The New York herald., 1877-10-23


continued spplausel You alone are the real cham,
plons Of labor You propose TO lessen the burden Of
forts, the security OF our great city.
TIE REAL opaREssoR OF rue WORKMAN
Let the wirspullers alone, then and address your.
solves at once to the hard-handed they seek TO lead
astray. Ask everv honest son OF toll whether be
would prefer board Of finance 10 guard his interest
in this great metropolis selected by taxpayers aud
tenants or one thrust into office by tho fuglemen
and manipulators OF political caucus he has Tar
lever and the party machine for the ben
eft o q corrupt ring Vhuugh It be IN red shirt
far intoerabe oppressor OF the poor anu needy
than the heaviest taxpayer or any combination OF
property owners The dcmagogue IS more TO DO
dreaded by the poor than the rich nabob clothed In
purple ana fine linen, and who ares sumptuousy every
day. All economy N public administration directly
the interest OF those who earn their bread. Here
the rich and poor may meet together.
SPEAKING EMPTY BENCHES
Mr. Henry +, Dimock next began TO speak, but
soon interrupted by the oostructionsts who all
and lett the hall III q body leaving more than two
thirds Of ~ Tho = seats vacant pca M Dmock argued
same principle by which The business
interests of any large corporation run-the peo
pie who pay the money shall regulate IT'S dsburse-
ment This scheme was not party question. out
for the good Of every person, without distinction
ApDaxss oy WILLIAM T. DODGE
Mr. Dodge was next Introduced, and spoke as fol-
lows:--
Mr. CHAIRMAN FELLow CirizsSs-we are here
this evening without distinction Of party, represent
the tho financial crisis which is upon US, and
as wise men, to consider our personal RESPONSE
ana esaas IKE now to Of Ss
anything can be done to save from
dividusls all the country busy IN contrving
plans for reducing expenses paying of debts
new order Of things As we look at financial posi-.
ton and our debt and expenses have been increas-
Ing TO an alarming extent Time Will per.
to the year before the war our debt mad
increased from 1850 to 1850 from $4,000, 900
tho tax levy over 800 per cent and our citizens were
greatly alarmed. But look, pray you, at the fearful
then SIS 600 oOo now about Sl2o ooo 0oO and an
nua expenses now uIly $30 000 or almost double
the entire debt OF ls0O wnlle population has In
creased hardly thirty per cent In the time.
MUNICIPAL ExTRAvAGANCK
Follow citizens, where are we drifting, and how
soon must the end come II stop be put to the
Of doDt the wastsiul expenditure oil the
peoples money! Why. Mr. President, rode a few
Sven,nss since from your beautiful village OF River
habted bouevards whore millions have been
expended quarter OF century IN advance
OF any need, aud though It was almost light
enough TO read yet all over those vast
numbers Of streets and the splendid gus lights
cost of living IN New York has become great that
young men cannot afford to be married, aud II they
they must 1.-Two without the bounds Of the city. was
looking back TO the time when, In 1880.
went to Housekeeping. 1t was IN block OF
handsome two story and attic houses, just COM
pleted, between Broadway and the Bowery. They
were twenty.three by iorty-dve feet, and
/ paid $500 rent. | had the cur. .osity few days
since TO stop and inquire Of The tenant the present
rent, and, though now an old house, the rent Is
81, 800 just live times what l paid when It
then called at the Tax Oice, and found the rate Tor
valuation was $l4 6l. The tax for the present year
IS slxyseven per cent and tho mouse pays this year
$lS7 co. or thirteen times what It did when new.
PARTISAN SLAVERY.
Mr.. PRhslDESr-l fcar that we think more OF party
than OF property and that the republicans Will con-
tnue TO mix up city with national politics and keep on
voting against known majority OF 10000 10 ~ 900 Of
the rank and as of'the democracy. controlled by the
1000 places where they get their drink, and
our respectable and taxpaying democrats will
continue 10 vote the regular nominations
vote, while II the property holders and taxpayers
would look at the real state OF our city finances and
unite, as VIC have done this evening outside OF purity
aud 90 for the real interests OF the city and
secure mon who would support the amendments,
there would be DOUBT OF the favorable results but
already given The order for their rejoc tion they
desire to pcrpetuate the ono man power even IN the
light OF recent revelations Let me hope that there Is
wisdom enough lett TO meet the crisis, aud let each
all resolve that we will do all We can to secure repre-
sentatives that will make their adoption sure
THE PAUrER AND THK BUNKER.
Mr. Simon stern next spoke. he regretted that
some OF the audience had lett, PERHAPS somo con
vcrts might have been made among them II they haA
remained. The only trouble seemed to be about dis
reimbursement IL would not disranchse anybody ex-
ccpt the pauper and the hummer They Mr. Stern and
rent or pays taxes 10 tho amount Of $500 shall be
permitted TO vote for this Board OF Finance. II had
had people voted TO dislranchse themselves. This
not In some OF the Western States the people
had passed constitutional amendments iorbldding
themselves to vote away their money for railroads
OSWALD orTEXDoRPER's ADDREsS
Mr.. Oswald Ottendorfcr was then introduced. He
spoke Of the enormous and constantly increasing in
debtedness OF the city, and alleged that tho people
knew very little indeed about IL The ms debt
could DO easily asccrtaned he said, but the amount
nj 70 dpbf an al ctu m
be even approximately ascertaned. He believed
that at least onethird OF the revenue and
the city itselL Mr. Ottendorfer dd mean
o say that the present head of the city finances could
be considered responsible for the existing state of
affairs. That Official could not help even II he
would, but the speaker blamed him and accused him
Of resisting every measure proposed Tor the purpose
OF remcdying these detects and to bring order OF
chaos. (Applausc) Mr. Ottendorfer then called at
tenlion TO paragraph in the platform adopted the
Democratic County Convention declaring that Tor the
first time years the debt OF city ana county s
less at the end Of the than at the commencement
The person who proposed that statement he said
must be the court poet OF Tammany Hall call him q
poet, said the speaker, because the statement
be considered posticai license, otherwise would
be q Misrepresentation. The gentleman must have
known that II IS In contradiction oil the real lacts
We told in the document that these consli.
tutona amendments are an attempt to place 100, 900
voters In the cities OF New York and Brooklyn on
par with state Prison convcts and that every who
darcs TO support these amendments is to be expelled
forever from the democratic party. Now, gentlemen
do not clam 10 be member OF
good standing In the democratic church would do
cline the doubtful honor II IL were nued 10 be con.
ferred upon me- but claim to be and ardent
adhercnt OF democratic principles. believe that the
welfare of our city and country depends to great
extent on the preservation OF those principles and
tins conviction compels 10 light with lll my power
those who In the garb OF democracy try to undermine
and betay those principles; VINO, under the prctences
TO protect tho masses, try to create mononoly TO
plundcr tho people udiscrimlnatcly Why, Tammany
Hall is not even the inventor OF the art TO he'll
In the livery OF heaven
ADDRESS oy WHEELER H. pEcRHAM
MIR. Wheeler H. Peckham followed IN brof address
upon tho necessity Tor tho adoption Of the amend
ments something, he said, must be done to take the
control OF our politics out OF the hands OF thosc
30 shameuly used their power He contcnded
that judcious and honest administration OF
our finances could be obtained only by having
those who paid the taxes select those
who were TO disburse the funds. He pointed TO the
municipal government of London to illustrate this
proposition For the twenty years during which that
government has been Ia existence the expenditures
Tor public works has been greater than the
amount expended by the city OF Now York during
last 1iteen years. MIR. Peck lam ended by mpressng
upon minds Of his hearers the CO aud the
Of the problem to be solved and the neces-
sity OF ts being submitted 70 the judgment OF the
whole people OF tho state