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Show Gov. Tilden was serenaded and made a speech at Syracuse, N. Y., recently. In speaking of bis eflorta to break up a political combination termed the state canal ring, he promised prom-ised to continue his efforts to punish thoae who have violated the rights of . the people, and he contrasted the oflences of the ordinary inmates of the penitentiaries "with the crimes of great public delinquents who claim to stand among your best society aud confessedly prominent among their fellow citizens crimes continued year after year," adding; I am appalled at the inequality ol huroaa justice. Tho uffort to Kiveyou redress has I een for tbe Inst throe month rVriJed and bcou"- d at. W- have boon told tDat noih'n would come uf it; that tba peoile would fail; that thir ritihti would riot b main'intd, and particularly that these great, ricn and powerful ulpriti would escape tbe ruerbet of tbe law and the punisbment of their crimes; that thi ir palaeo-1, built With tho tnon-ys drawn frm th" wat and toil of oui honest, in-dustrio'if, in-dustrio'if, bard-wark ng cili.nna, would ci-nt'nue lo rise hit exh-dati-mp, Bnd hame public morality andpublic honor. |