The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-09-18
TANiysANf RAIL-.
IndOrses Cleveland and Hen
bricks.

the outside, waiting to go INTO the
meeting of the General Committee,
where it was to be decided whether
or not the organization should en-
dorse Cleveland and Hendricks.
When entrance was obtained the
committee took seats on the main
floor, and very few of the prominent
members were preeent. When John
Kelly took seat directly in front OF
the platform the enormous crowd
cheered him time and again. When
quiet had been restored, John Kelly
said that owing to the illness of
Sydney ?. Nichols, Chairman, and
the necessary absence Of the Vice
President, it was his duty to call
upun Senator Foster, of the Twenty
Fourth District, to preside. After
the reading OF minutes OF the last
meeting Gen, Spinola, Chairman of
the Subcommittee appointed by the
Committee on Organization to draft
an address and set Of resolutions
arose, and made his report. The adj
dress and resolutions were read by
the Secretary.
Alter referring to the fact that the
Tammany organization is the Oldest
political organization in the United
States, and to its past history, the
address states that tariff agitation by
Tammany resulted in drawing atten-
ton to the necessity of such reduc-
ton of such dues as would provide
| means for the requirements of the
Government, and at the same time
afford incidental protection to Amer.
lean labor. We have advocated al
all times reduction of taxation. The
principles of State home rule anG
local seH-government have always
been cardinal principles of the Dem.
ocracy in Tammany Hall. We have
at all times opposed Capitalization oil
power as dangerous to our republican
institutions, and have not hesitated
10 condemn unnecessary unjust anc
undemocratic interference of State
Legislature and executive in our mu-
nclpal affairs. We championed the
cause of anti-monopoly in 1881, ii
the ensuing campaign Of 1882, that
resulted in the triumphant election
Of the present Governor of the State
The address then recites that the
Tammauy organization favored many
measures before the date of legisla-
ton, but which were defeated by
Republicans uniting with recreant
Democrats, and by the yetoes of Gov
Cleveland. The address says that
other instances might be mentioned
as to the opposition shown to the
name of Cleveland to the Presidency
1t then canvasses the events connect.
ed with the Tllden and Hancock
| campaigns, claiming loyalty to the
party on the part OF Tammany. II
then refers to the last Democratic
Convention and says: "While we
were celebrating the anniversary OF
our national independence our oppQ,
nents took every occasion to preju-
dice the minds Of delegates at Chica-
go against US. We presented ouI
| arguments to individual and assem-
bied delegates of the National Con
vention, and were debarred from the
right to speak except by consent OF
delegates from other States and were
prohibited by an undemocratic rule
from casting our ballots for candi-
dates Of our choice. We failed not
in our duties to our constituents who
sent us, nor. to the party whose rep
resentatiyes we We're, and if any mis-
take has been made it is not of our
doing, and can not be charged to us,
The candidates Of the Democratic
party having been nominated in Ma
tional Convention, following the uni
form and unbroken record of our
organization, we acquiesce in the will
Of the majority Of representatives OF
the party, although we believe that
not to have been universally express.
ed. There is but one alternative left
to us, to sever our connection with
the Democratic party. This we can
not and will not do. In justice to
our conscience and judgment we
cannot take that course, for we be.
lieve that time will disconuect the
great Democratic party from the
leadership of men who have used
their power unwisely and detrimen-
tally to its success. We ecquiesce
in, although protesting against the
unwise and injudicious course which
they pursued. We say with John
Adams that there is no good govern
.ment but what is Republican for the
republic, is Az empire Of laws, and
not of men. Mistakes cannot blind
us to the Beauties and immortal prin-
ciples of the Democratic party, and
for the perpetuation of these princi-
plies our organization was established
Under the Democratic party a citi-
zen is protected at home and abroad,
and the speedy release of Martin
kozta is an instance to show with
what CELEBRITY the protection Of the
United States was thrown around an
American citizen under Democratic
administration and Secretary of State
like Vim. /. Marcy, as compared
with the doubling and hating policy
of the Republican Secretary Of State,
James G.. Blaine, during the Presi-
dency of Garfield, in allowing Nc
Sweeny and other adopted citizens of
the United States, against whom no
charges were alleged or proven, to
linger for months in British dun
geon. We believe in the Democrat
,ic party and its immortal principles.
Men make mistakes. Its representa-
tives and leaders may be inconsistent,
time serving, and lack the strength
of their convictions, but in it is liber-
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