New-York tribune., 1872-11-02
THE GRAND STAND.

hall dispersed.
THE GRAND STAND.
The meeting at the Grand stand very enthusiastic
Cheers for Greeley Brown Herman, and Lawrence were
repeatedly given. The proceedings began at 1907 m
Captain William Wiley being elected chairman, and
Henry Howard Secretary,
Captain Wiley introduced as the first speaker OF the
evening William c. Cover, who said in substance that II
the rule Of President Grant should continue for four
years more there would be very little of country to
rule General Grant still believed that he
was in the saddle, aud issuing his commands
10 his military subOrdinates, and forgot that
free people The speaker likened Gen. Grant TO Napo
leon BOnaparte, whose oyerpeallng ainpiTOn ma IN
voved France and Europe In Dloodshed. lie defeated
miseries that had been wrought In happy ana pros
porous countries by the anDtlVn u3 s0o oS 200 oo W
military Tners IL cost TINS country ssOOVgO,VVV 3o
10 support the Adminstration or Gen. Grant.
1t cost this because there were iaVoIltes WhOh IL
desirable TO enrich at the expense 9I tne eouuy'
Cen Grant, with his thousands OF oHclal satelnes'
would be driven from power by the force OF puDuc oph
ION expressed throughout the country at the polls Cen
Grant had been kcucd by secretary BOuJWe 10 OlFSr
mentary comparison by its author. il would be found TO
be an apt one, Oliver CfOmWell was an usufpeI ana
Gen. Grant had usuped powers ana Iuueohs ho' 'oh'J
Tho sneaker after advertng to the necessity Of sup
portipg such men Horace Greeley, B. Gratz Brown
n iu nSmnated said that there we're now three cand
dltes in the field for the mayOraly. Abraham * Law
renee undoubtedly best adapted 10 III lis duties anu
lie speaker described the corruption that has shocked
and demOralized the community and the valuable ser
cse of REFORM They should cherish generous feeling
for Mr. Lawrence for the faithful services lie had rem
dercd them. The CITY aud County oi New hoIh wanted
man OF the greatest capacity and the strongest ineg-
y he hoped they would DO all theY could to secure
Mr. Lawrenc's election
Major James Hagcerty briefly said that Gen Grant
had disregarded the laws and Constitution OF the cOun-
try SO long the Democratic form Of government was
maintained II was nope ana an Snc9ulagetneht ZOE
the liberal ticket would insure this result This city
Qured at the head OF its government capable an with
These were all possessed by Abraham r. Lawrence.
Another gentleman had been nominated for a nigh Of
fee for which he possessed every capacity Throughout
the State the gcnCrOushearted people responding
handsomely to the name OF Francis Kernan and II the
adOIu the gubeTnatOrial chair OF New-fofk Cheersl
Mr.. LAWRENCE APPEARs AGAIN.
Abraham r. Lawrence was here introduced amid i'm
1ense applause and said that he had just concluded
speaking the ha and his voice was almost gone, but
lie wished 70 thank them for their kind reception and he
hoped that on Tuesday next they would give good ac
count themselves (Greaf cheering and cries OF 1--WE
Jobn Mitchell O'Grady said briefly that they had al
ready been informed to their duty national affairs
but ne suggested that their duty TO TINS state was OF
ee FOR MaVoT MI Lawrence alone had the honesty to
declare in favor the National, State, and local nOm
Of the Democratic party. Both HdYemeyer ana
O'Bren had declared for Grant and DIX o'Brien had
claimed the votes OF Irishmen and workingmen
representative Irish workingman.
OBren had never done days honest work in his life,
being simply nothing more nor less than politician
Mr. Haveneyer had been born with silver spoon IN his
mouth and claimed the German vote, which he would
not get Abraham r. Lawrence was the true champion
Reform and OF workngmen and he alone was entitled
James b. Mcclellan Of New-York was next introduced.
He surprised he said that after all the hints and
threats about success and all that kind OF thing so
immense audience, both inside and outside the nall,
had assembled The national issue had been discussed
aud redscussed in the papers ana on the PLATFORM anu
and as for the Governorp, it found that the only
objection 10 Mr. Herman was his religion As II man
his consciencel This was going back to the old,
KnowNothing issues; L was unworthy OF the enlght-
II remarkable fact that the three candidates for
toS IN e ~ OF Reform But of the three Mr.
Lawrence was foremost OBrien stood back Oh not slde
was fully peer OF the other two. Applausel Further
his Say. was mt forward By the Administration plot
teSs o woud by his good name make capital for the
national ticket Would the honest, cearheaded men OF
the city suffer themselves 10 be thus hood-wlnkedf
To come 10 tho characters Of those men: Mr..
Lawrence in the matter OF personal record at least
Mr. BIen. Young, and yet mature, strong, able, Mr.
Lawrence eminently fitted for his important trust
But point especially significant in the present cOndi
on of the city his full acquaintance with municipal
law In this he had been trained from boyhood; he had
made 1t prominently the study OF MS me- ne was
acknowledged 70 be leading lawyer In 1t IN the country
There not point IN all the nets Of law In which he
not at home just now the city law was In most
chaotic state it needed thorough overhauling; the
Mayor Of the city should be one well informedf poss
ble master IN such matters Seldom had happened
that NewYOrk IN these high senses had had good |
Mayor here was an opportunity 10 elect one.
And yet such election essential for tho
credit Of the city. The present very turning point
In the career OF the city. With good government, IL
might 20 forward with poor government, 1t might go
backward; good government 1t must have.
AT the close OF Buchanans Administration the annual
expenses Government sC000OOO in 1917 the
Interest on the city and county debt than &c.
600 O0O and the taxes-aDd IL was the poor who
though the landlords paid the taXes.he taxes OF year
$50 II must be clear 10 all that about the
local issues there was an Importance which could hardly
be overestimated.
= 1t was remarkable fact that the Administration
ddate Tor Governor ana for Mayor each about 70
years old WHAT, what were tue city and the State
cOm ng TO- II the young and strong and living
TO be passed by and the Oidme veterans placed, amid
the innrmes OF age at the helm when 80 much was at
stake
At the conclusion OF Mr. MeLean's address the band
played Z" Lawrences March," and NJ. j. Reese In 4
The time. be said for talking about
The hour had getting OF 0nes coat and falling
10 the hard work. He not speaker but no wanted
10 say a word or two about the bad candidates 0rien
some time ago visited Long Branch aud held in
teryew with Gen. Grant He had told him that he |
caused bis defeat In NewYork IN 1868, by HIS use OF
10000 Irish repeater
Now be proposed 10 stand by him and bring him 90
IRISH votes. We're the Iish De put into tho pocket
aud sold for pittancet lie blamed Irishman for |
" vote for coantyaAn- weretse eaAdi-