The New York herald., 1869-03-24
THE LABOR MOVEMENT.


ingmen's Union. the object being to elicit express
sion Of approval from the workingmen generally Of
the printers strike, TO advocate the Eight Hour law
and to discuss topics OF general interest to the labor
ing men. The hall was well filed by most orderly
and attentive audt0ry-the workingmen Of every
trade In the CITY.
Professions were formed at the several headquar-
ters Of the unions which, combining. marched
through Broadway and the Bowery with trans
parencies, banners, notices and music. Fireworks
were discharged along the route and the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed. During the proceedings
several trade unions with banners and music and
Illuminated notices, entered the hall and added
considerably to the numbers previously assembled
and to the interest ana excitement Of the meeting.
The meeting was organized by the election Of Mr..
John Ennis ex-president OF the Workingmen's
Union, as presiding oflcer.
Mr.. ENNIS said they were IN position from which
they must withdraw in honor. The meeting was
called first to take into consideration the printers
strike and sustain them In the movement they had
made. These men were not paid the scale
Of prices fixed by the Typographical Union. Itwas
the people that paid the printing expenses OF the
city, and 1t their duty to the men who paid the
taxes to see that justice was done to the working
man. II was not the Board Of Aldermen who paid
the taxes that supported the city government. The
workingmen OF the city were determined to see JUS
tce done. They were on sentry tonight, and they
would see to it that what was due to honest labor
should be paid to the uttermost They would from
that rosrum send their voices In thunder tones
Albany and awake up their legislators to the neces
sity Of the hour. The Prison Labor law was that
oppressvely affected the workingman. They must
see to 1t that the prisoners and criminals OF the
State should De put to labor that would better re-
munerate the state, ana not put, az under the
present system, their haf-made wares In c0nfpeti-
tion with honest labor. The time was come when
they must make the eight hour labor movement a
great success Why should not the laborer enjoy
some OF the privileges OF an improved civilization?
They tell US they shall concede ps nothing That Is
what capital says to labor, but Tabor has its rights
as well as capital, and labor has 1t in irs power to
assert, maintain and conquer those rights. why
should laborers be compelled to work as in
the M days , Of Julius Casars NSswlthsandi1g H
the way. OF laboring men three hundred
years back labor has progressed and has wrested
the past denied them Their cry and motto should
be onward-onward, my fellow workmen, till we
on @
OF the tyrants that oppress US. tCheers The time
has come when we, as men, must think and act for
ourselves and prove to our rulers and to the world
that we are worklngmen who know their rights,
and, knowing, dare maintain them. tCheers.) The
time has come when we must speak to one another
as workingmen and assure all that we are no longer
slaves. We Will no longer submit to be dictated to by
politicians and demagogues. We will listen to
no Overtures or compromise, and we shall hold
communion with none but those who are OF our
selves and our interests-men identified with and
ourselves (Applause We shall tell our municipal
government and municipal leaders to pause In the
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cause and Its success s IN our own hands, for as
has been well said, ballots are greater than an army
and when we are dared to the issue we Will use our
ballots to the overthrow OF the despotism under
which we now suffer: !Applause1
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following eeriea resolutions then read
and submitted and adopted with acclamation:-
Whereas the delegates from the Trade Societies repre-
pessed Of just and
the problem OF the relations between labor capa
Whereas, those statesmen political economis.s who
and these relations: having mO. asporsSy fssa
their as%ps thu. far being only in favor Of capital or In
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labor and lives Of ihe many the lroa Or the
s5sI danger: and NOR; intelligence
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IN the mechanics. apartment. Or wise and afnsen sP
TIA. w 4: equal. bind the boy h. smpsysr
ont acquire and imDar practice. knowledes Of th trade
com so%ps'sns p.sas barrier . soss Who
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hours Of convinced Sa he many hours Witch
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health dangerous 70 virtue and sanding reproach
Resolved, That namueA as worklnsmeh pay their quota
sa is ssIssis g II practice S
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Resolved That we respectfully cali Senators and
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s s sas A:s%s as S 70 q The
Conspiracy aw and the b 70 regulate convict labor 80 s 70
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THAI 70 the attention and
operation system which, II fairly tried, win enable them
% rps 0 s p o Ss Ss Won
Union 70 unite Ia brotherhood the work
Of al classes, earnestly recommend all labor
organizations Of this State affiliate identity themselves
with such active form will increase still more
ecicnev and strengthen lie power for good those
whom represents
Resolved, That we, the worknmen OF New York city,
meeting Cocps. In,ate .ssemb!ed DO pledge
and elect ranks represent ua In every
department OF government
ALEXANDER TRouP, Of typographical Union No. Q,
was the next speaker. He said that one OF the
objects OF the meeeng last night was In the name OF
the workingmen Of New York. to compel the authori-
ties OF the city OF New York to pay the equitable and
Just demand Of the journeymen printers (Applause
The speaker said he there to state TO the meet
ing that ninety-nine one-hundredths OF the
ployng printers OF New York paying the Unions
scale Of prices (Applause.) The struggle going
between i've or SIX of1ces and the Typographical
Union is not one in regard TO the scale OF prices,
The scae OF prices fixed upon by the Union and that
by the employing printers Is q distinction without
difference. The question TO be settled 10 whether
qe typographical Union No. O. numbering two
thousand i've hundred members, shall make their
own prices or whether score or two Of men who
employ them shall dictate to them what scale II shall
adopt tApplause.l ! tell you here tonight said
hat tha fiv1oxsf ~ yor