New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20
took eight or ten ballots for United States Senator last
night without changing the vote.
SPEECHES AT THE SATURDAY NIGHT CLUE.
SENATOR MILLER on THE ISSUES OF THE NEXT
CAMPAGN-oTHER REMARKS.

The Saturday Night Club partoOk of its
January dinner at the Hotel Brunswick last
night. The guests Senator Warner Miller
Speaker Titus sheard, Congressman Frank His
cock. Chief Justice Noah Davis, Henry Graves,
John T. Plummer j. NJ Levy, J. A. Vanwormer'
Harold Frederick. state Senator James DAILY, L. NJ Law
and John T. Raymond The club was represented by
5. p Avery W. s. Andrews william Belden. Clark Bell.
Austin COrbn, Austin g. Day, Thomas L. James, Court
landt Palmer John II. starn DR. j. C. Thomas and John
II. Watson There formal toasts' but speaking
was nduged in after dinner Senator Miller said that
from the time Of the administration OF Ahdre"
Jackson almost the present period there had been
downward tendency In public morals Inc
Offices within the gift OF the people had been
prostituted to mere questions OF power and
patronage The war had done much to awaken patriotic
feeling both in the North and the South But 1t created
spirit OF avarioe and followed by period OF
decline. The accumulation OF riches had led TO
much corruption in the Government. both Federal State
and municipal But he believed the country had now
entered upon period Of reform. The passage Of the
Civil Service Reform bill had been the first step in the
right direction He believed the same principles would
be carried great deal further. and be applied to State
and municipal government Mr.. Miller continued:
The cities Of Paris and London are governed very little
York should take London and Paris Tor models simply DO
oe hIS in Getting better streets and better pave
ments than ours but examination INTO many OF ther
have fair prospect of having the next national
SeaTe that sharp and distinct questions pre-
ened che American people and that they are to DO
called upou TO decide them. Since the war closed at all
events IN the last few great political campaigns few DIS
tnct lines have been drawn Our Democratic friends
hind the Republican party: But now 1t looks TO me
that the next campaign Is 10 10 n, Pe tbo roGS1t
NAV lead to heated campaign under he oid system II
was simply scramble for Office Sharply denned issues
hav beeu uqdC
dOuhtedly sides TO that question Let US nave the
0ueston fairly presented the people If the Democrats
Hold with the Republicans upon that question,
then let them abandon their principles and their
political organization and Join u.s. ana leu Us enter into an
era of good feeling But there indications that they
are LONGER going to be WITH us or ms question and
they have defeated upon that plan 700 l0ngor the
last quarter or half century The last two elections in
the state Of NewYork regard as me brightest signs that
have appeared in politics for the laSt twenty years.
II means that the people Of this country are learning 10
against their party If they think wrong one OF the
grandeet sights presented In politics was that exhibited
by William H. Gladstone when, by few great speechea,
he completely overturned great Government Ihat mas
not been possible IN TINS country because people nave
during the war. In the future let no American
citizen be found voting against his own honest couric-
the tarih question chiefly or degree not OF principle
believe in large amount OF pIotecIOu some In
cratic principles in Washington believe tha protection
wrong i'll principle, unconstitutional aud cannot be
last scrt-a the polls and we NIL al Loyalty accept
the result.
ChletJustloe Davis sad that on the integrity OF the
bench than upon any other branch OF The Govern
depended the preservation OF the institutions OF
the country. OF municipal government De said: IL
the administration of city affairs there shoud be 10
such word party We should be free the control
OF Albany"
Congre Hi-cOck expressed views the issues
which the next campaign would be fought similar TO
those given by Senator Miller. Speaker sheatd spoke
briefly. Senator DAILY justified bis the
luton to saddle New-Yorl with double investici-
ton the ground that it Inappropriate while the
Grand Jury were stil acting.