New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-07
REFORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.

REFORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
BUCKALEw, MONTGOMERY BLAIR AND OTHERS
AT PITISBURGH-A LARGE AND ENTHUsi-
AsTIC AUDIENCE-A DISCUSSION or STArB
ISSUES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUSBl
PITrsBURGH, Sept. G.-The Hon. Charles k
Buckaew, the Liberal candidate for Governor OF TINS
state addressed an immense audience last evening ia
the Academy of Music. The hall was tled to overflow
ing long before the speaker appeared, and II was
found necessary to organize meetings on tho
outside OF the building, which were addressed
from the balcony by Gen. Alfred McCalmont and others
Mr. Buckalew the Hon. Montgomery Blair, and Hartley.
the candidate for AuditOrGenera were escorted from
the St. Charles Hotel to the hail. accompanied by nuner
GUS Greeley and Brown Clubs bearing banners ana
torches, and headed by bands of music. The second
Ward Greeley Club and the Jackson Association, an or
gaaization composed wealthy and influential citizens.
headed tho imposing procession.
Senator Buckalew, being introduced said be would
conne his remarks to the State canvass and he oonnned
himself to admirably throughout his speech Ho
alluded TO the complaints that the integrity OF the
men who legislato for the State was qnoS-
tionable and that the State Treasurer had
been chosen by improper ways and through improper
influences; that public moneys had Deen
perverted the private profit and gan that the Aud
or-Generas office had not been properly managed and
that the complaints extended also TO the Executive
These complaints SAID Dir. BuckaIeW, hiu Dceh po'0u
by undoubted testimony. He and the gentle
man accompanying him, Mr. Hartley ao~
cepted at Reading the nomination for governor
and Auditor General in the hopes OF reforming tina
abuse They were told TO take the banner OF reform
and carry 1t in the face Of opposition They knew "heh
they accepted the nominations that the oppositonto
them was extensive, bitter, and almost dia6olica bus
they accepted the task. and now here car.
rying 1t out. They would have to contend with
fraudulent votes, repeating, and such VOTES az the
Opposition have. and with the miscountng OF these
votes Nevertheless, they proposed to encounter all
this. and possibly overcome it, MI Buckalew
s5.d we purpose taking the State Trcasurersbp
ont ~ The hands Of man who had permitted
it to be used, or who himself had used the pub
Lie moneys for private gain and We
propose TO place in the Executive Chair man
whose pretension TO place did iii him TO speak con-
corning it, We called upon to take new departure
seauent upon the late We corruption on every
side public officers abusing pubic trusts; legislatures
ais aud incacuabe injury done. From q keen, ardent
desire OF few men 10 make money anu maze II ias.i
body everywhere we find evidences OF fraud creep
ing up around Our duty as American cltlLens 70
rise p and exercise our sovereign right and shake Of this
incubus that weighs us down. MIR. BuokaleH then
PcioHs assertions made against his record public man.
showing up their garing fs.ty and boldly stating that
10 defend before this audience any other The speech
was listened with marked attention. and oentimes
the building fairly shook Win hearhess Ol piaud'S VI
the large sSembly.
The Hon. Montgomery Blair followed. saying that
when he addressed Pittsburgh audience II was In
behalf OF the loved and lamcnted Abraham Lincoln.
seek no office now he said am not candidate. and
never expected 10 be, and my only object now
ia TO be OF some service in assisting TO
preserye the institutions which have been handed
down to US. MY honorable friend who just addressed
you has with SIMPLICITY and good TASTE LAID before you
and alluded to certain. facts, showing the pollution
that peryades your State Government MI
Buekalew has alluded to facts showing that
the money in the State has been used for pur
poses OF corruption Need tell you OF the utter dis
regard OF law shown by tho President IN the
santo Domingo business In sending the navy
down TO that island. and telling the President
OF Hayti that he would burn the town which ne Ved IN
II he nterfered with Baez his efforts to annex thar
country to the United states. Mr. Sumner called 'no
attention Of the people to 1t, and what were
the consequences to him The carpetoag senator's i
OF the Administration set upon hin anu .o'1 "
Ss had held for years when Mr.. Greeley complained
through his paper OF the corruption OF tne AGndSa
| ton; when he went 10 the south anu Nilhesscu
| the beastly manner in which citizens werss
treated there ana os rensdiateS by the Hdminis
traton and read out OF the party Az ms enrts Ior e
for naught when you pore Oyer nr Raorn !.
| nor tolerated by the Grant Republicans When inc
founders Of the RePuoean p % order 10 ecnrs
| Reform. IL was natural TO ION hanus WIN eho
| DemOcrats In order 10 OBTAIN H. iou dto W u"''
great p,rade Of soldiers here Is not the war over
Ind nor Grant say. " Let us have peaceF why need
thev inns perpetuate the remembrances OF war Inc
books OF the past closed. and the accounts are
settled It is not necessary 10 open them again DIT
| Bair was loudly applauded and gave way Tor MI
/ Hartley.
Mr. Hartley said that you do not rise in your might
and correct abuses In your State mpous men VIII have
free sway. The Of the people Know nothing Vi
these combinations called "rings." Since the
wear 1868 our Legislature has been granting
| monopolies that would have brought the blush
| TO the check OF Queen Elizabeth III any osa''
was deep in political iniquity, it was ours ana no
trusted and felt assured that good old PennsyNama
would ride out Of 1t this Fall Mr. Hareys speech was
onite lengthy and he frequently interrupted oy
Trolonred cheering. He followed py MI haioius;
who sad he had In 1862 the pleasure as y hen VA "a
canvassing the State for Gov Geary, ana ne no" na
The honor and pleasure OF being tue ua'e h oo
nanIon OF the next Governor OF PennsyNanla'
Euckalew Ho did not know whether tho peopV1 ns
ever forgiven him for the part no nan ,i .,H not
An the election OF Gov Geary his conscience wouu I
rest until he had made effort TO elect buohaew nj
was almost midnight before the speaker eohoiuuc an
thns terminated the largest and one OF the ulOss
husiastlo ocea meeting bold during thls campaign