Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-09-18
TAMMANY's ENDORSEMENT.
Cold Comfort for the Democrats.

Gratis met to hear the hear the report of
the general committee appointed to pre-
pare statement Of the position held by
that organization toward the Democrat
ic candidates. The report is quite
lengthy and reviews the history Of Tam
many from its organization. The re-
port acknowledges the great antagoRism
among the working classes of New York
against Cleveland and cites as the causes
his vetoing the five cent fare bill of the
elevated railroad, the bill limiting the
hours Of labor for car drivers and con-
ductors, the lien law to protect mecNan-
les and laborers; and says:
1--WE might add and enumsrate other
instances, but we have shown sufficient
to have warranted even stronger OppOsi-
ton on our part to the nominee of the
Democratic party than we made at Chi
cagO.
"Ths candidates of the Democratic
party having been nominated in nation
al convention, following the uniform
and unbrOken record of our organIZa-
tion we acquiese in the will of the ma
jOrity OF the representatives of the party
although we believe that will to have
been unwisely expressed. There is but
one other alternative left us-tO sever our
connection with the Democratic party
This we cannot and will not do"
The Republicans are willing that the
Democrats shall gather all the comfort
they can OHt of this endorsement, the
vote Of New York will .shOw that the
working men who compose the bulk of
the Democratic voters Of the
state of New York." are still dis
satisfied with Cleveland and will not
vote for man that has struck their in
terests so hard by his vetees in the in
terests of capitalists and monOpolists.
GRADY's SPEECH.
Ex-senator Grady, rising to protest
against the passage of this resolution
and adoption of this address, made a
long speech. He reviewed the whole po-
litical career of Cleveland, and quoted
freely from columns of the Times and
Herald in the past in support of the po-
sition he GRADY had now taken. In the
course Of his speech Mr.. Grady said:
Neither in the nomination of the ticket
nor in the method by which it was
brought about is there the slightest
claim upon the great body Of the Demo-
cratic voters for its support. The great
majority of the delegates to the cOnven-
| ton which named Cleveland as their
first choice represented Republican con-
stituencies. A number Of delegates
who openly and earnestly opposed his
nomination were recorded, in spite of
all their protest, as favorable to his can
didacy. Every influence that could be
employed OF engineered by the mOnOpo-
lists, who have secured control of the
party management, was exerted to make
him the candidate. and as you well
know. delegates who left their homes
loud in their professions, hostile to his
candidacy, as inviting certain defeat to
the party, gave evidence soon after their
arrival at Chicago OF change of heart,
which only the most simple and chart
table have ascribed to pure and worthy
motives. The expressed design of the
men who urged his nomination was to
conciliate disgruntled Republicans, not
to please Democrats. Preserving to my
self the supreme right of citizen of ex-
ercising the act of sovereignty, declins
to prostitute my prerOgative TO the pur-
poses of the party managers. Suffrage
has been bestowed on me by the institu-
tions of nv country that it may be exer-
cised for the country's welfare. To the
prosperity and benefit of this land l ded-
icate it, and cannot reconcile, without
dissertation, any disposition of 1t that
would result in the support of pOliti-
cal nondescript, clothed in the outward
garb of Democrat, ignorant Of the car
dinal principles Of the political faith
which he assumes to profess, and accept
ling from Democrats their votes that he
may delight Republicans and Independ-
ents tby 1.-THE manner in which he will
exercise the powers conferred upon him
by betrayed and deluded party. But
nv vote will not be lost to the DemOc.
racy. 1t will be cast for candidate
whose followers will be numbered by
hundreds of thousands, whose motives
cannot be impugned, for their action
can be inspired by no selfish hopes Of
reward. 1t will be registered for thu
principles which the Democratic party
prOfessed when il held the popular con-
fidsnee, and for abandoning which, they
lost the popular support. It will be civ
en- for candidate who has no hope OF
election and no desire for the sordid ben.
efits of political preferment, but who
braves fatigue. abuse and pecuniary
loss, that true Democrats may find his
candidacy . channel through which
they may express their sentiments.
turn my back on Democratic party
captured and betrayed by kn0w-noth-
ing demagogue, hungry for place and
spOils, and join a1pure Democracy which
struggles for the principles which thu
party organization has abandoned. ]
] denounce candidate whose only merit