The New York herald., 1874-01-31
they Intended to enact laws legalxing the acts Of
MUNICIPAL RIOTERS OF NEW YORK CITY.


quested and required for the matter OF that, to
dIsband this vile body OF police and dismiss their
who oppressed the aborers, from the President to
the Assistant Aldermen, were merely a set Of cow
ards. lferrhc appause.)
very faint voice, addressed the meeting In Ger
man. she said gentlemen who had addressed
them before her had told them in more graphic
words than she was capable or OF the uncaed for
and feOnious outrage perpetrated upon working
men men IN Tompkins square on the 23d Of January.
1t an actuality or mere name Sne thought it
was the latter; for they told them OF long list OF
rights they were to have, but she did them.
Their rights were like the music OF musician
playing on violin without strings in q castle in
the air. The constitution afforded them the right
OF free speech; but the police robbed them OF the
right
,,., GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
me violations often perpetiated by the police
could scarcely have occurred in q mOnarchica
country. Would the police have disturbed Messrs.
theirs9 on. no. they would nave taken great care
to secure them peacea0le and quiet gathering.
And who were the men who were cluobed In
Tompkins squareY They were the real citizens,
the real workers, the real taxpayers. And why
were they theres In order TO demand work and
children. Poor people who were i'll were
sent to the hospital, and II the community
the other. The workingmen had right to expect
that the city would relieve their unprecedented
sufierings. The workingmen built palaces and mad
to live III novels; they wOve the rarest stuf1s and
had TO clothe themselves In rags. These were told
to leave the park, and beaten and clubbed II they
were not quick enough about It. The police knew
that they who were around and organized coud
easily have the upper hand. and they used their
ionnd honest men behind IRON bars and in cells COM
pared to which the menageres In Central Park
were
PALACES OF PoMp AND sPIENDOR-
('Brav0Po IL was the police that violated all
order and not the worklngmen, and the police
ought TO be prosecuted. II men OF New York were
what they pretended to be they would not rest un
til they had brought the Police Commissioners into
the state Prison. t"Bravo! bravorD But men
would always elect the men foisted upon them Dy
Tammany Hail. Was this already country where
the brutal police club was the supreme symbol or
power Tne greatest power in republic was the
vote OF the people, but OF using their votes
Tor the maintenance OF their most sacred rights
they had demeaned themselves by making unhoy
bargains with their enemies She (the speaKer) was
a woman, and ~ woman she would say that II the
gentle sex wond enter the political arena all bru.
talty and coarsenesS would vanish at once. loud
applause.) g
fhe following resolutions wero then read and
adopted amid the l0udest APPLAUSE
RESOLUTIONS.
We citizens Of the city Of New York, in mass meeting
Whereas Is, ls4 quiet citizens intended to
% on hc 1S%pss hs they y e .
granted by the SoHsp.ion both Of tnS Omitted states
Sy ne he York
liberty fellow edzsns thersors Be i viz ''' ~N
6 s
the Park Commissoners Tor their unwarranied and
the Police Commissioners;
our m At this wholly
thSse % j Intending M .n,o to hold @ the said meeting;
the
reported the revolving events aore mentioned and the
Of Sne word o. the % mas, M
ffha. We annually pledge ourselves to OPPOSE IN the
be o The
me siye T r e and The 3 rGe
MIR. WIN. GRNDLACH then delivered the follow
ing address :-Ladies ana gentlemen, the speakers
who have preceded me have told you at length OF
square on the 18th Of this month. We are mere to
protest against this outrage which sOme-I am
which, in the face OF the facts, Is incomprehensole
to me. We are here to work up those people who
smoke good cigars drink good beer and club
lab0ring men 1Or attempting to ask for what be-
longs to them. These gentlemen OF polite iDdolence
would like to reduce the pay OF the aborng classes
| smoke and drink. In fact, the times when man
| could 60 home after working eight hours and feel
we e
ise%sn % rean E sc
| works to improve his condition, aud in so doing
only follows the example of those men who say he
commits treason in so doing. II we cannot say
what we think we are an abortion on manhood
and living lie on freedom. The grand objection to
us is that we are Communists and lnternatOnalists
Is not the priescrat which CRIES out against us an
THAT'S sop0 You answer yes; then why not sup
press it, It is older and stronger tnan we.
Mr.. ALExANDER JONES said-Ah II words were
only deeds; an IL meetings could only effect revo-
utions, the state OF the future would no longer
A STATE OF THE FUTURE.
Thev listened to the speeches. they adopted resO
lutions, and then went home with the pleasing
conviction that they had once more saved the cOun
try. Uaughter.l Providence had been kind to
them in giving them the blessings of the police
Tne police were not satisfied with having trodden
"A QefenceleSS aSSembla1e WOrkluQmen
but they must use their power to prevent even q
future peaceabe meeting Now the question was,
Where was this tyranny to end Ii was this ques-
tion which had led thousands to this hall tonight
as he hoped, with the firm resolution not only to
eras entre '1,s system o deceit ana " fraud and and v
lainy. How many noble lives had been immo-
lated ON the altar OF the Republic, and
they could only find precedents in Russia
and Turkey. He thought it was ludicrOus to con-
ton OF the right OF free meeting. He would like to
know what rights were not being violated con-
EVERY OFFICIAL IN THE LAND.
from the President down to the most brutal and
ignorant policeman 1t was all one system OF cor
the country have come to If 5000 or 1000 men
could not assemble,peaceablv witOut been dispersed
BY the clubs Of the police Wei history had taught
had still strength enough to fight Tor
their rights, they could easily accomplish
been reduced by years Of starvation and misery.
There was only one remedy, and that was organiza
tton from house to house. from ward to ward from
CITY to city ana from State to State. Everywhere
the spark OF freedom would light name, and they
would soon be able to cope with the arbitrary
power of the police. who then would have to fee
before the champions OF right and Justice.
(.'Bravop) Oh, but there were people who would
say, "lhis is winter and In few months coal will
be much cheaper. Let us wait" He would warn
them against this delay. Let them write one word
on their banner, Organization !" and then they
would surely conquer.
Mr.. JULIUS KAuFMAN, q turner, said that this
attack upon Tompkins square would, perhaps, be
the first means OF lberating the people from the
present regime OF
TYRANNY, BIGOrRY AND OPPRESSION.
The Republic did not rest upon the foundation OF
clubs and police, but upon the self-esteem OF cit
tZens, and by occurrences such as those in TOmp-
kins square they must all lose their respect for
free institutions. Could any citizen preserve his
seesteem when he knew that he was liable to be
cluDbed by q policeman II he dared to go to a
peaceable gatherings What was the next con:
sequenceY The citizens also learned to lear
the police as power to which he must DOW
whether they be IN the right or wrong. Well. as
soon as this condition or things prevailed the
'citiZen ceased to exist and the ''snbject' began