, 1880-10-24
1NGERSOLL.
COOPER INSTITUTE, NEW YORK. FILLED TO OVER
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NEW YORK, Dot. 23-The Republican mass
meeting in Cooper Institute this evening was
the largest oyor held in the building. Col Robert
G. Ingersoll WAS tho principal speaker. Among
tho prominent persons who hnd seats on tho
stage vero Collector Merrill, tho Hon. Hugh
Gardner, Emigration Commissioner Edward
Stephenson, F. P. Thurber and wife. Luther r.
Marsh ana wife, Jesse Seligman. the Rev. Mr.
Mickle, NJ. N. Hockscher, Dr. F. r. s. Drake, and
E. T. Peck, Of Mechanics and Traders National
Bank. At7:50 o o'ciock the Glee Club Quartet
which accompanied Col lngersoll from the West
was introduced and sang America. AT 7:5o
: COL. IHGERsoLL
appearcd on the platform. He was greeted with
a storm OF applause which fnfrly shook the
building. Mr.. Hugh N. Camp presented COL
Inpersoll to the house, and after the applause
which greeted him had subsidized the Colonel
began his address. During its delivery he wos
frequently interrupted with outbreaks of up
preciattye laughter and applause The speech
was mastery appeal to the common sense Ut
the people in behalf Of tho policy Of the re-
publican party. and kept the atten-
tton OF the audience from beginning to
the end. The speakers assertion thnt
State sovereignty was the viper that lay In tho
bcsom Of the Republic. md unless we destroyed
it it would destroy us. was greeted with up
roarious applause, and when some one proposed
"Three cheers for TINT settlement" they wore
p1ycn with will Loud and long continued ap-
plause also followed the statement that the
shield OF
PROTECTION WOULD BE SPREAD OVER AMERICAN
LABOR. ::
That his treatment Of this subject was in &C.
cord with the feelings OF the audience was In
fact made repeatedly apparent in the frequent
shouts of appreciation and laughter which tol-
lowed every telling hit, and at times even pre-
vented the speaker from completing his re-
nrks for the audience n fooweu u 1ne sp sspeAkea
speaker was going to finish his sentence. The
mention OF Gen Grants nnme was received
as isq fe
had done in telling Grant ns I;
was wa 1t it to be President. Ia commenting on
Huucock's q views on the tariff as ~ local ques-
don" the orator was irresistibly funny In his
Cheers were given with viii when tho speaker
declared that no man
WHO FOuGHNT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
should be given office under it., Here some one
street" quickly responded Col: :Ingersoll
"Longstreet has repenred. He admits thai
he was wrong, and M hraver man than he
| fought IN the Rebel ranks will say, moi
that ho knew ut the time he was wrong: but TINT
| he now knows he Was tn the wrong, ana that he
| is willing to strive with lie, will take him By
! the right hand as q brotber. This ready re.
| Spouse was greeted with deafentng cheers. Sim:
liar marks of appreciation w1h &c
| Of Gen, Gartield's name, and when the speaker
| said there WIS not In this Republic man with
| GREATER BRAIN OR LARGER HEART
I than Gen. Carried there was burst Of cheering
| second to none ever heard in the hall His de
/ 1,,nra finn toO. of the forged Chinese letter