The daily gazette., 1876-07-29
FIRST EDITION
WOrkiH0Hlen's Meeting.
Continued from first page.

BY this time the meeting was turbu-
lent and disordcrly, Men were yelling
stamping, and utteripg discordant cries
Loud cries of :'Put him out" were
heard. mingled with stcntorian
requests for Martin to "stand firm"
The Mayor boldly faced the disorderly
asscmblage, and sternly informed them
that he would promptly suppress any
riot. and that Farrell would be the
first man arrested If trouble ensued.
To the determined attitude of the
Mayor Farrell added his requests for
order, aAd when quiet was restored he
said:
II cannot be intImidated. We are here
assembled in public meeting honest
men for an honest purpose. You sir.
Ito the Mayor go ahead of your duty
when you say I'm dem agogue. I'm
an honest man. and law abiding -cit>
iZen.
Mayor-Im determined these meet
ings shall net be held again.
Farrell-Will you allow as proceed?
Mayor les, but I'll stay here.
Farrell-Will you Withdrew your
police force?
Mayor-No' they shall stay here too.
MI. dIICll tuCu ItIuCotCu CbSu
ward TO appoint chmmittee of three
to preserve order, and answers were
made for each ward that such a com"
mittee would hold themselves in read
iness.
Mr.. Farrell then commenced his
speech. He felt aggrieved at
the spectacle before hlm-at seeing a
meeting of free citizens, in public
hall where people are free to state their
grievances, attended by the Mayor and
and Gordon of armed police. He
claimed to be an honest, honorable,
sober man, of as good character as the
Mayor, and the last man to say any
thing that would incite riot or dis
order. He therefore hoped the meet
ing would be orderly and patient.
He thought the Mayor had been un
willingly driven to his action by the
press of the city, whichhad ever gross
| ly misrepresented not only him, but
the workingmen and their meetings.
But he would treat the papers with su
preme contempt.
He charged disposition on the par
| ty in power to allow the Council to go
| by default at the next election, in Or
der that the Democrats might profit by
Republican mismanagement, and thus
control the county and State. "And
the most active man in this movement
is "Slippery Jim," who tried to read
nae out of the party; but Instead of
that / kicked him out"
Picking up copy of the last issue
of the GAZETTE the orator continued.
And for my actions in your behalf
I've been denounced by the Bourbon
organ of the Democracy. What does
he call you? Paupers and thievesi and
| the Mayor calls you The same. / will
read you tho editorial from the pen of
this notorious pap.sucker, Caleb Z.
johnson, this barnacle wEe has fat
tened off the party for years. He
would never even advertise a Demo-
cratic meeting without sending In his
bill. and one time he sent in bill for
only six cents"
Proceeding with the reading of the
editorial alluded to. the speaker paus-
ed at rentence which stated that our
laboripg poor have ever been delight
ed in exhibiting the traits of indepen'
dent, free American citizens. loathing
with contempt the debasing efforts of
Eauropean subjects, who, acknowledg
ing that they belong 'to tho sovereign,
demand of the sovereign bread and
meat"
This sentence, so highly complimen
tary to our working people was too
much for the mighty intellect of the
redoutable orator, acknowledging that
he did not know what it meant, he
classed it as ding at the workingmen
who had stood by and supported this
| o1t in, ha nj ho
were laundering at his his office door.
Here much confusion was created,
MIR. VIM. H. Quinn endeavoring to
raise point of order, and persons in
The meeting crying to put him out.)
Farrell-I think this man is under
the influence of liqour.
Mr.. Quinn denied the imputation.
Farrell Ito the meeting)-Be peace.
able; don't let even Bill Quinn tempt
you to an overt act. Some men are
wonderfully presumptious Quinn
You've got your fair share) but we
will let him alone.
TIE Mayor here stated that if Far
rell would say that Council cannot
legally give another cent to the reser'
voir, and if the meeting will adjourn
. sine die, speaking can be continued
: till daylight. But he was bound tt
preserve order.
M. Farrell then resumed his re-
marks. He further denounced the
GAZETTE editorial. He charged tha
the farcical proceedings at the las
meeting, when his remarks were fol
lowed by bootblack Charley's address
were instigated by the Chief police
who got his Sergeant to force Charley
upon the meeting. He said there were
men on the police force against whom
charges of burglary were pending. He
would give their names.
Mayor-Well, give them.
Farrell-I will, in good time.
don't charge this on the Mayor, but Il
J he will keep his men out of pot houses
and houses of ill fame it would be more
TO his credit.
Continuing, he charged the new