The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-11
Thu SYRACUSE NOMINATIONS.
Ratification Meeting Last Evening
at Apollo Hall.
A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting-Specches
OF S. s. Cox, AlgernOn Sui
Ivan and Others.

M. Il.
last evening Mt Apollo Hall in ratification and en-
dorsement OF the Syracuse nominations. Notwith-
standing the fact that owing TO the evening papers
stating that the meeting was to be held on Wednes
day evening large number OF the members did
not put in an appearance, the hail was well filled
by an enthusiastic crowd. The meeting was called
to order by Mr. William II. Burns Tony Hartman
acting as secretary. After the formal organization
resolutions warmly endorsing the candidates and
platform of the Syracuse Conventions were offered
and adopted with great enthusiasm.
SPEECH Or s. S. cox.
After Mr.. Cover had supported his resolutions in
short speech, and they had been adopted, Mr..
S. s. Cox was introduced. who was received with
loud cheers He began by stating that he had just
come from picnic and was therefore little be-
hind time. He had no idea year ago, he said,
that he would be advocating the election of Horace
Greeley, but he would give good reasons for sup
porting him before he had finished his remarks.
He paid high tribute to the honesty and purity
of character of NJ. #. Brennan and then be-
gan about Greeley The Philosopher was not, he
said, the first choice OF the democrats, but as he
was the nominee OF the men who had good reason
to dstrust the republican party, and as these men
were working for
THE INTERESTS or TIE PEOPLE,
it was right for the democratic party to join hands
in the strife with those who mean to fight for the
people. It was Gil very well for people now TO
point to Maine. The election there was not sign
of the times although it was sign of what New
England might do In November. Elections in
New England had never scared him and could not
scare him now. We had yet to hear from States
November election, and If Pennsylvania should go
against the republican party Horace Greeley wou
and liberals mean to Gust from power the men who
are
ROBBING THE PEOPLE.
The South was to be treated In proper manner
and not crushed to the earth eight years after the
war. The carpet-baggers had piled up q debt OF
two hundred and fifty millions OF dollars and
there was nothing to show for it, TO do away
with this Southern slavery and outrage the demo.
democrats inconsistent in acting thus He did
not believe they were. In the Cincinnati platform
there was enough OF good democratic principle to
suit him, and yet because Mr. Greeley differed in
years before with the democrats, and now said
amnesty was right, should the democrats go against
him because Of his Old-time opposition And who
were the men who cried out so loudly about the
INCONSISTENCY OF TIE DEMOCRATS
Was 1t General DiX-that political what Is it T'-
who jumped about from one side to the other, &C
cording to the way lie thought the wind was blow
ing' Was it that accomplished gentleman and
lawyer Lyman TremainY When he (Mr. Cox
was in Congress at the outbreak of the war, fight
Ing the workers Of secession, Tremain was making
an outcry at home against raising the three mil.
lions for the support OF the war What we wanted
in the coming election was the spirit of peace and
good will Inc coalition between the democrats
when parties combined for good motive
THE COALITION
was thus made holy one: 1t was actually sane
titled. The coalition had been made Tor the good
OF the people, and the two parties performing
sacred duty in Joining hands to destroy the cor
rupt administration now IN power. (Applause)
Yet some republicans talked about the democrats,
if they got into power, restoring slavery and pay
ing the rebel debt. All this was nonsense, as these
very things were provided against by the amend
ments to the constitution. He didn't care about
how Grant takes his drinks or enrlches his rea-
he m a
tiers to the liberals and others who might desire to
tell all they knew about the subject. But what he
believed great stress should be put upon the
right OF local se-gOvernment and
THE RIGHT TO A FREE VOTE.
The American people are jealous OF their ballot
box, and they don't like to see the military sur.
round the polls Election meant choice, and there
was no choice wnen oncehoiaers ana bayonets
Mr.. Cox then spoke a: some length about the spirit
OF forgiveness for the past with which the South
should he treated, ana concluded much in the same
strain in which he concluded his speech at the SYRIA
cuse Convention calling upon all good men OF all
parties to unite under the white banner Of peace
and inaugnrate an era OF good feeling between the
sections. To those who refused to
JOIN WITH THE LIBERALS
and the democrats III their efforts TO bridge over
the chasm which divides the South from tue North,
and who instead, desired to perpetuate an era Of
do" and the only curse he had to give them was
that the day might come when they might know
what 1t was to be forgiven.
Mr.. ALGERNOE SULLIVAN was the next speaker
He said that even II the cOalitioniss did not sue
coed in electng single candidate in any State he
would feel that the liberal movement had done
great good in compelling the administration TO
treat the South with magnanimity and striving to
ill the government offices with honest men, lie
had spent
FEW HOURS WITH MIR. GREELEY
the evening previous and learned that he Greeley
had Just received from washington the last repub-
lican campaign document. It's pnrport was that
the administration had been 'inisunderstoodn in
the past. and that in the future 1t meant to be
magnanmous to the South. Did not this, the
speaker asked, show that the republicans knew in
their hearts that they acted wrongly and that they
were becoming alarmed at the coming Storm lie
then spoke in general way about the situation,
when the meeting adjourned at a late hour, enthu-
eiasticaly cheering for Greeley and Brown, Herman
and Depew.