The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-31
The Peter Cooper and S. F. Cary
Ratification Meeting.
SCENES AT THE COOPER INSTITUTE
Remarkable Speeches III the
Great Hall Last Night.
REPUTATION BETTER THAN STARVATION

and Vice President tho soft money platform was
held last evening Cooper Institute. The usual at
fractions In the shape OF fireworks, bonires and music
sgnalled the passers-by about O'Clock, and an
hour later the large hall crowded. The platform
was appropriately adorned conspicuous among the
decorations being portrait OF Mr. Cooper Amid the
strains OF the band The leaders OF the meeting Med to
their seats, The appearance OF Mr. Cooper being hailed
with vocferous cheering 1t could hardly be said that all
those tended out OF sympathy with the prin
cpes OF the meeting. the mention o. The names OF the
democratic and republican candidates or the Presi
dency beng frequently received with determined APP
probation There nevertheless much enthusiasm
manifested throughout the evening. Good order was
preserved and the arguments of OF the speakers
gave The audience a bright outlook IRON the adoption
OF soft money principles.
Mr. ". 4. Carsey opened the proceedings He said
that the people met rafy the nominations mado a
Indianapolis by tao representative working and larm
ing interests OF the country-namely Peter Cooper and
General Samuel Carey. Applause 1t did not require
any culogy or Peter Cooper In that haPeter Cooper
the Humanitarian, The statesman, the philosopher
who If he were elected to The Presidency of the United
States would restore prosperity and happiness TO this
country. (Applause.) In Mr.. Samuel Carey they had
working representative who twenty-five years ago
elected to Congress by tho Western people, and
ests of the United States. (Appause.) The speaker
then nominated Mr. William Lalor the presiding
officer OF the meeting
Mr. Labor, IN coming forward, warmly received.
He said he was happy to have the honor OF acting as
chairman at meeting which to ratiiy the nomlna
ton of OF New York's noblest
Peter Cooper (Appause.) All the daily journals could
say in regard TO graenbacks that it was ga rag
baby" But that rag baby had carried US through
of the most gigantic revolutions that people had
10 contcd against II good enough to pay the SOL
ders who had fought the battles OF the country
good enough to find them IN supplies and to pay Tor
the beautiful buildings the United States. ZAP
pausel On the other hand it was COCA to give en-
poyment for class of industry throughout the country
the mechanics and laboring classes who put more
money our savings institutions than placed
IN them for fifty years previous, yet said that
the grecnbach was currency which had no value. II
they could establish any currency better than the
greenback he would like know what 1t was
Appause.J He proud to be at the ratification OF
the nominations OF Peter Cooper and Samuel Carey
(Applause)
The Secretary then read the following list of
oiicers:-
viee Presidents-Pliny freeman, George W. Dean
Professor X. W. Hume, Hon. Richard sche, Hon. L.
L. Brooks, Patrick Ford, James A. Ferguson, W. +.
Raymon4, w. 6. sinclair H. O. Phelps, j. ID. West, o.
Muller, John Fish, T. H. Stewart, William Wood $.
Hoesen. j. 0. Barker, Jr, Thomas Condrew, Joseph
campbeIl, Patrick Milan, Charles E. Ledng Merrill
Seick, W. \. Carsey, William Lalor, Henry j. WEIGH,
Edward Kearney. William Van rassell james waterston.
Il. U. Ball. William White, Francis Amdon Dr. Wolcott,
DR., r.. T. Miller, John W. Cramp, G. w. Cuum John
Ayer, Henry T. Russell, W. L. Canod, Louis j. Nc
kenna W. Haskell, Charles C. Ashley, W. X. Griffith,
John McCool, }. w. Leonard, W. A Leskier Benjamin
: Foster, y. w Fooe, George y. Mason, W. J, Wool
ley, solomon Chlds Edward Metcalf, c. E. Miller u.
+. Doughty, Cornelius Gon1ling, Henry Butler W. C.
Richard Goodwill, ;. b. Brush N. J. DxoI NJ Nah
Ter, b. J. Williams and William Rideekcr.
observation-disclosures Nanlon, Isaac Ritter, William
ORTIZ, Theodore Handey Percy McMahon, Nathaniel
CorDet Henry Ote, Lucen sanel v X Stevenson
Jr. H. Drew, C l. CORNISH, Edwin Este, Hugh New
man, Daniel Feehy, Thomas Caaghan, Cornelius
McAuln, George Moore, Archibald Mclean Frank
Rourke. Roger Bourke, Samuel johnson, William
Acains, Richard Tobin, j. N. webeie, Thomas Nc
Gauren, James Iawder. Eugene NJ Mcdonald, John
IG Eusene e assIs Tsnamn MsdI
Morton, John j. GarDutt, A. +. Paterson. John
r. ruliy j. j. BrodcrcK J. + Clarke Gilbert Burnett,
Thomas f. Doyle, frank Livingston, N. y. Neville, NJ
X burke, Jonn' McGlynn, James Il. Stewart, John
Livingston, John T. Norris, william Clarke, John
George IL. Hart, H. r. Monteith, w. *. Foster, John
W. Goa, James Patterson, Daniel Sheehan John
Sweeny, James II Doc&ery, John Howard, James q.
Hal, James Comcrford, Christopher Clarke, Henry W.
Kelly, George W. Moore, James Farrell, Frank Perrs
j. ". Moore.
cooPER's
Mr. Potter Cooper on presenting himself greeted
with deafening cheers, and after explaining that moth
ing but The momentous issues stake induced him
DO present. said:--
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITizENs-On this
sion wli only say = lew words oil greeting and OF
counsel and leave the discussion OF the mann suoJect
which brings Us together 10 the honored guest VINO mas
been invited 10 address US.
OF one Tact you may rest assured IL is ihis -Thore
is but one great remedy the financial troubles and
the distress now prevailing this country ana that
remedy hes just agd proper govern
nent IN reference 10 the Important question Of money
tAppAuscL We should. ourselves citizens Know
clearly tie duty Of government hIs particular We
IN sc
ballots Iuis duty OF government very
clear ana positive ana YET Il has Oeeu neglected from
the oundat OF the government 10 tue present time
The government has, by this neglect failed 10 do JUS
to tue people and has given to corporations
us own paramount duty, va 10 provide the people
with Just and equitable measure OF values, rs u IS
obliged TO provide them with AN unhuctu.
measures. The government found itself nnder 4
sy 10 issue BIDS OF credit Or tho purpose OF carrying
on war Tor lac defence anu preservation OF the
Union
Com was then found TO be absolutely insufficient,
u now Is, ior tue large exchanges oil modern con-
Ii The administration Of this government had in.
tended 70 enter upon the Wholesale spolaou and rob-
berry OF tcis people DO not know how It could have
acted more clcctivcly.
Daring the eight years preceding the panic OF 1873
tie government Withdrew, 10y excessive taxation and
'iuuains, irOm the daily use OF tue people In their
commercial transactions aud the payment OF wages,
what answered the purpose Of currency Ia different
iOrms-tho1gh only part OF 10 WAS legal tcnder aud
not bearing Interest," sum amounting TO
nearly slOOU, OOO,OvU Who gained by ihis change
Ia ,he public debts What law OF honor justice
demanded such an administration OF The pubic debt ?
No one answer that such course was Dictated by
any sense Of honor OF justice that IL Was Tor the
ucucht OF The people The leaders OF the Two great
parties who asure To aanlnister our govern
mont propose TO the erroneous Imam
cial policy Which has been pursued. Our
greenbacks were gvca Tor value received" IN
the LABOR property. ana lives OF this people and
capable OF being endowed WITH exact value. aud
may have al unqucsuouabie basis OF redemption The
bonds OF The government II IS now proposed sub
stitute Tor this currency the old-ashioned OF
banking upon credi'-upon currency presumably
recccahlc IN gold, but never certain to be redeem
able, with basis mat slides IRON under The
OF the people anu leaves them periodically amid a
dciuge OF Commercial disaster, 70 drown swim
they can, while lew gain some pront from
versal wreck Applause.
TINS Is the injustice Of which we complain This is