Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-13
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The Braves Give their Orders
to the Faithful.
Cleveland Damned With Very
Faint Praise,
While the Republicans are Damned
Without Praise.
Kelly & Co. Pursue Their Old
Time Tactics.
After a Long and Elaborate
Preamble,
Cleveland is Promised an Earnest.
Cordial Support,
And Tammany Stays Within
After Long and Elaborate
Preamble,
Cleveland is Promised an Earnest,
Cordial Support,
And Tammany Stays Within
the Fold.

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And Tammany Stays Within
the Fold.
Especial TO the Herald BY A ssociated Pressl
NEW YORK, Sept l2.-Hours before
the doors to Tammany Hall opened this
evening great crowd of people as
sembled on the outside waiting to go in
to the meeting OF the Tammany general
committee, where it was to be decided
whether the organization was to endorse
Cleveland and Hendricks. When
an entrance was obtained the COM
mittee took seats on lie main
floor. A few prominent members
were absent. John Kelly took bis seat
directly in front Of the platform and the
enormous crowd cheered time and again.
When quiet had been restored. Kelly
said that owing to the illness Of Sydney
r. Nichols, chairman, and the necessary
absence Of the president, it was his duty
to call upon The Senator from the 24th
District to preside.
After reading the minutes Of the pre-
yious meeting. Gen. b. Il. Spinola, chair
man of the snb-committee, appointed to
draft an address 60 the people, made his
report. The address was read and is as
follows:
TAMMASY, HALL, New YORK,
Sept. IL, 1884.
10 The Democratic Party Of the
United Stttes..
The Democratic Republican organiza-
ton of 'rammany Hall is the oldest po-
litieai body in the United States. Its
existeaea, under another name, ante
dated the establishment Of our present
form of government. Its members took
an active part in the election OF Wash
iBgton, Jefferson and Jackson, and their
Democratic successors, candidates Of the
party nominated in Congressional eau
cuses and national conventions. 1t has
seen the births. continuance and sudden
or gradual death of all the parties to
which the ingenuity of politicians or the
necessity Of the occasion has given rise
from the adoption of the Federal Con-
stitution down to the present day. Dur
ing all these years it has never swerved
in its allegiance to the party nor fall
tered In its support of the candidates
nominated and the principles enunciated
from the platform Of the National DEM
ocratic Conventions; and in but one in
stancs in all its history did itoppose the
nehon Of the party or its nominees in
this State, and that after due notice was
oiven and in response to natures first
law. viz. when the existence Of our or
,Qsnixatiou was threatened ard the per-
sonal or political rights Of orr constitu-
ents were sssailed. To the truth Of this
statement we invite the severest snrntiny
OF impartial history. The principles Of
Democracy announced by Jefferson have
been uniformly followed; and, in their
defense, Tammany has not hcsitated to
criticise and condemn its public offi-
cials when in its Judgment they
were violating those principles aud
xheir professions Of Democratic faith,
made bsfore their elevation to
plsce and power. AT times measures
Of great interest to the people have
originated with us and have been car
risd to successful adoption by the
nocrntic party in the State and ma
tion. 1t was by our constant iteration
and discussion that public attention was
called to the corrupt cause Of the Re-
publican party in squanderipg the public
domain, by which over LOG, ,0OO, 900
acres Of the public labds were given to
rsilroad aud other corporations. The
tariE question by US resulted in draw
ing sktention TO the necessity OF such
reduction in duties as would provide
aneans sufficient for the requirements OF
she government; and, at tie same time,
afford the incidental protection neces-
sary to American labor. We have ad-
vocsted at all times tho reduction Of
taxation, municipal, State and Federal,
in OF der that the burden Of the people
should be lessened Home rule and To-
cal self If-goverament bavs always been
cardinal principles Of the Democracy in
Tsmmany Hall. We hive differed with
State exec ION on the application of
these important principles Of the Gov
eminent, because in our judgment the
txaest democracy is where the least pos
sibie power, consistent with the proper
exeeuiion Of the laws is taken from the
people and lodged with their repres-
entntives. We have at all times opposed
the centralization Of power as dangerous
to our Republican constitutions aud
have not hesitated TO condemn uuneces-
ssary, unjust, and undemocsafic interior
.ence of the State Legislature and ex-
.ecutive in our municipal affairs. Our
opposition to the abridgment OF the
tpower OF the aldermen OF eur city, would
have been just as determined had the
common council beon as strongly Re-
publican as it wns Democratic, and no
alleged representative public meeting
presi He'd over by Republican, advocat-
iag the passage Of this aud other uu-
@enocratic things under the delusion
:, city reform could blind us to the
tr,. G tstent and object Of such legislation.
w. >tsmpioned the cause Of anti
,o,.csv /, ~ and in the ensuing cam
nslsn E ~ 'sa vsst resulted in the triumph
s nj ss,ect;on of tiss present Governor OF
sha Sta.s' 7, "a ~Ga dissensions among
our adversaries, the iepub'icans. had
much to do with tie great majority
which he received, but tie intense ieei-
ing in the breasts of thousands OF work
ing men against The Republican, party Tor
its corruption and monopo,itc Iegisia'
tion, caused thousands Of these lien 10
ally themselves with the Democ -atic
party, thereby protesting against sn.rh
Legislation. 1t is no exaggeration to say
that it seemed to them that the drift OF
existing laws was tending to debase
rather than elevate labor; that while the
energy Of the government was being used
to foster the interests Of the employer
and capitalist at the expense Of the toll
ing millions, that these opinions were
founded on substantial and incontroverti-
bic grounds and were not the emanations
of the minds Of dreaming demagogues,
who sought to dupe their ignorant but
'con6ding followers.
A candid observer must admit that in
% neighboring Republican State the right
OF the people TO peacefully assemble
was invaded and the militia Of the Com
monwealth was used tyranically to en-
force the unreasonable demands Of cap
ital. The press of the country generally
opposed labor strikes, but no harsh criti-
cism appeared against the capitalists and
corporations who closed their factories
against workingmen or operatives, on the
plea Of lover production" so that the
returns OF capital might not be dimin-
ished in this condition OF affairs. The
eyes of wage-earners were turned to the
Democratic party. and they willingly cast
their lot with it. They expected to re-
oeive q reward for their confidence and
their labor in such legislation ss would
ameliorate their condition. The people
OF this city demanded TO have theelevated
railroad corporations confined TO legiti-
mate returns for capital invested in the
invaluable franchise which was confer
red on them by the city and State.
After-a prolonged struggle with all of
the influences that capital can employ,
labor secured victory In the Legislature
only TO be thwarted BY avett in the Ex-