, 1873-12-22
to address tho immonse audience before him.
Tho worAIngmon wcro in oarnost, aud
MEANT HIlHIEEaH.

u HAuI8db tuo 1ul1lGH6G AuulouEo UoICEo QlIu.
Tho W0rAtilgnon WcrD iii ear1loAt, and
MEANT BuHINEss,
There was no doubt Tint aomotlling waB rotton
and wrong in high official Circles rhcBe men
must 10 shown TINT tho working classcB Ind
| Homo rights thoy wonld have to respect, that
that the workingmon wcro human boings, citi-
zonB Of this groRt country, mud would exercise
their rights. scandinnyians wanted nothing but
thoir rights. and those thoy mcant to havo. Ills
conntryinon wero with them in overy respect.
! and they would stand by tho resolutions pre-
viously adoptcd. It was Il contomptibio lfe TINT
| they lived III FREQ republican country; BucA
Freedom as they found hero they loft at home.
F. A. HOFFMAN, IN.
T. 4. Hoffman, Jr., waa thon introduced. He
considered it Il compliment to be invited
to nddrcss the worllngmon. Although llo
l had ' never , done stroke OF work in hs
brain, which, was oq'uall y as hard: 1le trusted Cd
| thoy would bolieye that that which lo
httorcd was tho truth, and that however wrong
| It might bo-howevor Improper tho step ho
| would propose to thom to tako for thoir welfare.
| from ha heart. honestly. and without reference
to anything but tho interests Of tlloso whom lo
| was addressing It Was lamentablo fact TINT
there should 10 OCCASION in this country for sucI,
| nn assonblngo; that In Wow Of tho toAourcoH Of
this country, and tho development and stridcs Of
! civilization, such spectacle aB thai should bo
| presented on Sunday, that tho world might be
told that thousands Of mon. ablo aud willing to
! wives md children. [CfloorB] Thoro must bo
SOMETHING wnoHa
or this would not have occurred. Thoyo who
found work, did not receive sufficient rcmuuora-
on and arovaans wo everything ,,ery oa9 wns
ing in price: # .ho ,dosirea choap
but ho wor!d not. lie believed they had mot to
devise practicable menns to disontnral them
| aclves,-so got out Of tho slough OF dospond,
aid attain a better position than they now occu-
pied. They should carry ont their idoas by law
tul means, not By unlawful ones.
| THEY MusT DEMAND WORK or TIE otrr.
They might 30 told thet tho State could not
tainly starvc. They should demand work from
the city, [App}auso.l Curscd bo the civil'za-
ton that would not givo man work Give him,
| which. though it circun,scribed tho liberty Of
nun, yot protected the lives Of himself and fam
| ily.. LCheers.] They should 60 to tho Council
te mna Is Sr cir wants ry sh0ua not
but We cannot holp you.' The Connclmon Ind
tllod their own pockets. and those Of their
friends, md whitewaBhed T. nun high in author
lily who hN4 robbed tho City Treasury. They
time to look after the interests Of tho working
NEIL. [Cheors.l He wanted them to 10 to tho
city fathers,
| LIRE DECENT CHILDREN,
and ask for assistanco; not with bended knocs.
not ask for anything but what they we're willing
to make return for. 1t they wore refused
work on public buildings Sewers, otc., tho Coun-
Gil would bo responsible for what followed.
{Cheors.] Tho great cause Of oil the trouble
in tho country MAS corruption, which had como
| upon the people like scol1rgo, bccauGo Of their
J apathy In regard to the nffairs Of government.
/ THE WonK1NnMEN's PARTY.
The two political partlos were dead, and the
EnI F4
party Of t4cir own and redress their injuries nj
thu bal}ot-box. The farmers wero alrendy in tic
field, and until tho laborors Looked. after tlieis
own interests they could not hope to botter their
condition. [choers.]
| THE COMMITTEE.
The Chairman announced as tho Comnaittco tc
present tho resolutions to tho Council the fol
lowing: A. L. Hermantz, G. Kraus, Il. Stahl
4. Arnold, John alcAulitf, aud Mr. Aliclows
linsky.
THE AR1srocnAr AGAIN.
Mr.. Wasmaninaki followed with q speech in
Polish. Ho said That while the ariatocrat wat
lying on silsen couch, smoking hno Havana
eigaTb, tie woskinEman had to york !ike an ani;
to demand what thoy oarnod. They all came
from tho other side Of tho Atlantic to bette,
thoir condition, but thero they made the saddcs
nliatake q their Nyes. Instead n ol coming to .
Of brigandB. Tho aristocrat must learn thai
workugmon wero necessity. Through whom
did those d-d gcoundre1s got rich !? Through
no ono but tho <workinymen., Tho work;
ss%af Lis ~ssaea ssa nssss ts wills I'll ID s saS
earnol millions by Ills wit. 1t was to mako Al,
end TO this ntato Of ai1airs that they had como
together. II thoy did not wish to B,nis lower
than the animals, They should lift their heads
aros. now il my time!" Onco ho went to h;s
master and asked for pay, but tho miserable
croatnre looked at him oyor lis shoulder. Ho
would like to
| DIsEMBowEL THAT MAN.
rApplauBo.l And then these ariHtocratic fellows
could hardly write tieir names, aid 'sero III stu
pid as hootjacks. lie thon proposed three
cheora for tue workingmen, wAtch were given
with sncli will tliat tho building shoot. After
If they had earnestly resolved to better their
condition, then might God Almighty DO with
them.
KEEP ORDER.
A[r. Hepner followed next. Ho spoke in Cor
1nan, aud said that tho Immense crowd showed
bost how much in oaruest they wero. It was
their duty to net like mon, md be guilty Of nc
oxcesses. Each man ought to strive to prcsorye
and epoak diarcspectfully Of their movement
Monday. evening it would be scon whether the
people had been victorious at the last election,
or ~hothor tho aristocrats l'aa gained the aay,
They woro always good enough to do tho voting,
With tho words Of SCHILLER, "rho Moor has done
hia duty, ho can go" thoy woro cast aside. Ii
then furioualy attached tho Siaats-ZeitHnq 70,
mfBrepresonting thor movement, aud ho hoped
tho laborerH would remember it,,
DISTRIBUTION or SURPLUS WEALTH.
A Alr. Pope mado o brlof address. advocating
tho distribution Of the surplus wealth Of the
country an'ong tho lahosing. class, who, he
claimed, were tho foundation Of society.
The Chairman Thanked tho audjenco for thoti
good behavior, aud expressed the hope that tic
cry Of "Full account Of the riot" would not be
hoard OH the streets Tuesday morning. [CheorY.
The meeting then adjourned
| DowN-sTAlnH.
While tho aboye meeting was in progress, All
equally large ono was hold in tho Gymnasium on
tho floor below. SpoechoB wero made by Mr.
Louis Nolke, Jacob Klein, and several others
Tho resolutions adopted Iy tho upper meeting
were read by tho Secretary. aid unanimously
adopted.
Meeting III indianapolis.
| Speciut Dispatth TO The Chitago 1r.bnnr.
INDIANAPOLIS, 1nd., Dec. 21.-fheto was at
imnlonBo gathering Of worliingmen in Maoonit
Hall last eyoning.-probably 1000 altogether
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