The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-13
WORKlNGMEN IN POLITICS.
BEGINNING 4 NEW PARTY MOyEyENT
~ pHILIDEI.PTII.
Eniisting Gen. Buticr rs Tncir champion II
Congress - The Very Remarkable Figure
cut by the Editor Of ~ Leading New sprpcr.

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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. H. Mayor Stoklcys
police clubs hammered out of Phadclphia's
moro enthusiastic workingmen the desire TO
indulge in the mob violence of Pittsburgh. but
the hcads o. the leading agtators here. since
their clubbing have been directed toward tho
formation Of II new political party. taking for
their cue and their inspiration the recent sue
ccssiul movement in Louisville. Ky. They havo
oven gone SO far ns to- open "A correspondence
with Gen. Benjamin f. Butler with view to
engaging him as their champion on the floor Of
tn" next Congress. ana the following is the ini-
tial letter received from that DISTINGUISHED
statesman by a leading workngman here lust
night:
pt,g Sir, In [ [an'wsr to your inquiry whether
uonal bank notes tor ii, w"rk, | au.Wof Tat
Qrocnhacks en- fractional currency or pu or silver coin
fof n,ihnsthc smallcontur y, ~ sna1 amounts. Every
workman ia, ri- to have this, c,cr,biy else has.
j. ii DuSrtvY
Ono Of the episodes of the workingmens
meeting. whose resolutions were reported in
to-day's SUN. was the somewhat remarkable
figure which was cut by u leading editor of an
influential Philadelphia daily newspaper. both
by reason Of the nfammatory character Of his
speeches and by the selection ~ his dress with
an evident view to the dramatic effect Of his
words. He wore a blue flannel shirt. grimy
with SCOT and sweat. flung open in front so MS to
expose his chest and caught together loosely
with long. flaming red handkerchief. In his
hand he ilOurished an ugly looking club. and
kept il moving dangerously near other mems
heads as hc walked up and down during an cx-
cited speech. In the course OF this he assail ii
his colleagues at the editorial desk all over tho
country as being utterly ignorant of the grcat
movement which labor is now making every
where to cmancipatc itself And you are false
prophets" said hc, npurishing his shll! ,,a,;,
and speak, ing to an imaginary Corps OF editors.
! and are hopelcsrly deaf to the sulcn murmur
of the masses when you say that labor strikes
arr done In the land"
| The German workmcn also had largo moct-
ing last night The hall of the second story II
| NJ. 22I Race street WAS crammed with nearly
| four hundred German me ehanics M the meet
| Party Of the United States. Henry Gunthcr pre-
| sided. and Mr.. Waldcman acted Us Secretary
| tn" leading speaker WIS DR.. \. Ota Webster.
editor Of the Workinsmcns Voice pl New York.
| Iht doctor dW"lt at length upon the late labor
| troubles. claiming that the bad financial policy
| of Congress and cnnitnlisis rs -lou- lhlr Tor
| them. H. bitterly assailrd Carl S.iurI styling
| him political adNruturrr. "a llur and "a ourpct-
| bal,ger. He also handled Henry Ward Br,'hcr
| without gloves. be- 'nuSc that Il -tiugui~hcd
| clergyman hal uttered in ascrmun HAT work
| lngnAn should live on bread ana water and
| keep a family on ono dollar per diem. In con-
| clu~ion. the speaker urged The importance OF
| nominating good men for the Legislature. and
| of castng adrir from the Republican and Dom
| orratlr rartits. After the experimenting a
| subscription was taken up Ia d"iray the cx-
| pcns,s of the men who were arrested ut Fourth
| and Bcrks streets 10y the police during the llto
| labor disturbance.