New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-29


opponents and the Infamous caumnes Of q malignant
partisan press, trnmphantly and without blemish
embodied in platform may be in the work in
suguratcd and now carried on by ilustrons Cover
formed reform from a gittering generality" into
accomplished fact nearnated principle and made pro
ducton OF the state OF about II per in
reduction hch has no parallel in the history of the
State the reform in the management Of the canals;
Ia the vcoes by the Governor Of exravagant legislative
appropriations; TO the laws which have been passed
populations in Office providing modes OF recovering pub
ina punishment such wrongs" the steps which
have been taken for reform IN the administration OF
criminal Justice in this city.
SPEECH OF SENATOR HERMAN.
The Chairman then introduced the Hon Francis Ker-
man, who sand:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND CITIZENS OF NEW York From the
bottom Of my heart thank You for your KIND reception
am gratified that able tO he here this evening 10
say few words You in reference TO an election hlch
1Se SS1 4 ns s ss great c
ton IL. Shall have thorough reform in the adlnnista
Sp OF o oil ias d a%S do@n t" the he town and vi
aSei Shall the reforms which have been lnauguiateu
place OF extravaganza until shall have purity hon
csy in place of sesness and corruption in the admin
mnsa ia al 10 1 the State ." NeWYors kpaHc
My feow-czcns il is that question which deem i'm
welfare Of The people Of his State and it touches the
pcrpetuty of the state that we shall purge iron,
its administration corruption and frTnd. lApplase.
You all know that it is too trne that in our Federal
affairs, in and county aHlis, mas
been extravaganza ard corruption, aud on al Know my
fcOwctzens. that this must he stopped. and VIII BE-
stopped now If the voters OF TINS state are True TO l
Applause One year ago the Democrats ana
Liberals Of this State, by majority OF $1,000
Governor of the state. There feeling that We re-
quired patriotic, firm, fearless, and, above all thnr-
6ughy honest men, look after the affairs of our STATE
shall ask you Ia Judge OF those men who were elected
power nv the records OF their acts for the last
months. When you judge men by their acls nnaer Try
Tilden did not fold his arms in silence after
You had elected him. He at once looked into
taxation which, when becomes heavy, bghts the pros
perty and crpples the Industry of people lie found
viii viii give tive af a lST %S Which was gathered
@ @s Hss 10 Of nT IRE n 11a dy e c @
che state Government IL ana not include Wnai
Hd de G4 1 mcl n %ladt tho lSr nSs
pay for city and county taxes. Your Executive ex-
peope Of f. ths state s for s sun lie found
that there robbery OF your treasury systematically
tier of the State lie found that the money was going TO
pay Tor extraordinary repairs on the canals, and they
bold Albany these thinss 1t never wond
have been done Upon one OF those contracts the entire
was TO he paid $74ls9, and Gov. Tiden shows that
there was paid on that contract S15s IA He found
another contract which contractor had undertaken for
SO OO0, under which there was actually paid 81 10000
Gov lden and those acting with him, te men around
him who we're his advisers your Representa-
tives showed what was going on End asked for
t%re The Governor appointed Commission to examine
thoroughly into all this system OF expenditure Tor the
pointed Commission consisting of two men who acted
with the Republican parry ANA Two with the Democratic
they have done 10 find whether he was not sagaci0us
he selected John Bee Cw john ID. Van buren, jr
Daniel Magone, and Alexander Orr. As a result Of their
united with the Governor one repentant sinner as
already made restitution OF some $4,000 or $1,000
compensation When they brought the bin this year for
gn nnl and hell nat " M moi
necessary, struck out the item altogether.
Tne forwarter aud The merchant viii notice. although
there has appropriation and work going on in
way extraordinary repairs were your canals ever
one dollar of appropriation to make these pretended
traordnary reparsi Now my friends, ask you whether
tam Gov lden or whether you will him and the
Of reformf know that you will give vote lat
win hun and enable nrn to his work of
publication by electing officers that will he in
iect accord with him. and will aid him in carrying out
state Buffalo to this city, and wherever have
brought this question mp before the 'nlell-
answer you gave here, 1--WE will sustain the
lApplausel John BgcOw Was selected because we de
sired 10 put into tue Canal Board next January man
who had been all tBs sJumer fcrreIng out the fraud
and corruption which had existed in that departments
We have selected Charles ;. falTcbhd OF Albany
lTf lie has too little rspniaiion Mr. Farcmdis
the Deputy Acknowledgement and be Is the man who has
been gathering s evidence and he s in dead earnest
justice done to MS clients the people VI the State
OF New lors. Applause, ,, o...
nents speak OF che great danger 10 the public common
schools 1t is either to divert the attention of the people
NJ seetariap hate among people There can
be question touching the common schools In this
common school shall be preserved involate, and
income threfrom shall be applied TO the SUPPORT
OF "tpe common schools" TOur Supreme Court and
your of Appeals more than 10 years ago decided
schools esbisLed by the state The PROVISIONS of the
Constitution adopted last year go further ~ provides
thai neither the money proper the State Of
any pf v.
private institution thus cutting of all private SCHOOLS
whefber secaran or unsectarian from any Of the
,nnney that may be receive by that provision. APP
plausel Therefore there is 10 sort of danger to the
The common schools embodied in your Constitution
beyond power Of Legislature to interfere with
schools, in which ali the children Of the state may
good secular education, and as schools III which
eieos prejudice feeling of no ono child or parent
shall be wounded, fApplausel We recognize the duty
and Importance of every parent and guardian gvlnS
gous teaching at the expense OF the state II must
be zone in the ~, IN reoe curgh IN ne sppas
This attempt to bring the common schoo into the can
s"one orr people and every Christian man should
denim it, Appause sectaran disseusi"n aud religious
allowed 10 take desire to read the Language "
your own Constitution The free exercise and enjoyment
nhnalion preference shall forever be allowed III this
se 10 ali mankind" hPpa,9,Se DO your d%y ny
victory, by mere party but great victory Tor
honest administration for economy in all the admins
og before u cuators and thieves Will again break into
vonr treasury the prosperity oi your State by
maladniinistration. Great applause
SPEECH OF JAMES s. THAYER.
A, the conclusion OF Senator Kcnan's speech. Gen.
lanes s. Thayer was called. He said, among other
things the following:
Ct Tarnmany In a mythical Indian hero OF the ancient
DAYS Nhsn the Declaration of Independence had sew
sr. the colonies the British Empire, 81 George,
OF course was longer our patron SAINT ana the rank
and fc Of the Revolutionary army adopted ST. Tanmany
instead. In many camp there was 1auDaiy society,
and recurring festivals kept the memory o. the SAINT
Sss in the hearts OF tne patriot soldiers. The wgwam
10 New York was opened 1889 within two weeks after
Washington installed as The first President OF lhe
limited States and in sight OF the spot where he delivered
i,.nu,1ral address Ihe well-hnOMn motto Of The