The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-02-19
PLEAS FOR HARMONY.
New Yorkers Greatly Agitated
About the Worlds Fair
And the Prospect for Losing the Big
Exposition Through POlit
ical Jealousies.


Monster Meeting Held which Resulted In
the Adoption Of Mr.. Dopew's Proposal
for Compromise Commission and the
withdrawal OF Opposition by Ex-senator
PIatt.
NEW York, Feb. 18.-Cooper Union
Hall was densely crowded last night
and hundreds of people were unable to
gain admission. The occasion OF the
throng was q mass meeting to protest
against legislative delay in passing the
Worlds Fair bill. Among the promi-
nent persons on the platform were War
ner Miller, G. NJ. Depew, j. II. Starin'
James w. Tappen and John Ford. Mr'
Starin presided and called upon MIR.
Ford, as secretary, to read series oil
resolutions, which set forth that the
original bill sent to Albany was drawn
up by both Democrats and Republicans;
that it was a purely business, non-par'
tisan measure designed for the benefit
Of all the people; that this non-political
character Of the enterprise must be
maintained or Congress will not sanction
the selection Of New York as the site
for the fair; that the commission named
in the bill is non-partisan; that the
committees now in charge, which have
been criticized as Democratic, cease to
control the project after the commission
takes charge, and that there Is no rea-
son for dragging politics into the matter
in any way. The resolutions were un'
animously adopted and the audience
gave three cheers.
Hon. Warner Miller then made
speech, saying he had thought for thirty
years that he was Republican, but hac
suddenly found that he was regarded BY
some as Tammany Democrat, because
he was In favor Of the Worlds Fair bill
He found consolation In the fact that h
had been read out Of the party In goot
company--C. M. Depew, Elihu Root, {
N. Bliss, 8. v. r. Cruger and others
Mr.. Miller went on to deplore the cry o
partisanship that had been raised agains
the bill Mr.. Miller further said tha
the committee on Legislation was com
: posed Of seventeen Republicans AM
eight Democrats and the subcommittee
thereof, which drew up the bill, wa
composed Of two Republicans-Depe'
and Root-and one Democrat-Mr. Viii
ney-so that II the bill was Tamman
plot, Depew and Root were traitors.
Mr.. Depew also spoke, saying that
Columbus had known what trouble tn
3 matter was going to cause he new
5 would have discovered America. M
D Depew went on to say that everybody
st. Louis and Chicago-Democrats, X
9 publicans, Mugwumps, Anarchists al
Socialists-ag agreed on this one point
Q wanting the fair. 1t was reserved 4
q New Workers. TO leave Washington al
u call each other bad names at home.
a denied that the commission propos
was partisan one. !.
s Other speeches OF similar import Il
Q lowed. Finally John F. Plummer
, peared on the platform and announo
y that II Mr.. Depew's two-third propos
o or compromise was indorsed by the met
70 ing, Mr.. Platt would agree TO 1t. L
n question was put and the proposal "
" heartily indorsed. This had the effC
1t OF bringing the meeting to a sudd
Q. close With three cheers for Thomas
~ Platt.
s. While the meeting was in progr'
rs within the hall, the thousands OF peol
" outside who had been unable to get
Id side we're holding an overflow meetii
i'd Finally this meeting divided into anu
ber Of small ones listening to some pc
In ular orator of local repute.