New-York daily tribune., 1865-07-15
Nvw Work DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, JULY is. 1865
their Col, their country, their
,,f,y n. oonll usaurp them

stand firm TO be true 20 their Col their country, their
families and the community. He could assure 'neni
that they lad the sympathy OF not only the people, p
of ever working man. They we're fighting monopoly
in the shane Of ten year contracts for cleaning sees
III called such contracts Pgbhe swindles ana tAe con,
tractors pnbc thieves. That the triumphant success
M tbe strikers Of Ezabcthp0rt should MI every doubter
with perfect confidence For he was satisfied II they
stood together faithfully theirs would be grander and
more glorious success than any yet attained ~ TINS c
Mr oJouN tlrNVINGUtM said the Commissioners had
shown themselves TO b. the lobby o. New York Mayor
Gunther when he ran for office had styed hnnsei the
poor mans friend bat when elect rd 10 CUT
his davis wages down TO six shiI!lngs day. rama
Boole had been elected by them, ana no" III nv ~ %
of trial had deserted them. Both wahtcu 70 ue Wy
Msyor and probably both would be nopllnateu pu. ~
didn't think 30 he speaker here Ddulged IN mucI
personal abuse of Mayor Gunther but ended py 'aNis
il al back. ,,-.,. rr,io,
said that in the morning he had expected to have sou'
good news for them but it had not come ieL H.' !.
was nothing to make them despair IL was nS no, sun
come the sun to shine If the Mayor anu i n,rac
Council allowed the contractors 10 keep the cotno
after their miserable failure to comply WIN its reli
ments he wanted them suppressed lie was as
be ruled BY the Legislature as c,y lopuy ,yobnr br
he had never seen 1t until now. Gnnther was sue ol
and Booc the lamb, and II BOOZE was not cale,ub ~ 49,
election he would find himself lying down lhsluc VI wv
lion He did MT know bnt the application was NIons
In might apply to the Fire Commissioners, WIN ne
corier Hoffman as the only lamb ana each was !iIt
under quilt worth about se,Oo 1hey were not mn.
Gbtpg the contract system and il they were defeated
would Still have their selfrcspect left hem IT the con
tractors received pay for the last weeks WORK thel
wonll be receiving money under ialse pretenses hh'
Liable To- indictment before the courts; that II the.
| wonld have a mass meeting Monday afternoon IN ti'
CITY Hall Park he promised them an attendance o
| 20 600 men. =. .. -, ,h
Mfr. MOONEY stated that he WAS not in iayor OF th'
last meeting in the park. and had opposed u pecas
there was not time to get speakers. bul thc m'0
wanted IT, aud he could DO nothing. 1t
member said that motion had been inaue 10 noi Wv
mass meeting that because the men were 10 oe a' n
Comptrolers office to get their pay, II nad Deeh IN
tended 10 hold meeting in the Park ms was uenle'
| by some of the members, and in moment tneIe "M
general confusion. The Chair was unabie 70 rSs'o''
order until one Of the refractory ones was expeed u
| aynis and motion made aud carried, though ANN
great confusion that the subject be dropped
On motion, it was resolved TO hoid mass ue'''is i
| he Park on Monday afternoon al p M 10 "lieH a.
Interested were invited be present II was sO ie
solved that any who would volunteer 20 address t
meeting wonld BE- thankfully received. The meeting
| ,hen adjourned