The sun., 1895-05-25

Gratis or Hill Democrats-and join forces for
| successful campaign OF genuine Democracy. b!
,h harmon,ahg our m- nrganization and eommittin,
| our party irrevocably to honesty and right, W
| shall surely win."
Speech ofComptroiier Fitch.
comptrclSE Ashbc Fitch in snSp rSspGnss in S,rt 7
the city OF New York. welcome you to;ngh
that this is the most appropria.e place In tn tn
city leI years ago that. the first fight wa
made on American soil, fol, the freedom
the If the sd9or RGss' of "hf% sho Se %e% Esy s M
Journal, was led out from the prison, wher,
the Governor had confined him after orderin' LEI IN
man. TO face. a New York jury. he had with hin
on trial all that makes your profession nov wha 2,
welcome you here when that Jury brought in IL
verdict of"Not guilty" and when she corpora o.,
oucnt advocate who spoke for Zenger the free
dom OF the city In a gold box.
h1SH 20 m ,bSr Of 6he na Ssr n
jury was on ManhnttaI, Island. There, ha.
city for any man who earned them; =,
THE men who live here and denounco the
city show Dv remai ming here that 1t Is not what
they call 1t when they are angry with its citi'
zens for not choosing them to office, =,
The Legislative Minority Of 1895" was the
toast assigned to Senator Jacob A. Cantor. lie
said In part:
speech OF Senator Cantor.
"The last session of the Legislature opened
with the profound impression of the people that
a reform Legislature, so called, would accom-
est OF partisan politics. but for the general well
fare ot the whole people. How thoroughly the
lab RS of the session Is now we'll known.
"lnstead ofdeyoting its time to tho fnlfllment
people, It % proceeded at once to the enactment Of
such measures as would turn over nearly every
branch of the state Government and nearly all
the Democratic localities and Democratic offices
demonstrated that no community. however
the attacks Of the Republican leadership. The
strong arm !, Of legslatiTs @ power was @ extended ended
rulo, 80 loudly professcd by tho .Republi-
trampled under foot in this rush for patronage.
Even the police measures intended to benefit
the people OF this great metropolitan city. were
so GRATED as S to give political to the com
san police bill, believing that politics should DO
nized directly as It was was in that proposed act
which ultimately became a law. This measure
has met with the universal condemnation Of the
people OF the city. and this one great reform
all good Democrats stood ready to support. was
When we came to view the police measures
that were suggested for oil the other localities
ciple was % recognized % and % no two 70 bills alike we
early came to the conclusion that the police
power Of every village and city in this State was
to be made subordinate to the wishes of party
leadership. There never has been more dis
graceful effort. and to some extent accom-
piished. to demoralize the strong police power
OF this State and to make the force abettors Of
political crimes in the interest of Republican
partisanship. No language can be too severe to
properly condemn these methods for the ascend
ency Of political power
THE charities Of our State and our State in
stitutions OF every character and description
were also made the early objects of attack.
II was not question Of whether the inmates Of
those Institutions or the general welfare of the
State would be benefited by the proposed leHis-
lation; 1t was the same dreaded political hand
that was stretched out to demoralze all our State
institutions and to make them the subject Of
political power. Even the prisons OF the State
were invaded for the Same purpose. Convicts
were encouraged to testify, while the prison Of
flcias were excluded from the investigating
room and were also denied the right of counsel.
1t was by extreme watchfulness and excessive
vigilance that we Of the minority finally sue
ceeded to some tent in limiting the destructive
forces at work in the Republican camp against
the people,"
District Attorney John r. Fellows and Albert
r. kessinger responded respectively to tho
toasts: No East. no West, no North, no
South" and THE Press"