The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-21
RUslNESH ngN's MEETING
At Now York, FRvOring President Ar
~ thur For u Second Term.

NEw foRH, May o0.-The grea! mas
meeting Of citizens and business men
called to express their approval Of the ad
miniatration OF President Arthur and urg,
bis denomination for second term, wa
hold tonight at Cooper Union. A mor'
orderly and intelligent assemblage thar
that which crowded tho great hall wa
never be!oro seen In this city.
At hall.paat seven every seat In thu
building WIS occupied, and half m hou,
later when Cornelius Bliss, OF Blias, Fab.
yam & Co.,, called tho meeting to order moi
another person could find standing room
In tho hall, .tThrongs slill continued to
pour into The doorways until finally at ten
minutes past eight commandant OF police
gave orders 10 close tho doora. Among the
audience were large numbers OF ladies'.
Seats wcro provided upon the platform for
about sixty people. Among the promi.
nent persons who occupied them were
Cornelius N. Bliss, Frederick s. Winston,
Henry Ward Beecher, Benjam II. Bris.
tow, Edwards Pierrepont, Aesistant,U United
States Treasurer I. @. Acton, Surrogate D.
g. Rollins, Dr.. @. r. Agnew, Legrand B..
Cannon, Jesse Seligman, Salem Ii. Wales,
Samuel Sloan, William Dowd, Silas B.
butcher, Julius Hallgarten and others.
When Mr.. Bsecher made his appear.
ancs the audience gave three cheers, and
the applause continued for some time after
he took his seat. The SiameBe minister
came In just before the meeting opened,
and with members Of his suite were given
seats upon the platform. At s o'clock
Cornelius N. Bliss called the meeting TO
order, and in brief speech stated tte oh.
jscte for which it was called. Mr.. Blies
concluded by introducing Frederick s.
Winston, President OF the Mutual Lille
Insurance. Company, as Chairman OF the
meeting. Mr.. Winston was received with
applause as he stepped forward and thank.
ed the aesemblsge for the honor conferred.
Parke Goodwin, editor Of the Commercial
Advertiser, made short address, and then
Rev. Henry Ward Deecher was presented.
-=' DErcuER's SPEECH.
Mr.. Beecher was again enthusiastically
welcomed. He said: "a most excellent
evening paper in Brooklyn whoae editor
esteem very highly because he esteems me
very highly, (aughter), no! long ago
in playful assault said that Mr..
Beecher used 10 be very much opposed to
President Arthur, but that he had come
around and become great friend OF bis,
and that that was Just like Beecher,h
Laughter II am here to verify every
word Of that. I WAS not prejudiced in Mi.
Arthur's favor. l was, on the contrary,
displeased, aud regarded the success Of
hin administration as being very uncertain.
but have been won from those prejudices
by tho steady progress Of his wise and
prudent administration. Applause.] l
am therefore witness for The other side,
and it is just like Mr.. Beecher, and + hone
it will be to the day Of his death, that vida
he finds himself on the wrong side to Set
over on the other. Long continued ap.
plause. am here not ss clergyman,
but az a business man. 1have right 10
speak wha. I think on all questions
respecting public veal and 10 give
forth such views as Il think
will conduce to tho welfare of our
nation, and il what say conducas to the
party all the better for the party, and if it
does not, all the woree Tor the party. LAp.
plause This is an assembIage OF 6usi.
ness men, not Of capitalists or monopolis,s,
or bloated bo1dholders, as we have bee,i
termed by,-I was going to BAY raving
msdmen,-but, will be charitable and
call them illnatured men.
WHAT business MEN REQUIRE.
I hold that the business part Of the com.
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