Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-21
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA CALL POR ARTHUR. The Voice Of The Business
 Interest. NEW YORK CUT FEN MASSE. "A Monster Meeting At
 Cooper Institute. THE MEET OF BICYCLISTS. Six Hundred WheeImen In
 The Parade.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 2O.-The mass meeting at the Cooper Institute this evening, called by large number of representative business men who are in favor of the nomination of Chester A. Arthur for president, was one of the largest national gatherings ever witnessed in this city. Long before the time an- nounced for the meeting to open the large hall was packed to overfowing and hundreds were left, being unable to obtain admission, Upon the platform and in the body of the hall were many ladies. military band en- ivened the meeting with popular and national airs. Among those on the platform were: W. T. Hatch, banker; Abbott R. Smith banker; William l.. Jenkins, banker; B. O. Clarke, banker; B. 0. Clarke, merchant; Jesse SeigmRn, banker; Solon Humphreys, banker; Samuel Sloan, David Daws, Frank M. Fisk, jr., F. Swift, W. Kingman, Jocob F. Bandredge, D. P. 0. Billings, W. s. Opdyke' Charles E. Miller, Justice Rufus Cowing, E. H. Fuller, Hugh H. Camp, LeGrand B. Con nor, J. D. Vermilye, F. D. Tappan, Judge H. Russell, John A. Stewart, Hyatt Smith, c. R. Aenew, Seth Barton French, Cyrus w. Field, ir, Latham A. Fish, William A. Camp, As Quintard, R. L. Cotting and others The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher received perfect ovation when he was recognized upon the platform. C. N. BllssN called the meeting to order and F. s. Winston, the chairman, after 8 brief address in which he stated the object of the meeting introduced Judge Horace ! Russell, who read the resolutions as follows: The business men of the city of New York holding
 no political office and not desiring any but having in
 common with their deep interest iu
 the wefare of the untry seeking to this by the continuance of wise and economic admins
 tration dssire that President Arthur may be renon1 mated for the following ca sons:
 ! First-Assuming The ofhce of President under cir
 cumstances of great delcacy ment ana ap, nrehension he has SO borne himself personally and of6ciay that distrust has been supplanted by con
 ths country has had peaceful, safe. pure and con-
 servative administration which has won the approba 1 Second His foreign policy has accorded with the
 teachings ofWashingon and has increased the respect | felt for us by other nations.
 | T Tbird@Hs has been the President of the whole
 people and has not sought popularity by stirring up
 Fourth-His financial views and action regard
 ing currency, reduction of taxation paoic econ
 emy and the proper prote6sioh eL American
 Fifth-ws especially commend the efforts he nas
 separate the civil service fr1rn PoIical DAT I tisanship. .,.-
 acterizsd by strict impartiaty in the face or pressure and by great wisdom of selection: The
 of Judges Gray and Blatchford are notaole as
 seyenth-He has himself been the President. net
 allowing himself as many sees 2. or opinions of
 either friends enemies nor has he Rsea his oicia patronage in any way-to promote his own poh''cal Eigbth-Au the Republican conventions have thus approved unqualhedly of President Arthurs ad- ministraiion. This approval WAS demanded by the | sentiment of the people. -
 ry the State of New York we answer nhssitstiagy rr-k Iiahr oanf0 0f unwearied efforts
 The reading of the resolutions was ire. quently interrupted by applause. Parke God win was next introduced. He spoke, as an independent in politics. in favor of keep~ ing in the office of President one who he be- lieved had performed it's duties with singular ability, rather than to risk change for the mere sake of change. He had heared Of but two objections to President Arthur. One was that he had at one time been practical manager of the party in New York and had not always therefore, associated with parlor company. Gaughter.) This was inevitable to the practical politician, but the Republi- ! can party had been trying to make 1t less so | and President Arthur's course in the last two | years had shown that he was equal to the l higher level which he had reached. The ! other objection was that he could not be \ elected if nominated. This Mir. Goodwin | characterized as 8 mere assertion by un- friendly editors interested in other directions. He declared that Arthur would receive the \ vote of every sincere Republican in the na- tiou. In conclusion he remarked that in the unsettled financial condition likely to prevail for some time to come tried and capable men ' were safer rulers than those whose ability | was unknown.
 The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was then l introduced The vast audience cheered and
 waved handkerchiefs, hats and canes as he
 came forward and the applause broke out ! again and again before the orator was allow
 ed to proceed. He said: An excellent even ing paper says MT. Beecher used to be very much opposed to President Arthur, but that he has come round to be great friend oi his which is just like Mir. Beecher. l am here tonight to verify every word of that. I was not preiudiced in Mir. Arthur's favor. IT was displeased with him and regard the
 success of his administration as very uncer
 tain. I have been won from this prejudice
 by the steady progress of wise and prudent
 administration (applause). It is just like MT
 Beeeher, and I hope it will be tt
 the day of his death, that when he finds he is on the wrong side he vii
 have the courage to go out of 1t. tAP \ ulsuse). It has been intimated that cler ! ovmau is to speak tonight. That is mis
 take. There is 6 citizen going to speak nauehter and applause). IA voice-Thre' \ cheers for the clergyman-citizen. The ! cheers were given with will amid mucl merrimentl. Mir. Beecher continued by say
 ipp that as citizen interested equally witt
 others he would think and speak as h. thsueht for the public veal. If it conducet to the help of the party all the better, if no . all the worse for the party. It was also il for business men to express tneir pohtica B | nrefarances. for in many respects they rep [ resented the best interests of the countr
 and were especially interested in good an' \ stahle government. They do no ] oare particularly for policies. becaus l they can adapt themselves to almos
 any policy, but they do want ct t
 wears after four years, to stable and uni form nolicy. (Applause It is because W ' haliave that in the rssppointment ot Presl 6 dent Arthur we shall find stability, uniform , | itv and general prudence, nothing wild, ev ' arHkhiD0 founded on SARo@A0ASob HAo 3 s-a in favor of his renomination, which
 just the same as his election. (Applauss:
 suggesting to the oOnVe1tSs as Ssv what TaI and of as many Democrats as God has mad . rasionai Si mi S and Intelligent. Naughser and az
 pIause.) We are not s;as.e. here t
 Is.,, .hst ;f our choice is not nominate we won't play (ories of ''good'). Presiden
 Grthur has proved under trying cireumstar
 ces one of the most able presiding officers s. tn = HtsIs critieisr is a marvel and is 3 testimon
 given to few Presidents The oil of vitrie
 Was poured on Washington. The nlt5ernea ea , ! of the gentleman whose name should De IT '' yeioh and not MacVeagh( great laughter)ls
 sweet oil compared with the invec1iTe tns
 ragged against Washington a1s1v and JssrsOI oaa Do
 knesls ,o reverence. Let us have compassIo upon the memory of Johnson Daughter
 Even thss ilIustrioas man, whose misfortune
 | excite the sympathy of every honest an