New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-02
THE GIBBERrGOSH or THE GiROOS.

ut Cooper | mon on Thursday Dlslll. Nut so
much Ivy reason Of the fact that all the speeches
were in foreign tongue. and all the arguments
and appeals were addressed TO citizens Of
single nationality and based upon national
pecullartlcs and prcjudiccs: that sometimes hap
mems in this country without exciting anlmid-
version OF even provoking uniavorable comment.
But this meeting was chiefly remarkable for the
utter absence from all the speeches OF anything
that had the scmblancc Of argument or appeal
10 reason and for a continuous fuX OF violent
yituppraion and incoherent invcctve from be-
ginning to end Of the demonstration. What
made II still more phenomenal In character was
the fact that none Of the viupcration and none
Of the vehement invectlve had the slightest rpla-
tion TO the purpose for which the meeting was
called II was n political meeting; and lis pre-
sumablc purpose vas the discussion Of the merits
or dement's of candidates in nomination and OF
,hc issues involved in the pending election. But
duriny the entire evening so far as can be
learned from the reports. not word was said
touching either candidates or issues. 1t was
inst a wild whir of bowling dervshes comfort
inc themselves and foamlng at the mouth in the
most aimless and meaningless way. Whoever
roads tbe reports will look in vain for the first
word Of argument for voting the lamlnahy
ticket. which the speakers were supposed 10
favor or for not voting for the Union ticket
which they were understood 10 oppose.
Nayor Strong. who is in no sense candidate
AZ this election. was bitterly denounced for his
"treechcry" in not urging before the Legs
lature last winter local option law. though
Nv Kcmpncr. who was extremely hot on the
suhiect admitted that lin a strictly technical
sense Mr.. Strong did not give them literal
"nIedre" Mr. Roosevelt was covered all over
with coniumcly by every speaker beginning
with the chairman. who opened with calling
hin, .,hat dcspot with the perpetual grin and
..the differing teeth. Police Pacha Theodore
"Roosryelt." and concluded by describing him
rs the arrogant descendant or mllionalres'
And vet Mr. Roosevelt is not In any sense a
candidate for office He is Police Comms-
sioncr. who will hold office for some time to
come Warner Miller, who Is not in issue as
n candidate for Office, was described as "that
f,p,,ical Puritan from Herkimer.' The chair
man smoke Of daily reports from every State
"of thc Union. from all cities. from numerous
..villoccs and towns, Of new acts of despotsm
.arj brutality committed by the Purtans and
"tbeir always ready allies. bigo,ed women.
"have GOT us chained they will not wait long
"bcforc using oppression to the luiles' 'A'e"'
.inoc.uable" and This agitation Of the na'iv-
isis must be nppel in the bul ii we 40 Nv.
..,.,nt f. l,se every ycStige Of personal liberty
These are samples Of what was il continuous
oo, from the orators of the occasion. And this
WAS a meeting whose ostensDe purpose WAS I"
convince German American voters that II was
their duty as GcrmanAmerlcans 10 support "e
Tammany ticket.
Was ever so gross an insult put upon nod!
oP intr,ljeen; voters: Mind You. the only oi
fence alleged against Mayor Strong and COD
missioner Roosevelt is that they have entorcea
existing laws. when. rs everybody KNOWS, lhe!
could not have done otherwise without iorsWeHr
tng themselves The only argument against them
IS not argument at all. but mere empty black
.uardism and abuse. And. what is more, what
over thcy may have done or left undOne does
not relate at all TO the matter IN manu- Inc
so,ne may he said Of Warner Miller He has
done nothing except stand up FOR laws wiz"
have been on the statute-book from time III
memorial The whole volume OF talk nj cooper
Union, 50 far as there was anything III II pu'
froth. was TO the effect that the German -Amerl
cans there present ought TO vote Tor me lam
many ticket because Strong and Roosevelt ana
Warner Miller, whose offences we have named
were opposed TO IT, 1t was not intlmated that
Strong or Roosevelt had done anything except
enforce the law. or that Warner Miller had done
ANYTHING except advocate the maintenance OF
existing laws against which no protest had
eyer been made until within the last six months,
when honest officials had enforced them. Vas
not that Il pretty presentation OF case To IN
tollirent men? And the fellows who engineered
tbe demonstration end did the talking pretended
70 claim that they controlled 90 per cent OF the
German-A American vote.
Significant comment it was. too. upon the Mt
moss Of those fellows for leadership, that while
this blatant oratOry and dcrvlsh dance were IN
,rooress and all hands were brandishing their
arms and bowling because under reform adj
mjnistraton the sale Of whiskcy was limited
like the sale Of everything else 10 six days in
the week. the confidential aid and deputy OF one
Of the most noisy and aggressive OF them WAS
in the cell Of Il police station under arrest lor
drunkenness and the abuse Of his personal lib
or,v" The Garoos were in revolt at Cooper
Union against Reform. And Archibald. the
DEPUTY Of Hansen. leading CARGO. was lying
drunk in the stationhouse. DO the Garoos real
~ think that this community. after It's expert
cucc with Tamsen whom they foisted upon Inc
Ncform ticket last year. Is ready 10 turn against
Reform because Hansen and fellows Ike him
got ND and howl that Reform Is failure. and
that It's continuance will make slaves Of all
Of us?
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