New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-01
ASKING. roe WORK
THE PETITION or TIE woRKlNGMEN.


CoNrroLLFR-TIir ANswERs so THEIR "EQuasL
The unemployed worhingmen OF Iompkins-
SQUARE AMI vicinity held gr.e outdoor meetms yest'
5sy ,oor,%c ia fine cvpeetation Of inducing the city
autborit.. ~ give employment public works soon
after O'Clock the crowd began 70 gather o. the east
side Of the square near pile Of stone posts "hict WAS
to serve rs platform for the speakers ana III less 'n
half an hour iiy 5000 workingnen were present INC
appearance OF the park most wrrtched after ne ram
of the day previous. single shrub or nide o. grass
was visible and the dead monotony Of sand ana si'N'
WAS unurokcn except by rain pools and garbage n''
which only added 10 the desoate appearance score
of dirty ragged urcius claUbcgcd over Tue sltH! sur
faces of he dirt heap "aded In the pools I"i ''
,,dv de,tbs OF which issued an 0dor neither mild nor
fragrant. Latte exctcu'ut was visible, Tie 's''i'"7'
having only TO rally aud carry out the programme az
ready arlln, ed by committee. Capt McCullaEh ol
the seventeenth Precinct present with sqin u
- olic,,, Int the officers wer, needed only rs an
escort TO the PROCESSION which followed the meeting
John Ennis who Lad been appointed CHAIRMAN o
some previous occasion called the meeting 10 uI"'i a"
read The resolutions which had been prepared by com
,ff,c. consisting Of W. McGoycrn, John Burke JOIN
,,..n Richard Carroll, William O'Conror, James Howe
J,rp,, Connolly aud W. j. wilson. After setting 'Tth
In the preamble the urgent need "i employ lhE h'!
yyo-lr u iu city Improvements, csprclaiy az " "'''
when 50 many wOrkmcn ont Of employ ment the fta
lu',Us demanded immediate legislation Tor the rf"se'a
i, ~ ,,lJi. nr. m a rnnn'cr fair 20 all, and urged
N,v,r Wirlau To call % special meeting OF tie Board
az Aldermen TO remedy the evils now existing y anal
resolution declared the intention OF tGc vorknsm'h 10
march IL, a body 40 City Han and petition the Mayor In
,,r-lu. Hr Ennis then made bfci address ~ "Ach
he t.l c object az te meeting to Dee peaccanlo de
, tl-, ,,rsa,t f,, t,cir right. rs wolku.1ncn.
They mad met le said lot u tine interc, Of any cous
or po.tlca! organization. bat simply worin-men
They wanted bread hut did not wish to receive it a.
charity: tnry wanted labor instead that they might earn
.,ir l,,i,. H. ,o,,rE,Y n, c.hnrted his Lc.so.- 10
,,i, -. ~, ,', liam and march 70 lie city
Nm tl,., ....s.,. ,..'r claim, without fear
49,. M lts ,llr... IA, ,yorl,r.Ig,n proccc Ted
-. -tl. - a., ..,.,-, and ,y.rr formed in pro-
.'.. -.. ,I,r..,,,,,, - t.. 4,Iirc Tho procession
-, - ,-..,tt.t b, 1ii-l.,yc. Thence 20 the
-. .,,..., o., ,,r.l.t uu,uce 10 C,nfr.--t. and
~, co.. f..I, -, n ,,,i,,.I nj ,b.r,i lol.
"'"'V ' CO.. a., ,,--l,,,,bc civ nan ,.a.
o'''1, ''g -, Nv ,,,rcrs wen ,,rrcd
4i',' ''.' ~ 80 ,. ,,r ,,,,l. b,i said in his
except d" 7u''i "a .'' ms 81. ' -.
',,, ,..., ,,l..,,, noise. carving no banners but
,1 .t- and s,r,.s VI. are NOT Communists. We ar,
uoi dcmlgu-u', aud Represent DO r'SloA> pS'I' - %
slcjr. organization. We are puiy wOrEhgmrn seeking
,..-..-,,, ,,l ,, .a., IL ID, mr. own dignity, and
the dignity Of the cause present, that We shall be-
'"''-' '-' l''', 81 -. 80 an tho $3.50. Ind. and
'u"' We 'o'.N'''" l, - -, ..,,.r, .
-. .. i,t,. AZ tip t.f, Hall the Committee headed
D., sIr Ennis, and l,I fnc cuulu., OF Capt L,ary Of
a., co.. nan police ,.l'.I rr.t al tb, Mayor, office.
I'' Wy i'"' '''.''' 1870 ,..t
Mayor N'cE!-u was al DIS ".il' N'i"''' ''.' ~ go
ness and tlr Lewis prri MT %, the Board 81 Alder
.-.....t rr .. f..., fi.,s fI.s Comm l.
men, i'' JOY. } ~ an ..'' 90 gao ~ 49,, ,,,,.,i.
tie pr0c-ttcd 10 the once oI lAc ''"'.s'i''' W '
,.g ,q.y f,lfI s'r ,.ipIel! u tlr Office. hut bgsiy
b.. ,.. ,....'.., ..,. .,..,, ..,,,,.,t aud ID,
engaged. ii' " "t''I "'"'.' ''' 10 90 80 ~
criycj the Committee. MI tun. aci.t l SPOKESMAN ana
IN "a r,y word. e. l.a, the tutti ION of the men, stating
-, . ~. ,,tl. t., ,..,,,. on Tho l.a.r,ut
'Ai' '''' '''' '''-''- . r,...l
public Improvements ih iht cry was ''"- "'''' '''
m rc,,,gt of difference existing between the heads Oi
. 49, A., -t... d. a.. tho ,-,t,rr. d.par.fI,art ~