New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-06

TANiNlANY CARESSES THE WORKlNGMAN.
As ADDRESS RECuING THE WRONGS OF THE Work
INGNAN PASSED BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE
-IHE UNITED STATES sENATORsHIP DECLARED
TO BIZ WITHIN REACH.
The Workngman and the Greenback man
were BOTH warmly embraced by the Tammany
Hail Democrats last night This new policy
was ostentatously published to the world In
n carefully written address to the voters Of New-York
Cty aud the worlngman was pattcd on the back by
all speakers at meeting OF the General Committee OF
the organization in Tammany Hall itself. After the
meeting was over ii prodctedby member that the
same line Of policy toward voters would be advocated
at the coming Convention of the Democratic party
at syracuse when the time to write the platform.
General spinoa the Of the address. also openly
ayowed that he was a soft money man."
Inasmuch as the committee had not met since June,
tbere was an unusually large attendance OF is mem-
bers Probably 500 persons were present Nearly
all Of the Tammany Office NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Senators Aldermen, city officials OF all grades-attended
the meeting Controller John Kelly hImbly occupied
seat on the irst row facing the stage The members
were called TO order by the chairman of the committee
Henry L. Clinton, who without word Of introduction.
plunged speech OF three quarters OF an hours dura
ZION He first argued every Democrat should 20 to the
polls this Fall vote for Democratic candidates Tor he
AsscnbIy IN view OF United States Senator
soon He asserted that election returns OF several
or the Democratic party pOlled, II could easily Sc
cure the United States Senatorsnp The course OF the
lammany aud the Anti-Tammnny Democrats during the
yeurs 1873, 1874. 1878 and 1876 was re-
viewed at length; the Autl-Tammany Democrats being
charged with making alliances with the Republican
party which esscucd the strength Of tue Democratic
party. The Republican party was charged Win
defrauding the Democratic party OF the Presi-
deney In relation TO this, Mr., CLINTON made
mention OF Tweed, remniscenee OF po lH
appailse in the hall: The rights OF the majority were
awarded to the minority those who brought about
this result acted upon the same principle when gov
erned Tweed and his cOnfederates IN crime IN the pay
days OF repeating ballot-bOx stuihnS ana , false
counting When other attempts at fraud
failed. they gave the votes OF the victorious
candidate his opponent who had been defeated az tue
nos and thereupOn certified that be had been elected
General Francis b. SpiuOa presented an address 10
yoters drawn up by tho Committee ON ORGANIZATION
The address aimed directly at the ears OF he work
men aud Greenback men OF the city ana pefnapso Oh
he state also It's first sentence Is slSnlnraut OF
cAange OF front: In entering on the Fan campaign
the Democracy OF NewNOrk accept the issues niue "
eyents" These stated TO be the stOppage OF
manufacturers the failure Of merchants ana the iact
that " three-quarers of million OF lab0rers ore ont
Of work ana twice that number are WORKING Tor
halfpay" The address then goes on 70 say " Inc cry
of the suffering labor class fills the land The Demo
cratic party recognize the needs OF the Morklnguen
Of the country sympathiles with their euherhgs anu
h pledged 10 remove tho causes OF their present
distress. The working-people ON whom the burden OF
soceY falls tho heaviest should have larger share OF
the results OF their toll and OF the protection ana Oser
ing care OF Government The Democratic party protests
AGAINST the Republican tendency 10 egsate for the ex
class 10 It's mercy. America land OF working people
and It's governments are false 10 the cara-
nal principles OF the Republic II they sac
riaoe the interests OF tbs people Tor the