The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-28
SPEAKER RANDALL.
A Pithy Address to the
Brooklyn Democracy.
REPUBLICAN TACTICS EXPOSED,
Capital and Labor, the Third Term and
the Military at the Polls.

The democrats Of Kings county held Robinson
aud Potter mass ratification meeting at the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music last night. The building was
crowded in every part aud the throng outside who
could not gain admttance had spt akers specially Sc
lected to address them from stand in Montague
street. 1t was after eight o'clock before the meeting
was organized Mr.. simon Bergen. chairman OF the
Democratic Executive Committee. nominated as
chairman of the meeting Mr.. Henry c. Murphy.
A list of vice presidents was then read.
SPEECH OF SPEAKER RANDALL.
Mr.. Samuel J. Randall speaker OF the House OF
Representatives, was then introduced and was re-
ceived with hearty applause He spoke AZ follows:-
..GESrLEMES OF KINGS COUNTY, come before
you tonight to raise my voice in Of clean and
economical administration of the government of
these States and this nation. mean by clean gov
eminent that management OF the affairs of the State
and nation which places it above pub
lie criticism. mean by economical admin
istrat,on Of the government that the officers that
administer it shall not expend one single dollar Of
the peoples money in an illegitimate way; but on
the contrary. having assumed and been elected to
the trust OF controlling tho peoples taxes. that
their expenditures shall be made solely for tho
peoples good and for their benefit. II you believe
have raised too exalted standard by which to
try your public servants. I say here tonight.
without fear of contradiction from democrat
or republican. that the administration Of Lucius
Robinson comes completely up to that standard.
(Great cheering.) And in what does it appear that
he has up to that acknowledgements you have
a right to ask me to make good my words? say he
has up to this standard in THIS THAT he found
the State of this State and during his
administration he has reduced them to 80, 900 UO0
nearly onehalf. He has wiped out tho floating
debt OF this State. What has he done? In
1873 the tolls OF the canals in this State
$l500.OO0; about 1876 they were reduced to
SloOO,OOO' and under the administration OF Lucius
I(f,hi fo.fia fhay m
tensnce OF your prisons has been reduced from =
cost Of $75O.O0O per annum to be sef-sustan-
ing. Your debt required for the support and
maintenance of the canals Of the State dur
ing the last administration of General Dix
5000. 600. Now, ask you in all candor whether
such an administration shall not be continued in
power2 The administration OF Governor Robinson
pie to be adhered to and Generously adopted
as example for all other administrations in all
the States Of this Union.
Mr. KRILY's BOLT.
"very unfortunately you have division in your
ranks here. I do not come here tonight to say
disrespecttul word OF any man. do not come here
tonight to enter into elimination denomination.
have always been taught and always believed that
affairs good. but fnd Mr.. Kelly to-day not
in harmony with the great body Of the demo-
cratic party: ! am not going to discuss tho
that every vote cast for Mr. Kelly is indirectly il
not directly. promoting the election of the repub-
lican candidate, Cornell. My democracy taught me
principles. not men, would not vote for any
for any representative Office unless believed that in
the administration of affairs he would execute the
principles wich believed should be executed.
Hence it is that invoke tonight every democrat
to vote for tho only man that successfully
throw the republican party of New York and to give
your votes to Lucius Robinson, which will not only
insure you triumph in this State the 4th Of
November next. but will insure national victory in
1850.
''Tho republican party draws great distinction
between capital and labor. would have them work
in harmony and accord like the two hands Of the
body-the right and left assisting each other and
would assert from personal experience that tho
whole policy Of the republican party for the last
twenty years has been to give undue control and
power to capital in its competition with labor. That
must stop. They must be brought back to their
relative positions. Legislation be for all alike
the rain comes from heaven and falls rich and
poor alike.
"In addition to this the republican party-and in
this respect speak by the card-declare that the
army at the polls shall not be repealed. They de-
clare in their platform in favor OF the employment
to intimidate and drive voters from them
and prevent the exercise OF the suffrage by the
adopted citizens CT this country. That we wall
never allow. tCheers.) Our forefathers perfectly
well understood the dangers Of tho Of the army
in civil matters and they declared in their Declara
and and complaints against tho mother cosn.
try that she brought into the thirteen
colonies an army TO subordinate The the , oiv
That one of the grievances set forth in the
Declaration OF Independence How different IL 1t
trolling tho elections there. We the army OF
the United States go into Maryland and dispense y
Legislature. and we have seen the army OF the
result OF an election there. speak OF 1862.
No man was allowed to vote that did not vote &C.
cording as the administration and the military
power there determined they should vote. We said
ut the last Congress that the army of the United
states should not be brought into the States to con;
none OF tho peoples money should be ex.
pended for the employment of horde OF
,alitt teal rEara and narfig m foa
marshsls. aud there mean to stay. (Grcat cheer
ing.) The republican party say they want strong
government and u strong man to administer it. l..
too. want strong government. but want it strong
in the hearts OF the people want no government
made strong by the bayonets Of a soldiery. re-
member well that Cesar claimed tho right to be tho
tyrans Of Rome so that he might save the little liberty
that was then lett to the Republic. And remember
moro recently. within my own personal recollec-
port the Republic OF France. changed 1t at the point
of the bayonet from Republic into Empire. No,
we do not want the army OF the United States used in
civil affairs. We do not agree that these mar
shas shall be appointed to exercise authority ut
the polls
have to say that with sadness the COM
posture with which nearly one-alf OF the people of
tho United states are ready to take man for tho
Presidency for longer period than Washington.
| for longer period than Jefferson, for longer
| period than Madison, for u longer period than
longer period than present President. who has
declared that term is all that President should
| occupy the Executive chair. They want General
| Grant-tgroans)-for President again to use
| tho army, for they believe that he will
| better use the army than any other man
alive. In other words: and more plainly stated.
succeeded in doing in respects by fraud. Tho
| only way to prevent this is for you democrats of
Kings county who believe In principles and not
to cast your votes Tuesday next week TOR Lucius
| Robinson. loud chcers.)
Mr.. John Mexican, Mr.. oByrne. of Delaware. and
Mr.. Richard UGorman followed in speeches OF some
length. after which the meeting dispersed.