The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-10
The United Tailors of All Branches from New !
York and Vicinity. I
strike for Our Rights.

strike for Our Rights.
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Having formed In front of the City Hall steps the
large crowd OF spectators cheered vocierousy upon
learning the object Of the meeting.
Mr.. Luker called the meeting to order and intro
duced as the presiding officer OF the assemDlage
NELSON W. YOUNG, President OF the WorKingmen's
Union, who proceeding to address them, was re-
ceived with LOUD cheers and SAID that President
of the WorKingmen's Union he congratulated the
taors on the success attained by them up to the
present and assured them Of the hearty sympathy OF
the workingmen Of the United States. The work.
inQmen Of the whole country were now marshaing
for the fight, and preparing to advance IN solid
column for the attainment OF their rights. The
majority of the people or New York knew their
cause was Just, and that the workngmen were at
last determined to obtain their rights. he
again congratulated them on tneir success ana said
force was irresistible power and that all 0bsta
cles are swept away by the might and weight OF
numbers and unanimity. From The bottom OF MS
heart he would invoke the blessing OF God on those
employers who had yielded to their just demands,
but he should not crnUe or scrape to them Tor mere
" according them their rights. He was proud to
stand as the representative OF the working
men before the place where the laws were
winch rendered their strike necessary. He was
proud to stand there in defiance OF the Odious
conspiracy law, which Is blot on the statute book
and q disgrace to any free country. The working
men should to the repeal OF TINS statute by send
to the rees Of and sD
The legislators bound to consider the good OF
the people, because they were elected by them TO
represent them. He concluded by urging them to
stand together now their special end, and after
they attained that, to be firm and united as work
in0mens party irrespective of politics. whose object
Il should be to secure good legislators ana good OIL
''1 Mr' Henry iIiKER next addressed the meeting,
speakinQ in German. He inquired what was the
cause OF the striker 1t was PLAIN that the eAp!oy
ers had driven them out Of their employment. And
| for what Because they refused to do more work
| than 1t was possible Tor them to do at any price.
BuJ there was broad field before them II they could
Operative taiors ASSOCIATIONS they would soon turn
| out better and cheaper work, paying themselves
fairly their labor than the bosses can or rather
| do. He hoped no pains would be spared 10 push
MIR. WILLIAM EASTMAN wasI the next speaker.
| He said that capital was exacting every drop OF
blood in their VEINS and yet they are told that they
| are cOnspratOrs because they assemble to demand
just rights The claims to-day are not up te
and have it too. They must have their rights. They
freedom Si The slaves in the South were not
| worse or before the war than are the taors. But
s tn feel tnat they cannot ride rough sSod
over body OF men such as that ne saw before him.
They must nave peleca n IN
their opinion concerning labor. Ten years ago the
tai,ors were better paid than now They VIII work
now for ten hours day for Suflicent remuneration
| and not for more or less. In Philadelphia they
| were going TO have Labor Congress soon. and
P nadnp even meeting The object Of ali
| these meetings was the social elevation OF the
| workingmen, the attainment OF all tneir rights.
Capitalists try to crush these combinations and wish
| to keep the poor labOrlng man trodden down that
they may De enabled to go about in splendid car.
| starvation plttance. Suli he was not an enemy OF
| capital He believed they should go hand IN hand
but at the same time, as the capitalists 6enented 6y
the labor OF their employees, they should share the
| profits in equitable proportions. There was no
| other subject except labor which could bring
| composed as 1t was Of men OF all nationalties
| and shades Of religious and political belief. I'M
proved the Justice and a. tne same lime dhe ssreng.l
| West and to the Southern states and ask them no
to receive the goods which were made at starvation
| prices by the unfortunate tailors OF New York. III
| very truth there was no other resource put star
| walton or STRIKE and the employers would soon per
ceiye the strength of numbers and be forced to yield
| to their demands. He concluded by abiding to
| certain police justice VINO mad treated one OF the
strikers badly when brought before Nun under the
from the audience that he had very bad chance Of
reelection
| Mr. REINHAYER spoke next in German, and said
| that single man OF the trade is not now able tC
| make living, even when working eighteen hours
day. and yet their bosses earn their millions veal
| by The sweat OF the poor mechanics brows. II one
man steals from the pocket OF another he is called q
rogue, but the employer who steals the labor Of the
mechanic calls ana ID allowed to call, the mechanic
o conspiratOr II he meets with his fellow
mechanics to seek for redress OF his grievances
lie n1msell Win MS vile working on machine,
can only earn between them ten dollars q week.
| Imagine a man making pair OF pants for
twenty cents. the speaker gave some further har.
rowing details OF the trade.
Mr.. CONRAD KUHM President OF the Arbelter
Union, next addressed the meeting In German and
| said to make living now for his family 1t would
take himself his wife and children and working six
teen hours day at that. All men now earnestly de-.
string to throw up sixteen hours work q day and
work ten hours. as much as man can work, should
and hold together till this matter settled,
and not BY parade and excitement bring up the
strike to Its present pitch and then abandon It. He
was sure the tallOrs would continue on TILL the end
IN the right PATH and ir they did 1t was easy TO know
from the universal sympathy In their favor how
grand success would be theirs.
Addresses were made also BY Messrs, Rosewann
and Wurtzlach, and the meeting then adjourned
The procession was then reformed, and with coors
dying and the band playing marched out OF the Park,
up Broadway to Franklin street. through Franklin
to Elm, through Elm and Canal streets to Broadway,
up broadway and through Eighth street to Fourth
avenue, down Fourth avenue to Sixth street,
through Sixth street to avenue and down avenue
to Fifth street and avenue to Germana Hail. where
they dispersed amid much enthusiasm to reassemble
at eight O'Clock last evening"
:. The Newark tailors were bllleted" out among the
various New York Unions as their guests.
The procession was loudly Cheered at intervals