The New York herald., 1875-10-29
was brief and partook somewhat OF the nature OF

people Of this city that so Ear as [ am myself con
cerned and those that were associated with me in
making this selection OF judicial officers, that
we were governed by the best OF motives and the
Dest interests TO serve the people Of this
/ great city. lAppause) When the press Of New York
VIII have considered the abuse they have heaped upon
me- and when the great democratic party OF New York
VIII nave elected these gentlemen 10 fulfil the duties
10 which they will be chosen their abuse viii be turned
| into praise. lCheers.) You all know-you that are
conversaht win me AFFAIRS Of this city-that the
criminal courts OF the city and county OF
| New YORK are Disgrace to any free people
tOries ihat ls 80 They have endeayored make the
people OF TINS CITY believe that governed by NAL
ice-that had some personal motives in Offering INV
opposition 70 Recorder Hackett-(groans and hssesl-
4 say 10 you that have no motive actuating me
against that gentleman l have never done 10 him
and he never far as know, has done me an injury:
do l know that he feels malice toward
me- But have this in view that Recorder Hackett
has record before the people of the city which
should condemn him in their estimation Look at the
papers of the city, they would not publish that record
There was but paper in the city and county OF New
YORK that did publish it but the Tammany organization
has taken II upon itself to issue that record Is
now before the people
When John Kelly had finished Mr. Clinton again took
up the thread Of his dull DISCOURSE and finding him.
self stu unable to soothehs restive hearers he abruptly
closed
Mr. William A. Boyd, when Mr. Clinton had finished,
read the list OF vice presidents and secretaries.
VICE PRESIDENTS
The names of 304 vice presidents read included
among others the following;-Augustus Schell, John
Kelly, william II. Wickham, Edward Cooper James
W. Gerard Charles Daily Josiah Sutherland, Everett
o,v Wheeler, Royal Phelps Eugene Kelly, Jordan L
Hunt, Isaac 0dell william E. Curtis John K Brady
Henry Eisner, Bernard Kelly, John 7. Agnew Daniel
i. Temann, Isaac Bell Joseph J. 0'Donohue and
Abraham X. Lawrence
When Mayor Wickham's name was reached II was re-
ceived with storm OF Kisses This called forth de-
terInned effort TO drown the Kisses with applause but
they continued 10 predominant.
The first regular speech of the evening was at last
commenced by Hon. Francis herman, who very
cordially received His illusions the school question
We're received with hearty applause as was alsS his
treatment OF the canal question.
SPEECH HERMAN
senator herman was then introduced and greeted
with prolonged applause He said d:-Citizens Of New
York from the bottom OF my heart thank YOU for
your kind reception. / gratihed at being able to
be here among you this evening to say few words
TO you IN reference to an election which involves O
question of very great Importance to the welfare of the
people OF the State of New York That question is
Shal we have thorough reform in the administration
OF all the public affairs of this great State OF New York.
from the capital down TO the lowest villages: shall the
reforms that have been inauguraed be carried out till
we shall have economy in the place of exravaganee;
till we shall heye purity in place of selnshness and
ruption in the administration OF the public affairs of
the great State That is the question which deem of
paramount Importance in this election Ii question
that touches the welfare OF the people of the State and
city; question that touches the purity of your State
government; that will If rightly decided purge from
It's ADMINISTRATION all corruption and all fraud
(cheers5 r., You dnr all know gSSv. that It TOO
and county affairs than has been extravaganza and
corruption and you all know and feel that this
be stopped and will be stopped If the voters of
this State true TO themselves and to their duties
the State. One year the democrats and liberals of
TINS state by majority OF 5OOOU votes elected
ernor and Lieutenant Governor Of this State II was
felt then that required patriot firm and fearless
and above all thoroughly honest man to look after
the affairs of the State, man that meant reform and
the question Inow intend to discuss with you whether
the faith you put these officers and their associates
has been disappointed, whether they have acted
up to the full measure of the efforts for reform which
had right to expect from the election OF Samuel j.
Tilden and William Dorsheimer Cheers and applausel
] shall ask you to judge of these and their asso-
ciates of the party, and of their record for the
months they have been in Office When you judge men
lxytI
judge them by loud mouthed professions, are too
frequently disappointed in the result. When they
into power ten months ago, what was
the condition of the affairs Of the State
and of your city governmentS Governor Tden,
when elected to the Executive, did not
fold his arms in silence and make his place easy by
meeting only those questions that might be pressed
upon him. No; he at once looked at the condition of
your State with reference TO taxatontaxatlon which,
when 1t becomes heavy, bghts prosperity and crpples
the industry OF people He found your direct taxa
the pockets Of the rich and poor alike according to
tneir mean 20 aeiray the expenses of the state gov
and indirectly 10 federal taxation; it did not
include the millions you pay to the city taxation and
county taxation That Sl5 600 900 only the
gathered by the collector in 1874 and paid
Treasury of your State The federal debt which
upon the people Of the entire Union is somewhat
500, ,000, 900. The Erie Canal and the Lake Cham
plain Canal, originally constructed, only cost
81 ,oooa great work, as our fathers thought, in
regard the prosperity OF our State This In those
days deemed very large, was laid out in construct
ing these canals-a sum not half large
in Albany TO be expended by your State government
Your Executive that you elected, looking we'll your
AFFAIRS and seeing this enormous taxation on the people
OF the State examined TO where the money went
aud how IL was expended He determined to see If
there any adequate return made to the people for
this sum- and in the course OF that examina-
ton he found there a system ofexravagance-that
there existed what was worse than extravaganza,
system Of robbery Of your treasury, system.
atized and organized by ring pertaining to and
belonging to each Of the political parties in the State
He found that these men we're robbing the Treasury of
millions in paying for what called extra repairs for
your canals-repairs which of a very extra char
acter indeed BY this system OF peculaton more than
four times the contract price was paid TO these
tractors and the work not done. II you had not
an honest, bold man in the Executive TO expose and
stop the rghtful robbery, it never would have
been stopped, and these dishonest contractors
would continue to draw vast sums OF money
from the pockets OF the taxpayers of the
State Your Governor did not on discovering
these frauds told his arms and say IL am not entering
into with body of men strong in political infu-
encc, ntrenched within bots political parties-men
who had grown wealthy along the canal from Albany 10
| Bulalo-men who felt they had the power to crush
politically any who dared to interfere with their
system OF getting money for such extra repairs from
| your pockets aGovernor Tden aud those acting with
him. the he had gathered around him, his political
friends and your own representatives at once sent
special message TO the Legislature, showing what was
| going aud asking for power TO correct It. The
1 power given him, and he appointed a commission
/ TO examine thoroughly the system of expenditure for
the purpose of discovering the fraud and that your
| representatives might apply the remedy and put a
stop to the plunderng and Peeuq,ive system that nad
Van Buren the work OF reform has progressed fraud
and peculaton have been stopped and from henceorh
there viii be no more pundering under
| repontant sinner Of contractor, by this
work of publication has made restitution Of $ 900 10
the state had received without just adequate
vices having been rendered therefor Through these
efforts of Governor Tlden and the men associated with
him in this great work Of reform taxes have been re-
duced in the very first year Of bis administration The
tax levy this yedr large enough, TO DO sure has been
reduced by nearly $4,000 COO More than all this, if
ht vnta
| those who thus benenting you, you will
have under the samo administration much
larger reductions In your tax levy next
Governor Tilden during the ten months he been in
Office This the work OF man who has been abused
so much The question would put TO you, men
of New York is whether by your votes on next Tues
day you will uphold, approve and sustain your Exccu
tive, or whether you will desert him and the cause o
reform, and by your ballots approve the conduct o.
thieves aud plunderersY VIII you strengthen the hands
OF the Executive and his colleagues in the administra-