The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30
Bourke Cockran's Great Plea
for Gen. Tracy.
TRUE ISSUES OF THE HOUR.
Organism to Be Fought at This
Election.

cpVtCh VI ttith NJ. hNInns VINO PfeNlde0>
Tho Great Hall Packed by n Tremendous
Audience That Wont wild with Enthu.ia.u,
over tho Flights or Eloquence and Biting
Sarcasm or tho spenkcrs-Touchiug Trib-
utcs 20 Henry George - Lows Grab ut
the Dead Georges vote-Prctences or the
Cits' Candidate Thoroughly Exposed-Greas
Questions which He Has Left Untouched
In His EaEerncss to Gain Omce-Ths Coun.
try and Its Prosperity stu Threatened By
tho Perils OF BrSanism-Gen. Tracy the
Only Man to Heat Tammnny ana Make Vow
Works. Position CIenr-His Election Con.
ndentiy Predicted at n Great Mass
Meeting ut the Grand Central Palace.
With elouucnce unsurpassed and surrounded
by a cheering multitude, which by the power of
speech he swaycd as the wind sways tho
trees in the forest, Bourko Cochran, tho
Democrat, last night renewed the pledge
for national honor that he made last year and
took his stand, solid and unyiclding as q sturdy
oak, beside Gen. Benjamin f. Tracy, the de-
fender OF national honor in this campaign, the
candidate OF the party that saved tho nations
honor a year ago.
greatest meeting that has been held by any
party for any candidate during this
campaign. Packed to the doors by q
crowd whose enthusiasm needed but to be
stirred to become almost boundless, the
Grand Central Palace presented a picture tho
counterpart OF which could seldom be found,
even in a national campaign. 1t was at once q
sight to fill with confidence of victory the loyal
Republicans who stand with Gen. Tracy and to
strike CONSERVATION to the crew Of Mugwump
! Democrats who are sailing Seth Lows ship of
destruction.
Alternately the orator had this crowd roaring
with laughter or cheering enthusiastically as
he dartcd sharp shafts of sarcasm at the de-
famers of Gen. Tracy or arose to flights of
eloQuenco in his defence. For an hour
and a half he held them. A dozen, yes, twenty
times, in the course OF his speech he had
half the crowd on their feet, roaring, whooping,
bowling. cheering, md waving flags. hand
kerchicfs, hats and umbrellas and anything
else which they had. They were scenes not
common in a municipal campaign; they were
scenes such as are most often seen at national
conventions, when crowds are swept with en-
thusissm for some popular favorite OF the ma
ton. Bourke Cockran's speech was great. 1t
was convincing. 1t was an argument from first
to last, and an unenswerable argument from
the standpoint of every loyal Republican.
TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM.
The main hall of the Grand Central Palace,
with its galleries and its wings, is tho largest
meeting place in the city of New York, with the
single exception of Madison Square Garden.
At 8 o'clock it was filled to OVERLOOKING.
The stairways leading up to the hall wero
crowded with people who could not get in. The
two wings were damned back to the wall. The
galleries were as full as they could be packed.
The boxes were all full, and 1t was this crowd
that at n few minutes after 8 greeted Mr..
Cochran as he stepped out on the platform.
1t was a welcome such rs few men have been
privileged to enjoy. Tho enthusiasm swept
over the crowd like the waves over a rolling
beach. Beginning with the ~clapping of hands
and stamping of feet, 1t was followed by
the widest of cheering, and almost as one
man the audience was on its feet shrek
ing and shouting its welcome. For a full
minute and a half there was no let
up in the demonstration. Then as the
general uproar died away it was followed by
more orderly cheering, and finally. after Mr..
Cochran had acknowledged tho honor paid him
a half dozen times, it died away altogether.
CHEERS FOR MIR. PIATT.
William NJ. Wins was tho first speaker. and
the man who called the meeting to order. He
had been speaking but q few minutes when
there was a repetition OF the scene that fol-
love- the entrance OF Mr.. Cochran. 1t came
with the arrival of United States Senator
Thomas C. Plat and Mrs. Plat. They had q
box on the left of the hall midway the length Of
the building. Their arrival was noted instantly
by the crowd, and the uproar followed. 1t did not
cease until after Senator Platt had arisen and
bowed his Acknowledgement. Then Mr.. WINS
was permitted TO proceed with his speech. Mr..
Wins said:
SPEECH OF WILLIAM NJ. WINS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AID FELLOW CITI-
zrNs: | open this meeting with bowed head
and with sinccrcst sorrow, for Henry George
WAS my friend. lie was in its best and truest
sense , friend OF man. and II kindlicr heart, a
swecter temper. and n more lucid mind wero
never given to any one. lie had in him in
larger mcas sure than any man have ever known
in public life that spark of divinity which Is
I the salt of sweetness in the soul. which kept his
heart true and which made of hiin-tribune OF
the humble and the lowly as he was-thc great
outimistic voice of tho people. We may adj
miro and love those with whom We do not al
woyS agree, and much as most OF Us feared the
political and social consequences OF his tcnc''-
inps, IL ever they were TO be put into practice.
we re ,pcctcd his sincerity and admired his char
actor knowing that no honestcr man, morally
or intellectually, walked among MS. These
traits will be remembered as long ms the name
~ Henry George Is h known. and that VIII bo 20
long ms ,hc Listoryo OF political literature endures.
All that VIII ~ lblbOAl'h nv ~
utteranccs of his last days, when the hand OF
death was casting its relentless shadow across
his path. 49,,
Strangely and unhappily, however, this
meeting was called for the purpose of hearing
what one OF our grcatc-t orators has to say
not with regard TO him who has gone, bat with
regard TO tho doctrines that survive him. We
regard those doctrines as fatal, and believe that
il they be carried ont in our so'ial ana poNtloa'
life IL means disas ter 10 the state and disaster
10 the nation, as well ~ ruin 10 our city. IN
happily there IS no tImo in the midst OF battle
TO wait. Tho fight must go on. on the principle
that survives. although the man Is dead; IL
was not his principle alone, but II was Tue prlh-
,inIc which stands behind and runs out into ana
iiuds It's elimination in Organism.
RVpuaIIcAS SUCCESS IN THE NATION AT STAKE
The question with which We arc now con
tronted is pracl lcaIly this: What is the result,
what ID the effect, not only upon our olty, ouu
what 10 the result and elect upon our stAle
III nIx naNiot, nI fhA hnmiuuIlOn-OI tho