The New York herald., 1879-10-29
SPEAKER SAMUEL H. RANDALL.
His Rousing Address to the
Voters OF the State.

galleries were filled aud the immense space in the
centre Of the Garden crowded by q multitude
through which it was almost impossible to force a
passage The enclosure used by reporters at the
recent walking matches used speakers
stand. To hear all that was said was utterly out
of the question except in the immediate proximity
OF the platform During the first hour several pro-
entered with bands of music, and in nearly
every instance marched the entire length of the
building interrupting the speakers and compelling
the great multitude to surge to and fro.
Mr.. John McKeon. in opening the meeting. said
briefly that in view of the immense gathering before
him it would be utterly impossible for him to make
himself heard. No such spectacle, he said was over
before presented in tho city OF New York The follow
ing address to the democracy of the State was then
read and submitted for adoption to the meeting--
Twenty Thousand domocrats assembled in mass meeting
t the c revolt
the, people against an unholy alliance q corrupt
against honest rule Lucus Robinson
tive into the camp their bitter foes to gray the pride
Or the bargain Of any traitor to their cause
parSea.oS soans stranssh that Keysm MEANS trea
so to an of
boilers has melted into band OF mutineers In tho srug
i longer IL doubt. Apursod OF the conspiracy against
srsthrsn the, State, have no, tear Of Now York.
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the future in the tho welfare of
designs Of the corrupt and the plots OF the spoilers
SPEAKER RANpALL's SPEECH.
Speaker Samuel J. Randall then came forward, and
was greeted with long-continued cheers He said:-
"Fellow citizens of the State of New York, have
not words to express my appreciation Of the well
come you have tonight accorded me. / am well
aware that it is tribute to the high office which
hold at the hands of the representatives of tho de-
mocracy OF the United States in Congress- (Chcers)
would address myself to the ears Of the business
men OF New York. was reared in mercantile pur-
suits. and claim to possess some knowledge
and faeft o,1t he
material interests of the country Last night tho
Secretary OF the Treasury of the United States, in
on the proposition that the resumption Of specie
payment had produced the prosperity that is
being felt throughout the length aud breadth OF the
here declare that resumption was not in the least
brought about by any legislative enactment by the
republican party in Congress-; but, on the contrary.
the property that now happily prevails
comes from an entirely different agency.
In u speech which made at the close of the first
session of the Forty-fourth Congress, declared
that the real and only road to resumption
through public and private economy in the admin-
isiration OF the government and among the people.
you tonight that the first step taken
toward resumption was taken by the democratic
party in Congress assembled, without the aid of
republican who occupied seat in that body Imean
to say that the exhibited by the Fortyfourth
and Forty Congress contrasts @ with the extrava-
which under the control OF the democratic
party. In this exhibit you will find that the demo.
cratic party in Congress has been the party of
economy, while the republican party has been tho
party OF extravaganza. In the figures I have pre-
sented to you do not include the appropria-
tion mado for the arrears of pensions to tho
soldiers Of the war, because 1t did not como
within the purview Of the ordinary expenses; nor
have included the interest on the public debt. I
may say here incidentally that we should not have
passed tho OF pensions to the soldiers except
that got the votes OF the Confederate brigadier
generals in Congress for that purpose (Cheers.)
That the first step toward resumption Of specie
payments. What was the next agency in our AID
towards resumption? The excess OF imports was
another agency, the excess OF imports during the
years 1876 u and 7s aggregatng 7sS.ooo.ooo and
tho balance of trade for those years i'll our favor
GOVERNOR RoBINsoNs ECONOMY.
would point out to you tonight how Governor
Lucius Observation-Disclosures kept step with the
economy Of the general government in his manage
ment of the affairs of the State. When he entered
the management of the affairs OF the State the
millions, while he. by the record. has this
year decreased the appropriation necessary to
millions. Governor Robinson has reduced the toll
upon your canals from mill and half
to half mill. His policy has developed demand
for reduction in all the transportation Of oil the
products of the West to the seaboard In this can
vass hear good deal of the ''bloody shirt. and
the leaders have again and again declared that the
people OF the South nimlcal to the best inter-
ests OF the country aud that they going in the
future to do great harm Now, it is my
judgment that q peoples happiness. u peoples
contentment and peoples prosperity should be
produced from the soil. want. in answer to this
'bloody shirt outcry, to show that the South has
contributed not only toward the resumption OF
pie OF tho whole country. / would also show that
the republican party has heaped upon tho country
an amount of taxation that Is enormous and almost
intoierable to bear. The enormous national debt
grew out of the war. for which, however, cannot
condemn them. The burden OF the people therefrom
averages So 900 900 0O0 The debts or the States ag
gregatc $400. .000. 900; the municipal debts of the
cities. by recent statement of the HEnALD--aways
accurate in fgures-is $1,000 000, 900. therefore.
looking at the figures. say that the policy, inau
gurated by the democratic party of economy in the
Sn os,0,as aS Rod % Ss
continued. (Cheers.) notice that citi-
zen of your State who holds the Office
cares that the democratic party intended to pay the
Southern war CLAIM. Now, of all the men IN this
Wee President Whoeer IL that man. Now say that no
member of Congress and he knew the
action of Congress as to the payment Of the
ton. SlOO.ooO,oOo for the Southern claim; that
there has been paid during democratic control but
$1,000. 900. And yet this man, Mr.. Wheeler, of your
State. who holds unfairly and uhrightcously the.
office of Vice President-cheers)- dared to make
but 1 am here tonight to invoke you not
to be led astray from your plain path of duty by
casting your vote for any man when that vote pro-
notes the success of the republican party. say to-
night deliberately. II there Is u sincere democrat
for John Ke nsers and
hc owes anything TO his principle in this strug-
gle lac owes It also to his party
and to patriotism and the prosperity of the Common
wealth TO east his vote tho only who has tho
ghost of a chance to beat Cornell. tCheers.) That
man IL Lucus Robinson. (uheers) Tonight
plead with you not to abuse your neghbor demo-
crat who may think differently from you, but go to
him from this time till this day week aud reason
with him an intelligent man should be reasoned
with. and bring him into solid union with the
democratic party and vote on Tuesday next for Lu-
cius Robinson. Great choers.)
OTHER ADDRESSES.
Mcssrs. Lester Il. Faulkner, James OByrne, Of
Delaware; William A. Beach, James OBrien, Fred
erck A. Coudert and Isaiah Rynders next made brief
addresses, after which the meeting adjourned.