The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-13

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Monster Trade Gathering In the Cooper
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the "Jours'' 70
Fight Il Out on Their Own Line.
Last evening the long announced monster meet
ing" OF the several trades guilds Of this city was held
at Cooper Institute-caed "a "monster meeting" to
supporthe Brcklayers' Trade Unions their present
strike with their bosses In every respect 1t was In
deed monster meeting. Long before the appointed
hour the large hall Of the Cooper Institute was
crowded to overlooking. The whole audience was
OF q character far beyond anything there Is to be
ordinarily seen In the Cooper Institute on occasions
where gatherings are called together for mere poit-
cal purposes. There was not only the usual mass Of
faces turned towards the PLATFORM but there was OBJ
servable deep feeling Of interest In the bear
ing Of all indicating that there was not
man present that did not feel that each
and all were present on an occasion In which they
as q body Individually were deeply Interested, and
that they were pursuing an object which one and all
OF them were determined to carry out: AS trades
designed II TO be-"rruy meeting OF the working
men, and all questions not pertaining TO the interests
ton OF the call was scrupulously adhered to. The
whole spirit OF the meeting was directed to the
9oc OF the t as the See
great desideratum for which they have been for so
many years not only agitatng. but struggling. IL
asks nothing but that which the justice OF their cause
and the necessity for the simple boon they demand
could have hitherto sustained them in.
In addition to the meeting in the hall In the nStl-
tute two platforms erected outside the build
ing, 30 that the thousands OF wOrkngmen who
would naturally assemble at call such rs that which
had summoned them on this occasion might be pro-
perly entertained by efficient and trusted speakers
When the thousands who had first arrived had hlied
the hall to almost sutfocatOn other thousands OF
workingmen from Brooklyn Jersey City ana other
points continued to aggregate in the vicinity OF the
Cooper Institute, and the fOrethOught or the man
ayers in providing stands and speakers in the street
was shown to be most necessary and judicious.
The meeting as q whole, inside and outside, GER
tany represented almost every trade organization
In the great city OF New York, and as each trade Or
ganization, under its respective banner and trade
insignia, marched In the rear Of an excellent band OF
music through the streets the crowds of people who
thronged the sidewalks heartily and enthusiastically
cheered them as they passed along. Brooklyn Jer-
sey City, Williamsburg and other outlying quarters
supplied their full quota to the aggregation OF respec-
| table, well conducted and intelligent workingmen
that had been brought together to sustain and insist
upon their claim to recognition on the part OF en-
ployers to the eight hour system OF labor which 1t Is
| their object to have adopted.
| The platform presented an array of gentlemen on
the whole far superior In Intelligence or look, de-
meanor and bearing to any gatnering OF Treble their
casions OF great political meetings III the same
| arena.
| The speeches were of a character to thoroughly
attract and absorb the attention of the audience
| from exOrdum to peroration in every instance
THIS was not only the case inside where tne telng
| the street, where. from time to time the paudits
with which the outside speeches were received rolled
|
| temporarily the speaker on the platform.
| One intimaton given to any would be political
said, All questions not pertaining to the Interests
OF labor will be eschewed pOiticans take warming"
| The announcement, 1t seemed, was quite sufncient
for the purpose designed. There politicians
per present, timeseeking politician, at least,
| and 1t must be said that as a workingman's meet
| ing it was a great success, and 1t must also be
| acceded that In the semi-histOrc words which
| headed the call, every man expected TO do his
duty" were bravely responded to, If numbers, the
| cho ofarof Tho nd m nj
harmony which prevailed were to be taken "a proofs
thereof. The meeting. was ostensibly -, a
ingmen OF other trades and professions
spontaneously joined in the movement and helped
to swell to the proportions OF mass monster meet
meeting One Of the speakers at the close OF his re
marks quoted with happy effect and with great ap-
propriateness the poets beautiful WORDS
Let US all be up and doing,
Still attempting, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and 70 wait.
Lives of great men all remind US
| We may make our lives sublime,
| And, departing, leave behind us
/! FootHeerr. on the sands Of tipe
| The application OF the sentiment contained in these
Mr. ssssup the PresSent OF tie Broiayers
Union Association. opened the proceedings by stat
speakers would be listened to with attention.
THE REsoLUTIoNs-THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AM
| THB TELEGRAM.
number OF resolutions were put to the meeting
principally in support Of the object sought to be at
tanned, which were all adopted unanimously. One
| read as follows
General sehoasd Secretary of proved
Be- the orsr Of The or, sn n his
generals before 1t came dowa 70 the pivsios WIN ''
| resolution was also passed expressing the
thanks, not only OF the meeting, but OF the whole
worNingmen o. the city, to the Ecenfng Telegram
for the Impartial manner IN which 1t had laid before
| the public. and had steadily advocated and recon-
mcnded the object OF the eight hour trades unions
| IAf fnrr Qsn un ndn xNt nrio anna
| tlOn
Tho meeting was addressed by the President W.
Mr.. Drury. Mr.. A. NJ. Kennedy. Mr.. Ennis and other
| speakers, all workingmen, and whose remarks In
favor Of the eight hour system were loudly ap-
| pauded.
| OUTSIDE
| A very large crowd for whose dedication on the
| occasion two outside platforms rad been erected,
| filled the space in front Of the Cooper Institute.
German orators held forth from one OF these while
another; and what with the eloSuence inside and
outside and the prospect Of success on all Sides the
| chief II there Is clef, had he been there last
| night must nave exclaimed, with King Richard
Now, by st. Paul, the work goes bravely on ~
Meeting Of Master MasOi,s.
The master masons of New York and vicinity held
meeting at the Mechanics Exchange yesterday
afternoon. Messrs. Eidlltz, BloodGood. Tostevant
and Weeks reported having all the ten hour men
they desired. and the Secretary read the names OF
sixty.one firms who are employing ten hour men.
Mr.. Ross said that the eight hour Jobs were
a for eD felt
the strike Ia at end and In few days all the ten
hour that are wanted will be asking for work.
Mr. Conover stated that the representative OF OF
the brcklayers' unions had called upon him and
asked for the appointment OF committee on behalf
OF the master masops TO meet O committee Of the
brickayers In order TO make arrangements for q
compromise. The subject Of q conference with the
brcklayers' committee was referred to the Execu-
tive Comm OF the Master Mas6ns' Associatio
with power and the meeting adjourned to Friday
next, at two p. M.
The CaulkerS Strike In Boston.
The caulkers' strike on old work continues. They
demand eight hours to count for days work. with
four dollars while the merchants insist upon nine
hours and will not employ any person on their vessels
on other terms. There 10 no strike on new work al
though the wages are only three dollars per day and
the dav ten hours long. few OF the strikers have
obtained work on small vessels BY the JOB without