The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-11
A Distinguished Reception to His EX-
ceIlency at Buffalo.
DEFENCE OF HIS REFORM POLICY
An Appeal to the Citizens to
Attend Primaries.
TILE LIVERY OF THF DEVIL DEFINED.

rooms was there this morning TO assist at the reception
rendered Governor Tlden by the Board The Governor
was escorted in by Cyrus Clarke, George b Hbbard
and S. Guthrie, in company with Lieutenant Cover
nor Dorshemer who took seats the rostrum amid
loud cheers The President of the Board of Trade Cyrus
Clarke then addressed the audience and in the course
Of his remarks introduced the Governor to tho
blage, who appauded. George B. Hbbard, counsel OF
the Board then took the floor and delivered highly
complimentary address of welcome TO His Excelloncy,
and the Governor made the following RESPONSE
SPEECH GOVERNOR.
Mr.. HBBARD Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN
THE BOARD OF TRADE recognize in you not tho mem
beers of an important commercial board not the bust
men of the noble city Of Buffalo, but the repre-
sentatves OF that great system of inter communication
by which the products of the fertile and distant West
and the populous East exohanged-the common
agents of those great communities which occupy the
northern section of our Continent The expense OF
conveying food to the consumer often greater that the
original cost of raising it, Whatever therefore cheapens
transportation adds to the productveness of human
labor much the increased fertility Of the soil
genality of the climate Standing here in Buffalo and
turning the eye toward the far West behold a series
of lakes forming the finest inland navigation that
ministers to the wants Of man. which if stretched out
in line would extend more than half the voyage from
New York to Liverpool On the east by the Erie Canal
and the placid waters of the Hudson the system ex-
tended 500 hundred miles to the harbor of New York.
On the west it is connected by complicated system Of
railways with every minute part of that most magnin-
cent area Of virgin soils which have been the theatre Of
the arts and Industries of civilized life, a region in
which Nature has poured out her blessings with bound
less prodigaty, and which is destined to be the
seat of many millions of prosperous and happy people
Taken together this system long its whole extent
as the track across the ocean-the from the Old
World TO the New Consider my felow-czens on
what grand scale the interests and business of
country are organized Shall protect the Erie Canal
which forms one of the most important lines Of this
system, from spoation? That s the question for the
business men of Buffalo to consider. (Appause) You
came down to Albany last winter and asked for roduc
ton of the tolls Ever anxious to cheaper the OF
transportation and transit when came to look into the
question with a desire to carry out your wishes
found that you were confronted by body more
numerous and more powerful than yourselves the tax
payers of the rural districts of this State not mmedi
atey benefited by the canals, in respect to whom the
burdens OF taxation had become nearly unbearabe and
were so becoming with more oppressive severity every
day venturcd therefore, gentlemen, in my special
message of March 49, to make a sugges ton which I
thought would harmonic the various interests at
stake. found there abuses and maladminstra-
ton fraud and pecuation which not only consumed
dened our taxpayers with more than 1000 900
a year, levied by taxes, under pretenec
therefore, that should on one hand reduce the tolls
to the extent of $500 900 5000 600 and the other
remit ST. 750 600 in taxes Six months have passed and
the fruits OF that controversy have secured you the
ducton Of the tolls you asked for and RENTED the
taxpayers 81 900 of the burdens imposed upon last
year. propose to you to-day, gentlemen that we
should continue this policy. (Appause If the people
of this State will send to the session of the eg
ative bodies representatives who will honestly coop
crate in this great work, / here to-day promise
them and promise you that whereas we re-
duced the taxes last year from seven and
them down to four and half mills and even four mills
and afterward they can be reduced still lower. You
commercial mon OF Buffalo have not only the common
interest which every taxpayer has, but the special ad
vantage of further enfranchsing trade and improving
the means by which it Is carried We will a
fund large enough to answer every object Of this descrp
ton, and forward and make this great and powerful
State and its institutions all that IL has right and is
destined by Providence to become. (Appause) know,
gentlemen that attempts have been made to discourage
the people in this great work We have been told that
nothing has been accomplished, that nothing
bound
the prey Of those who the fruits Of taxation
In point the practical results of six months
and crushed system of abuse, maladminstratiOn,
fraud and pecuation that has fattened upon the public
works. the transporter the consumer and tie taxpayer
ppauseh and II the people OF this State are true TO
themselves that system once broken will never be
vived In the second place there has been enacted
series Of laws to bring to account the public agents
and official persons and punish their malversa-
tons, and the efficacy Of which II faithfully
administered by the courts Will soon be seen. In the
third place have reduced the tolls and RENTED tho
taxes TO the large extent have mentioned. In the
fourth place measures have been instituted 10 hold to
count the public plunderers These have been
taken as early and as rapidly possible and going
to contamination. am glad myself TO be repfoached
for being too slow. have been fast could be and
have given all my time TO your service. But rejoice
TO be reproached for being too slow, because indicates
to me that the people impatient to consummate the
great reform. (Appausel Fifth and lastly gentlemen
there is something higher more important, more noble
more deeply concerning human society than these
natural advantages We have lifted the standard
of public and and official morality in the country. We
nave awakened or justice and the
and are arousng public opinion to demand better gov
eminent and purer administration everywhere ZAP
pIausel Gentlemen, the cause will not fail In the
last session 1t often betrayed sometimes defeated
and generally INSTRUCTED but IL will go to complete
triumph which will be blessing the whole of these
5000 900 Of people who live within the jurisdiction OF
this State (Appausel Whoever shall dare TO obstruct
oppose or stand in its way will fall to rise again
know there are men of selfish interests who have not
yet learned that the old has gone out and the
age has come in. (Appause.)
There public men seeking popular favor who still
think that the way TO success and honor to combine
self interest to pile Canal Ring upon Tweed Ring and
rule the people of this free State According tho
measure of my ability humbly represent the common
sense Of the people OF this State, the farmers, the
mechanics the laborers, tho men of busness-the
moral and purpose Of the community against
selfish and fraudulent interests Now men of Buffalo,
ask you to-day to consider what is to be your part
this work While, about your various calines and
industries you leave the TO the care of itself
and men who mean to make money by plunderng who
give their nights and days to study out the method
They always at conventions and They go
TO the Legislature and while you are reposng In fanced
safety are plotting against your interests and rights II
you will permit me TO offer suggestion Il do not pre-
sumo TO advised only say that when bad men combine
good men should unte-(appause If you will be
earnest and determined, and persistent In demanding
that the right shall be done, politicians will
court your favor and not the favor Of the
Canal Ring or any other ring What con-
Germ have you by what name Is called who
goes Albany misepresent your interest and duties
Is il any satisfaction 10 republican that that is
called republican, to democrat that he is called
democratf Does IL make any difference what livery he
wears to serve the devil inf daughter and applause
say you have but to assert your rights and they will
| be respected, and when the parties to which you
| belong come TO make their nominations, II there
| be on the ticket any one untrue to you
you have but to exercise the reserved right Of the
American citizen 10 vote for somebody else Cheers
Gentlemen, avail myself Of this occasion 10 thank the
Board Of Trade for their kind invitation and the citizens
Of Buffalo for the prodigal Inequalities which have
been bestowed on me during the two days have been
visiting my friend Lieutenant Governor Dorshemer-
(choers-who is about TO take up his temporary resi-
dence in Albany thank you for your kindness to me,
which ascrbe not so much To myself personally but 70
| the cause which serve.
The Governor then sat down. amid prolonged cheer
ing.
Lieutenant Governor Dorshcimer was then loudly
called for and in the course Of his remarks sad-
! thank you for your kindness in asking me TO appear
before you Last autumn, greatly TO my surprise, was
put before the people for office and in November was
elected TO Office which brings mo into relation with
certain departments of the State government
have endeavored to do my duty as citizen