The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-27
SENfTOR MORRTssEY TiLKIyG.
The People Told how Tammany Defeated
his Efforts TO Reduce their Taxes.

The Anti-Tammany Democrats of the
Third Assembly District met in Brookss As
srmbly Rooms last evening to elect delegates to
the Democratic State Convention. Mr. Patrick
Walsh having taken the chair. the committees
appointed tn select the delegates reported that
'hcy h.d chosen John Morrlsscy Joseph Shan
non. and Richard Wohtman. The report WIS
adopted and resolutions were passed thanking
senator Morrisscy for his Efforts to- secure leg
i~aiion that would hcncn, the laboring man
and reduce the expenses of the Government of
thi-"ity. st this point the Chairman said that
Mr. Morriss.'y was in the room. Loud calls for
speech from the Senator followed this an
nounromrnt.
In r'sppn~r to the call Mr.. Morrisscy clbowed
his way through the crowd which filled every
foot of standing room in the hall. and took II
-e.i on the platform. A. he arose to address
thr Conventions he WAS loudly rhcorr,l. am
h'rr. u" said. ~ THANH, Nuu for srlrciing me
.e Il 81 j. agate To- the STATE Conventions | have
rupr'svntvN lhis district four vrnrs in Con-
Ei'-S. ana Two wears III the S"nnte. ] don't
think thu oyer betrayed my trust. II | ever
dd. d'nt snow ii. ann here now Ia answer
amy uu"-iio a. tu my stewardship which any
r'tn iu this room may put t. me. I said dur
tns the 'NnNN'- two wears ago. when |
ram icr I'll" scnai". THAT | wouldn't hr-
ltuN Nuu or sell YOU cat Ia the nght.
,loni tuh,k nove done IL. II j have. ion'i
kr.N y, lNpllausg, and cries Of You never
90 iny own inter Il. nor for the benefit of my
q strict. uut lor III" good OF the whole city
They were not In ,hcintrrrst ot Tammgny Hall.
went t9ihr S'nai" IN opposition To- Tammany
Han. ami nay. continued my opposition 10 the
present time. Thought that ! was right. and |
think 80 now. Tamm,nS Hall opposed every
measure for economy introduced IN the SENATE,
last winter. The bills that worked for would.
had fhov hpromr lnw- have reduced the 4nln.
rie- 90 this city, Officials s3tO.Wuu. and dimin-
sh"d the "Npcns's OF IA" Department u Public
Works nearly >l.mOOoo. TammAny Hall OPP
posed those bills and they were beaten. The
y '.il 40 -Nlb llntu ct,'i uui AGAINST These
measures. AMI said that wanted To turn out of
uhr' sixteen io "i-h'ren commissioners. They
were ris'i would turn out two-ihirds OF them
/ ~ hAi TIE power tried t. uO II last winter.
aud Will try it again If 10 back TO the Senate.
81 Now Jonn Kelly came before one of our
/ cumnittpeS. Mr. MOrrissey continued. and
said HAT the salaries of the policemen. nremen,
and school teachers might lc reduced. but that
no further reduction Of eNpcnses could be-
made. That was rammany Hall who spoke.
H. it. Cries Of That's so.' The Coruners Of
this cly dr.w ss4 .nu0 from the treasury last
Year. The lNciSy Commission spent s15,OOO
Tor Wurk that could bc don" for $1,000. aud the
building Department cost .l2O.OO although its
head admitted that IT, work could b" done for
.iu.uuu. And YET Kelly saws that expenses can I
w. reduced. Mr.. kcllytried 10 make The city Gov
eminent cost less But he didn't offer Ia reduce
hi> own salary Of $4,000 nor that Of any OF the
ili-N iii 'ial.. lie began by cutting down the
iahorer- wages Tho first bill that | intro
du"d in the Senate was one giving the Com
NH''i 'RNH''Ai ltNfA 10 IfEulaNf lllf' luihlTfTr
Wages. got II through the Senate: but when
tried 10 get it through the Assembly. / found
thrrr letter from Vic Khan. kenys Mayor,
asking that it should be- beaten. Cries OF
- Nirkhnm.l say that the reduction Of sal
aries should l"gin az the top and not ut the
/ bottom. The high officers should suffer but
moi IN" .nnoring men. Applause Now they
/ ~ that | DIDN'T DO what proriised. have
/ ION" all that could. They have turned all my
/ Non ont oven ia, street sNe"uers. don't 10 Il
anS department now lur places and don pro-
| '~" to 80 unit Change tkys pnrc. believe
Vow. Mr. Morris-ry added. "Iwsh To- "a,
! son. tAng about myself. These Tnmmany
/ Han rroplc az" telling YOU who am. They ~ny
/ am John MnrrI~-ry and ih.ytnlk about thing-
/ That uts" done. Ny name il john Morri--ey
/ ind have don" many thing~. But am Away
/ wiling tot, u the peollD what have done. an,
/ ought to bv able 10 tell IL better than thor,
7 p"oil" can. But although | may have done II
/ my carly DAYS many things which | ought no
| 10 have done, no man can or will say that eve
/ stole one dollar from the public treasury LAP
! plau-r.l
Again thanking the convention for the homo
| which II had conferred upon him. the Senate
I withdrew from the hall amid the cheers OF IN