The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-07-11
CHARLES SUNwALT,
SHERIDAN WILLIAMSON.
NICHOLAS GAFFyEY
From the New York Star Of July
GRAND RALLY OF wORKINGMEN
Address of Gen. Cary and Others.

TIE cooper Institute was packed as thick
ly MS men could 1T Ia it, last evening, on the
occasion Of the grand mass meeting held
under the auspices OF the Labor Union.
There could not have been less than ten
thousand workingmen present. Several So
cieties attended in bodies, marching in pro
cession, led BY bands or music. Taking a
survey Of the meeting from the stage, an OBJ
server who had seen hundreds Of similar
me .ings, could not but be impressed BY the
remarkable intelligence Of the faces upon
which be looked.
Amongst those on the platform were Miss
Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Elizabeth Cadv
Stanton, Gen. Cary, of Ohio, Hon. Patrick
Ready, John Ennis, WIN. J. Jessup, Henry
Tucker, Henry B. Mulhall, Horace Ii. Day,
and others.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
John Ennis, exPresident o. the Working
mems Union, and nominating for chairman,
Mr.. Whaley, of Washington, President Of
the Labor Union.
The Chairman on presenting himself was
received with applause. He said that there
were many reforms to be effected the great
monied corporation, the National Banks
system, 90 20 Eerful 40 ID endanger the very
liberties OF the people, should be swept
away; a uniform legal tender currency and
lower rate Of interest should be establish
ed the public land system should be so
modified that the public lands should be par
celled out for the benefit Of the people, and
not for the gain Of monied corporations I;
eight hours work should be made a stringent
law full days work-and in this connec-
tion, the speaker rendered, OF behalf of him
self and Of ell the workingmen Of the United
States, their warmest sympathy to the New
York brickayers and, lastly, the people Of
New York should rise IN their might and de-
mand Of Governor Fenton, "a chief execu-
tive Of the State Of New York, that he sho aid
enforce the eight hour law
On motion OF Mr.. Ennis, n committee on
resolutions and nominations was appointed.
The resolutions are published elsewhere ]
The committee reported the names Of gen
tlemen from each State as Vice Presidents,
and . series Of resolutions, which we're
adopted.
Also resolutions in favor Of the eight hou1
movement. The paragraphs quoted were
received with tremendous cheering.
Hon Samuel r. Cary, M. G. for Second
District Of Ohio, was FIRST introduced, and
made grand ovation. lie set out By ask
ing who were the workingmen who now
claim 70 be power in the republic. They
we're not. In bis opinion, a. Senator II an
mond ence said, she mud-sills Of society
(groans), but workingmen were Code no.
biIity, the men who eat the bread earued by
the sweat Of their own faces, the men who
fought the battles Of the Union, who saved
The Union and who now were BY their labor
supporting the State, paying almost all the
taxes. The present state Of society, pro-
duoed BY class legislation, was wrong side
up-instead Of those not eating who worked
not 10 was those who worked not eat ell.
What the workingmen demanded was fair
participation In the profits Of the produce
Of their own labor Why was it that 4
poor woman should work q machine for a
week, securing profit of 90, while she re-
ceives only IS, and $50 went 10 the capital.
ists- This state OK things should be cor
rected-the producer should receive fair
profits At what his labor has created.
Speaking Of the Congressional distribulion
Of tho public lands, the speaker denounced
u nsrcllessly. He claimed that Congress