New-York tribune., 1872-07-18
LOCAL POLITICS.
,r c,vv,Cr IN THE UPPER WARDS.

FIIINGER AND Il. G. JOHNSON'
Resisting the temptation to remain at NOME
after dav OF oppressive heat large audience gatheeu
last NIGHT at the headquarters Of the XXth Assem-
49,, ni.,rct greeley and Brown Campaign Club at the
pirst National Club House. No. $50 Thirdave AS carry
"a 7.so D. H. crowd assembled in the vicinity oil tho
clubhouse, and pressed into the Railways oi 'lo
building. 1t soon became apparent that 'no ""'.
would be overcrowded, and 1t was ue'ermlneu
70 hold the meeting the open air At p M the space
hetwcen Fiftythird and Fyfourthsts was hlled with
an enthusiastic assemblage About $50 p m the Wood
choppers Club Of the district Joseph DoXie PreS-
dent 100 strong and the Union Greeley and Brown Club
the Nineteenth Ward Geo W. Reid President marched
ND the street toward the hall The stirring speeches Wc
were mado were received with frequent cheers ana
hearty applause, and substantial evidence was tnus
Afforded that in the XXth Assembly District GfeeieS
and Brown arc popular candidates. new transparency
was erected; band was in attendance; aud hle"oIAS
were set of at intervals.
The meeting was called TO order about $50 p m D! 'he
first Vice President Prof. GlaubeDsklee, who said;
crxr,rMEN: We have met here tonight 10 celebrate
the erection ot transparency, which has on its 'front.'
the porra of the candidates for President ana wee
whose election we desire and intend TO bring about
They are not strangers TO you. Their lives are inter-
woven in the history of the country Ihey stahd IN
b contest as the representatives OF honesty, REFORM
and honest government and are opposed to the can
ddates Of nepotism personal government and radical
ism I will not detan you with any further remarks,
bnt call for the reading Of the resolutions which have
been prepared.
Edward C.. Johnson then read the following, which
were enthusiastically adopted:
Resolced That we congrat1ate the country o1 ar refer @
encc past differences or Affiliations IN her ul pUso - ~
overthrow the corruption and personaism or tle 1no
Administration with its centralizng ana oppressive
cndcucic and To elect Horace Greeley President ana
piedgl t6rm TO restore local sefgoyerument purity,
aud economy in the administration Of Government ana
financial reform and peace TO ihe whole country 'nio"h"
uu uiyers1l enfranchisement and GmneSty. ,.,,
Rcsolrcd That the careers OF our candidates and tnr
exalted personal characters are sure pledges OF nuehJ
~ eJeJ mat we pledge TO the cause and candidates
our hearty support from tonight until the nlght OF
election. promise majority IN The NNth Assemoiiy
Dtrt greater than has been given Tor any candi-
dale before. .
The Chairman an introducing the first speaker, said
That Co Willis was full Of enthusiasm for Greeley and
Brown. Cob Willis said:
SPEECH OF COL. WILLS
FurOw REPUBLICANS: Not in the lifetime Of the r.
ruhc has there been uprascd banner more Significant
Than thc witch Won have Just nailed to me outer
dent Horace Greeley of New-Yol and for Viceprcsi,
don't, T.. G.az Brown Of Missouri. 1oud SlPiau,StJ
10 me worlds destiny is made more and more manifest
s,sfrn. which belonged to war, which can be justified
only hy the law of selfpreservaOu, now that the Occ
ON Tor them has ceased are adhered 10 ana enforced,
II, and that the President and 10000 OF his reanor
r,,y continue I'M power. Ont of the continuance and
abuse Oi these systems ont OF this arrogant attempt ana
N attendant outrage. arise the questions OF the hour,
,si,h are 10 be answered bv the triumphant and
,rb.lming election Of Horace Greeley and b. Gratz
And now You will think as do that the questions Of
to-day exceed in interest with reference ooh 10 the
present and future any that have ever been suDmted
10 our people. for my part deem thtinn ten times
greater job 20 he kepuolcwho asSas cardinal llhcpe
"a life element OF Repnbhcanism-tha ne VINO NI'lso on
his brow the word "Dsunion' A. hateful as that word
sounds, and much as l. Union soldier precate ds-
union thousand times do prefer an open enemy TO
him who. while stabJing, wears the mask OF friend .
Everybody knows that the President Of Tic United
States mas constituted as an ally caLa o. senators VINO
have Eeftatcd to breathe vengeance against te man
cruci,e Pre- sdcuull acts WHO have employed all the
arts aud devices that an unscrnpuious majority could
Ncut pO.urc of frauds who have hurled herco denlh-
cations against the fathers OF Repubicansn because
obrt OF party. Everybody knows that the penalty
ofdcpendenco has been osracI.m ana a1noyng perse-
of the national WILL grossly violate mteThal0ai
,9u-f IIayt Everybody knows that President Grant
received costly presents aud rewarded the giyerS with
Office making himself a dc pendant, allowing himself
10 be- enriched by Of the position he occupied.
Every body Knows that although the President has two
broiicrsnlaw-one collector in NewOrleans another
q minister in Denmark, both Of whom have been found
disqualified for their posiuOn-tney are yet retained
that Thomas Murphy who D. his shoddy profits
aud IHumauy Ring IN r,4. eS'i transactions. was en-
aDed 10 make conspicuous le 'erlI TO me PRESIDENT,
was appointed collector OF t!S foIt OF NeH-fork ana
hs Office underwent IN (estlga'n ana corrupt practices
were discovered, the President retained him Ia Office
Everybody knows that Leet and Stocking were ap-
pointed 90 places in the Cusomhouse where they bur
dencd by their unwaTTdntable eXaCOns, and
e. Everybody KNOWS Iha WIN freSdehuaI sanction,
United States forces have been employed TO
aud control state conventions and TO supervise
state elections. Everybody knows that Washington
swarms with rings composed Of Presidential sup
j. made an auction house that rings may
grow rich IN consideration OF the aid they give the Adj
uiLi.iidtion IN carrying elections Every body knows
that wien "a coordinate department OF the Government,
Tie Supreme Court sOcmuy decreed that the Legal Ten
der act had retroactive effect at the bidding OF large
td Jitionai Judges one stockholder ana the ofner
f..fl Df
y affected by such decree to the end that such decree
sb0ud i've reversed What have YOU to say of Repubi-
can Eberty-when President resorts 10 "a legal fraud
takes from COnrts the determination OF rights and
himself the power and actually exercises it, Of
saying what Is law and what is not Everybody knows
wnat have said to be true.
Now the founders OF tins Republican party-the men
who struggled for liberty when the shreks OF the
dcred came from the bloody ground in Kansas, when
Ulysses s. Grant voted for James Buchanan the apollo
gst Cl these wrOngs-the true Republicans, say pro-
tested against these agcresions these arbitrary assunp
Grs5m that threatens liberty assais self re-
people listened and responded; they saw the peril; they
recognized the remedy y-the formation of new party.
with Horace Greeley and b. Gratz Brown
rs candidates FOR President and VicePresident.
fLOgd applause The Democratic party purged
los successive defeats, rritated beyond by the
oppressive practices Of the party III power. rise above
call tncr ancient traditions their more ancient faitb
and the ma inns Of Jefferson and Jackson. embodied IN
thc Cincinnati platform. hail the hour for the
tion OF real Democracy meaning liberty equality,
readiness hold foreign nations 10 strict accOunta-
Dhty their actions hail as champions of the
Inent men whose lifelong hdety to Liberalism. ana
progress and advocacy OF the rights OF renders
them foremost citizens OF the Republic. They
AZ Baltimore aud by an OF broad and comprehensive
charity, iIdOrscd the platform aud candidates OF the
Liberal Republican party. Tney cOnsecrated themselves
a. the nerds of the hOur-the bauishmcnt OF corrupt
rulers the restoration OF purity prolonged applause
FLiLOw CITIZENS: VAIN Is the man who throws him
self afhw1rt Gods purpose! Sometimes the future is
mrIOred ln glass 50 that all may read. DO you not
breathe m the very air Gods purpose TO spare the Re
pubIr, by the overwhelming destruction of thOse
who enrich themselves 10 perpetuate themselves in