The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
THE VERDICT.

-Tammany General Committee
Meet and Submit Their
Report.
An Address Adopted In Which it
is Decided to Stand by the
Democracy.
Ex-senator Grady Renounces the
Party and Declares for
Butler.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-An hour before the
ooors to Tammany Hall opened this evening
. great crowd of people assembled on the out
side waiting to go into the meeting of the Tam
many general committee, where was to be de-
c'ted whether the organization would indorse
cleveland and Hendricks. When an entrance
was obtained the committee took seats on the
main moor, and very few prominent members
were absent. When John Kelly took his seat
directly in front Of the platform the enormous
srowd checred time and again. When Quiet
had been restored Kelly said that owing to ILL.,
ness sidney L. Nichols, chairman, was ncccs-
sariiy absent. As president, it was his
duty to call upon Senator Foster, of the
Twenty-fourth district, to preside. After read
ing the minutes of the previous meeting, Gen.
+. d. Spnoia, chairman of the subcommittee
appointed by the committee on organization
to draft an address 70 the people, made his re-
port.
The address commences with sketch of the
history OF Tammany Hall, which the address
says is the oldest political body in the United
States. The assertion is made that Tammanv
never swerved in its allegiance to the party.
nor battered III support Of the candidates ncui-
mated and the principles cnunciatcd by the
platforms of the national Democratic conycn
tions, and in but one instance in all its history
uld II oppose the action of the party or its
nominee III the state, and that only after due
notice was given, and i'll response to natures
nfst law, when the existence of our organiza-
tion was threatened and the personal and no.
ntical rights OF our constituents denied
Here follows an extended report of the ad-
dress, from which We make the following cx-
tracts:
There is but one alternative left US. sever our
connection with the Democratic party. This
we cannot and will not do. In Justice to orr
constituents and our own Judgment, we cannot
pursue that course. We believe time will dis
connect con the great Democratic party from the
leauelsnlp OF the men who have used their
power unwisely and detrimental to its success
we acq'l!esce III, although protesting against
The uuwlS" and injudici9us course which they
pursued. We say, with John O. Adams, that
there is no good government but what is Re-
publican, Tor republic is an empire of laws
vista
blind us TO the beauties and immortal nrin-
clpies OF the Democratic party, and for the per-
peluatlon OF these principles our organization
was established.
WE BELIEVE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
and its immortal principles. Men make mis-
tnkcs. Its representatives, and leaders NAV be
Inconsistent, timc-sclving, and lack strength
OF their convictions, but in it is liberty to be
lound; freedom Of thought; freedom Of speech
ana actlon, and protection to every citizen
alike. For the reasons herein set forth we
recommend this organization to the support of
tnc nominees OF the Democratic party for
President and Eice-President, made at Chi
cago Friday, July 10, 1854, and submit for its
consideration the. adoption OF the following
resolution:
Resolved That we the Democratic-Republi-
can general committee Of the city and county
or New York, in Tammany hall assembled.
hereby ratl!y and indOrse the nominations made
by the national Democratic convention held in
Chicago, July 10, 1884, for President Grover
Cleveland, OF New York; for Vicc-Prcsidcnt
Thomas A. Hendricks, Of Indiana and hereby
pledge ourselves to the earnest and cordial
support OF the candidates 50 noninated''
APPLAUSE AND KISSES GREETED THE rrAn1~c
OF THE ADDRESS.
For some time it was doubtful which nre-
vailed; finally the cheers had the best of it.
Ia moving the adoption Of the aadres. in.
Spinola said: ''Whecling into liae, Tammany
NAH would secure the election OF the Chicago
canuldates The country must also wheel INTO
line, and il possible, even at this late date
snatch victory from the jaws Of dcfeat.'
GRADI'5 SPEECH
When Gen. SpiEoia sat down, ex-senator
Thos. F. Grady deIrlnIci the recognition OF
the chair. Grady Was cnccrcl even more than
Kelly had been earlier He reviewed the
whole political career Of Cleveland and quoted
freely from the columns OF the Times and Her
aid in the past in support OF the position he
GRADY had maintained. In the course of his
speech Grady said
The expressed design of the men who urged
CleVclanuS nomination was to
coSCIL1ATE DlsGRUSrLED REpr BL!cAxs,
not TO please Democrats Preserving to my
sell the supreme rG ht Of a citizen exercising
the right OF sovereignty, ] decline to prostitute
my prtrogatvcs 10 the purposes of the partv
managers. Suffrage has been bestowed upon
HE by the institutions OF ny country that it
may be exercised for the countrv's welfare. To
postcrity and thc benefit of this land dedicate
IL. ana cannot reconcile, without dissertation,
any disposition Of it that would result in the
support Of a political nondcscript, clothed in
the outward garb of Democrat, ignorant of
tn. cardinal principles OF the political faith
when &c assuin:S to profess, and az
cepting from Democrats their votes
that he pay delight Republicans and Indepen-
dents by the manner in which he will exercise
tie powers conferred upon him by the be.
trayed and dcuied party; but my vote will
not Gc lost to Tie Democracy. 1t will be cast
for the candiil:;t: whose followers will be num-
bercd by hundreds OF thousands: whose mo-
tives cannot be iillpugned, for their action can
be inspired by no selfish hopes of reward. 1t
will be registered for the principles which the
Democratic party protested when it held ropu-
lar confidence, and for abandoning which they
lost popular support. 1t will be given for
candidate who s:is no hope Of election and no
desire for sorl:d bcnei'tsfor political prcfcrncnt
but who braves fati catusc and pecuniary loss
that true Democrats may find his candidacy a
channel through which they may express their
sentiments.
turn my back on the Democratic party,
captured and betrayed BY Knowrothing dem
agogues, hungry for places and spells, to join
the pure Democracy which struggles for the
principles which the party organization has
abandoned. l dcnouNcc the candidate
whose only merit is his obscurty. that | NAV
follow stat 'sl!En whose life has made giori-
GUS the history OF his country. | decline to
bow down before Il craven image, because I
prefer TO follow the teachings OF AN spost'c of
true political faith, prcfcrr;rs shining ability to
dull mediocrity; the true rctoYlrcr to the sham
rcior;Hcr; the statesmen to the hang;nan: tho
illHstriouS citizen To the political atlvcnturer.
decline to support Cleveland for the Prcsi-
dcncy. and here and now in the presence Of IA
leader whom / have always regarded as my %
litcal sponsor; in the midst OF brethren and
comrades with whom shared many hare, fought
political fields, and before the eyes of all the
country to whom have this night laid bare
my motives and purposes. declare myself IN
favor of Benz. i. Batter, the soldier, jurist,
statesman and patriot, and appeal to time for
my vindication.'
Prolonged cheers and applause
W. BOURKE COslIRANC,
who i: was expected waud also pronounce
against Cleveland followed Grady He said:
There is q duty which every Democrat t,ps
to perform at the present crisis. He rnns'
subordinate his actions to the interest OF his
party. No person contcnded more vigorously
7 Il ct no of