New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-07
COLLIE" TEALL'S MEETING
COARSE JOKES AND ABUSE OF DR.. PARK
HURST
THE pLArr DEMONSTRATION AT, COOPER UNION

THE PLATT DEMONSTRATION AT COOPER UNION
TURNS ovT 10 BE \ ROARING FARCE.
There never has been "a more disna. failure IN
tho way OF a massmeeting in this city thah was "e
meeting which was called dt Cooper Union last
evening by the Teal- Wiskers- Ronan-Platt combina-
ton to boom the Lexow Police bills and TO cast
slurs at DR.. Parkhurst and the Committee Oh sew
enty. There empty seats tnan men III
the hall when tho meeting was called 10 orue'
half an hour later than the time set. In spite OF the
frantic efforts OF a brass band to drum up crowd
Three women who went 10 the nan iooKeu io"eS
and frightened.
IL was evident tina; many OF the men presen,
were there by the order Of local politicians. Tney
looked like heelers from the districts near the
Bowery Many OF them smeed strongly OF liquor
When the meeting got under way 1t soon was seen
that the moral tone OF the crowd was low and tna'
only sordd appeals and jokes could be appre-
cla,ed BY a majority OF the men present
Joseph p Calllgan. A strapplng big man who
Looked like a fighter, was put forward as the chair
man OF the meeting. and when he appeared win
cane big enough 70 make a baseball pat IL was eve
dent that he might be trusted TO keep order. lie
first introduced a youth with shr voice. who
proceeded 10 read some names OF vice-presiuents
and secretaries whom nobody In the hall appeared
to know When the youth said at the end OF the
list land $40 others there was an outburst OF de-
risve laughter and men Involuntary looked ABOUT
them to see II there were so many In the nall
OTTO A Ransky another youth. hailing from the
district east OF the Bowery, made great ehor
10 road a speech which ne had before him. and the
manner IN which he stumbled over some or the
sentences aroused the suspicion that somebody e.se
had been present when the speech was Written.
He spoke in the highest terms or MI fiat'' vi
Tloga. and was appauded. He also spoke win
bitter scorn OF the associates Of DR.. Parkhurst,
and particularly OF the Committee OF seventy.
The band helped along the applause "heh o.e.
Sumner Teal was introduced. Ollie at frst tried
70 explain why so few persons were at the meeuhs.
Then he compared Dr. Parkhurst, Frank Moss ana
y u Kenneson to the three little taiors or Tooey-
81 and declared that they were three httie inea-
dlers" g..
81 was the first to get reform, and got II Y.
the neck" said "Ol!e." and there was roar VI
laughter. $780,,
Then ne said ne sorry he did not get Coiohei
Warnings mace and IL he bad got II he would nave
flied the ZOO places in the Street Cleaning Depart
ment with 1000 Republicans. He had MS ming at
the reformers They are getting the REFORM anu
the offices and we are getting the laugh! ne sau'
The pleasantly tickled the audience. ana "he"
collie" asked the audience: do you tnlhA tna' Is
right" there shout OF NO
.,,rhe machine e good enough for me- Mr.. TEAL
said and I Away. will he a machine man. Gap
pause)
Then he spoke some kind words TOT oeha'or
Iexows bipartisan Pollce Dill, anu peloie "e N'S~
his sneech he took shy at forecastng the future
by declaring that 1.-The men who cast the most Oh
tho votes are going TO have the most to say
collie" did not sit down when he got through
with his speech He read the resolutions which hau
been prepared for the occasion. Tney oeciared III
,,vor ~ senator Lexow's police bills in general
and OF the bill create bipartisan PONCE boara
in nar,,cular. and authorized the appointment OF a
committee OF ten to go to Albany. Then there was
a direct auemp, to praise the man from Tioga in
a resolution which declared that we oeheVe IN
leadership because no man can ever lead unless he
has the genius for leadership. and we hohor 'he
man. In spite OF epi,het and innuendo OF boss and
'autocrat' whose lofty endeavors are cro"heo WIZ"
great achievements
There was iii. vi, yir' and loud stamping OF
foot AT that. and ollie INDUCED in a rapturous
smile The chairman forgot TO appoint a commt,ee
10 20 70 Albany after he had declared tne resViu.
tons passed but r. G. Platt can attend 10 mat
Thomas NJ Murphy man who sported mag
nifcent black mustache. said great many u1 ,
odices in this city should all go 10 Republicans ana
the crowd shouted: That's the talk
John Ferns. wearing a long ulster ana speak k,
with a strong Irish accent. raised great augn,s,
and the OF the lot Is that biE power Oie'e
land who put tax on dnner-palis ,,,,,u wo .
cheered loudly when he was put forward as we
chief speaker Of the evening. ana no began ms
great effort by declaring that the biggest nuinuaS
~ abuse DR. Parkhurs and the crowd laughed
and applauded when coarse jokes ana coarssr ep,-
thets were used in the attack roman even ~
eJ m profanity and obscene talk In his abuse OF DE
Parkhur>t and at length the croWI oegan 10 sI hI
WEAKNESS by leaving the nail ne r ,ha crow,d
began TO thin out rapidly. and the chalr"'a" "e
clared the proceedings at an END