The daily gazette., 1876-07-29
The WoTkingnen's Meeting
A TURBULENT AND DISORDERLY
ASSEMBLAGE.
Mayor WhiteIey's Bold Stand,

Mayor WhiteIey's Bold Stand.
DEMAGOGUE FARRELL'S TERRI
FIC SPEECH.
THE LAST NETTING OF THE "woRxlNa-
MEN"-THE MAYOR FoRBIDs FUTURE
MERTINGs-wHATT THE MAYOR SAID TO
THE PEOPLE, AND WHAT MR.. FARRELL
SAID.
The workingmen's meeting at the
City Hall, last night, opened with a
rather smaller attendance than usual.
but when the proceedings began to
grow exciting and disorderly the Hall
was soon crowded to its utmost extent,
Chairman Kane called the meeting
to order, and made temperate speech,
in favorable contrast to his wild
harangue at the previous meeting. He
said Council could do nothing more to
provide work, unless responsible citl-
zens would loan the necessary money.
He thought that as much city work as
possible should be done, and that pro-
perty owners in the suburbs should
petition Council for paving and curbing
and the opening and grading of streets.
He also advised the people not to buy
any butter or vegetables from the far.
mers while such outrageous prices
were charged.
Here Mayor Whiteley, accompanied
by Chief O'Toole, entered the Hall.
Advancing to the stand the Mayor
said:
Men, these meetings must stop. The
City Council have done all they can do
to give you work. Throughout the
whole country there has been a salck'
ness of work, which we all very much
regret, for we feel that people who
want work and are denied it, or EMIT
led to our pity, sympathy and COM
miseration.
We have had enough of meetings in
regard to this matter in Wilmington.
You have assembled here and been
used by demagogues who. when
trouble comes of these movements will
cut you. Therefore say this the
LAST MEETING you SHALL HOLD
here in regard to this subject. The
City Council cannot go beyond their
legal obligations. They will spend the
$4,000 on this basin, but they can't do
any more.
(Here Martin Farrell entered the
Hall, and advancing to the stage took
the chair, saying, 81 preside.")
The Mayor resuming-No gentle
man whether a member of Council or
not, shall terrorize the people. Coun-
Gil has done all in their power to bor-
row money with which to continue
work on the basin, but they could not
do it, How could they do mores They
must raise the money they spend in
taxation, in amounts to be provided
for by ordinance. They have no more
legal power to raise money now than
l have, and anybody who tells you
different is a
DEMAGoGUE AND RIoTER,
and when trouble comes he will take
good care to leave you in the front.
There must be no more trouble in
this city in reference to work. You
must learn by these bitter experiences
that in times of prosperity you must
husband your means, so that when
winter comes you will have enough
on hand. or have sufficient credit to
keep you until Spring.
think that business will soon be,
come prosperous again. 1t may be in
a few weeks, or may be not for few
months.
A voice, cor for year."
Mayor-fes, or for years. the
city bound to support you for year?
Reply-Yes, when we pay taxes.
Mayor-No, l say the city ought
never to have been the employer of
anybody. They started this basin by
day labor, which was a grave mistake.
Let me ask you one question, and
don't allow yourselves to be led away
by demagogues. Suppose you went to
Harlan q Hollingsworth Co. 8 estab-
they, having no orders, could give you
no work, would it be right for you to
say to them I'VE must have bread or
work." Then how can you ask the
city for work. when it can supply only
few men with labor.
Now, why is it that capital has
come into Wilmington for the prose-
cution of various branches of industry
1t is because we had here many skill
full mechanics who were peaceable,
law abiding citizens. But these meet
ings have done more to destroy your
good name and fame, and keep you
out of employment than anything that
ever happened in Delaware.
Suppose you were to go to farmer
to ask for work, would you say to
him that if you did not get it you
would
RuRN HIS BARN AND STEAL.
from him? 1 don't think there are any
thieves before me now.
Farrell-No, nor paupers.
Mayor-No, nor paupers, either
And l know you would not say to
that farmer, you must give me bread
or will steal"
This spirit leads to riot. and the
men who incite you are .riotors; and
when the time comes
THEY ARE THE MEN I'LL ARREST.
But I'll arrest you, too, if you com.
mence the riot. Such meetings are
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