New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14

scription. The resolutions were adopted unan-
imously.
SENATOR SAXTON MAKES THE FIRST SPEECH.
senator Charles T. Saxton the first
speaker He had hearty reception. In the
course Of his speech he said
Last Tuesday YOU great victory for good govern
mont IL was not partisan victory. but victory oil tho
,cope for right and aeainst the wrong am not
here as Republican. We arr AL here a. go1 cih"'h''
WIN love our country better than do party zap
.n,u.e, and intend all maintain the in
tc.rltv OF her Institutions. congratulate you that you
have slch fearless aud independent newspapers, such
stainless candidate for Mayor ana such an ugh man a.
Won have just elected Judge OF the supreme Court"
(Applause)
Mr.. Gaynor appeared in the box and bowed
IN response to the applause. which lasted for
several minutes.
DR. Storrs was the next speaker. When the
appause greeting him had died away he said
in part:
have handy been upon this platform in any civil
OF political meeting since tire days Of the war. am
glad to recall those days OF fire AMI blood ana
,ctory nasinuch Us the subject calling together is
intimately connected with that subject This Is quc'
transcendIng all immediate politics. whether the honest
shall prevail be swanpcl by fraudulent votes
Let understand that fraudulent voting Is a crime
against the community and against the law IL Is Il
city, County and State 1t mus; be treated as crime
and not AS yeral offence. National unity is firmly
settled. Now settle this thing 50 it VIII STAY
settled until our erandchildrcns children have become
ancestors 1 wish the contest might be short sharp ana
decisive, and that justice nay be done swiftly
ST. CLAIR MKELwAY'S RINGING WORDS.
st. Clair McKelway was the last speaker
He rehearsed the familiar history of the regis
tration frauds in Brooklyn and Gravesend, and
urged their condgn punishment. In he
said:
For city to demand in massmceng the punishment OF
criminals is an unusual and startling proceeding. Such
spectacle is presented here tonight The reason for
this assemblage Is the occurrence or crime anu
of sympathy with the public determination to
punish crime the part OF those elected and
to that duty. The crime primarily
fraudulent registration. 1t followed by arrangements
for fraudulent voting The criminals before The election
by the organized honesty Il the community and
by the solemn mandates Of the courts OF justice Those
cots directed to the prevention Of crime and 10 the
punishment Of thOse who attempted IL committed 1t
aided it abbctted it. unqucstonaby there were at
least 1900 Illegal raudulenty registered here
any. iaorc than Il th;rc OF thai number was voted.
Nen and women, do you realize that the poison Of
registration is the assassination OF government DO you
realize fraudulent ballot counted Is
dagger thrust at the vi:as OF the Republic! Do you
realize what the bombthrowe with the courage of
his desperation seeks to do In foreign capitals without
couragc without The foulers registration
and the foucis OF suffrage seek to do IN this country
they would pervcrt the. viii Of the leo-
plC'
~ this condition in city was, worse remains
to be told about section OF county. refer to
(sravescad John Y. Mckanc is a remarkable char.
aeter lie is criminal OF party No one party has
lee his ally aconplicc 1he dshonors OF coalition
with him are cyqulstey even between the two parties
At election this had S41S population 20 take into
acconnt in his town. 10 credited himself with o.is
fii th,r
lie made the voting population thrcciorrths OF the actual
population.
Ills returns while stamping registration fraud,
also stamps themselves fraud, because acted on else
where they would the vote OF This city more than
300 00C the vote of Ncw.Yor City than 600 90 and
the vote New-York State nearly 5000 COO This man
registration and his returns for market Ie
OF evolution swept this dam OF fraud AMI the
p,,rketng o. the became impossible Feow-citzens
IS the District Attorney OF this county the man to Try the
authors OF ard John Y. McKane their
criminal captain William J. Gsynor has already asked
Flower that question. The AttorncyGeneiai
Of the State already been asked that question want
this meeting answer thai question Is he the man TO
Try these men Loud cries of ''No.")
Fellow citizens, when l these manned bruised ana
Meedrg citizens victims of wrong and martyrs for
tie right who returned from Graves, nd, registered
vow IN my own and before my Tod never, while my
lie lasted up thes scoandrels. be the rsu'
NJ polls then pending wha, IL might. That result
al the moral majesty o. magnificent majority, coun
ses US dou III people, never TO despair OF the
replblc and never C. lose faith In the Almighty Gcc
Politics and partnership cast aside until honesty be
established the purity OF government assured and the
pnn.hmeat " crime be made certain. As innoccn;
the hearts OF children vtuour as tne souls u
our wives, true the needle to the pole shall the
ballot.box be male Brooklyn and be the time lonacr
shorter Brooklyn for the Iiglt the c Tor Hso,hiyn,
yet with without Br oklyn. tho right foreycrmoge.
Mr.. McKelway's speech was frequently inter
rupted by applause and the meeting adjourned
audience
nor and General Woodford.