The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-31
TILE OUTSIDE MELTING.

AS early O'Clock crowd began to gather
around platform that had been erected
hall band was stationed on the platform and played
the national airs Men carrying ransparencies bearing
the inscription, ''Vote for Cooper" moved up and
down. and two calcium lights their CLEANS
on The front Of the building The chairman
Mr.. Leopold Thompson. and when he
called the meeting order there about 500 per-
sons in front of the stand He made few remarks
f. p. Miller VINO spoke at length. He began by stat
Ing that there three great political parties and
asked what was the difference between the democratic
aud republican parties. man IN the crowd promptly
responded that ''One honest and the other was
not Mr. Miller seemed satisfied with ths answer,
ana went on to say that the Issue before the peo
pie to-day that Of finance. The two parties
occupy the same platform. During The war II was
found necessary 10 make largo issue OF grecnbacks,
and by the aid OF them that war carried to
cessiu termination. He spoke OF Hugh Mccullough
and said that his system OF national bank issue in
the interests of banks with which he had been long
connected in Indiana The speaker said that the green
back was money as much as gold and silver Con
gress makes it money aud you cant 90 back OF that
tApplause) ''You all know, said he ''what times
had when greenbacks were plenty before they began
TO take them away from The country then in
a much greater state OF prosperity than 1t Is
You aboring men could get So or 81 day then AM
not enough men to do the work. Now you Iramps
because your employers have failed and there is
work for you to do. There have been 600 farms
The West sold on first mortgages and 55 railroads have
Jailed" me speaker then explained the financial
policy at length said that the Resumption was
to u hs ha % s Of s soc
of, after year of Cooper's Presidency" (Applause)
some In the crowd here made the remark that ii
there dollar IN the crowd there would be a good
chance tor pickpocket) Eyes, " responded one of
the speakers from The platform, land you may thank
the two great political parties that you haven't cent
in your pocket"
Professor Hume. of Long Island City, was then in
troduced by the Chairman and made earnest appeal
for his candidate. He thought that the
Presidential char had boon flied by many
lawyers and soldiers. and he sorry
to say that some OF them had not
always behaved WELL but had we ever mechanic in
HIM by his works. Here the speaker paused and
pointed to Cooper Institute, that lowered tho
people, who looked aud chcered onth Realistically. He,
the speaker not satisfied with affairs. There
plenty Of food, and yet men were marching through
some Of our crying tor lreemans right-work.
prolonged chcers) President Lincoln said that geld
was good, but an honest patriotic man was better.
Peter Cooper was such man. He wanted money a
greenback TO be money, dollar 10 be dollar. The
government hsrlted the people when they put repu-
dation the bills He wanted dollar 10 say It's
face TINS IS dollar. and II would DO backed by the
wealth and power OF the country The men Of the
West are holding out their hands To the men of
the East Mechanics must be represented
Congress by their like, agriculturists by their
class. He then closed with a strong appeal
TOR Cooper and Cary The next speaker Thomas
Angie Deverre, who commenced by arraignng Walker
aud McCullou III Tor their systems finance while
reares OF the Treasury. The speaker wanted states
men It Washington not political thieves He kened the
two political parties to black and gray wolf and Peter
Cooper TO great big good watch dog. who would
bite He wanted the people 10 vote Tor the watch dog,
and then backed Oh the platform am I'D cheers.
The next speakers were William West Gaspsr Van
Hoesen, and Mr.. James Buchanan, of Indiana The
meeting then adjourned