Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-02
EVARTS l., NEW YORK.
Cooper Institute Packed with
a Dense Crowd.
LARGEST AND MOST ENTIII SIAS-
TIC MEETING EVER HE'D
~ THE CITY.
The Great Lawyer Speaks with Force
and Eloqucncc.

! NEW YORK, November /. The great meeting
Of business men and citizens generally. ~ heai
Hon. VIM. NJ. EvartS came off tup a.
ln &c Aall OF Cooper Institute.
1he meeting was as great as anticipated, not
only in point Of numbers, overlooking the hall
corridors and sarways to the outer door-, bet
also in point of respectability.
At haif-past seven the hall was crowded full
and the people were struggling for adnittaucc at
the street doors. Before O'Clock the outside
crowd pressed forward so torcbly that the police
had to interfere.
Every seat on tie platform was occupied by
prominent gentlemen. About ole hundred ladies
d sat in the front seats of the hall.
At eight O'Clock terrific and Tremendous out
bursts of heartiest applause repeated over and
over again, announced the arrival of the speaker
of the evening. Mr.. John Jay announced that
Hon. Vim. l.. Dodge would he chairman.
Mr.. Dodge made speech in wnich he explain
cd the object of the meeting, and thcu, after read
ing list Of officers, introduced Hoo. Wan. Nj.
Eyarts, who came forward amidst a hurricane of
applause, and when silence was reached, began
speaking, as follows:
There is a time devoted 10 every purpose, a time
to keep silent and time TO speak. The Ameri-
can people have long ago made up their minds
that the heat OF presidential canvas is time To
speak. Npplause)
There seems to be some confusion of ideas in
drawing distinction between personal preferences
and strength of Will and character of opposing
tiuuludlt-, WHEN ftaIS tue question Is 10 Nnicu
person will you entrust your interests1 Where is
the safety OF the republic to be found in the next
presidential term
In the happy condition of our country decision
by ballot VINO shall be president causes more peril
to pubic peace then in England OF change from
Tories to Liberal. But when there enters into the
canvas question touching the integrity OF the
government, and the integrity and welfare Of the
states, the agitation Of that question overNholms
all others.
10 70 rf .l,,sa L, a.
their interests as an agent in Wall Street of any
European House. Cheers They read between
lines and know that Northern people are better
cIstodians Of their interests.
American people are slow to believe the evil Of
their countrymen as shown bv the late war, but
we don't need second eye opener like that in a
century. Sometimes these issues come up too
late and the people have to fight their way back
to the position they fooishly gave up.
Will have little TO say Of Mr.. Tilden, as you all
know him as well as do. (Laughter) but have
nothing to say of his abilities, of his character,
of his mind, which arc marvellous. Nor shall !
deny that he did marvellous services to the peo-
pie Of this city, when he was fighting the democ-
Iacy Laughter or diminishing the taxes of the
State. Nor do doubt he ought to be continued
in that capacity. Bat the question is different
whether ,Iilden at the head of the naked dcmoc-
racy. fighting the republican party, is in the same
line OF usefulness lighting Tanmany Hall as
auditing Southern claims, or whether he will BE-
the position of President.
Yet can conceive an arrangement by which
he might be usefully leader of the Democratic
party, even in the conduct of the federal affairs,
bnt choose to believe the people prefer not to
elect him, and everybody knows that if the repub
Leans do not elect him he will Lot be elected al
all. (Applau.e.)
As TO Gov. Hayes there traits in his char
acter, which once known leave him no stranger
to the true lover OF lis country. (Cheers).
lie is a gentleman of education.
How many had heard of Tilden favorahly while
he was in the fold of Tammany Hall; (Chcers)
And yet Governor Hayes was discovered and
made known to the millions of his countrymen ,
and there nothing for him to explain away.
(Cheeisl.
loving to the eXtrnme length of the above
telegram, and the late hour at which it was re-
ceived at this Office we unable to publish ii
entire.-EDl