The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-05


weeks without work One of the taors since last
addressed you here Loot the wife of his bosom saw
her laid in her throud Gould he bury her, loud cries
OF No) No: he could not unless the City Fathers
put her in hsmlock box and cent her to the Pottsrs
tbrorn upon it. to be washed away by the first rain
and the air poisoned with the puuefacton. (Cries OF
" hear, hsar.'D Why l. this! You have allowed the
touched you lightly with the thumb screw Now, the
pressure is iptoersble and but halt of the
prmsn Of this city could bury their wives II they died
tonight Let then If we cannot do something
Go bcme to your assocations and to your families,
and 60 to your churches, and let the plate be seat
round for the taor Instead Of sending money to the
btabep, let it be given TO the workingmen as home,
work Pour into the Golfers Of the talors tii they
have that spital-with which they can fight
capital Mr.. Barr thus concluded, amidst prolonged
Mr. JONI CALLIeAr next addressed. the meeting.
He said that they looked for nothing enormous.
They only wanted what right and just and honest.
They might be called revolutionists. inddels, red
republicans and socialists by the Herald and the Sum-
weapons WELDED by the middle class papers to crush
the workipgmen Perhaps they may make the
republicans; and II so, the be themselves.
The working man has always hitherto been oppressed
man are aristoc,acy j.; tbair ws~ IT. was 40 IN ths
French revolution. of 1888. when every who
to crutb him Now in this liberal country, the
middle class stand above the workingman, and every
one of them is little yrsnt in himself as voltaire
said. What was it preserved England la the French
revolutions of 1898 and ls4s 1t because she had
middle class who could afford to sit in their parors
and read q book. Was there any one he address
sed could read book As long as there mid
die Glars to constitute link between the upper class
and the working class revolution could not succeed
but when the middle class brought down to the
level OF the working class. and had to fall back
tht m then the upper class would be overthrow
There ~ ptoms of impotence while this
speaker was addressing the multitude, and he at
Mr. MEILos here and said this not regu-
larry convened meeting and the few who called it
alone responsible for the disorder.
A XoIrK-It Orderly
Mr. wrlsH-Three weeks ago there seven thou
sand journey men taiors in New York, and not man
OF them knew what the boss would give at night. He
appealed TO common sense. II any act were not just
fable under such circumstances II was not because.
they tailoIs but because they belonged to of
the two classes into which every community was d.
vided-the working class-that they had not more
sympathy. In lSi5 1915, there more sympathy
shown than The is that the spirit Of might
has gone abroad and that the American aristocracy
that began b. hind the barrcades in Paris, is not
under yet. The principle that was then baptized in
blsod has scared the bear Of Russia, and made the
Queen OF England trsmbls on her throne (Chsersl
Truth immortal still lives, and win live for ever; and
will make the ballot box Of New York the bar
Mr. LAYpoN next addressed the meeting He said he
had been the victim Of the Aims House The present
system Of society must be taken asunder, and social
ism r socialism, they must organise their own
labor The first law of nature was self preservation
The broken by the iron rod OF the capt
talist and, in order to get rid Of him, they must
GAME. We must hold our labor in our own hand and
will not have middle class TO extort one-thrd nor
upper clast to take another third.
Mr. LkkcH next addressed the meeting He said it
was dire necessity and that compelled them to
strike Thsy we're working from Eve O'Clock IN the
morning till eight the evening" and they could only
earn to 50 There were two Glasses 2. Dossss
Any that looks at their stores which are like
must see that they get an extra per esntsge
looms that here, would only bring i've dollars, and
twenty five dollars for coat that, here could not
bring than twelve dollars They can, therefore
afford to pay fifteen or twenty per sent more 10 the
journeymsn than they ask. The clerks behind the
men tailors. (HearD Next there were the clothing
stores At first they came to the conclusion OF not
houses were aiding thu southern Embellishments and
II became necessary to strike against them too why
country, Because here they expect TO get reward
for their labor; but, alas! on coming here they are
misersbly disappointed, What has brought the
founo Not what brought the tailors together In the
Park 1t excessive taxation, and the whse tenor
REGARDED az ons Of the swinish multitude Here 1t
different. Every mans voice and vote we're equal,
they were men There was q broad distinction be-
the institutions Of the country and the capital
Of eas i've the. S'' you'd osn
make wings and democrats feel IL. (Chsers) They
order They did not recognise any Of their members
violating single law They conducted their proceed
their condtion. wosid the starving opsSssi.ss Of
Europe believe II Thousands Of them thought they
would be in paradise II they were here but when they
here they ind another story not because there
not enough Of capital TO employ labor. but because
the bosses take advantage Of the bad Of the
Year. He happy however to say that many OF the
boes not only agreeing to the prices. but
sending them subscriptions. The others like the
men Christ called n Den Of thieves The taiors wers
sinking into the grave before they took this step ao
hoped the medical faculty would tell the world tho.
only Visited the workshops and rarrets and "A the
aeiated frsmes Of the tsors their kiscaen sitting
they would ind worthy Of their
Tie tailors were as proud and lofty In spirit any
finer hat or more tasty hsndkerchcf they would
be customers in ell these articles they only Had fair
wages lie challenged the bosses to meet the journey
men, and argue the point before the public lie did
not why the papers should support thu capitalists
for loo journeymeh took paper for boss but he
try motives The greatest statesman that
the workngmen we're the bone and sinew OF the couu-
try IL the blood of their that made
this country hat IL lathe IVY ng nations
New York IL the commercial capital Of the u. States
sity Of vas. wealth But sha, Of spoysrty Lcndoo
1000 OF her citizens know where get their break
fast The sane ON asmser fcale might be said Of Nes
York The journey men talors Of Railway, Elizabeth
town, and the other towns OF New Jersey every
where in the State Of New York, had declared that
that they would sustain the tailor, Of New YORK
The bosses had rent, and taxes and gas light to pay
Onward, then. Is the word Before next week every
tailor, except those MARRIED "a rotten sheep. will
kno~ each other. Now they were uaited like the.
bundle Of sticks and must cenqusr.
MT ChAwgonD then said he there though
employer himself because he wished to sustain the
working men In their juss rights and the rghts Of
their wives and children Men working for 10 hours
day earning but from - to 80 week though,
astised By their families, and yet they emily
tsneins for few shiIings more He va. astonshed at
their moderation. The lodgings that he rented. in
1s3z for $50 let for S10 and the price every
thing except labor has in the ratio The
vsees we're better then than they now. And what
do the working men get for their wages, Miserable
provisionsthsy ought not t. eat but compelled
TO eat by poverty. For his own part he did not ind
hult With the master employer, much the people
vho submitted 70 this tyranny In % the papers
mot the Herald an expression was Put into his
mouth that he said certain boss svore, be id
ne would be conquered" lie heard this gen
tleman had called NJ the ofhce u the paper,
70 say that bis impossible as he member Of
church. Now, ~ he had called 10 that he viii
ling 10 do the first duty Of christian justice to his
fellow men, and that he would pay the iourneymsa
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