The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-13
The Labor Movement.

MEETING IN JERSEY CITY LAST EIGHr-sYMPATHY
AND AID TOWARDS TIE MEN ON STRIKE AT LYNN.
ETC.
Last night meeting on the above subject tho ostens
BILE object of which to sympahise with and contr
butte aid towards the shoemakers out strike at Lynn,
held in the Commercial Hall Of Jersey City, and
pretty we'll attended. The meeting called for half
past O'Clock but the proceedings did not
until after eight Mr. Alonzo C. Draper editor OF the
Mechanics paper In Lynn, present deputaton
behalf Of the thousands who at present suffering
from the strike in question
Mr. Moses Richards was called to the chair, amidst
most enthusiastic paudis and stated that the rst bust
aess be TRANSACTED the selection OF at and
petent person to act as Secretary, when Mr..
R. Dickson was unanimously chosen for the ohise
by all present He (the Chairman) would not de-
tain them at any length, but said he should
merely state the object which had collected them togeth
err namely, 70 synpsthse with, and send relief to their
depressed fellow men in Lynn. (Hear, hear.) They
very bad state At present. and was the duty
Of all who valued and appreciated the workings Of
poor TO come forward the present OCCASION and
rally round the men Of Lynn. (Applause.) He would
now call upon Mr.. Draper to address the meeting.
received with loud cheers. he commenced by stating
that If he made any lengthy remarks, be hoped they
in the matter since first took place that he felt
every way in his power Appause) the objects Of the
BY their Chairman that hs wonld not touch At
ali upon that snbject beyond the fact Of saying that
ue avail when 4 x.s not accompanied by aid and relief
to the Thousands who were now suffering from the OPP
preston of their employers yet he he'd no dread what
ever but brighter epoch would soon dawn upon them,
Material AID required st the present ume and this
10 dispense He regretted exceedingly that the assem-
bage not larger, yet each could, in some way
tribute towards an object 90 in Itself and 50
just (Heer hear) BE was glad to inform them that
out of the three thousand that had struck In Lynn and
the other towns there only one hundred and fifty
"scabs" (Cheers) It had been announced, and some
papers unfrendly 10 tho strike had mistakenly pub
l,shed, that II was at an end Such was not
the TRUTH as Of the men were nooy holding
exercised towards them. (Applanse) Mr. Draper then
went a heightened address to speak Of the suffer
ings and endurance OF the and their families and
their determination to hold noby out against the power
full opposition with which they had TO contend and after
relating some anecdotes in proof on bis assertions con
cluded excellent speech by calling upon all pr -snt
and absent who valued the rights OF trade to cor r.
ward aid them in their good work. He resun his
nrhe CHAIRMAN fully concurred in all that had fallen
from Mr. Draper and stated that when he was IN Lynn,
where men had thirty forty for their work they
were row reduced TO ten and the bad only three
and four cents for binding The public feeling in Lynn
and elsewhere very strong against the employers,
and his only hope and trust was that the men out on
etrike would remain firm to the last. Cheers
Mr. MCCARTHY, Of New York, next addressed the meet
ing in feeling and pathetic address as
false reports respecting the strike and nstanoed In par
icnlar the conduct Of the New York sun But they
could not expect that paper the establish
ment was composed Of parcel OF rats, term used
in printing business to the sames as scabs in
their trade (Hear, hesr) All the men Of Lynn
wanted fair remuneration for their labor, and he
hoped they would never give in until they had
triumphed Rloriously in the they had entered
upon. Applause This was great land Of freedom,
and their fovefathers had made so and one
should suffer from where that the Where
plenty was to be poverty should prevail and he
called upon them in this grea glorious and free''
try, to rally round the men Of Lynn and their families,
and poby unite defeat the oppression OF their bosses
Mr.. Mccarthy, after Heightened speech, resumed his
amid loud cheers by calling upon them not to suffer
the white slaves TO starve.
Mr. DRAPER stated that was highly creditable TO the
NEW YORK HERALD for the fair and dsnterested part 1t
had taken in the natter from the commencement.
A handsome collection having been taken up, COM
mittee wns appointed TO out the designs Of the
meeting when vote OF thanks having been rendered 70
the Chairman for his excellent conduct while presiding,
the meeting shortly after separated