Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-13
TAMMANY NOW IN LINE.
WILL FIRMLY svrronr CLEVELAND.
By Vote OF $40 to 81 the Organization
Agrees to stand ny the Democratic
Oandtdates--yy W slIacs a speecb

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4 fact that the Tammapy organization is the
oldest political organization in the United
States, and to its past history, the address
states that the tariff agitation by Tam
many Hall resulted in drawing attention to
the necessity of such reduction of duties
as would provide means sufficient for the
requirements of government aud at the
same time afford the incidental protection
| necessary 10 American labor, and says
I'VE have advocated at all tunes o reduc.
tion of taxation, municipal, state and
federal. Home rule ana local self govern.
ment have always been cardinal principles
of Democracy in Tammany Hall We
have at all times opposed Capitalization of
power as dangerous TO our Republican in.
ststutions and have not hesitated to con-
demu unnecessary, unjust aud uudsmo.
cratic interference of the state Legislature
and executive in our municipal affairs.
We champioued the cause of anti.
monopoly in 1881 and the ensuing cam.
paign of 1882, that resulted in the
triumphant election of tho present
governor Of the state
The address then recites that the Tam.
many organization favored many measures
before the late Legislature, but which
were defeated by Republicans unitiug
with recreaut Democrats and by vetoss 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 canvasSes events connected with
the Tilden aud Hancock campaigns,
claiming loyalty to the party on the part
OF Tammauy. 1t then refers to the last
national Democratic convention, aud says:
While we were celebrating the anuiyer.
sary of our national independence our cp
pouents took every Occaslon to prejudice
the minds Of the delegates at Chicago
against US. represented our arguments
to the individual and assembled delegates
| to the national convention aud were de
barred the right to speak except by the
| consent of the delegates from the other
states, and were prohibited, under the
undemocratic unit rule, from casting
our ballots for candidates of our
| choice. We failed not in onr
duties to our constituents who sent us,
nor to the party whose representatives
| we were. And If any mistake has bsen
made it is not of our doing, aud cannot be
| charged to US. The candidates of the
Democratic party having been nominated
| in the national convention, following the
uniform and upbroken record OF our
| organization, we acqniesce in the will of
| the majority OF the representatives of the
| party, although We believe that will to
| have been unwisely expressed. There is
hut one alternative for uS-tO sever our
| connection with the Democratic party.
| This we cannot and will not do. In Justice
| to our conscience and Judgment we can
| not pursue that course, for We believe that
| time will disconuect the great Democratic
| party from the leadership of men who
| have used their power unwisely aud 10.
trimentallY to its success. We acQuisscc
IN, although protesting against, the unwise
and intudicious course which they pur.
sued. We say, with John Adams, that
there IA no good government but what is
| republican, Tor a republic is an empire
OF laws not of men, The mistakes o'
men cannot blind US to the beauties and
immortal principles of the Democratic
party, and for the perpstuation of thesi
principles our organization was estab-
| lshed.
"Under the Democratic party the citizen
is protected at home and abroad, and the
| speedy release OF Martin koszta is an IN
stance 10 show with what celebrity the
| protection of the United States was throwr
| around the American citizsu under a
| Democratic administration and a secretary
of state like William L. Marcy as oom
! pared with tho doubling and haltng policy
| VI - EdOllSHb Vi tLlIt, JhtuGk
| &. Blaine, during the presidency of Gar
field, in allowing McSweaney aud other
adopted citizens of the United States,
against whom no charges were alleged or
| proven, TO liDger for months in q British
| dungeon. We believe in the Democratic
| party and its immortal principles. Men
make mistakes; its representatives and
| leaders may be inconsistent, time serving
and lack the strength of their convictions,
but IN it are liberty to DO found, freedom
| of thought, freedom of speech aud action,
and protection to every citizen alike.
"For the reasons herein set forth we
| recommend this organization 20 support
| the nominees of the Democratic party for
president and vice president, made q,
Chicago on Friday, July 10, 1884, aud
submit for its consideration and adoption
the following resolution
" ResoIDsd, That We the Democratic
Republican general committee of the city
aud county of New York in Tammauy
Hall assembled, hereby ratify and indorse
the nominations made by the national
Democratic convention held in Chicago
July 10, 1884, for president, Grover Cleye-
land, of New York for vice president,
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, and
hereby pledge ourselves to an earnest and
cordial support of the candidates 50 nomi-
nated."
Ex State Senator Grady opposed the
adoption of the address and resolution,
denounced Governor Cleveland, the mana
gers who secured his nomination, and
declared himself follower of Benjamin F.
Butler.
Applause aud Kisses greeted the reading
OF the address. For some time it was
doubtful which prevailed, but finally the
cheers got the best OF 1t.
Ia moving the adoption of the address
General Splnola said that the mere wheel
ing into line of Tammany Hall would not
secure the election of the Chicago candi.
dates. The Democrats Of the whole coun.
try must also wheel into line. 1t was pos
sible even at this late date to snatch vic.
tory from the laws of defeat. When Gen.
Spinola sat down ex-senator Thomas Il.
Grady demanded recognition of the chair.
Mr.. Grady WAS cheered even more heartily
than Mr.. Kelly had been. The chairman
pounded on his table for quiet in vain.
The crowd would not become quiet. Dur
ing the uproar Mr.. Grady took position
on the platform next to the char. lie
was at last permitted to proceed. After
the first sentence he was again loudly ap-
plauded, and rounds Of applause punctu-
ated his entire speech.
Bourke Cochrane, who was expected to
endorse the action of Mr.. Grady, made a
speech, amid much excitement, in favor of
the resolution. John Kelly, although