National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-16
Last NIGHTS PROCESSION.
A Short Sketch of the PrOeee aings.

u 6noEt oketo1 OF the tro6ee1lngs'
Last night afforded one OF the best illustrs-
ttons OF the license into which the boosted free
dom OF s. eech in this country may be allowed to
run. An Irish blatberskite, who is taoooed by
all the respectable men ef his nationality, but
whose itching Tor notOriety, and whose impudent
efforts to secure it have been heretofore noticed,
decided last night to storm the Executive Man
SIGN, and annoy the President with one Of his
characteristic harangues. The speciOus plea Of
the loud-mouthed adventurer is that he is the
labOring mans friend, and some color is given to
this claim by the fact that before the aPpropris-
tion for the labortDg men was made by Congress,
he had secured from a number Of them powers OF
attorney as their lawyer, and by this means when
they we're settled with he Pocksted quite a hand
some sum in the shape Of fees, to which he was
not in the slightest degree entitled.
As he had good thing, he determined to hold
of his clients, be had not much difficulty in per-
suading them that there was still more money
due them, and that he alone could collect It. To
better hold them together he has organized what
he calls labor league, with a considerable mem
bership, and the appearances last night would
indicate that every man of them thinks the Dis
trict indebted to him in sums unknown. The at
tOrney, as be calls himself has, during his brief
stay in the city, been the most persistent blatant
t1icted even upon this community. But he WAS
not satisfied until be boldly demanded the re-
mOVal Of Mr.. Dennison as one OF the Commission
ers, and capped the climax OF his impotence by
attempting TO impose on the President with re-
hash Of his transparent falsehoods.
To this end he hired q brass band and gave no
tce that the Labor League would call on the
President and lay before him their grievances,
and demand the removal Of the Objectionable
Commissioner. The meeting was called for six
o'clock in front Of the City Hail. and at that hour
= about two hundred haa cOngregated. They were
harangued for a few minutes by another work
ingman's friend, - who had recently been kicked
out OF Government position, and they started on
tour TO drum up recruits, for which enterprise
they visited the localities mostly Inhabited by the
eOlOred citiTens Their luck was so good that
about O'Clock, they had gathered full one thou
sand men, all lsboring men, but not twenty o:
them white. They proceeded according to pro-
gramme up the Avenue to the White House where
a halt was made. The police authorities had here
placed on duty a small squad Of police, under the
command of Lieut.. Greer, with instructions to
keep the porticO clear, which they did; and think
ing there might possibly be some use for them,
Detectives McEltresh and Sargent occupied places
in the lobby.
When the head of the column reached the DOR
tico halt was made, and the attorney and seVe-
raj OF his ilk, who claimed to be a committee
raped at the door and asked TO see the Presi-
dent. When asked for their cards the attorney
pOmpously told the doOrkeeper to inform the
President that the chairman Of the executive
committee of the Labor League of the District of
Columbia desired TO see him. The message was
taken, and the answer was The President asks
TO be excused" This made the attorney mad.
He evidently expected that the President would
after the labor OF the day had ceased, leave his
family circle in order TO he insulted and draTnonad
by his senseless twaddle; but he was mistaken.
AS the door closed the upstart walked to the
eOBe OF the pOrllcO anu maue sROrt out most
abusive harangue to the crowd, full of gratu-
tous insults and Williul misrepresentation Of the
case.
The party then proceeded to the City Hall, but
on the way more than half dropped off. Here
meeting was organized, and in a speech which he
made the attorney succeeded in developing all
the hlacEguard instinct Of his mean nature. The
remarks were neither concise, connected u gram.
NAUTICAL, but what they lacked in these essentials
was fully made up in Willlul perversiOns coarse
Jokes and impertinent and unwarranted inuuen.
does. After he had talked himself hoarse his
second fiddle, the discharged Government off,
cial, made a few feeble remarks. A committee
was appointed to call on the Commissioners to-
day, and the crowd feeling very much diSgusted