The New York herald., 1874-10-27
a FORTY YEARS. OPPOSITION.
The Denunciation Received With
Enthusiastic Cheering.
flc First Republican Leader Manly Enough
to Strike CRsarism in the Face.
JUDGE PERREPONT ON FINANCE.
A General Review of the Admin
istration Policy.

1Stral1on Pollcy.
TILDEN'S RECORD CRITICISED.
The republican ratification meeting was held
last night In the hall OF the Cooper Institute which
was crowded by respectable and innuent tial au-
ciepce At eight O'Clock the meeting was called
TO order BY Mr.. Hennessy, who nominated Mr..
William Orton as chairman. This was carried BY
acclamation. and the Chairman called upon
Colonel Joel B. Enrhardt to read the following res
olusions, which were adopted
THE RESOLUTIONS.
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70 resist every spproac T. any form o Repatriation
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sscy and plundeTing Of ademocrauc ring We see with
f.mmsny -Hall to the rule OF John Xorrissey. y
,ssgsnA. we eongrsuIste the republicans Of tht
eS%inations, made thus tar: In the Hon; Salem d.
portaut ONCE
sPHEcH OF EDWARDS P1ERREPoNr
FELLOW REPUBLICANS AND FELLOW CITrzENs--n
Dur opponents could keep us talking about the
ougbear OF General Grants third term and thus
prevent us from speaking OF General DIx's second
term they would be gratined; but. at the risk or
dspleasing our enemies, propose to say some
thing about the second term OF Governor DIX.
For the last two years we have had General Dix
as our Governor. Under his rule we are safe and
sure OF honest administration. The Tribune OF
the Sd inst, very justly says "that General DIX
was popular man before be had been tried as
Governor" and that las Governor OF New York he
has achieved more renown than any OF his prede-
cessors within the memory Of this generation
Wnen be came into office he found that 50, 600 600
OF the sinking fund had been distracted, and that
this defct has been restored. and In two years
the fund has been raised upwards OF $15 O00 0O0
With amazing Industry ana unparalleled snatch
rIlneSs Governor Dir has read ana mastered and
retoed more than tsco hundred bills fnsproUidently
passed, and thus prevented incalculable mischief
and great frauds upon the people. Did New York
ever have a Governor more vigilant, more honest
or more wise? Surely neveri He Is nominated
again; will you reject him? will you vote I" a want
OF confidence ?" Do you think that we can afford
to hazard new experiments just nows tOper three
hundred tcords, and yet not one Uord about the
third termH Mr.. Tilden never held an execu-
tive public Office in mis- lie, and in the ex-
pertinent "is some danger" 1t is said that
= few disarected republicans urge In his favor
that in 1S4s he joined the Tree soil move.
ment, and thus helped to defeat General Cass and
elect General Taylor, and that in 1871 he joined
the Committee OF Seventy, attacked with effective
violence the democratic Ring, helped US to olect
republican members in democratic districts and
was most active in sending some OF the robbers
into exile. and Tweed TO the dungeon from which
no release or let mp can be expected ir Tilden Is
elected. Concede all this-what possible advan-
DIX on these grounds Here Judge Pierrepont
paused, bat dfd not say ,rord about the third
:eynal But let us glance at the public record OF
the two men on other great questions, and see
how the balance stands. The great event OF
modern times was the war for slavery-(Is not
the third term great ecent also p commenced
in April, 1851, and from that date we exam
Inc the public record OF all men who seek
high Office. In private life no man Is more
upright than Mr.. Tilden. He is rich man, who
mas earned his riches and has stolen no part from
the public treasury. Every man has a right, by
honest gains in private pursuits, to get rich II he
can and 1t Justly goes to his credit with his fellow
men. But WHEN MAN ACCEPTS PUBLIC OFFICE
HE ASSUMES A SACRED Trust, AND THR sAcRILEGE
OF ITS BETRAYAL SHOULD BE VISITED WITH THE
sxvEREsT CONDEMNATION lThe nudge did not ufsft
NTH serfrest condemnation the men ,ch0 ,oould
haze the third tervnl The man who takes public
ONCE Should leave all hope and every wish or gain
behind and devote himself to Its high dutles hoping
tor no reward but moderate salary, the ap-
proval OF his own conscience and the sure
applause OF bis generous countrymen. Mems
characters are formed or the accretlons OF
long years. and the resultant is not disturbed by
personal attacks on the eve OF election, which are
Alike unwise, unmaniy and disgraceiul. Mr.. Til
Zen was prominent politician long before the
arst election.of President Lincoln, and his theo-
eies upon public questions were well known. and
when the South made war and the North uprose
en- yaasse TO defend the government, General DIX
was the first to sign the call upon the people To
meet In Union square. [Nosc, " he hnd onlv been
me Jd,st 10 denounce the Eatrd teym.l Every
patriot heart seemed moved. fHo,o much more
Y mould haDe naonAd II the Jalfoe had assatsed the