New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-05
NO BOSS FOR THEM.
THE CITIZENS SPEAK OUT
COOPER UNION CROWDED BY AN EN-
THUsIAsTIC GATHERING.

LEGISLATIVE TINKERING WITH CITY BILLS DE-
MISUNDERSTANDING ST EECHEs BY CHARLES S.
SMITH. JOSEPH LARocQUE. GENERAL
WAGER swAYNE. JAMES c. CARTER
SIMON sTERNE AND DIR. PARKHURsr-
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN IN NO
UNCERTAIN TONES. AND If
THEY ARE NOT HEEDED
SOMEBODY WILL PROB
ABLY BE SORRY.
No gathering Of the citizens Of New-York in
the large hall Of Cooper Union was more repre-
sentative Of the enlightened sentiment OF the city
than was the audience al last nights mass
meeting in behalf of Lo,ice reorganization and re-
form legislation The hour announced for the
beginning OF the meeting was p. m, but the
hall was filled to it's utmost capacity half an
hour earlier, and 1t plain that the persons
in attendance were fully in harmony with the
purpose Of the meeting If there had been any
intention by T. c. Platt's lieutenants to intro
duce discordant element. it must have faded
out OF sight completely before the great audience
entered the hall
There had been well-deined report that
Platt contingent might seek to make discord at
the meeting and the Committee Of Arrange
ments had taken the precaution to distribute
many white tickets of admission which bore the
Injunction: PLEASE present this card before
1880 D. m" About fifty policemen were at the
doors and In the aises Of the hall to prevent
any disorder while the audience assembled and
they remained during the meeting to prevent
overcrowding, but the only trouble was In keep
ing out some hundreds of respectable and earn
est citizens who went 70 the hall after 1t had
been filled. There was no brass band to cause
crowds of idlers to gather and there had been
no claptrap In the way Of posters. and the
weather was cold enough to make many citizens
hesitate 10 venture our in the evening. but the
attendance Of earnest and .aw-abdng citizens
was even greater than the capacity OF the hall.
There were several hundred well-dressed women
in the audience In spite Of the cold but the throng
was made up chiefly OF bankers. merchants and
business men OF all grades. with fair sprinkling
Of mechanics, clerks and laborers 1t was not
only an earnest audience. but 1t was good
humored audience as well. When there was any
thing to laugh at. the laughter was prompt and
hearty and the enthusiasm was made evident
from the start by the applause which greeted
men Of prominence who appeared the plat
form The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst met rousng re-
ception AS soon as he was recognized there was
an outburst Of cheers which continued for several
minutes while men got up on seats and waved
their hats and the women waved their handker-
chiefs General Coils got into the hall with some
difficulty when there only standing room.
Several other prominent men who went to the
hall late were not able TO get in at ALL and were
obliged 70 go home. Thomas Roman, the "gradu-
ate Of the sawml" present to listen to the
speeches. although he declared that he was not in
sympathy with the objects of the meeting. He
said: Il am here 10 listen TO Or. Parkhurst. so
that may reply 10 him understandlnsly at the
meeting on Wednesday night"
on the platform Of the hall were seated num-
Der of the Vice presidents for the meeting. full
list OF whom is here appended: