The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-31
A Third Presidential Candidate To Be
Put In the Field.
The ''lnalienable Right to Buy and Sell
Without Legislative Interference.
Wholesale Abuse Of Both Grant and Greeley
Speeches by David Wells, Mr. Atkinson,
Mr.. Sterne and Professor Perry

duulcHCe Wus very large. anu TIE proceedings
clearly showed that there is, at least in New York,
considerable party Of revenue reformers who
took part in the proceedings at Cincinnati, but who
now feel extremely chagrlned and discontinued at
the platform adopted and the candidate nominated
there.
At little after eight O'Clock Mr.. Bryant came
upon the platform and was received with loud
burst OF applause. He was followed by number of
prominent merchants and politicians, and the meet.
ing organized without delay by selecting Mr..
Bryant as chairman.
MIR. BRYANTS REMARKS
After abiding to the largeness of the audience
Mr.. Bryant referred to the great Importance OF the
principle of free trade to the prosperity Of the
country. II, said he, you were to ask five men
taken at random from any part the Union whether
they did not regard tho tariff laws az unjust and
oppressive and as severe burden upon the CON-
munity, destructive OF many forms of important in
dustry, four out Of the five would say eyes" That
was the general feeling and Judgment and ne might
adduce as proof OF 1t the doings OF Congress- which
for the whole OF the last winter had been
patching and piecing the tariff like coDbler work
ing on an old shoc--with this difference, however,
that the son Of Crispin would attempt to make the
shoe better, while the members Of Congress had
endeavored simply to do little in regard to the
tariff as they were able. The changes which had
been made left the tariff laws very little better
than they were before, although the people had
said to Congress 1--WE ground down by taxes, and
you have taken millions from the people in taxes,
very little Of which has gone into the Treasury,
and you therefore owe millions In the
way of reducing the taxes" every well,"
said this oblgng Congress, " there Is
sixpence for you; we tender that to you, and de-
mand receipt in FULL" They took the sixpence-
the cheese-parlngs OF reform, because they were
and they would 80 demanding Of Congress that
it should give to the people oil of that to which 1t is
entitled, and that was an honest revenue tariff,
and nothing less That, they were determined to
have, and they would not give this effort until
they should have made it dangerous for any poti-
cal party, wha'Sever It's name, to ignore this
important question, and to put aside the
demands of the people fcs the abolition
Of those duties, those indirect taxes, which
were burdensome to every walk OF life, to every
class Of the community, and which parayzed the
industry of the country.
The Secretary then read several letters, one Of
which, recommending call for a Free Trade Nomi-
mating Presidential Convention on the 27th June
next, provoked quite storm ofhSSes and applause
| among the foes and partisans OF Mr. Greeley who
seemed to be of about equal strength In the
] audience.
The following resolutions were then read and
| adopted unanimously
ro %5. III out Of ns TS%i
made Itself felt among thoushtia OF both parties
u s Sa Is H f
form N The Of The revenue the organization Of
Resolved THAT the general relaxation of old party
ties and with The growing dstrust felt toward the pro-
essiona political lenders the country turns for counsel
and therefore ,he late Convention a. Cincinnati was re-
ana anne OF Wnc ana o %o
on the Snsson Of the a and the future
itradcai changes Tor the better. e ~
the s have ee e
in the mind of the community and have rendered
1
ing been held under cali which specified free trade
% If is It. fn1 mo s s
Zionist in the country was named as Its candidate no obi
parepas1 the Convention and under whose auspices
M Ta waf soss So have orea in the past
rcdres the wrongs and to abolish the abuses Of our tariff
g Sa S%a @ at S %
oss fs s IN S pnfy
has heretofore been hopeless TO attempt to break old
get that in Presidential campaign the leading motive
I @ n Of tier ss T o in
nG %s aor ea uns al m IN Sl
secure Che nomination Of candidate who shall adc
fa our M pc; aa Se Feaen of this
meeting be empowered to appoint committee of ten,
aty s1a Be e pr tnsmssvss il son ~ and
and individuals having the like object in view
PROFESSOR PERRY's REMARKS.
Professor PERRY, Of Williams College, was next
introduced, and, after defending the title "iree
trader as being shorter and stronger than
'revenue REFORM said that every. great
phases. The first was reflection. The atten-
ton of thoughtful men was arrested by GER
hpI
as were thoroughly convinced that any par
ticular view was right they began to convert
other men to the same doctrine. Perhaps they were
at first regarded as men OF one idea, and were
greeted with sneers and ridicue, but they
issues involved This was the second stage-the
stage OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT certainly Mr.. Wells
and Mr.. Atkinson and his friends Of the Erefaing
Post had underworld for years TO- persuade the peo-
pie OF the truth OF free trade. The third and last
phase of every great cause, however was the phase
of action. IL was well to remember that the gen.
tlemen who made and administered laws IN Con-
gress were themselves made by the people, and
that members of Congress, though they were not
generally sensitive to augmentation, were pecu-
liarly sensitive TO votes. The process OF making
new tariff this year had gone forward on the same
principle had governed tariff making for ten
years-a skillnl arrangement and balancing OF con-
| nictng forces and interests And those legis-
iatois would 90 on forever thus plundering
the people unless the people said to Them In
shall not. Free traders had talked and argued, and
still ready to talk and argue until every man,
however stold should know that II was his true in
tefeSb 10 DUy III tHe CHedpeSt otH LII ''dtc5b
markets. But more than argument was necessary.
Something further was needed TO he done, and that
was to vote. To those citizens who were content
with the present administration ne had nothing 10
] saw nor did he wish to quarrel with those citizens
who wished TO elected to the Presidency the sage
| of Chappaqua and the Philosopher OF Printing House
Square. Here there was = orm of Kisses and ap
plause but il soon subsided.) Many citizens, however
reished neither Of these candidates, some OF whom
did not like In times OF peace 20 see bayonet
wreathed with cigar smoke as the symbol OF Exc
cutive authority; and Others did not wish TO run
| the garden of the White House on u tremendously
rainy day watering his cabbages by lrrlgations To
such citizens he Was able to say that under any cir
cumstances there, would be third candidate IN tho
field, pledged TO carry his banner to the end OF the
campaign. Perhaps that candidate would not have
majority o. votes but 1t at least certain that
In eir IL raelu there were seven thousand men ant
more whJ had not bowed, and never would, bow
the knee TO Baa."
MIR. DAVID A. WELLS SPEECH.
Mr.. DAVID A. WELLS then spoke He said they
al met TO take counsel together about one of thos
nrnat fundamental urlnCiulaS of freedom and inli