New-York tribune., 1874-10-27
PLEAS OF THE OPPOSITION.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY IN BROOKLYN

DEMOCRATIC RALLY IN BROOKLYN
Ex-GOv. SEYMOUR AND FRANCIS HERMAN on Fl
NANCEs, BUTLERIsM, AND THE CORRUPTION OF
THE GRANT ADMINIsTRATIoN-A LARGE AND En-
THUsIAsTIC DEMONSTRATION.
Numbers and enthusiasm filed the Brooklyn
Academy of Music last night on the occasion of the
first Democratic mass meeting in Kings County.
Long before the time for the meeting to begin tho
capacity of the building was taken up, and there
was large crowd in front of the Academy who
could not gain admission, and whom pyrotechnc
noise ard glare enlivened
The meeting was called by the Democratic Gen.
era Committee of Kings County, 10 ratify the Syra
cuse platform and the Democratic State ticket and
the local nominations. A little after o'clock men,
bers of the General Committee came upon the plat
form with ex-GOv. Horatio Seymour and the Hon.
Francis Herman. Cheering aud applause resounded
quickly and loudly from all parts OF
the house. Among men well known in
local politics, who were present, were
VIM. C. Dewitt, VIM. C. Kingsley, Thomas Kin
sela, VIM. A. Fowler, Robert Furey, Mayor Hunter,
VIM. Marshall. Henry NJ. Needham. Geo. B. Earring
ton, VIM. Eschwege. Geo. b. TunisOn, Selah ii.
Ralph, Tunis Mclean, Maurice Fitzgerald Jesse
johnson, Geo. G.. Herman, Winchester Britton.
Judges Pratt Gilbert, and McCue. Hugh McLaugh-
lin Jacob /. Bergen, Vim. L. Robinson, ex-Mayor
Assemblyman McGroarty. aud Others.
Thetwo chief speakers of the evening were the Hon.
Francis Herman and ex-Gov. Seymour. Both were
hailed with applause, and their long addresses were
very attentively followed and very zealOusly and at
times boisteIously approved Among the topics in
Mr.. Kernan's speech which were very well received
were his denunciations of Butlerism in politics Of
the Jayne and Sanborn swndles. Of pretended Civil
Service reform. and of msrule in Lou
isiana. He vehementiy urged the necessity
of o currency established upon specie bans
and convertible into specie, and appealed to Repub
cans as we'll as Democrats to strive for better gov
ernment and sound financial system saying that
the times had become too bad to allow of mere
partisan appeals. The heartiest cheering followed
bis address, and was renewed when ex-GOv. Sey-
mour came forward after introduction by Mayor
Hunter Mr.. Seymour set forth the present evils Of
the country OF o time when 1t should be highly
prosperous, and ascribed many Of the wrongs
done by the IGovernment to the fact that the mer-
chants of New-York and Brooklyn had not protested
against assumptions of power made years ago and
against the expressions Of the South. DE described
at length the course and attitude Of the Democratic
and Republican parties concerning finance, de-
clared that to Republicans was due the
impairment Of the credit Of New-York
and of the nation. and compared Democratic
efforts and utterances with Republican performance.
After Gov Seymour had closed, amld q storm OF ap-
plause and cheering, there were addresses from
Richard H. Hunter aud Winchester Britton. but
great portion of the vast assembly lost interest with
the conclusion of Gov. Seymours speech, and the
crowd melted away that at the close of the meet
ing the Academy presented marked contrast to itA
appearance early in the evening.