New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
POPOCRATS TO WORKINGNrv
FLAMING ORATORY IN SEVERAL 80.
GCAGES FAILURE IN r.N,nv
sQuARE--wHOLEsALE ABUSE
AT COOPER I,N,ov

cXS HRi|--W I1OlESAl<E ABUSE
AT COOPER UNION.
THE last rally OF the workngmen OF N.v!~
was one way Of characterizng the twin mas. .,.s
ings held last night In the interest of Brv,, w ~.
Sewall at Cooper Union and In Union souars
Union Square is a big place. but the mee,,,. !.
last night was confined to the northern side g."
there were four meetings the committee hsw's
the matter in charge being determined that ev.~
body should have chance to hear at least som. !.
the droppings from the various political s.r..s
aries they had temporarily built up There v.s
fine central stand in the middle OF the block .,s
opposite the park shelter house. near the BroaA-.
side there another stand for the Italian A..
tors. and wagon with a tired horse In the tr,o..
stood near the Fourth-ave. end OF the b,ock =.
which was inscribed phrase In Hebrew Ah.s
this wagon there we're some OF the wdest.look,,.
faces In tho world the faces Of the Anarchists a.
ment that expected to hear something incend,,,v
and then changed to other locations because tbs,
did not Tho speakers were young Hebrews f..
OF whom did not look az though they were OF yot.
ing age. Round tho corner of the Square =,
Fourth-ave., there was still another stand vhs,.
the German speakers claimed attention for vh.,
they had 10 say.
At the main stand the meeting opened bv
John O'Conn.li, OF the Brewers Association, who
presented John F. Maher as permanent chairman.
Mr. Maher IL a member OF III" Liberty Dawn A.
sociation. The first speaker introduced was T. d
Mcclure, Of the Executive Board OF the Knights Of
Labor. The second speaker was Henry George
who said he had merely come 10 show himself aad
10 remark that he s'!ll with them Then no
went away to Cooper Union. There were about Z
dozen other speakers and all OF them spoke briefly
At no time In the evening were there more than
1000 persons before the various stands and, owing
10 the noise Of the cars. the spasmodic music from
rival bands and the occasional discharge OF aky
searching bomb near the corner OF Seyenteenthst
and Fourth ave. not half OF those assembled coW
hear a word Of the speeches.
Cooper Union was well filed with people. Her9
Oscar Cole presented John Swinton as the psrmir
nent chairman and the latter took occasion u
make brief address. in which he proved that hs
Is a master Of repudiation for he repudated o..
most everything he ever heard Of and some things
that have not reached him yet but which he b
evidently anticipating every day. he did another
ungracefui thing. too. lie caHcd everybody In tho
opposition hard names He caveh the Republicans
"fre-eaters demagogues libelers. cOrruptionists.
fanatics and Wall Street gamblers, ana talked Of
coercion. Presidential usurpation" and Govern
ment by bayonet.
enthusiastically received. Mr.. George declared his
fealty 70 the Chicago plank OF Government by 10
junction" and recognized In some one Demo
cratic Hannibal" Henry Lloyd. Of Boston. prest
dent OF the United brotherhood OF Carpenters ana
Toiners OF America, followed Mr.. George. He gave
nlace to Charles Frederick Adams. and afterv1rd
the secretary, Brank r.. Rleyler. read ;he resolu.
iIons that had been printed and scattered broad
cast before the meeting began. There were num-
,er OF other speeches. and telegrams were rea0
from various Popocratic sympathizers In the coun'