New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-08
sympathy FOR KEARNEY,


MEETING AT COOPER UNIoS-sPEECHEs BY JOHN
swISTON AND OTHERS.
The New-York friends of Denis Kearney held
meeting in Cooper Union last nlghC t ~
tie ,noeting was headed, "Thief Kemble pardoned
NKearney. dcnouncer of thieves III lal Not s tins
hmm tho front page of Harpa'S Weekly where
Keainey is slIctched in prison garb, ana several
of the speakers elected the misses u
the crowd bya reference to tho "bl9atea bond Dor
hoIdersD of that miserable sheet" Nearly a
thousands persons were present, VINO lsteheu WIN
great interest and appauded YoclleTouSiy inc cp
tered The proceedings began three-quarters
Of an hour after the, appointed TIN, time
by the election of Thomas d. Hoxcy, of New-Jersey'
as president of the meeting. He, stignatlzcd po-
lticaT liberty as a sham, and SAID no wOrkingu9ilI
dared vote except at the bidding of those two ola
leperOus ganerencd hulks, the Republican ana DeHl-
ocratic parties" and after a graceful reference 10
the "pimps and hrel ling, OF the press caiIeu Oh
John SwlntOn TO speak. r,4
resort and he cOunscled them TO pursue their oe-
alterations with due g0emnity. lie then ailudeu 10
the Justice who tried Kearnov as " TINS hnggerin1S o
ger Rex; this dcbauched, proStituted dog OF INC
policen The judges III general were alluded
to in similar strain, and OF tue cnarac-
fer of Kearney he spoke as follows: A PLAN,
serious, sincere, simple. strong man man OF I'M
mense bower; man Of immense resources OF char-
acter, and man who uses these resources 10 nrlhE
about given result with an economy that almost
equals the marvels of science. should IKE 10 see
the man whose character was purer, whose works
were greater the power OF whose nanuS sWepG
further than his. Look at his speeches on the Cali,
forna Constitution; speeches which for blood ana
brain and nerve force are not TO be equalled'
Only three years ago lie was i'll the army OF tile
devil and now there is nothing in the whole history
of the country that in energy of motion, IN mo-
mentum of sweep, in power of result, and IN great
ness of public welfarc-l know OF nothing that
EQUALS the power the sweep, the scope, the ilnmen-
sity and the splendor of Denis Kearney achieve
mcnts lArplause.l This IS FrankHs land this
is Washington's land; but the gbbet and the dun
oil a tUp marriott"
Mr. AppletOn, the next speaker, referred 10 An
thony COmstOck rs " q hypocrite and skuIking
decoy-thef" and then proposed series OF TeSOlu-
lions, the first of which read:
Resolred That the Imprisonment OF Denis kearney Is
nh outrage upun his personal rights, violation OF JUS
tce an attack upon the proper liberty OF speech
shameful act of shameless COurt,a dastardy deed OF
deDauched Judge. q crime based on fraudulent pre-
euce part of the scheme to establish reign OF terror
over ths rrsurgeht wOrkngmen OF California, ana 10
crush the gOang under the iron heel OF power
person in the audience who said he had lived
for twenty years in California asked leave TO be
heard before it was put to the meeting. but the
crowd hiSsed and shouted " Order !" " Sit down !"
"Vote p and so on, the stentOrian voice OF Justus
Schwab being recognized in the ScrlptuTal mandate,
" Away with him ~ Away with him." The reso-
luton was carried with much noise and enthusi-
asm. Other speeches followed on the tyranny of
capital aud the rights of the down-trodden work
ingmeu.