New-York tribune., 1872-08-02
WHO REFUSED TO PAY o'BRIEN's FRAUDULENT
CLAIMq
TIE. LIBERAL ALLIANCE.

,nnprss OF GIN COCHRANE BEFORE THE LIB
ERAL REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE
The regular monthly meeting Of the Liberal
Republican General Committee was held last evening at
its new Headquarters, No. SH Broadway, Ihomas L.
stewart presiding. large number Of delegates were
present including Gen. COchrane, d. d. COnoVer, Geo.
p Coaobmon. Hugh Nesbitt, and II. N. Twombly. The
Chairman read a communication from the Tammany
Hall General Committee inviting cooperation in making
arrangements for a ratification meeting. On motion oi
d. d. Conover, Committee OF one from each Assembly
District was appointed by the Chair TO confer WIN lne
Special Committee Of the Tammany Society Inc Char
man then read communication from Mr. Streeter OF the
With District containing his resignation asa delegate
TO the General Committee fTom the XXht District
Association announcing the election OF Robert Brady
and Charles H. Cooper in place OF Anthony Blair ana
William H. Draper resigned; and one from the AIth
District, announcing the election OF William H. Co"es
In place Of Seymour A. Bunce, resigned. On notion
the designations accepted, and the names OF the
newly elected delegates placed upon the roll. ID. d.
Conoyer then called for three cheers for Greeley and
Brown which given with WILL In response to re-
peated calls, Gen. Cochrane said:
The political horizon is widening and Frightening We
are constantly receiving accessons Of strength and our
nS sEeee's are becoming clearer more perma-
VIII give You IN brief the Conclusions and viii cOnfne
created new platform at CneSpp snd TH 6o oSp
position upon H. that would require time 10 accumu.
party but did not then reject m bey Sous snce
been made 10 understand, that the Cincinnati move
that II was not essential TO create The
Tudlments of party in order 10 sustsin
tho Cincinnati Convention; that 1t was but the renre
sentative Of popular opinion which was not To- be Con-
nned to any single point, or within the discipline and
stagdlng behind the Convention at Cincipnst
forced tho delegates as its representatives TO the
preston 0f thai opinion which constitutes the Cpciu
nat platform. II was spontaneous movement Of tbe
Nhole people OF TINS country. and II was not
essential 70 look through al our centers Of population
20 earn whether the people were agTegating about
tha platform, and the candidates who were Nominated
aee or tley grew up like spears Of grass all over this
ian1 iApplausel IbIs movement grows out of the
grouRd u moves with the seasons. and il is just as j
posVe 70 restrain It as to restrain the revolution OF the
w ~ lls ORBIT II does not rest on the shoulders of
potcians They have nothing TO do with IL excent 70
c1a. s0a after II with all their might and main in
that is precisely what our friends and al.
nee, asu the great Democratic party. were doing
unt. the meeting OF the Baltimore Convention. Every
Hd ~ mat party IN the land folded his arms and pom
aSsd ps question and when applied 10 very grayely
ssSv ss heao and told his friends 70 walt and see.
hnsaIken they said 4" It Is q good time, friends TO
Butn the mean time their friends had shot
sy tnlrty days ahead OF them. The people were In
we lead and the leaders came putting and blowing up TO
ISan.acS aO4 every political center, threw down their
nap hnsp'ayhe aho said, Well here are gentlemen
nsse % aiways been right and you have followed IA"
faad y. t iac, tney were far behind the people They
ihis Is popular movement The politicians have had
osg " 10 with IT, aud yet very many Of them. after
tie yI ace shall nave been elected President by
sunsge OF ths people will rush 10 him with hat in
nr s'9 quo say, Horace did Mt tell you 2" But
~ .%.aeh9 % horace viii reply: To be sure you told me
1son,e J' Know It before owe my election the
oops ana t1s people alone" The period Of political
ssSa kassou. Party shackles are broken and cast
ino people stand out upon their platform Of
fostp fa'pes sad demand honest government and an
1910 ,8. an 70 administer It,. They will have Of
tbst nsoty euu party allegiance, when bound up with
Thsv & &Ssance dfeslty dishonesty and corruption.
xhlcb . ave t1elr right 10 proclaim the principles in
beiiSve 'ILeJ .DeneYe and 10 maintain them. They
yb,es au, ~ Amercanisin - that Americanism
the freedom OF the largest number.
na1fetof foreign born, here or elsewhere that
v wbsral nnItn cOnpfchends the freedom Of human
sinner, d oowhtroddeD and oppressed and calling
oanSn % assistance That rght is the true Ameri-
~ hns people, and Tue true exponent OF that
"a Hosse ~ lts length, breadth and circuit
q inst Dfeeley. lApplausel Where Is there
a hsnsvo,oause ,oause which he does not champion
ELIeb ~ bOeaee Se which he does NOT include humanity
Ansr,c y uoss not enhance, GOOD hopest downriglit
~Vie Vi "hich he Is not the eKponcDti lie