New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18
SELECTIONS FROM THE MALL.
THE PoWDERLY MEETING.
THE AUDIENCE: AND HOW IT RECEIVED III" ~
DRESS OF THE CHIEF SPEAKER.

TIL, ,,.,rrvcr. AND HOW IT RECEIVED THE Ap-
DRESS OF THE CHIEF SPEAKER
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. Having been present at the meeting on i""'H
day evening last In Cooper Union Han ana "'''"b
both heard and read MIR Powd"rys address, o'
that occasion | have been amazed AZ the H'"'"'
which the meeting and that address nave '''''
I'm the columns of some of the newspapers WIN"
nrofess TO support Mckinley and Hobart ana Al '''
hands of certain Republicans whose oppos'lon "
Major Mckinley was supposed to have ceased wh'h
the nominations were made at ST LOUIS MI
Charles W. IIackctt. for instance, who'e claim ~ 4"
Mace on the State Committee IL yet 10 he u'''n'"
I'm The courts and will II IL confidently bee''"' ~
decided adversely to him. is reported As saying
that but for the meeting in question. 1T woud "o'
have been known that there WAS any "''"" '
ment in the city"
Mr. Uackett mus. be strangely ignorant OF the
political situation. and remarkably ignorant. Tor
chairman OF the Republican State committee II ne
does not know that there is admittedly consider
able Bryan sentiment both in New-Nork 'liy ana
Brooklyn; that the leading Democratic organiza-
tons I'm both cities are for Bryan. and that those
organizations depend for their votes upon the very
class Of people that hronged Cooper Union on tues
day night. and heard from Mr. Powderly Clear
potent and convincing arguments in favor Of the
gold standard
We have all heard of the ostrich hiding its head
for "A PROGRESSED Republican mentor-the ostensible
head of the Republican or lnizaton in the Empire
State OF the Inion-to ssume the attitude OF
political ostrich Is TO avow an incapacly AT "h'h
common intelligence stands aghaSt, ana "hch may
well make the supporters OF Major Mckinney re-
joice that the rank and file of the Republican
party Is superior to it's usurping leadership II IS
M wonder I'm view of such leadership that the
party has had to work out it's own salvation III
ths State and that Mr. Plat himseli lell IN
PEELED to a5knoweagGs oa "m o. duo to Providence
alone. As well might Meade army a. NM ,hiT
have sought to win that p"tu ,, ny AZ FOR sun
eyes to Picketts charging Soru',lt', ~ con,rl
porters OF Mckinley and Hobart TO Try W. 70 Lo, w
that there is Bryan sentiment in New 2rk M ~,
The Bryan frce-silver sentiment IN Nc" o'M ~
and Brooklyn is the only menace TO-DAY 10 'f IN
The North Atlantic States 1t was ana Is a nal,to
to be met and overcome and no inotG ,d FOR
overcoming the danger than that adopt.u 10y ' ~
Mckinley League I'm bringing MI roWderH ma,
address the class use the term III no mar w
sensc-whose confidence. esteem ana gtitI' ~ tho
Powdcrly has sgnal{ me eel showed hat The OBJ
iect of the meeting was being achleNcu, ~" 81 ~.
pcople whom il was desired to win over from iree
pr f"iIacies were there and that the unanimy
which makes many political gath'rlnEn n. 'iiii
n entertain the current suggestion that IN" ma,
chine had sent shouters to max tOu'p , ",
therefore prefer to assume that me lrt t,,al
I'm the audience simply expressing tn'r , hC."a
feelings The applause winch sr''t'n MI. UatSr
when in his opening remarks ne ,, Tho re-
Mckinley. showed beyond question th4l u' ID, ~
ma iority of the audience wcr" TOT Nc \in,'N ~,
Uohar. This evidence of the prcdomlihhl sci
ment OF an assembly so largely composed OF Worh
Ingmen could not fail to be most grdllElhH 10 an
earnest Repuhlicans however much II may hdN'
iarrod the views OF Massrs. Gibbs ana ilack'tt
The personal demonstration against Mr. l,o"heiiy
hv some Of his antagonists I'm the nan ony maui
m. moro impressive and effective his victory over
tompOrary disorder. ana the mastery manner III
which he first secured the attention ana tl'h cup
tured the heart and intellect OF ms hearers carr
ing them with him to the conclusion OF MS ad-
mirable address - 800
II was not an cphcmeral address II was not
rhetorical display. II was full Of argument thouEn,
and point going right home TO every nearer, ana
carving an influence to and among the tolhnR
masses of our metropolis that no mere rhetoric
however brilliantly polished and grandiy roundei'
would have conveyed so far as the working people
OF New-York concerned. Mr. Powdery DEW,
cred the speech of the campaign-a speech that
cannot fail to have deep and enduring inilueht'
in behalf of public and private integrity. or hohcSi
money and Of law and order. and in all fairness
must add that in bringing Mr.: Powderly to TINS
State the Mckinley League performed a service OF
inestima bic value to the Republican cause when
is the cause Of good citizenship, irIcspscuEs OF
No 10 Hancock-st.. Brooklyn, September IT, 1922