New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
KEARNEY IN BROOKLYN.

AN ADDRESS SIMILAR TO THAT DELIVERED IN THIS
CONGRATULATIONS OF NEWSPAPERS, CAPI-
TAIIsIs, AND HENRY WARD BEECHER.
After having spent the day at COney Island,
Denis Kearney appeared in Brooklyn Saturday and de-
yered his speech audience of perhaps 5000 per-
sons which assembled on the parade ground on the
southwest OF Fort Greene Park Close mp the
granite wall which bounds the park on this side an in
secure platform had been erected for the speaker few
specially invited guests. and the reporters. This
lighted by few tOrchlights few flags hung from the
front OF the platform, and on IL placed several
transparencies bearing such notices as: 4" No Mo
nopoly"" Down with the Contract System" Labor TO
the Rescue" and " We Have Burst Bonds" A pa-
oon of police from the Fourth Precinct under the
mand of Captain LEIGH, present TO prevent any
breaches of the peace but their services not
CURED.
Kearney was late, and while waiting for him a band
played several pieces The crowd became impatient at
the delay and INDUCED in yes and catcals At length
the agltator appeared, accompanied by Patrick
Ford and several friends Kearney threw his hat under
table, and as there chair he remained standing
while brief introductory speech was made by s. b.
Boger chairman of the Eighth Ward GrceuOack COun-
Gil Keaeys speech was in great part the same as that
delivered in this city the previous evening" which
was printed in full in Saturdays TRIBUNE.
Against the aspersions Of journalistic ghous and
political bummers," he said 1 offer In evidence this
magnificent ana enthusiastic oeuOnstfatlOh Tonight
Again we stand erect. again assume the GOdke at
tituee OF freemen and Before entering into
speech and by way Of few preliminary remarks let
me briefly with your permission refer to the soppalfu
OF muck Yomed forth by that most miserable creature,
that shiny miserable. lousy hypOcre that runs The Her
aid love a man. but when see such miserable,
smy crawling creatures, who ape English shOddyism
and 20 To England crawl upon their bellies for the
sake OF kissing the dirty toe of the Prince Of Wales who,
In comyany with that welknOwn, self-concssed Grim
iua Jay Gould, who the OF the plnderers In
New York CITY, who keep their harem who keep their
fast women and fast horses at the expense Of the
mnity see class OF thieyish, ghoung, Shiny imps
OF nell that have fit to attack man whose snOe
straps they unfit 10 tie. They attack me because
have raised my humble voice in defence OF dOwG-trOd
den community. stand here tonight upon the plat
form, and will stand upon platforms that are going TO
be erected for throughout the length aud breath Of
the United states. in defiance OF these heioOund vaga
bonds"
Kearney read from some pages torn from "A Bible the
ohapter beg1nning Go 10 rich men, weep and
howl for your miseries that shall upon yOu inter-
spersing Ii with blasphemOus comments and denmcia
tons OF Mr.. Bcecher, capitalists, bOndholders and
society in general He said that the newspapers had
rdculed HIM because he did not present ideas He had
listened TO ideas for twenty years, aud the people
had listened to ideas and what good had IL done themf
He predicted the OF the 9reenbac Labor party
ana urged his hearers 70 initiate him in pubic speaking
You can do It," be said "as well the pestlferous
lepers emanang from the colleges and fully as logically
US me-"