New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-14
WILD ENTHUSIASM IN THE STREET.

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DIR. DERRICK AND PROFESSOR ROBERTS ADDRESS
A BIG OVERFLOW MEETING-SoaE
THINGS THEY SAID.
Fifteen hundred people who could not get into
Cooper Union last night stood in the street for an
hour and A half and listened to two rafting speeches
delivered from a truck by the Rev. Or. w. Il. Der
rick and Professor T. II. Roberts. OF Brooklyn
The atmos phere damp the street was cold ana
Wet. AMI the north wind chilled the blood. but noth
Ing could cool the ardor Of the Republicans VINO
crowded around the .ruck. and cheered the state
and municipal candidates uniii they were hoarse
And every mention OF Mr.. Harrison. Mckinley or
ne 'stalwart Of Maine" who was sending the
audience within the big building wild with entnus-
asm brought forth shouts which must have been
heard In Fourteenth-s,.
Nathaniel Mckay was in charge OF the overflow
meeting and introduced the speakers Or. Der
rick - "A weil-known campaign speaker. and. as MT
Mckay said. needed no Introduction
lie began my saying that the present conflict was
"A dgh, OF right agains, wrong. The Republican
party for thirty years had given the country
the mos, prosperous times It had ever seen.
The Democrats said the speaker. ARE unable
to control their own party. let alone govern the
country. and there Is cry from ali sides. Give us
hack the good Old times had under Harrison
ana Morton" (Cheers)
Soma OF the other things he said were:
That distinguished statesman that giant OF Maine
Thomas h. Reed cheers,-s inside. telling OF
Democratic heplessness. Democratic incompetency
Democratic disoyalty and | call upon YOU TO VII
ness that there never in this country such a
d"plorable condition OF affairs To-day the cry has
which is NJ control the Nation and tell you you
h1i on E9ysm1fr we WIN get cheG majority " ''
The free traders would have US desert our coun-
man. every Jew. every Italian. every negro-every
one no matter OF what nationality VINO nearS me,
OF Ensani (cheers1 stand by Strong: stand by
COT. elect Morton and saxton and help to esao-
81 Democracy You taughi us to believe that .wnen
Won got into power you would give all the bless
IND s Of bS You fS ." Ge9 on Fiction Day
you viii not get up again until Gabriel ,, BLOWS
lean parry Is he friend OF the workingman., and
IS friend OF the stars and ntrpTs, can O,
pGiianthropist. Levi p. Morton. d.ong cheers)
Irishmnn or a negro can support Democracy. The
Democrats treat a q. A. X. man as II ne were
n,SEari Is %Gat has ruined Ireland and the Demo
Gratis II they had had their way would nave KEEP.
n VIZ anxious 10 ge; control Of the country ami
Two years aso We gave it TO then; ana VIVA. NJ
is too big for the Democrats 70 control Ihey are
ike the boy who wanted an elephant, and when ne
got It ard brought it home he found the house too
small for II. and hadn't the faintes idea what 70
do win It. daughter AMI cheers Is thS here az an
freshman here tonight who wont yote tor John W:
con that valiant % the Emerald Isle? II there
IS hide your face! daughtcr) Now LET us &c;
try but the cry ones up from all sides that we
IN taka IT, Il will have ~ be done. Everybody
stand 10y the grand Old party this fan There are no
traitors In the camp-starI together everybody.
AID beat the Tiger out OF his skin. Nnng continued
Ch,erSb
Dr Derrick aroused the widest enthusiasm and
he Chfrred again and again Then PROFESSOR
Roberts wa introduced In the course OF his speech
he said: 49,
40 you know that amost every public school Is
control ed by Republicans? And what do You think
is the first thing the children in them are taughtE
"Hepublcanisin." shouted an excited man. while
the crowd rOlred. =,
NO" said the speaker. mot Republlcanism. but
they are taught that one Of the first duties OF man
is T. ray his debts with dollar which Is worth 100
cents" -,
That's Repub.icansn." insisted the man who had
spoken before. and the crowd yelled ana cheered
and assured him that no right
"Hlll and Maynard stole the state, said Professor
Roberts. .,,
person In tht audience. a.
And now Hill" continued the speaker mas me
nardih hood TO stand up and; justify H. He says thar
the democrats in the state are I'm the majority
ard 40 il was all right What kind OF an argument
IA that"
"Of a thief" said the voice
YES az a Thief. Why II Morton mad uon" II
thing ike that he would be taken Oft the ticket In
thirty minutes Cries OF Right you are') Let
me tell YOU one thing: | would rather be trans
,,orted TO some other country than vote the Demo-
era tie ticket this year. say TO you. young men,
come out or the side OF humanity and we won't
have TO feed thousands who are out OF work. ana
throurh All the wears before you you may know
49, 1ou voted on the side OF right"
He also got three cheers. and the meeting broke