Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-31
NEW YORK RATIFIES.

NM lOlOh 1lA LII LID,
The Great Meeting Over Which Tilden
Presided-His Speech In Full-The Reso-
buttons and Letters of Regret-An Audi
ence of Twenty Five Thousand.
IN. Y. Cor. DULY 2Sth) Cincinnati Enquirer. |
Twenty-Five thousand Democratic voters
of the City of New York assembled last
evening in the Academy of Music, Irving
Hall and Nilsson Hall, and on Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets and Irving place, to
ratify the nomination of Winfield Scott
Hancock for President, and William Fl.
English for Vice-President. Every seat in
the Academy of Music was occupied, and
nearly one thousand men sat on the capa-
cious stage. Irving and Nilsson halls were
filled to their utmost capacity. Irving
Place, from Fourteenth to Fifteenth street,
was densely crowded. The Academy of Mu-
sic was deliberately decorated.
Over the front of the stage were life size
portraits of Hancock and English, sur
mounted by the national colors. Other por-
traits of the candidates hung on the wall at
the back of the stage. Under General Han
cocks portrait was the inscription: Nothing
can intimidate me from doing what believe
to be honest and right."-W. s. Hancock.
And under the portrait of VIM. FL. English
was strip of bunting, on which WAS printed:
ga pure, economical, constitutional govern
ment, that will protect the liberty and pros
perity of the people-that the Democracy
proposes to stand by."-W. q. English.
National flags were suspended from the
proscenium and mezzarine boxes, and stripes
of red white and blue bunting hung in fes-
toons from the box tier and from the gal
lery. The balconies were mounted with
flags, and Chinese lanterns hung over Four
tenth street and Irving Place.
Soon after eight o'clock Samuel ]. Tilden
stepped from behind the flies on the right of
the stage, and, escorted by John McKeon
and Mayor Cooper, walked toward the
speakers stand. He was followed by Gen
eral Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, Congressman
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia; Senator G.
w. Jones, of Florida, and the other speakers
of the evening. As Mr.. Tilden withdrew his
arm from that of John. McKeon he was seen
by the audience. Instantly 5000 people
were on their feet, cheering and shouting
and making other demonstrations of Salts
faction. Mr.. Tilden bowed, and then sat
down between Mayor Cooper and Abram S.
Hewitt.
There was a moments calm, and then
the immense audience once more arose and
cheered again and again. When quiet had
been restored, John McKeon stepped to the
front of the stage and said:
"Fellow Democrats: The duty has been
assigned to me, as chairman of the commit
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officer of this meeting, and I nominate as
chairman of this meeting the legally elected
President of the United States" Amid the
widest enthusiasm, that completely drowned
his voice, Mr.. McKeon pointed to MIR. Tilden
and added; st need not mention the name
of Samuel J. Tilden.''
It was some minutes before the stormy
Welcome that greeted Mr.. Tilden subsidized
sufficiently to permit his voice to be heard.
At length, however, quiet was restored and
the immense audience listened with breath
less interest. Mr.. Tilden said:
"My fellow citizens: I thank you for your
very cordial greeting. / have come down
this evening from my country home, to join
with you in declaring the purpose of the
Democracy of the city of New York to give
their earnest fand efficient support to the
nomination of Hancock and English. l
came under stipulation of your committee
that in the present hoarse condition Of my
voice, I should not be expected to make
speech to this vast audience. shall, there
fore, but briefly touch two topics. The vel
fare of the people demands change In the
administration of the federal government.
Reform is necessary to remove the
abuses which have grown up during twenty
years of continuous power, prolific OF false
principles and bad practices. The Republic
can party, sitting its conscience, has made
itself responsible for the intrusion under
color of law into the chief magistracy of our
republic of man who was not elected. 1t
has set precedent which, unless disowned
and condemned by the people, will destroy
our proud system of elective self-govern-
ment and substitute the rule of hierarchy
of Office holders holding over against the
will of the people. A complete overthrow
of the Republican party in the election OF
1880 would be retributive judgment. 1t
would prevent repetition of the crime of
1876 against the sovereignty of the people.
Fellow citizens, congratulate you on your
course, on your case, on your candidates,
and on the favorable prospects under which
the canvass has been commenced for their
election"