The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-21


not not his (Mr. H. province enghten them.
II there time when every freeman Of the city
Of New York who regarded its reputation called upon
exert every power he possessed from the
degradation into which had fallen that time had now
arrived The audience before him sufficient TO make
him believe, he did that the had arrived unit
ed and determined action He thanked tho committee for
having presented whom all the honest and intel
gent people OF the city could unite and he thanked Mr.
Cooley for the noble and dnerested conduct which he
had displayed In Withdrawing his from the
He reminded them, in conclusion, Of tho importance Of
eecDg honest Aldermen and School Inspectors urged
upon them not only 70 be at the polls themselves but
try AND influence their bookkeepers clerks porers and
ermeh 10 vote for the peoples candidate for Mayor
MR. MOETGoMERY's SPEECH.
COL MONTGOMERY being loudly called for, then took the
stand and was greeted with applause and cries Of "Put
on your hat" He sad-I would rather not; I am not
ashamed OF my gray hairs, though they the compan
IONS Of old age, they not always the proofs Of a
yoce-What Is your nameY My name is Montgomery
sir, and am not ashamed Of it used 10 be called &c
neral Montgomery, and II caused me some annoyance
When was in Pennsylvania for my Irish fellow citizens
thought because my name was Montgomery that was
the original General Montgomery who died fighting SO
brayely at Quebec for his adopted country Cheers and
laughter) When assured them that was not, then
they thought must be his son, at least There
bets upon It, Committees were appointed 70 upon mo
was not his son won the wager had seven reasons for
knowing that / was not and the first was that General
Montgomery had died long ago fighting in his countrys
cause, and though he married he had child
baby Shall give you the other six reasonsP e. No; that's
enough, and checrs) This bad place TO speak, and
as We arc to meet at the Academy OF Music Tuesday
evening, viii much OF what have for that
OCCASION Ny friend Hoxie said that no limited vo
minutes; but would like know by what regulator no
his watch for think he addressed you for seven
minutes and half, am limited to two and half
will tell you at the Academy what right have to speak
on this question. may be said that do not live in New
York but resided among you for fourteen years. mar
red wife here and feel II was born IN the city.
never made political speech before, and IL had been
asked 70 speak here for any political party would not
have come. The candidate you have nominated Is not the
on man who is worthy Of the Office Of Mayor Of this city
! don't know the present incumbent personality don't
know Mr. nemann ether-but never found any who
knew him TO say that he not an honest and
am sure that not man could be found, with common
sense and judgment. to say that Fernando Wood
honest man. Now will conclude by saying that every
of s bound TO u the the city and
Of the country This is tho Empire City of the Empire
state Of the Union and if the news reaches Europe that
fraud and rascay in the executive head of municipal
affairs are endured aud abettcd here, it will damage the
reputation Of the entire country. (Cheers.l
Mr. W. II. ANTHos then arose and said-Feow citizens
at an immense assembaee of the electors of the city ofNew
York held at this place the 14h day Of November-an
assembagc which convened together spontaneously may
almost for the purpose of expressing their approval
Of measures calculated TO reform the administration OF
our municipal affairs, and TO hur from power that
corrupt and ambitious demagogue, Fernando Wood
(oud cheers Ia committee was appointed for the
purpose OF reporting 70 an adjourned meeting TO be
held at this place at some time to be fixed, the
OF suitable person TO be voted for by the electors Of
the city Of New York. the Mayor Of this great Me
tropols. That Committee have carefully performed the
duties highly responsible, and highly honora
be conded to their charge, and the result Of their de
nSeraons shall now give YOU such be your pleasure
read would in the first place, however, remark that
an extended address this great and Overwhelmingly
read TO you this afternoon, because there
nent speakers who about to address you That ad
cd n se e 's sna ~ % he ~ and
sally circulated throughout the length and breadth Of the
metropolis Cheers, and cries Of "Gocd.') The report
Of ehe committee Is as follows
The committee appointed at the meeting Of citizens
held at the Merchants Exchange, the 18th inst 10
fer with other committees representing various political
Candidate
for the mayoraty have performed the duty assigned to
them with careful dcliberaiion and profound sense OF
their responsibility 10 the community. They announce
that they have accepted the issue which the citizens of
New York have been dared TO meet between tho oonnu
ance OF the present corrupt administration OF the affairs OF
the city, and thorough and radical reform OF crying
abuses by presenting for the sunragcs Of their follow
citizens for Mayor the name OF Daniel Y. Temn, I've
hcment and prolonged checrng) whose long life Of
industry, integrity and public usefulness in midst is
restore the PROSTATE character OF this oppressed city TO
It's former high reputation his election AZ the peoples
candidate viii accomplish object dear 10 every in
babant OF this great metropolis.
NEw foRK Nov IL, 1887.
James r. whiting called for, hut the chairman
said that he had left the meeting. then proposed
10 adjourn TO Tuesday evening at the Academy OF Music
where announced that Mr.. John McReon and other
prominent democrats would deliver addresses The
ing then adjourned
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Politically am or have been a"republcan,n - but my
love Of justice greater than my attachment to party
present at "the peoples" meeting convened in Wall
yesterday afsrnoon and will assert fearless Of
tangible contradiction, that In many respects dis
grace
have hecn during my lfe led 10 believe, that within
the bounds o decency speech free In New York but
80 Il not in Wall street
heard at the meeting referred 10 young man Of re-
sreciahty and intelligence call for 'three cheers for
Wood and sooner had he uttered these words than
he gagged and violently dragged through the strsets
Ike mnlefacor, and safely deposited in the
ncnt station house Another person respectable as any
other man who took par, In that meeting upon hearing
Recorder Smith assert that he a democrat, replied,
"You are a black republican He, too roughly
seized by the throat and, amid the joers and gaze Of
motley crowd, marched ike thief 10 prison And these
the only which al that meeting under
immediate attention.
Friends of the latter accompanied him to the station
house. and upon requesting the Captain, Lieutenant
believe TO release his prisoner, the reply mo not
ti the meeting adjourns Ho rs Wood man"
Can such things he permitted to continue In our midsu
and from our model police, too2 A CITIZEN.