New-York tribune., 1872-07-23
LOCAL POLITICS.
,-r,,, ~, or,-, I.IBEPAL FORCES.

Tho DenoOeratS or bJO EitNcHbh wa F''N
evidence last night OF ther entnuSlaSh ior 'ne ~
and,dates A large crowd OF people began to congre
An the vicinty Of the platform erected at Avenue
asoanth as early 100 p. m.. and tho residences
=, seventhst, and Avenues and G, were oiIr
sanity illuminated with lanterns and transparen-
oies bearing the names OF the Cincinnati ana b"it'
moro candidates About p. M nre"orkS
were set of, and band OF music played several airs
nv this time the crowd had taken possession OF the space
from sixth TO Elghth-sts and from Avenne to Avenue
d. and from time TO time cheers were given IN response
90 the sentiments OF the speakers. The platform was
decorated with American flags and brilliantly h'um-
mated while new banner unfurled amid prolohged
cheers About $50 p IN. James McGoyern called Ihe
meeting to order and nominated as Chairman Aluern"
Henry woltman, who spoke as follows:
We have met 20 ratify and ndorse the NOMINATIONS OF
he Baltimore National Democratic Convention anu W
unfold the banner around which we VIII raly in 'no
coming campaign and give battle to our common enc
mics Ii Is pleasing TO see that the citizens oi '"o
Eleventh Ward have taken such early steps 10 "''e'
their edcty 20 the nominees of their party, no matter
what may have been their political feelings OF ANNA
ions in the past In the exgenoes OF the umes anu III
the important contes. upon which we are just entering
tho mast should be forgotten by those who are inspired
with the hope Of redeemng the nation from thradOm
II ia the future we should look TO now, and 1t
should be with no msgivings or faint hearted
ness but with strong and earnest resolve to do what
we believe TO duty TO render that future bright
glorious country. NOW let me ask YOU
that to bc accompshedf Ia II by prolonga'Vh VI ~ ~
existing powers OF the Administration or Is ~ Dy tlo
overthrow of those who have long since forgoten ue
obedience the Constitution. and the principles upon
which our Government was founded ana estaollsheu
that 1t is TO discard from minds all feeling OF par
tsan character ana the remem6ranoes OF past ISSUES
and to rally around the banner OF National REFORM ns
reared upon the platform Of CINCINNATI anu Lnen nu
the standard OF patriotism by the Naonai Deoerac NC
Convention at Baltimore. lCheers.l hope that the
uned efforts Of the Liberal masses throngnS9uI our our
country may in November next, secure peaceful ana
triumph for the cause IN WnlCu we are euLstcu
The Chairman then called upon the Secretary. Richard
MOynhan to read the following resolutions Wmch were
adopted with Proloased, cheers che Marty ., Bald,
Resoire That the acton OF The Nalonsl D1oeato parry ~ p
more in The NOMINATION Of Horace Sretsy and b U % BIOsn % the
, gaGI S f ls s1t Wio and be saon Of the oics
Inspiration Of that under auspices Liberal Govern
meu happily inaggsed at Cincinnati and sellescel N a.
Grant behold with animated hope and pride peaceful and happy
distinction o. party creed oolori that the supremacy Of The
@ sS p1s % s be toe sSSoi SsoS aeS them by
s 5sa @ S S be bobS & and sS Of the A@ecan s citizen viii
e1 protected ssrSa and wisely In TeiP q s0s m 'a tes @
those Of ueT honesty and Pa..etm and that all oaene Ssb NIX R
ow place will he pIomPty and Justly punished iOr her
crimes and not as at the present shielded ~ ~ 1er ns s I Ie,
forms The administration Of the AFFAIRS q our county Ts S se5ssy s
70 hail bsnnerbeae in the Presidential contest Horace
tor feeling thai their election The future ds
country win be Of prosperity and national unity
The Hon. Algernon S. Sullivan Assistant DlStTlctAt-
torney. was then introduced and spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF A. S. SULLIVAN.
Ihave had the pleasure of meeting my felowctizens OF
all parties many tunes in New-York but never have 1
addressed them with more satisfaction and conentment
than tonight when TO indorse nominations fit
20 be made as those OF Greeley and Brown. All Of you
know that am Democrat. and say TO You one who
proud of the and history OF his party but who
looks back with pleasure TO the many glorious victories
which mark the pages Of its history, say never has
achieved such glorious victory that in the present
at Baltimore, when 1t rose higher than ls own pre-
JUDGES when il conquered Itself, and Tor the sake
Of the country OF patriotism OF liberty Oi tlg a
that Is precious. all that is TO be contended
for BY the patriotic people OF this country has sac
Thced It's partisan preferences, and said 70 all LIB
era patriots al who love their country more than they
love their paTtY ave wish 70 strike hands with you, 10
labor with you, TO unite with you and form patriotic
party whose great purpose IL shall be TO redeem the
Government from the career Of error and crime into
which IL has been plunged, and 10 endeaYOr 10 bring
bark the government to those principles upon which
Was founded and Gpon which alone il can be built so as
70 secure freedom 10 YOU and your pOsteTty." Zap
than Itself; thas thrown aside the shaekles Of party
which too often have bound the hands ana Locked the
party has given conclusive and glorious evidence
hs d" oyed anvtbin@ else we their descend
ants, 10 whom they left the heritage OF the
able 20 reassert and resunect them from the tomb when
they seemed 10 be sleeping the sleep OF DEATH II any
Gen. Grant he is mistaken have not one word to say
against him personally but with reference TO his party
whom he has served out the pap and bounty OF the
GOyernment-n reference 70 them and their party,
glorous as have many incidents in its career, /
shall speak believe that the only true principle upon
which liberty can be maintained in this country is to
always the right OF the people OF each state 10
govern the affairs of that State; the right OF the people
Of every town to control its town affairs; and
down to the lowest division and subdivision that
Is known political economy. Local government by
the people Of every locality is the great Foundation
of free institutions and If 1t be Knocked away Tie
liberties Of the people will fan 10 the earth We who
Democrats, owe a eulogy TO the Liberal RepuDn-
cans When they found that their party organization
was led by who did not respect the Constitution,
who perpetuaed policy Of sectional hate, who struck
stand in the way OF the satisfaction of their desires
such Gen. schurz Senator TTumbuli, and many
others withdrew from their party and their names VIII
6 % csreer We viii sonnd the torsin of alarm and zee
in the OF the true sons Of America there
sim the old fire OF patriotism And when that
patriotic cry vas raised at Cincinnati, it struck
a chord Of sympathy in the breast of
every true Lemocrat from the Lakes TO the
Cult and from be Atlantic to the Pacific. And there is
to-day warmer heart in the great Democratic breast
toward the liberal Republicans than there ever has
been, even, going say, between Democrats aud
their brother Democrats they know that the Liberal
Republicans had 10 sacrifice much in taking these steps
we are proud 10 hold in hands the same banner be-
liberty local seF-government the Constitution of the
United states, tie protection OF every man in al the
political rights of American citizen, no matter what
may be his color or nativity Tne democracy OF the
Eleventh ware y bep and vii sa1d reos
breast in the trent line Of those who champion them
lAppauseI
After music by tle band the Hon. James Brooks was
introduced. He sad:
SPEECH OF JAMES BROOKS.
What a beautiful spectacle is presented here tonight
under tins open SKY amid these beautiful surroundings
these countless thousands here from all parts Of the
earth Americans G,rmans, Irshmen, Frenchmen, Ita-
ians representatives OF all natOns What spectacle
could be more beautiful than these countless thousands
here tonight proclaning the, unity, their harmony,
their devotion TO Democratic pnnciplesl feel myself
as had been years upon the bOundless ocean,
as 10 upon eternal voyage, ana as now
tempest tossed from the that and the
unity and harmony Of these countless thousands cry
Land ahead; the rt II reached and country is