New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
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FAIRCBILD ON FUSION.
A RoUsING MAss-MEETING OF THE STATE
DEMOCRACY.

THE DEFEAT OF TAMMANY LAST FALL MUST Bs
MADE PERMANENT AND SECURE THIS YEAR
IMPORTANT TO GET GOOD MEN IN THE
OFFICES TO BE FrLLED-A LETTER
FROM Ex-MAYoR GRACE.
The large hall Of Cooper Union was filed fuI o.
Democrats again last evening. not the Hill snout'
ers who on Wednesday night made the hail rms
with cheers for the OF personal liberty 10
sell rum on Sunday. but Democrats who dislike
Senator Hill about rs cordially as they nate
Tammany Hall 1t was a mass-meeting OF the
State Democracy to indorse the Fusion ticket
and the men who crowded the hall were earnest
and enthusiastic in their applause OF anti-Tam-
many and anti-Hill sentiments.
Charles s Fairchild vas the chief speaker OF
the evening and he made a mastery speech In
presenting reasons for the support OF the Fusion
ticket by all good citizens irrespective OF party
affiliations His arguments were suppor'eu w
William Il. Grace. who was not able 10 DC a' '"e
meeting but sent a lett'r which was reao anu
applauded. Other arguments for the oeiea' VI
Tammanv at the coming election were presented
by Albert Stickney. who presided, ana o'ne'
speakers
Among the men or prominence IN the S'a'e
Democracy who sat the platform and a'deo !"
the applause were Francis NJ Scott, henry De-
Forest Baldwin II. II. Sherman. John n. -
Roner Frank ] Butler, Thomas J. Nealis VIII
lam II. Law, Lawrence F. Sexton, John J. Quin-
Ian. julius J. Frank Edward McCue. FredericA
Boehmer. John Dewitt Warner and John j. Gull
len. Many women were on the platform and In
the seats which had been reserved for them ID
front of the platform.
CHAIRMAN sTICKNEY'S REMARKS
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of the meeting to preside. made an address In the
course of which he said:
The political situation to-day is somewhat unus-
united all efforts a, harmony M have until nus aftsr
this e:ecton That failure is due in e OUR uaSmsani. o nai
viduas 70 use our party organization and our party
machinery for selfish personal nteres & bsve been
compelled in that resistance to form for ths Ss .,ms
being in this city e vsSn reputsbe men OF the
Republican party for the purpose OF aec9mpnsn,,s
into ine potca organization that OF fighting ma.
chine politicians in the Democratic party "he'e'e'
The ony danger to personal Liberty 5s, sesa sss
there has been in this city f9r ma ho we're sp
pointed by n a arder aod o have any possibility
necessary that honest men Of both the Democra,nc s,n
ana RepuDcan ppf resisting and overthrowns the
common enemy prolonged cheers)
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Stckneys address was Followed py 'ns
reading OF resolutions which were passed oy thS
unanimous vote of the audience. The resolutions
,ndorsed the Administration Of President Cleve-
land and the ticket nominated at Syracuse ana
also declared:
we reafirm the principles upon which We 5oines;
other political az onsrhroW IN the Corrupt and
degrading rule OF Tammany Hall ~. mar, w. took
in sai sseSn rse ss's sy mere
by delivered from the rule OF & tew IN .rrcS them
selves and to reward those who Upheld ana S. suS
mittsd to their power BUT TO oppreS' A''u '''''''
In tSe coming election as in the last all oths;
should be subordnated 70 Ine eouaty Of ali
citizens under constitution ana laws h,u
pledge our ,h 9ss and despotsm from whc
freed ourselves AFTER haro anu p"''iu' '"NS
WHAT MR. PATTERSON SAID.
There were loud cheers for Charles J. Patter-
son. Of Brooklyn when he was introduced as the
man who had been courageous enough to stand
up in the Syracuse convention and speak Ior '"s
State Democracy He said in part:
We are in this campaign to fight battle against
dishonest political bosses You are fighting my pat
here and am gnHs bS S1 IS yIn shns II for hs
cause is our brother. ApplauseD - ,, =.
aidne not not oniy the Fusion ticket, but also the
Cause Of democracy The question is not SO much
what Tammany Hal mas done ID 'ne ne, p1 now sixty
thousand Democrats were convinced OF the cor..up-
bch .Ph OF driyes away 900 votes from the Democratic
ticket does not deserve recognition
MR. FAIRCHILDs ADDRESS.
The introduction Of Charles 3 Fairchild al
the next sneaker was a signal for outburst
of hearty cheers and as Mr. Farchd proceed
ed with his speech he was frequently arplauded.
In part his speech was as follows:
Once more We are arrayed upon our platform OF
Of business corporation conducted
der strictly business methods; and ABOVE an @ We
Of ali parties to maintain the freedom ana equal
rights under law OF each ana All oa Us onouu MI
have begun only to end. believe, in 1891 with the
Complete Of Tammany to power ae,nS me wnS
ia important compared with another defeat OF
ammeny y eomPrehemndssb en- sb he ey oplamse9 r ns
Have You read in the newspapers during the iast
mmanv Hall? DO you realize that 1t is not about
some subordinate follower that you read but ABOUT
the head OF that orsanizatlon deaoe ,aiey chosen
ful knowledge of all those facts? DO you realize
who may be our Dstrct-Attorney our Sheriff. our
County Clerk our commissioners OF JuIols, our
TAX Police Dock Park. Health and charity Com;
missioners the man at the head OF Tammany Hall
Yields the ultimate power OF them all that ne
most a haif-dozen irresponsible men? DO you know
he controls and moves as hs sy
coming election will indicate to vast number: OF
peUpf nos fh awfu power thus ntrusted is again in
a. a short time to take full swing In our city, DO
not know nas aneaag ang Of the
Tsmmany forces means repetition OF our, our SAD:
saver sa1 tba may come to trouble them agan!
No This election is OF vast impor,ahnce, h ana
70 vote or throws his vote away VII nave cause 20
reproach himself bitterly before ne u many 'sa''