The Portland daily press., 1877-10-11
THE COOPER INSTITUTE
MEETING.
A Large acknowledgement by Geo.
William Curtis and Ex-Gov. sOIoman-
Resolutions Endorsing the President
Adopted.

New YORK, Oct. 1O.-The great hall of the
Cooper Institute was filled tonight with sub
stantial business meD, bankers, merchants and
others, to express their approval of the course
of President HAYES and disapprobation at the
action of the Republican state convention
Henry q. Stebbins called the meeting to order
and nominated Prof. Theodore W. Dwight as
chairman. The latter dwelt on the growing
prosperity observable in every kind of trade and
declared that the time for this meeting was
suspicious. They were not here to indulge in
criticisms upon TIE conduct aud views of any
Republican. They were here to endorse the
national administration and the republicanistate
ticket They must recognize the fact that there
are honest differences in the party. These diff
erences must be respected. He himself now
believed the men of the Southern states had
accepted the results of the Presidential policy
in the spirit in which he had administered it.
The response which the South had apparently
made to the action Of the President was the
source of the highest qualification. The Re-
publican party could not without stultifyipg it,
self fail to second the President in his efforts
for an improved civil service Mr.. Dwight then
spoke OF the ticket nominated at Rochester and
commended the men named upon it as fully
worthy OF the suffrages of the Republican par
ty.
The chairman then read long list of Vice
Presidents and Secretaries.
Geo. William Curtis was then introduced
five minutes. He spoke at length, sustaining
the Presidents Southern and civil service poll
cIes
After Mr.. Curtis's speech resolutions were
adopted rejoicing in the recent and unquestiOn-
abe evidence that every clause of the consti-
tuition is today accepted by overwhelming ma
lorites of the citizens of the United States, a
result mainly due 10 the confidence begotten
by the personal character and uuspotted record
of President Bayes and by the wisdom of the
measures he has inaugurated with the advice
and cooperation of his cabinet, singularly able
and free from reproach.
That the national executive brings to the
discharge of his responsibilities the same I'M
ostentatous courage and simple devotion that
he showed on the field of battle or rather
higher courage ad rarer devotion He has
shown toward the people of the South an open
and manly frendliness that becomes the Chief
Magistrate of the whole nation, reconstructed
and setting ont on Few hopeful career.
That we recognize and approve the frmne
and fidelity with which the President has kept
his public pledges and those of his party as to
reform OF the civil serv ce. There is no pre-
cedent in the political history of cur country
for this voluntary act of self-reformation BY
party in power. We tender to the President
and to able and patriotic advisers our heaftiest
sy mpatby aud support.
Another resolution endorses the candidates of
the Rochester convention, saying they are ia
D. sense responsible for any errors of The con-
VentioD, but are entitled upon their fitness aud
merits to the hearty support OF every Republic
can.
Letters sympathizing with the objects of the
meeting were read from Gen. DIX and James
Encott and after briet speeches from ex-Iov.
Solomon aud Hon. w. j. Bacon, the assem-
blage dispersed.