New-York tribune., 1874-10-30
NEW-YORK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1874.

Iweed came into the mastership OF the Democratlc
party OF this State and city Mr. Tden, Chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee did protest against
the use Of his name the cloak Of Tweeds purposes
ana we remember that IL was only by universal up
rising OF the people that the tyranny Of the Ring was
During ali this masersbp Of Tweed Of the Democratic
parry, when his frauds were notorious. when they we're
confessed by Democratic journals, when they were
eign Of this country fresh fuel for their
for Republican institutions. Mr. Tlden felt his lips
,tate to this Convention did not hesitate to
as Hscn nnuepee to the artheranee Of the purposes
the nasrsns frauds frauds of 1853 O%e we're '' exposed
snS %nep p,o, Tweed and his gang went . rsesS s,s
deavorpg voters Of this State to support the
chair Of the State OF NewYorF During all this time
have no doubt Mr.. Tilden detested whose
sans and his party Tweeds colors and for all that
the State knew Of all that concerned the influence Of
MT IIlden as politician, he also wore the collar OF
Tweed don't doubt the purity Of his fe and the detes
aton ee fet as man for the man Tweed but az poll
was paramount consideration. II it involved the
master OF Tweed. And when the attack begun
Mr i1den then came for ward aud did work by day and
by night which the people Of this city will always re-
me nber But his record is such that he has gwen
reason to doubt Mr.. Tweed o-n the master OF
the Democratic party aud the candidate for Gov
ernor Samuel J. Tlden would have stood side by side
with Horao Seymour for the purpose of denouncng in
ismnany Hall Republican mlsrule. l submit TO you
@ mat the man who was silent IS Chairman Of
| the Democratic State Committee during all the
rascales OF Tweed who stands side by side with
Jimmy Hayes: is not the man to present to the intel
gent citizens Of NewYork q reformed candidate for
the Chief Magstracy am not here to counsel slavsh
subserviency to party. am one Of those. Americans
| a majority" We know that whenever an honest mans
party deserts its principles that the honest
bis party Therefore, Republicans who will hear
from one who Is not 50 far advanced from your age
older Republicans, II you Will listen to one who has
worked always faithfully In your ranks am here to
urge every Republican, young and old. to bolt, and
scratch and defeat candidate whom he knows to
De unworthy and thus rebuke the men who dare to in
sut freemen by nominating unworthy men. lLong aud
enthusiastic applarseI
One word in regard TO the Southern situation which
s the question upon which the Democratic party hopes
TO leap into power There is short cut TO and
this the system Of Slavery, which by imbruting the
neehboring population necessarily barbarzes the mas
Secondly 1t IS the refusal OF that master
class to take part In the reconstruction OF those
States However you pity them remember that IN
ststesmanship justice always goes before ALL Aud
when Andrew johnson betrayed the principles OF
the party which elected him, and gave that
masterclass the expectation that they might
the a,e shaekIes upon the negro which ~, had Just
policy Of those men, and 10 has been continued to the
present day. The Republican party gave civil and
political equality to oil the coored race. What would
have been their condition had the Republican party
forgotten its pledges TO that racei The Democratic
party call its remedy for these troubles home rule"
IL form Of state sovereignty, the restora
OF the Black Codes and the slang phrase OF the
Such policy as viii deal justly with those States is
possibly only TO the Republican party wisely inspired
hear from New-York"l 1 am reminded. as | take
OF man who declined to sign a call
simply to support the Constitution and the laws-of
two young soldiers Of them never having been IN
battle before. other little older the service,
who were marching side by side toward rebel battery.
Suddenly in the awful crash OF shot, cry 80 fierce,
terrible rang through the that It seemed to ourdle
the very blood in their veins. "Dd you hear that
cry ~ said tAe Older 10 the younger. Yes, heard It
rebel yell; does 1t frighten your Brighten me ~
said the other; the rebel yell Is the music TO which
march," loud and continued applause. Aud 80, 1el-
lowcitizens, as you ask il nave heard from Ohio
and Indiana answer, Yes, have heard that cry from
the West; / have heard it echoed and reechOed In
Brooklyn and Tammany Hall but Teply to 1t n your
name in the name of every honest and Intelligent
voter in this State. Yes have heard II, and the
Democratic yell OF Tammany Hall 10 the music to
which the Republicans OF New-York are marching 10
As Mr Curtis concluded he was loudly cheered, the
gee club sang the comical song about Mr.. Tden that
they sung few evenings before. and then exGov.
Moves OF Ohio was introduced and said, in part: