The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-30

mn ttute last night to assert their rights and t,
procs N their unalterable hostility to partial law
ana TO h oonopolies OF every name and nature
and to resu,.' the campaign In favor OF the Eight
Hour law. Az the hour appointed for the open
ing the hall was an Tut half filed; but between
quarter to eight ana. eight T. NJ. the people
came pouring in by dozens and by scores
until the place was well nlled- MIR. Joseph Arch
OF England, and some other sheakers expected
and announced, did not show OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for very excellent reasons because&t were not
within many miles of New YORK. Their places
were occupied by homemade orators from ariopg
the classes Of tolers represented In the meeting
On the platform were seated the officers OF the
several trade organizations In the city.
THE SPEAKERS OF THE EVENING
and few invited guests well known ahd appre-
ciated by the workingmen, and including among
their number Messrs. McGregOr, Banks, M'Makn
Oliver and other internatlonalists.
AT quarter past eight the meeting was
called to order, and Mr.. James Connolly
President OF the State Trade Assembly, was
nominated and elected chairman OF the
evening. Mr.. Connolly is quite good looking II not
handsome. He did not looE much like man VINO
worked ten hours day and was tired out by his
labors He made brief address, the substance OF
Palace Commissioners for giving that Job to con-
tractors who perform it by ten-hour men and by
men who are not citizens OF this State censure Of
the city also for allowing gas monopoos to supply
1t with that necessary adjunct of civilization rather
than supply Itself, as II does the Croton water. He
also censured the Legislature for its apprentice.
ship laws and remarked that it made
NO DIFFERENCE WHAT PARTY Is IN POWER,
democratic or republican,: they ignore the work.
lngman altogether Let a politician or capitalist
call upon our legislators at any time, they can have
an audience; but let the wOrkingman CALL they
can't possibly OBTAIN an interview. These he de-
clared, are the subjects upon which the working
men have met to speak and deliberate upOn to-
might. For himself he was resolved never again
to appear IN Cooper Institute or any other hall at
a workmgmen's meeting until the workingmen
snail organize to resist every monopoly that Is OPP
posed to their rights and interests.
Mr.. George Blair was chosen secretary, and In
like maiden to whom the question has been
popped" He was surprised, he said, that he
should De thus honored but he would say few
words. He did say something about the contract
system In opposition to IL, and then read the reso
lutlOnS, when are as folowS:--
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
whereas the workingmen OF this city having caused
hI ,a etSn an 81 mt ] lay With to light
small portion q time for their comfort and improve
men find to their great chagrin and indignation, Shat
still more nsidious combination Of capital has not been
and whereas the Contract syse among ap s ay
IN, threatens to build the Industrial Pal
5onr Of the % 5y forcing The work
hsse ana ny nna
aT are % p ana that no
until industries conducted the cooperative or
ah aa
than through the yrannical control Of middiemen by the
Fri-TGat Of the labor organizations of New York.
%sess In Sq to mutually
SeooadIhat we have but one general wish which to
labor be for the good Of the whole community and not
h eST sss;
the asre Be sSen to al the
trade Sdsr e the
under the control of any contractor monopoly
,.,., r. PROTEST AGAINST CONTACTS.
ui we protest agsinst the general government
street 70 p sa Har without S
the employed paid the current rate OF wages of
the place. as called form the Presidents proclamation Of
for-That protest against the evasion of the Eight
. Hs oa he
mental R Ms n n' sa hSsee S The build
sgsqK aAa q Esssas the law deserve the
engaged in all industrial pursuits and severely cen
such law as would protect the workngmen while At
C the a s S U9 a
Apprentice law the State Legislature shalt have
siS,h-That we demand the immediate aboishmeut OF
cIes as manufactured therein shall not be sold below
@ % outside pro- A''' WI" n0' DC
o ws de1 GAS IS, ro Or THE in- CITY
the gas works in this city BY the Government that the
people may be supplied with light at Cost IS they are
OG Sss%%nSss inssmusn q. the Emigration Bureau at
tract system through ring Of politicians trucking to
ssai il sst.snE sas ss
e sae people THIS Sa Is caus
:ss ana y inducing him % Compete with American
that feel this 70 be direct blow at rights ana
for the Creation Labor Bureau whefcin our organ.
t5ations may be tho,oaghy represented BY our own
ports to us OF its transactions
success of the movement in West and South
and that while we consider ourselves as homogeneous
aarcuturlsts we extend to them ne hand and tie Of
sy Is who for the the se pro
ducc therefore believe that the only relief
S y 5s aSd ;A s he
IL s and Ia e and saanIy sub
whose alarming efronery and growth threaten to I'M
7enh-Ihat we purpose using an lawful and honorable
means within Mn our power to crush system which has for
determined seeing the great injustice that being
SS na ls ss Ia US IN 70
ing away this great and growing evil from midst
and determined never TO stop until crowns
our efforts
These were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. OSBORNE WARD OF the engineers, was then
introduced. He entered deeply into the contract
system as against the cooperative. His meta
physical profundity was, however not duly appre-
cated by his audience, and once or twice rather
con used himself. While be was recovering his
point voice IN the audience added an amen" as
suggestion that he should sit down. He put him.
self right by o
REFERENCE TO EUROPEAN POLITICS
and social life. His speech was an earnest plea for
cooperation In manufacturing, railroadinR, min
ing &c.
Mr.. FERGUSON, OF the National Cheap Transporta-
ton Association, was the next speaker. His par
tcular theme was the condition OF the farmers OF
America and their relation 70 the workingmen OF
the country. He Is dorid-faced, mediumsized,
gentlemanly appearing man, who evidently has
not labored hard Tor some time. He started out
with table OF statistics, compiled from the census
tables and designed to show the number Of farmers