The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
WANT THE LAW REPEALED.
THE UAY TO PUr CENTRAL PARK OUT OF
DINGhR FROM TIE HORSE RiCERS.

A Mass Meeting in Cooper Union TO Demnaa
that the Speedway Law Be Repealed
Public Sentiment, ns Express by - Great
Variety Of Interests, Unanimous for The
Preservation OF the Peoples Park.
We will not stop until the law Is repealed"
This was the motto In letters two feet high
which confronted the mass me citing In Cooper
Union last night to demand tho repeal OF the
law granting tho Park Commissioners ner.
mission 10 lay out speedway along the west
sido of Central Park. The mass meeting was
big one. packing the largo hall in Cooper
Union to its utmost capacity 1t was an en-.
thusastc meeting. and applaudod every 20.
riod of each OF tho eight speakers to tho echo.
The meeting was under tho direction OF the
committee which assumed charge Of the popu.
lar demonstration against the speedway a week
ago. and which has been gathering signatures
to tho monster petition for the repeal of the
law. In addition to tho committeeman and
orators. delegates from these organizations
sat upon the platforms: Central Labor
Union. United Building Trades OF New
York. Whtestono Association. Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters and Joincrs. Skaters
and Roofers. Progressive Painters. Tia
and Sheet Iron Workers Republican Club Il
New York. represented by James A. Blanch-
ard: Young Mems and Young Womens Club
OF Forsyth street Taxpayers Association.
Tenth. Eleventh. and Seventeenth ward asso.
Citations. West Eighty-ilfth Street Protective
Association. West Side Citizens Associa-
ton. Working Womens Association. rep-
resented by DR.. Anna Daniel: One
and All Association. United Clothing
Cutters. Twelfth and Nineteenth Ward
Property Owners Association. Neighborhood
Guild. Park and Play Ground Association,
Chadwick Civic Club. New, York Stock Es-
west de Association. and tho West Side PrS:
tective League,
Geors" Lloyd Of the Gontra 'IIS nbo an Gnon
was elected Secretary. These resolutions were
passed.
the s AN n' has BEEN s by To. d
seventy feet VIDE through Central Park along the
II. nss q the city are Sprossd to the ca.
prSyi.ions and w ,,'''' "' ''''
opinion NH aHrs%tiSay nnanioSs voice: sn% '".n
& w ." G .1t to o fights n n hc
'e5.s,s ., % T esens %, o,, =,
united in!mass meeting. demand the immediate repeal
Ess,'t'i That the Chairman of this me sting appoints
% to rrIcsrd Annm nnh submit St, , RS,
. ami ah TIC er /" Of lieu the mme
FIX. Mayor Abram S. Hewitt followed Mr..
WAS heartily chcercd, He said that tho way
at tho tail of the session Showed that people
who wanted to steal Central Park learned les
sons son: from past failures. He detailed several
The purpose Of the Park" no said: "is,to
afford rest after the eXciements and actiyi-
ties Of city life. There is no preacher in tho
pulpit who can preach 30 eloanently rs can
this combination OF shrub and lower and
Orlando d; Potter made q plea for the chill
che Hr ope We c rssnass ana
Of home rule to repeal tits bill. ~ aN
A telegram from the Offices of the BUILDING
Tfsd St y ysH 56 k Was st Es" ay William Y
sPokS So ms was followed BY
The working people are tho ones who are
obliged to spend tho whole.yenr in the city.
WH rr Wes to the the
whose tenement homes are mockery to
human eSi, i Who need Central Park and
How, many do you represent" shouted
man in the audience.
At til: conclusion Of stirring speech. which
%fenn to Make saa
This is cminGntly the peoples question.
@ the u te G ta hodsy fa
demonstrating their sentiment with no uncer-
tain sound on this subject. Let al! the trades
operative assurinti"ns..e embracing. men and
women meet together. for all are, Interested.
sion lon to Central PARK. Let the people turn out
Just once. in their m ght. 1t will have o
healthy influence; We have political process
managed on mutual principles and at not
much cost, Il will be at l"ast an admonition
that will toll for time to come. Oh. If the peo-
pie knew their power"
Elihu Root was the last speaker. He COM
pared the people who were behind tho bill to
the thief who enters house and carries OF an
overcont. New Workers.. he said. were for
tunate in having oyerakcn the thief before he
pawned tho cont. Nothing would now satisfy
New York bat res'itntion. ana restitution
mcAnt tho renrnl OF tho law.