The New York herald., 1876-11-05
TILDEN'S TACTICS.

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SPEECHES pY cHAUNcEY NJ. pEpxw AND GEN.
ERAL GEORGE A. SHERIDAN, OF LOUISIANA
| republican meeting was held at Cooper institute
! last evening 10 listen to speeches from chauncey
NJ Depew and General George A. sheridan, OF Lousi-
ana There was no outside demonstration, and the
hall within barely filed but the audience more
Ike one of theatre than political meetings quiet
gathering OF ladies' and gentlemen
long list Of officers for the evening was read and
John D. Lawson, chairman. after brief address, in
troduced
cHAuscEr DgPLw,
FELLOW CiTizxys-In these closing days OF the can
ysss We meet 10 review the situation and up us
results Every indication OF the times aud all currents
Of popular opinion tend show that victory 70 bound
| TO perch upon the banner OF truth and right
| The Democratic party OF to-day 10 the democra.c
party OF 1880 which made every one of US blood
hound on the track OF fellow creature IL Is the
democratic party OF 1854 which did It's best 10 hand
promising States 10 the and decentralization OF
human slavery IL the democratic part, OF 1850,
the monstrous doctrine that ,ne Republic had con-
sltutonal right 10 protect It's own life IL is the
membership into armed rebellion for the overthrow
OF the governrent and seven-tenhs Of the other hall
actively sympatnze with the effort II is the same
party which IN 1864, in National Convention assem-
bod al Chicago. soiemnly and unanimously resolved
that the war was ailure and in that dark hour Of
national gloom and peril this ire in tho rear would
made ta failure had not the guns OF Farragut in
/ Mobile Bay pronounced
pEcLARArIoN
II is the party which in 1868, National Con-
vcntiun assembled aud solemnly declared
that the constitutional amendments which had crys-
taliized the results OF the into the fundamental law
OF The land were unconstitutional, revolutionary and
void In 1872 this organization formed new assoca-
tion and assumed new guisa Is adopted candidates
who had been patriotic and true during the war; II
adopted a platform broad and liberal and patriotic
enough for all men TO stand upon. And yet, though
hundreds of thousands republicans voted ticket
II was defeated by unparalleled and unprecedented
! How stands the record on the other sidcs There
never organized political liberty IN this country
free labor and 10 free men the great Northwest the
granary OF the Continent and the seat OF lis future
empire. IL proclaimed in 1860 the doctrine OF the
nations right TO sustain itself by force OF arms and
adopted Jacksons motto, ''By the Eternal the
federal Union, It must and shall be preserved ~
II raised and put INTO the field 900 0J0 soldiers
to enforce these iaeas: IT struck tho shackes from
tae limbs Of 1000 900 bondmen, ana standing
| upon this monument OF hnman misery, woe and
unrequted TOLL proclaimed TO all the world that the
United States of America, now, for the first time in its
history Is everywhere and in all its parts absolutely
tree am not one OF those who claim repub.
licn party entirely free from fault; that 1t IS beyond
criticism that all It's pubic men have been pure and
horest but DO that between the two organiza-
tions as their Is made up and presented 10 us
this year. the vices OF the democratic party so far
outnumber and hide its virtues that Its virtues
only be discovered bya microscopic while the virtues
Of the republican party so far oununber and outweigh
s vices that It's vices can only be detected by an in
vestigating committee.
Tho speaker a.raigned the democratic party
Its financial policy and defined Mr. Tdens principles
the subject He continued
If could have these financial principles firmly
adopted any dead beat could take note tor 600 TO
the conservative OF banks and say There s
nv note for 81. 900. II due LIST Of January
next but as shall not at that time have dollar il is
worth anything But II you will leave the date
out then will provide central reservoir OF coin, and
when preparation shall have been malured and the
existing state OF trade and credit operations
iormty with the course Of foreign commerce and the
condition OF tho exchanges with other nations will
pay that note y And tho banker who would not ac-
cept II with such an explanation viii never cast his
vote Tor
'srILprx, HENDRICKS AND REFoRx."
Hero he dwelt on outrages committed 90 republican
citizens in tho SOUTH and depicted graphic lam
guage the horrors that being committed there by
the democratic party. He then went TO say
We want reform in this country, and want it badly;
reform that will give to us unntmidated and unm-
perled civil and political liberty everywhere; re-
form by which u N an can vote in the most secluded
part OF South Carolina or Mississippi, as freely rs
form by which every citizen can anywhere express his
political opinions without intimidation and without
planted all this republic and sustained and sup
ported by the state and IN II every child without
gard TO nationality or 10 race shall be educated TO
iull appreciation and understanding Of the priceless
WELD IL
We have hal a recent democratic official exposition
of their ideas OF practical reform IN the present House
OF Representatives No opportunity was ever offered
10 a party gain the confidence OF the country
great as the democracy had when IL elected majority
OF the present Congress. With the distress existing
the country and which elected IT, II that Congress mad
possessed craftsmanship capacity for affairs would
have devised remedies wise aud popular as 10 have
gained the absolute confidence OF the country; but
instead IL has given the most extraordinary exhib
tion OF imDecity and idocy our time has afforded.
1t began with civil service reform. Now, we all want
civil service reform; reform which viii remove the
business oi the government from the realm OF politics,
so shall be selected transact Affairs
and handle money, because they can run ward
CAUCUS but have neither capacity nor honesty. We
ability and integrity TO be the standards Of
public service, and then some stability as reward
Tor tho possession and the exercise OF these faculties.
And until reach that. we shall have corruption and
extravaganza and incompetency through all our public
matters.
GOVERNOR TILpEx.
have only few words to say in regard to Governor
Tilden and that only upon his official ife and express
sions upon public questions; and these things he
desires as to study and examine. He has been one
year u member OF Assembly and one term Governor
As member or the Legislature he ll5 times and
doiged 1.300 times and that closes his legislative
career
Now then Governor Tilden's friends claim that no
has reduced taxation and smashed rings All over the
State pacardcd, upon barn doors and fences and
reduced our taxes 50, O00, 600 Our about
50, 600 coo less this year than they r,sss were
reduced them, that is he But then his
friends say he smashed the Iammauy Ring
and ushed the Canal Ring There is not democratic
editor from Name Georgia who has any hair left
the top his head He has scratched y all on IN tho
Wild effort 70 und words big enough and language
crushed these rings He pictures our graceful
and slender old bachelor Governor as an old Scandna
Wan god, whose head pierced the clouds, and who
swung hammer with which he crushed mountains ut
will
Now, when the Tammany Ring had been completely
broken, and when its fragments flying every
direction and could neither be discovered caught
by a detective, this great champion sprang into the
and swung hts big mace and shouted ''Show me
tho Tammany Rng" When, however, some mem
bers caught and securely held by the police will
do the Governor the credit TO say that he did pummc
them soundly.
The President of one Of our largest railroad corpo,
rations said TO that when Fort sumter was fred
upon he being then Nc now, . democrat OF the Jack
stripe, with other democrats OF like senti
protest against the outrage They decided to
call public meeting ~ Union square, and invited the
cooperation OF oil the leading members Of hs demo-
cratic party. some Of the committee saw Mr. Bel
mont who signed the call Some Of them
Fernando Wood, then Mayor, who also
signed the call He TO Mr. Tden
Mr. Tiden argued with HIM for hours that, inasmuch
as tho government had constitutional right 10
coercc State, he could not sign such paper. This