New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-05
THE PEOPLES VOICE.
GRAND UPRISING OF INDIGNANT TAXPAYERS
AT COOPER INSTITUTE.

GRAND UPRISING OF INDIGNANT TAXPAYERS
AT COOPER INSTITUTE.
STIRRING SPEECHES BY w. F. HAvEMEYER, Ex-
JUDGE EMoTT, OSWALD oTTENDoRFER, Ex-
GOV. sALoMoN, ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT AND
EDWARDS PIERREPONT.
The public meeting last night at Cooper Union
was one Of real Indignation passionatey expressed.
Men Of all parties and all ages assembled under the
call very early in the evening. Nearly an hour be-
fore the time appointed for the opening speech no
standing room remained in the hail. score or Two
of women, chiefly Germans, were scattered through
the vast room but all the rest Of the audience were
men, and nineteen-twentieths Of these were ad-
vanced in years-voters and property holders-were
interested in the political redemption and prosperity
of the city. The immense and enthusiastic audience
was composed in every of substantial men, who
came there with the purpose of giving free and
full emphatic and unequivocal expression to senti-
ments long since formed, and to opinions now con-
frmed by the presentation of full proofs of the
frauds of the Tammany leaders. There was no dis
play of excitement, none either of impatience and
the vast audience awaited without demonstration
the beginning of the proceedings. No one displayed
any disposition to be riotous; indeed the crowd of
quiet earnest not one into which the rioters
in the employ of Tammany would care to venture.
There was a rumor prevalent during the day that
large body of roughs had been ordered down from
the Twenty-frst Ward to interrupt the meeting, but
FL h .,t;,n tod o,,o
Tammany leaders understand too well the danger to
them of inteTuptng 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 con-
fusion on the outposts 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
altogether insignificant and resulted more from
drunkenness than boldness. The Tammany 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
or detective officers watched the entrances and fol-
lowed at the heels Of every suspicious character who
entered. CIIlCl NeIt W btILc uioe
man who made any interruption uttered any dis
sent from the sentiments expressed from the stage
This discretion is a new sense lately come to Tam
many leaders, and one which is very commendable,
and which they need TO cultivate and develop.
Men of all parties-at least all parties opposed to
Tammany-were in the audience, or rather audien-
ces, for there two meetings organized. The Re-
publicans predominated in numbers of audience and
speakers. One third at least were revolving Tam
many Germans and a fair fraction was composed OF
the Young Democracy. The coalition between the
three parties which desire the reformation of NUM-
cpal rule appeared to be perfected on this occasion,
and it was remarked that if the same unanimity of
feeling or of purpose prevailed in the approaching
canvass and elections, Tammany was doomed in
spite of its repeaters and corrupt counters at the
ballot-box. The withdrawal early in the day of
Judge Ledwith the most prominent speaker from
the ranks of the Young Democracy" caused doubts
of the full success Of the demonstration and of the
beartiness with which the Young Democracy"
entered into the movement. The Germans, both
Republicans and Democrats were fully represented,
and of the most prominent speakers were direct
representatives of their common nationality and
hitherto opposing parties. Ex-Gov Solomon spoke
at great length the sentiments of the German Repub-
leans and Mr. Oswald Ottendofer led in this Reform
Camp the revolving legion Of the German Democrats.
Judges Pierrepont and Emott spoke the sentiments
of the Republicans aud Robert B Roosevelt, elected
Congressman last year the Tammany ticket, de-
nounced the leaders Of that party in equivOcal
terms In these and every other, the meeting
was most significant and its influence in the country
cannot fail 10 be widespread and beneficial.
At o'clock James NJ Brown came forward and
said:
FELLOW CITIZENS: We have met tonight in re-
Ill a. hoy,. o.
but which will read to you.
After reading the call Mr.. Brown nominated as
President Of the meeting the Hon VIM F. Have
never who accepted the position amid the greatest
applause. He spoke as follows
SPEECH OF ". F. HAvEMEYER.
FELDow-ClTIzENs: The son of German emigrant
! was born in this city-was reared and educated
here. labOrOus apprenticeship, under dear, hon
OTed, and honest father, served here, my rela-
tiOns with active business were formed and finished
here, and / have since enjoyed the hOnors of her
civic Mag1straCy il would therefore be strange it,
IN any emergency of her affairs, did not regard her
with the sentiments which most men entertain for
the place Of their nativity, fail notwithstanding
my instructive and unconQuerable aversion to public
prominence III any respect, to take with you here
deep interest i'll whatever concerns her honor or her
welfare.
While thank yOu fcllOw-citzens, for the honor
you have now conferred on me- /, at the same time,
regret that we have not met an occasion of less
grave importance than the present but we must
accept the situation il has come to us however
Illuminating il may he. and as far as possible con-
action in the future the teachings of our
past experience.
From the object of this meeting as announced in
the call just read, IL will be understood that il is
not convened in the interest of the Republican or
religious sect or creed in the interest of the rich