New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-27
TILE. SPEECHES ANp RESOLUTIONS.

THE. SPEECHES AND RESOLU lIONS.
The meeting was called TO order 10y Mr.
Creuier VINO nominal. as Tue chairman John Fortune
This name was greeted with applause and MI Fortune
came forward and said:
"Gcptleiueu 1 thank you for the honor which you
have conferred ON me. Ne have called together TIE
trades unions Of Newly OK ~ express our sympathy or
t,e men WHO are ON strike. Wages have been reduced
time and again to furnish wealth for mOnOpOists. We
mus show that nis thing VIII moi he tolerated IN his
great country. lApplau>e When we meet together
peaceably the police and military are present to awe
us-to utimdaie TINS Il tie time 10 give expression
10 our feelings that will not be cowed down. We
have right rights III the present ana tie
future When force is used against US We have rsh
10 meet il il spirit lCheers ana d voice.
CHATS SOL This great question OF asor viii now DE
discussed by able speakers but first viii call on j. T.
Mcdaniel OF The La60r Standard, read the resoiu
tons which have been prepared.
Mr. Mcdonnell then read the following resolutions;
9 whereas The workngmen OF the United states have
been SUBJ coed 10 great oplressOn during The Inst
Wkeyess Tncir wages have been again and again r.
dued by large corporations dud private employ es uuti
they are 10 longer aoe to maintain themselves ana
Wtere6s Hundreds of thousands Of industrious work
people nave been driven into tIe ranks OF pSupeEei
aud crime aud ruined III the Heaith Oy OVerWOiA ana
Hhereds our brother workmeu who toni on the rail
rosds DIakenien, hremth en-ceis, tto nay %
forced To rcYOIt AGAINST me stuN"'luh P -
wealthy employers would impose upon them for long
gh,reas his revolt or OF the rilroadmen mas
spread the entire country gaining on All sizes ~ III
Therefore lie IL resolved by this mass-meeting That
the time has arrived the wOrkngpeope OF America
Ia resist los all legitimate means, the oppression OF Cap
ita aud the robbery which II perpeuates on LABOR
Tlat TIE condition 10 which Tie capitalists OF thih
country have reduced the working people 10 lOu stau
upon is so-cslled Republic.
the wages o people, and te increase which mas
been made IN The hours oil labor demand an actNe ana
ener.otc agitation on the part OF the work people for
1T
ter. in order That tue Idle may be ctnp Dyed
mat enter our strong protest against the manner
I'm nch mluia nave used against the people aud
offer iraerns greeting TO the volunteer soldiers WHO
fiateTnzed with tneir fellow workmen, go
ina we express our sincere 81 mpathy with the Rail
roaC-men and others VINO are now ON strike ana pledge
every effort 10 render nnaucl"l ana MOI
ouy 20 the stlke but 10 those WOlkIeOpIe WAo
have suffered by II.
That il is the imperative duty OF ali workinemen to or
game in Trade Unions and to aid ia estaoiishin Ma
can DC successfully resisted and overcome
ADDRESS OF J. p. MCDONNELL
Mr.. Mcdonnell then addressed tie meeting substan-
italy as fO.lows
Mr. CHAIRMAN and FELLOw-W ORKGNGMES: For more
than three years the working people OF the United States
OF America have been subjected 10 an economical OPP
presson scarcely paralleed IN any country IN Europe
Workmen who have been engaged IN the assertion OF
their nights have been thrown from reduction to an
other until they have reduced TO and hunger
ICheers and shout That's right We have witnessed
men women and children giving the marrow OF their
homes TO mliOnares and giving up all they have earned
10 men who never cent in their lives. APP
nlause1 During this period have seen the miners
reduced In pay again and again, and battling IN vain
40 inst the oppression OF capitalists lApplause and
voice "Give the remedy"l Will ave the remedy,
lint gtve me time / do not talk TO hear myself
talking; have got over that lapplauseJ, and
l hone YOU have got over coming 10 meet
inc simply to hear speaking. Mere oratOry
a. ~ little account aud has been the curse OF the
Masses (Cries Of True"l / have come here TO tell
vo what | believe be for the good OF the class to
which I belong. lApplause.l 1 say saw the silk
,ers of Paterson longer able TO buy anything 10
- or wear although hey make the silk dresses which
III. rich wear lCheers 49,, -,
nane but had been crushed and defeated 5ut do not
Trreet that there was cause Tor tue deIeat
a. shall show. We saw workingmen living
-, they lad nc Their air nor deceDcy and then We saw
No marching through the streets, carrying tOrchghts,
tt fife rags on their backs and the hunger IN their
10 h tnnause and cries Of kight!"I And all this
en- tbs Mate Legislatures were passing laws making II
u onense Tor Al engineer TO leave DIS locomotive
yha,,t giving notice; and there was scarcely voice
raised against It. Hear near - A., . rha ,,rsao,
xar"I uust &C. .dnly revolt against oppresson-