New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-05
THE STATE AGAINST TAMMANY
MIR. FAssErTs VIGOROUS SPEECH AT LYONS.
TIMES WHEN THE rLAINEsT WORDS ARE THE
BEsr-A STRONG PRESENTATION OF THE

TIMES WHEN THE WORDS AXE th&
BEsr-A STRONG PRESENTATION OF THE
ISSUES IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
Lyons, N. w. Oct CspcclaIl.-Mr. Fassett did noe
reach the Opera House mere until nearly 10 80 Friday
night Mr.. sutherland speakfsg when he
tered but Immediately retired. Mr.. Fasrett replying
TO some Of the press criticisms that his remarks
were not 'dignifed and his orat,ns not VI
the highest possible quality said he would like to
see the who could make the highest possible
ora;ions on the lowest possible subjects. There arc
times when the planest words the best words.
he said. Mr.. vrooman followed Mr.. Fassett, and 10
was long after O'Clock when the meeting adjourned.
Mr. Fass.trs speech in part was as follows
They had Democratic convention ut saratoga; IL
was morcly conclaye OF Iammany ehieiains IA
twenty ye Assembly districts. The trends Of Grover
Cleveland were shown the door All along the ins
the canal every improper influence was used 10 c0u-
troll the delegates of Ine STATE Convention iammany
nal with ner enormous power came u that conven-
ton and GAINED 10 be tne only Democratic power Ia
New ork CITY, ana covering before her sacnems the
Democrauc party said Amen, DO it, The seal OF
Tamnany HAL, like the marx OF cain, was put on ue
forehead OF every who voted and spone liz that
convention except the hule band OF heroes from knss
county, ana y-t The New-lork World, says Tat
Mnen wellinf0smed public speaker Ike tassets
says that Roswell A. Flower 10 the eau
/ will summon Democratic witness. refer Is.
Swe,ny II member VI iannlaHy HAL lie reeaus
good Oh days OF uneuu1ed robbery ana piunaer
when William Tweed said TO the people OF the state and
city and county What are you gong to 40 a6ont NJ
Iammany Hall ought 10 put torn ITS pest efforts, DO
cause IL has It's own candidate for GOvefsOr, MEMBER
of its organization ana safe friend In power and
because the Oh tasseIt, with hepuDhcal
Legislature would more TO the old wig@ am and
Its fortunes than can well be estimated ZAP
plausel Peter b. sweeny's editorial in "Tae
new FORK, published over his own signature
.rhe New-York World Only few weeks ago pub
lisled an interview with Hugh j. Grant, the Iammany
Mayor In that 1amnany ridden Guy OF sew- YORK. ~
which he Is reported TO have SAID II Is clsnlea
tha Tammany Hail is not really In earnest Tor fiower'
Nonsense. Flower is our candidate a.. .,,..
III Flower Is not Tie candidate on that orsahihht ~
ton, Of which he is member whose candidate Is net
There not Cleveland man left In that convention
TO vote for him. There was not Kings County vote
cast for anybody but Chaplin There was not a County
Democrat left in the han after Iammany mad hurried
date OF his own organization, tell how In the
Of a the gods at once whom does he repesentt
Does he represent those with whom poverty mas been
a familiar guest There Is antitrust plank In their
platform There is nothing addressed against the pluto
Gratis. Whom does Flower represent Iilll And
yet Governor Hil In advocating the per cent IT,
ierest law. hit Flower blow between the eyes Flower
at the head OF this delegation Chat came TO Aba9y
TO oppose that bill Is Flower left lowering between
eartn and heaven, representing nobody but Roswell T.
Flowers Flower husband and father aud con:
slstenb church member, charitable member Of
society in Waterfowl, has my respect but Flower IN
representing all that Tammany Hall stands fc- must
excuse me Il withhold my Appreciation H.. =,
1 win summon another Ilsnocrauc witness, ior l
confidence or patience with Tammany Hall. confess
that my education has been against 1t. do not
no spprobation for its history. that have
contempt for tie character Of many OF It's individual
publicly cruelty all mat Tammany Hall stands Tor.
tAppauseD | confess that. In my Judgment the torres
that come from Tammany Hall make for the broad way
that leads TO destruction confess thai, IN my humble
judgment, they have never elevated any cause which
they espoused They have never advocated any decent
advocated economy ii public administration ex-
They have been held together by no other force than
the prospects of public punder. Imagine Iiied,sn,
Marcy, Wright. seymour, members OF Tammany HAL
ii you can Imagine Grover Cleveland or Lucius
Robinson member be q g Hs yT To% es ora
ashamed Of the men that put them IN nomination. !
do not wonder that Sheehan hurres from Buffalo ana
York, TO say 10 them in New-iori The boys OF tho
country are alarmed they nave no cohnGenGe N I ana
10 is wonder there Is not single seifrespecting ct
zen Democrat or kepuoIean VINO would trust danMhy
Is wonder there is not single seltIespectng citizen,
Hall with an increase Of power Iamnany Hall last
year summoned 10 her help the votes o. 1000 south
respecting men, who 4 they had been brought Up In
New York, under Northern influence, with Northern
Won and l. They saved Tammany Hall last year, and
now they are 10 be summoned again from the ends Of
the earth to save Tammany nan TINS year Tn, Inc
OH Grover cleveland, come and help usi
90 down if yon do not help lis now. The cry goes
out TO German, come and help US. The cry goes out
SlIs. you of Texas who believes in Free Trade come
and say something that Will distract public attention
ts s2 tPs b FSm to 1S ds Sy
attention from the Dock Department, OF Construction
which does not construct,
which not clean, from the Public Works that are
full OF holes-tO turn attention, in Gods name, away
from New York City. and try to hold up
tl,e dazzling banner OF tariff reform.
Governor Hid says Mr.. Fassctt IS "a young man
and is very rash He wants TO discuss state ISSUES
and | want TO discuss Federal issues" IN lSsS Gov
ernor Hill glad to get away from Federal issues
and hide himself I'm State issues. DID you ever Try
"a catch n piece of soap in tub Of water daughter
and applaise.) lie wants TO discuss Federal ISSUES
in a platform that has not plank in 1t but ttrln
reform lie wants to discuss Federal issues upon
silver plauk, but he himself will not agree with Mr.
cleveland as to the words When OR country "nS IN
danger many Democratic home gave up It's boys.
many a Democratic wife gave up her hn,Did; NAM
Democratic sweetheart gave mp her lover, ana many
Democratic mother who sent her boy South for patTt
otSm did not feel any particular fealty 70 party, ana
today there Is the call The enemy on inc
border is not armed with muskets there are no
gtening bayOnets the sunshine, no noise Of Danes
no cleaning Of sabres, no thundeIlng OF Hostile ar ~
le-y Int there Is an nsdiOls foe at wOrk-a 100
that makes for destruction. and whose only Strength
il drawn from bribery, from fraud from corruption,
and from plumber foe that menaceS you at mo
threshold today OF every official residence In this
state and TO repel this foe summon you men OK
wayne and all the of the other fifty nine conn
lies in the state That Tammany Hall Is IN tho sad-
die that Tammany Hall is In control, dos not anlns
at all OF difference OF opinion. ADMIT ulat' anu
he hattie Is