The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-18


instead of that you go off and get dinners and oys
Ter uppers That's damned pretty way to serve
kna move that all go to work and attend to
and not trust TO one TO do for
Us, br all they care about is themselves.
NJ. sMIrH-well, can't help what You do. You can't
whet he gets a chance-can your
voTS-No no; you did right
Afer more crossfres about the dinner, Mr. Smith
Yeeuhed-The rest of the committee presume, will be
here u few minutes, now and report 20 you their pro
seedhgs down town. and what is best 10 be done by you
IN the meantime will read 10 you the following poem,
whiCh composed while was waiting down town TO day
THE LABoRrNG MANS LAxEST'.*es a.
What nows is this that pains our cars
Az we return each day;
"Eo work, Pa; no money yetp'
Our httle cAldTen say.
Can't you get work ~ our children cry;
4" Can't you get us some bread0
ye've had no dinner dear Papa,
And little brothers. dead
a. Papa, try the grocery store
He may give you some bread
We are very hungry
We wish that we were dead.
Why don't you try and get some work.
Our neighbors all get food;
b Providence less bountfful2
Or h God less good?
Tshi God rs good, but they have friends
Both powerful and great,
Who help them out In these dull times,
But leave us 70 our fate.
This eion was received the part OF the audience
with BURST OF applause and cries Of Good y bravo"
&C. Shorty after reading the above Mr.. Beeler, Chair
man OF ths Executive Committee made his appearance
accompanied by two OF the other members Of the
committee and Immediately proceeded to make verbal
report Of TIE days proceeding substantially as follows
Nh. REELRR's REPORT.
The committee waited on the Central Park Com.
msioners this afternoon, and learned that they would
not meet until this evening, and that they would neither
ssc the conmitiee then admit the reporters that
but themselves con now what they do. VIC have,
therefore no means e US for knowing whether they do
anything fer the working not. We have told them
that the workngmen the first 70 get the money for
the Central Park Improvement, and that they should ern
Ioy none Shose recommended by the committee but
they to anything for They say they
vii not employ only such men a. they please and We
were given yesterday 20 understand that had
been yet employed ON the park; but instead OF
that they, we are told, set some i've hun
drcd men who are now at work there. They
say mat they have not money enough TO employ
M all; but say TO them, " they cannot do IL with the
81 900 which the Comptroller offers to pay them day for
che present that they issue bonds scrip and pay
o6 the with them They could very easily do tins,
fhe be certified 10 and paid by the Comptroller,
when The appropriation o. szooeoo was All raised on
pay rem and grocery bills and such like things with
The scrip, jut well as could we had the money in
cash becaus would then be just the same, just
good 10 landlords and grocerymen as the money.
They don't w,nt employ. n they did they would do At
cnce and no'ee putting s ~ On "a anu m " s1,rO m
viii make thm They would very we'll like 70 see ns all
starve, big Of them for bread but We won't do it
They say have got pockets full Of money, and
don't wGk and that only doing this for the
purpose political capital but will show them whether
We are or not would like 10 any OF US have any
money now, q they say They lie when they say that
We mademoney out Of this thing and they know H.
should like tsce them do anything with us they don't
Get work As for that money that they have, IL
6CJropriatcd " the Common Council for our benefit,
and for the purose Of setting all Of TO work They also
want pay oikhc who work on the Park but
a week. lsay they shall pay every they have
there every nt hts days work is done. They
can just weldo then as at the end OF the week,
and all wanpur money as II s earned, and We
viii have when Mr. Flagg said he would pay into
the hands Of th,Commissoncrs 900 day for the pre-
sent went ant told the Commissioners Of the Offer and
IL
that way and ths they wanted the $50 900 nj time not
ALL This just hows that they don't want 10 give US
work 70 help What do they for poor fel-
1owsf They get 600 year for doing nothing aud ride
around in their CARRIAGES and live in big houses and have
plenty 70 cat and rink and four Ave and foot
men each, and whit the devil do they for poor
sellows who are sarvng1
voIcEs-Nothine at all, damn them; they
enemies.
BKnKa-No theCommlssioners are only trying 10 hum.
bog for there bnot 70 be anything done for there
h, n rs time for u 70 make them do H. We have been
waiting for them and running and waiting them
long enough, and ins now time that VIC do something
tor ourselves, for must get workve cant starvc We
have now tried cvrythng, the they did In
France In the time the Revolution Before that broke
ha, was psS, but hey wouIS no, hear 10 ,hsm ana go -
che people had 10 ah matters In their hands and
get what they wants. just go II is here with us;
now we have 10 max them give work, whether they
will or not is tim for asworkng men, 70 demand
work right, md TO tell 0ese Commissioners that
they shall employ us We tell Them hese men must be
employed; they ca, employ thousand they EN-.
poy five thousand JW4 as well; Tor III they don't have
money enough payso many then they can issue the
ecrip said before, which u just good to know
Chat these fellows doit anything for US rli
cell you what shall 70 In the morning. though will
all get together IN wards and march then in a
body, and demand OF the Commissioners work, and
N they don't emFsoy ", why, we will employ our.
eelyes (Appause) II We will all meet al the Central
Park at eight O'Clock th morning will whether
we are 10 have work or rot. II they cannot one
hundred thousand dollars bond and mortgage for us
we will do II ourselves There three clerks al tho
once OF the Central Pk 70 attend 10 the there and
we will 20 there in th morning and they shall employ
us tAppause) ,----.. At. ,...--,,-,,
che delegates here be requested 70 notify their consttu
rns In the ward 10 meet at some given place, al
Reven o'clock in the monnE and the men OF edh ward
march to the Central ark at Seventy nnh street. a.
eight O'Clock IN separatebodies 10 meet all together on
che ground and demand work. and what they can do
Carried unanimously Mr. SMITH continuing ng-Fellow
citizens, there few nmarks that would very much
uke make, which escapd before This morning, as
I was going down town met acc uaintance OF nine,
who said 10 me" "Halloa Smith, how do you dor How
youS Why, heard that you made hundred dollars
last week; how is tg' Sail 70 him. THAT be damned,
havnt made cent yet apGdont expect TO ] can't pay
my rent - that my landos this morning let my house
my head but II ne gcp me he has got 70 put me
out, and that viii cost lin three dollars have got a
M my things packed W and ready ~ 60, but haven't
gm cent with whio 10 pay the cartman Tor
carting my things on he lady who took my place
wanted 70 knew this morning when intended 20 move,
snd told her lust as could get money ray for
doing II she wants TN place therefore she has got
" send me twenty shllnpsto with for cant move
without Why, only Sunday last had 20 borrow tive
shings Of friend TO my loaf OF broad for myself and
family
voicps-Wcll You areno worse on than the rest n us
there some here iha cant even borrow a. much as
nhaf Cefa naf d hrad