The New York herald., 1876-09-12
HAYES AND WHEELER.
Republican Mass Meeting at Cooper
Institute Last Evening.
SPEECH OF COLONEL INGERSOLL.
A Large and Enthusiastic
Gathering.
"POLITICAL COMITIES."
Wholesale Charges Against New York
Democrats.
SPEECH OF COLONEL INGERSOLL.
"POLITICAL COMMITTEES. !"

Notwithstanding the dsagreeabe state OF tho weather
the republican meeting last evening At Cooper In
sttute was one Of tho largest and most enthusiastic
gatherings that evcr assembled In the hall Long be-
fore the doors were thrown open Immense
crowd had gathered In tho square, and II was
much tho force Of police under Captain McCulloch
could do TO prevent the crush at the entrance
from being dangerous 10 life and limb Five
minutes after the doors anaiy opened
every scat In the hall occupied The aisles
crowded from the outer Railways to the lrst
of tho stage while the space behind the
last rows ncar tho literally packed with
men, standing, that it really wonder how they
managed to breathe at all There was quite n number
Of ladies present. for whom the frontrow OF seats had
reserved and the stage the local leaders of tho
party thick leaves in vaambrosa, there be-
ing ong others Zacn Chandler George Opdyke, Jack
son 8. Schultz, General Arthur b Cornell, Thomas
Acton, Salem H. Wales, Henry Hyiand Garnett, Chaun-
cey NJ Depew. John !. Davenport, Hamilton Fish, Jr,
and Isaac II. Bailey
General Sharpe and Postmaster James, well as
several other we'll known federal politicians, too
modest to 90 on the platform, contentcd themselves
with seats the stage among tho audience. The
meeting was extraordinarily enthusiastic tho names
Of Grant aud Hayes being checred the echo when
ever they mentioned The most enth husiasm
manifested, however, when Colonel Ingersoll read
despatch from James G. Blaine, announcing that .ho
republicans had carried every county In Maine.
The effect OF the reading or this despatch
was electrical, but whom Colonel Ingorso
announced that was signed by that "knight Of po
cal chivnlry," James Blaine. tho that cnsued
fairly beggars description. The entire audience sprung
to their feet man. and for several tho
cheers deafcning, while men apparently beside
themselves wildly threw their hats in the air.
Of ladies' catching the Infection in their
places and waved their handksrehefs
over their heads
The meeting called to order by Mr. Jacob Pat
terson, Jr, who nominated Mr. George Opdykc as
chairman The nomination carried unanimously.
REMARKS or MR. oPDyKK
Mr.. Opdykc who was warmly greeted on coming for
ward on the platform, made brief spcoch, which
no euogzod the republican Candidates tho Presi-
Dental and State tickets, and declared that IL
would hazardous for the people TO elect the demo-
cratic candidates, because they wero men who,
II they had not openly aided the rebellion,
had at least withheld their active support
from tho Union cause, and whose warmcst sup.
porters were 10 DO found among who had done
their utmost destroy the and dvdo the
country Mr. Opdyke closed by introducing Colonel
Robert Ingerso Of Illinois, who loudly choerod as
ho camo forward
SPEECH or COLONEL NCERsOLL
The Colonel began by ssytng that he was on his way
homo from the State Of Maine and that no had been
followed by telcRraphio despatch which ho would
road The despatch read as follows-
Every Congressional distres every county In tho
si:;s ss:iss sss''Ss" The %Sos ~ .Sis 1,''
This despatch was loudly choersd and voice
brought down the house by crying out THAT'S re-
I'd nv
calling out, 'we'ro on the homessresch." Quiet hav-
ing restored Colonel ingersol say that
Two political parties asking for the tho
people, Tho one wished TO retain the power that IL
had held Tor sixteen years, the other wished Office.
Starving ~ eyes, ike . wolf, had been looking in and
scratching 81 the door OF tho White House
for all that time, occasionally taking itself or TO some
congenal cminence by TO howl about tho constitu
tion. (Laugntcr) Tho republican party came TO tho
people with s record open, asking every to read
mot page Of that record tia. was not an honor 10 the
party only but to the human On every page
there was recorded some glorious Get Gone for tho
liberty oil man or Tor the preservation OF our common
country. Tho democratic party came with Its record
biotted and stained with slavery injustice, inhumany
but TO take Is infamous promises a. 70 what
II will do. Good character rested
record not ..ss 90 .S. %sn good
he bad accomplished, not upon what he promises 10
do II promIses could make good reputation for
y
hourA (Laughtsr.) He proposed, be said, 10 tell .
l.e OF the history OF tho republican party and little
tho U u Ss ne
iuto power In the United Statos and freed the
slave thero ned been real Tree republic In she
world and then AZ considerable ongth he pictured hc
condition Of tho country at The time the party came
into power. He gavo graphic description of tho
ELECTS OF Fugitive Slave Law, which nado "every
man in Tho North bloodhound and he repeated
what he contsnded be had said Aaineshas that Inv
would b
paiest davs" He told how. under the black laws
OF tho Western states, husbands and wives were
torn from another and men who called themselves
became the prosecutors of the sisvc and showed
how the courts shut against Tho black man. how he
could oe wronged Al Will by the white man without hope
of redress THIS thing, he said c0ntinusd until the
republican party with the mailed hand Of war, Tore
ovory infamous black law from the statute book When
Lincoln elected the South said u would nos stay
Union, because the North had right 20 elect
man who was opposed ~ slavery" and said the
couldn't be forced 10 stay in the Union, away over in
the amen WAS little fellow who cried out that
was so-and his name was samuel J. Tidcn-" Blu.
chanan, aftor reading She constitution snd several
democratic platorms, decided thss the nation
could do everything bat dsIess itself. Tho speaker
then reminded his audience that Bvchanan q
bachelor. aud that the people should take warning
now that IL time, ana nos again mako the mistake
OF electing 2 mau 10 the Presidency who gave
aud allowed all the woinsa W 90, when sho
prosperity and glory OF our country. depend
Il was be continued the ioctsns Of the democratic
party SOUTH before the var, that were not u
uoa; .ha. .Ls constitution was only contract, tina!
the doctrine Of the democratic party North ana
South now but they DID not dare conicss u openly.
When gold during the war; went up 10 200, and green
backs quoted at ~, what became Of tho other
sixty.sx oenis2 They we're, he said. slandered
out Of she dollar by tho democratic party
OF the North. Two-thirds OF our present debt
brought about by ths conduct OF the democratic
party Of the North. II = working man when ho
bstered his hands in laborng pay his sharc OF the
debt took oil the bsters he would md democratc lie
under evary The republican party was proud Of
record Tor tho past sixteen years Tho democratic
party ashamed Of their record during those years
All the ideas of tho democratic party were In political
cemetery to-day. Tho history OF the party was an
epitaph IL was searching cemeteries OF the bygone
ages stanAnrd bearers, and hcro the speaker In
sanced Charles Francis Adamsas Of those standard
bearers whom tho democratic party had ''hsnod out"
OF the
''cBNErgRY RKsrBCTApiIfrr."
He said the law against the violation Of the sacredness
of the tomb ought be enforced against the party.
(1.aughter.) Colonel IDgersou here alluded " the
monoy spent by Jacob Thompson 10 get Northern