The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-23
REPUBLICAN, RATIFICATION
HYif0R ROSCOE CONkLfN0 FOR
INTEGRITY on the BENCH.


Ths Large Hall of the Cooper Union HinsinG
With Cheers on the Mention Of the Name
.i tho Incoriuptible Recorder Of New York
The Record OF the Opposing Nominee.
Cooper Institute was well filled last
ught on the occasion Of the nrst Republican
mass meet ng In ratification ot the party's nom
,ealloas. Mr.. Salem II. Wales presided. aud
.mons ihs Vioe-Prcsidonts we're ex-Gov Nor
gan, the Hon. wm. N. Evarts. the Hon. William
Or,on. the Hon. George Opdyks, Jackson =.
scbu,,, Thurlow weed, the Hon. Thomas G.
Acton. aud Commissioner Laimheer.
I'm calling the meeting to order. Col. Charles
l. SPENCER conRratulated the sssemolage upon
the recent Republican victories.
Mr.. John IL. White moved the following, and
they we're enthusiastically passed
III, Repub,c,n IN Hector. Of the city Of New ork In
us,. ,acelins ...cbed nerebs spy.eye. esdorse ,nd
st.ctu, 'es S.ion o P,sep, sdopsed % sy ,ss Axe;
pgencn SSn'sngT .s IN ts Ss % ru,S. ,nefeis
sc6taSed We rscosnsc Toe only true bssi. for safe.
G.pE. 2 nc ssDSOn%s'n s he SGS. Con on
cSUs1 sgI iSs snS sns county sa cdcer. s.ss
chstse soa Si gsn.n%sssn 60, mSsn,,y
eS s ,y have psen selected no We pledge 10 ih.m
tS. az. :; ~. Sts :sSss s1s n"'s no, .y
eSS ~. a.. 70 prssS rseesSi 20 svsTy iTu. oondded
sciI -. q. ,.,s.,.v, .Do,Do,.,,
tncTessed expensive snccure oces have been created.
% .1S al sp nS' sUs been n' sss
the elective franchise, snd s record one OF pecua
h .pd eco seono@cs Governmeht latIi it Is hurled from
pOwer aud consigned TO all oblivion " infAmy and dis
Tns free pubic sebool system OF the state OF New
totm Of suyer mont. niue, nd sn.n D. prc.erved."
tare. or uationslI.
Senator Conkilns. on taking the platform. wa.
received with prolonged applause. Said he
Montesauieu declared that he wrote TO make
Others think. and not to show how much he
bimselt thought or wrote. That the spirit
tn wn,ch he csms to present the facts and prin-
oples OF the present political contes' for " whloh
bis hearers nd the people are the jurors. Some
newspaper had sid that what the state needs
now 10 = statesman. Common people, however.
they devote themselves to the business OF tue
nOur. Soaring In ambitious hiuhts concerning
Of this canvass 10 foreign to the purposes of
this meeting: There were few topics at issue,
aud he found them condensed IN ntue pam
bo scattered throughout the state by the enc
mies " Republican principles. ms pamphet,
said the speaker, Is like AN accordeon. IL has
corrugated aides OF eia-tic material. IL expands
and conIraots, and tue facts II emhodies are
equally the subjects OF inbauop and contrac-
tion. The pamphlets are emitted by Gov. Til
don. Their purpose seems TO be 70 teach the
cure OF all political malacies. They cure eveTy
COMPLAINT from tue deodortzation OF road to
the most m ili9nant cases OF measles and
whoODinR cough. ll.aughterJ.
The pamphlet to which the speaker called par
tioular attention was ore that Was maze up Of
Gov. ridens late speeches at receptions aud az
rtoultursl fairs. In them the Governor men;
tions the wonderful reforms Of the past Year, all
party. At sreooptiCn in Buffalo the Govrrnor
said we have reduced the STATE tax from =
mills TO nils and NH, wih mSrs ,S ,,%s . Ne WI, Se
maDiike, senator Conkling inquired, 20 ssk
-hether thee state'ne..ts are true or absolutely
false There never wis atemeut more haRrAnt-
y false made for election or any other purpose.
Tue De,nocrsac Party csne INTO sts,e go control %
GD. They went out of power four years ~ err
yard. having reduced the debt To t9D,oooooo. In
snklns FUND. with the exception OF less than
bali a million dollars. 1he hepublcan party
came int& power Jan. !, 1872, finding the sta .
treasury inNiebt to the sinking tunds some tli-
0n,0D The - 'te debt inoiud'ng bounty bonds.
~H- tl!n,uO. The anounts hicneu from the
snklnc funds were refunded, 80 that tnev now
smount to ts,00O,00O; t6,WoUoo Of the tounty
bonds were paid on. making the reduction 40 10
Ian. l. 1875. iess than three nsc / years, tltDi,-
N 1hs then left t5,0OO,0D TO be patl' which
the p EspgblI"nn. s tnnes to over sT6S
%. ln other words, the kepu0hcsn party fnuLd
year ct control left It's successors with lund-
sufficient to meet all the debt aud It's accrued
and accrung interest exeept,nl te6Io.
This then accounts for the decrease OF the
rate OF tax alton. Meeting a deficiency caused
ny the peoulations And malversatons OF his
predecessors IN using the n KING funds. Gov
DiL lapplause and his adniinisti alton left 10
hts SUCCESSORS the plumes which they now
Touching canal reform. the speaker attributed
much OF the success OF reformatory measures
10 the unhesit atinR euppori 10y Republican
Senate Of Gov. 1lldens measures.
Mr. Conkling spoke for half an hour on the
subject ~ canal fra uds, seeking to demonstrAts
that they were o. Democrati" origin. and were
not orpO-ed oy Gov. Tilden IN their inclpiency
deduoiug from his premises that the Demo
cratic party could not be trusted with tue con
sum"i alton OF canal reform.
He would have con luded with this topic, but
cries Of " Go on, go on" stared him afresh UPON
the subject OF the local nominations OF this
city He hrst mention OF the Hon. John X
Hackett's name was tremendously cheered, and
tho popularity of District Attorney Phelps was
sttested In the same way. Speaking OF Freder-
iok Hmytue, the opposing candl date for Re.
cOrder, ho said he would y nothing deroPatory
of him personally, but IL was significant that his
partner was the senior counsel OF Peter u
eweeny, aud was supposed TO be IN sympathy
with the old Tdmmsny Ring. Mr.. Smythe, ht
said, had never demonstrated any pecuiai
1tness ior judicial functions In any way, anc
she only disqualification. seriously urged against
Recorder Hackett Was bis want OF subserv ienci
topOiitcians.
Col. Ctldersleeve, Walter =. Pinekney, aud
Charles II. Crosby addressed u Republcan rati
1cat,On Of tho nominations Of Hackett anc
hal. h. ne.. kl.ek .rl.