The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-07
THE ANNIVERSARIES
New England Labor Re 'orm Lesguc-Address
by Horace Greeley ON Protection.

New England Labor Re 'orm Lesauc-Address
by Horace Greeley on Protection.
The sessions OF the New England Labor Reform
League were continued yesterday afternoon and
evening In the Cooper institute. The day and the
weather prevented large attendance and late or
ganlzatlon In the afternoon. The hour was occu-
pied mainly by Mr.. William West VINO made politi-
cal address upon "Good Government versus Bad
government" ana offered series OF resolutions
consonant with his own remarks, but WINCH he did
not desire action taken upon at that time
At the evening session Mrs. Il. DANIELS, OF
Boston. spoke on the "Money Question: without pre-
senting anything new or original on that veneer
able topic. The suffrage and political equality she
hoped to obtain some day before the millennium
comes because that event cannot come to pass
until women obtain those rights and privileges. It
was the DID, old story repeated.
Mr.. HORACE GREELEY followed on the subject OF
''Pfotection versus Free Trade" Protection he de.
fined TO be the force or power OF any community Or
gained to provide public benefits by public moneys.
Free trade on the other hand, u the assumption
that whatever brings money into the individual
pocket IL public good. Mr.. Greeley denied this
proposition and cited grog shops and houses
OF prosttut on as making money for their pro-
priet0rs, but are at the same time public
nuisances His definition OF protection he sustained
levees ana the Erie Canal The State, or some other
organized public force, must act IN such matters,
because their action ~ legitimate ana Is the best.
Mr. Greeley quoted from Adam smith, General Jack
son and others In support OF his arguments, ana IN
regard to the free trade cry OF "eJ industry alone,
and 1t win find the best market for ITSELF ne
quoted from Mccullough To snow the contrary
fact. Taxing the item OF cotton, Mr. Greeley showed
that India ana China, the great original cotton
the British power loom, spinning jenny manulac-
turers have grown rlcn. lie also quoted from free
regard 10 the free trade ghost OF increase OF prices
caused by high tariffs, Mr. Greeley cited Mr. ,. b.
Chittenden, A. 4. stewart and other Importers OF
woolien goods, to show that these goods had not IN
creased more haD fifteen per cent since 1862 so tnas
prices at all. He was in favor of paying on the ma
tonal debt ut the rate OF one hundred millions q
year until the last dime is wiped out he ana not
look upon national debt as national blessing.
He had had some experience OF individual debts.
and did not find much blessing In them. II Is Tor
the interest Of labor TO pay on this debt, bu. Il
can't be done without high taxes, and every time
We cry ont against high taxes we are CRYING out
against the national debt. Mr.. Greeley closed with
O few remarks about the OF manufactures.
especially and steel, ana strongly In favor OF
protection and the balance of trade.
Mr. ALBERT BRISBANE followed with q few re-
marks on labor and money. The panacea for the
ills OF labor he conceived to be universal co-opera
ton of labor on the basis OF labor, capital ana capa
CITY, AND IN regard to the money question ne
favored the government Withdrawing all its national
three per cent He could not see any good reason
why the government should not lend n money 1s
Of oann Interest," the prcats u PAID to Middle men
worker was also exhibited, and the working classes
were advised to petition Congress TO legisate more
payment of poor profits by the aborng classes IS TO
corporate and become their own employers capital
lists, bankers and landlords
The League viii continue It's discussion OF social
aud labor topics today IN Iammany han az nali
past ten A. M nr " ant So'en
Besides these the following anniversary meetings
will be held during the week. v.,o,, sooo,u >.
Association Hall, ut haf.past seven L. nj. me
anniversary OF the Union Theological Seminary also
takes place at DR.. Adams church. Madison square,
NJ half past seven p NJ. Addresses will be delivered
by several members OF the Senior Class and by Rev.
TUESDAY May 9.-The Reform League Will hold
It's anniversary meeting at Steinway Hail. at nalf-
Deli Philips Phi parva, j. ". Howe, Douglass Mott,
DeI.arge. Rev. II. II. Garnet, and Others. American
sss eFn a In0 s ~
! Academy OF Music sunday schools OF Rev. Drs.
Adams, Crosby and Ganse, Association Hall.
lication Society," half.past seven r NJ, Association
Hail. Addresses will be delivered by Herrlck Jack
| son, ID. d., Rev. Il. De Witt Talmage Rev. T. l..
| Cuyler, Hon. VIM. E. Dodge and others. National
Peace Convention. at No. "a Cooper Institute.
American Woman's Suffrage Convention, at sten-
1nrRspAy, May I.Amerean congregational
deny HiE of Music American Tract soclsty, faii.
past seven p. NJ, ut Association Hall. Ameri-
Bible society, ten A. AssOcIullou HAIL
Addresses VIII be made by the Rev. DR.. q. W.
Heaeock OF Buffalo; Rev. Dr. c. d. Foss, OF New
York; Rev. Or. Kingston Goddard OF Staten Island;
Rev. Dr. J. o. Fisher OF Bath, Me-, and Gen. Iheo-
dore Runyon, or Newark. The annual meeting for
business VIII be held at the Bible House ~ nine A.
NJ Members OF the Society and delegates from
auxares are cordially invited To attend. National
woman's Suffrage Convt ntion, or '.Cosmo-Politico
Party,n ten A. NJ, May IL and ~ ~ Apollo Hall.
FRIDAY, May IA meeting Of the surviving
members or the late Ninth regiment, New York Vol
unteers lawkins Zouaves, is to be held at the ar
mory OF the First infantry n. g. s. N. y, lI8 West
1hirty-second street at eight O'Clock r. NJ, for the
purpose OF making arrangements Tor celebrating In
some appropriate manner the anniversary OF their
departure for the seat or war In 1861.
TUESDAY MAY ls.-New York sunday School
Union, hali.past seven r. NJ, Reformed church. Oh
Fifth avenue.
SATURDAY, May 27.-Society OF Friends, Elders
meetings III the different meeting houses. Public
meetings on the subsequent Sunday and Wednes-
day. Intervening and concluding meetings nj the
Rutherford place meeting house.