The daily gazette., 1877-08-21
~ -W0rkciAgssesalss Platform.

The Baltimore Sun reports a Work
ingmen's Mass Convention held In that
city last night, in which , the speakers
took ground in favor of paying the whole
of the bonds in greenbacks. They claim
ed no affiliation with any party and de-
clared the new party anentirely new one;
ableto stand or fall on it's own measures.
We quote from the Sun: ...,.. =
j. Alexander Camper was called ON to
address the meeting. He referred to the
democratic party to ex- Mayor Vansant,
as a workman, taken from the dye trb Of
a halter, aud sent to the national legisla-
ture and to-day he was the friend of the
workingman. Francis Gallagher was
another. The republicans had Henry
" ilson and Andy johnson, who was
born just out of the poor house, and
some say in it. The Baltimore workmen
had as good men in tn ir ranks now ss
ever. If they held the door that shut
against politicians they would triumph.
[Cheers. ] II defeated it would not be
dsorganlzation, for they intend to hold
the balance of power which, after all
was the greatest power In this country.
Loud oalis we're made for Messl $.
Pierce and Thompson (that old black
smith). Mr. Thompson who is by no
means old, was not present. - .s.
MIR. Pierce read an address, in which
he advocated tire necessity of reform in
legislation 10 protest the righ;s of the
workiHgnen. Some newspapers say the
movement will not last beyond the pres
ent campaign, but he would tell them it
will remain until it gets from the coun-
try the constitutional rights of liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. What does
either political party care for the people,
or John w. Garrett, or Tom Scott, [pro-
longed hisses,] except to get legislation
to rob the wOrkingmen while they roll in
stolen wealth?
Despotism in Europe was not more
tyrannicaa than property backed by law
III republican America. [Cheers.] He
denounced the grants of public lands to
corporations and discussed the financial
questions saying that the workingmen
proposed as one important measure, tC
pay all government interest bearing bonds
III greenbacks, and thus put a stop TO an
annual drain of $l50, ,0O0.000.
Robert Smith, OF the tenth ward, spoke
at length OH the financial questions. The
WorkInen were in miserable condition
toilirg day and night to still the pangs Vi
hunger, wearing miserable torn cloLhes
ana when they were gone not knowine
how to get others [Avoice, ''that'S so
he wheat crop this year was 100000,
over the average and that should meal
,, plenty, but it did not. 1t was said til,
, laws of trade produced The difficulty
J Then they were there to try and chang
} the laws of trade SO as not to be hungr,
} and in rags in the midst of plenty.
Since 1866, when the debt was So, 700
J OOO,O0O, they had paid in interest owe
, $2,2OO, 100000 gold, but now the bond
! holders CAIN debt of 50, 100, 900, ,O0C
and ask interest ON it, and this indebted
, ness was bought at an average of 50cent
/ on the dollar. He also argued 10 thedls
: tress caused the poor man by contraction
ofthe currency. The remedy for the pres
: ent over production and diminished cou
sumption was TO reduce the hours of la
n Dor.
oil During the addresses note wa
4 sent to the presidents desk asking his
t to give Gollce ot the strikerss pic-nl
8 to-day aud inviting as many as coul
aHord to do 81 " attend. The ar
a nouncement was cheered and on
| exclaimed "We will all join them"