New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-23

THE MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
It was $50 D. m. when Charles H. Treat the
chairman Of the committee on public meetings,
called for order and introduced Mr. Lauterbach
as the presiding officer Mr.. Lauterbach an
nounced that In place of offering any formal
resolutions the platform which the Republican
County, Committee adopted last week would be
road which he said would furnish a sufficient
keynote for the discussion which would follow.
George r. Bidwell the secretary of TIE Repub-
ucan County Committee, then read the platform
referred to. which has are ldy been published
When Mr.. I.auterbach placed the platform be-
fore the meeting for ratification his appeal for
the favoring yeas" was met with volume
of alternatives from every part Of the house.
THE CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS.
Mr. Iauterbach in his opening address first
smoke OF the gravity OF the situation row before
the electors of this city and sad it was the
hounden duty OF every citizen to aid in the abso-
Int extinction OF TamnaIy Hall That, he
said. was the great important and momentous
issuo no matter what said to the contrary,
,r whatever other issues were paraded before
the public mind Continuing. he said in part:
Shall Tammany Hall rule New-York? (Crles OF
"No my That Is the one vital question: ana II
ought TO be unnecessary to discuss any other ana
1 that question d.One presenter lstii uh'iO"H''
and undimmed there would be no need 10 hold
rnass-,neetings there would be no need OF sounding
The tocsln OF alarm: there would De nothng TO DO,
nothtng To consider but the date OF Election Day,
ychen The voice OF n majority greater than last
YEAR would go forth in condemnation OF the iniqui-
fios Of that organization which seeks To Itself
aeain enthroned in the power from which II was
heu,ed-permanently. ! trust. but maybe II We do
rot do our duty ony tenporarliy-at the last cleo
lion ,Cheers) what Is II that causes us to hesi-
tate and 10 .ear for a single instant that last
vear's verdict will be reversed? 1t Is because an
Issue bv shrewdness and cunning. has been thrust
mon the attertlo OF the community. to the ex-
cuslon 10 some extent OF the really vital question
before " =. l.,
In face OF this excise Issue 1t Is proper that
consideration should be given to the question The
,y'sent sxcise laws were devised by an Excise Com
mission created by David B. Hi. HissesJ These
laws which were ana devoid Of liberality
were prepared solely on behalf OF Tammany Hall TO
he used as a measure OF coercion against lis enc
mics and as an instrument OF extending favor to its
friends The law conceived Nifuly and pur-
posely as a means OF power for the then dominant
organIzation which ruled this city. AMI so The law
under which the people chafed was presented TO A
Democratic Assembly after being revised by a DEM
Ccratic Commission. was passed by Democratic
Legislature governed by Tammany Hat. and ylVned
by n Democratic Governor. Hi3scsD Aad I'm us
pia tforms OF 1892 and 1898 the Democratic party e-
bounced the efforts OF the Republican party 10
change the law. But relief came eventually from
Republican sources. A Republican Senate appointed
the Lexow Investigating Committee. which. aided
spirit finally overthrew Tammany Hall. and showed