New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03
WAR ON MONOPOLIES.
TAMMANY DEFINES HER POSITION.


NO QUARTER FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES KELLY
SAYS NO ONE WILL DARE TO EXCLUDE TAMMANY
FROM THE CONVENTION.
The Tammany general committee met last
evening for the first time since the vacation;
CHARLES d. Metz presided. The antimonopoiy report
auopteo by the committee organization, which has
already appeared in THE TRIBUNE, was read and
adopted. Thomas F. Grady then called upon for
speech After talking about the bugo call to arms, he
made an antmonopOy address the Of which no
said:
I'VE are here to declare against all corporations which
nave crushed out competition and to receive laws which
shall curb their power We in favor of those cand
oates who shall carry out these views We have seen
Few men in our midst grow extraordinarily rich The
tendency OF this Is to make aud corporations 80
powerful as to he OF peril to the people, We
have yet to take the first step bring the corporations
which are the creatures of the law under the popular
WILL We demand that such monopolies a.
the Standard Oil Company shall to
exist we demand that the individual producer shall be
given the same advantages this powerful corporation
1t has crushed CIT al opposition, until the producers
are compelled to sell to it alone. The fight must on
until the people given the antages this
aud Other corporations.
Let me call attention to tho Elevated Railroad Com
pany of this city also the upper end of Manhattan
Island IL being built up no thanks to the ele-
waited roads They have keptup 1ocent pay dvi
dends watered stock II they be continued the
roads Will be continued on vecent basis. We have no
hvecent and tencent classes in this city All equal
About the only avenue Of competition open to ct-
zens are the canals Of the State They check the
transportation lines Without imposing any tax that
the community cannot bear keep open this trans
portation route. We have competitors in Philadelphia
and Baltimore. We have right to demand all the aid
that the State can give us In maintaining our
eitys commercial supremacy. There should
be In this State commission TO regulate
the relations between the people and the railroads"
Mr. Grady further said that he opposed to prison
labor His speech seemed carefully prepared and was
considered to indicate the present attitude of Tamnany
in regard to corporations After he had finished M. H.
sigerson mado speech, also against monopolies-
There were loud cries then OF Kelly" Kelly" In
response TO these demands John Kelly advanced to the
platform and spoke In part IA folows
90 This meeting ia the first after summer vaca-
the Democratic State Committee for meeting in this city
OF the committee TO name time and place for holding
send lie representayo men to nominate candidates for
state Officers Unfortunately there seems to DO dispo-
Ps p1' Portion fact o. th as
in city which w send to n
ton we are tod that number OF distinguished gentle
pary In h city that the cal under which they
attend could do So aud that ali WAS fair We Mere in
way or other an object Of suspicion to these
ganzation, and they had this meeting. They pre-
gentlemen some one suggested that the committee be
composed OF 100. Were the additional presented
might be sd to- and s secret S saS sr sn
Der gathering delegated TO committee the power
select the names to compose the additional fifty.
g., gentlsmen charge that IN Tammany Hall there
him with this new organizaton There primary
f1ec',Gns ordered by It IN every election district
many many IL instances st they were unable to mud
nanH h SGa II the s RdSsGS The
than the remainder OF the party But they have in
be serving the State in one OF It's prisons rna
when they present their men rdPrcse9
time for the party to riso and protest These men
gain with the Republican last fa a eqS haa
nominated ticket In good faith % you tell me
TO bride the Common Council, or who makes combina
w there e psT a the political pa
part OF certain editors 10 misrcpresent this
is when conducted by honest men; not Otherwise
We were assaiIed in 1879 and effort was made to
prompted us to defend ourselves We would
back Lot the past co. We forget ana n9 s'r w
hre an hlois Tor nsrony Inc nominees to be chosen
aSter that they cannot justly assaiied S''
An tempt has been nr m recen
of the United States. What cause for the com
two beings Of tho sp 81 S SaSy
There was a bitter and malignant strife bctwecn
pointed 10 Albany where contest was in progress Tor
GHean was impressed with the idea that he won hd
immortalize him eli by killing the head OF the Ropub-
aud he man elected with General CARRIED win " sns
coed him as President The American people with
man for his great crime. The instincts OF the people
favor republican form OF Government. But how can
you make certain that usurper viii the flu
ture who VIII corrupt tho country by the use OF
money! IL is hardly more than quarter OF "a century
since these great lines Of railroads were
punt mp, ana there are connected them
who are worth hundreds OF millions OF dol ars Tney
nave obtained this vast wealth by ovcrcharges In tho
matter o transportation from grants OF land
belonging to the people made by the General Govern.
nent you continue to send men to represent You In
legislative assemblies who VIII continue this condition OF
things yon have only yourselves TO blame
=" VIC are going To the approaching convention OF
Democratic m rif
let me see any Democratic Convention that will dare 10
Ignore the Representatives Of Tanmany Hall We are go-
ing there with proper credentials part In It's de
hDeatons, to a6Ast In nominating candidates and To