New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28


tb, ladies and gentlemen; that is a sum that not
~ parkhurst) So many dollars from every pea
nut vender; so many dollars for every awning; 80
that drives US out into the gutter as we wish TO
pass along; 500 from every steamship company
OF ill-fame. thlSsesJ
NOTHING AS COMPARED WITH THIS
WHY gentlemen. the $l2.O00.OOO that Tweed and
Connolly and their associates made away with is
ro,hng compared with the aggregate of these
s,ealinrs OF these spolations from our oppressed
naone that these bandits have made. Hisses and
annlauseJ Remember that only one department
s as vet been searched-only the small fry have
MAJ MAJ been thrown into the kettle O-aughterj Who
ADMITS that when the lab from COTS piercing
ionce (applausc) in each OF the other departments
lttbe city is felt it will disclose corruption spoil
% zion blackmai ill-gotten money in as large pro-
pTW5'brSat is Thu! Tammany Hall organization this
temperate government so miscalled. under which
he people OF this city have suffered SO long? Is
there anything democratic about II in the real sense
OF the word? Cries Of Mo- Is there anything
republican abTSt 1t .d ia shst sense which
snare in It's influences and in its power? Why. no,
f 70 al these cXcspiions no ilttle gang Of ad
v,als Of this city political Organization by which
and for which hey yc t man only representa-
ssence bows the knee to him. If you intend to be
a. Your check in the other CDerslve IaughtsrJ
M q Esg can pay yo ANY more
70 hin. II Won aspire to join that army of decayed
YOU sch some avenue q influence and Introduction
"a him Henewed aughter) The wonder is. ladies
mitted long. As long as we are willing to sub
nit s,is state of things will be continued and not
A romen, longer. Applause)
THE PERIOD OF APATHY OVER
As long as the taxpayers of this city are willing
70 nav So 10000 a year for these men, who them
-,
and who use the money not for righteous po-
u,icar PURPOSES bui al pIuhdsr and patronage and
20 keep up the organization by which they maintain
their power. so long it Will be maintained. ZAP
Interval of twenty years OF apathy of negligence.
OF Indifference to their sacred duties of citizenship.
once more into their own hands (appause). and you
will see week from next Tuesday all The honest
crean;s. loud applause land cheers Before saying
a word abou; the constitutional amendments. !
would like 10 say a word tonight about State
officers (ApplauSeD There is the political treach
ery and trickery and debauchery as represented in
sne for which Levi p iIoron stands
Cheers ana always has stood (Renewei chaeringJ
stood for hoaes, government. applause And
now Senator H!l SAYS that he does not propose
10 thresh over any old straw. Derisve laughter)
But. ladies' and gentlemen. the people Of this city
do intend to thresh IT over. and he is the very old
straw that they mean to get at. Qmmense cheer
ing. again and again renewedD
WHEN BYEGONEs CAN BE BYEGONEs.
He says. with generous equanimity: Let bye
cones be hyegones" Oerisve laughter But he
mus, remember that crime can be considered
a byogone until the criminals who committed it
are also byesones Enthusiastic cheering) The
people OF this city will never forget the theft OF
putchess County. until the master who dictated
Il has become as much of a back number May
you observe that all the patriotic Democrats have
lCf An
way 10 beat Hl is to vote for Morton. applause
We al. admire very much. who somehow have
been captured by Hill There is my friend Cou-
deri daughter whom We all admire and respect
ard owe Renewed laughter But the best OF
men lose their heads sometimes. Uaughter) He
said read 1t in report OF his speech. that
Governor Hill to-day represents all that the honest
people OF this state have been struggling FOR FOR
The last years Cuproarious laughter. and that
all this talk about conducting municipal affairs
without reference 10 party politics is all poSh.
mistake once; he presume upon his popularity
70 utter such sentiments as that once: but advise
and again renewed. because the people have long
memories; and it might result in Identifying his
name with this bosh which he adyertises SO loudly
daughter and applause
There is my friend. MIR. Ellery Anderson. one Of
these disclosures of the Lexow Committee are
ony the inevitable outcome of the infirmites OF
been mixed up with Democracy too long. (Moree
ave no better until the millennium has come. Con
inued laughter)
ANDERSON WOULD GET LEFT.
II he Is so sleepy and unobservant that. when
iabrel blows his trumpet and all the rest OF ms
timers arise ne will be still asleep Goud laughter.
md get left. Renewed laughter)
There are. however. questions more important
or the people of this city than the mere election
u certain candidates TO office in this city and that
5 TO the Constitution under which We shall live
or the next twenty. or thirty, or forty or NIFTY
Now. without any voltion Of my own, was
Elected delegate 10 the recent Constituional Con
iention Capplause) and by the favor Of my fellow
delegates, / elected It's president. Henewed
lpplausel attended al OF the I'D busy ana p pro-
September 29-except during two days when a
he State-and know whereof speak when !
ay that the wicked charges or parusanshlp that
Hill and the echoes Of these charges since adjourn
nent absolutely without foundation, ana
maginationS 1AppianseJ There never was a
more earnest devoted patriotic. unselhsh set OF
possibility Of that convention who left their fam
lies and their business and devoted five months
u their time TO that onerous and dificuIt WORK.
Applause
THE RULE OF REVISION
In first place. the first great question that was
pr s.r 81 10 us was whether should make a
new Constitution or whether we should simply re-
pair the rsvages that time had made and arrange
for such changes the onward march Of human
events might renda. necessary in The existing Con
IL
hes; to lay aside altogether that venerable instru-
ment under which the people Of this state had pros
pered iiourished SO long. Not how much change
was necessary. but how little was necessary was
the end and aim and guide Of actions from the
beginning (ApplauseD We were flooded with pc
t,ions and memorials from every class and condi-
ton o. PERSONS from ali over the state Every man.
alc, indeed. every woman, who had an idea IN re-
gard 70 government was heard from Out Of more
than 100 amendments that were proposed the con-
s5ntion adopted and recommended 10 the people the
sdoptlon OF only thirtythree (ApplauseJ OF
course there many important projects that
n 10. Cd tttlf
adoption Of these thiriy-threc would greatly adj
vance the welfare Of the people Of this state; and
say you now that II will be "A calamity for the
people Of this State should these amendments be
defeated Great appause)
Speaking OF the reform OF the judiciary, Mr..
Choa;e SAID That The ,pfople of the State had
outgrown It's courts. and ne pointed to the
crowding Of the calendar. and the Inevitable delay
caused thereby, which might be deemed as great
an evil caII ~ iiv iusiice. BE refcrred 70