The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-01
HE POWER OF LABOR.

WorIingmcn in Enrnest-A Grand Mass Cos.
vcntion To he Held tn Promulaafe New
Platform and to Form au Independents
Ticket.
The Convention OF the Trades met again last even
ing, at Bricklayers' Hall. IN Third avenue Tho
spirit or the meeting was more unanimous than be-
FORE Dut still the tenor Of the discussion was often
interrupted by rather unseemly akercation.
Arthur Curran was IN the chair resolution
was read to refer the question OF tho
formation OF Building League TO tine
organizations represented, and to direct each
organization to appoint committee OF three to
meet on Monday October 10, 10 Lake action thereon
STORMY DEBATE
arose and lasted for two hours. some OF the dee.
gates had at the beginning or the meeting censured
the HERALD's true report of the meeting OF last
Saturday, while others upheld It aud declared
,naI IL was right and proper that the discus
sions shond be given as they occurred. Alter
heated debate tue resolution was adopted.
for the parpos s Of PREPARING workinaman's plat
form and ticket He prefaced 1t by a short speech.
There was great want OF
A PLAN OF ACTON.
Many such had been proposed but none was better
than to form an independents political organizations
question OF government. In the old country they
were aborng To get possession OF the franchise and
capital, while we see ourselves trampled
on here III land Of freedom. We are
to he scandallzed IN this way when we have the
power in our own hands to remedy the evils that
Oppress us.
FELLOW CIrIzENs-Ihe increasing cans, Of the long
Whereby as %
fun classes have been sorey oppressed while crafty
%oasy Changers are to ABSORB the %ea
produced by labor without rendering der equivalent service
by high has length awakened people
stern necessity of some political action that will protect
ciety In the future against - - -
and eorp acs The wsnen o sp q msn
Tested by public men Is not confined 70 the metropolis
ties from the party primary election and smallest municipal
DE detect IN ., our a9e political that na
change Of men win not correct as every administration tbs
the So o s or
speedily fall therefrom;
the charscer Of men IN public Office Is the legitimate elect
"a Form ne these nsseS S WE ms ado sach To- the
system public will not be tempted y their fall
OF the people S,ii viii be ~''
then reasonably expect wise legislation and eciens
administration and not before , -
upon themselves TO prosecute the guilty officials
vet as they . to anS whereby the paSi
may be protected becomes our duty to assemble
THE ExIsTING PAETlEs
welfare the working classes have failed embody in
their platforms much one Of the vital points for when
and adopt platform which guarantees to US the measures
TO carry out this design undersigned
sens invite the people % assemble 10 mass On to
and the nomination of suitable candidates be supported q
government.
After an almost interminable discussion the
Convention went into a Committee OF the Whole.
and the call adopted, with the provision that u
meeting takes place tonight In Germanla Hall to
discuss the time ana place at which the grand mass
convention wil be held. The Convention then ad-