The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-31

warrants the hope that any It could be ef
roveramentai adninistrstoa IL is to-day controlled
by that element which created organized AMI poongea
the nation debt and involving the saerhce OF
Who nor onr aeaeee in thi, lesdershp tut
are committed to financial policy which both dishonest
Resolved that favor Of the earliest possible re-
sumption OF specie payments and OF adherng faithfully 10
al pledges made and all adopted with view to
Resolved That are inhexibly opposed any aud all
atsmpts direct or Indirect 10 impair the seiency OF our
lousy kept by the adoption amendment
70 the constitution OF The United states from al
teal reetarian interference that the letters oil accept
Of candidates Tor President and Wee PRESIDENT
emphatic upon those cardinal points Of
civil servie reform Tree and unsectsran eeceaon hons
the projection OF rights Of citizens OF All
classes section of this country pledge our
in their endeavor administer the government in
the inil spirit OF these declarations.
The resolution devoted to the maintenance OF free
public schools was rapturously applauded
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
The following electors were chosen:--
Al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. William a. Newell and MI
Thomas n. McCarter
DIST Dist
lst-Jamcs H. Nixon. 5lh--Bcnjan.n Buckley.
2a-Joseph Carr Jr bth--John L. Blake.
3d-J. Henry stone. ,th-Charles Seidler
4th-David Thompson
MASS NETTING
After business the Convention formed itself
into al mass meeting
SENATOR FIxLINGHuYsES
the first speaker He sand that alter absence OF
nne arduous months he was graihed TO meet SO many
grathed If the country nj the present time pros
porous rms one hundredth anniversary OF the ma
toms independence should be ree from party aninosi-
ties aud sectional strife. But, such was hot the
case lie would review the questions which affected the
country He alluded 10 the grand Old constitution anu
the new constitution The latter had cost twenty ves
where the former only cost one These three amend
ments snoula be maintained lhey are trophies from
many bloody battlefield and there Is not prominent
democrat III The land but had voted against them lie
then asked, shall We trust these jewels 20 them Hero
he paid tribute 10 the colored race whose bert cs
mn ie " iIn
party" Continuing IN this strain he said, las long
as the SHIRTS OF quiet American citizens are made
bloody the republican party Will launt the bloody
sh RI before the world lie recounted tue humber OF
exConiederatcs ia Congress which, be SAID, had made
an alliance Win the democratic party OF the North
They are the strong wing OF the democratic party ana
without them ihat party IS powerIess II The repub-
can parry does not retain power that strong wing II
rule the country lie SAID trumphantly - mere
Is CHI thng Confederate repub-
can-no such creature exists, "a voice IA the
hall Where Mosby and Longstrcet ~ He
alluded to the reduction OF appropriations by the
House oil Representatives and SAID instead OF II beng
gam TO the country loss OF millions would DC caused
by The gripping OF tne uar service He deie ndcd
Secretary Robson by saying that or ave months every
official OF the last eight years OF citizen by Their
state has been investigated, The House had exam
ncd 7C0 Witnesses and taken 1900 closely printed
pages OF testimony. They sat With closed doors-the
Secretary did know the witnesses and not per-
mitIcd TO be present And YET they found no criminal
charge against HIM But Ihey did the meanest OF all
mean things by handing the case over To another COM
mlttee A order that these Charges might hang over
him until alter election The Senator euogzed Mr..
HagdcnDurgh, democrat who he said 'stood up fear
lessy and denounced the outrage" Tho sag law, the
authorship of which he was accused, he said, had
been examined by Senators Thurman and s.o'
venson, leading democrats, aud they de.
cared 1t did not touch the press at all
''oh Liberty Liberty what crimes pcrpetrated IN
thy name' lie referred to civil service reform.
which, lie said the democrats did favor because
they had turned out 800 republicans IN the House
make room for democrats Fifty crippled Union
soldiers turned out to make room lor fifty Con-
lederates. In aliuding to specie payments
and resumption, he said the democrats did
favor them. Tho democratic candidate
Tor Vice President avowed iniiatonst and the
democrats had repealed the Resumption OF 1879
He alluded to Appropriation OF $4,000 which had
been made by Congress to analyze or index the rebel
archives. We wanted to index them so rs 10 II
loyal durlngsthe war as he is now. The
democrats struck this out In his concluding remarks
nc paid high trioute 10 Hayes ana Wheeler and pro-
dictcd their election.
EX-Lieucnant Governor woodiord, Of New York.
followed. He discussed civil service REFORM the dnan-
cial situation and the Southern problem.
An outside meeting addressed by Major Pang-
born and Mr. j. Frank Fort.
In the evening Ex-Governor Noyes. OF Ohio, aG-
dressed large audience.
Throughout the proceedings there but mod
crate share OF enthusiasm. Many democrats listened
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