The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-09
The TailOrs' strike.

Last evening, the taors whose head quarters are at
the Sixth ward Hotel, met there passed rssolu-
ton to pay half the expense of defending the German
tailors in prison against the prosecution pending
against them.
Mr. MATTHEWS addressed the meeting, and strongly
pressed the necessity of the shop meetings being main
tanned He also called upon all to pay in the shilling
to the dollar agreed upon They could do that the
easily the wages advanced % per cent by
the strike They were succeeding gloriously Boss
afer boss were yielding. and those who were holding
out were running themselves. Davenport and Gardner
already driven out of the trade; and Longsreet
bad lost two large orders because there not conf
dence in him that he could perform the work, he
had quarreed with the working men. Who had got
thee orders! Deylin, who was known to be the
friend OF the working man In his younger days
Longstreet was pedlar OF nutnsgs perhaps the
his old trade or become nutmeg Crater (Laughter)
The bosses who get work done under that society had
its security for the punctual performance Of the
work. and the safe return of the articles. 1t was,
therefore. protective to the bosses well as to the
journe ymen. IL met boss that day who hearing
that the advance demanded in the bill twenty
five per cent said he would sign and pay it, and he also
promised TO induce the journeymen who returned to
his employment, TO join that society
Reports then made of bosses utterly refusing to
sign or pay, while others would pay but would not
sign, and others had both ST. ned and paid
Mr.. LEEcH next addressed the meeting, and said he
did not believe the statements the bosses made about
having so much work made up; nor what others said,
that they could get their work in the country.
The truth was that some Of them had their hands
$1,000 $500 worth OF goods, which would not
answer to keep and must be made for the Southern
market Mr. l.. concluded by saying he had a number
OF copies OF the bylaws and iu ion for sale at
six cents each Every member ought to have a copy,
and they would thus repenish the funds.
A number OF persons then came forward and pur-
chased copies
1t was then proposed by a member TO send depu-
taton to Boston and other cities to seek assistance
from their brethren there.
Mr.. MALLoS said the member had already been anti
cipated Letters had been written, and some OF the
executive would go there and lay the before their
bret hra ha f.lr To ihau
could. without compromising their honor.
Mr.. o'CALLAeH.s, an aged tailor, here stated that
MIR Longstreet had been riding through the Sixth
ward looking tor hands, but far from successful
lie asked him to take work but his reply was that he
was in a terrible hobble (Renewed sughter)
Mr.. EpwAnB MAiLoN next ADDRESSED the meeting.
He said they had the game In their hands If they
only played their cards right The bosses SUBJ
hitting one after another. and one man who said he
would sign it, glad TO do since. Another
to-day agreed to pay the bill but would not sign It,
This ihowed his weakness and that he felt the taors
had conquered lie, too, would sign it before long.
business, and they feared nothing much 10 have
te rink to the level of the men they oppressed.
Charley Cox was Preside Mt Of the bosses Who formed
society to put down a former strike, and that society
succeeded by prosecutions. But where was Charley
Cox in two years afterwards! Selling rum in
hole, with a nose red and so large, that he (Nr.
Maon) would be ashamed to be seen speaking to him
in the street (.aughter) The bosses could not
quer them Eow, because there a progress in
society. and the workingmen began to feel their
strength With association like that at their back
they could not be conquered There was one weapon
the workingmen had in their hands by which they
could triumph capitalists and money shaver aud
Insurers. 1t was more powerful than the gun or the
chain behind the bsrricades Of Paris uear) 1t was
the ballot. (Cheers) BY using that Alright, they
could return out Of every eight to the Legisa
ture, from among the mechanics, who would repre-
sent their interests at Albany, and pass laws
against the tyranny Of capitalists over labor.
BY moderate calculation of the census, out Of
every ten in the city and State earned their bread
by the sweat Of their brow. Now il by msjorities
every thing was carried In this country They could
Oh and ia tha
an matter what bargain he may have made to
the full value Of his skill and labor and time,
from the employer the latter took advantage of his
necessities. They could carry this and they could
carry almost pythng.
The meeting then adjourned and the tailors seemed
to be in excellent spirits just like victorious;
cording to the old proverb they may laugh who win"
The German cabinet makers passed resolutions last
evening at HildebTan in favor Of call for q public
meeting to sustain the German talors in their strike,
and to supply them with the sinews of war; proyid.
ed pledge was given that the strike would be
Quoted on the principles of peace, law, and order.