New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09
ORATORY UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
ELOQUENT GEsTIcULATIoN BEFORE THE OVER
FLOW MEETING.

ELOQUENT GEsTICULATION BEFORE THE OVER
FLOW MEETING.
Long befors the speakers had taken their seats on
the platform Of Cooper Union the outer gates were
closed and the hundreds who had failed to gain a1-
mission gathered about the stand that had been erected
I'm the open space I'm front of the building and looked
AT the speakers who gcstlcuatng on the pat
form IIca they could not The elevated trains.
almost overhead rushed by with rattle. The drivers
of two lines of streetcars Insisted on forcing their
way right through the crowd every few minutes, and
the street Arabs and BOwery boys seemed to think
that this was the appointed time for them to give
vent to their longsuppres ed feelings They let them
selves loose and the result was that no one ten
feet away from any particular speaker could form any
idea OF what he was saying.
Roger Foster presided on the platform, and went
through the forms Of Introducing the speakers. Be
fore doing he made long speech himself In 1t
he said "This is the first gun of the campaign Of
1892 The Democratic party is loaded for bear 10
night Harmony. not dlscOrd Will be the result OF
the explosion. While the two great Democratic lead
ers Cleveland and HILL speak to those who have been
80 lucky as TO gain admission to the hall, we, who
with less ability possess equal fidelity the De
mocracy will try 10 give voice to the same sent-
ments which you yourselves feel.'
OF all the speakers who followed Mr. Foster. Gen
eraI F.. NJ Lee. once Governor OF Wyoming. the
most interesting well the most frequent In
the course Of two hours he made four speeches from
as many sides OF the platform lie explained at some
length how he received his education, and then
went on TO educate the voters OF ew-YOrk In the
issues OF this campaign. After making 1t as plain
As might how Thomas b. Patt7 had stolen the
worlds Fair for Chicago, he with equal clearness
showed how the loss OF The Fair 10 Ncw-York de
priyed 3 1000 900 men Of employment. men who had
10 pay 90 per cent than they ought to pay for
the necessaries Of life account OF the Mckinley
bill General Lee closed his second speech with
rhis startling assertion: New York Is city with
government uneqnaed for purity In this country.
say IL boldly. and challenge contradiction"
Congressman elect John DE Witt Warner made two
speeches. II IS not long since Mr.. Warner was
fighting IIilllsm. His attacks told and Governor
Hi gave orders that Mr.. Warmers mouth be stoppel
with "A seat in Congress II done. and last nigh,
Mr.. Warner the euoGst Of the Senator Governor
lie began his speech with the words Fellow Democrats
of Tammany Hall hall or any hail. A grea,
commotlon followed in the crowd and Mr.. Warner was
obliged 10 utter this admonton, Don't hill any Demo
crat before election. Every vote counts When
harmony was restored Mr. Warner proceeded, but was
fatsd TO make n sighting remark about hay seeders
which raised the ire Of Mr.. Calvin, Of Albany, who
declared with much emphasis that he was a hayseed
himself and felt hurt at the remark. Mr. Calvin got
his revenge when II his turn 10 speak. lie then
advised his hearers TO look In the Flower barrel or
election morning
Other speakers were General Floyd King, OF
Louisiana; William II; Law, of Connecticut; i. 5.
John Mcintyre A. -. Whitney, III DE Forrest bald
win, II. c. Woodward and james T.. Ely All had
and little about Tammanv. by o 30 the boys had
nearly all gone home and the worn ont speakers ceased
"seIdom ever" do the teople have such oppo.