The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-23
THEANTI-BISM ARCK PROTEST
THE MEETING HELD IN CHICKERING
HALL LAST NIGHT

NALL LAST NTGHE
The Speeches Made, the Kesolutions ADOPTED,
and the Audience, that was Liberal with
AppInuse-Prlnce Bismnrck to he Notified.
Never before was there such Democratic
gathering in Fifth avenue rs that which crowded
around Chickering Hall before o'clock last
night. Soon after the doors were opened the
hall was nllcd TO overhowinc. and many people
were unable to find admission. The object
Of tho meeting. according to tho language
| OF tho call. was to enter protest
Of the citizens Of New York against the oppres-
| sve and Infamous policy now enforced upon
| the people OF Gcrmany-a policy which deprivcs
them OF their liberties. the liberty Of thought. OF
speech. OF the press. and Of assemblage which
| Is lncarccrating them in prison. driving them
| into exile and subiecting them TO untold suffer-
ing and which is disgraceul to the nineteenth
century and the spirit OF justice" The invita-
tion had included the people OF the city. with
out regard to differences OF party or raco, who
gee the rights OF all men involved in the rights
| OF the German Democracy and who approve OF
| protest against the recent despoilc measures
OF Bismarck being sent from the United States"
The meeting was organized by the election ms
| Chairman Of John Swinton. formerly OF the odl-
| torial stnfT OF our esteemed contemporary. the
| Ngr York Times who made n brief speech on
assuming the chair. In the course OF his re-
marks. he said:
We arc here % nigh, to enter the protest which as
asainst the malsnani measures & OF pSpreIaSn ana rs
ccntIS adop,ed and now relentles.iy enforced in
Gcrnlanv, under the instigauon aud menace OF BIS.
nature which are OF i omen 70 all mankind
poSe are when are SaS S 20 hc German Govern.
nent and which have made the name OF nst author
these laws our brethren the DemocIacy OF Ger Ger.
tRsir beSeai soScsics and economical socieSs,
well as their political and ELECTORAL societies are *.
booksare all swept o at one icll .woop the able
from them and ali teir protest, aud appeals asain.,
existing wrong sthed while the wrong itself Is but
10 join IN the prote., Of tonight it is not necessary
objects shsIged UPON or cherished BY 'hs sScs Demo
IeSsiea IL i. NO, y neeessary Ss. one should nave
any synpaihy whatever viii that party; or that he
musssd IN The Dyelaratien Of Independence and the
I Know not wherc 10 nnd words to characterize the
slave laws o Ocoberi last enforced against the Dem
m their spirit dcbasng In their object sweeping
their prscucs. and So Ge'sst,tns IN their results
they are 50 eunnniy Il. devised to sustain
miseres which the advanced mlnd. OF Germany had be-
would elevate the whole community. they sci M sys
TEN 50 no, 10 e @ gepg, S German SeyfSnen SaI ST ana
text SO fa and scAnialuus that no language could *
laws. " Adequately condemn aud dsnouncs ih,m. o., ,
r s,t",A . Nv, 6s. hr, NJ by tSe ia, f ,tt
not by the power Of ms sword that Judgment entered
before liberty a. he who Ia; atlemptd T. throttle ~ be
oh-tructor; before the world as an enemy OF h'
nov. iien to the suffering and speechless Democracy
of Gcrnany. 60 the millions who Nrougcd hy thi
e.c ny sr geruio tS ths.c Mo havs bcc'
despdrd % their ro,ds and reduced poverty to tn
paper. and meetings have been orciby suppressed an
10 all other victims OF bsmarcks c'il pow,r-we ole
the strength OF our PLEDGES aut Nmpaiheic salutauons
Witch are not alone By this assembled multitude
but by millions of the Amoncan people.
Tho Chairman then announced that the ven
erable and distinguished Dr. Adolph Donai
who had promised TO be among the speakers G
the night. was prevented from attending bu
| had sent letter. The letter was read. and wa
ascathng denunciation Of the Bismarck law
| recently enacted against the Social democrats
: and "A prediction that Germany would not lon
| tolerate their existence.
The resolutions were then read:
. Re,leei That the malignant measures Of represso
ana persecution known A. the anu SOCIALIST laws r,
; man, under the insiis.uon and monaco OF m.HarcI
ai, senN,,Ne ,e & o., w I & M cSS 1'i n W. =
tlor Missing and t rcproach throughout Ac worl.
k'-irsL mat we as men a. lovers Of liberty ami s
American ciutrns nerrt, condemn ana denounge ihc'
infamous laws ani their enorcemcnt and ihat w. trg
R,.sr.t That nj. attempt Of Bismarck to strange n
mimi Ut Germany Is 10 end ia disaster aud iauf
R.-J,~i mat 70 the macrins and slccchless I.no
racy GcrtranN to the millions who wr0n-cd %
e1 sy cSe TO- t". whS aa,e BEEN dc.poIcd oi ih,
| goois amt reduced 90 poverty. the COURAGEOUS
hthiu editors ana SPEAKERS Mhu'e pap"r, hnn iu,yt-
have been iur ihl supposed ans o hl The oihcr N
Y TINS 40 Bl-marcks cNt power, We onrr The strength
our pledges AMI .yiuuath,uc -autttons which sen
moi ouiy by this assembled multitude, but by millions
R,sjr, That copic. ,h,.e resolution. be sent to II
Federal authorities at Washington i4r transmission
S hfTn So'Sf9,nt s q, az, 80 .ny WA! SG9 M c,sa S ,S,
. | Parliament ami the German Chancellor lAlplhu>e
, In taking the vote on the resolution the yea
4 were vocierous, Tho Chairman said Thos
z say no." One man cried Nol' and the Chair
/ | man added: II my name were Denis kearnoy
| | should say that there were 10000 people here
and all but one are on the right side" LAP
plause and lNughter.l
< Mr. George Winter next addressed the meet
I ing in German. He said that bismarck was IN
< | greatest enemy OF Germany; that tho peopl
. were formerly proud Of him. but now they wer
4 ashamed u him: that they would rather hay
| freedom than standing army ana thcy woul
0 | look forward 10 the free Germany OF the future
: Henry Drury followed with speech lastln
. over an hour He said Bismarck might be con
\ graduated that the air OF Der Nacht AZ
@ Rhine was played on every barrel organ IN III
universe llaughterl but Bismarck might y,
hear the Marseillaise In Berlin; He en
: dorsed the Chairman's warning that Bismarck
. ism is TO be seen here as well a. in GERMANY
but added that. although the spirit OF Blsmarc
i is everywhere. the spirit OF socialism is ais
! | everywhere.
q the proceedings the Chairman dcsirod 10 say
70 word for Filth avenue, which had tho glory
$ being tho scene Of this meeting. The SOcii
Democrats had been routed out OF First avenue
= clubbed out of Tompkins square. aud suhJectc
7 10 the most Infamous outTngrS In the nemC
cratic regions Of the east side. 50 now they pre-
posed 10 establish their headquarters in IN
avenue Of tho arlstocracy. lApplauso an
lhughter.l