New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-10
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
REPUBLICANS FOR REFORM.

VOICE OF THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
PROTESTING AGAINST ABUSES AND DEMANDING
THOROUGH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE
INFLUENCE OF OEFICE-HOLDERs-No PLEDGED
DELEGATION TO CINCTNNATI-A PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE OF THE RICHEST CHARACTER DE-
MANDED-A PRESIDENT WHO SHALL BE RE-
FORMER As WELL AZ A REPUBLICAN NEEDED.
There was unusually large attendance at the
regular monthly meeting Of the Union League Club
last evening probably due TO the fact that important
resolutions reform and the Presidential contest
expected to be offered. The President, Joseph
ii. ChOate in calling the meeting 10 order referred
to published report Of meeting Of Republicans
held Wednesday evening at DelnonIeos and denied
that there was a lack Of harmony in the Union
League Club, or any design to make division OF
the Club. tic said that the meeting far il had
any reference 10 the Club was for the purpose
of drawing up resolutions which were subsequently
offered by cx-Judge Emott and were advocated by
Parke Goodwin. James c. Carter, Jackson 2 Schultz,
and the mover Mr. Emott, in brief speeches Of vQor
and directness, and finally we're enthusiastically
and unanimously adopted. Not voice was raised
against the spirit Of the resolutions, which are In
full rs follows:
The Union league Club, claiming to represent,
and believing that they truly express the sentiments
of the Republican voters Of the City OF New-fork,
declare as follows:
First: That in view of the recent and repeated
pOsures of corruption and fraud in the admnlstra-
ton of public affairs, the welfare Of the Republican
party, az well AS Of the country demands search
ing and thorough investigation of the condition and
conduct of every branch of the public service to tina
end that all corrupt practices may be brought To
light and that all who have abused and betrayed
their public trusts, whatever HAY he their station,
may he exposed and punished
Second: That the exclusive management and con-
troll of the LEGAL a of the party the State and
particularly in the lty of NewIOrk, by an organ
lied machinery of Oirce-hOlders, which supprestes
and ignores the real voice of the voters OF the party
is an intoerable grievance to which we refuse any
longer to submit.
Third: That we demand that the independent and
disinterested Republicans of the city and State
shall be fairly represented In the selection of dele
gates about 10 be chosen to the State and National
Conventions, which are charged with The great duty
of naming the candidates of the party Tor President
and Vice-President Of the United States.
Fourth: That the purpose which has been openly
avowed and threatened TO he put in practical opera
ton of sending To the National Convention at Gin
cinnat a delegation from the state of New York,
made up at State Convention and pledged or COM
mitted beforehand to the support 81 particular can
didates, is gross violation of the lfst principles OF
republican institutions, and an outrage upon the
rights and wishes of the great majority Of the party
We insist that the representation OF the State OF
New-YOTk in that Convention shall be committed TO
4 delegation wholly unpacked and unpledged, who
shall be untrammeed and free to choose from among
all the candidates that may be brought before the
Convention, and unless this can be conceded to us,
we refuse TO he bound by it's action.
Fifh That desiring as most earnestly do
the success of the Republican party IN the next Pros
idential election. and believing that the best inter-
ests of the country require the election by that party
Of President from its ranks we desire promptly and
explicitly to avow conviction that such success II
not possible unless the candidate of the Republican
party be man who is not only identified with its
great principles and possessed By proud appreca,
ton of its past services, and who will be recognized
by the common Judgment of the country az htted by
ability and experience III public affairs for the re-
sp0nslblltes of his high Office, but also man who
has had no connection, direct indirect, with tho
errors and abuses which have brought reproach
upon the fair name Of the country aud the party,
VINO is above any suspicion OF sympathy or
association with those who have been guilty or
these abuses and whose name and career shall be in
themselves guarantee of n complete renovation OF
the public service of thorough puTglng Of Official
abuses, and of an administration OF the 6oVernlnon6
upon principles of honesty, economy, intelligence,
and fidelity to public trusts In our Judgment and,
we believe, in that of all unbiased and rejecting
men, tine exgences of the party wei as the conn
try at this time demand PRESIDENT who shall be de-
servedly recognized as a Reformer as well as Re-
publican.
The resolutions will be printed in the form OF o
memorial and the signatures of members ofthe Club
and of the Republican voters of this city who desire
TO sign them will be appended, a motion TO that
effect being offered and adopted by the Club.
The report of n special committee appointed to
draw up memorial to the Governor and Legisla-
ture and embodying plan for the equalization OF
taxes was read and referred to the Committee on
Political Reform.