, 1874-01-08
LABOR DEMONSTRATION IN ND}Y
YORK.
Dor:1and for tho Prosecution Of
tho Public Works.

tho Public Works.
nnss4H1cctink In Union aqunro..pro.
co"sfon to tho ulty Y1ntt--Tf,rontcr,.
ing Address to tito Hoard ct Assiatnut
Aldermen,
From The Ne,p Yo,h Sun, Jan. 9.
=, more Was tardy attendance at tho nocting
tng' g ~, Ihero was drizzle Of ratn at b o'clock
.nn ~" ''m0 namol In tho calls for tho iomongtrn.
uo1 ;nnrlng tho next half-llo,,r ouly a fow ,ncr,
conacJ "fora n,n 9st 1e q them went away. Tho rain
knot Of persistent waitors gto rnnlv to .no ,,, mo
t!tudo Of guy. Thdotofo t. Dauls aui =. +
Mcguire. of tie International Society shd Cam. ~
o e paased MitS SSasy sst o the gron AZ
to start tho meeting, Mr.. Banks rnniintoi mn ~
tho park Botloes and called tho thronr to Gr1or ~
no m said that M MAST -meoting haa been srrangcii
shouted, '"Woro sick Of the Committopoo ~
Safety. They'd let us atarve before they did
anything" At tlia point Patrick Z. Dupn, who
M led concoyed aud calloa tho meeting. pushed
h!s way through tho crowd to whore Mr. Banks
~an speaking md stopped upon tho bonch.
"Mo uon's 70 wans anything to do With Com
n nantsts no said, land tim Committee OF safety
= = llt'nbne' Whit wo want In work aud pay
take It," ''"' ~ ""''s NJ -
N1r. Dunn, who is Ill old nlnn, wearing spccta-
Clos and spealtipg with excited emphasis was
received with shouts OF applause.
III toll sou exactly how tho thing stantIs.n
! nc ne continued. and what I want ron to do.
IhoFo II two millions' worth of work ready for
yon Tho Aldermen have passed tho ordinance,
Aldormen--tho thiovins. dirty, numbering .'. ras.
cals-haro tabled it. Now, want You to maroh
down to tho City Hull. aud order tho miserable,
alrty nlaekgunrds to give you TINT work. Aud II
the windows Of Their Ghanbor." '''~''' o't' u
Ih's met With sl'ottB Of applause. and tho
within roach.
THE SPEECH OF Mn. s1AaumE
Mr. Maguiro, Of tho Committee of Safety.
spoko III response to calls from tho multitude
II dong, ho said, "that I mn Communist
or ah oittco Seeker. I am q workingman. Do
you want proof Of it? Look at my hands,
want you to organize, to band togotllor, to hur1
tho oilico'holders from power, md enact laws
for yourselves. You MO starving. and tue rus
Gully thieves keep tho work from YOU. Tho
wealth that .yon hayo holped earn is used to
crush you: You arc starving. and tho puuy
Board of Assistant Aldermen stand between you
and brend.''
Tho multitude shouted, .'Lot'e cloau out tho
gang!1 - "Throw = 'em out!" and "Now for the
Mr. Mcguire continued: "It's q shame that
there nro not o,0oo workingmon in this square
this morning. 1t proyes that You won't awake
to your wrongs until your stomachs aro entirely
empty. ~, lut there aro enough of you to 60 down
men treinble IN their shoes. There arc enough
OF you to demand your rights, and If tho scou-
drels won't do tho right thing. tAou-." The
speaker stopret, and lis hearers filled tho break
with cheers aud threats.
It was proposed TINT q committee Of flvo be
aappontcd to lead tho procession to tho City
llalI, and demand inatnnt action by tho Az
sistunt Aldermen. This Comn1itteo is inform
az aily chosen, was made up of Theodore F: Banks,
and Thonaa Altman. Mr.. Griffin. ono of tic
first selected, refused to serve with Banks and
Maguirc. aud waa consequently excused. Ho
anld TINT 10 would havc nothing to do with tho
movement 80 long Us it was controlled Iy m
tornntiona1ists. Mr.. Dunn alBo protested, but
consented to scrve.
THE MARCH DOWN unoApwAx
AT linf-past 10 o'clock tho procession moved
from tho squale, the mon bong arranged four
abreast, with the Committee Ut their hcsd lax
ing tho west sido of Broadway. they marched at
n rapid Face, but without confusion or outcry,
mud created no further disturbance than
onooy mon a o. she Walk Their n.ogzeas how
WY business felix's. anu crowd followed and
watched cnrlously OH the opposite side os tho
street. at Wa5ron street thoy crossed over into
tho Park, and drew up on the mall in font Of
tho City Hnil. Their arrival had been aptici-
pated. aud the entiro space waB inBnntly wcdged
with men. The iron gates OF the building had
boon closed, and on tho portico stood Capt.
Lcary with squad OF police. inside the gates
from tue various proci1,cts, and tho entiro sani-
tary squad. The crowd hiBsed tho police, but
changed their demonstration to applause when
the committee OF five walkod half way up the
stepH.
Wo aro going in to SEQ tho Assistant Alder
men, aald hr. Mcguire. addressing the pro-
ceBsoniats land whilo We arc getting their
answer you will please romain quietly whoro
you arc. Do no VIOLENCE in tho meantime, and.
10 true to yourselves. Wo will first preaont our
demand for work. aud when they refuse it
will bo timo to enforce our rights"
The five thon mounted to tho portico, whore
they wore met by Capt: Lear5, WHO asked what
to sce tho Assistant Aldermen. '''''' '' "''''sl
= "The members Of tue Committee will ploase
allow tho crowd to fill tho building"
1ne OF the gatea was opened. and tho Com
mlttea entered between lines OF policemen,
BEFORE THE ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
When the Committee reached the chamber of
the AaBigant Aldermen they found it guarded
s,s ey a,1 p1llssemen' by whom they we're shown to
hour Of beginning the session, and nono OF tho
AssiBtatlt Aldermen wero thcro except Clancy.
9o went over to tue Committno and talked with
them Mr. Dunn charged thnt tho Assistant
ployed.
"You arc talking about whit you don't under
stand rotorted Mr.. Clancy, land I don't be-
!! !leTo you would work it you had work to do.
Tho Assistant Aldermen haye paused every
measure olIorel TINT WAS intended to proyldo
work.
.That isn't true" replied Mr. Dunn.
Hero tho interview terminated, md tho Com
mlttoo waitca until tho DO srd Aad assembled
with. Afr: Wade in Tho chair. After littlo
routine busincss Mr.. Clancy moved that ton
mlnutes ho granted to hfr. Daa11s, who lind boon
selected by tho Committee to Hpeals for them.
This was carried, ind tho Beard went into T.
Committee Of tho Whole with Mr. sin,ouson
presiding, DR. Danls stood jut inside the gato
Of the railing that separates the members from
the spectators, aud addressed the Board:
uo Ct attended ended meeting Of STRIVING wording
chosen one Of |. Committee to present thoir de-
nand to you. WHO ought to DO III sympathy with
u.s. We llavo come hero, at tho head Of a process
sion that il waiting outside for yoIr
answer, to demand work and pay for doing it.
Since our coming one Of your number haa told |
mo that You hnvo done all Within your po,Yor
but II yoIl lMyen't tho pnNnr It IL tima xo toal: