The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-07
SAND LOT ORA7ORY.
Denis Kearney's Address to New
York Workingmen.
SCENES IN UNION SQUARE
Bondholdsrs Generally Denomlnated as
Lecherous Vampires.

Lecherous Vampires.
According 10 the reporters estimate there were
abou, five thousand people present last night tho
Union square meeting OF Denis Kearney. AS COM
puteu by the great sand-lot orator thore were I'M
doubleday forty thousand. They surged about tho
stand erected In Seventeenth street and stretched
away among the ieaiy recesses Of the park
They began TO assemble at little after
seven O'Clock, ning the broad plaza and sddying
about in little pools OF excitement Hoarse voiced
boys ran through the crowd hawking q ballad headed
"Extra; Denis Kearney's Thoughts IN Rhyme" To
show that Kearney has abolished the grammar among
other things there is line in the fourth
ning "The earnings OF LABOR is stole 1t was hardly
necessary however. for the fact to be demonstrated
m that way. Mr. Kearney's orarory fulAls this
clusion easily
SCENES AND INcIDESTs
The audience that congregated around tho sand lot
Dsmosthenes and listened to his perturbcd philippe
was one characteristic OF New York-g0od humored
in the extreme and more ready apploud than 6nd
fault-and willing to stand Tor hour or two under
The blinking lamps and In the bright moonlight be
amused. There seemed, however, to have been a
patent packing process naupuratod Ia the immediate
vicinity of tho stand that narered sadly with tho
torical crumos Of comfort orators admirers
In the hoarso thunder OF voices that swelled times
from every throat there was small proportion OF
invcove and NOISY complaint rhe elastic properties
OF ribs utmost and the first part OF
Kearney's address was rendered almost inaudibe
amid the pandsmonum OF cries ana struggles around
the stand. Those on the outskirts took
things more philosop hicaly aud comforta-
bly, especially tho policemen, who were
well represented. Those distinguished foreign
refugees OF the communist persuasion who twine
the rcd flag around n lager beer keg ana combine
profit with patriotism in tho densest part OF the
crowd. To judge from their energetic remarks In
broken English they were entirely in accord with the
platform above them. Now aud then discussions
arose between OF the red nag fraternity ana sone
OF the crowd In which the police were obliged 10 take
part, ana IN each instance proved irresistible.
AN OPPOSITION ORATOR..
A fellow countryman o. Mr. Kearnsy attempted to
make speech to the policeman opposite the Everett
Dnnis Karney, anyhow I'll tell you; he's u fraud
He's spy In the sirvice OF the black republicans to
tue country Tor eighty years" At this point he was
reminded that tue gentleman from the sand had
luck at me- hes up BY III. ass
Of the dlmocra'ic party, with which l have voted
through thick aud tnin."
Many notable politicians were present, among
them state Senators wagstan and Hogan and Con.
GESERAL sxra's RsGRxrs. E-l
Along the north side oi Union sQuare, while Kear-
ney the heat OF bis argument, At argumcnt It
could be called, lot OF thoughtful, reflective men
Among them was General William r. Smith, Press
dent Of The Police Commission, and he SAID .na. tn,s
he said, 'it keeps the and my family out OF
bed and out OF sleep aud It COSTS great deal Of
money. There are thousand officers here tonight
around this square. In uniform plain clothes, aud
guess they equal 70 any emergency. You see
hity hungry men might start incsndiary riot any
where IN tho city, and VIC have got 10 have our mon
ready TO meet such au exgonoy. TINS Ksarncy
nothing but there Is a Of ignorant pcop,e Ls my
succeed In tplaming aud driving TO work Of violence
"s sa p. ores OF U' s 'a M:
least thirty thousand rioters, meeting them IN de-
tschments. as they would oc most likely TO meet
them"
A lew minutes before eight O'Clock a murmurous
thr ran through the assembaee, and the cry ''hsrs
he comes I" tossed about from lip to lip Mount.
ing the steps lightly, bouquet In hand, the amous
agitator appeared bo'ore Tue people Tnere was
hush tor moment snd then a cheer. Losing no
at which iherc was more cheering. When lie
barred hi: arms tho applause was Immense II.
York" The reporter elancca over The crowd, aud
finally saw that there really was servant girI Io,ng
out oil u top window oil the Union square Hotel con-
templatinQ tho OF people beneath the long hne
OF lights ana anording singular pretext for the sm
nine plurality OF tho orators openug sentence Tho
hung In the sky like . silver banner and seem cd
TO be extraordinarily iuii considering how early
street., and the iiite platform, crowded with re-
porte aud scot ,lists was bctcd with 1aring jets
As the central ngure Of u all stood Denis kearuey.
coatles Nd tatlcss, mounted upon The OF tho
stand, and waving his hands IN the air his voice.
aituned TO the dogmatic pch OF the Fourth of July
style Of oratory went out TO the listening thousands
"DoS'r LOVE THE MILITARY"
He began by stating that be had been given 10
derstand that the appalled, sut hores oi city had
had ordered out the military Mr.. Kesroey did not !
mention. He gave his audience to inter. however,
that u vas on his Lccount What DO 1 care Tor 1
the military" be bawcd, and Then there |
went up responsive howl from the grsenbscgers !
time during the evening was there the pieam Of u |
bayonet olueish sIisten OF musksi barrel any
Of the author,lcs apropos or the railroad s.r,kc.
He saw chance Tor gasconade, and he en-
oraced u. When tho applause had suosided he
went on IN TINS styls:-'l expect every honest man
here 10 constitute himself committee of one for
preservation OF the peace" Queer utter cheer fol
loved this remark, and when the NOISE subsidcd Mr..
continued with. "Now, the FIRST thing 10 /
order ~ the election OF an hvnsst work tug msu Tor
yelled the mot. Z
'AIi In favor Of Mr.. Ford being chairmaa s,gniiy 4
iSa,. assent oy SAYING aye hearpss sarisse1
Of tho wave. upon tho sands. Thou. and not unth /
then, was u ascsrtaincd that Mir. ParcK Ford, wno
around In ninsd way and hrs eye tel upon
Mr. George Blair, OF The BLAIR Connolly social
. 's',c 'aS"oo. VI course Mr. BaT was pres,
accident He had Simply walked out Tor the air. ana.
ne,,s s the e1e,emsn, mad cropped ovor TO tue
fusion produced by the unexpected honor OF being
oevaed 10 tue cbsrnanship, aud u was ut least I'VE
minutes before ne fei into grace ui swing OF ora
tory When no did he remarked that he hsd
always been tue friend OF tho working
man aud no intendcd TO remain 20. tho
siatemsnts OF NJ. Bar were met
rupted ny an enthusiastic advocate Of Sen wab
wuo wanted that ,ompkns square hero as chairman.
kearnev leaned over and asked tins u ho desired
10 70 to JAIL 81 DO not, " was tho prompt reply I
"fhen keep quiet, SAID carney. "or else will nave
10 take you hand myself" At the same time tuerc
WIS disturbance a. the steps of tue stand oil tito
lac ,ums refusing TO adm, reporter. Although
The JOURNALISTIC MIN as prompt den lied IN
obsu sciOnist maintained HIS antagonsm, aud glow.
erng upOp those about him, stated that he knew
hat Ire was doing aud that he was perfectly respon-
siDle Tor his sctVns. Ito would have continued u
little private speech OF hts own to tho elect
save that lie MAS interrupted W the approach OF
umble npiiaior. xho brought pail Of water for The