The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-14
Tammany's Qualified Acceptance
of the Work Of the Chi
cago Convention.
Address and Resolutions Adopted After
Full Discussion, in Which Much
Bitterness Entered.
Ex-senator Grady Refuses to Ratify the
Nominations and Declares in
Favor OF Butler.

to decide what attitude the organ
ization should take respecting the
National Democratic ticket. Nearly all the
300 members were present, and the hall
was crowded with spectators, among
them being few ladies in the boxes.
John Kelly was received with applause
when he arose to call the meeting to Or
der. He named ex-senator Geo. II. Fos-
ter for Chairman, and that gentleman be-
Ing unanimously elected, made q brief
address, explaining the objects OF the
meeting. ....
The ub-commtttee TO whom was re-
ferred the matter OF preparing and sub
hitting an address by resolution of the
Committee on Organization, at its meet
ing Monday, September 8, then pre-
scented their report, which was sub
stantially as follows:
After dwelling on the ancient history
of Tammany Hall, how 1t has never
swerved from its allegiance to the Demo-
cratic party, nor faltered in Its support
Of the candidates nominated, aud in the
principles enunciated from the platform of
the National Democratic Convention, the
report says that Sin respect TO the candi-
dates of the Democratic party before the
Nation, we acqulese in the will OF the
majority of the representatives. OF the
party, although We believe that Will TO
have been unwlsely expressed. There Is
but one alternative left to us-to sever
our connection with the Democratic
party. This we can not and will not do
. We say with John Adams that
there is no good government but what Is
republican, Tor a republic is an empire OF
laws and not OF men,"
The report further speaks of the beau
ties and immortal principles OF the Dem
ocratic party, under which the citizen Is
protected at home and abroad, public
lands returned to the public domain when
legally forfeited by the railroads, and
concludes with the following:
Resolved, That we, the Democratic Republic
can general committee of the city and county
OF New York, in rammany Hall assembled,
| hereby ratfy and indorse the nominations
! made by the National Democratic Conven-
| ton, held in Chicago on July ~, 1881 for
| for Vice President, Thomas A. Hendricks OF
| Indiana, and hereby pledge ourselves to n
earnest and cordial support of the candidate
| so nominated.
The read ne Of the resolutions was
| greeted with great applause, mingled
with Kisses General Spinola, chairman
of the subcommittee then took the
floor and said that at the National Con-
vention the members of Tammany Hall
explained the state of affairs In New
York, and asked for candidates who could
win. They had no apology to make.
They wanted Democratic President and
meant to have one If 1t were within their
power. The Democracy was not happy
family to-day, but if every Democratic
voter buckled on his armor, Cleveland
would be cleo ed. Cheers.
General Spinola then moved the adop-
tion OF the address. ......
| Ex. Senator Thomas +. Grady rose
amid great excitement and cheering, and
responded to the address, speaking from
the floor as follows:
! rise to protest against the passage of this
| resolution and the adoption Of this address
| feel that the measure of my opposition
| will amount merely to a protest, and II is fair
| ! should confess at the outset the utter hope
| lessness of any attempt on my part to direct
| this committee from the course understand
| it has already determined TO adopt
| For the first time during my membership In
| this body | find myself placed in antagonism
to the position taken by the leader,
whose fortunes have always fol-
lowed and whose confidence and re-
spect have invariably sought as the supreme
reward of my ambition. Neither in the
nomination of the ticket nor In the manner
BY which 1t was brought about is there the
slightest claim upon the great body OF Demo-
cratic voters for their support. The great
majority of the delegates To the Convention
who named Mr.. Clevelandas their first choice,
represent Republican constituents num-
Der of delegates who earnestly and openly OPP
posed his nomination were recorded, in spite
of all their protests rs favorable to his can
diducy. Every influence that could
be employed or engineered by the
monopolstS, who have secured the control of
the party management, was exertcl to make
him the candidate, and rs you well know, del
| egates who left their homes loud in their pro.
tests Of hostility To his candidacy rs inviting
certain defeat of the party, gave evidence
soon after their arrival In Chicago ofachange
| of heart, W hich only the most simple and
charitable have ascribed to pure and worthy
motives. The expressed design of the men
| who urged his nomination was to conciliate
dsgruntled Repnblicans-not to please DEM
ocrats.
Governor Cleveland's veto Of the FIVE
cent fare bill and the circumstances con-
nected Herewith then occupied Mr..
Grady's attention. He said:
Is there any known character of the Gov
ernors which should exempt him from the
severe penalties ordained against men in
every way his peersl He was a younger man
when. according to his chosen biographor, he
was attracted by the fees to be gained In the
office OF Sheriff, which ought TO DO dis
tasteful to II lawyer OF any ability Aud
we know that he himself pressed the lever
that swung the victims of law into
eternity to save the expense of hiring anoth-
er professional hangman. such II sordid ma
| turc IL not above being bribed. lfany
doubt ever existed as to his attitude toward
the interests of the wOrkingmen 1t must have
been dispelled by his veto of what is known
IA the car conductors and drivers bill. There
was measure based upon the grounds OF
common humanity An overworked and I'M
dprpaid body OF men engaged In quasi
public employment asked to have their
hours of labor limited by law TO twelve.
The only competition to which they were lia.
bic was IN the number OF hours they might
10 required to work. Considering the neces'
stiles Of their situations their wages even
with reduced hours OF labor were nj the low
est point. but on the bold objection that the
measure belonged to class legislation. the
Governor refused to give his sanction, and
intimated that it's provisions might be evaded.
Admit, for the sake of argument, that this be
true, 1t ould q |, ast BIZ u declaration on the
part Of the Government that twelve hours
Tabor fully constitutes u days work.
arm aware that have been charged with
allowing q personal feeling against the Gov.
ern0r TO ontrol my political action. Ny 10
slton maybe Judged by the reasons which |
assign for Il. The facts which have stated
here to night from the recent history Of the
state are Of such q nature a. to force con.
so,entious, patriotic and unselnsh Dem
ocrats to oppose his election. Then
The reasons which control my action can be Of