The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-29
GOV. SEYMOUR SPEAKING.
WORDs THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO
INTELLIGENT voTERs.

INTELLIGENT voTERS.
How Grants Hireiinss Conceal the Real
Cause Of the Public Debt bt-some Figures
that Tell their ewn Convincing story.
There were calcium lights and blazing
rockets and martial music without the Academy
OF Music in BROOKLYN last evening, and within,
packed from parquot to ceiling, was q mass Of
Democrats. Ex-District Attorney Thomas II.
Rodman, on taking the chair, said the
meeting was held under peculiarly gratifying
circumstances, for they had In the Governors
chair the man oftheir choice, whom they would
sustain by over 10000 majority. The course Of
Gov Tilden had brought around him the sup
port Of a vast number Of the best citizens Of the
state, Republicans az well az Democrats. The
Democrats must sustain him as the representa-
tive OF the hard IN oney policy. tApplause.l II
must not be said by the innationsts OF the West
nor by the can1l robbers OF the East that the
Democrats failed to support Tilden.
Mr.. y. NJ Ostrander read a long list or vice.
presidents and secretaries, and then presented
a"dec,aration a Of principles" from the Demo ,-
nominees administrative reform and official ac-
countabilitv.
ITO Seymour, and the vast audience rose to Its
feet and cheered. He said he Intended to speak
with regard to the causes Of business troubles
the unsound schemes for the debasement OF the
currency, and the perls which threaten In the
form OF section,l passions. The recent assaults
upon the motives aud conduct OF those irving
TO reform evils were more constant and bitter
than upon those who are guilty OF wrong doing.
Il the Repubeap, wish for reforms why spend their
oqI2 l. they can 90 be,er Thv not tase ne fsld and
wn sr nmpn hey Nv nave n,ra an ha gsnrr
government. They can !lit on many mlon. q taxa.
wi, ,can as closely ana critcise snsrpy their own
,3I Shem M y arr 70 e1Iree abuses @ d1 m Se
smaller sphere Of our state Gov. y.rnn,nt.
the general Goyernment s due TO the war debt, This
than It would have been II he taxes paid tns people
s , UseH the S,es .c IS5 w e enns Ma s
"T of th. sum there was PAID for interest on
war debt and pensions ................ l96Ooo0OO
Il shoaId have been fetpesa a, least 80, Or
We should hays p, ON SSons & Sf G1, a.
Rgsit Us about $50 100000 annually sum eau. TO
!e shele cost OF gcycrg9men 9 before is4o BuS that
1his ree9eton Of deb, soaLi h'ye gwen u; -ncn S
reduced the interest upon the balance Of our Indebted
The s,ers-e. recePs o. the Government for Elk
Deduct interest On Wal deot and pensions. 155OO0OOO
DesSSt what should have been paid debt 6SoOOoOO
Leaving tor support OF Government each
~Ssess 4. mo than wa; :pea, BY .ny Adml.ESiiSS GGEii
IN Mt during the Mexican war, when conquered that
Iwn 90 no nln;'is. to the party which governs the
ce as UI Sf trs. r has @ a. b syery
state and muni,a a s'vcrnmeni without regard 70 the
the American people nave cs much Of their former
d%e 81 .pn 9SSs snS rom raS as than
from pcs e. a. ~ rHn ,es. rncy. we
&c spirit OF man ~ and me S2r; D 70 snn
We cannot correct these evils, we csnno! get back
BGSR: BS SP0n p.t.a ssnsS s5a.t Reform HIa mus.
,sS, Pse. ps9;.. % ha; d., .bas sH
ihsr merits by ierretinE theiI ranks
~ coucentiug bur " q of their
ans. The highest tribute psii e me ,eors q Gov
TS., rsar. s e. ISSf s 'as party
rect upon her party made by The aet That they a.,
{ the conduct or the pistases Of the men who
the criminals. An occasional compliment TO the COY;
~ 6. wok Do not Sae the S eonsssf i stream oi
oeasureor taet Apors g. o,sas % down Ms supp9rers
equally upon me people ana The ihe people OF tue :.
tsxes thus government debs ana az ,ton divide our
Union Into debtor ana creditor stales m; Is dsa-
eades are apgeaied TO- ~ lsoss & sh9 s,ek 70 excite
East aud drssre 70 inlure their citizens are are
to he.p Tue West ba eful effect Of this taxation is
shown In tho Cestluct.on OF commerce and business.
Mr. Seymour charged the Republican party
with lodging the real issues OF the day, and
tneir Leaders with desiring to talk about any.
thing but tue true condition OF the country and
the cau-es Of its distress. 10 conclusion Mr.
seymour said;
We must retrace steps We must have r~fo IN
saesI craftsmanship II Is within the reach OF all. Ia
| clear terms. l. set iOrh In these SIMPLE words
honesty. industry ana economy.
Lieut.. Gov. Dorsheimer followed in an elo-
| quent speech IN answer to Senator CODkling't
assertions that all the thieves exposed Oi the
| Canal investigating Committee were Democrats
| The honor ible Senator had forgotten AleNanuel
| Barkley, the canal contractor, Belden, lhad
| Davis, aud Comptroller Hopkins.
| The IieuteDan Governors speech was long
and then Mr.. BigeiOw arose to speak In defence
| OF his IOHlt1OO, and against tue charges made
against bin OF deserving the Republican ranks
lie did not accept the p stion on the Canal In
VeStiYatlng Commission ON political grounds
His understanding was that the Governor de
sired non partisan Cummi~ ~siou-a Cummis iOr
tnat would nos be influenced by political con
sderItiOns.
- New, as to the overtures made to me by the
, mombers OF the saratoga Convention" said Mr.
, Blgelow. " If any one says that | uiu anythinl
to invite such overtures; n any one SAYS that
neglected to do ANYTHING that was proper anC
, | becoming 10 discourage those who made them
II any says that the fact that sucn overture'
: ! were made, obtained publicity through anl
| other channels than the parties at Saratoga
' whoever they were, who we're at the bottom o
| that intrigue, they say What Is false"
: Ho discouraged the oyertures made, and de
| clned them Internationally, because he was II
| himself and tho Executive should be one OF en-
: : | tire nut al confidence. That confidence cOul,
not exist II he were on the Republican ticket.
In conclusion he said tnat the Rep -blical
A | party had survived its usefulness and that tn
/. | hope OF reform was now In the Democratic party
Col. L. B. Lansing organized "A lar. Q outsid
n | meeting and presented ;. d. Morris, who de
I | voted himself TO city politics. lie WAS followeS
3 by VIM. {. Dewitt.