The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-17
THE CANVASS or REFORM.
Mcssrs. Cox. Randolph, aud Tiptou Doing
Good W ork In Elizabeth.

GOO0 w ORA III EtEuut'"s
The canvass in New Jersey was fairly
opened in Eiz beth last evening. where an Inn
mense and enthusiastic audience was addressed
by the Hon $. .. Cox. OF this city, Senator lip
ton, fresh from victorious Indiana. and Senator
Theodore i. Randolph. library Hall, on Broad
street, where the meeting was held, was packed
with people. and hundreds were unable to Sc
cure even standing room. The stage WIS deckcd
with profusion OF bunting. and was occupied
by many OF Ellzabetbs most prominent citizens.
The meeting was c ilicd to order Mt O'Clock oy
judge Gorham, who nomna ed Chancellor Is. r.
Williamson rs Chairman. The nomination was
received with acclamation.
MIR. williamson, In thanking the audience,
said that he asked offce, nut was sa'iSneu
that he should be elected to the Electoral Col
lege. where he womb represent the wisnes o.
the people OF New Jersey, who are ntm In their
denomination to make ~ reformation IN mo
GOycrnWent llo closed by prophesyinv th I
the democratic ticket would sweep the State
lne lion. i. $. Cox was introduced to tho
audience amid vociferou3 Cheering and II W 8
some moments beiur- quiet " as restored. As
lie advanced TO the taole 70 address the meeting
q second outburst followed. which caused a
smie OF satisfaction t. oveispreaa lIe arn' III 10
meut has witnstOOd the SHOCK of civil cOnnct,
ana tine great and leading question 10 BE- as.ed
! gross corruption that exists and Testers like
a sore IN the vitnls OF tho Republic. caused by
! deb .uchedi nj central zed Hovcrnneutt' since
the var the :pcotle na9 been 'nlicted Win a
| great uCal OF publ and priv te vsniiy. Wash3
| iurtOn city was its great CentrlnR point; hnu
| the cpntagion mad sOfead So erieyously tnat even
the negroes were so taken with II that their
funerals we're headed b. brass bands whose re,
| fr In was,: Pop goes the weasel. luteat
| laughter The men IN high places hhd oeeh ue-
nled by II. an had desraded the country. c
| - they complain SAID he, 81 tnat the last Con-
| gress investigated tue doings OF the Hepublt-
cans yes, NY friends, we did investge;e them;
| We were compelled to do II, sud the results OF
| our Investigations have been such as to startle
the country, All the departme were honey.
| combed with corruption. straw bids IN the fost
ONCE Department, sale OF arms without the
| shadow Of law. sale OF post uiderships
Of Of the St secofds. We We foand S that men had been
acquitted VINO were couiessedly guilty OF niHh
crimes. and fraud was u.es'tnsa eSsfsmnelg sn
our work 10 before the people Inc expenses
q the Govsrnment have been cut d9wn & 1s
Confederate Congress" IL belongs to that So
called Confederate Congress = say that 1t
voted for tho bounty to tho Union soldiers,
which bill was defeated by Republicin Senate.
hey RAISE cry about the payment OF south ern
claims Why, these claims were presented by
Republic 1n members tsensatlopl aud In accord
ance with laws passed 10y hepuolo ms. Their
CRY In this respect Is but n device OF the Repuo-
lieans to cali away attention from frauds perpe-
trated hy tnsm. lCries of " That's so.]
The speaker then exposed the corruption OF
the Radical part showing that by their rapaci-
" aud viliainy they had prostrateI comnstce'
ana yet sought to re ain power oy waving TIE
bloody snirt and exciting the hatred oi the peo-
pie OF the TWO sections against eacn other. me me
to rufify aud pacify." In the candidates fol
the Presidency the Democratic party had
York presented her favOrts son. Samuel
, j. Tilden lereat cheeringl, man who
OOO in two years, and drove Tweed and his gans
to the wall. Tue Republicans had taxed the
country grevousiy, anu he mad no DOUBT tha'
they would tack a stnni p on a mans soul II the,
could 1otn Morkingmen they say. w don
tax your wages" but, my friends, dont they ia,
what your wages will buyf
Referring TO the absence from washington Of
S' =. ssd ss md S ta:
satellites. he said they leave the country IKE
cast-on mistress 10 De ues, eu 10y tuc uise,s'
real, aud not snBm. reform. By listening ant
believing Carl Schufz, he said thht people Mou't e
Imagine ihat civil service reform was discovere'
, hy me Kcpuuicdns lhis was shtm. Int
Cninese we're tue origtna ots laushterl no th'
| Hepub.ic ms followed IN their wake. Ref I'm
: meant that there must DO change New ezri
! andnew hens were req ilsiIe Tor his. In cJn
cluslon. he said that tne southern people shohl'
? be pacined. as should the Administration b'
. purined aud he urged that tue olive branch o
peace be extended over the land.
Senator iipton Of Neor,skA was then intro
. ducsd and was loudly cheered. The senate
= SAID that he had but recently returned from In
p uiana wuers the canvass had ended So gio
!, rIously for the Dem0cr.tic narty' ana ne wa
y would again meet aud vanquisn their enemie
u In November. lie mad been IN tue Held ha'
folleu on the ground Of Lis o"u ca sini. b
victory, to mis- mind, was sigun nd decisive
bon IugcISoll,' he SAID. was IN the nelu as
l. sample KeDuDhcan uT tor, anu Your fellow ciii
I'm Of cavalry fame, Kuralrick, waved To
bloody sniri,' Dut 1t was Of no avail" Cm
q Scnurz Sis su posed 60 have control OF ~
German vote, nut Ia the speaker, tie didn
T. control one German vote IN ihis = ate.
" He was followed by senator handolph, WI
3 ! caimnqly reDu9ed senator I. elin2uuysen fo
his niisstatsment Of facts made III MS seen
u speecn IN Newark ana exposed the erQundles
II CLAIMS Of The R.Dublicin party for further cor
a | troll Of the Oyarnment.