Daily Republican., 1884-09-13
THIRD EDITION,
Tne Tsmmsuy Address.

The address of the fammsny Demo.
Gratis to the Democratic party read on
Friday night At a meeting held 20 en-
dorse Cleveland and Hendricks, after
referring TO the fact that the Tammany
organization is the oldest political or
ganizatiou in the United States, and
to its past history, states that the tar
if agitation by Tsmmany Hall resulted
In drawing attention to the necessity Of
such reduction of duties rs weuld pro-
vide means sufficient for the require
ments of Government. and, At the same
time, afford the incidental protection |
necessary TO American labor. 1t then
says:
We have advocated at all times re- |
duction of taxation, municipal, State |
and federal. Home rule and local self |
government have always been cardinal
principles of Democracy in Tammany
Hall. We have at all times opposed /
Capitalization of power as dangerous to |
our Republican institutions, and have
not hesitated to condemn unnecessary,
unjust and undemocratic interferenceI
of the State Legislature and Executive
In our municipal affairs. We cham
pioned the cause of Anti-monopoly in
1881 and the ensuing campaign of 1882
that resulted in the triumphant election
of the present Governor Of the State.
The address then states that the
Tammany organization favored many
measures before the late Legislature
was defeated by Republicans uniting
with recreant Democrats and by vetoes
of Governor Cleveland. The address
says that other instances might be
mentioned to warrant the opposition
shown to the nomination of Cleveland
to the Presidency. 1t then covers
even Is connected " it'll the Tilden and
Hancock campaigns, claiming loyalty
TO the party on the part of Tammany,
and referring to the last National
Democratic Conversation. says:
While we were celebrating the ami.
versary of our national independence
our opponents took every occasion to
prejudice the minds of the delegates at
Chicago against us. We presented our
arguments to the individual and assem-
bled delegates of the National Conven-
ton and were debarred the right to
speak except by the consent Of the dele
gates from the other States, and were
prohibited, under the undemocratic
unit rules, from casting our,ballots for
candidates of our choice. We failed
not in our duties to our constituents
who sent us, nor TO the party whose
representativ yes we were. And II any
mistake has been made it is not of our
doing and cannot be charged to us.
The candidates of the Democratic par
ty having been nominated In the Ma
tionai Convention, following the uni
form and unbroken record OF our or.
ganization, we acquiesce in the will Of
the majority of the representatives Of
the party, although We believe that will
TO have been unwisely expressed.
NhA~ In h.,t IL. At 1aft
70 sever our connection with tn,
Democratic party. This we cannot and
will not do. In justice TO our conscience
and judgment, we cannot pursue tina
course, for we believe that time will
disconnect the great Democratic party
from the leadership of men who hav,
used their power unwisely and detri
mentally to its success. We acquiesce il
although protesting against, the unwis,
and tnj udicious course which they pur
sued. We say, with John Adams, tina
there is no good government but wha
Is republican, for republic is an EN-
pire Of laws and not of men.
The mistakes of men cannot blind u
10 the beauties and immortal principle
of the Democratic party, and for tn
perpetuation of these principles our Of
ganization was established. Under To
-DcuOCThIiS phiby VIC Iiii1cu 10 piOtc'
ssed thome and abroad, and the speed
release of Martin Koszta is an instanC
to Snow with what celebrity the prote'
ton of the United States was throw
around the American citizen under
Democratic administration and a Sc
rotary of the State like William LIMA
cy, as compared with the doubling an
hating policy Of a Republican secretar
fthe State, James q. Blaine, duriI
the presidency of Garfield, in allowir
Mr.. Sweeney and other adopted either
of the United States, against whom I
charges were alleged OF proven, to lii
ger for months in British dungeon.
We believe in the Democratic part
and its immortal principles. Me
make mistakes lis Representatives al
leaders may he inconsistent, time ser
ing and lack the strength of their CO
victions, but in it, are liberty to be foul
freedom OF thought freedom of spec
and action, and protection to evey CT
zen alike.
For The reasons herein set forth
reco no mend This organ ization to 81
port the nominees of the Democra
party for President and Vice-Presidt
made at Chicago on Friday, July
1884.