The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-26


Il reasonable to believe 1t win go up spout very
soon Foreseeing It's future uselessness great many
cling 70 the sinking ship have undertaken TO keep
their heads above water ny going into cooperative
movement dozen OF this class have within a Gay
or two bought the mandatory OF A. II.
Smith Il Co., on Brooklyn street. and another
company IL being formed Tor the purchase OF new
factory now building on the same street They pro.
pose to employ only Crispins. large number OF
whom are lying around here idle and having
their support from the treasury OF the organt-
zation. Such a movement as this is practical and
honorable competition, ana may succeed; but the
day when shoemakers lived by unreasonable de-
mands upon their employers Ii fast fading away.
Every manufacturer In this town-iarge and small
has entered into q compact not TO employ any man
connected with the Crsplns and ath9ns1 taer e.
General Grant who used TO tan the leather Tor lhem
are bound 10 fight 1t out on tins line Il it taxes all
summer" t~
AN INDIGNATION MEETING OF THE CRIsPINs...
The first formal expression OF antagonstlc feeling,
towards the Cinnamon occurred ths evening ~ y
grand mass meeting, which all the wOrEihgmen OF
the country were invited TO attend According TO
the bills scattered around town the co0e question"
Lane OF Boston, s. P. Cummings. the head
and tall OF Massachusetts labor men and women,
and Alexander Troup, sort OF national labor advo-
cate man, were advertised to enighten the assent
bled multitude. Mr.. Cummings and Mr.. Troup put
In an appearance, but Miss Lane failed TO come 70
and eloquently and held an audience of some three
or four thousand until alter ten O'Clock. The meet
Ing was held In the open air at the head OF the mann
the evening spoke from rustic stand hastily mpro-
vised for their accommodation. the listeners com.
also their sympathizers employed in the woollen and
cotton factories, and as their side Of The question
was advocated they gave vent 10 their Feelings IN
THE SPEAKING COMMENCED By cRIsPIN.
8. p. Cummings, Of Danvers, Mass, an old Urls
pin, shoemaker OF twenty years standing ana one
Of the Executive Committee OF the National Labor
Of 0 the evening. He said at the begin:
violently OF the Chinese or OF Mr.. Sampson, their
employer. He then INDUCED IN al eloquent alluslon
TO the old nag and tine American eagle, coming
finally to this absorbing question OF Chinese emgra
tion. He said that honest and Intelligent men had
dared to
but men like Sampson who had imported these pig
tails, as they had been contemptuousy called, had
proclaimed that he was 10 be the pioneer In breaking
down these Crispins, and to do this he had sent
across the Continent and imported lot Of men, not
TO strike against the labor OF North Adams alone,
carried out and II cam strike against the labor
ing classes OF the whole country. Ceres OF "Hear.
hear.'D He did not, he continued, speak now as
Crisptn, but as u common laborfng man, and he
hoped his hearers would look at the question in the
practical light in which he intended to put IL.
WHY Is IT THESE CHINESE ARE HERE?
was a question which they had met to consider. It
was not because there were not men and women
enough In North Adams to do the work which they
men, OF whom Mr.. Sampson was the champion, had
combined TO test the question OF cheap labor, ana
through Mr. Sampson 1t was TO De demonstrated
under the auspices OF the forty millions capital in
Pearl street, Boston. II 1t succeeds Mr.. Cummings
told the Crispins he and they must seek the far or
West for homes and q livelihood. They had been
seeking a reduction OF the hours Of LABOR
them ' in This !nIs was insiga,acans compared
with the introduction OF the cheap c00iie
laborers among them. H9 saw danger from this
and urged immediate political action as the only
VIOLENCE MUST NOT BE REsoRrED TO
under any circumstances, he said, for that would
damage rather than help the cause which they had
at heart. Wendell Philips was with them, and SO
was Henry Wilson, an old shoemaker, but now a
United States Senator, ana they had the weight OF
their names, influence and ability. He denounced
In bitter terms both the existing political parties for
their treachery to the labOrng classes, and then
after again compIimenting Senator Wilson, he read
days since looking TO the prevention Of importing
laborers into this country under contracts made in
foreign country. THIS act OF SIMPSONS, ne added,
II wilson's bill passes, will render him liable to
severe and deserved punlsnment. He then
arraigned the republican party for not sus
through forthwith, and was unklnd enough to
talk hard about the same party for not acknOw.
lodging the negro until forced to do so to save the
Union. He then assumed that these Orientals
ceive about fifty cents per day .or their labor. after
Which he adverted TO the high taxes IN the same
connection. and then put the question 10 his hearers
If they would protect these pglails who come here
and do two dollars worth OF work Ia q day for one
quarter its full value. Further along In his argu-
ment the speaker said that he was Obliged TO men
ton SIMPSONS name. but he did not wish TO pollute
his lips with 1t any oItener than possible for IL was
whom sney as m m project aaanst by
Selling the power at the ballot boxes at next falls
elections. Having, amid some applause, eutogized
Sampson, the speaker said that the Orleutals were
wronged by being forced to DO work for fifty cents
for which they ought to receive two dollars But, az
he had said before, their only remedy Was
In gaining political power, and When this was
obtained the OF labor against capital would be
crushed and the victory would be the right side.
Sampson and his sympathizers, he said that to all
men, OF whatever race and color, who would come
here and toll equally and for equal wages, they
should extend hearty welcome; put the men who
would come here and labor Tor pittance insufficient
to Keep them from the poor house were dangerous,
and he hoped men would be made lawmakers " iO
would remedy the impending disaster to honorable
labor.
THE CHINAMAN A DANGEROUS COMPETITOR.
Mr.. cummings encouraged the formation of CO.
operative manufacturing associations as one remedy
TO compete evenly with the monopoly OF capital. He
conceal the fact that they exhibited marked apt
tude to learn and he had no doubt that in their
vocation of snoemaking they would prove danger.
Gus rivals to American workinen. In closing his re-
marks Mr.. Cummings again cautioned the Crispins
and workingmen against acts Of Violence and re
peated his Injunction to them to revolt at the ballot
box at the next election.
PLOT TO DESTROY THE CHINESE TRAIN BETWEEN
TROY AND NORTH ADAMS.
During his remarks Mr. Cummings made q very
indefinite alluslon to plot which was arranged to
destroy the train which conveyed the OrIentals IRON
TROY 10 thi5 town; out ne gave no PARTICULARS. Al
the conclusion OF the speech the HERALD reporter
found the story to be to the effect that some ma
chinisfs In Troy and Eagle Bridge had organized foi
the purpose OF throwing the train from the track al
dangerous point along the road, and such OF the
Cinnamon as were not killed or manned by the dis
aser were to be otherwise disabled to prevent
them from engaging very actively in the shoemak
ing business This cruel and dlabolical arrange.
ment, 1t Is satd was frustrated by Mr.. Cummings
and MIR. Troup as soon rs they heard OF 1t. TX this
story Is true, aud II seems 10 be well founded the
action OF the Crispn leaders, f spite OF their preu
dices, is highly praseworthy.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC SPEECH FROM MR. TROUP.
MIR. Troup spoke out q few moments; but ne
was very eloquent and enthusiastic ana won
rounds and rounds Of applause. He said this expect
ment of Mr. simpsons had fired the hearts OF the
Wcrklagnen all the way from the lakes 10 the Pa
cihc. He endorsed all that had been said by MI.
Cummings and went in strong FOR energetic and I'm
mediate POLITICAL action as the only means to secure
the triumph OF labor over capltai. and in utering
fhls sentiment he was frequently Interrupted by such
remarks as "That's so !r and 'Bay for you % He
also suggested the sending OF an influential man ID
Washington to urge Congressman Dawes to look
after their interests and hasten the consideration
Wilson'S bill. He denounced all political parties as
unfriendy to labor, and said that his contempt for
one was only equalled by his hatred FOR the other.
When he had finished notice was given Of nnof her