The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-15

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n IN Behalf Of sUo
Rs.SSs Ihs, W. endorse the efforts Of committee
Of noSSnsn and efficient registry law and to frame
our al airs under the wise check OF direct resp0ns
Resolved That call upon our Senators and Assembly
men In the State Legislature take mmedisc
The chatter submitted BY the COMMITTEES OF seyenYhve
re That we hereby pledge to TIE cause Of
oHce who s not In favor Of the principles above Set
Resolved iha. copy Of these resolutions
ture from the county OF Kings.
Mr.. SAMUEL MCbKAN was then introduced, and
said that In November last was assembled the
ana that meeting appointed the Committee OF
TO ferret out the perpetrators OF gross
parties TO Justice Tne report Of T. the aoors q the
committee had Just been laid before the people and
the Of the act Providing
FOR the constitution OF a Board OF Election. sucn
law Hos and os 81
votes were fraudulent; one vote in every six was
fraud, ana one voter IN every SIX was consprator;
conspirators. 1t would that this was too dark
picture 70 give Of the City Of Churches; but ne
the church the further from Cod" we aDpre-
Grated At their proper point our duties. let our In.
s 40. done wy what NV Va. ". desired o. them:
there were many indictments which remained un.
tried, and asked the audience If they would say to
his calendar important as the purllcati0n OF our
city from the damnng stain OF fraud and corrup-
responsibility, and according TO MS actions would
ms claim to honesty and efficiency rest MIR.
new charter and said that it was the duty OF ali
honest people to urge the passage Of an the bills
70 ban1s warning
against their pockets and their property. Mr..
pepared r TINS Ss cns WIN
fraud, corruption and pecuaton: whether yo1 are
Wherever Wherever they are to be found (AppiauseJ am
not unmindful that there have been on our part
on our part by which the machinery Of elections
mas passed into the hands OF unworthy men.
ann nGt o. Saye inc S S Oy SG
reaped the wnirlwnd, and as revolutions are the
most complete and most bloody when corruption
which we have been suffering must make this
revolution with us perfectly oyerwnelmnR; ZAP
the people, so decide. II you say that we shall have
an honest, pure and responsible government we
| shall have it, tApplause.l Initiating the example
geiher and determine that we shall do our duty
our republican Institutions that we shall vlndicate
them from the dialrlbes OF sconers and scorners.
waverine from the sneers OF the unbelievers and
| from the assaults OF the robbers. Let us wipe the
American citizen and let us point with pride to our
martyrs words, that the government or the peo-
pie, by the people and Tor the people shall not
Ex-Congressman DEMAs BARNES followed He
said 1t would seem from the vacant seats In this
audience that there were some persons who were
still indifferent to their rights. When we review
the fearful array Of evidence showing the vast OK.
tent OF political gambling under which the people
have labored, 1t Is iu time that every voter should
ana the 5o
Mr.. Barnes perused several points or the evidence
adduced BY the committee to illustrate the glaring
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sons who would delraud you OF the right TO express
your WIN through the ballot box has been done.
and low in authority, and are not confined to any
Colonel 4. q. DAVIS followed in stirring speech.
and In speaking OF Weldon ana McGin, the convicted
were merely the tools Of other men, ought be
IN prison IN their places. He appealed to the people
pass Inc Charter t rss .s
terest in the primaries and eieclions. ''. -
er ss Of me meeting
them to continue their exerfi0ns and Organization
was then offered and adopted.
audience after all that had been "' sa i'd,
already been ssd s"cieni Sad not Seer shown SSa
To stimulate them he could not add anything. The
exposition OF facts before them was more eloquent
tnan any tongue. He had had en- ultimate trust in
case they had been contemplating, OF which these
reports treated, was q deep malady, UNDERMINING
trust to The hearts OF people as to the perpeuty OF
our Institutions. The stability and continuance OF
people and II VICE We're to take tse na 81 's
virtue vicious men Will place vicious men in office.
Unless the ballot box can be made more secure than
Ill the past life and property cannot be secure. The
remedy for the evils laid with tine people. In speak,
ing OF general corruption he referred TO the recent
Erie war ana the startling procedure by which q
large corporation had been wrested from those who
were appointed as It's government, rs Its directors.
we did not shrink SO much from the mode, although
to his mind 1t was clearly In contempt OF law
because law had brought contempt upol Itself.
committee. mere moved that an opportunity be
given to those who desired to contribute towards
carrying out the work Of prosecuting the fraud.
lie announced that he would give s25.
The Ioow sne. ssGOssrpi9ns were then made:
Claim, 500; samuel Mclean, 500; A. Trask, $50;
John +. Henry $50. "'''
Ex.Ileutenant Governor wooDpoRp said that tho
1900 fraudulent woes spoken or dId not begin to
show the number OF votes that were irauducntly
box The people OF BROOKLYN do not SeS 10 ow se
themselves There was not an oncial elected at the
nS af a sss s0F Sn ea oa The false
Is city or county official IL Office who knows that
he Is in once BY the voice o. Inc people ores
for election frauds. There are ATTY man who
EoS ONCE Il the e'n District H.oraey w w w nHw
sixty days prosecute these men to conviction the
pcopic Will say ''uOu UicsS III lie ulu 40 IL
the inevitable deduction must remain with the Dis.
trict Attorney during the balance his Official life
The Old republican party, TO which / beohg, was
founded Tor right and liberty, aud In Its holy name
no such crime should be committed, and Its repre-.
sentatives should scourge from their midst any man
who lays his polluted hand upon the ballot box. lie
was not entitled to speak on benalf or the other
party. (Laughter)
Loud cries oeing made for District Attorney BRIT
TON, VINO was seate. on the Stage. that gentleman
at quarter to eleven O'Clock appeared at the 'front.'
and SAID that he had not there for the purpose
OF making speech, but called upon as he had
been, ana referred TO as he had been by
the speakers, he could not well refrain from
SAYING few words. II did not require the
MIN In order to NIX the limit which
they would give him TO perform The duties OF
his position. tApplause.) Whatever the vote might
have been In the city, he believed that he was the
recognized District Attorney oil Kings county, When
be took the oatn Of Office ne meant that he would |