St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-13


with that of 1876. In 1879 Tilden and Hendricks
carried twenty-five counties. Hancock and
English received maiorities in oaly thirteen
counties, and that although the Democratic vote
in kew York county increased 10,4S5 in 1880
over 1875, = gain OF over per cent, yet the
Democratic vote OF the rest OF the state shows
an increase of 2,077 only, or less than one-hah
Of per crnt. The same gain Of 9 per cent.
throughout the state in the Democratic VOTE that
was cast for him in New York county,
would hsYe carried the empire state
fer Hancock by larger majority than was given
Samuel j. Tilden in 1876. 1t will thus ee ap-
parent to any unbiased mind that the defeat OF
Gen. Hancock cannot be charged to the Tammany
hall Organization. No fair minded man who will
examine these figures can doubt the entirely
loyal support of Tammany hall to Gen. Hancock.
With these ISLANDERS resting upon US and believed
in great part even by those who inclined to
admit our influence and power as political body.
our opponents were there and prepared for us at
Chicago the atmosphere of doubt and suspicion
| through which all our acts were to be viewed.
while we were celebrating the anniver-
| sary OF our national Independence,
! our opponents took every occasion
| TO prejudice the minds OF the delegates at Chi
cago against US We presented our arguments
| 20 individuals and the assembled delegates of
! the national convention, and were debarred the
! right TO spesS except by consent OF the delegates
/ from other states, and were prohibited, under
! the undemOcratic unit rule, from casting our
! ballots for the candidates OF choice. We
| failed not in our duties to our constituents who
| sent Us, or TO the party whose representatives
| we were, and if any mistake has been made it is
not OF onr doing. and can not be charged tn US.
The candidates of the Democratic party hay-
| ing been nominated in the national convention,
! following the uniform and unbroken record of
| our organization, we acquiesce in the will of the
majority OF the representatives or the party, al
J though we believe that will 10 have been unwise-
! ly expressed. There is but one alternative left
us-to sever our connection with the Democratic
party. This we cannot and will not do. In JUS
tice to constituents and judgment we cannot
! pursue that course. We believe time will dis
connect the great Democratic party from the
| leadership OF the men who have used their power
un|isely and detrimentally to its success. We
! acquiesce in, although protesting against, the
unwise and injudicious course which they pur-
sued.
We say with John Adams that ''There is no
! good government but what is republican, for
republic is empire of laws and not of men,
| Mistakes of men cannot blind US to the beauties
| and immortal principles of the Democratic party,
| and for the perpetuaton of these principles our
| organization was established. Its founders pro-
tested against the monarchial tendencies of the
! Federalists, and we oppose the same centraliza-
ton OF power In the Republican party to-day
We believe IN the retention Of all constitutional
safeguards. They would destroy them, and re-
| sort to all kinds OF prohigate
| overfowing treasury by unjust taxation wrung
from the people. We advocate retention of the
public domain tor the actual settler. The pres
| ent Republican senate prevented the forfeiture
Of the land grants to railroads, declared in reso-
luton passed by the present Democratic house
OF representatives,, by which nearly 40, 900, 600
acres of lands granted railroads were to be re-
turned to the public domain for non-fulfllment
Of contract.
Under the Democratic party the citizen i. pro-
tected at home and abroad, and the speedy re-
lease OF Martin Kozsta and other instances, show
with what celebrity the protection Of the United
| States was thrown around the American citizen
under Democratic administration and q secretary
Of state like Vim. Marcy, as compared with the
doubling and halting policy of the Republican
secretary Of state, James G. Blaine, during the
presidency of Garfield in allowing McSweeney
and other adopted citizens of the United States,
against whom no charges were alleged or proven,
to lingsr for months in a British dungeon.
We believe in the Democratic party and its i'm
mortal principles. Men make mistakes. Its
( representatives and leaders may be inconsistent,
time serving and lack the strength of their con-
vlctions, but in it are liberty to be found, free
dom Of thought, freedom of speech and action,
and protection to every citizen alike.
For reasons herein set forte we recommend
the organization to support the nominees of the
Democratic party for president and vice presi-
dent made at Chicago July 10, 1884, and submit
for its consideration and adoption the following
resolution:
ResolCeG, That we, the Democratic Republican
general committee of the city and county of New
York, in Tammany hall assembled, hereby ratify
and endorse the nominations by the national
Democratic convention, held at Chicago July 10,
1884, for president Grover Cleveland, of New
York; for vice president, Thomas A. Hendricks,
OF Indiana: and hereby pledge ourselves to an
earnest and cordial support of the candidates SC
nominated
Applause and Kisses greeted the reading of
the address, and for some time it was doubtful
which prevailed, but finally the cheers had the
best of it.
In moving the adoption of the address, Gen.
Spinola said the mere wheeling into line of Tam
many hall would not secure the election of the
Chicago candidate. The Democrats of the whole
country must all wheel into line. 1t was posi-
be even at this late date to snatch victory from
the jaws of defeat.
When General spinola sat down Ex-senator
Thomas Grady demanded recognition of the chair
Grady was cheered even more than Kelly hac
been earlier. The chairman pounded the tablt
for quiet in vain. The crowd would not becomt
quiet. During the uprosr Grady took posi-
ton on the platform near to the chair. he wa:
at last permitted to proceed. After his frs
sentence he was again loudly applauded, ant
rounds Of applause punctuated his entire speech
He made a long speech. He reviewed the Who'll,
political career OF Cleveland and quoted freell
from the Times and Herald in the past in sup
port Of the position he (Grady) had now taken
In the course OF his speech Senator GRADY
said:
. Neither in the nomination OF the ticket nor il
the methods by which twas brought about i:
there the slightest claim upon the great body of
Democratic voters for its support The great
body Of the delegates to the convention wht
named Cleveland their first choice, rep
J resented Republican constituencies, and tn,
mum ter Of delegates who openly and earnestll
opposed his nomination, were recorded in spite
OF all their protests as favorable t.
his candidacy. Every influence tha
/ could be employed or engineered b,
} the monopolists who have secured the control O
the party management was exerted to make hin
the candidate. As you well know the delegates
who left there homes, loud in their profession
hostile to his candidacy, as inviting certain de
feat TO the party, gave evidence soon after thei
arrival at Chicago OF q change Of heart, whicl
only the most simple and charitable have as
} cribed TO pure and worthy motives. The ex
pressed design Of the men who urged his nom
ination was to conciliste disgruntlet
Republicans and not to please Democrats
Preserving TO myself the supreme right O
: actizen in exercising the right OF sovereignty,
decline TO prostitute my prerogative TO the part,
managers. Suffrage is bestowed on me by tn
} constitution of my country, that it may be exer
] cised for the country welfare, for the prosper
D ity and benefit OF the land. l cannot reconcil
, without desecrztion any disposition of it tina
would result in support of political nondescrip
clothed in the outward gsrb OF Democrat ig
noTant of the cardinal principles of the politics
I faith which he assumes 10 profess, and acceptin
I from the Democrats their votes that h
) may delight Republicans and indie
pendents by the manner in whicl
/ he will exercise the powers conferred upon hin
by the betrayed and deluded party, But m
vote will not be lost 10 Democracy II will N