The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-29
WINS0ME WORDS.
SUCH AS SAID BY SPEAKERS.
Tho United Wings OF the New York
Democracy In Convention-J ohm
keely's Fitting Tribute 60 Gen.
eraI Hanc0ck's Excellent
Qualities as n soldier ard
statesman-A Harmon.
Ions Hut Enthusias.
tic Assemblage.


at l;l6 this evening and was called to order
by Mr.. Faulkner, chairman Of the state COM
mittee, who, after referring to the union
and harmony in the party, said the state COM
mittes lad selected Rufus w. Peckham rs
president of the convention. Tho selection
was agreed upon with cheers. Mr.. Peckham
was escorted to the chair by John Kelly, and
Mr.. HILL of Chemung, in brief address
congratulated the party on It's present hopes
as the reunited Democracy of the state,
[Applause.l He stated that their business was
first to nominate chief justice Of the court of
appeals, and second to notify their brethren
In other states that New York would do Its
duty in the coming election and secure the
election Of the Democratic ticket for presi-
dent and vice-president Applause. He then
proceeded to consider the question Of solid
south, which he said was simply protest
against Republican misrule In this con-
nection he criticised the reconstruotion
acts as the policy Of the Republican party,
dsnouncing them as unconstitutional and
infamous. He especially charged that the
purpose OF the reconstruction acts as we'll as
their effect was TO overawe the people Of the
south in support OF the carpet'bagger and to
serve politicians and the Republican party.
Of the national prosperity which they offer as
a reason why there should BIO a change In
administration, this property came not
through the principles Of the Republican
party, but in spite of them IL was the beneh-
cence of the nation and prolific soil which
have brought prosperity, and not the par ty
now in power. The Democratic party was
now in the field TO secure free speech and q
free press all over the country. Applause.
He predicted the Democratic majority Ia
New York at 10000 at least in the Novem-
Der election 80 votes in the electoral college
for Hancock and English.
The roll was called, the list Of vice-presi-
dents and secretaries adopted, and the tenn
porary organization made permanent, and
Mr.. Faulkner selected as chairman Of the
state committee.
The following Tamany delegates were
UNANIMOUSLY admitted to that.committee: Au-
gust Schell, John Kelly and Edward Kearney,
Of New York city; Erastus Corning, OF AL
bany, and William Purcell, Of Rochester.
i John Kelly, being called upon TO address
the convention, came to the platform and
was received with cheers. He said he thought
he could congratulate the party once more
upon the certainty of carrying the coming
presidential election, He ives originally Of
tho opinion of the state committee, that II
was not necessary to call q state convention
to nominate a single official, and thus sub
ject the delegates to a loss of time and ex'
peLse, but taking into consideration that the
delegates Of the party and their friends are
brought together in entire harmony. the
Losses and expenses are recompensed. APP
plause He then spoke OF the nomination
Of Hancock and told of his services 10 the
country. If he had filed the position Of
General Grant he would have proved bis
equal as soldier, and he was a
statesman as well. He reviewed hancock's
services briefly and claimed that he proved
himself equal TO any task imposed on him.
His services In Louisiana were ouch as TO
commend the appreciation of tho entire peo-
pie. His letter to the Governor of Texas was
such that no better could be written by any
Statesman in the country. Such was the
case as to his letter to General Sherman, and
his recent letter In relation to rebel claims
placed him high in the opinion Of the people.
Reference TO Benjamin Hill, OF Georgia,
was received with applause. That gentle
man, he said,at the late meeting.n. New York,
had declared that before the war he was in
| favor of slavery; but now, If he had thou
eand lives he would lay them all down to
prevent the restoration Of that institution.
| fApplause He cited this and other senti-
ments to show that the south &C.
cepted the results of the war.
Official reports showed that the education Of
poor negroes at the south was going on, and
that in Georgia alone there were seven hun
dred thousand colored children in schools.
[Applause,] The colored people in that
state pay in taxes $2,0O0,e0O on property.
| They own this. He showed d report Of the
i'll treatment of that class as unfounded.
There is large increase in busiasss In that
section, he said, proving to the. people there
that slavery was curse and they now un.
dorstood it in North and South Carolina, in
f,ct, in all the southern states. All the peo-
pie need is confidence In the north, but the
Republican party desires to keep up section
al feeling to keep Awe the passions engen.
dered by the war. As the men OF the south
have confessed their error and asked forgive.
ness, il is our duty to accept their panitence
and generously forgive them. Applause
As soon as the Republican party allowed the
southern people to tako care of their own
affairs, prosperity returned to that section
and this year they will add six hundred mil
ION dollars Of wealth to the country. The
negroes now trust their former masters. LIZ
they can do this is It not our duty also TO
give them our Confidence [Applause.]
Congratulstory speeches upon the mar
mony now existing Ia the Democratic party
In New York, we're then made BY John Fox,
of New York city, Amssa j. Parker, OF AL.
bany, and A. K. Beebe, of Sullivan, and
others.
Mr.. Dorsheimer, Of the committee on res
olutions, reported the following resolu-
tons:
Resolved that the Democrats Of New
York hereby pledge the thirty-fve electoral
votes of this state to w. 8. Hancock for
president of the United States, and we here
by express our confidence that the next led
eral administra.ion will be conducted BY
constitutional uethods; that the right Of
local s,lf.eoyernment in the states will be
respected that industry VIII De reilevea
from the weight Of taxation that the Amer.
can congress will be carried forward under
the American flag; that the union OF these
states will once more find o perfect and sure
defense In the affections Of the people.
Resolved. That the Democrats OF
Now York congratulate their brethren In
other states on the good prospects which
now eYjst OF the success throughout the
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