New-York tribune., 1875-10-30

making total of two millions Ave hundred and seventy
six thousand seven hundred and ffty-Six dollars anu
sortyfye cents which, upon the recommendation oi 'o
Fox his official assurance Of the fair aud equitable ma
ture Of the claims and with his SANCTION was stolen IRON
the public treasury And yet this man has the hardhood
TO solicit his fellow citizens to reward this criminal Ind
detv to his public returning him to the senate
Of their representative! 1t Il time the people
should know and understand that William M Tweed dos
not alone merit the full measure OF their contempt ana
indgnaton but that the plant and ready Tools, VINO In
the Board Of Supervisors and in other branches OF the
City Government, were willing 10 aid III the carry
ing OF schemes OF punder, should have visited upon
them the Just penalty OF their wrong doing-
sought no nomination for the office OF senator SIN
cerey and earnestly pressed the acceptance o my doc-
nation when nominated. md no such aspirations; bt
the public seeming determined to uso my name as ther
representative in the canvass, felt il my duty to Use
every excron in their behalf to prevent the reelection
OF corrupt asprant to the office and TO expose the sys
tenn and chicanery OF the organization OF Tammany iial
the creature whose managers my opponent mas peeh
and will continue to be.
Nv success or failure in this canvass as an ndiVnuh ~
matter OF utter insignihcance The principle for the
triumph Of which am struggling Is OF vital importance
to every man In this district
As already thoroughly welknown was expelled
from Tammany Hall for what termed treason to that
organization and disobedcnce to its managers My urea
son consisted in this:
First: opposed the importation OF men from new
Jersoy and else here to Ill the most responsible ana I'M
porant public offices in earnest when In the last
canvass advocated "h0me rule" ana ihtehueu '"a'
the doctrine should be fairly carried out.
Stcoudiy: opposed the action OF offce-nOiders To-
eeiyng extIayagant salaries themselves when they "I
unouehe reducing the wages OF the laborcr twenty per
cent and the action Of the Tammany Hall orgahhauuh
sustaining that proceeding. gave money to the work
ingmen defray the expenses OF public nee'hS 10
,hairi i,sti pt t,uat nj
knew the plea of economy, urged as an explanation
of this action was a sham, and was not willing to STAND
by and sultfy myself when an outrage was being per-
peiIated in the name OF refVm
rejoice in my action with regard to these mattefs
and should repeat 1t tomorrow were there occasion 90 70
do will not submit to tho arbitrary dictaon OF lam
many Hall or any other organization kno" lts man
aecrs to be mere political sclemers utterly unworthy OF
the peoples confidence lordng IL over sefVle ana sel-
followers from whom oil manhood seems to have peen
driven I have been all my life Democrat, and have
been taught to believe that the people arc the source
of all power so their sovereign capacity they are the
masters OF the oncehOders that dictaton to them ls
an infringement upon their rights that their VIII shoud
be expressed By themselves, and when expressed s"
bc law; and that organization like the present eab
of Tammany Hail. that attempts to stlhe tbeH VOICE.
destroy their power and ride over them with the tyranny
so characteristic of ito present managers can long
survive.
Soc 70 II for your own independence, for the mante
ance Of rights which should be dear TO every man, tt
Won rebuke these insoent political charatans who have
stolen into the old temple Of Democracy, and strive TO
subugae its people The is with you and the de
feat of ammauy Hall at the coming election VIII teaon
ambitious politician. hereafter that they must serve, not
drive the people, If they wish success.
JOIN MoRRIssEY.
Aason House. Ne,c- York. Oct 90. 1879