthy men alone
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therefore, necessary to apply moral medicine to
those morulying diseases. II was now thirty one
he mad voted at every election since that tlme He
had never failed to do 80 from fear that his vote
useIessness Of casting his ballot Many N thousands
Of citizens however had neglected TO perform this
clear duty IN consequence OF such msgiyngs. The
result Of this hnd been the audaccus vlany OF the
defeated Ring leaders. Those bad men had estab-
llshed themselves IN power, and knit together BY
ously laughed at the people they robbed, and had
said, "What is the press; what are the voters to
and It seemed to be agreed that all the kings
horses and all the kings men could not put HIM
together again. But what should we have
In his placer We must have COOL government II
the administration OF justice frightened property
away and The insecurity OF life terrified people into
fade away. We Could not cat q T sne tree Of Enowi
edge Of good and evil in the fantastic way we had
serious consequences growing out OF it.
Our institutions. provided that we should have
mo s But we aaa NC masters Ss,
care Of onr own public affairs. On election dav all
places OF business should be closed. one day thus
given In tho second week OF November would do
more TO make liberties permanent than the cele
bration q the Fourth Of July. All classes In the
OF American liberty were equality OF right, COM
munity Of interest and reciprocity Of duty. The
rom h uenns e e rent Gd
hundred other ways. The poor therefore,
trusted the rich to see to It that the taxes were
honestly levied. In This trust they had been grossly
deceived. During the past ten years our rich men
had paid millions for trib te, but not dollar for
which Tammany had subsidized the press by patron
age and had subdued the bar by refe erences and the
judiciary. SO al classes or men had been siienced
and seduced from their duty until at last these bad
men had even bribed poor men to vote for their ty
rants by throwing them contemplate fragments OF
their p.under. That state OF thugs, however when
once discovered, had no chance OF being tolerated:
to US as people as might as first be supposed. We
expected certain amount OF population and cor
to enssVe as we did aa
could not, believe. But we had found 1t
out and would oe Be
shed-tapplause,-and with an exemplary severity
that these robbers even now did not dream Of These
righteous vengeance OF their fellow citizens by the
aid OF corrupt judiciary. Having seen our faults
seen abaa NV we se al guilty. " we come me
public favor among the two parties viii In future
force them 70 put their best and worthest men Tor
ward as candidates. Unless that principle was car.
red out with some measure Of success free institu
tions were failure. Mr.. Evarts closed by impress
ing upon the audience the solemn and sacred ma
ture or the trust reposed them as citizens by our
nee institutions. @MEMTa tH#
n.aE 3a Mr.. TILDEN:s SPEECH.
Mr.. TnDEN then came forward aud said he had
come 20 manifest his sympathy with this associa.
tton and the high and holy cause 1t had
been instituted to uphold. Whoever would medI-
tate upon the condition OF our country at the pre-
sent time, and Of this city which was country In
ITSELF would be struck with the grave and alarming
fact that the governments cesslnG % answer It's
ends and that public spirit was gradually iading
away from the minds OF our citizens. In
q government like ours no man had
any right to claim that he discharged
to public concerns. The man In our country who is
no politician is unfit to be citizen. He did not
mean by politician an office.seeker, but the man
who carefully watched the conduct OF governments.
And It was not sufficient that a general attention
should be given TO such objects. The individual
had but to choose between the candidates OF
the rival uartcs. but this nevertheless was n
sacred trust, and involved attendance at con-
ventions and caucuses and political meet
ings. Il all good men stayed away from
such gatherings none but bad men naturally would
be selected. and our rulers become merely corrupt
ring, such as had existed In this city during the
past sixteen years. This system began and grew up
during period Of ten years. when the democrats
had o majority in the city and republicans ma
jority at Albany. Al last II lad needed the action
OF honest men Of all parties to free us from
this degrading thrald0m. And what was the
remedy for these evilsf II was In cutfvat-
Ing, especially among young men, the sense
of duty that devoved upon them to fulfil
the Obligations Of citizenship. Unless New York
had better government in the future Its prosperity
woud certainly perish. When the administration
OF justice was poisoned, then indeed were we near
the last period OF decay. Mr.. Tilden concluded by
applaudlng the objects OF the association and en-
couragtug the young gentlemen VIII, composed 1t
In tho grand and noble work they had undertaken
The meeting then adjourned. *. -s..