, 1874-03-02
THE W0RKlNGMEN.
General Mass-Meeting Yester-
day.
Speeches by nlcssys. Killings, hlcAuli(I,
and Others.
The Present State of Society to Be
Reformed.
At the Ba1lot-Box If Possible IF
Not, Otherwise.

At the Ba1lot-BoX If Possible; IF
Not, Otherwise.
The various sections Of tho WorkinRmnn 3 As
socIation Of illinois hold 1nrgo maua-msctine
yesterday afternoon at Nos. 6s mud 10 West
Lake ntreot
Blr. J. Hanson, on being elected Chairman, In
troducod Alr. Zimbol as tho first speaker
1fr. ZI,InEL
commenced by saying that they had como to-
gcthor for the purpoho of deviaing measures how
they could unanimously march on tho bulyyarhs
Of aristocracy, aud gain for the working classes
TINT social position to which they wero by right
entitled. Thoir object, ,was to mako tl,is Ropllp-
io In fact as we'll as In namo. IIo tllon cited
many instancos Of how clio workingnlon woro
oppressed BY the ruling clasaoB, and how tho
aristocrats woro doing with tlom just as they
pleased. Although our warehouses and oal-yards
wcro filled to repletion, and the houses in all
parts Of the city wero vacant, still worAinglnon
know. not whore to lny their hcads, and wero
actually starving: Workingmen must learn to
think for themselves; then they would become
aware of tho fact that tho present stato Of
society was corrupt and rotten. AL existing
things must be torn down aud d now system Of
society DO built np. slavos eyon wore allowed
to live, but, AZ things were at prcaeut, workings
men who could work no longer Ind to ataryo,
# they stood together, mud elected good mou 10
tho Legislature next fall, this state OF afr
would bo changed. Our present legi.
woro too stupid 10 mnko living by honest.
and therefore they had to subsist by robbil
poople.
s,n. rnonsMAnK,
tho noxt speaker, referred to an article
Ind lately appeared In Tug TB1BuSE,
how tho roor at tho County Farm werc tr
l,nt l.e did not thuk that tho exposure ),
lend to reform until tic workingmen by
united action forced it upon tho COMMIT
Although our people were heavily taxed
tho poor Of tho county wero made to wallo@
filth, und received more food than was nctu-
nly necessary to sustain life. They did not OK
poet tint tho poor should live in pa1acos, but
thoy expected to DO treated lilfo animals ut cast,
An animal TINT had become worthless was lu-
namely killed, but these nristocrnts woro too
cowartlly to Blloot thom like worthless anima,
but preferred to kill thc!n by cruelty mid inllu-
OF affairs to cxiat, but should rise i'll their
hood, and with unit ted strength destroy tho prcs-
ont syatom OF society, Who among tlom was
sure that lo would not soonor or later becomo
an innnte Of the poor-Houso7 What would
they DO II they became incapacitatod for worls7
Would thoy like to live upon the cruel charity OF
tho county9 Every wild animal killed its weak
or adversary ut once and without giving much
montH tie mouse to death. Tic niistocrnts
wero tha cats OF tho prcsont society they
abused and maltrcatod their weaker advolsarics,
tho t workin1gmon, aaa cat troatol tho mouse
'DV' '''Ap'' Sn'0' 'nG n1sn ss'e op. r"' Oh 'n'o'
10 prevent such q calamity az to be
Mauso ~ pochne ~ ts snhaio OF 1no foors
Moisg, 1;utm G,os 10 -, pe a1!"ss int9 nifty ana
secure themselves thoir rightG. With Their strong
fists tloy must destroy the present Rtate of 10
cloty, and to accomplish this ond thoy must
te t;,o @ nmu a nko suen that when tue
tIo ~ aor aus1n a'1'eo 'ney "oola DO ready Tor
fm,a,. i 1fisa1 s H. r,-,. x,,,.., ;. -.
oaaI a1i nneu ~; .s a.tnongu " was op-
poseu ~ suot ut1soEtlt pecauhe u was honest
NV a1u, ~ lu, uuae to uetsan press, vas
nWys n:n itauy = NY to vSoso cofrptq no matter
saer any tie preso,tstate s Of soosietyswod DO
honont ~ ~ ,,,",,; Ua ''ion po'is' ous l'f 'ne
Dot''A'' - '1t '''"tnlt..' @
.o;a+,o+ +,,o ,,,,,.;e,,t oanL a1i.n Ma1sas
It LII ~ sno - an t etIHAete t'u et ~ G'i ",
] nuout tu1 plosu.lt hsh.o VI nhaus tnnt ous Htti9
nnv ton nc LIN Not;M5 ~ 1"5 ,ro n"s 'noy mna os SAY
nsy @ e, too mucn. IM,othing moro lnhlman' cruel.
nn, e% m ean M snG present hla.o q aoc1oty
te band together sud strike BLOW rhish would
en- ea,s'a woaa neyeF heyo come nag tue work.
su peSn ,Hara tentea taa 'ns aa afbsafy
nscranG i 10 thomsoIsos. ch9ngo haa 60 20
wrought al sooh III posslhle. II splto or tho
sHpnoss1n sn OF 1no onsto Press o. sno ely thoy
nau eosa 6roMn +insaas ~ se1ens' , aa now
caaea communists o,i,n aua no "as proud
Or pcl.g T., ohe. 9a,o ln0y a were uoh'Mi',- t
ists a'u !a ~ tayor & oi eqant IT,. Ilgnts fhay
uas no io"Sgr 1' aconq ta mioM lno % %casay OF no
mnct nun neongne inem 70 the yege
" lulu' 1Io Allatocst:s "oro 'no Ieal cohsplhS'
totH' al.u in iloe lho wo.h!lsanh. Iney made ~
1Mo tIounao nr. ~ uenylug !nena tielr rights;
LIZ .nu !nn,t H. i. 1tin nnta Gol,une. IEe
IN s"v co "oa nd 1au t% ve
nn mado br nniao KNIT tio h,,r,;,,, ~ ~ ~
tut t .s'>e " e.9 tnl'e '"utt to nAl'nb " AeVA