The daily gazette., 1877-06-13
The Manhattan Club.
Farewell to Mr.. Hendricks
Speech Of mr.. Tilden.

Il
by the Manhattan Club was the occasi 81
for large gathering of the best know
democrats of the city. Among then
were David Dudley Field, Augustu
Schell, Jno. Mexican, Benjamin Wood
A. s. Sullivan, George B. Mcclellan, Of
the "Old Guard" Chief Justice Custis
VIM. G. Whitney, John N. Waiting
Emanuel b. Hart, Oswald Ottendorfer
Judge Lawrence, Chief Justice DAILY
Simon Stern, Lawrance Turner and Gen
Pryor. Mr.. A. j. Vanderpoel introduc
ep Gov Tilden, who was received with
warm applause. He said:
Mr. president AND GENTLEMEN OF
| THE MANHATTAN CLUB: L accepted
your invitation under the idea that this
was to be a merely social meeting, the
special occasion of which was the pres.
of Governor Robinson and Lieutenant
Governor Dorsheimer. One of your
guests, Mr.. Hendricks, embarks to-mor.
row on foreign excursion for rest and
recreation. He will carry with him our
best wishes for a prosperous voyage,
pleasant visit and a safe return, and for
the health and happiness of himself and
family. have been availing myself, for
similar pur roses, of q brief interval, aud
find myself now, with some reluctance,
drawn away from those private pursuits.
But the occasion and the apparent geDer-
al expectation seem to require that
should say word in respect to public
affairs, and especially that should al
lude to the transaction which in my iudg-
menteis the most pFotentions event in
our political history. Everybody knows
that after the recent election the men
who were elected by the people Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the United
States were counted out, and men who
were not elected were "counted in" and
seated. l disclaim any thought of the
personal wrong involved in it. lot by any
act or word of mine shall that be dwarfed
or degraded into o personal grievance
which is, in truth, the greatest wrong
that stained our national annals. To ev-
cry man of the four and a quarter mil
lions who were defrauded of the fruits of
their elective franchise it is as great a
wrong as it is to me. And no less to ev-
cry man of the minority will the uti-
mare consequences extend. Evils in gov
ernment grow by success and by Impuni-
ty. They do not arrest their own put
gress. They can never be limited exceri-
by external forces. If the men in possej-
sion of the Government can in one in
stance maintain themselves in power
against an adverse decision Tat the cleo.
tions, such an example win be limited.
Temptations exist always. Devices to
give the color of law and false-pretenses
on which to found fraudulent decisions
will not be wanting. The wrong will
CROWN practice If condoned-If once
conconed
In the worlds history, changes in the
succession of governments have usually
been the result of fraud OF force. 1t has
been our faith and our pride that we had
established mode of peaceful change to
be worked out by the agency of the bal
lot. The question now is whether our
elective system, in its substance as well
as its form, is to be maintained. This is
the question of questions. Until it is
finally settled there can be no politics
founded on inferi or questions of admin
lstrative policy. 1t involves the funda-
mental right of the people 1t involves
the elective principle. 1t involves the
whole system of popular government
The people must signally condemn the
great wrong which has been done to
| them. They must strip the example of
| everything that can attact imitators.
| They must refuse a prosperous immunity
| to crime. This is not all. The people
will not be able to trust the authors or
| beneticiaries of the wrong to devise re-
medies. But when those who condemn
the wrong shall have the power they
| must devise the measure which shall
render repetition of the wrong forever
impossible If my voice could reach
| throughout our country and be heard in
its remotest hamlet, l would say: "Be
of good cheer. The republic will live.
The institutions of our fathers are not GO
ing expire in shame. The sovereignty of
the people shall be rescued from this
peril and re-established" Successful
wrong never appears SO triumphant as
on the very eve of its fall. Seven years
ago corrupt dynasty eliminated in its
power over the 900, 900 of people who
live in the city of New York. 1t had con.
quered or bribed, or fiattered and won
almost everybody into acquiescence. Ii
appeared to be invincible. A year OIL
two latter its members were in the penl
, tentiaries or In exile. History aboundt
in similai examples. We must believ.
in the right and in the future. A grea
and noble nation will not sever its politi
cal from its moral life.
Mr.. Tlden was enthusiastically cheereo
} at the close of his speech, which was FIRE
quently interrupted by cheering an,
clapping of hands and, bowing repeated
e ly in response, he stepped into the ante
room, where he was cordially congratu
lated.
REMARKS OF MR.. DoRsHEIMER.
Lieut.. Gov. Dorsheimer was loudl
called for. He referred to the wrong il
. aicted on the people, and said if the
g did not redress it, it would stand as a
b omen of fearful portent for the futur,
!. and if the democracy fail In the pei
formauce of that duty they will be NOR
= culpabls than those who infict tn
e | wrong.
+ "a distinguished member of the hous
~ of representatives," said he, whom
l. saw here tonight, told me that til
It House had the power to inquire and
endowed with the powers which th
British House of Commons has exc
\ cised in every generation to work OF
d the liberties of the English peop
:, Cheers.
Il 81 am sure that tle democracy of til
l. country will not shrink from doing whi
every English generation would NJ
'' shrink from doing if the duty rested {
them, and hope for a remedy for tn
wrong even before the next election
IS At IL P. M. the guests were serenade
e by GI afulla's Band, and large crowds
the street called for Gov. Hendricks
VI who came forward and addres sed thel
l. Snoach nj Go. Uo9drtoLa