The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-01
LAST WORDS FOR REFORM.
FREN r CH-AMIRICINS ~ VIEW rORK
ron BLTIER COJERNMLNI.
. G,oriou. rildep Mud llcndricl. Meeting in

n Gioriour Tilden mud Hendricks Meeting in
Irving IInii-Thc American Flag and the
y Flag Of France In,wtncd- Mayor Mick-
hun and MIR. A. =. Hewitt Mt their Hest.
The French Independent Democratic
Committee had an esp. cally Interesting riden
and Hendricks mce,ing In Irving Hail last even
Ing TIE French ani American nies were be-
slowed around the galleries. and two erect flaes
were displayed In front Of tue platform. Fire
works wore abund.nt outside, and the GArde
lif4yette Band played With untirng energy
Mr. Frederic X. Coudett, the Chairman. said
that New York had no hail large enough TO con
tain those OF its citizens VINO loved France and
that It was no impertinence 10 assemnl under
the French flag while acting in American poll
tics In lately raising the statue of Lafayette
In this city, French citizens met with so much
hearty sympathy that undoubtedly the French
nag would be viewed with a. much cordially as
though IL VS. their own. Americans felt
thai they could never have gained
Their independence without the assistance
of France. and they welcomed the
ensign France accordingly. The word Re
publican" IN this country. had becom, a mere
sh ltn. II was tho synonym Of lawloss despot.
Ism ami corru, ton. The speaker saii tn 4 tho
meeting that he was addressing was the ll gest
meetinc OF Frenchmen for American political
purpose that mad ever been held 10 New YORK.
Here Mayor Mickhan entered with Mr.. Abram
$. Hewitt and. as he a-cended the platform.
the band played "IIan Columbia" Three
cheers were given standing. anc the band
played the " star Spansled B .nner." The Mayor
thanked the assemhllgc Ia English. He sad
that he had attended ever, Kind Il polite 4
msettng known in New YorA except a Frcncn
meeting. and had an especial curiosity to attend
one. He added that for several months past
tronchmcn had given abundant proof that they
loved ihis country. and not the least manifesta-
tioh of this feeling was In the fact that they had
erected a statue to an illustrious compatriot
VINO had come with his companions TO our aid
In the hour Of need. "And now that We ara
again struggling for our liberty" the Mayor con
tinucd I'VE a9d Freuchmen again coming In
mass to our rescue" He had met few hours
before bis Excellency the Governor. who he
hoped would soon be styled the President
Tremendous cheering. all rising and waving
their aTmsl and he said that II he had not made
IL point to abstain from political meetings at
present. tie would surely have attended He,
however sent his congratulations. More cheers
and more musc1
Mr.. Abrlm ;. Hewitt asked from whom the
American people derived the power OF giving
good, hearty. honest cheer. He once thought II
came from our English ancestors, but when at
the Paris Exposition 10 1867 the Americans
rheered from their department with vigorous
empu asis the Emperor and his cortese as IL
passed he found that thj cheers from the Eng
llsh department were comparatively feeble. He
therefore made up his mind that It was tue
French blood In American veins that gave the
Impetus to American cheering. Mr.. Hewitt |
then said that, though his father was an Eng
iishman. his ancestors on the mothers side
were French Huguenots, who settled In New
Rochelle Democracy had isen in France, and |
mad built up this Government on imperishabIe
ioundaitnns. and the most astonishiug thing to
hiW toTuay would be TO md French citizen
Nho W H"t going 10 vote tho Iaoor.ti. |
teset rrehehmen here wee neither pOiiti-
principle. TO p.fty bidding. ana wen they
Found Americans doing 81 tnev could relate To
then tunse truths that hundreds Of thousands |
rine o. 81 ei', ie % i1use and died for in the begin
. Nr Hewitt then reheare.A tho ~, t,id ,,c,s
~ ,IelNton TO hennhncHn coit~uti,n and g.
IOHuWti ON NJ. COudert. who soon .aya ,i.cs
20 w. ~. Chalyin. Iuat gentleman sai. inst
bad -uhded oil he republics lh Il mad exislsu
70 Vho ~ - N"Iin. EencEmcn had therefore
btcusht 10 thl- 'ountrJ "t their adoption good |
10 aupfec,a it, 4hrS had eu..ssn,rn'e sn 'e"H,nee nsne
selves reaGi' TO ITS rCqul eAlents III a. land
although some Laws. NOTABLY tho sunday K-s
were not to tneir liking. Nr. OnBlVin spoke OF
TIE IuIury To tho kepuohcau party nad done
Ftenchmen Of New Yolk, ten tnous nd IN num-
ber, Hnould set an example To their com patro.s
tbr1ucnoUt tne Union, aud Walk under tue ban
ner Of Iilden and Hendiinks. as II WIS through
the Demucrduc party etOne tuat they could be
led to vlclOfy.
MIR. MERCER delivered u brief and effective
addsess, ana the plagc dispersed with
cheers for liiden end heiorm.