Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-09-14
TAMMANY'S DEATH.
The Citizens Meeting on Tues
day Night.
AN IMMENSE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
DEMOCRATIC RULE
From tie New York Tribun,

AN IMMENSE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
DEMOCRATIC RULE.
From TIE New York Tribune
The public meeting last night at Coop
passionately expressed Men of all par
ties and all ages assembled under the call
very early in the evening. Nearly an hour
before the time appointed for the opening
speech no standing room remained in the
hall. A score or two of women, chiefly
Germans, were scattered through the vast
room, but all the rest of the audience were
men, and niDeteen-twentieths of these
We're advanced in years-voters and pro-
perty holders-were interested in the DO
litical redemption and prosperity of the
city. The immense and enthusiastic audi
ence was composed in every sense of sub
stantial men, who came there with the
purpose Of giving free and full, emphati-
cal and unequiyocal expression to senti-
ments long since formed, and to opinions |
now confirmed by the presentation of full |
proofs of the frauds of the Tammany |
leaders. There was no display of excite !
ment, none either of impatience, and the !
vast audience awaited without demonstra- |
ton the beginning of the proceedings I
No one displayed any disposition to be
riotous; indeed the crowd of quiet, ear
nest men was not one into which the riot
ers in the employ of Tammany would care
to venture. There was a rumor prevalent
during the day that a large body Of roughs
had been ordered down from the Twenty
first Ward to interrupt the meeting, but it
proved false story which intimidated no
one Tammany leaders understand too
we'll The danger to them of interrupting a
public meeting in which the whole city,
the whole country is interested. They
content themselves with breaking up the
minor Ward meetings and conventions,
and creating confusion on the outposta of
the great political army of allied parties
opposed to them; but they are too wise
to assault the center of the phalanx itself
! The efforts at disturbance were altogeth
er insignificant, and resulted more from
drunkenness than boldneSs The Tam
many leaders, indeed, were sagacious
enough to order the police which they
control to afford the fullest protection to
the meeting. Large squads guarded the
entrance, and displayed themselves in
force formidable enough to intimidate
within the building Special OF detective
officers watched the entrances, and fol
lowed at the heels Of every suspicious
character who entered Strict orders
were issued to seize the first man who
made any interruption or uttered any dis
sent from the sentiments expressed from
the stage This discretion is a new sense
lately come to Tammany leaders, and one
which is very commendable, and which
. they need to cultivate and develop.
Men of all partics-at least all rartie:
| opposed to Tammany-were in the audi
ence, or rather audiences, for there wert
, two meetings organized The Republi
f cans predominated in numbers of audienc
t and speakers. One-third at least were re
| voting Tammany Germans, and fai
fraction was composed Of the Young De
: mocracy. The coalition between tn
!, three parties which desire the reformation
e of municipal rule, appeared to be perfecte
4 on this occasion, and it was remarked tina
(. if the same unanimity of feeling or pul
. pese prevailed in the approaching canvas
g and elections, Tammany was doomed i
" spite of its repeaters and corrupt counter
Is at the ballot-box. The withdrawal earl
in the day Of Judge Ledwith, the mos
Ie prominent speaker ftom the ranks of til
h Young Democracy" caused doubts of th
t. full success of the demonstration and {
!. the heartiness, with which The Young DE-
N mocracy entered into the movement. Th
IS Germans, both Republicans and Demo
S Gratis, were fully represented, and some {
at the most prominent speakers were dire'
representatives of their common nation
N ality and hitherto opposing parties. E,
Governor Solomon spoke at great lengt
,r the sentiments of the German Republ
t cans, and Mr. Oswald Ottendoffer led i
lie this reform camp the revolving legion {
er the German Democrats. Judges Pierr
D. pont and Emott spoke the sentiments
es the Republicans; and Robert b. Roos
velt, elected Congressman last year on Il
as Tammany ticket, denounced the leaue
lie of thai party in no equivocal terms
rs these senses, and every other, the meetir
lis was most significant, and its influence
nd the country can not fail to be wide spre;
and beneficial.