New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-28
THE CITIZENS CANDIDATES,

URGING BUSINESS METHODS IN MUNICIPAL
AFFAIRs-sPEECHEs By JOSEPH II. CHoATE,
MAYOR GRACE. CARL sCHURz, ALLAN CAMP.
BILL AND OTHERS.
The mass-meeting In support OF the nomination.
made by the Citizens Committee for municipal
offices tested the capacity of the great hall of the
Cooper Union last night. The managers Of the meet
lug tested the patience and goodh of the audi
euce quite as sereney as the 5000 persons did the
accommodations Of the hall At z O'Clock several
hundred people had gathered In the street
before the Union, where they stood
because the doors were not open. cold
drizzllng rain tell upon them and drove those un'
provided with umbrellas into the poItico of the
building. With every minute the number Of watt
ing men grew until the sidewalks and portion Of the
street were crowded. From hundreds OF umbrella
tiny streams of water ran trickng into tire collar
or over the hats of the men, yet for half an houi
they remained in the best of humor. though pes
mtted to peep through the iron gatG
into tho dry and lighted vestbuh
that led into the hall. At half-past
o'clock the 7th Regiment Band played medley
of airs from " Patience" and the crowd amused
themselves with singing the familiar songs amid
the discomfor and vexations of the night. Then
they began to shout for admission and secured It
fifteen minutes later
The reason Tor such singular treatment Of polit-
cal gathering Is said to have been fear the
part of the Committee OF Arrangements that @
large disturbing element would get po-ses-
sion of the meeting The rumo!s came
from the fact that information was
received last week that the meeting which IL was
then purposed to hold would be captured by Pac
rick Keenans friends. 1t turned out that a NUM-
ber Of people who were not in sympathy with tho
object of the meeting and were inclined to
be noisy were present last night; they
appiauded feebly the name of Mr.. EdsOn when IL
mentioned by two of the speakers, and showed
dIsapprobatIon OF some illusions to Tan many but
they were not numerous enough to disturb Sc
riOusly the harmony Of the meeting
After the doors had been thrown open it took less
than twenty minutes TO ill the hall to overlooking.
The assembly was quiet and comparatively unde-
monstrative, and though tho hour of ) came and
went. there was no exhibition of mpatence.
Familiar faces. they appeared on the platform,
recognized and. several instances, welcomed
with applause. Mayor Grace received frequent trb-
utes OF the kind, and when Alr. Choate, Alr sterne
aud others, of the Citizens Committee came into
the roOl tney were greeted with loud and pro.
lOnged cheers At fifteen minutes aGter the An.
nounced Tune L' y. 7, OarrettSon cllleS me me
he, to sta,e the object of thls me, ting; YOU
know II well. Such grea, gathering on th's stormy
ni2h1 proves that the people OF tuls CITY Of New
York are thoroughly IN earnest III this cOnic est lie
tAen proposed Mayor Grace as chairman of the
meeting
MAYOR GRACES REMARKS.
Cheers for the Mayor followed the mention
of his name, and when he forward TO ths
readIng-des he was obliged to wait several
minutes for the enthusiasm to subside. He was
elected unanimously aud in taking the char said
grat!ted at beng called upon to preside at this
meeting tO-IIght We have met nere not as Democrats
or Bs Repuoncans. bnt citizens simply VINO take
crest IN the welfare Of ths cty. For myself
may say tha would not DC mere did not believe thai
this movement ln the interest OI every honest man
10 ths ely, poor man aud rch mau alke have at
ways known ana recognized the tac tnat the bone
ana slnew OF tnis city-the wOrknginen-~ho elected
me- as is cnie business OmceI ahd know, Gs you
know, tuat owe nothing TO monopolles or monOposts,
AN not afraid Of Oeing misunderstood by tue working.
men, Tor tncy Know as Mayor or t1ls city, tney nave al
ways had my warmost sympathy and as for the az
payers Ot me CITY, ry also KNOW t"at hiV1 never Ia
gor,d the niOnOpOst VINO would take millions "a a time
vi tue puOlc treasury. 1 am fuy convinced tbatH
Is IFl hpotiAl 10 As cltl 1hdt Tue man 10 DC ectco
as snOuId be one whose past TUsoIu aud puDuQ
cnce warrant Us IN feeling sIre THAT he can and
MA defend the interests or tuis city from the selfish
men VINO LiaAe busnt ~ OF politics. and whose
Iu.erest - 10 Keep the taxes hgn 50 tGut they may
tne more of me peoples money TO divide among
tDemseives.
that IN tlie hreat pdOic OH of
nOrOu1u Independence ana nign sandards, anu wltn an
| aD5o determination 10 serve the people against
mouOpOss, whether tney Do mOnOpohsts Oi our paDIc
franchises mUnOpOlsts OF political power lns ugnt
uI ours Is ght against political mOnOpolsti or bosses,
ANA 40 represents tnem eau woIthiiy govern
the Ci,y New-iD.K De Intrusted wLh large puDhc
iteruss, for tuer Interests are directly antHgOnlsto
w OF tue puOlc Let me Illustrate tbls. Tweed
became power through tue expenditure oi tue puble
mOnus. Inc cohesive power Oi punder was thc seeres
vi AS influence. To-Day large ot money require 20
be- exv,Ied for the wafer sppy. snail the ponlolins
- nd a. Wasteuy 60 streu gnen their uines snali
the pe pies representatives rpend IL Wisely Tor the
p.ou good Fifteen TO twenty millions Of dollars arc
r.1lred Tor "a iquuuuct wnch the city absolutely
nvtis SuaA slJ OOOOOVOr 94O.OOOVOO De turned
over to uuIgry AID uaI aInlOnLed DachDes WhlcE "I
suuauder 1t among Tue politicians ana fas en- them upon
s Tr years " cOlne shall II b. honestly expended 70
give water, nealt ANA happiness 70 inc tApdy eTs ano
WORKING our JO5s-fludch clly
ll tel you ,cory 1ne Aqueouct bill OF 1881. Iq
1851 session O the Lrgsidture OIL was passeu
Dy D0 houses empowering ,ne COMMISSIONER OF PUBIC
" Ork, DuIld an aqdeduc. AM make 0.her eAeehdt
lures ne wa er 7uppp vi ne Vi VI Ne"-iOih alu
ordering AyOr aud Controller 10 Issue DOhds of TUG
n,ylu.lt oil suc pcndituIes As sOUn iound tnat
no provision was made GOr Lne prOCec.On o. tue etyg
interest tArOugI It's proper Representative s. Tue M
and ContIoior sent or the O1Innis ioIel vi uO,e
Works aud Ior OsDcr oInclas "bom heIeVeo 70 DC i
teesed passage oT nis Onl aud tOl theID that ta9
mn must DC wllHdIHwn immediately or would appeal
10 pubic through tne press anu uehoule. ING
whole en,orplise UNIV Ortny oI lIe tises ID
wnIcn We 1--we. | tee-r1pncd to The Governor
begluDg MIN not sry0 his approval 70 tne
Du without a n.arus from Tue local aut ,ores OF tne
CIV ol New YORK Ater some consultation WIN the
Coumss.on. OF Pubic works aud corporation = uhsel
an amend ont 10 ga" Dili Mas as'e'd 20 "hch "as ~
.Istance 10 iOuOws: Toe Lsuo or bonds as requred
rom ue To snail be subject 10 the appOVa Oi tue
Bord OF Estlna,e aud AlpJOnineit, "i WoiA sh~u 10
ana mAcriil turenased " noh.1e pao1oy te' " "
ne owes. Odder ana no contract sudh DC mddo, or
lanus Sa.er sn's purchased withou. Tue appiova
a, Al lice The BOau Of Eslildte ana
wnom tue day or anu COu,rOieI shall
hPn Tont r ,npOe cncers M SELF then
wro- urgent letters uOyernOr urging Dla 10 Sign
tl, oil anended shape Dat me Governor saw n'
to veto lt. -. r .,.,..... ..o.,u..
,,uag the last session OF the Legislature various
eor,s ere maze to secure the cousent vi ConroleI
n,beli aud IN, sell 10 50 e b. allowing work of
h M nag me qIoduct to bc pu into the hands or
But UOti Controller NaulpDrI ana my sell,
o.y.ng as we In nonerule, constantly replied mat
,e wou.l agree 10 ~ OIL the eXpeA.lturo of
sIJ 100000 S2000UOOO Of the peoples money except
nOIlZed Oy tne votes OF. the
,,,,,,r and oi1rOlier tno ihlnydia aey
res OnsDo 10 tno peO9e aud wnO were mere where Ae
n,,uc tnOu1 1t aud tne expression o. the peOpcs VIII
| couid pe constantly knOwn through the newspaper
Dress IL IL Ia tnis eOuuiOn yOu nno the tmns to-day,
aud yoa may pec tnAt Legieature uness pro-
vent,, ov lne No OF ne new OF tails State-n