Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-20

Committee-Nearly All the 800 Members
Present-The Organization Pledged to the
Support of Cleveland and Hendricks-Ex-
Senator Grady Cuts Loose and Declares
in Favor of Butler.
NEW YORK. September 13.
The Tammany General Committee met
last night to decide what attitude the
organization should take respecting the
National Democratic ticket. Nearly all the
1900 members were present, and the hall
was crowded with spectators, among
them being few ladies in the boxes.
John Kelly was received with applause
when he arose to call the meeting to or
der. He named ex-senator Geo. II. Fos-
ter for Chairman, and that gentleman be-
ing unanimously elected, made a brief
address, explaining the objects of the
meeting.
The subcommittee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of preparing and SUBJ
hitting an address by resolution of the
Committee on Organization, at its meet
ing Monday, September s, then pre-
sented their report, which was sub
stantially as follows:
After dwelling on the ancient history
of Tammany Hall, how it has never
swerved from its allegiance to the Demo-
cratic party, nor faltered in its support
of the candidates nominated, and in the
principles enunciated from the platform of
the National Democratic Convention, the
report says that ''in respect to the candi-
dates of the Democratic party before the
Nation, we acquese in the will of the
majority of the representatives of the
party, although we believe that will to
have been unwisely expressed. There is
but one alternative left to us-to sever
our connection with the Democratic
party. This we can not and will not do
We say with John Adams that
there is no good government but what is
republican, Tor republic is an empire of
laws and not OF men,"
The report further speaks of the beau
ties and immortal principles Of the Dem
ocratic party, under which the citizen is
protected at home and abroad, public
lands returned to the public domain when
legally forfeited by the railroads, and
concludes with the following:
Resolued, That we the Democratic RepublI-
can general committee of the city and county
Oh new OTh, III dSScUuDleO,
hereby ratify and lndorse the nominations
made by the National Democratic COnven-
ton, held in Chicago on July 10, 1884 for
President, Grover Cleveland, OF New York;
Ind llama, and hereby pledge ourselves to a
earnest and cordial support of the candidate
SO nominated.
The read ne of the resolutions was
greeted with great applause, mingled
with Kisses General Spinola, chairman
of the subcommittee, then took the
floor and said that at the National Con-
eSp..asfffe TIE Il eug geyRIaers of -IammanY Hall
York. and asked for candidates who could
win. They had no apology to make.
They wanted Democratic President and
meant to have one if it were within their
power. The Democracy was not happy
family to-day, but if every Democratic
voter buckled on his armor, Cleveland
would be elected. [Cheers.
General Spinola then moved the adop-
ton of the address.
x-Senator Thomas F. Grady rose
amid great excitement and cheering, and
responded to the address, speaking from
the floor as follows:
rise to protest against the passage Of this
resolution and the adoption of this address.
feel that the measure of my opposltltion
should confess at the outset, the utter nope
lessness of any attempt on my part to direct
this committee from the course understand
1t has already determined to adopt :.
For the first time during my membership in
this body, L find myself placed in antagOnism
to the position taken by the leader,
whose fortunes l have always fol-
lowed and whose confidence and re.
spect have invariably sought as the supreme
reward of my ambition. .. Neitherin the
nomination of the ticket nor in the manner
ht-x n h hrOn Is
slig htest claim upon the great body OF Demo-
cratic voters for their support The great
majority of the delegates to the Convention
who named Mr.. Cleveland as their first choice,
represent Republican constituents. num-
ber of delegates who earnestly and openly OPP
posed his nomination were recorded. in spite
of all their protests, as favorable to his cam
didacy. Every influence that could
be employed or engineered by the
monopolists, who have secured the control of
the party management, was exerted to make
him the candidate, and as you well know, del
egates who left their homes loud in their pro-
tests of hostility to his candidacy as inviting
certain defeat of the party, gave evidence
soon after their arrival in Chicago of a change
of heart W hich only the most simple and
charitable have ascribed to pure and worthy
motives. The expressed design OF the men
who urged his nomination was to concllate
disgruntled Republicans-not to please DEM
ocrats.
Governor Cleveland's veto of the FIVE
cent ldTe Dill anu tuc SOA-
nected Herewith then occupied Mr..
Grady's attention. He said:
Is there any known character OF the Gov
ernor's which should exempt him from the
severe penalties ordained against men In
every way his peers? He was younger man
when according to his chosen blographer, he
was attracted by the fees to be gained in the
Office OF Sheriff, which ought to be dis
tasteful to lawyer of any ability. And
we know that he himself pressed the lever
that swung the victims OF law into
eternity to save the expense OF hiring anoth-
er professional hangman. Such sordId ma
ture is not above being bribed III any
doubt ever existed as to his attitude toward
the interests of the workingmen it must have
been dispelled by his veto of what is known
as the car conductors and drivers bill. There
was measure based upon the grounds OF
common humanity. An oyerworked and un-
derpaid body of men engaged in quasi
public employment asked to have their
hours of labor limited by law to twelve.
The only competition to which they were lia-
BILE was in the number of hours they might
he required to work. Considering the neces-
stiles of their situations, their wages even
with reduced hours of labor were at the low
est point, But on the bold objection that the
measure belonged to class legislation. the
Governor refused to give his sanction, and
intimated that its provisions might be eyaded
Admit for the sake of arg snment, that THIS be
true it ould al Il st be declaration on the
part of the Government that twelve hours