New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-03
ARGUMENTS TO BHOoKLYN VOTERS.

A CHI As'MAss- MLElING IN tHE BRooKL1N ACAD-
FMY OF MUsiC-NR. WOODRUFF DErINis Ills
PosIro>-ADrREss BY SENATOR ALLISON.
At che Brooklyn Academy of Music on Sat
urday evening very ..Il ana intelligent assembagc
listened 20 TIE discussion Republicans prncples
~ UNDERLYING and local issues Of the present
campagn IT. niling woid, TIE chairman. John L. Hill,
q prominent member OF ymOuth Church. ackn WI
edged the compliment of being presiding officer.
Franklin Woodruff the publican candidate fo Mayor,
said N the Of his adde's;
As your candidate Tor Mayor yOu have the right 70
know what pTuciDes shall guide ne u elected favor
economical administration OF ne Cily government
and the reduction OF tne heavy burdens OF the tax
payeIs am ia favor. however. 81 paying as We g"'
and leaving tine PAYMENT OF the present oblgaons
10 DC made IN The iu'ure. Ny way o. neehg p@ym'u'S
uiders irOm mat OF Our rfcseni Chlei Mhgstrttt.
fayo- drivug out Of droues and sn,cnriss, but 1
also iayor payment good salaries Tor good woIE
[Applaust. One of the lfst hnss woIid do would DC
10 IN w. the resources Board of Education.
believe ia giving the cLio OF the poor man equal
chance Tor education with the Guild vi the rlcn man.
IAppl use. The police force should BE-, aud believe
L. composed good men, AMI Ia Ink the proposition to
cnt down Their pay IL sIort-signted one. Our FIRE
ID parlnent nOied Tor It's tihricucy. ana would not
look favor upon ANY proposition 10 cut down the
pay OF htemeu. Ibencve IN reductions but not 10
that dilecuou."
Mr. Woodruff then read a letter from tie Rev. DR.. r.
g. sloIrs, OF tue Church OF The Pilgrims OF which Mir.
Woodruff Is member, heartily approving ms nomina-
lion. Dr. SOirs states tnat Oh account OF absence from
home he had tailed learn of the accusations against
Mr. Woodruff until the day before In all us experience
he never saw more outrageous assault on personal
character In tue bitterness Of political strife Dr.
stOIrs continued:
IL must be- that those who have known you Tor
urter oi "a century, and who have known you always
honorable hgn Minded OF Just ana generous puDls
o. YOU even more enthusiastically than they
Otherwise might have Done. only To put the heel on
Tie nssIng head alsehooCs like these IL appears 10
wholly Impossible taat ahy)Oiy VINO mas nNeu III
= ories either aOout you SIR. Robinson. Nor de- l
Imagine Tat you nre disturbed d, then. but Ger
nope for the honor oi our CIVILIZATION that they
Will fail 10 exert influence aover-o your election
OIL those who 10 the pals Oh Tuesday III ever went
r. poca meeting snoud earnestly seek the oppOrtu-
rty somewhere To TESTIFY what know OF your Christian
eond he Convened A. il Is opiy assure you that
you VIII certainly nave one vote mex. week gwen WIN
viii honor itself by making you It's houest wise aud
fanfui Mayor. lApplause.I
Following strrrng remarks by Colonel O. I. Beard, of
Michigan, Senator Allison. of Iowa, introduced He
SAID among other things:
II viii mol be expected that should discuss local
issues here out VIII say one thg ia arc. epne
lived here, give him my vote lApplausel Tue Demo
bodies n0hDg evil 10 the party Troy belong TO- The
debale over this election Is practically ended Out
wori about tie Issues may stn DC sud lOe CURRENCY
one.t,o n moi VET settled will it be AZ Org a. the
Democratic majority Gomez from the soDtn snd sonh-
dsord,rcd and We had a dcbr OF S3O0O,OO00 900. Tue
fun. ueGum, u.t much So n. ugh IL was AT tIe
bottom of tn Finally, IN 1870, cane Tue specie
evy% Rrples",,Taiiyrs FROM Ne@-YorE ngiIng IT,
Resumption hss come and VII stay IN sps 81 Dros
not sustain the who ms. ON inc permanent con-
vert b,lity Of oar currency IAppausel Inc propose
Ia National ballhs Involves the I"'llHc
that Congress unlimited control OF tke cuieDct aho
womb - son1 leave such control Common Coun-
cal UI BrJOklya Ne the House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
tell Won 10, re IA 10 the stability ol our currency
by tue election OF a Democratic Prsslueht lh'le is
danger tie credit al our Govern heht dthouku WIN
u ste resources there may SET 10 10 DC niue TIES "
tina vet. BY the OF the SILVER OH i. "on pV
impaired, would by tisc substitution OF green
back nOu : for National bank notes.
But the only living sete IN this canvass - whether
the party mat holds tae dCcirue fought Tor III more
THAI and battles shah be sustained. or whether
UuOn shaA be tered only mere compact De-
We are i0l1 reyiying the memories Vf the
wal, many Republican friends have been led
away RrpuD Iicyed that the questions OF the
been yracloay settled. aud the Democrats ST.
cured a majority In COugres>-
3 nator Alilscn then described the course OF the
Democrats lhe extra session OF Congress An
other question OF great importance has Oe raised
he sad. tie question OF ale hShts Inc Dcihocta1S
iusist IAat TIE Government sudii DO practically
aud aileD To the blai@s Ihey lbsst even
that the Government Cbt 20 pass laws CONTROL
iIg National elections, although The CONSTITUTION pro
Vldcs The exercising vi sucn coutfO by IN uVNet
The question now 10 snnl ~c nat ~ INTO the
ROVER the Democrats 10 say that tue Rebellion was
aud thai they rlRbt As they certhiJ "eIe
II doctrine Of state Rghs IL uassaiiaDief ~ hat
tuau ihl- Government ~ a rope
OF sana. dis uluble slightest pIoyOcatioDl Tue
paDUcap patty Delrvcs ia the pubo credit snOulu
b. cheris-ed. a Southern states nave trepndlated
ton. Is Il possible that state whcb regulates us
rplIcsss IT'S laDDr a. Louisiana does, can DE
pfosrrcu. such Sra IS rue the eOunlfyt lhey
fxpect Dy securing the imperial State o New
4 railing btlr pee ar dOciflncs upon
'aW-. dOuOi what the voice OF Mass-
slnset,s VIII he. have doubt OF wat New-York