The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16
THE MEETING IN THE PARK.

After the procession had entered the Park and formed
themselves in front of the City Hail. Mr.. Ira b. Davis
called them to order and proceeded to address them
among other things, he said
The banker who stands behind your employer says,
eve longer afford them facilities to their
business II Is only when these money mongers feel
disposed let loose their purse strings and grant the
to the business that they give
you tina, employment which you much require. We
ask that inasmucb az our city government has large
amount OF property which needs Improvement and we
have thousands Of unoccuped lots OF land have dwell
ling houses erected upon these lots and afterwards let
TO the laboripg classes at moder ate rent This would
be great advantage to the tax payers, we'll n
benefit TO the workingman. The carrying out of this
measure, stated in the memorial which intend
presenting to the Common Council would be Of immense
relief to the working classes as II would furnish mms
date employment, and would give them houses at
much more moderate rate than they have to pay pre-
sent; besides it.would at the same time afford
siderable revenue to the city. (Applause.) Now,
the capitalists and the narrow minded spectators,
WILL OF course, take grounds against this proposition;
but, workngmen, remember that yon the creators
Of wealth. and the only producers OF property In the
country and, rs your Mayor has Justly said the la
borer WHO produces everything has hitherto received
comparatively nothing, while the capitalist, who has
created nothing, has received everything. (Appsuse)
And now, when the Mayor Of your city points out the
evil and suggests to the Common Council this necessity
Of ing to relieve the distress II Is for
you TO back him up and all the memberso the Common
Council who are in your favor. tRencwed applause
We assembled here without reference to political
views; we have determined, though, on this-havng
agreed upon certain fundamental principles which would
prove blessing to humanity I'VE say whoever will take
ground against this movement viii remember them
heresier-we will tell them they shall again rep.
resent us, and we will keep to word (Applausc)
This are determined to do And now ello citizens,
having addressed you before this afternoon am
getting hoarse and unable to give utterance to the sen
ments prompted by the occasion Mr. Davis here gave
way to
Mr.. CoMNRFoRp, who addressed the meeting "a fol.
lswsFellow citizens-I In the cent whistle Of
the Lieutenant Governor of this Staetne Daily Times
-an attack on the movement you have commenced. In
that paper TO day. you told that instead Of being
devised oy American citizens this Is foreign seraran
movement. They say the American mechanics salts.
fed with their condition This being Of the
initruments in producing the present state Of things
suppose he thinks that you should be satisfied with It.
He says, too you not capable OF thinking aud act
Ing Tor yourselves and that you not oil
than yon we're year ago. Yea he te layou that II Ia
tie foreigners among you who exciting the working
classes 20 commit violence and disturb the peace OF soce
ty. Now, tell Mr. Raymond Mr. Harper and the other
managers Of the Times that the American workingmen
understsnd tile nature and principles Of their govern
msnt, and they don't wan, the interference OF foreign
trs TO teach them. (Applause.) This has been the
policy of the sristocrscy Of all times. They wish to
separate the American mechanics from the German,
and the German from the irish they want
20 keep you in divided condition, that
You carnot concentrate your action for the
Is also the plan Of the which gives expression 20 the
opinion OF the two penny VIII site, the Daily Tmes.
(Aprlause) Fellow ctizers only imagine the magni.
tude OF the means ami the power that q Lieutenant
Cove o. the Stat. of New York possesses through
that two penny whistle Of his-ony think of man
that Of chief magistrate directs his scrbbers sssa
the workipgmeu Of the city of New York. and 10 tell
them not tsnding the destitute condition which
they hsve been renuccd by the Ike OF him that they
charitable ncerd Well, say they are; outI say, also
that you have asked for their charity. You demand
the honest, independent livelihood which Il TO be OBJ
tsnen only by manly labor. You want that labor 20
enable you &c sustain yourselves and families without
being compelled 10 beg miserable pittsnce from char.
table Institutions or individuals What has u cone