Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-13
TAMMANY HALL,
The Great Meeting In New York
Last Night.
lndorsing Grover Cleveland as Con-
scisntious in His Acts.
Explaining Their Action at the Chi
cagO Convention.
A Review of the History and
Achievements
OF THEIR ORGANIZATION.

entrance was obtained the committee took
seats on the main floor and very few prom
| inent members were absent. When John
Kelly took his seat directly in front
of the platform the enormous crowd
! cheered time and again. When quiet had
been restored, Kelly said owing to the i'll
ness eff Sidney p Nichols, chairman, and
the necessary absence OF the Vice President
it was his duty to call upon Senator Foster,
of the Twenty-fourth District to preside.
\ After reading the minutes of the previous
meeting, Gen. P. B. Spinols, chairman OF
the sub committee appointed by the con-
mittee on organization to draft an address
to the people, made his report. The ad-
dress was read and is as follows:
The Address.
To the Democratic, Republican General
Committee of the city and county Of New
York The subcommittee to whom was
referred the matter Of preparing and sub
mitting an address, by resolution ofthe Com.
mit,ee on Organization at its meeting
September the Sth, respectfully submit
the following report: Tammany
Hail. New York, September l2tF,
1851. To the Democratic party
of the United States. The Demo
cratic Republican organization Of Tam
many is the oldest political body in the
United States Its existence under another
name auteda'td the establishment of our
present form of government It's members
took an active part in the election of
Washington. Jefferson and Jack
son. and their Democratic successors.
Ii has seen the birth continuance and sud
den or gradual death Of parties to which
the ingenuity Of politicians or the necessity
of the occasion has given rise, from the
adoption of the Federal Constitution down to
The Present Day,
During all these years it has never sweryed
in its allegiance to the party nor faltered
in its support of the candidates nomi-
mated and the principles enunciated from
the platform of National Democratic Con-
ventiOns, and in but one instance in
all its history did it oppose
the action of the party or is
nominee in the state and that only after
due notice was given and in response to
natures first law, when the existence of our
organization was threatened and person
al and political righ s The principles of
Democracy announced by Jefferson have
becu uniformly followed and in their de-
fense Tammany has not hesitated to
Criticize and Condemn
its public officials when in its Judgment
they were violating those principles and
their professions of Democratic faith made
before their elevation to place and power.
At times measures of great interest to the
people have originated with us and have
been carried to a successful adoption by
the Democratic party in the State and
Nation. 1t was by our constant
iteration and discussion that public atteu
ton was called to the corrupt course Of the
Republican party in Squandering the public
domain by which 1876, 100000 acres of pub
Inc lands were given to railroad and other
corporations. The tariff agitation by
us resulted in drawing attention to
the necessity for such reduction of duties as
would provide means sufficient for the re-
uuirements of the government and at the
same time afford incidental protection to
American labor. We have advocated at
all times a reduction of taxation municipal,
State and federal in order that the burdens
of the people would be lessened.
Home Rule
and local self government have always been
a cardinal principle with the Democracy
in Tammany Hail. We have differed with
the State Executive on the application OF
these important principles of government
because, inour judgment, truest Democracy
is where the least possible power consistent
with the proper execution OF law Is taken
from the people and lodged with
,heir representatives. We have at
al times opposed ceatrallzaton
of power as dangerous to our Republican
institutions, and have not hesitated to con
demu unnecessary, unjust and undemO
cratic interference of the State legislature
and executive in our municipal affairs. Our
opposition to the abridgement OF the power
Of the aldermen of our city would have been
lust as determined had the common
council BEEN as strongly Republican
as il was Democratic and no alleged repre-
sentative of public meeting presided over
it. 4 Republican advocating the passage
ofthjs and other un-DemOcratic measures
under the delDdiugl :ry Of reform could not
blind us to the true intent and object OF
such legislation, We championed the cause
Of auli-mopopoly in 1881 AMI
the ensuing campaign of 1882
that resulted in the triumphant election of
the present Government Of the State. 1t is
true that dissensions among our adyersaries
the Republicans had much to do with the
great majority which he received, but the iu-
tense feeling in the breasts of thousands of
workingmen against the Republican party
for its corruption and monopolisfic leyisla-
ton. caused thousands Of these voters to
ally themselves with the Democratic party,
thereby protesting such legislation.
1t is No inauguration
to say it seemed to them that the drift of
existing laws was tending to debase rather
than elevate labor; that the whole machine
~ of the government was being used to
foster the interests of the employer aud cap
italist at the expense of toihng millions;
that these opinions were founded on sub
siaptial and uncontroyertible grounds and
were not emanations Of the minds of de-
signing demagogueS who sought to dupe
their ignorant but con6diug followers the
candid observer must admit.
In a neighboriug Republican State, the
right of the people to peacefully assemble
was made and the militia of the common
wealth was used tyranieally to enforce the
unreasonable demand Of capital The
press Of the country is generally opposed to
labor strikes. bat no harsh criticism appear
ed against the capital and corporations,
who closed their factions against the work
ing men or operators on the Plea OF
characterization,
50 that the returns of capital might not be
diminished. In this condition of affairs
the eyes of the wsge-workers were turned
to the Democratic party and they willingly
cast their lot with it They expected to re-
ceive a reward for their confidence aud
their labor in such legislation as would
smeliorate their condition. The nsools of
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