New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-16
DEMOCRATIC UTTERANCES.
THE ISSUES OF THE PRESENT.


SPEECHES OF CONGRESSMAN CARLISLE, fX-GON-
ERsoR HOFFMAN AND JOHN KELLY IN REGARD
TO THE ARMY AT ELECTIONS AND THE PREsI-
DENTS vFrOEs
Henry L. Clinton presided at the meeting
OF the Tammany Hall General Committee last evening IN
the large hall and, altar routine business, intro
duced the Hon. John g. Carlisle, of Kentucky as one
of the most dlstn guished members of Congress- MI
Carlisle greeted with applause and spoke Tor nearly
hour and a half.
He said he was there to talk upon Of the most
prominent questions Of the day and he appeared for no
man. no section party except tho broad political
faith which is resolved 10 preserve the Institutions Oh
the country The perpetuity OF American institutions
ne said and the freedom OF American citizens depend
upon the preservation Of the Constitution IN Its ntee
rity, An end should be put sectional strife,
and the rights of citizens, whatever their race OF
color, should be protected from unjust laws ana
from interference the armed soldiers OF the Repubc
II agreed that the military must be subserVeh'
to the civil power time Of peace, be continued am
shall stand side by side in the contest when Is
before u.s. Congress has twice declared that the Army
shall control the vote OF the citizen. and in each IN
the Will Of the majority has been instantly SET
aside by the fat Of the Executive. Tie
bills were vetoed under false pretences the real
purpose was 10 prevent Congress from extending 10
American citizens the protection which the
British Government has given its citizens for one nun
bred and fifty years. When your fathers reOelled the
British citizen had more freedom election day than
you have than it Is intended you shall have II ma
joty Of the people shall endure such use OF the Army
sought then gong TOO far to say that the
end OF the Republic is not far Oft
For the first time in the history OF the country, said
Mr.. Carlisle. the veto power has been used as parry
weapon Men do not strive for a power which they 40
not intend TO The preexts used by the minorl'!
are the same which have been used when other govern
mcnts have been overthrown Louis Sap0eons procia-
nation twentyeIght years ago called upon the Army 10
repress all attempts interfere with the free exercise
Of the suffrage by the people; the vote was
all on one side, az 1t must always DC III
such cases, and the Republic was succeeded
by the Empire Louis Napoleon could on that
day nave uttered every word contained in the message
OF MI Hayes and 10 would not have been Inconsistent
with his subsequent action. There is combination De-
tween the Executive aud the minority to defeat every
measure not approved by them This Is successful rev
olufion-an overthrow of the Government and re-
versa of the rule that the majority shall control WITHIN
its constitutional limits. Il was for reius-
ing his consent to necessary laws ana
for placing the military above the ciVi'
powar that the American colonies arraigned King
George in the Declaration OF Independence Unless the
spirit that animated them has died IN the bosoms OF
their descendants, viii right this great wrong We
have peaceful methods which our fathers did not nave
ana we will change this by an orderly exercise OF an
the rights that belong 10 us-rshts Of the franchise
though surrounded by Federal police ana spies ana
menaced by bayonets and bludgeons.
Mr. Carlisle spoke Of the feeling at the south. He
sad For four years past the people Of the south nave
believed that there no longer any desire to aWaAeh
sectional strife ana conflict OF but this security
has been broken by those VINO more for party sue
cess tnan National peace. It is not sufficient 10 say
that south accept tne results oL the war uSS we
bo neson OF the right ola state withdraw rom The
Union was settled aud the South viii never again Iase
H. Ia the entire South ,hcre Is not single man 81
influence VINO desires 90 reoptH ~ nc i,t no. ,1arv
African slavery destroyed, ana ielI nos many
mourners at the south The war did that Dnt II ue-
stroyed no othef INSTITUTION OF L,u .uIlti. ~
sifutional amendments declare the terms OF le
meut that followed the war; ana upon these tNe 74e'
of the south readmitted without any reservation
These the south to-day accepts anu VIZ aoe
The speaker continued AZ some ,enslH 80, 10 e o1
life and liberty better protected ana the laws more
Thoroughly EN- creed, IN the Southern states ihah Wheh
faey were under Republican rule. He READ from re-
uors and letters 10 establish this claim and 10 snow the
robbery from winch south Carolina LOUISIANA ana
other states had suffered while governed oy hepuD
T D, o Vote yyas dine TO the voluntary cnange
- coiared voters from the Republican To
NE barn1nV beTeSn the two races and II poll
,s1e viii ov let n alone there Will be peace in all
our borders and the Will work slde Dy sue IN
harmony. Peace is already restored et US te
Constitution. 1 have abiding faith In me determ
nation OF the Democratic party 70 preserve IHe
OF country. Let us see TO II mat IT, - lo1
waseds by discussions and diversions that the common
enemy does march to victory through gaps !eit open
A FEW WORDS FROM JOIN T. HOFFMAN AND JOHN
KELLY.
There were loud cries for Ex-Governor Hoffman. who
had entered and tak-n seat on the platform while MI
Carlisle was speaking Mr.. Hoffman said he did not
propose to make speech but he wOud say that there
is not another nation on earth except the
Tpiied Sratrs where the tendency Is toward
Capitalization ana the diminutiOn or the power
OF the people. In all the nations or Europe me
tendency is IN the other direction and the wonder is tha
tbev see here "a tendency break the home govern
ent No prophet needed 10 tell that the aurest way
o make this nation fall 81 pieces by its own weight ~ 10
encourage generalization. The PrcsidchJs Ntots nc
said were special peadlngs written 10y aDe lawyers
Dut they meant: " una.terably opposed TO
the use oil the Army at elections Dut VIII
moi sign any hill which fOrbds me ana my successors
nom using IL IL we want to-" The people or the country
Will NOT stand this OF the Army, Il KNOW, said MI
Hoffman, that when the election laws were passed II
was Intended 10 use troops at the polls IN NeW-fork;
but when they were told that this plan could not be
carried out they abandoned II. The people VIII not en-
dure IN America what would not be endured IN Eng
| land -
john Kelly was called upon and made n Few re-
MARKS ca pressing the nope that the plan or inviting
-oufueru mem Of Congress 10 address the Genefa
COMMITTEE would continued. He spoke OF the action
al Jouu l. Davenport the last election IN TINS city,
aud said but IL from 1000 10 OOOO more votes