The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-04-18
The Liberals Moving.
GREAT MASS MEETIN 6
IN NEW YORK.
Greeley, Trumbull and Schurz
Present.
SCHURZ AND
OTHERS SPEAK.
Great Enthusiasm!


A monster mass meeting was held
at Cooper Institute, New York, on
Friday evening last to advocate the
Liberal Republican policy of the ap-
preaching Cincinnati Convention. 1t
is represented to have been one of the
largest in numbers and most imposing
in character of any political meeting
ever held in that city. Long before
the hour for the commencement of the
meeting, Cooper Institute was throng-
ed to its utmost capacity, and thou
sands clamored in vain for admission,
and failing to find it, remained for
bours outside the building. Every
seat was occupied and the aisles from
the platform upward were densely
crowded. The audience was an emi-
nently respectable and representative
one. The platform was literally
packed with men prominent in the
political and social circles of New
York, among whom were Horace
Greeley, Sinclair Tousey, Moses II.
Grinnell, Hiram Barney, Marshall o.
Roberts, George Wilkes, Frank Leslie,
John A. Dix and large number of
other prominent men.
About half-past seven the densely
crowned audience began to manifest
some impotence to witness4the OPEN
ing proceedings. To meet this de-
mand the list of Republican officers
who had signed the call for the Gin
cinnati Convention was read. The
names of many of them were received
with loud cheers. The meeting was
then called to order by Hon. Ethan
Allen. who said:
FELLOW CITIZENS: As one of the
Committee who signed the call for
this immense mass meeting, assembled
ip the interest of this political party
and reform, have the honor to noml-
nateas your President, Colonel Fred
erick A. Conkling.
The nomination was enthusiastically
Colonel Conkling on coming for
ward was greeted by hearty cheers.
He said 4 SIZES ~
Fellow Republicans We are hon.
ored by the presence tonight OF two
of the most distinguished statesmen
of the Republic. Great applause
One of them was born in New Eng
land, and the other on the Rhine
[Cheers.l Both of them are repre-
sentatives of the imperial West which
in all coming time is to control the
destiny of our common country. Ly-
man Trumbull of Illinois, and Carl
Sci,urz of Missouri. Prolonged
cheering.] 1t is hardly necessary for
me to say that throughout the length
and breadth of the land, the names OF
both are associated with the defense OF
constitutional liberty and of rights of
local self government with restriction
OF delegated power, and with firm
and unfaltering advocacy of the rights
of the masses. GApplause. In view
of the near approach of the Presiden.
tial election. they have consented to
leave places in the Senate of the
United States, for the purpose of ad-
dressing us, not upon the dead ISSUES
of the past, but upon the living issues
cf the hour. [Applause. Thanking
you for the honor of being selected 10
preside over this vast assembly, / await
the iarther pleasure Of the meeting.
The lists of Vice Presidents and
Secretaries were read and elected
unanimously. Among the torner
Horace Greely, Sinclair Tousey, Mich
ael Doherty, Isaac Sherman, Waldo
Hutchins, Moses Ii. Grinnell, Hiram
Barney, Charles A. Dana, E. L. GodkiI
Parke Goodwin, Marshall o. Roberts
George w. Palmer, Richard M. Blatch.
ford, John X. Porter, George Wilkes
Samuel Sinclair, Rufus. f. Andrews
Minthorne Tompkins, John A. Dix
E. G. Squire and Alfred Pell.
The following declaration of princi
pies were read and indorsed with tre-
mendous cheers:
I'VE believe that the political action
of individuals and conventions should
be left free from the influence of po'
| litical patronage. That business meI
should not, under fear of unjust Off
cial interference with affairs, be com
PEELED to pay tribute for political pur,
poses. We believe that public offices
are or should be created for pnblit
convenience, and not as rewards fol
partisan services, nor for personal ag
grandizement. That acts of officials
| should be confined within the stric
letter of the laws creating such officials
We believe that the triumph of Re
publican principles is of paramount
Importance to the country, and thai
the success of such principles in tht
approaching national election doe
not depend on any one individual
We believe that the prosperity of thu
country demands thorough, radica
and immediate reform in all the de
partments of the public service, civil
military and naval, and that the on
term principle for the Presidential
| office will conduce more to that enc
than any other measure"
About quarter before eight O'Clock
Schurz and Trumbull arrived ant
were received in the most enthusiastic
manner.
At eight O'Clock Frederick A. Conk
ling, the President, introduced Mr.
Trumbull, who spoke as follows:
FELLOW -CITIzRNs 1t is now near
ly sixteen years since / had the pleas
nre of addressing an audience in thl
city of New York. We were thel
entering upon what was known as tn
Fremont campaign. The questian thel
before the country was whether sla
very should be spread into the fire.
territories of the United States. Man,
people thought that the governmen
of the United States, then controlled
by the slaveholding power, was op
i pressive and unjust, and a party wa
then organized, which did not succee'
in that election, but whose seed thel
scattered, bore fruit in 1860, in tn
election of Abraham Lincoln to th
Presidency of the United States.-
Cheers The slaveholding power il
arrogance and folly, refused tosubmi
to an administration which should b
governed by friends of freedom
though it was well understood Hha
there was no intention on the part o