The New York herald., 1874-10-27
KINGS COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
Mass Meeting at the Academy Of
Music Last Night.
Speeches Of Ex-senator Murphy, Hon. Francis
Herman and Ex-Governor Seymour.
The Administration and q Third
Term Denounced.

The Administration and a Third
Term Denounced.
The democracy Of Kings county turned out on
masse last evening to ratify the ticket-State As
sembly, Congressional, county and ctty-pus In
nomination within the past few days. The place
OF meeting was the Brooklyn Academy OF Music
and the building WAS nled. literally, from pit to
dome by the most enthusiastic audience
that has assembled In this vicinity since
the opening OF ths campaign. With
out doors. on Montague street, pyrotechnics,
rockets, bombs and other noisy illumtnative AMI
explosive works filed the air, while band OF
music lent It's aid to enliven the scene. The
stage Of the Academy was arranged so ~ to rep
resent forest scene, and the hunters alter place
and emolument thronged the boards to excess.
AT eight O'Clock Ex-Governor seymour made bis
appearance on the stage, which was the signal
for rapturous applause the band striking up "Hall
to the Chie.n Mr.. Rowe, President OF the General
Committee Of Kings county, came forward and In
few well chosen remarks, nominated for chair
man OF the meeting
EX-SENATOR HENRY @. MURPHY.
The nominee was duly accepted BY the assem-
blage, ana on taking the chair spoke as to the
duty or the party In the present election. He
said the people Of this State viii be called upon to
express their opinion In the selection OF oncers OF
the general government in their treatment OF an
independent government-the government OF
Loulslana-which had been coerced. He said the
papers OF to-day tell OF military ofcers who are
making . political raid throughout the State OF
Louisiana, and that the people are neeing before
the armed horde for SAFETY to tho canebrakes and
swamps to escape from the government which
should give them protection. This infamous
transaction ought to make the blood OF every
honest man boil with indignation and to determine
BY his vote ana his influence through the ballot box
that the State OF New YORK would on Tuesday
next give expression TO his disapprobati0n. He
hoped that New York would array herself beside
Ohio and Indiana He urged the Importance Of
sSin wous sns eees ssnato
should unite in the election Of an undivided
lonnaires in the neld seeking election to the
Legislature this year, and endeavorng to distract
| their vote IN order tnat the present corrupt
The SECRETARY next came forward and read o
list OF vice presidents and the following resolu-
tiOns:-
Resolved, That the democracy of Kings county re-:
announcing their undyins aasity 70 ths principles Of
forced for By JaetsoS ,nastss he form adopted Dy
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servsa rights Of the sis1es Of local sell soSsfnmens 81
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restoration OF the southern states to good govern
ne saa sss e. saa in
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pledge them our hsar.sst Cooper alton ana support
sa shssS he % M Sos M
al Kings county catching the tidal wave
roll up nuS majority TOR the democratic ticket
Senator MURPHY put the question on their adop-
Yfytn and nfron NnA unfn In
the afirmative was gwen by the audience.
SPEECH OF FRANCIS HERMAN.
MT. FRANCIS HERMAN was then introduced, and
was rapturously applauded on coming to the
front OF the stage. He said It gave MIN great
with the citizens OF this great and growing city Of
hall million OF people, and In pledging with them
his earnest intention to unite In dong all IN his
express with them his approval OF that terse and
enaeavor to carry out from one ocean to the other
Two years ago, ne said, he was nonored as being
and though the result was not favorable
to their an'icpatlons in that campaign, he
citizen Of this state. He now wanted every man
to give his earnest support to the ticket now In
AM ana % or his part ne ae would endesvor or
owed the great mass Of men who labored with 80
much zeal for the success Of their candidate In the
and honest support OF the candidates victory
would be certain IN This contest. He aid not think
suoserved BY approving President GRANTS
! course Of government. Thus far mis- second
BEEN irauans With 'e success, and we Certainly
| would not, by our voies say we would have a
third term. tCneers) He did not, In thus ex-
| alone; for while we differ with each Otner on
! party bases as to the action necessary Tor our
system OF our general government. He contended
that the republicans had been false to the pledges
contained In Its platform, ana appealed TO
/
| civil service reform hal been violated. He asked
because OF the unlai hful discharge OF the duty OF
the admnisl ration. He arraigned the admnistra-
tio9 for .. IT. yaunted raIa ana bogus economy my
workmeo, ~ the @ silence 'es' Of the faatori.s and
workshops, ana the deadlock on capital to tue
| failuie TO reach specie basis IN our currency,
/ though ten years had ella psed tnce the war, was
se
misortunes ia the South. and urged
the ife and energy Of the great States oI LOUIS
| dict OF tine ballot be such as TO say, "Gentemen
| instead OF talking about third term, on had
put you out before the end Of your second term"
| (Cheers.)
Ex-Governor Seymour was the next speaker,
soon as tie applause had subsided be spoke as
IOuOWS:-
In the pending political contest the financial
question Is prom nent. 1t concerns the interest
Of labor and capital, 1t touches the securities
held alike by the rich In their banks and by the
poor In their humble lnves meDts in our savings
banks 1t Affects the honor and the credit OF
our country. l propose to speak upon this TOPIC
on this OCCASION, and TO show the action and The
attitude OF each party In our State with regard to
1t. am not only willing that the electors shall be
governed IN their choice OF candidates by
the question as to which OF them have in
the IN, st consE telt, the most steadfast ana
the most bold way contendea Tor . financial
policy which would alike tend to uphold the In
terest labor aud the honor OF our country; but,
more tnan that, insist that II Is their duty at
this time to make TINS Leading question 70 ne
Before 1 enter upon the history OF party action
upon This subject wish to say few words 10 the
commercial ana business men OF the cities or
Brooklyn aud New York. hold them in the nigh
est regard. Never before have Cuose en-