New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-28

foremost obligation or every nuonc SER .stsr 81 the
people but the servant OF the people s .,uressed
hers ourns he most ssrnest soctude Cor the triumph
of this cause; not for individual, persona, .as,
ps 81 tbat the sess qusssn whether has
power control herself whether orr c E,ssncs ~
| free government in their midst, 10 or
determined by the course we ,. shall or,e,Te Si in this
action nom ali party spirit let us 5 no s ae Of
ripgs, or "maehines or halls, anu M, dos
ALI ALI, to tsst SS STs po% Sico sTeat
tst 5%s esd ~ we t.
vsdng almost every public Office swayIng almost every
pSSc s to Che condition Of an
ba rbarans who win make war against eaeh 3ner'
Hpplase1 And II has come 10 tsis has been mani
tested lately, think, at Albany, that the party 10 %f,v
i do not mean in the House. e ulsnbers OF Assenoyi
in the obbyhas shown thai me IN
teachers If Republcansm had rather have 1 II
power who viii steal than their own party In power
they will not steal. tApplanse.l
SPEECH OF Mr.. PECKHAM.
Wheeler II. Peckham was the next speaker nc
spoke eloouently and his reference to Assempiyih
Roosevelt called out rounds of friendly applause
which ended in three ringing cheers. Mr.. Peekham
spoke TO this effect 4 =
There French philosopher OF old who sara tn.
Force and Right rule all things In the world whsh ney
ready and have somsSes oLg IN e IN get
Tine reSdy o to MAKE Itself felt We have often had
plain in this day that Right is not ready. The
snS c fSTSs that cam was make e felt os
through assembages of the people IN ni fs H srss
government actually applies all that Is taken rom
the people for the benefit OF the people ana
Of ae & sbe S se as e. Sene Of few
wesre complaining because millions OF dohars, Ianen
nj OF the people but for the benefit of few men " no
occupy offices that they may put emome t n Sho
that they render iAppause There are organizations
established and controlled by men who STUDY shd Know
10y heart the methods and are In the haht o. taxing te
money from your pockets year 10y year for tser own
profit advantage and not for the purpose OF Deneh
ingyOu and conserving the interests or city
Can YOU understand how 1t ia that man. the eguva
lent OF whose services you could obtain for rev
doars-how a man who actually renders services that
could secured for few thousand dollars u i were mat
ter Of private businesscan have tne st 70
City Treasury money by the hundre9s OF
during his OF Office for his own usef Can you say
teSe M c nFg p their own Use or that Of their
political friends and that this should not be changeot
EARNINGS AND DUTIES or SOME OFFICIALS.
When ask tho occupants OF the onlces Oh 0ountS
Cork and Register whether ii difficult to obtain TOT
S4 600 or S. 900 year some who would perform all
the DUTIES of their positions they answered " no.
| When we asked them what duties they
| had to perform they answered that they did
not know So that you have to-day In the office OF county
CLERK and ye been a so IN ih eet doss
$4,000 to whom You are pyle enernouS sanS' WHICH
The County Clerk when asked the question could moi
toll much had cost to elect him He was very oth
The Sheriff was asked the same questions the Commit
tee he responded too that he did not Know nhsa
aisen %@as ne he replied ta bis deputy attended
that and simply paid hin nm t nsosts ne' PRONE The
o SSS " on County Clerk. of Register and
Sheriff They are the amounts paid TO them AFTER NE
fed and all aud above those ct profits is given by
the people who pay these enormous sums to support he
professional politicians and sustain the machinery which
they manipulate their advantage. lApplanseJ
Now these nine bills which young man IN t1e
three cheers for Roosevelt were here heartily given
whom sec by your you ia "a l
these bills designed 10 modify the receipts ana
profits OF the political organizations that have benentrd
so largely by them, and so to diminish the taxes
which the people have TO pay. saw ana you So
that when the effort was maze 70 enscI ms III ne
Legislature at Albany fell far below the occasion and de-
saving These bills are second pending in
Importance the people; these bills are more Important
them eyadng and shutting them of in The style OF the
ward primary meeting. lApplause.l
WILL NOT THE PEOPLE APPLY THE REMEDY.
Has the right become ready nowl Are you satisfied
Wi this method OF treatment of measures 80 clearly and
so greatly needed at this mei The people OF this city
are strong enough and intelligent enought hey nave
sufficiently proited by the benefits Of the free school
10 know and to determine what shall be done. Are You
sIpine7 Arc you towards Are you 80 negectIu ana
thoughtess of your rights and duties as CITIZENS as 10
stand down with Blended nscs to bear the unnecessary
burdens that pat youi Is there nothing el OF
manhood OF strength and Of power IN the people, tat
they will allow abuses of such eDormity to continue be.
cause the are content with the pront that te
derive from them 1t makes no difference whether power
is welded by the sword, Us in the past or whetheI IS
Gecspiops Of the potlcai halls aud the poll
Whom the sword stood up "a the emblem o. power
men paid money for the benefit of others, and now,
in this day you taxed TO pay money for services they
never rendered 10 men whom you de.pse DO you hke
enough fertile oaough in resources 10 say he Is satshed
with OF affairs Is there any man who wln say
/ hal al or
viii not be improvementi Let them know at Albany
that aronsed not with any temporary ana passing
excitement of the moment and that appreciate what
is TO be done and are that the abuses that
| complain OF shall last no longer lAppiause'l
| WHAT PROFESSOR DWIGHT SAID.
| The chairman then introduced Professor Theodore
| w. Dwight The Professors remarks bristled with
sharp points Of argument and with keen wtticisms
that were thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed 10y
| his hearers. He said in part:
| FELLOW CITIZENS: What the citizens OF New
York few weeks ago In the control Of municipal affairs
Nothing what are they I0mSat ne % & Ios
and the thousands behind you who think with you are
neut of your civic affairs. We not here tonight,
however celebrate victory and to say an emphatic
here to bgouac the field OF battle and 10 shout ad-
vance p for tomorrow It's nuch Indeed that we nave
| men, Much sentiment and Pathos have recently eX,
| pended upon this board. II Is said to be OF
shores by colonial authority. Then, at
the Revolution Graded by Thomas Jefferson; baptized
believe by Patrick Henry certainly fed in its now de-
Ginning years By the American eagle ~ dOnestlcated ny
John C0cbrane and, In spite OF all efforts now decaying
amid the lamentations Of mourning irshmen laughterl
II is slar fact that G Is the only Saxon Institution
that has succeeded In obtaining the unqualified adj
instraticn Of rishmeD whether headed BY John OBen
or narshsiled John Kelly. Laughter But now, rel
low citizens, what nextl When the eitzsns OF New ork
promoted The Roosevelt bin they certainly did not intend
10 rest conented with that alone. IL but one OF a
series OF presented alone IN order tnat
public attention might be fixed upon instead Of being
atigucd divided by anun Der OF measures But none
tho less usderly plan or scneme TO which
this Is but an Introduction It is business Tonight TO
present these definitely than before for ys con
sderation and We doubt not for your approval
NEW APPOINTMENTS FROM THE BEGINNING.