The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1878, Page 4

4 “SECRETARY EVARTS’ SPEECIL A Grand Rally of Republicans at the Cooper Institute. TUE FINANCIAL QUESTION. Givil Service and the Pacification of the Sections MRCHSSITY OF 4 REPUBLICAN CONGRESS “The Policy of the Adrninistration Is the Policy of the Repubican Party. Aa immouse hall of Cooper | ae@use last oigdt lo bear seeretary 0! siate vars Ciseee® ihe preseat com |\io8 vf Lhe Bation In (08 Pelation te she polly Of tue admuminiretion | Wien G. Cowuia was clectea chairman of tue moet ing, B04 the ik OF 149 Whee premdents Meluded the Gamer of such men ae KD. Morgan, Moses taylor, Cpres W. Praia, Jnckeoe & Sobuts, Sinciait Toasey aed OLbOre Ow Lem Pelle 084 proieemonal ie Most of the geatie. ltt found sents epee ihe platform. Mr, Edwards Pierrepont coupled & cocepieuous position, Mr. Everts entered somewnat lace, aed, coming forward cima 1 Bie Cuttomary fur Of Diack, With & full over. ebdat Dutioned to (be was rece Ved With applause ing a8 preseusstives of & united repabiican party. We ech as IDG BGVeCAwS of Lonert and eeoeomieal ad- 1D BaoBal,Siate aod municipal afaire, B republicay Assembly ‘bat to the Seoate of the ot df the restoration of prosperi OL ai! Lie Batioual Obligslieus W goed, bard, euneti- tutional movey. Grotetul for the booor you Me to preside on this occasion, winout tu Sees have gre: ‘ator of the eveuiug—our esteemed fellow etizen— the Hoo. William M. Evarts, Svcrevery of State THe sreecd. husmastie sppiause Mr. Evarte eame fer- Ami ward and Me. Char Rhemsly Xpress (0 youl BY ech Hew ledgen Miaguillceus alleudavce vi my ieliow © York, and of this cordial aud generous uteetiog ned the hearis of TugSe interests, that it gfeut mass of the of bud spirit of (he Batios, Make [Le speech Bed set at work ibe influences (pat are to be disirivuted turough- out this wiue iaud, tw y-two years since | had the honor to muke a speech at ihe first reyubiicau meeting thas ue neld in the city of New York. (Appinuse.) Brea he place whe s made Las been Ovliterated a: bas passed frow y Ol oar erinens; Ap was tue old Taber, bell ae this—und you may Tue veuerable presid rowe more venerable 41 that meeting, ely Irom our midsi—Mr. Bryan io 00 moment, irom Ubat Ume to this, has 1b scemed to me that the any, Lhe strength and the success of the republieas pariy Were Dot 0! parawount inverest to the Weuare of the State. (Appiause. ) That lutant, but Herculean iniant, that sprang to rescue the honor aud the safety 0: ibe country, grown Lo be @ party that bas held away iu she coua- uy uow for u couMtTy did DOL repose Upon tb bhe salety of (be couptry was bot eo from this period by assuming heroic proportions iu cue juncture of our affairs which wow presses itsell upuo the duty of the cnizeu, oot I will say kp this juncture we be reacued, ugh it may ve ear the end O/ our necessary duly, IbeugD we way Ue approaching that time when the politics Of tue COURITY Null HOt Make Us BvIICIIOUS 4s tO Lhe Well- ¢ Ration, Yet the junvture WiLL winch we ls One of (he series Of uutivs OF 4 as the ausbority of the coustitution and country wutil now, the existence, t sels hoes, the public spirit, the absolute love of country and the Abaoiute Levotion Lo iis salely were esseniial to keep on foot who great [abuts aud tue great saerifices tumt she demanued trom tu@ people WLe sho POUDIFY Ugainsl so great a danger, & danger greater tha ever yet auy country was saved from before; a dunger greater thiu aby country hereafter can ve Javed Irom, Uuiess jue record uf our hovor ead duty is made complete by saving th Mofed prosperity and public fame by th anes Of tLe obi) whien We assumed to aecota plish this objock (App wuse.) AGAIN LY POWER, ‘The rosvit of the lusi electiou placed the executive power of (be gover.meut again im the havds of tue Fepubiicun party acd made some Gousideradie gains iu the popular uouse of Cobgress over its preveces- sor, but 1 [eit as m s minority im that house, ts We all KNOW, ana the actus circumstances of the flection imported 110 she politicpl scene topics of aitlicuity, of dowbt, which are foreiga to our tvstiva. Mous and never # By 4 suppression oi Sates of this = Union the republican Wis absolutely devrived of tweut, rove! bas “belonged to meditavea pary octoral , tweny more were brougut iuto doubt Patient, serene, luw abiding, making DO threuts iteell anu ieariog Go Wireats tuat were made against ft, the repabiican purty was ready (o receive ibe cowat of that vole oy MbLalever cums iLutioual method tue a she Cougress Of tue vation shoaid assy Iv aia pow ovorve tuo attendaneé of a Daudred thuudaod urmed i citizens, Lecnase 1b keuew ihut tuere were that count, wifitons of Die of bearing urns if use) Hiow did we know that? had | is ‘We bad fad throats against our government, we bad beard it ealied & rope of sand, snd we bed beard wi ® comimunrty of turift and gam aud commerce aud ludusiry Was mot a commanity thas could ve relied yb W take ap afus lor their liberties and their sbuntry, It did but rufle (he ualr of or Deads tv ve Cid MOL bake Gp arms Guts 1 vid wot | im yhody wanted utiou of the Uaned Staves disputed eiecuon, we Wore quite ready (hat the constitution of ive Uaned Diaies suowld be defouded in & disputed cleciou as in everything else, and bY aa exurortion of Wisdom od cour by & comprewensive estimaie oi tne Bravity of & tre over pier. Vos lo au @Mmergency of this Kind tériaiuiy uuiorseeu and faliy uupruvided for that be- WOKe the greatness of the nation In ite ei¥i ae tbe recurd of the e1vil war Krowiuess as a miliary Coull.ci. Ado not eXaguerate 1b wuen Lowy tu the world couuected with us io uur @; igation, woo bad watched with wouder toe gr 108 eWd Lhe great power exhivited tu tive wareltbe Umiou, were wiled Wit even greater a When bo hose WLO Wisued well to uy aud those who Wished if (© us alike, it seemed ae tf we had mou Vast sulirage—* ben a ui VolucioM but iu tue pai opyenne parties, And when vow sees fi lies fesoried to « meuod of Maal i hyuld \dagmeont ajike of (he Dations in: goVeruttiént and of the nations thar dissented irow 16 went wy tbat ti trial of the Americau people wid-chfried thein sxely through, and beucetorty in peuce of war there Was bo Proview Loo great fur It to solve. (Appiauae.) But now this great aud peacetul | batiog, repysiug 1M that Jusice and wisdom and ae PUPLiGe trom ove end to toe other the determimatios Lhe QueniOn the executive power thus hus protected, jouked with Indi #ith contempt upon ail the Ide sole H stfajos of contumely itty Was = sotgut to aint applause.) No the repabneat parcy w od of tte authority over the Hoawe of Kepr tives, the imtervat of time that b eeetiou tas not madea very & the pubite interests. TURK IMPORTANT QURNTIONS. The three gro, Questions that were i the minds And Learts of the people, that touud expressive iu the pinilorme Of Fue dilleremt parties, Luar jormed tue of the discussions §turdugn the press at the hastings = durtn, were the pacilication of its fipal moral subimsion to the cou glevation of the public service and @ Whe suffrage trom tue eutangliog and prossius 0! personal vad privale interests lug Abd anticipating Lue public ¥oICe; aud the reser tee of she Country tu its finances and Ite Commerce 10 the true position Whicl ite numbers, 1H Wealtly its r Wry Aud ie enierprise were entiied to Ibex Un ugsy io be Actual eoudition of lvgiiation, realy id prOVeMent to NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 these partisan in- | each customer among the iafant band made mre aS needed only Exeeutive action. Congress nad siready {ives and all wno are brought un the republican party was in possea- to provisions of the | ment, to make effective amend: tutioa, wbi20 provided for the equaiit: iieges Of Lhe freedinen of the South. Laws bad be passed which provided for the resumption of specie (@pPiause)—putting into the bands of tne % ail the necessary means by which to manveovs of the country. practical accowpiisument ef that result aud the tu- vieo of the country, all was public servants de- pends upon the couscieutiou: Tent voice and the Independent tate patriotic citizens of our couatry, fo imsure the Pudlie sorvice, | provement of bun eivii sei ter of detail, ail Was a matier conscientious action of our fellow cit id which would leave them to drop the Muss of oar citizenship, N scrensific or romantic adjustun erly trusted to the © OF THE BXECUTIVE. It @ BO part of my auly, Bor is there any occasion to defend or to expiaim aby part of tue ack executive goverument President, to repuviica pewal of Qisterm of office in question; there is no Promotion of the members of bis Cavins with him belore the people, and there is uo issue Dew Feeed as among repudiicaus as bo the wisdom or or that particular measure, 8 how tyrannical s| party like the demogratic party. 4 ine@ the inaugural nywuere. Lu than the. voice the same destiny for it now that there was then. There is no doubt-the people of this city and the country have the power never to per- tit this menbus to Fest upow tuem and to throw. tb + isto the minds of wn to throw off the disgrace of such fers of a giants ‘annical authority. THE PINANCIAL QUESTION. d the exeou- of the sepeblioan party satives and re- a strengthened by repubiican Rep: birepgibeved. 1 mean sirengsbeped in the service of ihe republican party ia doing the duty Of tbat party ju the mapagemeni of the re be vby repi pre pends upon Ik, consiisutes the main ex- citemeut of that eleetiou—I mean the Suances of this There is great danger, as \t seoms to me, because we bave been in an irregular condition in our Recessary through our Vornment of tuis coun- ican auywhere who does Common sentiment aud shat common affairs, made to overcome. so dangerous the circumstances eud conditions which were made by J never remember the time belore the war wien the actual security of the biits which a man So Vulued as they are pow. me when busi- any cOncern in rozard y the eountry. These dangers, oy may be pece: \ they are to be spared rathor than wolty and strength ana | this country, common purpose, & com votiow of the party, are aud evory#bere, from every member of bbe party, whee the juvciures Of our political affairs brings it | jace to face with Lhe opposing parcy tu a trial of ways demanded, I never knew ness had iegs occasion to fe to the paper money provide been measured by 1.6 convertibility into gold and | auty of every repubiicin io this room, every republican THe VALUR OF GREEXDACKS, Now, the republican party has no disposition to overrate of to degrade tual papor mouey which ia dig. our, minds with tho atrugg! throes of « great nation aud its weal troasury ot tir provided by the government in the x every financial eoecot from is their duty to the country. tion is increased aud lauae,) itis your repubhean par of you, bead a iy LO dee to We tha | lowes po Cougressman, because so! | being repuducans, are addicied to the fortunes or the You nover can serve we repuviican party wuen its cobosiou or us Min Cowdia imireduced im iu H talk u6 if @ goverhmeéat could by disposition have baokrupted the poopla and turned thei out of thoir ‘Ag It Decume pecessary that the youth of the Gouatry shou'd be sunimoued tothe war, 80 by the prociamation of the legal’tender all the wealth of the couniry was.appertioned to the aid of the gov- ernment, Whege accounts were to be settled in specie js altoP thd war Was over. the battled were fuished the soldiers wont bei mah oF apoth r ek or any doubt Une people of the Sta hi during the last wean purty, are Péady to confide to (Applause). I do-pot beieve that ual pad persou ry oat party bowaay. tue temporary aud WOns that at aby time oF BOW prevatiiog, Dut iv regard wt fr authority @ tbe 8 war was over the good faith of this peop! thot affairs b popular branch of our own iglacure L tpivk there i au equal consent and un Wo cannot sflurd 10 loge Senators, a! 4 We may Ot Jeet suro tbat wo spall revaina Wy 18 tue Sewate. A CALL POR OUTSIDE AID, what reasons are there why there shoul be iweresse Ww ine rmediate relation of re called ‘inde- je, the promises on the furth of whicu (bis agency of duance und legal tender worked out the safety of tne country, could be brouynt out to the periormance and the maintenance in fact of its equivuletic vulae with the oue promised (Ap- speeaiiy as poxsi picasure 1B BOW presenting ue DEMODRATIC. INCONSISTENCY. Now when the legal tender bad wrought edt this vation of the couvtry, did wo hear ite praises sung by the demgorwuc party? helped out by their contidence and both wouid hav the suldiers tu the flela? (Ap- pluuse,) No; we were theo told how much it cost ia this bad money to buy rations for the soldiers and powder and bull for thé cannon. no country could expect t0 maintain its liberties ut Ah, gentlemen, 1 bave not measured how much powder and ball or bew mauy rations this paper monoy Vought !ess thah its rico a gold wood have boughi, bat I think the troable was not that it bought too little but that tt bought too much. (Loud and renewed applause, with gteat choer- (Laugier), Was pplaudel by ge condition of d: er hatreds that mark tue Day, 1B bbe ¥ | cord and Costroversy and ug couneie witn i Peasou 18 there that good citizens, y aud concurring in the measures reseutly aud 1p the wear tucure to be espoused carried turough by tue concise of this Di- their voices Ww! this country aw We Were told that 80 great a cost. eritieal sitbations of the whole voltiine and where was the any mofiey sinco the world bogai much as that legal tender. an unlimited territory; it bought us an uncorrapted (Avpiadsé.) Lt voaght us # vame and power awong tbe nutious of the world, whict fure- jeuds war aod mikes realty Onnecessary. tarned by bis toden ‘evorvthing inio gold, since Urarsus amaysed tho treasures of the mices ver gut As food bargain for bis tuoney Alnericin people got tor their legal tend (Applause and eueers.) d now, step by step, patiently, faitntally, by heavy taxsiion, by liveral payment of taxcs—income and other taxes—we have soruess Of experience bad divided the great parties fF qae-tions, (Appluuse,) It bougat us io apd in the hunest muncy of the to pat Congress on the right (Appiaase), It was avsolutoiy @ the atieution the peuple could Le thor basiue: the Soutbera should be pat at ree Voice polenlial enoug wi to give attention 10 (he subjects upon wuich they Agreed Aud 10 Ki¥e Gp Controversy Upus subjects Upon this peyple to adjure to ade Up the finauces of the sunjects exseutiai and living weues, By the acon ow be finally uauer- ution of the lederal yov- whica Wey disazreed, w 118 face purports to be worth, that legai teaver no répuvtican will suffer to be tar- bished either by disparaging t's previous services or by allowing it to be so confounded with a volume of peace curreney to draw out the fuwcces aud the honor of the peovio as that tus tame shali be dosroyed . We made ine legal tenuer to cult war ipto pexee, kod we will hs aillicult peace and cheers.) ‘ (Appladse.) And now, ¢.m party 1% abou) in any tnin’s m. fiyot through a a: This bas soweumes of the administration, $00 tual Was preseuted lof of ihe Cg yy 6 he ge ic i edb party, aud is, , bhe policy rn x * "whatever —thas there the whole jegal authority hands of the Executive of easion to find jeud irom the beginning that what money tu tte shape to sufficient vot- jew of the country th full Vigor and to maintain the credit of the goverument witu ite citizens? And what bas become of ull 1h: questions abeet impairing the validity of vont ? The wars entitied to the and Wealth o government to vd Did not we under was needed wa ume to keep up the south Caroliva there ts eoutage for that daty ia the contracts of bridegroom from ¥ it Way be hecdéd Le protect property aga Ju counsels dud the exciements of soMolmMes lo protect ihe morals ol the #Dvle War takes tho sou trom the dving the commandment j | bast of society. the wealth aod urtoandiag community; ‘bis of commerce ia about theve past troubles a8 to Whether this couutry ve sacrificed to thy necessity of wpecie pay- hen specie paymen Ler of our greeub: Now, you will obset thing tu thw counter of the States, is the That is ibtoterabie, to an overthrow of liberty, cuy Of a double gover: mes governm 4 prefer even submis government iMOot executed througe an by = militery ibie 1040 gold and siiver, They wish to tee thas tne: iy strictly limited to sre Dot obliged te carry xbout with them 1 ority of tue Scate, vias, woatever ¢ exercise ite = will, per tuey are outs goverument, end they tuat bas tateliigence sod resources suilcivnt to yive them good paper mouey aud uv drive tuem back te the actual Carriage ©! gold ud siver vo their per- suns aud 10 their chests. evtat” KONEY, Welt, 6 te very dificult to trvas seriot ide aot kuow w iberatious of | bie of execurion go tu uyress bus given the authority. given to every state im th OF nit its oret thein actual possessions. tue privilege you vay (um 4 government is lens Vaiuabie for its veopie, y of been able Lo trust their governm: Well expect w peop goveroment with tue question uf what meaue of beisteues aud in Wuat cumbers aw sbiy the people of eu —{ |augbter)—aod eas of «marriage, cally pussers OF eXercise (hose rubts. tolgravie coudition of (hings lo every tree commu! to trust \ueir the posceful the cvguiry suould make w goverament tu uM they coula bis money ib Shape sa¢ devomination Io that is exactly what are all vo be Children money, wich iy, Are Apt \e eat boo MED of Loem, estrous With the wind aud VY CXPansions of the stomachs and contractions of the bowels ef (be cutomers, aud Qually matnma fot syste aad pever until they Bad forgotten good Providence to forw hoart, came back into gold and silver, an exchan, Applause. me ti tia 8 yeavouis a Tateligen corrapt their "mor that the common S ympat burdens, i ever to twient i. li, indeed, ppose that this sbould de. part tr wisdom, why ia it pass from all the otber forms of the lmstitations around as? We need hot tear, The people, when they know what it 1s that (ois magician or th cial Pope ts saying (0 luem, Will pot pul @ 10 his Wisdom or instracuiens, Bat, geutiemdu, there is another form ot fuancial doctrite which js not so casily dealt with aud whi doveives or begdiles a good many people. notion that an uulimited auiount of flaancia, papel ol the goveroment requiring in some torm of otl an adhesion to toe future may be put out with @ ga iug to the people at (orerest aud 1h other ways, ‘THK ONLY WAY OF ISSUING MONET. ‘Thote ts no moue by which wy wouey can be paid odt of the Untied States except upou an approprias tion of Cougross, There is Uo mode by which cun be paid out except upom their reception into the ownership of ine couairy or into the treasury of something Wien takes ite place. Now the whole amount, so large is tho Mevaure of our taxes reduces by republican admiuis- tration, that $230, 000,000 vr $240,000,000 m' cireu- i te make tue payments, and we bave aiready more of tho mouey of the government 10 this form of Uuitea Staes notes than is necessidry to keep up that. circulation. You must einer have 4 coutrivance by whica largo expenditures of tue goveruinent are to be mady fur the pitpuse Of giving vent to'a grener volume of these Untied States notes than is now on toot, or you mast provide tit they shall be used in fedeeming bonds. Well, expenditures are not the puncy of tho deimocruiic party, are not tue polic} of the republican party. Economy and the reduc. Lion of the expensésol thé goverument to th jest propor evel commensurable with tae proper periorm- uuce of tho duties of the government is the dominant porase of both purties, Are you then ready to wsue ibis mobey mw discuarge of. Uni ‘country ? Certainly uot ou any otber bu holders of the bouds are enutied to and such us iy equivalent iu paper nivney to the true iuerinsic money “ol the world. If you will saythat you will vow pay your bouds, etter preseos.or im iusare, by something toutis uot payavleat all utd cau understunc it you suy to the hoiders of these bonds, “ring them in and we will say they never shalt be paid’? But say thas Means bosning but @ circuitous repudiation of bue public debt, and (uese poopie so tuteud 14, ‘A QUESTION OF GOOD MEASURKK Let then the currency of tue country be in United States noves or national bank notes, tu suck. volume as the Gnaucial condition of the couviry suall elect, to kuep up tho aélivity of exchanges; Dut Uo ‘not ‘tndertake to do what no gevern- ment will be permitted to do. What ts i+ the peoplo trust @ government to. do, wuethor it bea monirchy, a “despotism or a tree government like curs?’ Woat do the peoplo trust the goverument with im respeet to yold und aiiver? Noth- ing bat the = «weighing, the tue stamping ot mw (Appia ation, that uadertako to debaso « cuiu and puts its stump upon tess goll or ieds pure gold ¢ People asyutme this stamp warrants them tm taking iwfor, will sovo be set apo by vbe people quicker than for uny crime agatoss the State, Let Us Qnderstund’ the reason that gold and Ver measure a value. The reuson the piper mouey can be used mod measured is that they nivasure gold Sid sliver Bod are inverchangeubie with y-xud thus make ‘1 valaable. But bow ean you méasure expuuston” without yout foot rate or your yard ie extended’ Hew ean you measure capacity Withodt your busbel anu Your quurt L@iug Abie to bold eapacity? Can you Wneusure Capaciy With & quart meas' 1h tue bot- tom out? Tsay you cau measure value only by value. An emivent foaocial writer Woo i veld th grees au. thority 1u ope of the Staves of this Uviou bas sad tuat be “never ueurd vi the yardsuck of the quart neasice being redeemed, aud ibere is bot uny Wore Heed of Fedeetniug payer than there 18 of re- deeming aquart Meusure or a vardstick, Weil, I ve. lieve every civilized guverument fas & soule ol weiguis And Measures; oul trequenily there are suerte meas suert weighia ure redeemed vy tue Koverue juuwe wue deal with tuvin are made to feel thus there is @ weusuror, Bur woes you come to Vulue the measure is of itseil inierehangavie; Prema) aud no people, DO. people possessing —ditecs power apy gevernmeat us our people possess; vo pevple made up as our peopie is, by Invering weu, trom coe Cbd 0; Lhe sucial schome to the Osber, Withour rank, Without privileges, Wituwdt exceptions, with entire equality except so far ag the Vicis#ituves and urrauge- mgats of precedence permit equality, aud oo such people will ever expose their lavor to be measured by Au arbitrary sysieus that is DOs Mousured itseli by javor, the paper u w mp'y kKuewiog that there u paper that to gold. Yeti uave seen it stuied by a cuupeteut authority that la this woole couutry there are ut all times dao $120,000,000 ta wages. Vo you suppose that tue cresiwr class, tho laderers, the earuers of wages are giving to trast tue deutor ¢luss apd aswist them to Wake mudey at their Will to pay tuew of? Labor for labor 18 ut the bottom of all ue exeuan, ol soerety, Wuethor by barter of by intermediation of money, whether specie or pape: TRUST IN THE PEOPLE. Now 1 am very wiing w trust this people I aid have never seen anyvody that L pect to listen 10 mont L took the decw toa trivuted to sue fr. epostie and irredeemavie paper reveaues ne: to be performed. | nave DeVor Seeu Buy SUCH distinetion LeLween the tuvelli- gence, the sugacity, ibe vell-preserving powers of the MAOU poople~—as they are calied—in distinction from the rich peopie. 1 tuiwk tue rick peuple get into quite us wauy werapes, bus 1 do not edserve that tmere is muy davger of any portion of . our own people wa pring any of th dreamy tueorica, Well, puse somevody 8 preach et \ the moon is really made of yreen cucese, that moongeams would feed aud fatten just as well apy ovuer form of cheese, How muuy of your couu- trywes do you thm you would tnd iiiug their stomachs with this tooa? Could you count tuem by willions, hundreds of thousands oF tens? Nu, tuere ts & ptrpoxe to Vegaiie or deceive or mts- loud, and to gain ine possexsion of power uuder some fawery of sume iair expedieuts by tue poopie of this of thas Stale by these talsities, iting to to Matotaia the paper veen acoustomed to aud snd that iteball be on the id F otherwise, ey 16 good, aud by goou we im Vertible, bul We Wituuraw Our trust Whenever that conhdevce ts shake: Ald #OW, geutiemen, allow me to say that the Con- gross of the Uuitea status are reauy to car} out the Jaws having application to the carreot moneys of the Kepubne, wet financial tes, bonus or 1 Councils of the patio situation, tue peopld exuibiied a cou- | ing the Voulug power to specie m tulog bat to ve done vo & fas Dane. ( 1k mast make @ Very thorough revoluts thee ie (he money. You may romember that in tbe “Arabian Nignis” a Story ie told by sue varber Of One Ui Lis Vrotbers, Whe, ae Hows) Dulebet and sclliag meat, was Waited Upon every moruiwg bY wu old man beard bo purchased just #:x pounds of veof ineiion «sua gate so «mock more § fatering ove, the be kepe it thougut be would goto Jor the suambies (ss Cot8; 884 be Opened wis VOX and found it was i green leaves Chipped iato ® round shape, Weil, ebops by neers to ve money ppinuee) Now, it w said vy 26 O1@ MAD Was a insgician and deceived the eyes vt the wuole people, Who is (ost od man GOW te bois Couutry? He Las a long * Coutinusl siruggic on the part of J aud cCousiiidional authority, aud vee party bas always oeeo Wy makiog practical aud Feal, ‘uo WhtOR tbe fepublean party wis to periorm its duty, Tus Crvik AERYION, Now, gentlemen, suvuer joot wich the yoogie ia thew reg capacty as Citimeas Lave for Many years «Wy beauuiol = bright the proper ecouomins The chengee of presty unaw um spoaribinly lof \ue Cvmawer of Homiiwa—wha, essays ou the con-periectibiity of be “MY children, velore yo there auysotog tat) Hapreve poor condition?” Worle wued mary; They repiied that they o able Oo Faiee tom, thas the Holy Pout, and as they were tar aren, L wilt de even more tor you (hae Not valy auali you ua bet your Year saa\\ be wwiee ae loug as Wit protean ity bt, alae! JOU sek 0 appiy Ib tv aey acta Bam occupanie of he compinines ot. Vision tur ave terfere with 4 700 bave aeked. te bee Guy, ib dues Os vw 1 mess (hat reductwe PLaTUNG Gnocmay aTORR. Abd Go ebtlers (be) oagut suas iengib of day: Of apprenensiun. there are any men ren ip the nursery used (o petition Lueir mother to Ue allowed to piay grocery store; and Laugier.) fuey who ate hampered a Lue not only meas aby Unies Staves or us proveci or vouds, That we na t (Appt ) ure the jower Dranoh of the Legw Senator. A GOOD HOPR. We may be able to rage tue great city of New York Ones moro im the culuinu Of republican cities, (Ap- plause.) M you do tuts, if you give the Juage of the Cour of Appenis, the State tlewet wn abie who Cvtuts tor eminent lawyer, riny of tit bers of your lower Louse of the Li ors, wt Once It Las ned honestly a Hantiy, it You do tbat los me assure you (ior yout jadgment will accord with mine) you need to nave uo fear that the Xt President of the United staies, wheever he may be, will be an hovest man and 4 jover of bis country Bud a republican, (AppliuH-.) The ny then aujourned, MASSACHUSEI'TS GREEN BACKERS, THE STATE TICKET COMPLETE—WENDELL PHILLIPS NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS. Bostox, Ovt, 24, 1878. Dolegates from the several greunvack clubs through- Out the State mot in Couvention yesterday afvernoon in Godman Hall, with Sydney OG, Banerott, of Po body, acticg as chairman, aud HM. H. Bryaut, of Bos- ton, as secretary. , The regular greenback State ticket, which was loft incomplete by \oe Worcester Convention, was filled vy the following nomiuations;—For Lieuienant Gov: nor, Jobo F, Arnold, of North Adams; Seeretary of State, Weston Howlsnd, of Fairhaven, Treasur od Recvive: Goveral, Horace Binney surgent, of Boston, Auditor, Davis J. King, 01 Bosion. The geenbackurs vi tue Fourth Congressional dis- trict beid ao excited and inharmenious Convention jn this city lasceveniug. The regular Couveutiva re- fusea to make & nom in; DUL AL A Mooring Bubse- ly weld Wendell Paviips was vomnated, or forty thousand; it you aud to t arevemen; if you fit > megs Fontan Brotherhood, yesterday, Au aimost compleve reorgan brewer hued 1m tae vouniry bas been eilediud, , 1878:-TRIPLE SHEET. CLOSING UP THE LINES, Tammany and Her Foes Preparing for the Great Conflict. A GLANCE OVER THE FIELD. Each Side Confident that Victory Will Perch on Its Banner. FUN AHEAD IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS The turmoil! of pol’tical discassion grows in inten- sity as the day of clection draws nearer. Euch side presages Victory tor itsel! and can argue determinedly @ put forward, Tammany ght with the prestige of regularity and the strength engendered by a compact and well organized party, The combinationiste stand to their ons shOtted to tho muzzie with the ammunition vrought forward by six organ!zations—republicans, yy democracy, county aemocracy and Irving Hall democracy, Geriban independents and a branch of the greenback party, Tammanyites assert that such a con- enuous exertions, until They state thata war waged solely tur the purpose of snatobing patronage and power irom the mocratic organization of this county will not be successtul, “Woy no ?’? a Tammany leader was asked yester- day, as he puffed a fragrant cigar on the steps of the Fourteenth street Wig wi ‘eil, the poopie of New York are not ready to radically change and diwrupt the oly government as this Ume, when everything goes on so well. Comp- trotlor Kelly bas reduced our taxes. The chanoés ure that we bave no city debs at all alter the next ten years, There is @ marked Improvement in the class of men bolding offices in the city since the days of Tweed. If tno outsiders /are success- tul we will soon have everyihing disorganized, Alreaay there ns of dissatistaction among tho euti-Tambmauyites and republicans toward the May- oralty combiaation nominee, Many republicans Openly deciare that they will not vow for him. Somo ofthe auti-Tammany people argue that they huve nothing to gain vy placing Mr. Coopor tn the execu- tive chair, Tosy say that the gentleman bas done pothing for them inthe Department of Puuiic Works altthe summer, 1% boing well kuown that he con- troiled the patronage there’? ‘care these the only arguments as yet brought for- ward by Tammany Hall against Mr. Cooper?” “Some documents will be issued in a low days con- taining damaging facts, Lu 1871 Messre. Tilden, Cooper, Green and others destroyed the ‘Tweed thieves, To- day ‘hese same gentiemen are consorting with several ol the thieves jor the purpose of fighting Comptroller Kelty.” Tue Tammanyite, who again conversed jast night with the HikaLp representative, called sttention to the Imct tuat Mr. Cooper, witn oipers, bad induced Governor Robinson to veto the Hayes Fiuance vill as originally introduced, which wouid buve saved, ae he alleges, Lhe taxp.yers about $2,000,000 unnually, Yule Was tie gossip givéa ous froth maaty Hall by ber alies yesterday uiternoon aud evening. TUE OTHKK SIDE The combinationists certaiuly act and talk as if vic- tory already lay wituia their grasp beyond perauven- ture, dir, Edwerd Gooper bes bis private Lead quarters at the Westminster Hove! anu from tus dvoulity Will be despatched ail tustractions aad gen- eral orders to ward and district lexders, Pulitical couriers: pes canstautly tu attendunce to iorward of treacuery punisn meus ur, James O’Brien 18 recognized as a power Ip local polities, Dot ouly vn account Of Lis experience, but 1 dealing wilt meet with spoeay More pariiewiariy Gn adceaut of the urge persor Jollowing Which be Controls, Kver since tue upset oi the IWeed Ring he has been an uvuring enemy of Tawmauy Hal, acd to the combiusuou which bus beun periected during the pubt few days Mr. O'trien’s Views and claims gave received important covsidera- a. Kumors have gone wbroud that Mr. O’Brien did not intend © support tae comuimation ticket, These rawors gained grouud probably pariy from the facts that persoually ifieudiy to Mr. aud $bat ue publicly gprouuess bjs ufention to vote for Mr, Gaoning 5. Bediord tor Cuy Judge. dir. O’Briea empuatiouliy disciaims that be nus or ever bad any intention of “ilopping over’? (to use bis OWD expression) to Tammany Bull, A reporter of the HxkaLy met bin last evening in Delmogico’s, and iu couversation about the local political situation ine Jollowing was vlichiedi— Revorter—What do you think of tie chances of the compimation ticket, Seuator? Ex-sevaior O'’Bainx—I tuiak it will win by a large Majuruy, With vue exception. I see by a report in tue Heealy this morpiag that ut We County Cou, Sivn of ind city democracy 1 barged with ust tue expression in a speece | made wich 1 wave just useu to yuu. The exception, i you want to know, is Gunning 3. Bedivra, Jr. 1 promised to vote tor him, and if 1 vote at ali—1 intend to—miy baliot will ve cast for bm. Rerorter—Tben you think he will ruo abead of the Goduty ticket? Mr, O'BRIEN—Most certainly 1 do. jcket, #0 as to insure your own clen is. ,» I want neo from Tammany Hail. | aon’t are a tig abot goin, to Con- gress; bul my iriends sey tbat by my waking a cau- vases Ican help the county ticket 6,000 ves, For seven yours | nave beet opposed to Tamminy Hail aud 1 dou’t propose to give in now. My preterence for Mr. Bedtora is & pe! I shall vose tor “ “About thirty thousand. right [he comb: close Up. Nota mao ca 140 seer flag, Ll be does he will be suvt to potitical earn, “Wilt the fail republican vote be east for Mr. Cooper?” udoubiedly. The republicans have no love for ‘Tammany Mali,’’ “Wilt you tao for Congress against O. B. Potter ip the Pouth dtserict 7” “Lwil, My oppon whhru the district, November that be rich & run priucipally to strengthen the combi ticket so that Mr, Kelly eangot got & Tat Cougressman trem bis own locality, My prinoipal fight, of course, # against Tammany Hall as repre weuted by one ma THK CONGRESSIONAL RACES. are likwiy Ww be lively controversies In many austridss of Luin city, The most tw U'Briew and Mr. Pouer 5 General MeCouk 10 tu Mr M Me, Wut Gen run by th He is at preseut an tacké of the Department of Public Works, It wil Fecolivcted that thy yentioman t# oue of the Fi exis, having been several years in prison on 4! ower side of the Atiantic, His speeon in the dock betore being senres effort. la downtowa Kerrigan preposes it. Mr. Lawrence Jerome will prove a torm: ponent to Gover! MeVook tu the Kightu. Man's great persovai popularity musta ally bis chances of ¥ clone une, © polled, Mr. Howie dred majority. y men socreuy Against Benjamin A. Willis, tu the Kleveoth, feet coufldens that Mr, Levi P Motion, the repuvlican Candidate, will be elected by a baadsome majority. TAMMANY COMMITTEX OM ORGAN ZATION. Ata mecting of tue Tammany Committee on Ure Ganization, yosterday, arrangements were made fi the Mass Meeting Which is to take plac Uatober 80, On motion of Mr. P w. jed requen take more tors of Ele ty of diem: tor ail navuralized citigzous who may d their names reguiariy recorued as voters, ANTIsTAMMANYITES IN CONSULTATION, Tho joie conference ecommittevs of the four anti-Tammany organizations met in consultation goutiemen prosent were Ja Morrison, ox, Assemviyinan Coutigan, Assombiyman James Daly, Maurice J, Power, ex-Senator Fox, Colonel Mievasl O. Marphy, ex Binvy aod Jouw B Haskin, Vie Were iuteronauged as yosteraay afternoon at Irving Hall Among the to the best mei patgn, The the joint — comuittee: Chairman, James Daly: 5 au, Jereme Buck and Jobu E. MeGow: ‘ohn McCool, Messrs, Nooney, Moi Truax and Hart were designated to rep the campaign, Another committee was 4 for the purpose of arrang'ng a graud mass meeting ab the Cooper Institute next week to indorse the com- bination tick t, All the committees wili meet agata to-day at Irving Hall, It is understood that this place will be usud asa genera! beadquarterator the combination party during mpaigu. THE MUNICIPAL SOCIETY. The Exccutive Committee of bie Muaicipal Society met last might at the rooms in Madison avenue, with Mr. Schultz in the chair and Mr, Robort Strebigh acting as secretary. Over two hours and a bait were spent im discuss! the Charaster of the various candidates now 1p the field for couaty off und 1 Was finally decided to apporut @ committee to funy tu gato the, character of the respective nominees tor Mayor, District Attorney, City Judge, Coroner and Aldermen-at-Large, and report to the sociely, for their general discussion, at a special moote ing next Tuesday, The followiag committee was nj pomted:—Thatcner M. Adams, Jackson 8. solluita, © Simon Stern, M. K. Jesup and George B. Butler, CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS, The Blair-Conuolly greenback-labor purty held @ Congressional Gonvention ast evening iD tho Seventh district, at No. 103 Eighth street, and nominated John Graham for Congress, ‘A Congressional Convention of the county demec- racy of tue Eleventh Congressional diatrict was beid at tho corner of Fourth uveuuo and Bighty-sixen Street last night,and Elias J. Patterson was nomi. uated for Congress. Mr. A. B, Haaley was nominated for Congress last nigbt by tho greenback party tn the Highun Congres+ afoniul district ‘The German-American Independent Citizous’ Asso- ciation in the Eighth Congressional district tust night nominated Generul Anson G. McCook tor Congress. ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS, At @ joint Convention of the Carsoy-Crunip, O’Rellly, Hanlon and Creamer wings of the national grecnbaek-labor party, held last evening, im the Sec. oud Assembly district, at No, 391 Vearl street, Jonna Sweency was nominated for Assembly. ‘The Biair-Connelly greenback party of the Fourth Asseinbly district met last evenitg at No. 53 Market street and nominated sr. Richard Waiters for Assems oly. v Shartos H. Thoester Bayle declined the democratia nowination for avsembly in the Sixth aistfict of Kings county, the Convention reassemoied last evens ing and nominatea Colonel Charlos Kiobl, who ac- cepted the honor. Dr. isuac I. Hayes was nominated tor Assembly last night by-tue Germun-American Oitizeus’ Asso+ ciation of the Seventn Assembly district. ‘The Carsey-Cruinp branch of the greenback labot party in the Tenth Assembly district last night pomt nated Joho Zahn for Assembly, The Fiftventh Assembly District Republican Con- vention met last night at No. 352 West Thirty-dith street aud nominated Jacob Jantzen tor Assem vly. Ap Assembly convention of the city democracy of the Second district waa beld luat evening a’ which Denis Burns was nominated for Assembly. ALDERMANIC NOMINATIONS. ‘The Republican Aldermanie Convention of thd Fourth Senatorial district met lass night at No. 20% Grand street tor the purpose of voininating two Aldermen: (Mr. Matthew Stewart, of the Secoid Assombly district, and Mr, Charles Evans, ofthe Fourth Assembly district, receivod the uuanimour vote of the Convention. ‘At the convention of the German-American {nde- pendent Citizens’ Association of thé Filth Assombly vistrict, Which was held last night at No. 85 Weat Third streot, J. J. Morris and J. N. Jacobus weré nom- inated for Aldormen. ‘The young meu’s party, of the Fourth Sonatortal district. last evening nominated Thomus J. Brosoah for district Aluerman. CONFIDENCE 1N A CONGRE‘SMAN, The following letter has beon addrossed to Mr. Fer- nando Wood, Representative of tho Ninth Cougtes- sional district, by a number of prominent eitizansi— Wool jgned merchants and bankers of this city 'o prossto yuu ‘appreciation of the services which you hav dered the commercial Int . of New York during vour present last term of Congrus- sional service. ‘They express the confident hopo that you Will wecept a renpmination und thas you will bo re-al for another term. ‘ithout intend! to the services ot other Keprusen Hon In suying tas on nt commercial mous. ave been Hon; Famxanbo Duan sin Tho ri nga jo mention your services in abe efforts naw ie: akin; nue bi jon to tho mit ni y ute and” more th mo wah to the In these and in all other wa: efiicient services to this elty many differ iusportant has Ir you have rendorod most 1 State, and, sithough: ‘affilintior ON 8, SON UL C.” ROBBIs ASSAVAD 30. a N LUCKMBYER, KUNOTH & J.D. JONES, * 0. KS BUELL, W. 4 J. SLOANE, 3. SELIGMAN, HENKY HUNTLR, RLY. LoWRBY, H.W. WILLIAM H. 'GUION, FORD, 1B. CODBINGTON, CAMPAIGN NOTES. The Tammany Hall District Committee of the See ond Assembly district held a large and enthusiastie Mmewting at its beadquartera, No, 32 New Bowery, last evening. Resolutions wore adopted pledging the earnest support of the members to the democratic DOmineva, aod complimentary in their references to Augustus Schell, Gunning 3. Bediord and William P, Kirk, Assemblyman Thomas F. Grady ad ressed the meeting at copsideravie length, urged all dewo cratstounite and thereby prevent the republicuo party getting contro! of the city government, as they trying to under the lead of Cooper. . The Citizen Aveociation of the Twenty-first Assem- diy district held a meeting last evening at Paropa Hall, Eighty-sixth eet and Third avenue, and the combination ticket ior Mayor, City Juago, District a indorsed, Toward tne Mr. Levi Morton, candidat rt rict, and Mr. R B. Cowing, can- didate for City Judge, arriveu and made brief ad- adressen, The conferences committee appointed by the by bey District Congressional conventions of the Irving Hall city aod county democracy beld a joiut session at No 272 BI t lust evening, und decided to re- jon of General W. W. Averill Jone for Congrossinan iu that ing, when Colonel Jam &, Kerrigan, the candidate of the greenback-labor party for Congress, was !udorsed, ‘The Contereuce Committee of the Fourth Senatorial district Will meot at No. 17 Park row to-day, to nomi- natetwo candidates. A minority of the commitiee 1 ning Dominated M ‘od Stewart, consultation ocrats of Brooklyn iast pom for Aldermen und Supervisora ia eleven wards The repubiicans made similar nomi- u two wards apd the 1udepondeut aemocrats in one ward, The Handolph Light Gaar. ding iud,, had ct crack New Jersey po- fine banuer raising 1a orn (N. J.) Demoor crt C bight Kepler Mati, Jersey City, Cliarles H. Winfeld presented re: ns ry) the Gecerat Commitiee for daring to dictate pomina- tious to the party and for corrapt practices at pri- mory elections aud in coaventions Mr. Ji A nN i! Hovok drewsed the mootii iF ment In accordance with the orders of Of Lowisivns, the arms of the Firet and See nity, Creseent Ony Battalr a Orleans Arti bave been romoved tw whe Mechanics’ Iu they will be guarded by at least forty after election, W. H. Tiltord, of Gieo’s Falls, was nomi co! : The republicans of Albany yertorday Charles KR. Koowles Second Al je thor Assembly ig Xt their respective district con! bendquarters, oul the dwiricts save Sev. enth, appointed conference commitives and ad- jvarned, ’ A meeting of the Samuel Conover Association of the sixtee wr at thew rooms, No. 109 Bighth eve: resolutions were THE MEANING OF THK MUNICIPAL CONTROT, Commorcial Advertiser, [from Ola Mothor Pai paitens and her mop to Tammany democracy, We are atraia tried Lo keep vack her mop Jat sok makes up the demve Jong the practical @ ii be eo suuiecs us to Cuormous taxation for the suppore>*