The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-13

employees and workmen. The Demoe ratio party
was made to appear as the enemy Of the me-
ehanie and laborer, and cards were distributed
by the Republican workers in the shops Of the
city contrasting the spauper labor of Europewith
the American workman, and claiming that the
Democratic party, If eleSated to power would
enact laws which would reduce the earnings Of
the latter to the level of the former Demo
cratic campaign speakers were nnprepared and
unable 10 meet this subject in the short time In
tervening before the election and Fefut8 the fab
lacl0us arguments which were potent as TO
tHFn the heads of many of our unthinking
voters. The, work done in this respect was
eonPltshed by the TammRny organization, by
its labor, and at it's own expense. We prepared
counter arguments, and circulated them By
thousands. Mass meetings were held and clubs
organized IN every election district we searched
the registry of voters and found thousands of
Illegal votes had been colonzed in the city,
and we procured warrants for their ar
rest and detention; the police captains refused
to serve them having been ordered to- do SO by
tho Republican superintendent of police, or de
layed TO execute them until late in the day, and
after the persons charged had voted and left the
city. The statistics Of that election show that
the increase In the vote of the State in 1880 over
that of 1876 was 49, 800 As, LAG Of which was cast
outside the city of New York, and SO, Ga in this
city. The Democratic vote increased IN the
State 1862, Of which 9, OFT were cast outside
the city, and 10, 485 In the c5ty. In other words
in this citv, whers Tammanyis chief vote and
influence lay, Hanceck's increase over Tilden
was I'VE GfQeS as QlQc1 as IN The rest OF Tue
State, and when compared with the aggregate
vote of the two canyasses, nearly seven times as
much. In Kings county, whore Tammany had
csncededly very little influence. the increase in
the vote of 1880 over that of 1876, was 10 19l of
which Hancock received 3,506 or 2. l6 per cent,
as against per cent in this city. These figures
show that the largest increase in Hancock's
vote over Tilden's was where Tammany
vote shows that 80 rural counties
reduced their Democratic vote in 1880, compared
with that of 1876. In 1876 Tilden and Hem
bricks carried twenty-five counties. Hancock
and English received maiorities- in only thirteen
counties, and that although the Democratic
vote In New York county increased l0, 4S5 in
1880 over 1876, a gain of over per cent yet the
Democratic vote Of the rest of the State shows
an increase of 2077 only, or less than one halt
per cent The same gain of 9 per cent
throughout the State in the Democratic vote
that was cast for him in, New York county
would have carried the Empire State for Han
cock by a larger majority than was given S j.
Tlden in 1876. It will thus be apparent to any I'M
biased mind that the defeat of General Hancock
cannot be charged to the Tammany Hall organi
zatiop. No fair minded man who will examine
these figures can doubt the entirely loyal support
which Tammany Hall gave to General Hancock
with these ISLANDERS resting upon us. and be-
iiaved IN great parts even by those who are IN
clined to admit our influence and power as a
political body, our opponents were alert, and
prepared for us at Chicago atmosphere of
doubt and suspicion through which all our acts
were to be viewed While we. were eeaehrat-
ing the anniversary of our national independ
enGe our opponents took every occasion to preju-
dice the minds of the delegates at Chicago
against us. We presented our Arguments to tho
individual and to the assembled delegates of the
national convention, and were debarred the
right to speak, except by consent of delegates
from other States, and were prohibited. under
the undemocratic unit rule, from casting our
ballots for the candidates Of our choice.
THE AcpuIEsGENT BRAVES.
ssWe failed not in our duties to our constituents
who sent us, nor to the party whose representa-
tives we were, andf any mistake has been
made it is not Of our doing, and cannot be
charged to us. The candidates of the Demo
cratic party having heen nominated in the
national convention, following the uniform and
unbroken record Of our organization. we ac7
qniesce in the will Of the majority of the repre-
sentatives of the party, although we believe that
will TO have been unwisely expressed There is
but one alternative left us-to sever our connec-
ton with the Democratic party. This we cannot
and will not do. In justice to our
constituents and our Judgment. we can
not pursue that course. We believe
time will disconnect the great Democratic
party from the leadership of men who have used
their power unwisely and detrimentally to its
success We acquiesce in, although protest
ing against the unwise and iniudRious course
which they pursued Wesay with John Adams.
republican, for republic is an empire of laws,
and not of mem The mistakes Of men cannot
blind us to the beauties and immortal principles
Of the Democratic party, and for the perpetua
ton of these principles our organization was es-
tabiished. It's founders protested against the
monarchical tendencies Of the Federalists and
we oppose the same GENERALIZATION of power in
the Republican party to-day. We believe in
the retention of all the constitutional safe
guards They would destroy them and resort
TO- all kinds of prohigate expenditures
and corruption, maintaining an oVerfowing
treasury by unjust taxation wrung from people.
We advocate retention of the public domain for
actual settlers. The present Republican Senate
prevented the forfeiture of land grants to rail
roads declared in resolution passed by the
present Democratic House of Representatives,
by which nearly forty million acres of lands
granted the railroads were to be returned. 10 the
public domain for nonfulfllment of contract
Under the rule of the Democratic party the
citizen is protected at home and abroad and the
speedy release of Martin Keszta, as aninstance,
shows with what CELEBRITY an American citizen
under Democratic administration and Sec
refary of State like William L. Marcy, as com
pared with tho doubling and hating policy of the
Republican Secretary of State, James Ct. Blaine
during the presidency of Garfield in allowing
MeSweeney an adopted citizen of the United
States, against whom no charges were alleged or
proven, to linger for months In British dun
ge0n.
1--WE believe in the Democratic party and its
immortal principles Men make mistakes; its
representatives and leaders may be inconsist-
tent time serving. and lack the strengthen their
convictions, but in 1t are to be found liberty,
freedom of thought. freedom of speech and
actien and protection to every citizen alike.
For the reasons herein set forth we Recommend
this organization to support the nominees of the
Democratic party for President and Vice presi-
dent, made at Chicago on Friday, July 10, 1884
and submit for its Consideration and adoption
the following resolution
Resolved That we; the Democratic Republican
general committee of the city and county Of New
York IN Tammany Hall assembled, hereby ratify and
indorse the nominations of the national Democratic
convention held in Chicago July 10, 1SS4-for
President Grover Cleveland OF New York; for Vice.
president, Thomas A. Hendricks Of Indiana and
hereby pledge ourselves to earnest and cordial sup
port Of the candidates so nominated