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religion He denounced the idea of separating Irshmep
from Americans here. We were American citizens, and
nothing else but American citizens He might be allowed
to say, as st Paul said in Rome, when the tor
turers tthe Know No,hngs of that time) we're busy
He might say he TOO was an American cisizen
He said that McKeon had eyincad thoaa svmpathie
for the people whose blood he has always boased
ms VEINS, when he selected OF the tribe of BENJAMIN
for his associate Cheers and laughter) would ra
tber have his paray than reproach any for
religion He had been called epoy and he sympahIsed
with SepOys God knows he could not be the Jews
lie once drew up petition in favor Of the paton Of
tho jews in England, and got 0OO signatures 70 IT, He
symp@thised with the Sepoys because they wrongcd
lie came here o the pratos against liberty
lie had often occasion To ask Mayor Wood for aid for
poor lrshman, aIsi he asked where he born
lie understood that McKeon boased that he voted for
Gen tass but Fernando Wood too for him. that
was all Mr.. Mckeon had TO boast OF, IL much.
Great confusion In the gallery and cries Of Turn him
out and "Throw him over y Mr. McKeon held out a
brbe to the for he limited that there money
somewhere to defeat Fernando Wood Mayor Woods whole
career effort 10 relieve the poor. Mr. Doneny
that remarks had been made about unfortunate
weapon he exhibited at Tammany Hail. and he since,
perhaps, regretted the fact Mr. Brooks The
speaker then alluded to attack which had been made
upon HIM the Express owing TO the fact that he was re-
ported in the HERALD to have used the term "pooby
Brooks at lammany Hall the other evening He sent a
friend to MIR Brooks for an EXPLANATION ana he md, sav
that bus friend assured him that Mr. reception Of
him was most genemany and kindly There agen
cies at work to hunt Fernando Wood because does
NOT ask what mans religion NJ or where he born
Cheers They should all work hard until Monday night
They were here to night TO vndicae the intellect OF
hod, mounted the scafod Of the building drove
the cart, they were men standing erect in the
image OF God and sharing His divine essence.
The ocean SHE'LL II said would retain and echo
sound which had learned in It's home the ocean and
so the people here assembled in their grandeur and su
prcmacy of their intelligence would the prpcples
of their party and stand by its faith lie had not in
tended To speak so long fCries OF go on 'Go y
lie asked them when they went home and saw suspicious
characters lurking about To away and that though
place was precinct they had OF their liberty
left Let them tell their families, If they had other
in
TO preserve their liberties and who assaied by m,n
whose vndctiveness had made them walking libraries Of
malgny and dictionaries Of vituperaton. Cheers and
laughter let them tell them in charity and humanity
and decency to sustain the thus ibeled while his
mouth was closed and his arm held down. Tell them that
they could net bring any charge against tho Mayor
except perhaps one that he epble John
Mckeon with his robes of official dignity would find
hard TO see the Mayor the c"mmoncst beggar that
walked the street. II they could bring better charge
than that, they had better keep silent (Cheers) lilo
knew the Mayor had been guilty OF that
voIcE-0h, the dirty black guard
And If Coroner Perry had come there with petition
from forty poor widows, instead of signed and
sealed with the sign manual Of Recorder Smith, he
believed he would have been received at the City Hail.
kindly lie had trespassed their time (Cres of go
go He had to greet his brother robbers upon the
fact OF their great increase since mo last them and in
conclusion lac hoped that they would rally man.
the support of Mayor Wood. (Cheers)
The applause which greeted Mr. Doheny lasted se eyeral
minutes and there were then loud cries for keagher"
The Chairman stated that Mr.. Meagher 49, not in the
house, but the audience would not be sat.AsJ Colonel
DoheDy then came forward, and motion ~ Hick DR.
Merkle who had already said Follow citzensn twice.
read letter from Mr. Meagher satsg that be had not
received the invitation until ato and could not attend
Three cheers then given for Mr. Meagher Colonel
noheny also announced that there would be meeting Of
the German supporters Of the Mayor vauxhal night
and also al Iammany Hall
Dr MERKE then announced that conclusion Of the
meeting procession would be formed, headed by the
band which would proceed down Broadway to the ~.
Nicholas, where they would screnade his He enor tho
half Of the election Of Fernando Wood, Mayor He
considered as duty incumbent on him democrat,
TO come here and speak or his reelection (Cheer He
hoped that Iammany Hall would hu back all those who
had not proved true and sound the municipal question
II was not merely question of the election OF Mayor
Wood, but was question OF municipal rights lie had
been close observer Of political history 1896
had marked down the names OF the renegcs Of the
mocracy and found among list the name Of Daniel r.
nemann. He had presided at the first Native
meeting IN Military Hall, Y The Bowery. Bs Aad besn
asked TO on the party on the ground that they Intended
10 persecute the Irish and the fChaars and
hugher) He had heard ncmann refuse To
sign a petition for consulship because the
Irish and German adopted citizens present,
could they contamiate their hands tho cay election
with ballot for Daniel r. rcmannS II there were Know
Nothings preset could they Iwt man who would sus
tam them in the height OF their glory desert them in
The M hour p,. o. y, ,her s, need Cheers,
um, said he met the audience with mingled feelings OF
gladness and regret-gadnoss that they animated
by the same desires himself and regret that he had
beer obliged To leave the party which he had heretofore
worked But that party-the old whg par,y-had
fallen by its impotence and m endeavorng TO form
the socalled republican Jarty they had been obliged
TO leave behind great many good old Henry
tlay wings who had Joinco with the democracy
Mr.. ketchum continued at some length to show thai the
present Temann movement guided by Thurlow
Weed Seward CO. and earnestly exhortcd all Americans
wings and dissatisfied democrats o think of this fact
before voting His speech was very interesting, bnt
great portion OF the audcncshad left 70 join the pro
rcssioD.
when Mr. Retchum concluded there were loud cr,es for
song, and Mr.. Kerrigan forward aud announced
that he would give them song which had been chOrused
outside the house by twenty 1--WE thousand democrats
'Temann
chorus 81 which the whole audience joined after which
the meeting broke up