The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21
THE REFORM CHARTER.
Enthusiastic Mass Meeting at the Cooper
Institute in Favor Of Its Passage.
proportional Representation
Defended.
Fierce Onslaught Upon the Office
Holding Remnants of the
Tammany Ring.
Speeches by Ez-MayOr HavemeYer, Ex-Governor
Solomon, Horace Greeley, General Dix, 10.
ssphH. ChOate and Vim. E. Dodge.
The New Charter. Il Nom
Partisan Measure.

Inc large nan OF cooper institute served again
ast evening as the scene OF one OF those mass gath
erlgs or the people which belong to and indeed no
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well as In heartlness ana sincerity and earnestness
Il was the worthy seuuel TO thar still more note
worthy asaamb,age which q, ro,, ,o,omrIv aoaa
'J 'oae' "nion 's''' '"A no'oin'J Volnuou
our municipal affairs into the hands OF the Commit
Tee of Seventy Every seat was filed and the a,ses
~aN n"aneo9 "eio o"oAou WIN peope' numois
81 possible disturbance had got af0at and the hall
was therefore dotted with policemen who sat ready
Po1u.o wv. onenue''' opon ''o p'a'ioin. 'A.o
committee themselves mustered IN strong force,
as they entered.
Mayor Hayemeyer spoke as follows:-
u.vop u.vryrvvp,s sppvcu
- m G mAy yEs EEs saEhCh; ; -
mace IN sen,smner ,asp an unscrnnmios and nn9
a%"us csa haiG no.ssssn Of onr "nu w.
eminent and had h become SO corrupt and reckless
son 81 ns ctv '"o M na,'a u d "v se
alarmed at the crisis IN their affairs which was 80
sSPlnv anu 80 s hy approaUing' panvanu Iof t'e
oon%iisee Of seventy ctizeSs, then appolnIea and
" anerv h e frpaese1' t"e 4u o eSor any
e raad CHARGED Se c AND
county olcsrs ana recover Inc money waongiuiy
sSKen from s tn9 pubic nseasury ana no adequa.e
femeuies sHOulu pe lounu tuat Iaws shOulu pc en-
scted 10 enable citizens ana taxpayers 70 can OIL
GERS entrusted by them with power ano moaey to
est appropriation OF the pubic money" IL was
Mrtner MADE me duly OF Tue committee TO appeal
10 tue present Legislature OF THIS State TO repeal the
charter anu laws by winch the rulers OF the CITY
mao retained ana perpetuated thelr power, ana 10
Nve 10 the CITY OF New YORK such form OF gov
eminent as should be devised and approved by our
wisest anu DeSt Gluzens, anu enaoie US 10 secure
tho anu eoW ctlen 1no y, ynom vc
cnar2ea this stern duty was composed OF men OF
on parties, sects ana conditons they entered upon
Inc performance or Their dulles with an energy,
oarhestness anu sincere oeVouon 10 Tue interests
entrusted 70 them deserving your tnanKlul recognl
non ana remembrance loud appiause.l Every
member seemed iuiy lmpressed with the gravity VI
tue emergency which mad arisen IN me AFFAIRS OF
overcome IN bringing the Official peculators
fOun6 equal to inc Work xppause Tne
mempers anu Ineir aHauons scatterea; SUITS
nave Deen commenceu unaer tae aoesI iegai super
VISION Oh tne state 10 secure iestoraGiOn Oh the
plunuer lnGictmehts nave oeeh ionhq Dy an eaLnest
sni mon , Mrasn Jury WHICH, ne noped WIN re-
s:rong lock has neen placed upon the CITY Treasury
Appanse ms LOCK mas no cT ON =,
SNEAK anu an ao aus hn our C,
u @ yvu ,i iT aver v aJ ncrod Tb ouy eo n
too. reused 20 ac5on oy evidences en OF In inc
kleoutto Aauus which wSie o"uy tuLneu
up 10 tne light returneu 70 TUG Legis-
ature maIoriT OF delegates from Iiis Guy.
peasSa W 'me So vi W III S.a anu NJ Uy III
n,Se S our commtfee with earnestness and "n
nagghg i r ~, o c ,uy W h Inc .ne
sesui. W .v ~ tna Nnuanihar ,e"tinn u
@ !, ,o ractica, go"d for the commnnty me
ssrn 70 paaT ,S I n"a ranr .ne she
sSpcommitee OF gentlemen q all pcliticai parties
nare " chprter When yvonid az lar as can be dnne
pss' N ~ o. oS,,oa o,S
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insure Ior tn,s Guy once more sae Dehen.s ol
ssSs,dnsvs,v Hevntcd the mast three months To tho
nTes,ares,nn Of a charter which has been snbmitte,I
~ inc ao'satnre of th,s State ynera Ire nrnv.s
sons arc now nnSer Accumulation and dtscnss,on.
"na' m order A. Won annrove its Observation-Disclosures
smsorsamsn, this n,ne,ng nss heen annninted ana
viii onIy ada. 4 il be criticsed at XiDam in the
snd adon1ad iSal nnv snrcesinns which tho
uvpo", s any ,ho an,s,a,nro ,rnv
hunk proper to propose which looks above nnS,
M" ~, vn~ o,, ,o.',nns ~ scnana, nf
partisan profit TO the interest OF the whole people,
" sso W. on, S 81 VI IA
and .hal no SUBSTANTIAL good VIII be SACRIFICED TO
Any mere piioe VI opiniVn Ds., ienuw oiuEens'
wse muc still remains to uo" he done. With
one ne OF TWO eXvepmons 'he aep 1rna ol
Inc Guy are ss ies nrea, ana ns sq t up 20
ouernowng Win sne ahe cn h1A' cniers
a ou e asoracad cu,ps sns
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nov 80 @s m nd ovnrcoms sns a a,b 9
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through tne means OF Inc cmalHr gooa eiecu n
law anu olner salulaIy leglsa.Ne measures tnat
o,,or ~ Inc ,v"rr wbicp hna heen az ,ya, hoTnn
ana 20 d,,@ent,y carried forward invite the co..
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r,,a 0q nur n"h,e ci,r win wncn 40, omr ppnIi
p,o y, ,ouasts o c, O,oy, ,Iant,aad " ou iA
n nv soa,o o vas snanr,nc NJ r,roa,ov
.n,srn" yhc hail ana on satipg hia seaf as roy
ca,va, uith ,m,nsnaa annIausa mo 'e' was '
Se'e" "i novnuNmp stp1pnMnM;s sppvcu
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~ao~d and WHEN pad moi aIreadv win snch sgnaI
sncceSs and whcn Srst rooI sHane ar Inc neat.S Of
the 1,n Sa,na iat ,ne MAN aI INC ne
Sod sa,octa" az ~ leaders ware now vnu5 o ne
.,rorr,So,o a. o rne ~, TIC 49,
nor, ~ thair tej,oyv c,rizens Two thSn@s nod hean
SeranSn6 n" me nanna Or the 7 an,sst,ra ,.ricn
thav haS eIected 'Tbba first was ,ha renovsi ~
everv Tammanv Uali of,c,ai. the second ,vaa the
RENAL al that Tamniany Hal, charter wbicn had
aerrved az Inc tnstrnment nf such 's,rnen,n~s
Frauds In nursuance Of this last dema 1mI1 Jhe
Committee or Seventy had with great Iannr and
ef,ar carernI considerafion framed The chartar
ILL.,, naars m or nan,a anu "a n ,1 cnI ,
iealslature That charter had been rece,ved with
gIeas GU. anu rnS , oon Nv wv 70 Whom was
iSeii leu nau , inwss Ioa auoptiVn ~ nau