New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21
ANOTHER POPULAR PROTEST.
SECOND MAss-MEETING HELD AT DUR
LANDS ACADEMY.
THE RIGHTS OF THE CITY IN ITS HIGHWAYS
THE SPEAKERS HEME-ADDREsSEs BY
J. " RHOADEs. FRANKLIN
prrpcr, AND OTHERS.
PIERCE AND OTHERS.


PIERCE AND OTHERS.
A mass-meetlng 10 protest against the opera''Un
OF four trolley tracks in Amsterdam-ave was menu
lac, rigbt IN DurlanG's Riding Academy. John
Harsen Rhoades presided He was INTRODUCED 10
N. meeting bv Louis a. Lehnlaer. Mr. khoaues
detailed the position Of the metropolitan anu '
Avenue railroad companies in Ams'eron'n- ~,
and declared their claim OF vested r's"''
well founded Mr. Rhoades said: ,u.or
few years ago at a meeting calleG IN ia" ~ his
esi OF municipal reform, a -aolnng slways get as
city said in effect that the peop,HS eserve Under
good government as the maJoIlt! ues MS saving
limos, 70 trusm for with the eXlstenSs
- free ballot the people always have IL y, r Win
power through united effort 10 p neVt or ne ex-
;etence 81 corporate control over munlcIpp""' nar
legislative bodies and H. thTonnEn * right CON
,sanship selnshness or the failure OF veal
centon OF duty as sharers in the coiiIor -o,"e a.
thdv fai 10 exercise ntcllgenty or 10 cd me com
o,,rifv A. large must bear the burden OF tteaI
and constantly increasing evils arisi"s '''''
And II is FOR reasons and conditions 3ucn as for
and because the people have n2t e are here to-
good government I'm the past thal W. &c hack OF
night forced 70 appeal back OF the courIs f,Te
me IN, hn ~ tbn nennle themselvesto right
wrong which. in principle strikes al the S''"''''
OF P these Companies say they have vested rights
which must be protected Wha Nn other Than
through the sacrifice Of the sovereign re"'s ~ "'
people?
They saw that to enforce our demands my
must suffer pecunary loss what loss O,'' ,
sustain comparable with the loss the P'opiV
sustained through long years OF hoaVF '"N".'D'''
LARGELY increased owing TO the pracucal b''"7
away Of the ownership the people nave N'
own streets and avenues without Just conn 'o
lion to them for the privilege so ""'''"
exorcisedo They aim 20 he paid for the loss 'heE
will sustain through the people taking back OF re-
fusirg 10 extend the privilege they no" nv
What privilege did the people ever accorl ~ ''''
~ heir own free will and with their own Tree con
sent? There are two sides to this question: HS
fellow-citzens and the balance IN settlement "
enormously on the side Of the peop.e.
ATTEMPTS TO REACH AN AGREEMENT
The Rev. DR.. John z. Peters Of s. Michaers
Protestant Episcopal Church. was the next spedAei'
He said he had no speech. but only statement 10
make lie began by disavowing any claii" ''io
Third Avenue Railroad Company might nave u
svnpathy and then told OF the work that ma" pee"
done TO persuade the two companies TO reach So''o
amicable agreement 80,
.Corrarerces were he'd" said DIT Peters. be
,vreen the representatives of the companies ana
We hoped that some agreement might he r'acheu
satisfactory 10 the companies and to inc peoP'e'
Their conferences terminated to-day without r.
suit AS regards the companies. we are "here wv
were Mt the beginning of this fight All hope now
rests on the Ford amendment 10 the Falo"s pI'
and all our strength must be exerted toward us
passage"
Mrs Frederick Nathan followed Or Peters she
said the fight against tho railroad companies meant
more than might be imagined. IT meant not only
a struggle against corporations. but struggle %
the people maintain their rights
Franklin Pierce said he had never attended
rnass-neeting without hearing some speaker say
that the American people are better IMAM any "'''
people. and that the people OF toaSy Hist"rv
showed ne said that tie Anerl'aa sO-Ic
cans-haVe improved over ther ancestors. ll,Ii
tore MI So
The speaker blamed tie good nature Of the public
for The outraqes perpetra,ed by the corporations
II you want your rights. ne St.a !UI b heen
Started fsK d. by the kickers II you KICK enough you
will get your rights.
POLITICIANS BLAMED.
Mr. Pierce blamed the politicians for tho inability
Of the residents Of the West side 20 secure Justice
and said. 'You want to watch how ta.ngs 80 IN
Albany and in future be neither a machine Demo
Graf nor a machine Republican. but a good citizen
ready to punch the head OF politician as soon as
YOU see Il above water"
At the close Of Mr.. P.erces address MI iIehmaler
read letters Of sympathy and regret At their en-
forced absence from Edward N Grout NJ NJ Bell
ages " from Bishop Potter and Dr.. Van Bytk.
from Dan.ei Webster and Abraham Lincoln as to
Syce5ness ~ rorioritors when the Twenty
eighth and Twenty-ninth-st. Ines were being ouilt
jndiv:duaI" called on him in the name of the cor
This man" ne said. was only earning his liv-
Ing and / liza not blame him. nut J banned the
germany Those companies would corrupt heaven
If they could You SEQ how they have corrupted
the Legislature. l am the pastor % q fashionable
congregation. but. think heaven there are no trust
people among them What had ! drove out
Alter brief speech from john pe Wit Warner
Nj Rhoadcs made IN appeal f)r Subscriptions and
tton tho proceedings closed when the audience had
voted airrmatlyeiy on some resolutions thanking
Messrs Forl Fellows ara Mazet for the vorl,
they had done calling on the Lex islature 20 pas
mat Corporation Counsel Wha'on prosecute tho IN
junction suits now before the courts