New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-27
FAVORING FREE CANALS.

| MASS-MEETING AT BOWLING GhEhN'
| PARADE AND pANNER-RAIsING- RESOLUTIONS
| URGING THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL
| Observation-Disclosures BY FRANKLIN EDISON
A. S. HEWITT AND OTHERS.
Tho nass-meetinp of merchants at Bowling Greer
Yesterday in the interest of free canaIS WIS ai y
and enthusiastic A banner was ralsed tnere w w.
parade and speeches were mace 1ro'n bnnG e
erected in front OF the new dn0Toprate for suci
DEMONSTRATION as it was the anniversary " lnC
opening of the canals " the procession weI1 80
members of the Produce Excnan Eo members of the
Mercantile Exchange. 200 mem bers OF Ing Htt
Exchange and smaller delegations from 'ne ~ @
| Uov Rnttar and Cheese Exchanges, ana the Nhai-
of Pr OF AZ o'clock the delegation from the
Mercantile Exchange, marshatied I Ivy and Metal
| Fvcb3nge RuiIding at PeaT-st and Burnng SuP..
and ioined with its forces marshailed ny f[eslonU
r p White The latter body then stIetcheu " p az
nov ~; across BnrIing Slip. upon which were the
words: The Iron and Metal EXCHANGE. Note + Io1
Free Canals After nine ronsing cheers ING ~, Two
Exchan0es took I'D the line of march, preceueu pN u
nIofnon of nolice and the 23d Regiment Band YAK
inc a route through Iohn-st: Cliti-st. Fulton,sl.,
southst and Pe3rs to hanove Of te MaTme
Exchange. marshalled by William Lentilhon; ana
Of The Cotton Exchange. with President NJ. .i D..
Fielding at the head Prom Hanover oquare nc ne
march Was through Pearl st. to Broad-st wnen Ihe
nrocession was completed by falling IN behind the
! ZOO members of the Produce Exchange, A. -.
Hart Marshal The band tne1 fo,, took t the
nlatoon Of police, and with General j. b. Woodward
as Grand Marshal. and Colonel j: g. story as AIDE,
marched through Broad-st.. Nall-St. ana broaqWay
to Rowling Green AS the head OF the column
passed No. 20 Broadway, at 245, banner MAS
raised bearing this inscription: Free Ganals ne
interest of every Citizen without regard TO Paity'
Vote for the Constitutional Amendment at the eec-
ton November T." Hearty cheers were gwen. ! he
route of march continued down, past bowling
! Green through Statc-st 10 South Ferry, ana then
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IJpon the platform among tue speakers ana Others
were NJ. B. Fielding, president, Joseph l0qlnaiis r.;
Powers George L. Valentine, Henry lenlZ ana
| J. F. Wenman of the Cotton Exchange l.. f; Hol-
man. president Vice-President Whitman, Treas
urer Jacoby, ex-presldents +. II. Parker and Ed
v ard HiuckeD, L. r. Liyermoe, and A. l.: Orr, OF
the Produce Exchange; {. f. ElNell president OF
the Maritime Exchange; +. =. White, president of
the Iron and Metal Exchange; j. II. seymour,
nrcsdept of the Mercantile Exchange Darwin Il.
James George Wilson, s. b. Chltteaden and A. b.
Miller of the Chamber of Commerce; 1. G. Rug
giles one of the first engineers OF the Erie Canal Con-
gresham Belmont, Felix Campbell. j. s. l. Strana-
han and NJ. b. Flynn. The following. notices were
| displayed, Citizens non-partisan movement Tor
| free canals y; Preserve the canals, the highways
| of our commerce y; Labor and capital unite upon
| free canals y; " Free internal trade go
At 3 o'clock C. f. Ewell stepped to the railing
and nominated Franklin Edison for chairman. l..
| F. Holman put the motion, WHICH was carried with
cheers and" Hail to the Chief" by the band. Mr..
Edson in taking the chair, SAID IN part
Fiftyseven years ago to-day the hearts Of the patriotic
citizens of New-IOrk glad. The Erie Canal had
been completed, and that day the signal had been
given that tho first BOAT had entered II from Lake Ere
On its WAY TO the There upon this platform
VINO heard that signal and have seen the magic growth
of this state until It has assumed t1e Importance OF an
metropolis of great Nation. How full OF patriotic
urde and oy were the people of that day But notwith-
standing their appreciation OF the great WORK whioh mad
been accomplished through their patriotism ana eneT
thew knew not half the blessings they comforting
upon the state and tie Nation. They had completed
work which the people OF their stare The key to
commercial supremacy Tor all le, tey would use II
ari0 ut An
from ali Atlantic seapOrts. Notwithstanding the nYen-
lion of the locomotive which then unknown. The
accrung TO State through these water
ways are innumeraDlc. II the people decide TO hold
thein our commercial position Will be assured If not,
we shall no longer hold commercial advantages which
are not held by Atlantic seaboard cities and States
The following resolutions were next read and
adopted;
Whereas New-York state and City their CONNER
cla supremacy primarily TO the canals, which, as an
artificial continuation OF the Hudson RIVER afford direct
communication FROM the seaOoard to the centre OF
the continent; ana .
eDce their been collected many times from
the commerce passing through them, TO the increased
wealth of the state; aud
Whereas The rapid development of the great West
necessitltes enlarged facilities Tor the movement OF It's
productions III tlis directoD therefore be 1t
Resoired THAT merchants aud Others Interested in
commerce. we recognize the absolute necessity OF free
ing the ca0as i'll order at the preeminence OF the En-
pire state and the Empire City may be maintained.
Resoloed Tuat manifest benefits the State, from
viduai citizens well IN the interior at its seapo
ana borders aud that IN enlarging the carrying
trade those interested IN railroads c0astwise commerce
aud OF communication. will reap rich har
vest. 80
party To the constitutional amendment at the
election 7th Of November and free the canals
which, as the Of the greatness of State,
situte q stupeDdous monument 10 the genius OF ouI
fathers.
Abram $. Hewitt who was introduced by Mr.
Edson was suffering from throat trouble. He
made only a short address. in which he said
l never much regretted my inability TO speak as
do to-day for the occasion Is one that should call for
enthu
who the value Of the fountain OF which
the City and state OF NewyorK have grown Whatever
were the arguments that existed ana were used when
the Erie Canal constructed they to-day nensi-
fed hundred fold. l have been this year TO the
new empire OF the West which until within two years
he's been closed from communication with the East
have been along the Red River OF the
that almost uninhabited country which VIII for CEN
tufles furnish food the or toll almost without
shall the products of nat vast region lind their outlet
TO what great city shall they go snail IL DC 10 Montreal
over the OF. Lawrence River 10 NewOrleans on the
Mississippi, to city by OF the Ere Canal
appeal TO OF Clinton. Of Livingston aid 9th
10 answer that question. tCries OF New YORK. III
that DO your decision election day. the rchncss OF the
itself the Ian OF NewYork. IL the enterprise OF
this generation does not fail short OF that OF
the noble who constructed the canal,
We shall succeed. III emulate the men who built TINS
State, stimulated by its motto Excelsior" We shall not
lag Will maintain present position at the head,
worthy OF fathers OF the Government and OF the
Applause.
Ex-senator Forster gave "a sketch of the increase
Of the population i'll the State the Erie Canal
opened. and OF the difficulty attending its
structlon. Addresses were also made by Senator
Murtha, of Brooklyn, eX-MayOr James Wadsworth,
OF Buffalo, and A. l.. Orr.
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