New-York tribune., 1875-10-19
TUE Address.


This not being an Agricultural Fair, have some uohpt
whether discussion OF politics will he in fashion or IN
order here But az a farmer, even in rght oi
line Of ancestry, going back to the Plan'ageheS DOT
even you will not expect all the modef" III
movements in me: indeed they might hardly he aro-
pirate from not The her ol an inc ages }" INV ~
most files Of time"
Puble attention in this state is diverted now from
more general questions and fixed chiefly on certain mat
ters Of state administration The nsna;1i, NJ % o, 4uf f
nhlc works and state affairs stands IN the ioTeglouhuw
iSi'S, iSi M oT nyitrd to consider For me- gladly
cent the invitation The subject IS not new ana most OF
NJ are not new converts 20 is merits and pitAhc''
TxtTayagancc and proGgacy IN canal aud prison man
aermen and IN Other branches of STATE edmhslaioh,
l. Older than most of us Ii Is hattr MhCn h1NV
often urged upon my feow-ci7cns. IN this hail. IN DC
toher 1871, when the dOngs We hear 80 much OF no"
were fresh, the people of Albany gave me long near
was sim progressing IN pronigate cNpendTGs "p91d d Ge m
canals and prisons O the STATE MaiH tiI i I " d; ~
many places and 10y many Republican slcdhcrS anu eur %
tore the ii es OF the press will show, the F'y cthAi
mana Inent which has lately beer diSsectcd has been
denounced and accused, and demonstrated H 'S'rs i "
f.rres be- not only prOdigal nut Ushoht ST. !'Joc
the Republican party would not and cannot and dare
not Withhold any ehort 10 go 10 '.' oo'''hi VI "'
wrong and reform IT altogether.
TIE DEMOCRATS THE PATRONS or CANAL FRAUDS
By looking into the facts before may whether
there II believe must put ON whole trust IN
the Democratic party the present juncure years
IA number OF have fattencd on the plunoer oi the
canals Gov Tilden did not discover TINS, nor the eNi-
de ~
vet have received little credit for H. BAT GoN. Illdeh
has made war upon the system, ana i"I eEey n%es f
prmd of his action ne quite eXCusahe. But we are
told that because Gov. Tilden has asen ground aFaS
canal rascaiy the people must elect the Democratic
ticket and the Democratic party! IDS PoNinon want l"
To- begin with GOV Tilden is not unning in This can
yass +" Boss Kelly in New-Iork Is quite - mu'h III
oTestion as GOV nIden The Democratic party Is run
nng and il is "A good deal more important TO KNOW now
II sIauds know now Gov. l1dcn or any Othtrma
strands IL is important know how both parties stand
nd WI 10 he y.
Certainly they start with No personal hlclloy, hlu
their political bias cannot stand IN Their way; NnA
Ring f" oI the Tanlnany Rng a. Whenever these two
rings finally destroyed, the sword arm oil tue DGn9o
rcy in this state will be broken aud the army which ne
Republican party has met in 90 many battles VIII ma It's
i6giOn- thinned and ltd eXchequcr unproNlueu' =,
let us zee If understand what u meant by the
Canal frauds On the sth OF last March ihe governor,
by special message 10 the Ley-a'ulc call.u 10 ~
ten contracts. supposed 20 be talneo ne hEht
have made tae number "ieer ei, n iTi prossey nor"
thought enough comm lsrloh' PloIcssous a
partisan created to investigate these contracts ana
other canal affairs. We have some OF The fruits OF tne
inquiry " hat they The first aud most urgent
question is, Who has been iclnd delinquent HOW dd
All come about Who the officials whose actlcn or
neglect brought great wrong and INJURY To the state
Who responsible Tor tLemf That the Jaw has been dls
re arded that fragrant dishonesty and corruption have
held SWAY to De no room doubt The com
mission mas made report III ak cases iesc SIX case oe
Y contracs made and put IN force when me
Democrats had absolute control OF the power Wch a"hc
did or could authorize canal c9ntrags ihe 1JUGs % NAM
nary proceedings occurred in 1867 the contract was not
made Till 1868.
RING.
Every one OF them Is the and creature Of Demo
eratic authority-caused sanctioned, done, by Demo
crats holding nigh Office Tls is broad satement-tbe
fat startled me, and could it reach all the people OF
the STATE IL would astOund item. One OF the
contracts OF which ! shall speak made in part in
1868 II was the work OF Democratic Canal Board OF
that year aud the ne%t but 1t WI be referred 10 scptI
aely hereafter speak now of tht lfma,nis % % CA
They we're All authorized ana hIade ia loo3, 80 @ "'
1871. During al these years the Governor was Demo
orat. Tao Lieutenant Governor was Domoclat' 1ne
Canal Board IN 1862 was al DchOcIa'c s'c ",iS
her, and he soon Uccame Democrat; ana IN le'oahu
II every member Oi tie Canal Board VAS Democrat
Democrat was iH the Lime Statc lhSlle9i "nu eur
veynr. the 5sy Jnd all others responsible IN huch
adi.irs. Two OF the Canal CJmn. 5ioners were Demo
cTats in lsG9 and IN lo1O ana - every 1Sha CON,
missioner Democrat. The ContrOlef ana
The whole power TO authorize aud woe
'oanal ngs" resided N the Canal BOARD aud so dd
oHeia aud every division and resident engineer De
mOcracy was oh powerful everywhere. Samuel }: III
den Wss Chairman OF the Democratic state t0mmitlec
, eVW ,ho Sat NJ tbev svept ihe state by fraud
and on initiation aud reputation platform me state
swarmed with men holding sinecore plaets ana %itn
other b1led ana ed AL wlth money stolen from
the tal payers They debauched the election, and then
they Dced the count They falsely added $4,000 to the
count of votes In York and Kings County and thus
they counted not only the Governor and State ad
ministraon hut large hoqy oi members oI the Two
hous-s Of the Legislature. The Republican party was
nowhere-the Whole cf 1t united could not make canal
ocGtrac OF Prevent one Ii Lad stood for hard money
aud national honor "a II was beaten mol ny me yoIc.
Of the people hut by the chcaDery Ot men who did not
then under the banner OF ItlOinl Inc tdiidi
kngD naturally came lh loi tLt atNtsl' ahu sorecl
carnival Of corruption which for rotcd
every side Ia punder and spOllaton.
TILDEN ENIIILsD TO ChEDlT AND APPLAUSE, but
such the outline Of the canal frauds which have be-
come best known. They ought 20 the indignation
OF every honest II they are 10 be dragged into
politics aud turned 10 partisan effect, why should they
be turned against the Republican pariyI concede that
for all he has really done assa Them Gov Tlden g.
entitled 10 credit and applause No man shall ever hear
Iue from his Just need Of praise. lie deserves
praise and do the whole body OF Republican Senators
mi Il Assembly who sustained every effort
and the Executive with penaIy But how ~
he that the Democratic party and lts canddatos general
Gnd local. entitled 70 make gains nom such daln'ng
papOsuTei when the National Admulstx xttOn exposes
flOm temple, the opposition press cries aloud that
Republicans been caught ~ official wrong, and calls
upon the people 20 vote down such party. But when
whole body OF Democratic state officials
yieed systematic nsd0ing, the press insists
that other Democrats must he put III their places amid
general applause.
DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT OF THE CANALS.
There is another Of tIis subject, valuable because
II not only embraces canal contracts bat canal manage
ment in general and 1t enbface6 also only the
Tweed tO which the contracts referred TO belong bat all
recent eras OF Democratic sscendeDcy.
The tables Of canal receipts and Expenditures tell
nnerringly "a political almanac the years when Demo
Gratis have managed Tie canaH
take the tables az they appear in The Albany Ec6ng
Journal.
USDER ASTI-DENoCRArIC CONTROL
Tolls and Cost Of col.
miscellaneous lection aud Surplus
isSs tS g ss$sSs sSSs e Z. ssSSfS ssS5S GO
UNDER DEMOCRATIC CONTROI