The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1876, Page 3

CAMPAIGN ISSUES. Devid A. Wells’ Reply td Schurz and Evarts. HEN. MR. THAYERS’ SPEECH. Eisiness Stagnation Caused By the Administration. ‘ILDEN TO SAVE THE UNION. NERS AREY OSE The grand rally of the Tiiden and Hendricks cam- »aigu cluts took place last evening, and, in the matter >t enthusiasm and the character aud iargeness of the Attendance, was not surpassed by avy democratic gathering of the present campaign. The platform was occupied by a number of the most prominent business men intbecity, including Mayor Wickham, Williaa EB. Dodge, Jr.; Algernon 8, Suilivan, Jobo Kelly, Thomas Cooper Campbell, Parke Godwin, Peter B. Otmey, Jobn McKeon, &c The meeting was called to order by Thomas Cooper Campbell, and on motion Howard Potter was __ elected chairman, In @ brief introductory address Mr. Powter adveried to the great issues of the campaign, which consisted, in his opinion, ou the question whether or not the people of this country would passa vote of coufidence im the present administration, or, by &@ vote of want of confidence, consign it to a life of retire. ment forever. He coutended that, by its rottenness, the present government was entitled only to public condemuation, and he deemed shat under Mr, Tilden’s adminisiration, to whose cuaracter he paid a high per- sonal compliment, the evils that now affect the country wou d be remedied, MK. DAVID A, WELLS, THE ORATOR of the evening, was then introduced, and after a few preliminary observations said:— FE.Low Cinizexs—lI propose to spcuk specifically to- might va this question:~-*Whatis the reiation of the peuiing Presidential election to the basiness interests ul we country?” T propose also to speak irom a text, thas txt shall be the following extract irom the speech of my iriend, Mr. Carl Scuurz, at the Union League Club of t city October 21, and addressed especially to the “substantial business men of the democratic victory,” said Mr. you but one meonin, Vv years more of that uncor- tinty which 18 now crippling business, which is fepressing our industries, which vas been ‘closing our factories, which has put a great many of our working- Meu adrift; sume yeurs more of that want ot conti- dence whieh stauds now in the way of tue revival of enterprise; som years more of spreading bankruptcy ; in fact, some years more of dull and hard times.” For years Mr. Schurz avd myself have been in the slosest sympathy in respect to matters political, eco- nomical apd personal, Idishke much to find myself {n antsgouiem with bim upon any public question. Yet Ido wholly and entirely disagree with him in the opin- lous us above oxpressed, and #0 disagrceimy, | propose to review the jacia in the case ua they seem to me to Present themscives and leave the public to judge which of us two is right in his coaciusions. i THE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY. Now, in seeking for the causes of the present pros- tration and the reason for the retardation 01 curative action, | am not so narrow mindeu, so unjust or so partisan 0 attribute the blame wholly to theo policy, or want of policy, of the party and the administra: tion that for a long period of years has now controlled tue federal government, Governments are not om- Dipotent, ‘bey capnot make men wise who are patorally foolish. But let me reinforce and impress it by an illus- tration, During the year 1875 the Labor Bureau Of Massachusetts entered upon and completed a most Temarkabie investigation. 1¢ obtained from 70,000 ‘working meu and women in that State an account of what cuch one earned du:ing that year and wh we saved. The result sarned $459 per annum, nDUM, leaving aD average possible avnual saving 4&8 & provision against future want, sickness and old age o1 apout $20, And a little caiculasion will show that, in order to savo this, the average workingman or Woman of Massachuselis must not expend of bis imcome an average tor food, clothing, fucl, shelter, taxes education, religion, amusements or heath more than rs 63 per day, which, for those having tumilies, is certainly Bo large allowance. And if this is the condition of things in Massachusetts, where accumulated wealth greater and more equally distributed, and where the ple are more highly educated than im almost any Other State iv the Union, whai is it tu other sections df the country? Now, suppose that, by reason of federal mismapagoment of natioual trusts, the re- lations botween the different sections of the country ro nade discordant and hostile when they should be peacouble and friendly; that the taxes and expendi- tures are 80 excessive as to absorb an undue proportion Ol the profits of industry; that the mediam of ex- change and the measore of values 1s made uncertain ‘aud uctuating; that trade with foreign putions 1s ham- pered or prevented, and the markets Yor domestic pro- ducts are restricted, and that, in consequence of the ition of things, the wheels of industry © to move, the fires on the beartns of the furnaces go out and trade becomes stagnant, we know what then follows to capital. The news- papers reiterate that daily. But how many of the Bewspapers aud of the people themselves fully appre- te what follows tolavor? But if a man earning on fn average $10 per day, and doing as well as the aver- age working men and women do tn Massacbusetts, is deprived of the opportunity of employment by reason of the derangement of industry for only ten days in the whole year, not only is his whole possible surp! Swept away but a nearly equivelent amount is de- ducted from his fund for living, carrying him over at Once from a condition of abundance aud comfort toa eondition of discomiort and scarcity. THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR. The important questiun of the bour then, gentle- Men, 1p determining what is the bearing of the 4 pending Presidential election upon the business inter- esis of the couutry, is, lu what manner has the administration and party which bas been 1m control of power for the last filteen years, and which now ap- peas to the people for a continued’ lease of power, Munistercd the trusts contided to it? Has it adminis. tered them in such away as to bring abundance or scarcity to the country, peace or discord, prosperity or adversity ? THY GENERAL ISSUE, In answer I plead, iret, the gencral issue. Loox for ourselves at the general condition of the coantry and fet the results of even the most superficial obgerva- tions speak tor themseives, TUE STATE OF THR SOUTH. I plead next the condition of the South, Has the re- publican party, tol owing the advice of the late ror Audrew, prosecuted peace since the close of the war as Vigurously ns it prosecuted the war? 1 cali but one witness under this bD and o| if he is the right one, {s all that is uecessary, I call Charles Nordbott. This gentleman during the last year, at the request of Yr, Bennett, of the Herap, made a persona visita. tio and investigation o| the Southeru States, Asan investigator and observer Mr. Nordhoif cannot be sur. passed, His testimony hus been belore the public, rinted and bound 14 a book for a year, and no one as questioned its accuracy, even So much as to the decima) of a state debt. 1 quote the essential part of bis couciusions Those whieh havo been republican control i shatuelessly misman are pow deeply, ot them hopelessly, in debi, ana with very heavy te and county taxes. 2. On the other band, Georgis, which has b IST) ruled “by democrats, by veareoly any ¢munty debt % It tr 1. dave ‘00 ble fact that, accor dence I could eullect on the cratic Georgian own far more reat estate and pay taxes on amore property than inwny one vt the States witch have Been unuer reoudivean rule, like Arkansas ot Louisiana. 4, Wherever one of these States has tullen under the cons imporvant tinan- i, 08 ta Arkansas ith Carolina, which remain under js # continuance of barefaced cor yy a class of unscrupulous dem- sxognes to tet the races in hostility against eneh otlier 6 The misconduct of the republi ru in all these States lias driven out of their party the great mass of the white people, the property owners, taxpayers and persous of inveiligence and honesty. tion of these were ranged on the re ates L have m ed At first @ consideraule propur- Now, in jenn side. pt in North ¢ biicwn party consists wt exclusively of the he federal olfice-holders. with, iu Louisiana, mablican State and county officers also. has been perpetuated what {s called the “color tie party being composed of t n jnciuding almost the eptire body Of those who own property, pay taxes or have intelligence; while republican party is composed aimust the negroes, whe are, as a body, iltiterate, without property, and ensily'misied 1) to their fears anu to eit gratitude to “General Grant,” who is to them the embodi- Ment of the federal powe: 8 livinion of political parties on tho ra Hine has been # grout eaiamity to the Southern St Now, what need have we to summons any further wit- nosses? And yet out of the great abundance of testi- mony to the same effect aa that givon by Mr. Nordhoff, I cannot refrain trom calling your attention to a few other points which especially bear upon the business of the country, ondition of the two States of Arkansas rolina. Arkansas was reconstructed in constitution framed at Washington, which established an anti-republican, centralized and despotic Btaio government, under which the le bad hittie, if any, power, From this time until 1874 there was nothing in that State bat piunder, discord and indus- it color 3. trial prostration, Lt was first Brooks and then Baxter, and then Baxter and next Brooks, and jt was federal interference ail the time, In 157%, more by reason of disagreement between contonding re- pov iean jwcuons than from any other cause, a pew coustiiution Was adopted; a large proportion of the who citizens ot the State, who until that time bad bee distranchised, we restored to their political freodom, aud the colored voters having become dis- satisfied with (hoir treatment, a new Governor, a geu- tleman by the name of Garland, was elected by the cemocrais. Then Brooks, Baxter, Poker Jack Mac- Clure and their worthy associgtes appealed to the federal Executive to prevent Garland from entering upon his NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. But in the meantime occurred. a oluded “teat they bad not better sent out a commission, ad of which was Judge winter of 1874 any longer interfere. yon however, to inquire, at the Poland, of Vermont, and Judge Poland, to bis boner, reported that the federal government bad better let Mr. Garland alone. Ther followed another event with- out parallel in American history, Im accordance with a proclamation by the per officials, the people of this State, ou the 25th of March, 1675, set aside « day for thanksgiving rool pron to Almighty God. There have Deen many spccial occasions of this nature, eveo ce our Pilgrim tathers gi thanks 1 ce of the seas, when tho abundance of 1 ted mainly of clams; but vever has there been such thanksgiving as thi And what was icail for? That the State had been delivered from pes ce? No, That the Indians on the borders bad not ravaged the seitiements? No, That the annual sruition of the earth bad not failea? No. But simply that the peo- ple ot Arkansas had been allowed to epjoy what is con- sidered the inalienable right of every American— namely, that of a free government. Aud Mr. Nordhoff, who was in Little Rock at this time, tells us that the day was observed by the whole peopi were opeu, the bauks and the stores were closed; and body, a® they passed on their way to worship or white and black—clasped bands ana con- 8 other on the good times ahead. And the good times came; for during the last two years there has beeu no State which has made such advavees in progress, population and industrial development as tui same State of Arkansas, And during the past few months negotiations nave been opened in Boston by the planters in the viowity of Little Rock for the erection of a cotton mill near that city; their representative stat- ing tea friend of mine in Boston that he was making more cotton, better cotton and cheaper cotton than ever before; that be was working some half dozen Dationalities in peaco and barmovy on bis plantation, and that he and bis neighbors were increasing their capital so fast that they desired to divwrstiy their in- dastries. Contrast, now, this picture of Arkansas with the present condition of South Carolina, The taxes im- Posed by every government which lives by taxing and not by borrowing of confiscating are proportioned to its expenditures, and the expenditures im every well administered government vary very slightly in successive years, except in caso of Unexpected emergencies, This was the rule with this govern- Mmeut belore the war, tends to be the rule now and would have been so years ago fad it not been fur the extraordinary pulicy of Mr. Boutwell in keepmg up the taxes on the patio which had strained its resources to the uttermost through long years of war, for the purpose of paying a debt that was not doe, to’ the utter neglect of a debt that was dee. Suppose now the first Congress undor democratic contro! should enter upon the work of pay- ing these claims, and for the sake of making a begin- ing ow the $2,500,000,000, which itis predicted bas got to be paid, should appropriate $40,000,000 over and above the current uecessary federal expenditures, This would occasion a deficit in the resources of ihe Treasury, which could only be met in two ways—by increasing tho debt or increasing the taxes, But neither of these things can be done in a herry or done im the dark, Suppose it was proposed to increase the deot, The very first symptom of « proposition look- ing 1n this direction would be flashed by telegraph to every financiui centre io the civilized world, and the echo would come back almost as ’ speedily in a deciive im bonds, in a rise in gold, in an unsettling of foreign exchange and senate) contivence, and in a gencral interruption of all busi- ness, Tho American people take stock in a good many things without much consideration, but I think it would be difficult to find one man, claiming to be sensible, who would believe hat any party or admiw- istration would deliberately go to work to get up, not merely ono business panic, but a chronic series of and this, too, with a new House of sentatives elective every two years. Or sup) was proposed to increase tho taxes, does not every ono see that this policy would be in direct opposition to tbo interest that, for years to come, is to ve tho most tent in influencipg national politics, namely—ihe jndustrial and busibess interests of the country; and also in opposition to the alinost universal’ senti- ment of the people, that the burden of tax- ation sbali not hereafter increase but shail rapidly diminish. The danger to vo apprehended irom the undue payment of Southern cla is, there- fore, in my opiuion, purely imaginary. Though the Southern members of Congress should vote as one man in favor of their’ payment, the representatives of the North and West have a majority in Congress as compared with the South of nearly three to one, and if their politics could not be relied on to prevent a raid on the public treasury, their interests aud their con- Stituentscan be. We have all heard of the scarcity of white blackbirds, but white blackbirds would be plenty in comparison with members of Cengress from the North and West who should go belore their constitu ents for re-election or indorsement with a record that they had voted to increase citber the debt or the tuxes, What the South most necds is peace and good government, Give her these and she will speedily be- come the richest portion im the Union, and in this in- crease of riches the North and West will largely share, Whatever, therefore, may be the interests of indi viduals at the South in respect to c!aims, the South, as a whole, may be relied ou not to advocate any policy which would be destructive of sectional as well as national prosperity. People have sometimes quarreled with their own labor and their own pocketbooks, But they don’t do ut often, and the average American is not much giving to acting in that direction. TUK TRUTH ABOUT NATIONAL EXPENDITURES. On the business interests of the country let us bricfly review the more purely economical transi federal government as administered by ty, and see if we can find anything there which will enable us to tell aught of the business fuiure apd prospects. The expenditure of revenue and the method by which revenue 18 collected constitute the best tests by which we can estimate the wisdom and efficiency of a goverament. All other questions are snvordinate, for without good finance there cannot be any high degree of prosperity or even any high degree of morality to a nation any more than toan individual. Let us apply ese tesis to our recent experience. It isa propo- sition in tbe nature of an axiom tbat national expen- ditures in tine of peace ought notto increase ina greater ratio than population; but, on the contrary, as the basis for the levy of taxes onlarges, as wealth und population increase, the per capita expenditure of every well reguiated government in time of peace ought to de- crease. This 16 the case with the British government, the annual expenditures for the maintenance of which merease very slowly or rewain for lovg periods almost Stationary. But how does the recent experience of our government answer to these requirements? Iu 1860 bational expenditures exclusive of any payments for interest or principal of the public debt were $1 94 per capita. . In 1870, the Mith year alter peace, our national ex- pendtiures exclusive of Interest, payments on the Principal of the debt, and not including pen- sions, wore $3 52 percapita, Or im other words, while the population of the country increased trom 1860 to 1870 in tho ratio of twenty-two per cent, the ordinary pence expenditures of the government showed an in- crease 1n 1870 as compared with 1860 of over seventy per cout. For the fiscal year 1875, the last for which official figures e been published, the corresponding Dational expenditures, with at least 4,000,000 of addi- Houal population, were $3 38 per capita,’ Here then are all the essential facts respecting the recent increase in the expenditures of the federal government, as it were, in a ‘nutshell. The figures speak (or themselves and the data upon which they are. founded are at com- mand of all who baye access to the last report of the Secretary of ibe Treasury and to the census. Acain on the 23d of January, 1872, General Garfeld, as Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, called the attention of the House of Representatives and tho country to the fact thatthough the population of the country bad been increasing In a geometrical ratio, the nation! expendi @ the termination of the ‘war bad increased even more rapidly, and that if this in- ‘crease was.to coutiouc, ‘we might look forward to the future with ‘alarm.’? The speaker did not, however, think there was any necessity for such continued increage, and in view of the measures to be taken, expressed to the House bis confident belief that if peace continues, tho year 1876 will witness our ordinary expenditures reduced to $125,000,000. And Mr. Eugene Hale, also a member of the Committee on Appropriations, who followed General Garteld, ex- pressed his opinion, that in the reduction of expendi- Jures about to be Inuugurated, “the lowest figure may be reached a year or two earlier than General Garfeld has stated.” " Bat jet us now sce how far the hopes of Gonerai Garfleld and tho predictions of Mr, Hale have becn realized, For the year 1872, the year when the reduction was to be at onco entered upon, the net ordinary expenditures of the government were $163,000,000. The very next year ‘they jumped to ‘$180,000,000; in 1874 they went " still higher, | to\ — $194,000,000; and for 1875 they were $171,000,000. The demonstra- tion, theretore, is complete, that the party haying tuil control of the government have not been able to make that redaction in national expenditures which their Ablest fioancial leader four years ago assured the coun- try would be most alarming if it was not made; aud that the same party has not the imatinct or intelligence for doing this necessary work is made farther mauiiest by the circumstance that large as were the expendi- tures of toe governwent for 1875 the estimates of the Executive departments for the current fiscal year were muuch larger; that the efforts of the democratic House inst winter to reduce expenditures were opposed by the republicans as a whole, and have been made the subject ofsneer during the present campaign by v every republican orator; and that the President hi bas expressed an official opinion that the goveroment could not be succesefully carried on on the basis of the appropriations allowed by the House. Although there ppropriations were millions larg what General ‘tieid four years betore bad asserted would avd ht to suffice. And, as another contribution to this subject, I woula mention that Sr, George S, Boutwell, since his retirement from the Treasury, has also stated publicly in Boston, **You will never see the ox- penditures of this government any less than they now are ;” and, that there may be no mistake in this asser- tion, I will mention Mr. Frank Sanborn as the gentie- man to whom it was said, and by whose authority I speak. THR MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THY HOUR. ‘tainly Mr. Schurz and Mr. Evarts will agree with me that one of the most important questions of th day, if not the most important, is, Under what c ditions shall our lavor ana capital be employed? Cer- tainly you will agree with me that if these creators of wealth areto be subject tothe exhaustive drain of taxation to which they are now sulyect—for as yot the relief given bas been very imsufiicient-—there is no | hope of immediate national prosperity, for capital and labor will Dotenier actively into new enterprises so long as taxation unduly absorbs the profits that can ajone stimuate them into action, Certainly there is nothing so much to be desired vy business men asa change. Are they most likely to get it by calling m new agencies that have shown tueit capacity to work efloctively im the right direction or by couun' power those who have proved unequal to their trust Passing to the subject of the manner sm which the revenue 18 coliecte el id :—And here, gen- tlemon, I assert, and challenge contradiction, that there never has been in modern times a system of Fevenue in any civilized Siate so monstrous, complt- ated and uniotells hung to H , Spain bave observed, no republican bas any « before the people, tor it involves the discussion of the very ugly subject, not what bax been the percenta, Joss in the disbursement of the revenues, but what b: been the percentage of loss that has accrued within the last ten years in their collection. Jn the pts on civil service reform made by Mr. George illiam Curtis, that eminent republican leader indorses the opinion that full one-fourth of the revenues of the United States are iost in collection, If this be so, then there has been lost since and in- cluding 1866, nearly $1,000,000,000, [ wii] not enter into any discussion of the correctuess of this estimate, but I will express the opinion that there has been lost in frauds in the collection of the whiskey tax, each and every year of Grant's greater than allthe losses that bave accrued under every bead, under all the Federal administrations ‘or the twenty years precedant to 1860. Mr, Weils then directed attention to the question of bow the administration destroyed commerce and manufactories, and illustrated it by a reference to the wool industry, declaring that the policy of successive republican administrations has been to prevent this great industry from enjoying the conditions essential to its prosperity by imposing duties on the import of wool, ranging [rom twenty-live cents to sixty cents per cent, aud under the iniluence of sucn a tariff, with duties on manutactured goods ranging from 50 to 160 per comt—the highest ever impored 19 this coun- try—cight of the largest woollen mills of the United States bave passed, since 1868, from the hands of their original owners at less than Alty per cent of their cost, and could pot be disposed of by their purchaser to-day for anythimg like the price which he paid for them. “Mr, Weils next advorted to the aosurdities of the republican fiscal administration, and humorously called ationtion to questions considered by the Secre- tary of the Trewsury, one of which was whether a tor- eign patent on parchment with a big long seal was a mabuincture of wax or Of leather, Another question was whether old news) sent as vouchers from foreign countries to show advertise. meuts haa been inserted were to be admitted free of duty; and in relation to the capture of a whale at St. Pierre, Miquelon, it was held that the resulting oi was only partially the product of American fisheries, and the poor fishermen were maloted accordingly at tho rate of tweuty per cent ad valorem. The consideration of this ‘subject ted him to a consid- eration of tbe official robberies committed by the government under the technicalities of law and in defiance of all principies of justice and quit, ‘These included a notable case which occurred in this city, where im open daylight the books of one of the largest firms of the country were seized on @ superficial investigation and charges of the most shameless character were presented against its members, It exacted a penalty of $271,000 tor a detriment to the revenue, which the District Attor- ney officially certified was not in excess of $1,664, and which the Treasury, by compromising, acknowledge to have been unaccompanied by any frauduient intent, But how shall we, it may be asked, provide a rom- edy? My answer is, first, it we can ‘Sud «map who has large knowledge abd comprehension of economic and fiscal atfurs, ge experience aud skill in their practical administration, we bad better take him. I believe we have such a man in Samuel J. Tilden, for 1 had abundant opportunity by personal intercours for a number of years to test the extent of bis ment resources and capacity, while the people at large have had abundant opportunity to test bis executive ability. ‘Wo want a man to take the lead in extricating the na- tion out ot its present financial aod commercial diffi- culties, who fully comprehends the principles involved in so simplo a matter as the buying of a pair of shoes; and this is something that the present Executive and peat of his advisers who have been directing our fiscal policy do not understan Now, what is true of the business and jodustrial transactions of individuals, iw true of the business and industrial transactions of jons. But tho financial leaders and statesmen of the republican party have not been able to see and act upon this truth, for the whole fiscal policy which they havo created, ‘maintained and indorsed, denies it. ‘This policy has not said in 89 many words to tho American manufacturer or other producer you shall not export, but it has virtually said to the producers in other countries you shall not import, and in shutting others out we have atthe same time, and necessarily, shut ourselves in. And this more than any other one thing isthe reason why industry inthe United States is lyzed and trade is stagnant and commerce don’t Fevive, A COMPLETE CHANGE OF POLICY NRKDED. Now we want a change in the :nethods of transacting this department of our national business, and we have got to have it before we shall regain prosperity. But some may ask, Do you expect to get this change by bringing the democratic party into power more readily than by continuing the republicans in power? Cer- tainly Ldo, The republican party, while possessing full power for the last Oiteen has shown no sympathy for commorcial freedom. {t bus done noth- ing in thatdirection. 1t bas cast out every man from its ranks that has attempted reform within 1 rey, 4n respect to trade, commerce, finance and civil ser- vice, In view of the whole record of the republican party, I appeul, then, to the business men of the coun- try, tothe friends of revenue reform, with whom heretofore | know I had some influence, if they bad not better take the chances with Mr. Tilden and the democratic party; and if chastieement 1s uot the best y of making the republican party a bond fide reform party, Lwppeal to them not to be influenced by the absurd cry tuat the country is in danger in case Mr. Tilden is elected, The country is always in dauger in the eyes of a party threatened with the loss of power and patronage. ‘The country is no more in danger shan the State of New York was two years ago when Jolin A Dix went out of the Executive chair and Samuei J, Tilden came in. On the contrary, there. are nono but blind partisans who will not countess that New York was greatly benefited by the change. There is a denger ahead for the coun- try, but 1 bope and believe it is notaserious one. It is’ that the couniry will not hold the republican party to a rigid responsibility for mavitold and maitiplied eins of omission and commission; fer to coudove them by continuing that party in power would be equivalent to offering a premium tor the continuance of permanent bad government; may more, it would be very nearly equivaient to making the government a vested interest in the republican party. Ove word more. Political thunder storms are wanted from time to time to clear the political atmo- sphere, just as atmoepheric thunder storms are needed to clear the terrestrial atmosphere; and one of our sources of national trouble is, that it isa long time since we bave had such a political storm, adequate to wash clean the channels of federal administration. MR. THAYER'S SPEBCH The speaker's retirement trom the stage was accom- panied by such a demonstration as is seldom witnessed at the conclusion of a political speech. The audienco Decame wild and tumultuous in their applause, rising en masse and almost shaking the very walls with their cheers. This uproar continued for several minutes and only subsided after Mr. Wells tw: came forward to bow his acknowledgments, Mr. Thayer was then introdueed and greeted with cheers, He — Whatever delusions may foratime havo disturbed the currents of public opinion, the people recognizo fully the fact that there can be ro reform m tie gov- ernment without a change in its administration—that they cannot have the one except through the other. They demand pertormances, not promises—acts, not words—practical results, not good resolutions. He re- ferrea humorously but caustically to the penitential mood of the republican party, and thought it was satcst to strengthen them in their good resoives by with- Grawing them from the occasion of temptation. Give them, so to speak, said he, a sort of Lenten season, during which they will have an opportunity for medi tation, for abating something of their riotous living, restraining their extravagance and embracing, if not a prayeriul, at least a thoughtful and sober lite. This would do them good and save the country at least $100,000,000 per annum. All parties had agreed that frugality and economy were necessary. The people bad taken up the idea in great earnest. The speaker went on to say that one of the most ex- traordinary sights was to seo the people practising all kinds of retrenchment and economy and the govern- ment revelling in tho proceeds ol their robberies and peculatious. Thus we have the spectacle of a peoplo saving themselves from ruin in spite of those supposed to lead them. It is a humiliation, said the speaker, beyond expression that if this state of thiogs is continued, the republican party kept 10 power and the peopio of this country ever have a chance to live and prosper, it will be in spite of their government. Let me eulorce my argument by a statement of some interesting facts In an able address made by Mr. David A. the American 5 ‘eli# at Saratoga carly in September, betoro ial Science Association (of which, I “Ht we assume Delieve, he 1 president), he says $5, 000,0C0,000 as the net value of ot and ten per cent of this to be left over Jor the sustenance of tne whole peop! all expenditur amusements, and taxes, the aggregate of the annual ings of the nation will in of $500,000,000, and this, I vel it large an.esti- anted in making under the most favorable circumsiances.” I estimate that in the years inelusive, the people economized in their twenty per cent at least per an- un the basis above siated that their expend- ,000 for all pur- three years of during that pe- pum, w taro in previous years was $4,500, saving during tho: economy vised by tl ple. Did the government adopt any policy that corr sponded to the economy and rejorm practised by people? No; on the contrary, the expenses of the teagral government increased irom year to year. 1p 1875 they were $171,000,000, and for the fiscal year of 1875 and 1876 they were $158,000,000. Mr. Thayer then went on to say that the present state of things Was a scandal to republican institutions, and chalienged his adversaries to a review of export very forcible nand. AMOUNT OF EXPORTS. During the last five years—that ie, from the year 1872 to 1876 inclusive—our exports (exclusive of gold and silver butlion) amounted to 840,925,297, Our imports during that period of five years we $2,930,3¥9,059, From this statement ‘it ap; that our excess of imports over exports , was about $90,000,000 during this period. Assuming the poputation of the United St be 42,000,000, the consumption of foreign goods was $60 per capita, and assigning to each section its proportionate suare of these gouds, The South, with © population of 13,000,000, would receive | $780,000,000 of our imports, and the North, with a population of 2,000,000, would have for its share about $1,740,- 000,000, Now look our export The South, daring the same period of five years, from 1872 to 1876, imcluded, in three articies—to wit, cotton, to- bacco and ‘naval stores—$1,048,953,014, — This amount exceeds iis consumption of imported articios, ‘oned FG. capita, over $250,000,000. Tho of all Southern prodacts exported ‘This excoeds she amount of a 907,919, is $1,192,- imported _ articles consumed by her, which is $780,000,000, by $412,907,919; while the North consumed of imported orticles, as above stated, $1,740,000,000. In the mean- time her exports (excluding gold silver com and bullion) amounted to $1,613,008,501, showing an excess of consumption of imported s over amount of her exports of over $14,000,000. ‘Look on id then on that.” The South paying her debt for tor- eign goods, with a balance of over $400,000,000. Add to the total expert of the Soath, that reached ip round numbers $1,200,000,000 during the five years, $500,000,000 in value of cotton sent to the North, and you have a total of $1,500,000,000. The total exports of Northern products dur- ing the same period (excluding gold and siver coin and ballion) amounted to §$1,6v0,000,000. The speaker next dealt exbaustively with the ennoge le that the democrats were opposed to the a the democratic States, nd said: ew York turnished more than | proportionate share, and those Congression districts im the State that were democratic furnisued a larger percentage of population subject to miliary auty than the other portions, The average ratio of enrollment to the male population in the Western States was 19 per cent; im New Jeracy, 20per cent; in Pennsylvania, Is% percent; in the New England States, 17 per cent; in the 'State of Now York, 22 per cunt, This is the record of the men to fight for the Union, As to the money—the sinews of war—the democrats paid their taxes like other citizens, The only difference between democrats and republic was that the | republicans made immense profits out of supplies fur- nished tocarry ou the war. Ii there were $5,000,000, 000 Spent during the war it is estimated | that om third at least of that sum went into the pocket prot to the contractors, manufucturers, agents aud factors, And it isa potable fact that during the war the barometer of loyalty rose and fell according as the c... were heavy or light with those who claimed to the special guerdians of the Union. The orator then detailed the special! business reasons why many of the repubdiican boasters were loyal—simply because they had the monopely of everything a soldier or an army Wants, and tuey grew fat and rich on the war. He answers tho republican boasts of to-day by velling them that tbey have dono nothing but increuse the debt. ‘The general charges aguinst the democratic party were then bandied in a bold, epigrammatic style, and the speaker concluded in the following terms :— The sweet new wine of retorm that bas so deeply stirred the blood of the people, bas set in motion a searching and aggressive movement that hus dis- jodged the thieving banditti which infested the city and State of New York. 1t will go on under the aus- pices of its chosen leaders until it drives from its in- trenchment the organized army of national piunder- ors who are eating out the substance, destroying the prosperity and tarnishing the honor and good name of our counir;. But this movement, though for the time of the first importance, caunot of itself, and always, give permanent strength and enduring life to a great | party. We want and must nave in the end something of the flavor and the body of the old vintage of the constitutional era, some taste of the grape that ono hundred years ago was planted upon those steep and periious slopes upon whick tho morning sun of a | republic first shone, DEMOCRATIC MANFESTO. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE ELECTION PROSPECTS. Rooms or THe National Democratic ComMirrss, Everett House, New York, Nov. 8, 1876. To tax Proris ov Tus Unirep States:— The great contention between the republican office- holders and the people is now drawing toaclose. Tho evidence is all in, and the country is to pass upon the issuo—which is, whether, by change of men and meas- ures, there shall, at least, be opportunity given fora change from the ‘bad times”? brought on by misman- agement and maladministration of the public Interests by the party in power, Tho great majority of the peo- ple deeiro only an opportunity to earn an honest livell- hood, and their main concern {8 notin the success of any party, but in the maintenance of a government which protects life, liberty and property at the lowest cost, aud does not tend, by its policy and measures, to make the rich ricber and the poor poorer. The republican managers have ignominioasly failea in their efforts to obscure and pervert tho real and ouly issue involved in this struggle for honest government by the substitution of false party cries and calumnies, addressed to the passions and prejudices rather than to the reason of men. The result 1s no longer doubtful, The bad men who have so long abused the trusts confided to them by a tient people will be driven from power by the popu- r voice on Tuesday next, From the information in the possession of this com- mittee, based upon careful estima ceived from the various States, we are justitied 1 claiming as sure for tho cause of reform, embodied in the national demo- cratic ticket, 200 electoral vou clear majority ot the whole number. In this estimate we do not 1} the electoral vote of South Carolina or Lou! 5 which, il accorded an election free from military inter- ference, will undoubtedly cast fifteen additional votes jor the cause of good government, Besides these votes we have every reason to expect seventy one votes from States regarded as doubtiul, which, if cast for ‘Tilden and Hendricks, will give them over two-thirds of the electoral coliege. In this estimate we do not include the e of Ohio, from which, however, we have assurances of victory, On the other band our estimate concedes to the re- publican office-holders every State in which by their power of patronage and their reckless use of illegal ex- pediente they have any reasonablo ground for claiming success, The committee feel that the duy of redemption draws nigh, when our beleved country willbe freed from the embrace of corruption; when equal rights will bo re- stored to all classes of citizens; when the government will be honestly and economically administered; when the barden of taxation will be lightened go as to bo tol- erable; when the national credit will be upheld ana strengthened ; wher the shackles of commerce will be stricken off; and prosperity, so long’a stranger within our gates, will once more iake up its abode in the homes of American freemen. Itonly remains, theretore, for the committee to make this final appeal to iheir fellow citizens to use all possible procantions to prevent Irauds in the election by which the will of the people may be deteated and to exerciso the great privilege and the supreme duty ot freemen by casting their votes for the causo of retorm in such overwhelming numbers as will jor the coming century render impossible the resurrection of the cor- ruption and improvidence which have dishonored and impoverished the country during the republican rale. ‘The victory thus achieved will be the triumph, not ofavy party or section, but of the whole people, vindi- cating their own honor and assurivg their own wel- fare. By order of the National Democratic Committee, ABRAM 38. HEWITT, Chairman, Faxsperick 0. Prixce, Secretary. A REPUBLICAN RETORT. AN ANSWER TO THE DEMOCRATIC MANIFESTO ABOUT REBEL WAR CLAIMS, The following, over the signtauro of Mr. Z. Chandler, explains itself :-—~ Rerusticay Narionat serie” | rn AvENCK HoTkL, New You, Nov. 3, 1876, Tho Republican National Committee calls + of the povple of the United, htater to the © dinury, action of the democratic candidate for the Presidency and bis party munnqors rearding the rebel war claims, tor the payment of which a grand raid upon the Treasury is con- templated im the evens of democratle success in the impond- jon. attention i al constitution, and to veto all bills for payiny any “‘claime for wn. loss or ‘damage incurred by disloyal persons arising from the late war.'’ ‘Au wrzent appoal has also been made by Mr Tilden to the democratic lenders and State committees of every rourh- ern State to join by telegraph in lis promise, according to ® prescribed form sent ont hy him, anu to assert that the South does not expect the payment of such claims for loss or damage. ‘Thi part of Mr. Tilden and committee does not hesi- lo action on Southern abies thi rueteriae as a virtual admission of thé unsound- democratic party with reterence to the rebel war which unsoundness 1s to be utterly destructive to lden’s chances of clection unless new promixes and rt the otherwise imevituble te claims com ly alter the ayment, and the policy of intimidasion and 6 believes, mado the Southern States sure for isloyal persons” is to | ‘since the cio: re no distoyul per- G, ©, Cabell, of Vir- Feneutatives of Jun ® claimant th tive proof that the party rebellion.” ‘This tavorite democratic Southern idem that by Mr. Jotn AT2: by the sas, in hie vill, Maryland, iu speech ot Apri resolution of Mr. W. W. Wilshire, of Ara No, 633, for for stores aud supplies of ali citizens of t ; by the bills of Messra. Will- jam M. Levy. of Louisiana, and F. H. Hurd, Ni 1,483, out regard ¥ iki » Of Misaor by bi Mr. Philip Cook, of Georgia, and by over one thousand similar bills, ine'ading No, 2,364, of Mr. MH. V. Riddle, of Tennesseo, which provides for compensation “to ali citizens of the United States for the use and cecopation ing the bed civil war by the United Ft thereat. PpAraent promise tho Iangu tees. His promise for paying for “loss or 7 Southern democrats, according to Mr, Tilden's prexeribed only say they ope of “payment for loss or go to property.”? ‘These promises carefully resorve all claims for supplies furnished or taken, or lor uroperty captured, of tor the use ‘and occupation of ‘property, which cinsses of claims cover more than four-fifths of the many millions of claims now pending before the House of Rey ‘The country can fui 4 ming the current of r enter into a confilet with bis own party and voto ite bills by considering thas many of the Nouthern States have already diting kuch elaim to their peo- ple there! large sums, aim greenback: able by the whenever the same shall be al! the States by the United states ‘The State of Mixsourt hus received for audit 11,961 claims of $4,514.36 29, ny appears by Governor Silas Wo ) January 615.5, and has presente for aflowance such claims, early 07 of stem- Dromine to "is indobved 4 ou ecount of supplies furnished, This certificate in Lu not ble by 1 fot until wfter the claim of anid woodtord Pare ie n presented to th: ited States ramen Saroubt allgwed nd eld to the Biohe,ume then only fee toe L. 1 | 16 cannot be repeated actoal amount recetved from the United States government. CITY OF JxFFYRSON, 74. SILAS J.D. Crarron, Acting Quartermant (ndorsoment on bue x WOODFORD Issued in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly of the State of M Mareh 19, 1874 These rtificates are printed in the style of greenbacks? | been put in cirealation in Missouri, and many | negotiated, and are | w York city, and the andoubted has been to create an irresistible pu javor of the payment of such claims by tue United Missouri democratic 1e » pro pe ms for losses sendy di r* to respond, und should even include these allow od claims for supplt of what value are their or bis promises in view of his latter of acceptance, wherein he declares that by the soleunity of legal and constitutional prohibitions stone, dot by the promises of mon, can the people. be Presiaentiat’ corruptions in office, fatility tually delivered from his xreatest. temptation r and patronage with which the Execu ition, then, 14 that a constitutional amend- ment ix necessary to protect the country against the cor- | ruptions incident ton Présideut destrous of a secony term, | but that a promise betore election to veto bills which Lis isa sufficion i And i the 8 WHY COLONEL MURPHY WITHDREW FYROM THE CONTEST IN THE FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIS- ‘TRICT. The following corrospondence in relation tothe dem- ocratic contest in the Filth Congressional district ex- | plains itselt:— New York, Nov. 2, 1876. learned with great rexret that two Congress in the Fifth y sthere would be no occasion for,the State Committee to intertere, by advice or appeal, in # Tocal coutest where, in any event, a good dem- oerat is sure to be returned. i$ut this coutest Involves other and mors portaut considerations. It may involve 4 serious loss of voves for the national ticket. It iy plain, stierefore, that one or the other candidate should retire from the contest. Without going into the merits of the case, T have heard enough of the generosity and inagua imity your character to feel justi y youl to You rather than to your opponent; and I do not hesitate, in view ot th vity of the situation and the eritical nature of the struxgle in which we are engaged. to appeal to your patriotism to relieve the party irom its peril by withrawing uame from the canvass. And I can axaure you that it oso you will deser d receive the well inerited respect aud the gratitude of the democratic party. Thave the honor to be, very respect! ABRAM 8, HEW Chairman Ni 1 Dem COLONEL MURPHY’S RR Naw York, Nov. 3, 1870. Hon. Annam 8. Hewitt, Chairman of the National Demo- cratic Committe Deak Sin—When [accepted the democratic nomination for Congress in the Filth district did s0 from a senaw of duty to the party and with arincere wi holp it to the best of my ability, ‘The same moti ontrol me in re- the tion aud withdrawing absolutely my 1 the democratic ticket. ‘The request contained in letter Llook upon in. the light ot » command, in politics as in war the soldier should take his froin his general, You a cratic organization, and your opluion should at once deeid the action of every candidate who honestly desires the tri umpn of democratic principles and the election of Mr. Til- your obedient sorvant, den. Tappreciute the delicacy with whieh you have made this ply wi reely, frankly, wny serve the party it y uinbition to hav 1 had been elected. fore elo this to your courteous letter I beg leave to thank, you, my many friends who assisted in my nomina- id who have worked for me so zealorsly and ably through the canvass, Your letter, even more than any- thing Ican say, will explain to them the rossons for my withdrawal—the snpreme interests of the democratic party. fo which every individual and candidate should feel it not only aduty but a privilege to yield. [have the honor to Subscribe myself, sir, your obedient servant, MICHAEL ©. MURPHY, SMITH ELY, JR., FOR MAYOR. WHAT JOHN FOLEY THINKS OF THE CANVASS— GENERAL DIX OUT OF THE RACK In theso moments of political anxiety it ie always interesting to know the jeelings of those who are eagerly concerned in the conflict, Such an expression ot sentiment was made yesterday to a HxeKato repre- sentative by Mr. John Foley, who has long been a prominent democrat of this city, Tho interview began with the inquiry :— “Which of the candidates for tho Presidency, Mr, Foley, has the brighter prospects for clection?”” “[ regard the election of Governor Tilden as cer- tain,” he replied promptly. “He is cmimentiy fitted for the office of President—a man of great executive ability and theroughly honest. He has made goveri ment aflairs a study for upward of thirty years, No man lives who is more anxious and capable than Gov- ernor Tilden to promote tho happiness and best in- terests of the people and nation. Look at ‘his record as Governor of New York. Two years ago he promwed the people of our State that if elected he would leat nothing undone to secure reform, economy and good government. Has he not made his word good? In my judgment bo has proved the wisest and Lest Governor ‘we havocver had.. He has worked nobly tor the peo, ple and broken up the canal and all otber State abuses by his great energy and good management, He reduced taxation the first your one-third, and the second year made a yet further reduction of one- half. Me bas secured other great reforms, which the good penple of our State fully appreciate and will manitest their confidence in Governor Tilden by giv- ing what is tairly due to nim, a majority of upward of 100,000 on Tuesday noxt. That is only double the ma- jority he received two years ago when he was elected Governor.’ “Phen you feel sure that the State of New York will give Tilden and Hendricks a very large majority ¥’* “Yes; and I bave no doubt at ali but that several Western States willdo the same, The people are de- termined to havea thorough nge, and they fully understand that this can only be securca by tho elec- tion ot Mr. Tilden, Look at the unfoi nate condition of rade and commerce ail over the country. Neariy all business ~—s men and traders are almost ruined because of the corruption and extravagance of the republican party. The people have suflered enough from bad government in the past three or four years. I find mavy republicans who will go quietly to the poils on ‘Yucsday and vote for Tilden and reform.’ “Do you anticipate a solid democratic vote {rom the Southern States!” “[ do; and I believe that the sending of troops to South lina has tended more to bring about that result than anything else that has occurred. I teol that the whole course of the government toward the South has been very unjust, ‘len years ago the South- ern people, having been thoroughly whipped, laid down their arms and bogged jor peace and wercy, ne ther of which bavethey received at the bands of the republican government, This matter ol keeping alive tho issues has resulted iu more damage to the South and tbe Southera people than the four years of actual No one can accuse me of Southern symp culled, for | served one year in the Union army at the commencement of the war, and when I was no longer able to serve and hed to revurn home! paid $1,000 bonus tou German, who had just landed, to serve jur three years in my stead, But, althongh op- posed to disanion, I feel that (urther imposition upon the Southern people is unnecessury and cruel, and seriously impairs the business and progress of the Northern States, These provocations have gone so far that | believe they can only be remedied by the dis- Placement of republican administration.” ‘Then you believe that the best interest of alt purts uth, Norih, East and West—demand Mr. Tilden 2”? “Certainly I do, and feel that the poople all over the country are fully alive to the great necessity of a change, The deinocratic party ts their only alter. native. Tho cry of reform 1s heard upon all sides, but | too often, ‘Vo attain that end should be the first consideration in the election. With Tildew atthe head of the government | believe the best resnlis can be accomplished, tor he has proved himself to be fully capable of dealing sternly with dis- honesty, and of bringing to light the corruption that bas degraded the covernment tur the past few years.” SMITH KLY, JR, FOR MAYOR. “Well now, Mr. Foley, about our city matters, How do you view the local situation?’’ “The democrats ia this city are now thoroughly United; aod there can be no doubt whatever avout the success of their ticket, Mr. Ely’s majority tor Mayor will exceed the entire voto polled by Geaeral Dix, 1tis auivergaily conceded that the nomination ot Mr. Ely was the very test that could have been made. Ho undorstauds the duties of the office per- feetiy. 1 was with bim im the old Board of Supervisors 1 have reason to know that he ts thoroughly devoted he public welfare. I was the first to suggest the nomination of General Dix tor Mayor; anu though bure (hat he does not seek tue office, I beliey accepted the nomination solely for the purpose of aid- ublicans 1D national issue.” ave you to say in rogard to tho other city “Weil, the nomination of Mr, Reilly for the Shrievalty ie certainly a good one, as be is a very capabie and ex- perienced man for the position, He was Deputy Sheriff for more than ten ycars, and during all that time I never heard a single complaint age whim. As for the other nominations upon the local tcket, though there are serious objections made to some of me names, yet the great tide of democratic power on aday next will carry them through with safety and jecons."” BETTING ON THE MAYORALTY. At Fleetwood Park yesterday bets in large sums were offered by well known Sporting men ov the Mayoralty contest. smith Ely, Jr, was the favorite, One thousand dollars were offered against much smailer sums that he would have a majority larger than the whole vote polled by “Centenniai” Dix, There were no takers. FOLEY FOR ASSEMBLY. Ex-Alderman Thomas Foley has been nominated for Assembly in the First district, against Tammany oe Beth The Citizena’ Association of dorsed Mr. Foley ata meoting held last evening at No. 30 Desbrogses street, Tesolution that a strenuous opposition offered against the Tammany candidate, A mass mecting was called for Monday evening to ratify the nomination, THE GREENBACK PARTY. A meeting of a committee of the Independent Green back party was heid yesterday morning at the Filth Avenue Hotel, Marcus Hanion in the chair, The meeting expressed great dissatisfaction witn the actior taken by the Independent Labor party 1m its indorse ment of certain portions of the Tammany and republi- can tickets, repudiated the idea of combu on with any party, and resolved to holda convention tht evening at Irving Hall to nominate a straight green back ticket, around which the workingman cap raily, Mr. A. A. Carsey 18 spoken ot a nominee fo Mayor, Mr. J. A. McCaffery for Surrogate and Marous Hanlon for sheriff. THE POST OFFICE AND POLITICS. Arumor reached this office yesterday to the effect that certain letter carriers in the city were ordered some time ago to visit-certaim houses in their respec- tive districts and ascertain the names and political faith of the voters within and report the same to their superiors. A H&ra.p reporter at once called upon Postmaster James in relation to the matter, and was net with a prompt and positive denial of the report trom that gentleman, The Postmaster said that such « sory was simply absurd, and that he never allow upy partisan feeling to mfluence any action of bh conuection with Lis management of the Post OMe Mr. J. Gayler, General Superintendent of the city de- livery, wlso retuted the allegation, saying that he would’ no more issue such an order than he wouid order the carriers to inquire what was tho religious of the citizens in their districts, or what they had for dinner. Both Mr. James aud Mr, jer | said thatif any subordinate officer had presumed to they would give any such’ directions to the carrie! neither quickly hear of it at neadquarters, at beard of anything hike it, BROOKLYN REPUBLICAN RALLY. MASS MERTING AT THE RINK IN FAVOR OF HAYES AND WHEELER, The final grand rally of the repsblican party of Brooklyn tor tho Presidential campaign of 1876 was held in the Rink, on Clermont avenue, fast night, Long before eight o’elock the building, which bas « capacity jor holding 6,000, was crowded to excess, The interval becween the opening of tho proceedings was enlivened by the strains of a full brass band, Mr. Weeks called the meeting to order and intro- duced General Catlin as the presiding officer, The Gen- eral on coming forward was received with applause, ‘and, upon its subsiding, he returned thanks for the flat- tering reception accorded him, proceeded to commend tho republican party and urged the people to stand by the old standard which had upheld the Union in the” dark bours of the rebellion. The speaker dwelt upon the situation im the South and upheld the policy of the administration in sending ‘a fow quiet genticmen in blue to that section to protect the purity of the ballot there.”? Mr. Tilden would, he said, bo elected to stay at home to pay his income tax and to write a book upon “the experience of a bachelor in pursuit of the Presi- dency.’’ CORPORAL JAMES TANNER, the veteran and maimed soldier, who ts the republican nominee for Rogister of Kings county, was then imtro- duced and made a brief speech, reviewing the issues of tho national canvass, Hon. 8. B. Chittenden, candidate for re-clection to Congress in the Third district, was thon introduced and made a speech. SPEECH OF MR. Shortly after nino v’clock M LAIN! james G. Blaine made ed, his appearance upon the platform, g with Uproarious and long continued applause. Wheo the tumult had subsided he was introduced by General Catlin as the chieftain of his party. Blaine said Le esicemed it ag a matter of particular misiorvane to himself not to be able to address them in bis natural voico. He had spoken sixty or seventy times im the cause of Hayes and Wheeler, and his voice had only failed bim lust night, There would be no hope of suc. cess on the part of the samme party now, the were it not tor existence in New = York The whies who cannot rend ccratic ticket. The issues of that the men who savod the country are to And that every man in the United States who titled to vote shall be allowed to do so without viol he said, of fraud and until that right 18 conceded there can be Bo pence throughout the jana The republican party has a right to rule this country unul on honest majority shail deciuo otherwise, There 18 not an intelligent map who will say that the presence of a few United States troops in South Carolina will prevent apy man irom voting Hampton. The troops will, however, friends of Hampton trom’ pr who desire to vote otherwise, If the repuclican party goes down it bears with it an honored banner, bearin, all the stars of tne Union. The democrats claim pp! last year by a peacetul elec- but Mr. Blaine asserted that there were men murdered in connection with election than ever lost tueir lives ali the elections ever held from Maine to Calitornia swee the time of Washington to the present, Since Lee surrendered to Grant in 1868 thero have been more murders in the South for being republicans than {eli on the Union sido iu the three bloodiest battles of the wi He ki fashion of the democratic to of this kind. He would tell tu trampiing upon human rights as this can never be tol- er. as long as God is just, nor can any nation toler- ate such. It ts a mistake to believe that the rights of the humblest can be trampled unon by any man with- out endangering his own. The great amendmentst o the constitution must ether be enforced or repealed, for the organic law of the country must be tained, The rights of the foreign born citizens are jast mucd bound up in these amendments as are the rights of the Alrican, The native born citizen is also as deeply intercated as citber. Thomas A. Hendricks bad voted against the fourteenth amendment, whilo every re- pub'ican had voted for it. Therofore, it was thas the re- publican party is to be trusted and the democratic party is to bo doubted. Mr. Biaine said be had just returned from the West, and he promised them a solid West in the conflict on Tuesday. ‘the East was solid for the republican party, witn, perhaps, the exception of Con. necticut, and he trusted that New York would be true to her traditions and render ber verdict im support of g00d governmect. After a song by the glee clab the meeting was dis- missed, and withdrow to witness the parade of the unilormed republican voters. THR PARADE OF THE BOYS IN BLUE was really a very fine spectacie, no expense being spared by the respective ward organizati NK last turn out, one of superior he First regiment, which was commanded by Colonel Burger, formed on Flatbush avenue, with the right resting oD Atlantic avenue, at eiht o’clock, At the game time the Second regiment, Colonel A. C. Tato, formed on Fourth avenue, right resting om Atlantic; the Third regiment, Colonel Stiliwell, on ave. nue, right resting on Washington avon the Fourth regiment, Colonel Noah Coehea, on Fourth street, right on Bedford aveaue; the Fifth and Sixth regiments, of the Sastern. District, formed on South Second street, General E. B. Fow- jer, the grand marshai, was escorted by the ti ard Old Guard, Captain Wells, Captains Johe Cowan, William Fricay and C. U. Worthing hogy bey special aids, The Adjutant General was James I. Far- ley. It was nine o’ciock when the hue moved the junction of Gates aud Washington avenues The route of processton, which was lined with Spectators—men, women and ebildren—wno and waved their bandkerchicis, was througa Gates avenue to Fulton street, thence to Hanson place, down to Atlanuc street, to Clinton street, to Scnermerhora street, to Court strect, thence to Myrtle avenue, to Ciermont avenue, As the y lve of uniformed men, Dearing torches, filed past the Rink, where an im- had gathered, they were reviewed The regiments then marched to spective rendezvous, where they were dis- 1 1s estimated that they numbered 4,000. all told, SUFFOLK COUNTY DEMOCRATS. THB DRMOCRACY JUBILANT—THE COUNT) AROUSED TO GREAT ENTHUSIASM—MB. BEL MONT ADDRESSES A MASS MEETING ID BABYLON. Basytos, L. I, Nov. 3, 1876, Yesterday the democracy of Suffolk Cuunty, prov) ded themselves with torches, uniforms and pyrotech nics, and such a political parade took place as this part of the country has seldom if ever before witnessed Fiften bandred’ men, under Grand Marshall J. Mitton Ferry, left Babylon carly in the afternoon, and proceeded to bay Shore, where a gran¢ Mmoeting was being held under the presidency of Hom Bradish Johnson. There they were joined by tl democracy of the place and a battalion from Islip, and the whole procession formed in line amd returned to Babylon, greeted on the way by enthusiastic applause from all the denizens of the neighborhood. At Baby- lon grand mass moetings ja in the evesing, res over by Mr. Ai aod Mr. Avstin Forbin. The greatest aor prevailed arene. out, but in the hall, wh ‘crowd was densest, 1 feeling manifessed in the political issues most profound. The meoting hore was called to order by Jadge Rela, who infroduced Aug was hatied by voct abated Mr. Belmoat and thanked the audience for their approbation, at the same time stating that be regretted that his physical condition did not allow bim to make ap: Ho said be felt satisfied that Tilden and Hendricks eloction was al an fact so (ar as politica rionts could determine, and trusted that the town Babyion would conirtbuie its quota to swell thedemo extended romarke ra majority of U a: Reis Judge Bosoh, 3 mr Ferryase eaten W Ju Beach, J. Milton Covert, tne demecretie candidate