New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-02
THE MERCHANTS UPRISING
GREAT MASS MEETING IN SUPPORT OF
GOV. T1LDEN.

GOV. TILDEN.
THE CANAL FRAUDS DENOUNCED BY THE ceoMER<
CIAL ORGANIZATIONS ATT PRODUCE EXCHANGE
ADDRESSES BIZ FRANKLIN EDISON, A.E. ORR. EDS
WARDS PIERREPONr, AssEMBLYMAN PRlSCE{
ERAsTUs BROOKS, WIN. r. DODGE, SAMUEL B. RU0~
Giles, AND A. g. HEwITr-REsoLUTIoNs PASSED
coMPLMENTiNG THE GOVERNOR, APPROVING BIa
RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE TIE TOLLS. AND
URGING UPON THE LEGISLATURE PROMPT AND
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
Gov. Thden has received more hatterinR COM
pliment and vigorous commentator for bis course
in exposing the Canal frauds than that bestowed
upon him by the great mass meeting OF the mer-
chants and mercantile associations of the city at tho
rooms of the Produce Exchange yesterday. And yee
il was noisy demonstration, but an assemblage
eminently business-like and thorough in it's work.
The resolutions which had been prepared under the
supervision of A. +. Orr, Carlos Cobb, and VIM. Be-
Phillips, were written in uncertain tone, bus
heartily commended Gov. Tilden for his courageous
attack on the powerful Canal Ring, and approves
his recommendation to reduce the tolls for the
coming season. The addresses which followed wer@
forcible, and called forth warm applause Ther6
were of the enthusiastic outcres that are snch
frequent concomitants Of mass meetings having 20.
much to call them out this certainly bad but the
remarks of the speakers were earnest, sober, and
alike unmistakable in their denunciatlon Of tho
canal thieves. A noteworthy feature Of the day
was the speech of the Hon. Samuel Is. Rug
gles whose feeble utterance, owing 70 sick
ness could scarcely be heard but who insisted ono
speaking at the risk of his life and expressly against
his doctors command, on the subject which badi
engaged so many years of his attention earlier in
life. The other speakers were Franklin Edison,
President of the Exchange, A. L. Orr, the Hon.
Edwards Pierrepont Assemblyman Prince, the Hon..
Erastus Brooks, the Hon. Vim. L. Dodge. and Con-
gresham Abram S. Hewitt.
Long before the hour named for the opening OF
the meeting, the upper and lower floors of the Ex-
change were 80 we'll filled that it was actually de-
cided to hold two meetIngs-one on each floor.
Later however, the resolve was reconsidered, and
all gathered on the upper floor. By order OF the
Committee of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cobb. Chair
man; Vim. Ii. Phillips. Secretary L. j. n. Stark
A. E. Orr, Forrest II. Parker, Isaac Ii. Reed, Charles
Spear, and NJ. NJ. Caleb-the large table at the end
of the room had been covered with board Boor
and carpeted, and upon this were seated the in
vited guests and Presidents of the various
commercial bodies Among the more prominent I'd
these gentlemen on the stage and in the great aud
ence besides the speakers. Gen. Horatio Reed.
John s. Conklin ". NJ. Vermilye, Gilbert Oakley
Aug c. Bechstein, Henry W. Smith, John G. Dale
Charles Spear, Edward Bill, w. S. Fairfield A. e
Orr, Carlos Cobb NJ. NJ. Caleb. Col Isaac ii Reed,
Charles Butler Asa Stevens. Walter +. Brush, John
H. Pool, Thomas X. Porter the Hon. Joseph T. Daily.
James NJ Requa, Peter A. Welch, Elliot e. CowdiD,
Frederick Link David BOWS, John Fl, BOynton.
Edward Amman, Samuel B. Ruggles. Joseph AlleDr
Col. Fred. A. Conkling. F. b. Thurber Il. i. Dorr,
President Buffalo Board of Trade, Henry Hentz,
President Cotton Exchange, William L. Borden, and
Others.