The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-28


must no longer lcgisate against the wants ~
humanity and the bcnclccncc Of God. lAp-
pnuscl
The election now impending involves tho
choice Of tine State ofllcrr- who compose the nd
miuistrativr boards. Coy. Rohinson's Admin
istration has boon chara otcr2cd by incorrup,i-
bic integrity hy wsi ON and ability. and by
unswcrvnk fidelity to I've reforms that have re-
duccd the Stgista onc-half: that are rapidly
cxtingui-h.ns the state dclt; that have re-
trcnchcd two and a half millions year Of the
expenditures upon public works: and have
purified our great official trusts. lie needs
and has right 10 have The cordial co6pera-
ton Of thos' on 'crs which. in the Govern
mcnt " the United States and other systems.
form the Cabinet II the chief Executive In my
judgment the gentlemen IT. nomination will co-
operate ia the reform policy which |
had the honor 10 irauguratc. and which
Gov Robinson IL communicating. think
that their election and the changes that
will take place from thc constitutional amend
mcnts adopted in 1876. will give him u moro
united sLppor, in the Canal Board than was
able to receive during my administration.
! have the more satisfaction in avowing this
conviction because believe that any nomina-
tions tina. did not promise such cooperation,
would ho di-owncd 10y the Democratic masses
L 1T fl' ltNU, itNN''hEN WI ''A'iN 'ih''i't nus
relations to national politics. towhich know you
will expect me To aulc You are all quite
aware Of the results Of the contest of 1876.
! Voices. I'VE are sick of it, We know you
got robhcd."l No. | did not Ect robbed; the
! people got robbed. Oircat applgu-cl had. on
one hand. a course Of laborious service. in which
health and even life might hc imrcrillrd; ON the
other hand. | had q period Of relaxation hcre
and abroad to rccupcrate from the exhaustion
that in your service had incurred. but 10 the
people it was n robbery of the dearest rights
Of the American citizen. The condemnation
by the people Of the greatest political crime in
our history 10y which the result Of the Prcsi-
Dental election of 1876 was st aside and re-
vcrscd. is general and overwhelming. Her sis
ter States might afford to have the voice of New
York fritt tered away or its expression deferred
| II could not change history; il could not alter
| the universal Judgment Of the civilized world .
II could not avert the moral retrihuton that is
impending. But New York herself cannot
afford to have her voice unhcard.
The Declaration of Independence. the Blls
OF Right. and the state Constitutions all con-
tain assertions of the right Of the people To- gov
ern themselves and TO change their rulers at
will These declarations had ceased To have
| any meaning To- the American mind. They
seemed to br trui~ms which there wits nobody
t. dispute. The cont sis known TO u were
contests between different portions of our peo-
pie
To- comprchenl tho sieniNoancc Of these dc-
clarations. il i- nee ssary TO carry ourselves
back 70 tho examples Of human experience in
view If which cur ancestors acted. They had
seen the governmental machine and small
governmental class. sometimes with tn
aid Of the AMY. abl, to rule arbitrarily
over millions oi unorganizcd. Isolated atoms Of