The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-06
TfMN.iNY'S ATTITUDE.
silence While n Spcnkrr Souchcd Upon the
Grrni Irnmd of the tnmntrN.


Grrui Fraud or the Country.
The Hon. John Kelly aud the Tammany
attaches of tho Finance Department. Sheriff
Reilly and his deputies assistant deputies.
aud wGtchmcn. Commissioner Conovcr and the
Tammany employees in the Park Department
two Tammany Fire Commissioners and their
clerks. Police Commissioner Nichols and the
Tamnany garbage dumps inspectors. three
Tammnny Coroncrs. twelve Tammany Nder-
men. twelve Tnmmnny Asscmhlymcn. two Tam
mnny senators. Commissioner Dunlap and his
clerks Henry l.. Cintoa and ilhy other Tam
many lawyers md referees. scores " court OIL
ccrs and occupants ~ petty Offices. and swarms
of cN-oniccholdcrs. and candidates for every Of
nrc from tho Mayoralty Ia a for"munship II n
rnug ~ street swccprrs. and n few citizens WHO
dnblir m politics To help their business or to
enjoy th" cNcitcmgut that ii affords. ulied thr
great hall I'm IN" big wi..wnW IN Fourteenth
street Inst evening. They nrr tho Tammnny
General Committee. and mot together To- hold
the first pow-wow after the summer vacation.
Henry L. Clinton. the Chairman, called the
meeting To order and then. in accordance with
n prnr.i,n peculiar to himself. i'm, seldom ri.
lowed by churmcn Of dclibcrativc bodies de-
Tho sprrch. whose delivery occupied forty
minutes dealt lightly with the electoral fraud
and largely with the Republicans ncglcct ~ re-
district the State. the Shortcomings ut the Anti
Tammany Democrats. and ~" loyalty To- the
party - the Tammnnv men. The parts " tho
spcoch that wcrc family npplnudrd We're the
assertions thnt Democratic Congress d. urr's-
snry. AS ~ might have to SHY who should b" the
n,Nt President. and that n Democratic Assembly
WIS the prerequisite To Democratic successor
Tho recital ~ the fact tina, Returning Boards
and the Electoral CommiSsion cheated the poo
pie ont of their choir" for President WIS r"ceiv-
e. in silence. But the avcrmcnt thut IAmmHny
had been and J. the Gibraltar az Democracy.
and tho charge that the Anti-THmmany D"mo'-
rurv lnvc combined with the i'puhicanS 20
ri'rt Republican senators and A~-"nlhiyul"n.
o. rhoo-r Republican, United States senator
T. prevent Just nrportonin,n' hill. anu u us
franchise two-fhir,- ~ the Democratic voters
ia the cities II tins state. wcrc followed by ap-
plnuSN.
Routine business WIS next disposed o. anil
then Major Nllium II. Quincy read AN address
and resolutions that were prepared by q COM
people TnmmQnys views on IT, lah, T question.
Tho address charges that the Republican party
CUR, n.v during and after the wnr. tho act max
INK the bonds payable IN coin instead uflrgu ten
drr~ tho demOnet zation of silver. and the forced
steps toward resumpt'on. with the immense
snrinhaCr IN values. making thousands OF r, IA
men poor AMI doubling III" burdens oi IN"
dcit1r class This mis- -hievous mrddllng with
tue currency and other legislation by the Re-
puhlicHns. the address asserts. has pnralyz'i
business stopped productive industries. caused
thousands II business failures. thrown three
Gunrt'rs ~ q million laborcr% ont ~ work.
and q. mprcd twice that number TO work Tor
half paw. The Demo ratio party Is described
NJ tdn friend ~ the work ingmcn. and pledged
10 r"moy" the causes of their distress. It
protests. mo Niitlff~~ ffNnllNNf'N. HEliil~l iilf
i"puh.lwn tendency To i'SS."tc Tor w" 'N'iu-
siNr hru"ilt ~ capital and 90 leave the lahorins
class ~ ~ mercy. II pro'lnms anew the nun
d1r"ntgl .lrin'iplcs ~ our institutions. the
equality 81 all men under the Inv, which should
secure the greatest GOOD to the greatest num-
the address demands that the cost Of gov
cruwrni shnll be- reduced. m" burdens ot taxa
ten lrssen' and gill 9nu"c''s- ~ .Nnens's cu,
nni Indignant p'"pl, ". -..r Una, the Eepuhli-
! ran l.udor- wiiu d-friul'h the people 81 the
president of their 'uuirr are consigned % the
Oblivion 'h"y have earn d.
! The resolutions are a. follows:
/ E-'r'' That cat IN The Nor,insm'n Of Sew YORK
| toug te Win ,lc n'mr rate nnrr Sheh hi''o1cal'.
ana rs - rincpc' 3; ue ,nry 81 IT., ioore anl -.
in' nj 10 a. rni me- sections ana wasting their votes
Ma, IT. Nc csii "n III ciu1,ns ia frvrr Of, sound cur.
uurf r"fi' % % trade md commerce. an Improvement
n"cli iau.u,ir'iio of no dovernment O. unite With
l't, 20 r 'tNi 'unir'ss Nho are committed To- Dem"
, rn ,,o, ,rnmcn, ie , s,Se. S,, a I
hN. ,Ms ~ 'rI-s''.n 3D. ihe i,i' . !
i.'n o.. fu' iuuiic irair @ ugii, Ti,h ' nem"r'l'
'--''-i. "" .ai 80 go Dr,"n' wh" vast thc n'lno
uoa' n't l "n s'. ~ ','u' ,'a' man a." '' " u
/ putlu i,r thc rle..i-uoy ir1ug wat Il. Democracy
/ .u "i' .uw l~s'aturc hat 'l'a' hc Overwhelmingly
i-'.. we c,i ON 200 hone.' mon who lsii.'e n fr,'
.n ,tniih,,'5i'. 'n,'i . ." nIm"r' , i
vcr. dr'flHa"i d hc Pre-Arnr, aud uic parts th'i
/ has sau. flout tlirm
ile.ros Wr cn. .n 40 fricnls good government n'
cgd1 rgtt.. 90 lrHtrrra ufirn ana good Will iu unite
wiH us n r ballot loN 900 hur'iis tc last slr - tc
hnif -lfi Hu1 uHifsrhuA the ia-' trace col tl diVti
in- lime between tho Nnrfi amt tho south that the
n'i0u shall hc solid Tor freedom ami popular n.his
The resolutions having been passed. the Hon.
! A. y Ret-nicr WIS ralird uron He character.
/ .,". ,i,., raj fraud ne th' hlackcst iniamy
/ in the nations history. and the man who bon
/ Gifted by It rs an impoStor. He concluded hv
| saving that the Democrats must nnmnat" Tor
/ III. PRESIDENCY IN 1850 a man who Will dare Ia
4 maintain his rights