Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-12
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. KICKING AGAINST HILL. The Cunning Politicians
 Methods Denounced. 1YPhUS FEVER IN NEW YORK CITY. Damage by the Snow Storm
 in New England. MORE TROUBLE REPORTED IN BRAZIL Anarchist Disturbances in
 Barcelona.
1YpnUs FEVER IN NEW YORK CITY.
MORE TROUBLE REPORTED IN BRAZIL
ANTI-HILL MEETING.

New York Democrats Protest Against Holding the State Convention in FebEuary - Resolutions Adopted
 Inveishing Against the Work of the
 State Committee-What MT. Coudert
 Says.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-There was held to- night in the large hall of the Cooper Union mass meeting of democrats to protest against holding the democratic state con- vention for the election of delegates to the national convention on February % after only four weeks notice. Among those who signed the call were Frederick R. Coudert, Oswald Ottendorfer, E. Ellery Anderson, Charles J. Canda, Orlando B. Potter, ex- Mayor Grace, ex-Mayor Cooper, E. R. Wheeler, Eugene Kelley, jr., Charles P. Daly, ex-Mayor Hewitt, Henry G. Marquand, Henry R. Beekman, exU. s. District Attorney Walker and ex- secre- tary of the Treasury Fairchild. Every seat and every available inch of standing room in the large hall was occupied, and many were unable to get in. From 7:30 to o'clock Gilmores band entertained the audience. Oswald Ottendorfer then
 
 greeted with hearty applause and made speech. He referred to the alacrity with which those present had accepted the invi- tation to attend the meeting and said: You prove thereby that you feel deeply the indignity and the insult cast upon you by the attempt to be represented in the democratic national convention by dele gates nominated by maneuvers and schemes arranged in mid-winter, without ann Snrp yixys,, ko press the views and wishes of the demo- cratic masses in relation to questions which influence materially our welfare and the future of our common country. The whole proceeding of the democratic state committee is as provoking as it is uncalled for.
 MT. Ottendorfer then nominated Freder- ic R. Coudert as chairman of the meeting. MT. Coudert was welcomed with warm ap- plause.
 MIR. CoUDERT's SPEECH.
 MT. Coudert said: Are we democratsg A doubt has been suggested, am in formed, on this point That, too, by per sons who should be able readily to distin- guish, and at first sight, democrat from a member of the Union League club.
 Mir. Coudert stated that the object of the meeting was not to denounce or glorify any human being, but something more i'm portant 'It is," he remarked, "the as- sertion of the right of which men in au- thority are seeking to deprive us. It is the right to express our opinion and manifest our will upon every subject | free speech has been in our catechism the worst offense that could be committed against liberty. Since when has a new ar ticle been introduced into our creed by which discussion has become treason, free speech crime, and even the mild intima- tion that we are entitled to be heard deem ed an afront that must be punished by ex- pulsiona Perhaps I may be bold enough to suggest that when these issues are raised it will turn out that we are the true and genuine democrats, and those who would rule us out are the counter feits. We have asked for and want no paternal government, notwithstanding all it's allurements. Your presence here to- night and the expression of thousands of others like you encourage the belief that there are those who prefer liberty to pat ronage. Democracy cannot succeed unless you accept the rule of the majority. But how can you know what the majority is until you determine where the minority stands9 Even our late speaker of the house, with his pronounced aversion to Oc1AOoIdIlEo OOulob, WeuG UuCOuRQ CorCaln forms of computation, thereby paying a tribute at least in appearance to the old rule."
 In speaking to the objections to call for a convention on the 22d, MT. Coudert said: "Every departure from usage and custom requires an explanation on the part of those who take the departure to those who are interested in tho subject Custom is the law. To violate the law is a~sr, Nloh hr1- -lov~ s- conduct is questioned and not upon those who object.
 MT. Coudert was interrupted by ire quent applause and laughter. At the con- clusion of MT. Coudsrt's speech list of vice presidents and secretaries, containing g selection of about three hundred names from those attached to the call for the l meeting was read.
 Ex-District Attorney Walker offered the I fo11ouino raaolutioue.