New-York tribune., 1876-08-10
WORKINGMEN'S COMPLAINTS
MASS MEErING AT COOpER Union.


| TWO FACTIONS AMONG TIE woRKINGMEN-A LARGE;
| AND ORDERLY MEETING HEID-POrInCIANs AND
CITY OFFICIALS CONDEMNED - ADDRESSES BY
| GEORGE BLAIR JOHN ENNIS, SIMEON L. CHURCH,
| AND OTHERS.
The workingmen's gathering at the Cooper
Union last evening large IN numbers anu orderly IN
| conduct. general misunderstanding previously OK
| listed as to the object of the meeting, owing
! to the differences between two factions OF WORK
! nErncn one OF which had issued calls for a
meeting TO organize for demonstration at the City Han
to-day while the other had secured the large hall OF the
Cooper Union for other purposes number OF men VINO
propose TO take part IN the procession to-day were pres
eut last evening and openly expressed their dissent Whcn
the chairman OF the meeting announced that they had
not together for the purpose OF getting up sc0
demonstration that announced to take place to-day.
and that they could take official notice o! the move
mcn After the meeting adjourned many of those pres
cnt express ed their dissatisfaction with the manner IN
which tho wOrngmen had b0cn treated by their leaders,
| and the heads OF both factions denounced
The audience in the hall. which well filed were
al or nearly all wOkEgnen with coats on. Tut
all orderly and well behaved The speeches we're lis-
tened to atcutivcly and vigorously appIuded Occa
! sionaly a remark made by some one IN the audi
encr Whenever the names of Mayor WCkham Controller
Green, Allan Campbell, the Commissioner OF Public
Works, mentioned they were received with loud
| hlsses
The meeting called 10 order by The Chairman Of the
Committee Of Arrangements. John Ennis, who intro
dnCcd George Blair the President OF nc NcwIork Trade
Assembly who presicd. Mr Blair said that the present
state of affairs was due great measure to the mis-
take of capitalists the hand on the representa-
ous The pc0pln the other hand IN estimating The i'm
Of work done by machinery, which had been
used extensively To oye!produrc manufactured
goods. and consequently lessen the work TO De- done Ivy
the workngIncn John Ennis then made long address
L. rrfpr tu no
I march 10 the City Hall on Monday of last week, aud
spoke ~ what the committee hsi done IN seeing the
heads of the departments that day. At the meeting
OF the Board of Aldermen on Thursday last none
OF the heads of departments were present except
tho President Of the Department of Parks. The
city Government was t0dp Ike circle; n
seemed to have head and Il % man wanted 10 find
the tail DO would have to trav' around the circle
He next referred TO the slumbiI blocks which have
been thrown III the way of the cOuuIcc and Td that
political leaders had applied at the ors that very even.
ing SAYING they invited hut t'y had not bcen III
vtcd ana tho workiugmcn would not led by my po
ician.
James Connolly spoke in similar =, rn. In tn course
Of his remark, no said lhlt cler. 1i Andrew H. Green
camr 10 the ball that evening and % red 10 secure for
SIR Connolly and M Enn, ans position they desired, for
the privilege u speaking from The platform Mr. Con
ior the u,r,u,Drsi ro.hiusrrn was Andrew H. Green
This r'H1ik was r,c,"cd with great u2tor ana al
pllu,, ne ap.,1ar ioI ii that the wbruen desired
'iy ,,c ', mn m, fIyraycrs and citizens wanted
Thy I'D moi want TO BE- supported by 'ho STATE bat this
Nr Tnn~yfy. the Secretary of The Committee of Ar
ni.rirnis frll a nuair Of resolution, setting forth
inc arp,rl'r condition Of the wpr!usmru at present,
thrrr hriuG upward Of 10000 now oUt Of employment
,br"i,b uo f'ut oi their own: that tie city ,uthor
iir- I ~ go their Iowcr tO prosecute public Improve
IurI,, he amount uf millions - dutar-; thdi th'
,,., .,y M fup riiy trru,!sd upon the Wu!L,u-Uen
iE.ti, wa the duty Oi the ,Jtc % furnish wosK in pc
nod, ui dcyrc-s.ou. I"c resolutions Insisted Gron
Inc iumclilr prosecution Of all works 1nthulnnd b.
/ lao,
Board uf Alnrrm"u, and declared that TIE coWhI zee
,r,,l ' i the t,uycru.. luI H1'l fos tL' removal az
an uuhr u,rrs who us. their positions 10 prevent the
/ piu...ut.uu ~ public Mol.'. IIr l''Dit,iph' con
w, hold that AuJi,w IL. Green, he CONTROLLED ll' ~
'.rfrrrI o. extent bordering ou trsfiSm WIN iH'
legitimate functions nl otI"r department. IN sven
iu,nu,r 90, 10 prevent tc .cution OF publ" N"I
which prove 10y the record ul the trplf m'i.
fur the last t.rrc yr1rs, AL w' "ll hli ''S",i2 y'
ihr contract - stem nU" ~ operation 90 "IH''l '', l
! parmcut. which 'utbic, hIw I" tohlfoI l"'I'H e.
through il,oge contra toI' who's" -nIcil'S are l'''
! he resolutions we're unanimously adopted Win great
! Wr Hlair then introduced Simeon Church o' The
West side Property Owners NsroDii'l'h ~ -'" 'hh
/ q guy our tod ih' No'"h-m,u t!'l lH- I.".,t' ,
owners iii upr want buy more "v Improvements lh-'
mrut.. Iui t va, sal ihr 20 sr5 i"Ii N",H Ha'
/ vIutri, Iui woIaWru WEI. I'"N ana Ni"
tbe r,d vhrn tLpif fpjH,rs were prevented from nu-
ing Indr. Tho existing system capital "d taxed ont oi
,rs rui boulevard Improvements, bat it Has taxed tor
th,,r t!n-, aud then the ImHoNcmrnlo were not nt'
/ enterprise Of the CITY sipppcd. ih' cut'iWNc ~
/ tar t,.'t. us stopped II was Tor ,ho -.
Htc,n. twenty millions oi n"iia, on thr rihl' N"ILt
Nnru th" vy.,ias.n"n M'nt 20 ~ - ,t, .n',II ,
tnr politician, nu "ppor,"hity ." render I"r day y
J,u,, r.ar,oG slid tnr trouble was NOT between tie
property oy urIs ana The No.husmoh Men were "'.h
/ H. t "1s lie wonld ri,c tac same advice 5s Euul,
quietly aud p-lcr,bly pni whouy dogo. dot
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