The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-11-10


A Reform demonstrations of q most en-
thusiastic and imposing description took
place In Glasgow on Tuesday, the 10th, the
estimated number Of persons present being
100000. s.. s4.
One Of the most striking features Of the
occasion was n large trades processon-con-
tanning from 28,000 10 10000 persons
which marched through the principal streets
Of Glasgow during the day. The process
, sion ID thns described in the London ISmss /.
The line Of procession presented very
animated appearance. Many Of the houses
within the route taken by the procession
seemed dressed for q holiday, and Gags and
banners o. the Glasgow colors 6oated FROM
the windows on every side. while at some
points lines were suspended across the
streets, and 20 thickly adorned with flowers
and leaves that they assumed something Of
abe appearance Of triumphal arches.
Business in the town was almost entirely
suspended throughout the day, and almost
every shop was closed, either from desire
TO give greater iuPressiveness to the pro
ceedings, or from q Wholesome dread. Of
smashed windows-a dread which the size
and densely packed character Of the gather
ins N the y. cets sufficiently warranted
The procession itself was headed BY large
body Of carters mounted on horseback, and
Isell adapted 60 clear the way. These were
Ifollowed by bodies Of workmen from various
trade establishments in the town, and re-
presenting nearly every, branch Of manu-
featuring industry earned on in Glasgow.
There were cabinet makers, foundry-men ,
coppersmiths, shoenakers. gvldsmiths and
shipwrights. There were also iron moulders,
puddlers, tin-plate workers, miners, potters,
glassmakers, wire workers, hand-loom
wcavers, power-loom factory operatives,
coach builders, tailors, and brass founders /;
and there were printers, lithographers, book
binders, blacksmiths, bakers, edge tool
makers, whitesnishs, iron dressers and nall-
makers, &c. .t..,s, r..,.r,g
Each trade carried multitudinous flags,
banners, &C., and was headed by brass
band, and each exhibited specimens Of the
productions Of his own particular craft
The ship-builders. for instance, carried a
variety Of shipwright's tools, and bore aloft
IN high poles u series 0f miniature ships in
various stages Of Construction. The car
penters and joiBers carried models Of all
description of carpentering amongst the
rest small pulpit with the orthodox Grim
son cushion resting upon the desk was al
object which attracted much curl osity.
In the same way, every trade represented
in the procession carried something OF
other indicating the peculiar nature Of its
own work.
Banners and notices were distributed
in the greatest profusion along the whole
procession, most of the notices protest
ing against the Withholding Of manhood
suffrage aud the ballot from the working
classes.
One Of the notices excited considerable
amusement, the cabinet makes Of Glasgow
marching under the inscription, 4 The peo-
pie should be the Cabinet makers"
One Of the hags bore q huge c0lored por-
trait OF Gladstone, with the words "Reform---
Retrenchme nt, 4" inscribed beneath. and u sort
OF companion picture representing Mr..
Bright was shown on fiag, with the curl
eusly -worded motto, !" Honor Bright"
Stick to your coiors"
Another banner told the people, Reform,
il 'twere done, 'twers well it were done
quickly"
Borne high upon q pole was device en-
blematfc&l Of the Cave Of Adulfam Among
the banners were several, motheaten and
tattered, which figured in the Reform aglta
ton Of 1882.