, 1877-08-28
THE WORKINGMEN.
Another Of Their Meetings Cap.
tured by the Com.
munists.
Speeches by Mcssrs. Van Pattcn, Schfl.
ling, and Otters...Tbe Negro
Recognized.

An adjourned meeting Of tho Workngmen's
Club Of the Second Ward was hclp last evening
In Bellevue Garden, corner OF State and TAYLOR
streets. Mr. John Gelder WM chosen Chair
man. In his Introductory speech, Nj. Gc'dcr
said that tho worktngmcu Of the Second Ward
proposed 10 attend TO politics for themselves In
future, aud that on The ticket which they were
going TO put In the field there would ho no
mueblne-politlctant and no capitalists, unless
they were in sympathy with the laborcr.
The Secretary read serics OF resolutions
adopted At the former meeting, held At No. GO
State strcet Lat week, and which were pub.
lfsled at the time. 1
Mr.. A. ". HERn
said that, although nota citizen Of tho Second
Naro nor member Of the Club, be would
make few remarks In relation 10 tho platform.
II was intended for a national one, and defined
tho position ot the worklogmen In regard to
politics. lie hoped that they would combine,
and that convention would be held at which.
delegates from every trulc society would tc
present, and where ticket could be put Into
tho Geld.
Mn. PHILIP VAN rArTEH
was happy 10 see 40 large an audience on
stormy evening. This, too, after tho press Of
the city had for four months past cried down
tho workinRmcu, and had gone 20 far Is to al
wise that tho right Of suffrage should bc taken
from tho worlingmcn who lid not possess
property. He approved Of laboraavin9 ina
ehincry: II used In the interests Of all mankind.
curse instead 81 q elessi',r. History snDG re-. =
pcats ttsetf, and WAS fast dong 60
In America. This country would degenerate
into an olgarchy and monarchy uncss the
workinEnan was gircn fair show, 1t was not
IN mil fN4Fr 4N Win NJ
top, but tliose who did the actual labnr must he
considered. The greatest cncmy Of the work
ipg1nan today was tl,e idle man, md he was the
pDry q aoa cp
Communist; they could sec thnt he was young
and did not look dangerous. Hc de6e1 any man
in Chicago TO- prove that he had ever
Advocated s. tho forcibIs e. division Of prop,
rough working'nen to rule tho Country.
1Its Cominttnlam was found In the Declaration
Of Independence, and ho believed TINT tho pco-
plo should rule: He thought that tho wages
At present there Has no issue between tho nc
publican and Democratic parties, and iust az
soon as worklngman's party was formed the
mones-lon1s Of both parties would combine
tiat traies.,,nIons uust bo staspc., out, Tor for
they wcrs Communicated. Why, the members
Of; these unions were perfectly frantic Ut being
chilled 1Communtsts. Ilo accepted tho
s.. if'a II @ T. v'Fs ad 70 ss saG' that App'K:s pgpasKst
No Direct Ds aaes were ess Il ss s1a vdss yhs hs
caso tho great newspapers should try to raise
tae wor!kinEmen cut q theIr pitiable situation;
on bread and water, what would be.one of tho
butcher and tho groeerl At present thcrc
seemed possibility q better times Il the
Turco.Russlan war continued, but such better
prlce Of tho l'lool Of their fellow-workinGmcn
In Europe, 1t had boon reported to tho speaker
that sonn idiots had advocated tho division Of
all tho property IN existence, because they hnd
money Ia America was divided, itwould only gtyo
about 50 to each man. II all property was d.
Vldcd each person would ret about $500 worth,
hut y would bo no" good to them unless somo
tie speaker said that II tho worklngmcn galnci
their point IN the fall election there would be
no forciblc revolution, and no bread riots this
winter. Tic counsulcd rgaV1atton, State,
county, and. National, and the holding Of M
great statesmen Of the country should be In
ytted. Tho present platform was only pre'jlnt.
nary. and subject to revision by city convcu-
tio,l.
On motion, the resolutions were adopted SUBJ
1cct 10 roVlsfon by convention o: tho Working
mems party OF tho United States.
Mr.. HARR
said that several ycass ago tho worlhngmcn
II H4
thought they could flnd an outlet for the sur
plus labor. They demanded that tho public
lands should bo fzco to actual settlers, and at
once the press held up Ita hands Ia noly horror
at their ograrIanian, But III 1879 tho politicians
found out that It was not slcl, . bad scheme
after all, and Ben Wade stood up in tho Senate
and said, "Thls Is question Of land for thc
!andless o. nsagers for tho nfggcrless; give US
raIIroud from Indiana to the olltIu Coast wns
defeated by the Organization Of Wotkingmcn
and In Thirty days they would liaYc
such another organization In Chicago.
Then the captallsss would hayc to look oil,
Tho worktur,ncn meant to have control Of this
Government, and il they couldn't do 1t better
they would voluntarily surrender II after QUO
ycar'a trial. 30 lar tie worklngmcn had been
divided up between tho two parttcs. but thew
had gotten tired OF it. Tho speaker denounced
the Vaerant laws, and recommended tlut thuy
bo sent 10 The Deyil. Imprsontnrnt for dnbt
had been akolisbe{k and fmprlsontncnt
for poverty 6uhstItuted In IL placc,
There wcFo 1b.OM men in Chjcago wjth.
out visible means Of support, and IL wished
thcy were all locked ,up in tho Irtdewcli,
- fhnt tho bastNn ,vnji: r,rIJ fs1t .i,.sm n..ss