The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-05
SANG THE SHOUTS DOWN.
THE SISTERS KEEP THE PEACE At THE
hFRo-AMERrCAN MEETING.

A Rebuxs 70 che Chicago Mass Meeting
That wouia Not slur "Aneriea"-T.
Thomas Fortune Aroused By One or Ex.
Corsrcssmaa JohA n. Lynch's Partisan
R.mnrks-A strussis for = Hearing.
Three thousand Atro-Americans. mon and
women. stood packed in Cooper Union last
night 80 tight that they could hardly move.
and. singing America" so loud that the very
building shook. adopted m appeal ana pro.
test to the American people against recent
Ivnehinps. burning. and shooting OF negroes
in the south. It was also a protest against the
refusal OF the colored people OF Chicago. VINO
IN ,ass mating refused to sing the song be-
cauee OF the outrages The protest says:
1.~,. outraged, public morals corrupted. humanity
shocked Uy such crimes as the lynchinR OF woman
aiu,os; in tho pers Of childbirth ms WAS aono IN tho
state OF Louisiana; by the lynchng OF lneed'n2A
notbrrs cnr. as was done In the State OF LOUISIANA;
Nv tina lrnrbnR of men, who sober and industri.
oua the hard. working heads Of families. as was done
=, p.rpNe Court House. in South Carolina. and more
recently at Memphis, in the state OF Tennessee
Not only the Zig hall was packed. but the
corridors and tho stairs were crowded. DR..
Derrick was tho Chairman. In the course OF
an address explaining tho cause OF the meet
Ing hc said
"The negro cannot he opposed to the white.
He cannot. l say. see In these seats tonight
men and women who cnn boast OF Lee and
boast OF Washington. and Of all those old
colonial Southern white gentlemen as their
fathers or their grandfathers."
Every man and woman in the big audience
jumped ND at thnt and shouted md cheered.
There were cries OF "Yes. yes" and That's
good enough"
Fx Congressman John R. Lynch Of Missie-
sirpi was tho principal speaker. All went well
until the OK Congressman began to talk Re-
publican politics and said: And wc people
Of Mississippi think that when colored men
in New York vote for our Southern enemies
we think that they vote against US and that
they do not want us to have our rights"
Tho sentiment caught the crowd. The en-
thusiasm was unbounded. Cheer aftcr cheer
was given. Suddenly T. Thomas Fortune
jumped to the front beside Mr.. Lynch and
shouted:
II am as good Republican as John r.
Lynch" There were Kisses mingled with
cheers. o,,,,,oa n. norr,oL
storm Of Misses Mr.. Chairman" shouted
Mr. i EeF tS%n eFs!P him out" and like cries
l a. Mr. Hsi 6 a41sn
above the din. Men crowded down to the rail
in front 81 tho platform: cheering. howling;
kissing. The band began to play Rally Hound
I'M GSMn SfIed h I'M Throw
him outi" "Cstch himI" were some OF the
things shouted back ct him.
Pc stu. friends" cried Dr. Derrick. as ne
tsssa rs M al. aSp ta h and rbs
s Ssa Aea aGfraa and ss
s ,ssn M There s,nv EAs Wild howl and cheer
sSnf the
started 81 on ;, Marching THROUGH Georgia"
women. and they Sesan 70 s sing: others
joined them and sang as though their lives
depended on 1t. Slowly but surely they began
todr9wn the cheers and h1Tls It took three
and the howls died. In three minutes every
man save those who were struggling with mr..
Foltune on the stage were singing and the
trouble was apparently over.
DR.. Derrick raped on the desk for quiet.
I've Just disc2yeTed IN iceberg" he shout; It;
had stood leaning on tho desk.
Then Mr. Lynch resumed his grafton; say.
Ing: while didn't say anything that didn't
mean. didn't know was treadinG on any.
body's toes" He finished his speech without
any more Interruptions. At the end the cheer
Ing lasted three minutes.
Gen. o. Beirne was introduced and took oc-
cason to help the Harrison boom.
When he finished o reporter asked d.; Der
hck how much longer the meeting would last
TWAS then II o'clock AS long as there's
wind loft on the PLATFORM" he answered. and
he introduced another man. They got through