New-York tribune., 1878-02-02
SPEAKING FOR RECONSIDERATION.


MASS MEETING AT THE COOPER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY GENERAL THOMAS EWING AND OTHERS.
The advocates of silver reconciliation made
demonstration last evening ia the great hall OF tho
Cooper Ulion which was comfortably filed. WORKING
formed the largest part O the audience and were
enthusiastic in cheering every auson TO silver ana III
kissing every mention of gold resumption, capitalists
and the newspaper press. which made
.he spocial target Of their disp!easure Worknsmen
and the officers speakers OF the meeting occupied the
platform Marcus Hanlon, chairman OF the state Cen
tral Committee OF the Independent Greenback party
called the meeting TO order. stating that they
had commenced to demand tie remonc,ization Of
silver and prot against the sentiments Of the New
York press its representatives. in Congress- except
he Hon. ). 5. Cox. tAppause lie quoted from two
newspapers statements which connected the working
uen OF this country their ultimate condition with
hose England, and the crowd Kissed the sentiments
.ong ana loud.
James H. Colgate called TO tho chair amid cheers
He proved seemingly TO the satisfaction OF his audi
ence though the figures presented did not excite any
rnthus siasm, that silver the only safety for the
Nation, ana Il metal which would hold its own
against gold under equal conditions. because
the annual production OF gold largely in
excess OF that Of silver, metal which used exc!u
,ively as a standard by 7jO.O00,O00 of people. The
reconciliation OF silver lie said. would supply
comfort and sustcuauce to millions Of homes into
which gold would never enter silver being
necessarily the workinginon's money. lApplause.I
4 list OF vice-rrrsid,ns was read. which
Included the names %, ThuTlOw Weed, who was absent.
Gideon j. Tucker James j. Driscoll. James Hayes Eu
gene Beebe John i. lIarkns and Richard schcll, the
latter being conspicuous In the foreground OF the plat
iorn with G neral Thomas Ewing. of OhiO. Letter, OF
regret were announced from General Il. +. Butler and
STATE Senator Sessions.
The resolutions, which we're adopted with cheers and
rcc or four cIes Of "EO declared that the citizens
,scrcbed desired and demanded tina; silver should be
csorcd To legitimate position OF money and coin
Aat the restoration 10 it's trne rank would make the all
dollar equal to gold that sitn being thr case the
American people would he enabled TO make Use OF
Va" t ~ l,Js .nnuid he pIii in "con :" that com
meant silver well gold ana meant - At The Tin"
he rrOmi,, WAS made; that ii was unwi-c ana UNJUST
for the BANKS that coinage Of the dollar of
George Washington would make better times and
higher AMI that silver should be legal tender Tor
The Vofng man who read the written draft OF the
olutOs set upon at the close by the chairman aud
an OLD whtcaircd man. II Wac evident from le vgor
pantomime. which continued ior minute that wal.
Of wrath were b lag elnptcd few loud sounding but
unimportant dcyiatIOus from tho printed copy OF the
resolutions wert the cause OF thc gnpea,a'eS'; ~
the rcs"uton, had been "doctorcd" The white
mn al Tbc e1uouut OF the business H. Thur
low weed has tmuorrl with the resolutions. and
moi coin 10 stand H." ut the wasn't changed I"
"Oh no. nut t.c GrcrubacA party Is not rcspccer OF
manipulation OF Democrats OF Republicans ihls move
men, H. ARE spcciivc Of partc7.'
,,rncrai Tnona. Ewing was hrst introduced, and was
rc riyrd with ,Oci,tous cheers la hrcffOr he spoke
until ten IA nut,S alter 10 o'clock-he said:
"Congrcs, has two public duties 10 perform. One Is
10 restore the ancient silver dollar just II the
other TO repeal tho Ig,unptlon scheme The ya,t
OF countries contracting them are hcld 10y "A
The United states produces go cent Of The silver
product OF world. and Is the greatest debtor nation
These capitalists sad 10 themselves how can W" make
her cut O"u throat by demon, lziHg sli'eIi Ihty
solved the problem somehow. but just how, we
ctn't tell ICircrsl Ihey Rot IN innocent com hct
urough s73. Then tie codhris OF tie laws secretly
slipped ia - which forbade The coinage o The
ned laws passed IN senate without being uotced, and
Ia that bundle the danuabe fraud oheeTs ana cues
II that's the aik When the outrage u brought to
the nght OF day ,brsr men by mOnoyod inlu nces aud
Though their organs The pres Oroonged hS,es daro
0 irn upon the wiongcd and outraged pco!. Of this
country and call them sconndrcs while lhcy set them
selves mp as pc uted saints
"Tak6 one Of these dcmOnctzed dollars today. CON
unucd the speaker land IT Will bring more by 20 per
cent Than il would in i-7i Of everything except gold
should bc honest as haton as wen as lhllvduas
bul we stab own National credit when we allow our
owed There is not a bond OF the United states
that is not honestly and e9uiaD'y payable aI9
Of from option Of paying them IA either gold or s
I yGes We iI Keen 1"Tf M "% gs fD, i"s
of the old silver dollar is already iorcgone
coLcnon Gat cheers oalIGs Of ans dr !'9 ,S TS
mrndOus appll4s-l aud u woht be Elk DAYS before
SILVER VIII be restored TO currency vi undlmlued none
II viii say. how that fear that the realization Of
silver cufrcncy - continued General Ewing, VIII die
appoint boia its friends and its cnenies IA voice
'Tiat'. So. Another voice new to the platform
hope So. This threw the meeting into The widest
hIialty neral Ewing being put out and joining In lne
laugi1 can't say hope so, but II would he about Ia
thing about ~ fair for one as the other Great Biin
produces per tho worlds gold and We 60 per
cent Of the worlds silver Their ain was to hanstring
us and make debt. held abroad, payable III ia con-
We could not command. T1e only way to take Tue
weigh OF distress OF OF The people to repeal TIE Re
sumption Act which Is inklng up everything IN tne
except OF tie dollar Itself TO take from The
peopc control Of the paper currency aud glye TO
tn. confederation Of caitr me National naks "
t. strike foudat1ns OF the Republican system OF
government lCheais.l When England r. suhed specie
uaymeits IN 1919 -hc tho stress OF tle seas ana
the merchant and manufacturer 81 the world. she oscu
nobody, while we owe eyrIybody; se was , IGeenE ~ ~
gold from all the world while We are scndihg sod 10 % an
the world. Aud because we oppose iesump'i9m , noAe
New, Year., We are called LOT oi rhnY yHs tas
Of over-Ir tducuOn with 3OOO,0OO Of Working poo
pie in rags. and 5OU0OOo on hali tmel How ,D pre-
postcrous! lcnecrs We had almost recovered from rom
Inc panic OF 1873 when the Resumption Aci can't , ai
wh ecn T W. ayn nnt i ON the "homdefs Of the
debtor class tlIoo or four billions that ihcy didn't
owe and this has been done by legislative rOnouF'
Prolonged cheors We already pay more tax,s ploiVI
nonaleiy than any other people ON the face OF the eat
Koep un with the Resumption Act and not one si'inss
bank Out VI hyo Will be able to pay 20 cents oh '"o
dOias ,.,.t.o .,.oo,er
concluded, when go!d ana SILVER htd hcd' ~ "'7
sued AS money appalisrl and the hest money we
ba. been Save + to tbous4nds.' IApplauscJ Docs
our faith and honor demand ilat We Ul,i"u n,,,
on the lst OF January lCIies OF ,NNGI 3d.. MI t,I
Ia il not enough that We nave u' ul't - ,'iie
purchasing power oi thcir money nlui' W 49,, -,
m Ufhcse capitalists get control 0f tAc currency 'h'
will rule and rob ana children foicFrf nv 80
of decentralization done ~ secret te G
scheme vas cOncDcicd in Wal 81. and lOnp'l 81
uenpr of the West ard south are hrOusei aIn Wy ""'
ihe men Of Northeast tOJOint u.s. APiAdSe,l ros
There were loud calls for Mr.. Cox, VINO Was hOt ny
emf whercupOn a Mr. =. II. Bray uudoftOoh 10 ,.nI
parody In the style OF the Book ot ChrOhi'er'
w WnralIu o ye Golden Cf :" but he had b0t pro-
ceed.d bey0d three sentences before The audet' lo
10 shouting, Enough OF the calfl ana me nev'- was
adjourned.
PAST AND FUTURE OF SILVER
To fhe Editor Of The Tribune.