New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-07
LOCAL POLITICS.
rAlrMANY AND ANTI-MONOPOLY.

TAMMANY AND ANTI-MONOPOLY.
THE TANIslANY SENATORS DECLARE THAT TTTEY
WILL STAND FIRM ~ THE CONTEST AT AL
DANY.
Tammany Hall was well filed last evening.
the occasion being the first meeting OF the new General
Committee over GOO members present. There
were many new faces in the various delegations, al
though most the familiar forms noticeable on the
front benches. Prominent among those were John
Kelly, Police Commissioner Nichols. Fire &c nmissOner
German, Aldermen Kirk Martin, Fitzpatrick and
Sauer eX-Aldermen Reilly and sevn. Phil. Dugro, ex
Justices Duffy and QainD, Senator'S Grady, Boyd and
Train0r and samuel G.. Courtney
Congressman Du-ro presided. committee Of one from
each Assembly District was appointed nominate Off
FOR the year. Committees Contested Seats and
Bylaws appointed The Committee on Contested
Seats viii sit IN Tammanv Hall on the evening o. Janu-
AIRY 10. Il resolved thai the Committee on Perna
nen Organization should Withdraw to nominate )mcers
and that in s absence General Committee should be
addressed by Democratic Senator'S Senator Boyd then
spoke in part follows:
The great and important.quest ia, Shall the people
rule this country rhan 90 be ruled by wealth concen
traed in the hands OF few individuals Tammany Hall
has declared that the people shall rule,
and the echo comes laundering back that
the people shall rule Republican
Senator in the Senate Of this said few DAYS ago
that there was no equality among We deny this
seized by few interruptions men, and those men have
been enabled to roll up hundreds Of millions Of dollars
It il the province Of the people curb these monopoe7
few Of the representatives OF the people know the
principles which they elected and will stand
by them. We have been assailcd IL has been stated
that the representatives Of Tammany Hall are looking
for patronage We deny this We say that but true
representatives Of the people shall be placed in posi-
tons Of trust on the committees Of the Legisla-
ture. and not the OF m0nOpolies We in Tam
many Hall know but the people and on this
platform willing 10 stand We have no fear Of
the result We ask the people of the country to watch
our course We know that we are right, and with the
right we viii remain. All DC wealth possessed by the
vanderbnts and the Goulds us from cur
allegiance 10 the people"
Senator rrainor mad this TO say;
Il am avian. that al times ike these actions and not
words arc the test Of sincerity. BY the combined
action of the people and this umehonored old
organization. you have Democratic Senate
ami Assembly. Rest assured that your wishes
viii be carried out to the letter by your repre-
scutatlvcs We have taken position from which
we Will not recede despite the malice AMI the assertions
that have been made concerning I5 " G. otah- lo-uy
position where our acts and our words are lsr pre-
sentcd We waited upon by a committee or the
Democratic majority. We told thesc gent. ,meu ttat we
W-r. moi marking amy man on account of his attiluon
with any organization. Wtasked for gentleman whom
W. conid conScieuuou.ly vote FOR You know now we
have Doe . mi-rcprc-ented We propose O" MAINTAIN our
position. With US there II no such word ~ SURF, hAtt
Tucr" were loud calls IOi senator crazy. lie ~pFcdit4
ON tie platform aud sold:
Lhauk sou ior the Endorsement OF the course VI
Those job tlt legislature WlU express ~ Tie people
vs. against the servants ami allies of menop)ue7
orr position II p-dint and WIS taken ouN
after had Clr.-u.Ir considered what was
rvoertad ~ We sock NOT the division OF
the Democratic party. We gre struggling 90 ud On"
Democratic ranks tue last Ne5Ee of lie money "a l-
Hreure 10 b. sJMp.lWad against us that lI our boasts
and prftehs without sincerity rs because We
NOT Wiling 90 make "ut p.ad-es ok 7 I' u7 no q
catrnvord that we are denounced. WHAT II % Dee
the outcome of This struggle 2 Certainly we Vii not
surrender Ler 0lr opponents Commune WIN l"t h,t
for, rests win the people What L. IL That Idumduy
fall Asns We promised the people that N thry elected
as Wc Wnuu rhdtiF"I IT'D lc'Il'N7 -I..L "ll''-' ~.
tine majority Lei the outcome OF your caucus c sue u
a. We can approve. and VIII walk INTO me senate hul
rltry it, They refused 10 90 IL, IAty 'pPtleA'y
fnou -ht towards and would not stand hy our
words The result will prove mo are the towards"
Alderman caucr mere appeared anu aAuuAActu th'iI
the Committee on Permanent OrSalziloh HaH ar, t'
Boyd; secretaries, JOeO stevens lhoHihs GirOy
sidney +. Cowan, Maurice r. Ho.ahan, ). O. T. Me- er
and john b. NcAeOu; treasurer, john D. German ser
- ms senator soyd vas introduced and thanked
the commit Tor the honor conferred upon him.
\ resolution unanimously hlop-cd COMMENTING
the course OF the Senators and AssemDlymtu lu refusing
To 20 into caucus support man VINO hd proved NM
self many occasions opposed to Tue pest
that the issue oi the day was auti-monopOly
against monopoly II also resolved that It was ad-
ll-ahe tnat the judges and police JusIce~ should DE-
elected for term not TO exceed seven years
! and ne police Justices IOui years
Tne action OK Mayors Ely, Cooper and Grace IN at
TEMPT ng 10 officers Without giving them near
lug was condemned UntcmOcratc. The actOn ~
Mayor Grace IL attempting ~ remove the Police Com
missioner, "On trumpedup charges was also strongly
A rgrtn"r resolution declared that it was advisable
that a school officers should be elected instead Oh mp
/ pointed IT. now the case.
EA-Judge Blake recently OF Connecticut, made short
"a