The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-13
Outside Meetings.

Two outdoor meetings were held In Aston place,
the large hall OF the Cooper Institute being over
crowded. Stands bad been placed at the corner Of
Astor place, and were occupied respectively by Ger
man and English speakers. Astor place was llluni
mated by a calcium light, which lit up the entire
square. Both meetings we're attended by large
crowd, aud considerable enthusiasm was mani
tested.
At the English meeting Mr.. J. f. PuRDY iron
mouder) presided, who said that the country had
been governed long enough by political trlckster .
and demogogues. What was wanted was that the
country should be represented by workinemen-
representatives who would for the full endorse
OF the Eight Hour law OF the state Of New York
the abolition OF the State Prison labor which
peted with honest labor, and who would not neglect
the interests oil Typographical Union No. when
they were in their dlmcultes. He would not occupy
their time iurtner, but would Introduce
Mr.. ALEXANDER TRouf tprinterl, who said that the
meeting was assembled that nigat for the purpose
OF ratifying the union as laid down IN the Laoor
Congress held in the CITY OF Philadelphia, and thus
inaugurate q labor party who would project the
worKngnan and not u party who after they had
made Their promises, stralThtway forgot them. Mr..
Tuesday last with Governor HOFFMAN, and whose
attention he had called to The violation or the Eight
Hour act in the erection or the Lunatc Asylum at
Poughkeepsie. Governor Hoffman had promised
chat ms return to Albany he would have the mat
ter investigated Tney were there also to disclan
all connection with the two great political parties
who had betrayed the workingnien INTO the hands OF
or their enemies. In the Sixteenth Assembly DIS
trict Francis X. Purcell had been nominated as the
candidate OF the WorNingnens Union. II this union
would only band together they would return work
ingmen's candidates throughout the nation. MIR.
Iroup then referred TO the convict labor IN prisons,
and said that less than 2i0 convics were engaged
constantly at sing sing In tue boot and shoe trade
alone. that the contractor had rea lied $4,000
profit In year alone. Tue state OF New York mad
paid 600 for the support OF that prison In that
year. Every Senator VI the State OF New York
had voted against The breaking up OF this system.
lie wished that the retiring Senators would meet
the workingmen face 10 face, and tell the as O0J
worklngmen OF tho State OF New York Why they
voted Tor the continuance Of this inlqutous sssen
Mr. Troup then tod an amusing story of meeting
Mr. iIask, OF the arm OF Bigelow & Irask OF New
York, ~ Albany. when the convict labor Question
was before the Legislature and VINO was very
ANXIOUS to use his nluence for the breaking up Of
convict labor III every other trade except the
boot and shoe trade lie wished Il to be
understood that the Union repudatcd the entire
senatorial delegation OF the State OF New YORK. Mr.
Iroup concluded very energetic speech by n refer
ence 10 the poverty OF tenene III houses and the
desraDility OF Initiating the example OF Massachu.
sets and Chicago, WAC had already organized Tor
the union OF workingmen.
Mr. Patrick Walsh, Chairman OF the Laborers, AS
ISOLATION; Mr. James Carr, President OF the Iron
Moulders, and AIR. John A. Walsh, Knight OF st.
Crlspin, addressed the meeting In. similar strains.
at the German meeting MIR. +. Houarighausen
presided, and the speakers were MI. Turr (bar.
bers, Mr.. Schaner Clothing Cutters, Mr.. Lutz
(hni9hs Of ST Crlspn, and Mr. John nj. Bos .ong.