New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-05


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nc not 'n only pure bat he would hold high the
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tia chair. He may not have been conscious Of the evil
in the fatal example which he has set But when the
two ideas OF personal gain and the best0al Of oce
allowed TO be In mind at the same Time they will be-
associated and 4 is but step to the sale Of the
cumb to wealth. Vulgar mionaires will grasp the
highest seats OF honor and power as they nut new
their servants.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS WERE HoNEsT-sIxTY YEARS AGO.
l turn now to our State. The era Of Democratic
ascendency was the IS years under the Constitution Of
1872 Van Buren, Marcy, Wright and Flssg ruled They
were men Of absolute personal honor and TRUTH and
all the counties they attracted to themselves similar
men, They welded party power not only for pure
ures but for honest men II young man who had
he lost his standing with the party eaders Corruption
three tire ~ Democratic noe Senators, who had kept
back bin about the Harlem Railroad in or, or;
der to buy OF its stock, were compelled
to resign by Democratic Senate, and Young and Van
schck resigned their seats because these Senator's had
not expelled. Take the Is years which followed
the the asoendency of the Republican party and
Of s sry nG%
bccomc-purchasabe. Twice within that time the great
Van Buren, Wright, and Marcy~has been put up at auc
ton and knocked down to the best bidder was not In
among Democrats but It in the caucuses Of Repub
ican members Of the Senate and Assembly elected by
the Republicans Of the rural districts
HALL, TWEED AND swEENY HONEST MEN, BUT CORRUPTED
BY REPUBLICANS.
The municipal cOrruptiOns OF NewYork City are the
results Of irresponsible power acting In the secrecy OF
Bureaus and Commissions They are tho outgrowth OF
years of Republican legislation at Albany and part
nershp plumber between OF both parties, estab
lished during that period. have said this much as
demand OF historical justice. have no heart for such
discussions. know the mass OF Republican friends are
is degraded into mere comparison OF the relative
of the lcprous that the bodies Of the respect
to- our country from perSadng Corruption Let the
people judge by what we do cleanse our parties and
the standard of public morality Principles are inc test
made fidelity to official trust and justice to the toling
masses who earn their bread by the sweat OF their brow
70 procam and enforce the decree that whatsoever plum
ders the people, though lie steal The nVery OF Heaven 10
serve the Devil, is no Democrat
twill be seen that the astute politician merely how
cred on the verge of the present crisis not daring to
make q square issue until the temper of the Conven-
ton should be fully felt. The few feeble phrases in
condemnation of corruption, and the vague illusions
to Tammany, elected but faint outbursts and those
from tho backwoods delegates The Ring wing
watched the chances and felt confirmed in their
confident boasts of this morning, when the count of
noses" throw the majority into Tammany's favor
SPEECH OF CLARKSON N. POTTER.
Mr.. Tilden before retiring, named Clarkson N.
Potter son of Bishop Potter, and member Of Con-
gross from Westminster, as temporary Chairman
Mr. Potter was accordingly elected, and, on gaining
the PLATFORM began the following vehement TRADE
| against corruption in general and the Republican
| party in particulars
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: thank you for the
honor YOU have in elccting me to preside over
your temporary organization. The Democrats OF the
great State of New-York again meet In Convention at
grave and critical period. The ey which resulted from
the great civil have exaggerated and continued
Congress all the substantial powers OF government mt
Acting under the direction Of that party Congress has
assumed arbitrarily the power TO reject and admit states
TO representatio They have assumed also to pre-
scribe the condition Of suffrage ana IN Segrss 10
all the currency AID banking Institutions OF hs great
at the dy ncrces Of the officers the Treasury They
have sought transfer to the Federal Government
various offices 1led by State authority, ana TINS
swrl the patronage and power OF the Executive already
so dangerous and corruptrg. They have established
and set aside the obligations OF contracts They have
created great corporations and granted to them hri-
tories larger than States to the exclusion Vi uCtuai se
tiers They have begun the charcrng OF private corpo
ratios carry business within the states tns
ing upon The cdeIal Capital M inc M snu
ruptiun Of the country While under inc pretese ol
nwcrd he President 10 suspend the sacred right Of
aeas corpus and to establish military rule III he state1
% WIZ tne Of the country and deDachcd BY
continuance rTedccmabie currency, nave ciose
onv swculton and cxravagaucc but corruption every
where Its diretu presence has been FOUND wen
of your principal city, Under these circumstances
the DcmGcratc party must as t sefns pecne e
nizinc the revolution through which this country
passed, and The changes III ne NatOna %
crisis those principles of limiting and ocazng eo,tI
mcnt which lie at the Foundation Oh our n
the abuse OF Executive power ana paIonage wnIn T1
LET ciI.l,
views heretofore, now seek " liut anu va
~ me orSaizatiom and duties Of this Convention wisely,
justly, tcmpcratcly aud firmly WITHOUT anger anu WILL
nut fear.
When he so mildly insinuated the need OF purglng
and purifying the Democratic party, slllen and
ominous silence warned him from the dangerous
ground. ~,
An exciting game for supremacy now began. MT.
Fury of Westchester moved the installation OF +.
| O. Perrin as temporary chairman. Greatly 10 the
surprise of every one, Mr.. Tilden blocked the game
| by announcing blandly, that the State COMMITTEE
had agree upon Col l.. b. Faulkner OF the Gov
ernors staff, as temporary chairman and D. d. NJ
Connie as temporary secretary
/ yicious encounter thereupon followed between
| Tilden and the Irrepressible Dewitt Inc iatter
| claimed his motion prior to Mr. lldehs, put the
Chairman came promptly to the rescue Oh that per
! plexed Nestor by the curious plea that, when two
| ,emhers arose simultaneously, and ono was the
| Chairman of the State Committee, the latter by
virtue Of his Office compelled recognition hrst' Inc
Young man from Kings subsidized in great wratn' ana
| the point was carried against him.
This preliminary skirmish ended, the ron was
called, and all the delegates from New-lork were
| omitted. ,....,,,,~x
While breathless silence fell upon the Conven-
tion all waiting for the decisive move the dauntiess
Dewitt arose impressivey and sprung on the assem-
| A. TamInanV