Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-02
TAMMANYs PIPE OF PEACE
Smoked by the Sachems at Their Conn
cil-Fire.
Ne7o YORK Worl5.

Ne1c York World.
There were fully 900 of the ]. 300 men,
bers of the Tammany Hall General Com
mittee in the big Wigwam last evening at
the regular monthly meeting. EX-Judge
/ Albert CardOZa was called upOn to Dre-
side. Mr.. John Kelly occupied his ems
1 tomary seat in the front row and near him
/ sat nearly all his prominent lieutenants
and ward leaders. After deciding that
the next gathering of the committee
should take place in September and pass
ing resolutions of regret at the death of
Assemblyman James j. Costello, ex-Sur-
rogate DelanO c. Calvin addressed the
committee.
He reviewed the past history of the
Democratic party, defended State rights
ana drew forth applause by saying that
those who were before him represented as
we'll any others the people of the great
state of New York, which would proba.
bly decide the next Presidential election.
Congressman-elect John j. Adams, of
this city, was next introduced. After re-
Ierrlng TO the struggles of the Democracy
to oust the Republicans from their malad
minlstration of national affairs, he re-
marked that during the canvass of 1880
the Republican chieftains sprung the
tariff issue on the Democratic party.
Many held that the issue defeated Gen.
Hancock. He Adams did not think that
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he continued, ''who carried Indiana are
now on trial in Washington for robbing
the government on star route jObs.' He
further said that the next House of Rep-
resentativeS would no doubt try to reform
the tariff laws. The internal revenue tax
alton should be wiped out as a war tax.
The only hope of the Republicans was in
digging some pitfall for the Democratic
party to stumble into.
Gra ,lxvv
yells. He said that there had been a great
deal published lately about the Tammany
senators who had opposed certain of Gov
ernor Clevelands nominations. Shouting
at high key he exclaimed: FThere will
never be a Democratic convention that
will abuse the Tammany Senators for their
action III Albany" Senator Grady be-
came excited as he defended himself and
his Tammany Hall colleagues.
He accused Governor Cleveland of trv
ing to force ex-senator Murtha, of Brook
lyn, upon the people of New York city as
Commissioner of Emigration. Boasted
that the Tammany Senators would have
voted for any nominee who lived in New
York city. Tammany Hall would stand
by its Senators. The Senators from
Brooklyn and the rural districts got
WhomsOeVer they wanted nominated for
Harbor Masters and Port Warden. New
milton from the Governor as the smallest
county in the patronage distribution. The
Governor would yet thank the Tammany
Senators for not confirming the men he
nominated at the last moment for impor-
tant offices. The people of the CITY would
never tolerate the turning of the city into
hospital for lame politicians of the entire
State. He closed by glorifying Tammany
Hall as the only Democratic local organ
iZatiOn.
The resolutions which were read were
yoluminous. They recited that the people
of the State and city should be congratu-
lated on being represented this year by a
Legislature freer frOM the cOrrupting in
fluences of the lobby and the corporations
than any of its predecessors for years.
Among many of the pledges carried ont
were the bill abolishing the manufacture
OF hats in State prisons, the one providing
that the people at the next election shall
decide the question of convict labor in the
prisons; just and equitable excise law:
an apportiOnment which gives eight |
Democratic Congressman to the city of |
New York, and an enactment which cor
rects many abuses of insurance and other |
receiverships.
The resolutions went on to saw that as !
residents of the city of New York we
regret that the ive-cent fare bill, which
limited the fare on the elevated railroads
to a rate which was deemed by LegisIa-
ture and people alike to be sufficient to
permit return of 10 per cent. on the cap
ital actually invested, failed to become a
law.
There is a sudden break of here, and
then Gov. Cleveland is applauded for
vetoing the proposed law known as the
Page savings bank bill
Mayor Edison was indOrsed for all the
good points of his official action, The last
resolution was in joint approval of Cows.
Cleveland, PattisOn, Butler and Waller.
AL the resolutions were unanimously
indOrsed and the committee diSDersed