The New York herald., 1878-09-13
NATIONAL" RALLY.
The Greenback-Labor Party Hold a
Ratification Meeting.
COOPER UNION PACKED.
Speeches, Songs and General
Good Feeling.


Good Feeling.
The New York wing Of the national greenoack
labor party held grand ratification mass meeting at
Cooper Union last night Long before the hour OF
meeting had arrived an army OF boys, who fitted
hither and thither In the glare OF the calcium light
that illuminated the street without made night
hidcous with hawking yels, extolling the rhetorical
virtues Of poem BY Dennis kearney, con-
cerning q dream he dreamed workingman
had. At one cent zach the "pome" found ready
market, and by the time the outside meeting was
underway whole edition exhausted. The meet
ing inside very orderly, and the monotonous look,
inseparable from exclusively male audience, was
relieved somewh by the presence of quito number
OF men in bright jumper Jackets. Mr Laor, OF New
York, elected chairman, and took his seat on
the PLATFORM on which metely crowd had ensconoed
ITSELF Among those on the stand Messrs. Peter
Cooper, Richard Watkins, James Burrett, Colonel
Heath, Ed. Weinkirk, George Hobart Scott Garrett
Nagle Thomas Burns, Jeremiah j. Driscoll. +. j. Jo-
achimson, G. +. Gardner, John McDermott William
Deany, William Gussow, Leon sasche, George ). Les
pinasss. George N. Williams, president OF the New
York Taxpayers Association; J. III. Fraser,
Mr. Levy Thomas Boyle, Henry A. Heiser,
sinclair Myers, Denis NoMahon, Robert H. Shannon,
Cunha, p. II. Mahsr, G. 7. Doricr, A J. workes and
Stephen P. Andrews. viii be noticed that all the
wings OF the party represented hero except
the Connolly faction, which, 10 stated,
not invited.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
On assuming the chair Mr.. William Lslor briefly ro-
turned his thanks Tor tho honor conferred upon aim
pointed tho audience that they had grand
work before them. Bad legislation and financial mis-
depth Of poverty greater he thought shan any people
had ever been subjected to in any country.
Ho d.sciaimed being q politician and appeared
before thom only of Now York's
working He counsclled his hearers that theirs
is to be popular fight, and assured thom that VIC
tory would their efforts If they proved earnest
and persevering In the struggle now begun Mr. Laor
retired amid applause and was succeeded by pair Of
vocalists, who were introduced as the .'Moody and
Sankey OF the national party" They sang couple
oi political hymns, in stentoran tones. cuiogistic
Of the greenback cause, and enivened with hits at
bondholders ana "onloe-hoid,ng thieves" An encore
being demanded they shouted parody on one OF Joe
Emmetts Tyrolean ditties, which appeared TO bs o
patriotic shriek of exultation the news from
Maine. The audience expressed Its sympathy with
tho notices enunctated by the miusrcs and seemed
inclined to have the continued Their vocer
Gus applause interrupted by the reading of tho
OF the meeting.
GENERAL HoxsxY's ADDRESS
The 6rst speaker OF the evening was General !. D.
Hoxsey. of Now Jersey, who held the platform for
over hour and delivered two spoeches-one extern
poraueous and the other wrtlen-upon the damaged
condition OF the country, the inc0mp ctency OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury the rascslty OF bond-
holders and the potency OF the greoubacx policy
as ah emsllisnt OF national ills. Tho General
complimcntsd the assembage upon It's embiance
the majestic torrent OF Niagara In Its grandeur and
power. 40 then paid tribute to Peter Cooper, the
founder
ago had scarcely follower but to-day was cheered,
sTn Maine" ho said, ..wo have polled $4,000 votes
against 900 year Blaine has gone down forevcr
He proceeded 10 road an essay on the results
tary sherman up 70 dersion. White arguing that
one effect OF resumption had been TO cripple tho
working capacity Of millions throughout tho land,
tho speaker was interrupted by the trance
into tho ball. hall Of ,,.,,, d'lsga,ion Sas from tho
sS,'n'n o,asn Soarns Ssaus ORDER
being restored he proceeded to among the
Of tramps and tho Of tho nation's industrieS
He insanced the fact that IN one county alone in
Now Jersey over two hundred men had beon COM
mittcd to jail as tramps in consequence OF the re-
sumption process He proclaimed that evory tramp
is as good citizen as John sherman, whom ne char
actcrized as "tbe grcas civi service tramp"
SECRETARY sHERxAS's ADMINISTRATION.
He was anxious to give Secretary Sherman duo
credit for the legitimate fruits OF hts theories and sys
TEN, among which the speaker included tho bank
ruptcy OF our railways the IL, 900 annual failures
some OF which have boen At stand
stiIl for five years, whilc Others likc the
woollcp interest, arc bliyhted. He called
attention to the amentable depreciation real cs
tate all over the land, and ho considered that tho
logical sequence Of Judgin It's alleged
effects, be reputation. In casually audipg 70
the President, General Hoxsio styled him "that
dent OF accidents" ''tho so-oasd President or
tho United States" The Incidental mention oil Dennis
Kearney's namo provoked storm OF applause.
The General remarked that he was that his
observations would bring down upon him the denun-
ciaiions of the bondholders' press, but no cared
nothing for that Hc thcn explained that the cardinal
principle OF the national groonhack party Is that tho
whole interest bearing hvs-twonty bonus Of
tender notes. saving $iO2, ooo, 600 ycar-tho
interest bearing bonds lawfully payable in
legal tenders into non-intcrest bearing green
backs. THIS, he contended, was the position sus-
taned by Secretary sherman In 1868 In the United
Statos senate. He was IN favor oil stopping the pay
mcnt OF interest to the bondholdcrs now not next
| year or In ton years. Tho bondhoding ciags no
averred on tho authority OF Peter Cooper, had pro
Aod to the extent Of 100 900 900 by tho deprccia-
tion OF grcenbacks. The attempt TO resume on the
| 1st OF January he insists must be failure.
Tho General closed his lengthy speech with unfavor-
| able comments upon the Resumption ao.
When General H0xssy retired q national party
song rendered by the AN cody and Sankey Ciub,p
then Mr.. Trnvelick. OF Michigan was introduced
not how evor. before the Chairman stated that Mr.
| Butler was ia town could not consequently
| appear IL was hoped, however, that he would ad-
| dress the party In few days.
rRAvBLIcK's REMARKS.
Mr.. Trsvclick opened his address n siow measured
tones and Ia 10 calls TO speak louder he said
at will be loud enough bcioro stop" lie kept hts
word, aud alter he had spoken for forty
approaching end W his speech, which WAS greeted
with calls TO 'Go on y! 'Go onl" uo obcycd tho In