New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-27

UNDER THE AUSPICES or THE sO-CALLED
BROOKLYN LEAGUE OF LOYAL. CITI-
zENs-GREAT THINGS PROMISED.
There is something infinitely amusing in the post
morton efforts OF the so-called League o. Loyal
Citizens in BROOKLYN to prevent the contamination
of the scheme Of consolidation which has been
talked about off and on. for the las; three or Tour
years While the stage of talk was in progress THESE
people had little to say. Last winter the Legs
lature passed bill providing that the peop.e OF the
several communities nclui- Z in the Greater New
York scheme should vote upon the question OF
annexation the November election II was sup
posed by those who were waiting to be enlightened
on the subject. that this would lead to an agita-
ton of the question. and the consequent educ"'on
Of the people. The matter had been So much talked
about that many felt 1t only right and proper that
m expression of public opinion should be had as
guide for the further action of the Legislature
There is Consolidation I.esade in Brooklyn
and it carried on something OF propaganda by
distributing pamphlets in which the supposed g.
vantages of union with New-York were pointed OUT
On the other side. nothing was done n Few inter-
views were published in the newspapers perhaps as
many In favor of consolidation against 1t. No
public meetings were held. The opponents OF the
scheme took steps whatever toward organizing
sentiment their side. The consoldationists were
not specially active. The vote was had. ana con-
siderable majority in favor of consolidation count
ing in the whole OF Greater New-iork was SHOWN
10 exist In Brooklyn the vote was comparatively
close with the indca that the wipng out OF the
separate existence of the city was favored by more
people than opposed It,
Thereupon few OF the enemies of consolidation
began TO bestir themselves. and the tentative or
ganizaton Of the League of Loyal Citizens was
accomplished few well-known citizens aligned
themselves with the movement. but for some reason
they permitted the leadership to he assumed by an
unknown individual who had, however previous 10
the election, published one or two long-winded e'-
tiers In opposition TO the annexation OF brooklyn 10
New-York That a movement so started ana man.
aged could be succssful was next to impossole'
The Loyal League ranged 10 Keep Nsei before '"e
public for several Gays. and spent considerable sum
in advertising the fact that 1t was going 10 ho'u
a meeting last Wednesday night at the Art AsSocid-
ton Hail. For obvious ieasons. 1t was explained
In it's behalf admission the meeting was TO De
by ticket only. Apparently the wise ana sagac'ous
Leader feared that there might be an attemp; TO
pack the hall and stampede the meeting III au'e
another way than the one intended
Wednesday evening came and the meeting was
he'd 1t not fine night. but 1t was not ano-
ee;her bad one. The weather. however ehaplei
the Loyal Leaguers to make excuse Tor 'he small
ness of the attendance Just how many people
were in the hall is not known, or those VINO kho"
vii, not tell. The Brooklyn papers pass over the
mat.ar lightly when they come to this point one
OF them saws there were probably 200 present
Others content themselves with saying thdt 'he
melting was well attended" The hall seats ." Oh
600 and the Observation-Disclosures made measie
showing To say that there were hunureu OUT Vi
the million people in Brooklyn present is to get
prettv close to the truth The Leader already re-
ferred TO- came to the front in great shape ana
no doubt consratulates himself on the successiu
launching OF his frai bark
Tho League so called. has its headquarters IN
an office In Court-st.. in 'rooms occupied by an
other society One who calls there will md mat
boIJ nv q
tache and a typewriting machine. The boy has
plainly caught the spirit Of the Leader AFORESAID
whom he evidently regards as one OF the foremost
citizens OF Brooklyn. He Is enthusiastic on the
subject OF the meeting though he adds, In a
melancholy tone. that on account OF the weather
the hall was not more than three-quarters full
But his tone changes when he speaks OF the huge
number of letters he receives IN every NAL H hss
asked how many names have been eArolieu az
members OF the alleged league he asserts. AN, anu
the truth that he has not had time TO count them
up: they in so fast that the count mas g9e
ahead OF him, and he has been so busy, etc ale He
future he will be able to overtake the rapidly In
creasine list and know 10 man just now vast
number has been enrolled. He wakes enthusiastic
when he saGsss the I p9I to s hed q the the
Academy of Music in December Not enthusiastic
s We %ha S hs mind the
proportions of one of the great events OF tne av
impressed after an interview, with this youth He
could scarcely be more so y he had stood for a
Leader himself
Never was there a more beated undertaking than
the anti-consolidatiOn movement The time ana
circumstances of It's organization. and some other
matters which have been alluded to-at least one
other-cause those who know the facts to smile
when they think Of the sh-soqndng League Of
LOYAL Citizens. These men would fain brand all
not OF their OF thinking az disloyal This Is
absurd rotent In the minds OF many
Brooklyn mites who voted against consolidation has
been removed. Tammany Hall has been over
thrown. 1t Is certain that considerable number
OF those who voted against would now vote for
II they had opportunity And some who might
not do this are nevertheless CAD that the vote
was in favor OF union with the metropolis. One OF
these a man holding public position and uni
yersally respected-as loyal to Brooklyn as any
citizen can be- and resident OF the city for
third OF a century-sad yesterday;
II have no patience with these people who set
themselves up as more loyal than the rest OF us
RrooxIynites I voted against consolidation largely
because IL did not seem to me wise to run the
risk OF enlarging the power OF Tammany Han
Put that danger no longer exists. So. on the
whoe am glad that the thing came out as II did
Put there can be no reason for haste. Everybody
realizes that consolidation is bound to come some
time: anyway. / haven't seen man VINO doesh
admit that, no matter how much he may be OPP
posed to II now The Legislature ought 10 take