New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-27
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATION OUTLINED

The General Committee Of Tammany Hall
met last evening for the purpose Of agreeing upon the
time and places for holding primaries in the various As
semny Districts II was resolved that the primaries DC
neld on Friday evening, December 20. Congressman
elect Dorsheimer then addressed the committee at
length ON political questions OF the day He said in
part:'
It's long time since the Democratic party held COM
peto political power in TINS state The canals are
po,icy winch the Democratic party have
exercised toward them. There il one important matter
winch look to have Democratic State government
bring abOut This free munlcpay-hoIne rule Tor this
city Governing from Albany led to extravaganza Ia
the city government VI snail look TO 1t that tho Gov
enOr and Legs AZURE establish local self government In
various cites " the state II they are not capable
governing themselves wisely, ana allow ex-
travaglnce md corruption 20 hold sway over
Them they will be TO blame. Lei us hope that
the mao who wil be sworn III as governor on MONDAY
will select officers not so much or their rtisdn
sap for their ntness for tine places h winch they are
power in the National Government But there arc some
things which can be done and whicJ the Republican
senate Will hardly dare TO resist IN 1870 here as IN
tversy between 4e two Houses over thr question u
reduction of expenditure and the Senate resisted H. But
Senate not strongly Republican a. IL was then
believe that should be reduction OF laxatlon
and this Will be strongly urged Unless this done any
experienced man can see tine signs OF coming dis
aser Taxation Is bearing heavily onevery man IL must
bY the General Government sh0u d ue for revenue
alone hope, therefore, that democratic Congress
lion. In regard to the tariff do not suppose that any
ting hasty will he done DO mo- believe nat merely
Reform But sOmetmng must b. done to bring aDOut
reform IN the amount OF assessments candidates
for office. Let there he reduction salaries
and thus something In the expeudi-
tures of the Government
A resolution adopted thanking John Kelly for his
efforts chairman of the Committee Organization
f. b. spinOa said il evident that there trouble
about inspectors in the XIIlth Assembly District. He
moved that the secretary the district electors
for purpose Of making preparation for the primaries
on Friday evening There loud calls for John Kelly
lie went 10 the platform and said
There will be nothing so important for a Democratic
Congress redress the corruption that has been
lug in the General Government for the last twenty
years Tho subject that has most Interested Tor the
last two years has been anti-mOnOpOly Think
OF Vice President. Senators and Representa-
uves taking $4,000 in cash and over 800, 900
in bonds the price OF giving away the public
lands There II no other people Than ours which would
stand this Tor day. WIeD an attempt made ~ In
vesigate this giving away the pubic lands In the case
of the Texas Pacific Railroad the Representatives
fused TO order investigation. fhis sort Of thing will
be Cpped for tue people aroused. Our state
Prisons are In the hands OF contractors
and are by them Convicts employed
at So cents per day brought into
competition witn honest labor. IL is disgrace 10 the
American people that this condition of things be
allowed. Let the cOnycis be employed in sucn a W ay
that they snail not ntiic this wrong honest mechan-
les This is something that the Legislature should take
In hand and redress