The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-23
SHALL TIE VERY POOR VOTE!
-,r vrrrrNo OF THE RTtH MEN WHO
yIrOR DTsFRINt HisEuENE
.. s,h,., nh and his Friends In the """ TO
r.,,e.. their Di..e"t Person. Arre,.s" sc"
,n.,xc Of Disturh'ng the Mseuns me
r,,,ovxd b, - Large Muitituae'

w.. ~ NA unper doors w"r" opened ana the j.
n,',,.,,l.. toured into ihehall twas such n
,,,L of. ~ "a might have hecn looked ior III G
nav d, iir names signed to the call IL WINS At
l,rrr,y composed Of hard-h"ndod worh'hE- n
men. some oi them in their working costume !
M,uv ,f these took seats in the front rows u
ps,r.- the platform. and waited patiently ior $
m, arrival IT the men who were 10 engineer ''o !
msting NIL. o.,,.o,, ~.
,,nt,rl.r Samuel u. Babcock. Z. II. Robinson
t,rv n.rgh. VIM +. Dodge. David NJ Stone
s,,.,n S,ernc and others. took seats ON III"
a,,,. Nr Royal Phelps called the meeting 1"
o,I.r sud with few words, nomihat-
y, NJ, Samuel d. Babcock for Chairman. NJ
,. th.r, were cries Of No! No y from
M, ,rYm -cats and from the rear ol
u,. huu Mr. Phelps looked astonisheu' pu' ne
n,,,ly went ON TO put the usual question.
r,n.i,ic Icander Thompson for Chairman
~ this meeting" was shouted hy a short man
:, ,h, mi row Of seats. This was followed
by .h..r4 rom Mr.. Thomrsons friends Mr..
ph.lta, l,,kcd still more astonishcd. but he I'M
h,un,e,lly put the question again. saving
"Th ,4e N favor of this nomination Will please
,,.r \ mir minority ot the asscmhlagc arose.
nnlNr Phelps declared Mr.. Bnhcock elected /
SAYING Tho ayes appear I, have IL. lhey IL" l
nav. 49," AS Mr.. lhclps retired from J
tha 10 :
trnry Contrary GIVE us the contrary. 10 /
th,s leutnd Mr. Phelps paid no attention.
Mr.. B,lrock took his place Us Chairman. and
In rr-pnn-e to the repeated calls oi " Contrary
said ' II = too late for that now No. +"
n,,"w.- the shout Of Justd~ Schwah. the '"m-
muri.i who sat in the front row with his slou'h
hat on AMI a heavy walking stick in his hand.
Mr. George ". Maddox who sat near Mr.
schwab. aro4c TO his fc'' and. speaking eN-
citNdly. said:
IA An American cit1en. ms II friend t" the
vorkinsman. ~ n lover of liberty | demand
that th, contrary be put. | and my friends want
both sid.a to be heard.
Mr. Bnl.,ock-Only those who favor the plan
Aubmiuc, have any right to br here. You have
all rcsd the call for the meeting. and you Knew
what it, osign was.
Mr. Maddox protest want to
Atthi- iuncture Mr.. MaidoA's arm was seized
nv polir, Sergeant Mccullough. q" II you don't
go outI hut you must keep order or III pat yon
o1 Order '1 havng % been restored Mr. Barock saii
that thc meetins was not m tn' in,rcS' 9" Ih tbs
%hs. STry .amynity. or amy si Kisses Hi and NO H. nor
from little man with red face ma, Nv, w.s
wanted ws- reform in the G"ysrnmr nm Atom
Of the ,ity was hall a million and the tax levy
r259o since then We pop%'"ii%n en nsress"1 n@i
ten oid The Tawmany, Ring alone adj added
tiOn bD 40 TO the debt. III "a" city hni ''''h h u
priyal, corporation 1t would long ago nave
ss,n PLACED in the hands of n receiver. But
there Is hope. and that hope lies in III adoption
Of tho cSe pas9ss 'Sis hnyc y'hS Tx
richt. Mr. BaGosci continued '',onsh me Lcgis-
laiura T., submit these amendments To the p'o,
Pile Cries Of No you haven't. and prolonsc,
his-cs.l II the poor peorln d 'ns,tn NH ~
ment, tliry need not No'r for them Kisses
tho spot. II anybody ini',ilrr.s WIN th" meet
Ing mt him out and lock MN w.
An 'miortun4,e wh9 had eccn 4, 4 pcrIilst'h' i'.
Tho next Step was the reading Of the pem, peme-
oithe Presidents including th2se n' m9Sr
Benismin d. sherman, John jay, William T.
Dodge, Howard Potter. William H. AprEIStt"n rEton
Sopr SSop" RosevsIt. Rose t VIM. r. Garrison james Nc
Crssry and John A. Stewart.
these srntIemen. l shall r'.vsrse the, usual or
der" Mr., Babcoek said These OF yGg ~. wa'
pp9-gd 70 MT Mod"S s' ehout % s as he
few men scattered here apd there az, aro,r Il ~, !,
their @ every rye IN ' n2nss not "t dc hun
drsl nrn standing. and there vas laufhl',r u
.ee mant.nts few 1I whom hnd hnd hmnrr,c hrn Hc
Mr.. Maddox retired. saying as he went ou
Mr Tab.ocE was about 10 introduce Nj
Stone hut remembering thni the solution
had not bcen read. he said. am out OF "rdc
You have been out Of order all night; wa
the retor of graybeari who sat near Jns,n
"YiS"I viS"1 him. hin Alter Mr j. il. Robinson ha
read Tn, resolutions he delivered a short -pec'
proc.a,l.i While he was speaking an "nthu
sia-il le work ingmal insisted upon ihirrr4l'tln
with misses and cries, but he was pInll'ItS,, go
iarei AMI removed hy a police officer. lici
sch~ah and many q his eomrah,rS ,.,i ,r r.tirc
Mr. Robinson read the resolutions dcclnrf
that bankruptcy stares Now i9rk ~ the IA"
thai scvnn years ago her case looked h"lclGS
hut tl,nt a grent popular uprising put an end
the owl although il did not remove thr rnu -,
IT that -mplr. thorough pan lor i4ns M
wiiA .Igs,-t.d hy Il committee appointed
both lhc executive and legislative hran'he,
tho Goycrnm"nt two years ago namely II w
ready fully explained. ,,
II IL proposed. Therefore Mr' l,"G,nS' G,,
OntnurI 10 appoint committee nl my
TAXI -n'h further measures hs may seem adN'
Mr. Babcock put the resolutions - yo
There Nn- "a Thunder of earnest ayes. am
,hnndor 81 Clnliy frrnnre nL.s Jo.lnrca @ VI {,
XhT II, more, Of ,hc workngmon wGnt o
the journal of oolalnerce, was introduced.
ask~i: Can We lishtcnthc burden Of tnyntio
bLiye ani cxeruiivc functions. who will provi
tho necessary security against the evils u
Where large ' masses ni''" Of men 6und a
herd together. without exaciing from
button Ihan tho Encknal paii for this p
pose 70 the military chio'i 'inins or lawl"ss bi
pointed TO devise IA plan for the b'l,"r COVE
mont Of cities have attempted 70 soly" this pr
lem We propose to erect Il Bnnrd Of flnal
on a constituency of owners and tenants OF 4
paying property. II every voter who really
The swnnt on his brow contributes his share
tho vast outlay designed for tn" pr9'rction
over in one sum and thus fully cs,innte
amount Of his contribution. II might be WIS.,
wdr,l the limits thus represented; !ut We
ioct Ia 10 constitute the board by the votes oi "
who feel the pressure Of the burden ana
direct sonnection with the hands that wi"l
Let The wirepullors alone, thrn an nni mn ninI !
yoursrlycs at once to the hard handed th'y,
u lead l-tray. ASK every honest son OF
whether no would prefer a Board OF flhhh'
guard hs interest in this great inctrnp'
sesrtrl hy the taxpayers and tenants or IN
into office by the fuglcmnn and manlpulalui
polil al caucus ho has far lees powe
control.
Iirnr, T. Dimock spoke of tho benefits
must arise from the passage and eniqrcel
Of I'll" uurndnients The result IN pm WI
that N ueoplc who pay the money VIII nl'
tIt- ii-iursement. He called II a Demool
movement. II was given lilo by that 'onsl
Qua Democrat, ex-Gov Tilden, ana. hlthu
nuginnily the twoy" Commissioners no
pointed we're equally divided in politics, II
pnncd ihit ono. "A Republican, could not 80