New-York tribune., 1892-03-26

mandatory to that degree that they could not wait
Qaughter) suddenly all 10 changed The people are
wishes he had not signed the biz The Park Board has
learned little higher law iron, the oo Corporation aaS1
at eallop. Even those wise men In the Legs stature
beginning TO think tat II there : prophet IN
wheu heS' they ''I passed dat biz GaagRterJ
In the ruthless spoliatlon just attempted II IS me
enornous class whose lives are devoted to labor and
whose happiness consists in the welfare and pleasure
Crowds of you are here tonight. You all have votes,
and that means powcr You can make n - yInGbgN ,d1b
Tell them in way that ali cm understand that thl'
act must be repealed. 1t viii be done ana .hs,
"a thing of beauty and Joy forever" Great ap-
plausc)
sTRoNG.woRDED RESOLUTIONS.
The good points of the speech were heartily
Ipplauded Mr.. Peckham proposed George Il.
Lloyd, secretary Of the Central Labor Union, for
ecrtary of the meeting lie was duly chosen and
at once came forward and read the following res
olutions:
Whereas An act has been passed by the Legislature
of the state authorizing the construction OF dTveway &
seventy feet wide through Central lHrK along the
Whereas. The people of the city are opposed to the
carrying out of such law under any Interpretation OF
Whereas. The people of the city have so expressed
their opinion, with practically unanimous voice % sna
interests Of our citizens; Therefore, 49,. 49,. x.u
York, united In msss-neetins demand the immediate
Ys S spc4 s, law hs and Chairman Of this meeting appoint
committees. with power to add 9 to the. their oIn mum
ker to prooed 70 Albany ana sui submit .ess SI SG te
state and to make every effort 10 the immediate
and uncOmpromising repeal Of the law
The appreciation Of the audience of these sentl-
ments wac shown by most vigorous hand-clapping
and cheering. Then ex-MayOr Abram 5 Hewitt
was introduced as one known to every man,
woman and child in the city who was old enough
to speak.
CHEERS FOR Ex.MAYoR HEWITT.
Cheers greeted Mr.. Hewitt as he came for
ward, and cheers often interrupted MS WORDS
1e said among other things
Central Park is very dear to the people of this city,
because it represents tho fruit and te hover OF demo
lands the pleasure grounds Of the people have been due
The nunncence Of sovereigGs OF the accidents winch
people In tiis city tie people have pleasure
ground which they authorized tney created, they PAD
occupies tie smallest ieiemeat in this city pays his
part OF It's Ever since it was created, however,
have @ been nSed Sp0' HE peops have Continually lad to
fight attempts to divert it to the uses OF one class or
another Finally bill passed TO prevent National
0uara parades and other misases Of ne Park during
4 a
passed repeating this law. heard OF IL, ana tee- t
graphed tine Governor asking him to veto the 6! lie
Sd t that u n. Pc people T wanted it. lie wond however
defer action ard await an expression OF pubic opn opOni
Guard wanted the law repealed. wrote 10 him. ASK,
ing that ne & co9perxts IN eers S gid te eoi have i W
fair share OF the Park and they prSp2sed TO have ~
ss ssos % @ people sec eca tn to na & @ Vis ss
! think it was good letter pointed out 20 MN nm
that the Park was not place for vast conco@Ise for
nd slN
That attempt TO get the parade ground failed, but
the next year lhe trottng men made their attempt to
get share they called it, of the Park. They
asHed the Park Commssioners to approve Legislation
10 suit their wishes The reqnes was refused ana lor
ai IN ms aDe sns 9 9' fE @y @ & get NH| Gs b I So
The law gave the Park Commissioner an option rs TO
the Board Of Estimate was compelled to appropriate
money to pay for IT, That was the little t, joEe;r IN e h
Kodak years. It is time of snaps" We have
snap senate, snap Judss Of he Court Con Of !, Ap R
Legislature and the Governor had taken snap" at
the bill Park Commissioners led away by TIE eX'
ample also took snap" action and the Foad OF ESD
nsts was about to do the same, when thank heayen
q y ssns That hs1S spp6n. e 10 &
almost taTs they should further and 1Iss demand
sioners They must that this law is repealed; OF
those Commissioners. thnh three men were misled;
anosSsr TV viii only % say SP that lis name oush Se
changed nom Ganp TO TIot That Is me onlv pnmsn
Mr. Peckham next introduced Orlando b Potter
as an ex-Congressman, who had cone much TO
beautify the city, and TO make ii pleasant
place of abode. Mr. Potter said in part:
Our Park. Which is the product Of the labor ard
sacrifice Of tho rich and poor belongs equally 10
the rich and the poor Go out into the Park aud -
the children who throng there They are tie Chief
tie highest trust OF this generation. We give them, In
Central Park the health and education that we ca can
to its present purposes Iecanse they are It's highest
purposes the purposes which are adapted 10 The hch
carriages. to those who walk and those who haye
trotters alike For these purposes ne PARK must be
preserved We s 1pGn s our fs'sTS @ @25 9T
through ignorance or design, and we have right 20
call upon them, to repeal this law. ! believe 1t will
be repealed hope with ILL., repeal we shall see the
last ATTEMPT made. IN this generation, al least
divert the Park from The uses of the whole people and
the highest purposes ID which It can be put.
Nn, HoRSBLowER's POINTED QUESTION
When he had finished. Mr.. Lloyd read tele-
gram from the Organized Building Trades of the
city, $4,000 men, who also spoke for many
families, expressing strong appreciation of the
object of the meeting. Cheers long and loud
such as recalled thoughts of great political gath
erines were called forth by the telegram. w.
B. Hornblower was next introduced as member
Of that class distinguished for Its retiring mod
esty the lawyers lie was well received, and
said in part:
The scene shifts 20 rapidly in these days of eIs-
atve speeding that ii IS drcult to know at any given
moment what is the situation that we called upon
Track ordered by the Park Commissioners. the next
morning we wake Up up % dim a and S Stan re % ne
morning the law is mandatory and Imperative. The
next the law is permissvc. The agile minds Of the