, 1874-05-19
He Is Strong in His Endorsement
of Grcenbnclxs.


national Mrs.
Tho pooplo kopt very quiet, and tho faces Of
most present indicated fair amount of inselli-
gence and rcspootability. Tho platform, waa oc-
cupfea by about dozon men we'll known In tho
workingmon's associations Of tho city.
Tue meeting was called to order by Mr.. Joseph
Wadaingtou, who nominated Mr.. patrics CotYce
Of the Ssone-Cutters' Association, as President,
which was ratified by tue audience. Mr. Ungor,
Of tho Cigar~1lalors' Union, was appointed
Secretary.
Mn. c0FFEE.
Tho Chairman said, iu opening tho proceed
lngs, that the meeting waa called for tho purpoae
Of protesting ngainst tue repeal Of the Eight
Hour law, and to lndorae the action Of the
Industrial oongross recently hold at Roci,-
ester, N. Y. He concluded by introducing
Nn. MICHAEL TaEvEL11 oK,
who commenced by stating that he had not como
thoro with tho intontion of tutoring any unMnd
word against tho Administration, or to innamo
tho passions OF hla countrymen. He would,
however, hcorn to shrink from tutoring anything
TINT be conceived 1t to be his duty to say. 10
would consider the questions Of
LABOR AND FINANCE.
two questions which that day occupied the at
tontion 70, Of the country. Looking arouud him
of aoo the question put by the l1aator
he4e all % that % snsstion stans aasa put o
any laboring man In tho Chicago atrceta, hls an
swey would BE- = Because 10 man hath employed
mo-" Tho chief fault with the workingman IN
the past, was TINT thoy had too much neglected
their own interests, aud delegated their work to
porsons who did not sorvo thom faithfully. In-
doed, tho politicians had said that tho working
govosnment, but whetler they ys''1us andor- r
stood 1t Or not. tho worlingmen Of
America would, In tho future, ondeayor to create
In thiB Republic a bottor state Of things than
now existed here. [Applauso.]
No nnn in America should he too proud in.hg
own estimation rs to shrink from doing what he
could to advance the interests Of his fellow man.
Mother Naturo would not yield up her fruits
without labor. Good government WAS not =
spontaneous growth.--it was createl by tho ne
eessitioa Of tie people who not alone protested,
but also worked against oppression. [Applauso.1
A rational degreo Of labor improved tho physical
condition Of mau,-it developed the limbs and
expanded the chest; ivbntvo.r but
WAS another afair-it enorvatod. 1t depressed,
it crushed the working people. Long hours OF
labor would ba an unbaarable oppression. Man
was not machine. 10 required occasional
vote to hia family; when ba did not hava this
time, what WIS the result? That family WIS
neglected, and III tho boya or the girls went to
the nad, tho niniatera held up, their hands in
alization." Judging by toe circumstances sur
rounding tho oyerworled people 1t could hardly
be wondered Al.
THE RICH AND THE NAUGHTY
might affect to deBpiBs the workingman, but
tho time Ind come whom the laborer aud tho
artisan should assert their manhood and demand
equal rights with others Of their follow-ctizona.
Those who assumed 10 be the people Of America
the favored olue8es-called themselves We"
Now who in thunder were "we?" (Cheers and
Ho rocounted ali tue services rondered to the
world, to trade aud commerce, by tho
workingulen. They Ind been tive" q loug
enough, aud would not subn,it to that style Of
these workinsmen don't understand Govern
mont" Did they not, iudecd7 We'll, they
would understand 1t much better, no doubt, il
they worked less hours, and had time to attend
to the business Of Government. [Applause.1
MORE HONESTY.
II the labnripg people had moro to say In tho
matter of governing the country thoro would bo
fur lass' Of Oreti1t-Mobler Anayory aud the other
hunbugs which had long afflicted the nation.
fApplalse.]. The speaker noxt dealt somewhat
severely With persona who considered them
solves
TOO RESPECTABLE TO WORK.
Too rospeetabie. lndeodl Why, the working
man MN was = q 9niia , az respectable aa sny King or
What WAS King,-a crowned clown in the light
Of this age. Those who belonged to tho profos-
sions were very respectable, no doubt, but they
were tho equals. not tho superiors, Of the work.
There was 10 direct var between labor and
capital, but there was war between labor aud
that fond callod
''MoNEy-pownn"
which regulated capital. Yes; 10 would be
direct to tic point, aud Hay TINT war vas dcclarod
aguinst that creature called money" Zap
plause.] Some Of tho papers, having ideas Of
their own upon the matter, might say something
unkind On this point, but ho did not care for
cepsurs in good callse., Tho speaker went into
aomo explanation, according to lila idea, OF what
money was. It really meant the regulation Of
value, aud was nothing OF itself-it oily repre-
acntod something that was substantial. Tako
$4,000 aud let it lie idle for number
Place it out at intoroBt. any 10 per cent aud it
would multiply itself, although tho owner had to
do no worh The laboring man had to work day
in and day out Tor "hat ha n could yes,-ho must
could sage nothing during the yoar. Why ? Be-
cause 1o wnB compelled by necessity to work for
loss than lis labor waa worth. Suparauous caf,-
ital, At interest, bought up auporluons labor at
starvation prlce, and hence, while tho money
broker grew daily rich the workiugmnn not
daily more impoverished.
Money would multiply itHolfln three months
labor could not, aB rule. make fortune during
= 1itetime. Why WAS this I DecauHo tie law
sanctioned it because the rate Of interest was
higher tlun what labor produced. LlW Was
nlads for q olasB-ths class that attended to tho
busineas Of Legislation. # the norkingman
would work lesa, aud attend to legislation moro,
THIS state Of things might not long continue.
liz. Trovilhok then glanood At tho condition Of
thingaln II
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
where aupertlnouH munev ground the people to
tho dl,st. He also nketched tic decline f' u our
carrying trade. England and France had somo
fifteen Of twcnty lines Of steamers plying bo-