New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
TIE ENGLISH SPEECHES.

4 stand WAS erected by the Park Commits
s.oncrs near the Of the square from when he
sp,eches in English TO be made, aud around TINS
ue.plc began to gather early in the evening
They we're evidently anxious for something exciting 0ut
their raslessness found in chasing hafdrunken
Ean through the square. When the speaking opencd
most OF the women aud small children, large number OF
whom were on the ground in the first parI Of The
~ uuc. went away, an9 thTong OF Z'ooO
or 5000 men and boys gathered around the stand
Speeches were made by David Conroy President
OF The HOrseshOers' Association, John Swn'on JOhn
McNacLin aud Leauder Thompson difficulty arose
among the managers after the speaking began as TO
tbe charmlnshp. Mr. COnrOy insisted that Mr. Swin-
ton Gid not wish 10 act in that capacity. ana
without any parley he assumed control Noticing
Thomas A. Dcvyr the stand lac ordered MN nome al
once and a conflict between them appeared imminent
FINALLY Mr. Dovyr's friends induced him to withdraw for
the sake OF order At the close OF ConrOys haangue he
declared the meeting adjourned and departed, as he
stated to bring the police to dperse the crowd Neither
CoirN nor the police appeared aterward During the
reading Of the resolutions aud at other times the hearers
became noisy and restless and repeated appeals for order
were necessary. Nothing more demonstraive than
shouts and surcng back aud forth TO the very great dis
comfort Of the small BOYS in 'front.' occurred.
SPEECH OF DAVID CONROY.
MI Conroy called the assembly To order, and three
cheers for Conroy were then proposed aud given. Mr.
Conroy spoke as follows:
81 hope and trust that sou, fellow citizens and work
iugInen will show TO the press Of New-York tonight
that you are an orderly people and that you are
no rioters. / want you TO show by your presence
here ught and your conduct that you lawabding
citizens and that subsidized press can excite you to
not or revolution. [Cheers We have met here fellow
citizens and fellow wOrkngmen as freemen OF this Re
public have met here TO sympathise with our suffer
iue brethren in the West and in the south-yes
and in Canada. We have met TO sympathse
md don Of al As
far "a am concerned am not bit afraid OF that New
York pAper that says, place me In baste. Why don't
h. arre.t and imprson Jay Gould, who offers SlOO0OOO
to appoint king I'm this country "a that is guilty
ofhgh treason against the State and United states.
We stand here tonight fellow citizens the true
representatives OF the working classes We stand and
Offer all the sympathy ana all the aid, and
devise al the means that lie In power r.
help those struggling human beings against their
IA mad tssk-masters Thomas Scott Jay Gould, the
Nanderbltsthe chiefs OF the railrosds-and the half
dozen bad designing men, should not be- allowed 10 reyo
lutionze 10000 900 Of freemen. Cheers They should
b arrested forthwith and placed on the Dry
Toftngas Islands No loves the country
better than the that built It, We have de
fsudol the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from
rebels who wanted 10 destroy II. When 1t was des-
toyed By nrht placed the rails down by day. Where
vas Tom Scott then Was Tom Scott on the picket line
permit for the holding OF this meeting and | re-
urn Them my compliments Tor doing 80 also
cay that Mayor Ely acted wisely and well In saying that
there Is power In this city to prohibit the right 10 free
speech and free meeting lCheersl and for dong that,
present him my condiments. also present my compli-
meus those journals which have made the remark
say wac not Therefore, ought 60 know somo-
uing about the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad myself
vas the picket line Nesi virgiDat used TO be all
fgnia-but now there two. We demand tonight
that tho different Governors of the different
bates should convene the Legislatures together
and adopt measures 10 break up these railroad
corporations spprsise the value Of the railroads and is
cue money bonds redeemable In ten years and
Then run these railroads aud we will stop revolution
fhers other gentlemen my dear people, who are TO
address you and am not going detsin you The har
vest u ripe and the reapers of 1t iApplsusel
Ihave great pleasure Ia introducing 70 you the Hon.
sohn sxint0n
JOHN swLNTONs ADDRESS.
Mt swinton wAs greeted with three cheers from the
sOwd He said.
1T gives great pleasure In gazing upon this im-