The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-11
THE WORKINGMEN.
Meeting of Sympathy for the Fall
River Operatives,
STORIES FROM THE STARVING.
Rhode Island Dubbed White
Slave State.

held IN large of Germana Hall, on the
Bowery. According to the circular the object of the
meeting ito protest against the cruel and das-
taroly outrages perpetrated upon the working peo-
pie of Fall River. The constitutional rights Of free
meeting free speech and free petition have been tram
| Piled upon. More than has this been done Arc
you willing TO SUBMIT If not then to the meet
ing and protest The mill hands of Fall River suf
| fering hunger and want in their battle for manhood
They need help and should give It with
sparng hand" portion OF the circular printed
in German sympathzed with the miners and their lead
ers, Sney and Parks and denounced the monopolists
in their efforts to crush the workingmen The large
audience three-fourths of whom Germans, bore
a intelligent and respectable appearance The
room well filed, and much earnestness prevailed.
The chair taken by Mr.. John Swnton who said
that this the third Of series of meetings attempted
| TO DO held TO sympathize with the workers Of Fail
| River. He denounced the Commissioners OF Public
Parks for their action in deprvng the working people
OF the use of Tompkns square to hold mass meeting
In poverty, idleness, Indebtedness and despair the
| parks the only resort of tho poor people. The
parks theirs, and body of men have right
| to refuse their to the people
INTRINSIC RIGHT MEETING
was which all other rights based 1t was
the only Of the poor man when he desired to
protest against the wrongs inflicted by the rich. Ho
advocated tho Solidarity" Of in conradisnction
the solidarity Of He often struck by the
absence of responsive thrill among all trades when
one trade happened to strike, when its rights
abused invaded He referred to the Fall River strikers
and the gallant stand they made against tho capitalists
He dsapproved of profane language bat he could not
help saying that If any class OF people deserved be
damned it was the capitalists Of Fall River. He asked
them TO send theirssnpathy to Siney and Parks and
than that to the they she'd with dol
lar bill II there was the same unity and manhood
among the poor that there among the rch
such wrongs as were witnessed at Fan River could
| have happened
Mr.. Hugh McGregor read the following
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved That the noble sesaeridcipg and determined
avsh demands of their exacting employers worthy
support and & nee Of every true hearted
ewber q upon the peaeeaby assembled and women
ps q
IaS eve n children 9% Bssy to the the
m9neyed and military despotism Of the min owners
display a taking sides against labor
pnpe Of 0e sh0
Resolved That The nctio Of the Mayor Of Newport in in
rest them oeggas an insult to the working people Of
ptemscr 1879 Ue considered red letter days II tho sq
dar Of tho american labor for the blood Of the
wkeTs was On these s days spilled by the R9ee
workingmen throughout the land openly unite with
the noble task of emancpatng the working classes from
Resolved That congratulate John Sney result
republican passed subservo the Of
ader which Xngo Parks has been GGpdemnd
20 repeal this law that justice should yet be sought for
prison that we suffer in his snherngs that wronged
n sn 20 5 m as a9a sa %e
desotism which now trying to assasnate human freedom
WHITE SLAVE STATE
Mr. Leaader Thompson being called on, said they had
among them couple OF representatives from the white
slave State OF Rhode Island, who would tell them of the
humiliation and degradation TO which the workngmen
Of that region condemned. The black slaves Of
tho South we're well treated compared TO the white
slaves of Rhode Island lie hoped the suffering work
ing people Of Fall River, whose persistent and manly
efforts TO wage against the tyrannical capitalists
would receive material as well as moral aid from the
working people Of New York. The speaker
made vigorous appeal for pecunary support
for tho distressed operatives of FAN River He re-
ferred at length to the condition of the working
people in Rhode Island and to the action of the Mayor
of Newport OF the naughty, arrogant people who
treated the poor working people like dogs. The police
authorities OF this city, he said not only refused them
them from assembling IN that room to lift their voices
against the wrongs Of their class. Ho concluded his
speech by declaring that 'any who controlled
$1,000 600 was both thief and robbern This sent-
ment was received with loud applause.
The resolutions written in German here read
once more and unanimously adopted.
GOING Foa TILE PARK COMMISSIONERS AGAIN
Mr. P. j. Mcguire denounced tho Commissioners Of
Public Parks for refusing the working people Of New
York the use OF Tompkins square tor public meeting
He referred to the sad cases of restitution produced by
the strike in Fall River and asked If this was free
country If the ballot made the government and an
swered his question negatively and insisted it was
the dollar and not the ballot made the government
He called attention to tho freedom permitted to tho
+ workingmcn OF monarchica Europe-how they meet
and speak in the parks Of London, Dublin and Berlin.
He demanded that tho savings banks OF this city DO
compelled issue monthly reports of their condi-
ton They were supported by the working
people, and the working people had right TO know
their condition. The speaker, who singulary
fluent and effective, stirred up repeated applause by
his denuncations of the Fall River capitalists He
made an appeal for material aid for the impoverished
strikers saying that II better to give their money
in that direction than to drop in the church box
the conversion OF tho hoathen He stated fact
that tho operatives of Fall River lose their the
lights in their houses are NOT out az ten O'Clock at
night He trusted the Irishmen would come In with
them and hold their meetings Sundays for all the
great meetings that ever accomplished anything
Truth crushed TO earth Will rise again. - sc.
AN ELOQUENT
Mr. Jonathan Btltcih, an operative Of Fall River,
marked North of England accent said that
no fair statement of the condition Of things
at Fall River had ever yet been given. In regard
to the Mayor Of Newport he did not think no as
bad man as he was represented. The speaker
one OF the delegates who Newport to collect
aid for the Fall River strikers and the Mayor was will
ing to let them have the park parade ground for
meeting. Relative to the suIerings Of the operatives
out Of work, he related cases OF who were without
a fire in their houses for q whole month; OF women
with six and seven children without q morse to eat
for a couple OF days together The old man related in
had with "a cotton lordn as he called him
at Newport The cotton lord told him that
FOREIGNERS MADE TROUBLE
in this country; that all peace before they came
over and started strikes and all manner OF dsturban
ces, to which tho speaker replied by asking foreigners
didn't help 10 win the Independence OF America The
speaker next went on To relate what happened the
delegation that went from Fall River Newport col
lect funds and how they were told by one rich man
i whom they asked for assistance, that all the money
they had IN Newport was wanted for themselves every
I dollar OF H. The speaker made much merrmenl by
his argument that Sunday the proper day FOR hold
/ ing such meetings insisting that nature worked on
the Sabbath, that the grass grew that day
II
would not hesitate 10 work Sunday, though the
Churches that profess 10 teach His doctrines would
cruelty Him II He were now here among them Tho old
1 man ended his speech amid thundcrs OF applause
Mr. job Bailey another operative said that az no
workingman speak his mind in Fan River they had
\ to come TO New York TO make their wrongs public
Nh, George Winter spoke for five minutes IN German
and was followed by Messrs. Jepson and Morgan two
] other operatives from Fan River. bosdes severnl