The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-09
THE UNEMPLOYED IN MEETING,

| A Gathering Of W0rkinEmen In the Tenth
Ward About the Contract system.
Last evening, at the wigwsm near the corner Of
Josephine street and st. Charles Avenue there
was meeting of the workingmen of the Tenth
Ward who are opposed to the contrsct system OF
the city, az recommended by the Council. About
one hundred and fifty responded, and Mr. Daniel
O'Leary was called to the chair and Mr.. George
| O'Brien chosen secretary. The following were
selected to act as vice presidents Geo. Buohert.
Jno. Miller. Andrew Cayard. A. D. Heuriques,
Nicholas Callsn, J. @. Kostm syer, Andrew sohnei-
der. Gao. Teacher, P. F. Kendall, P. J. Giynn.
Henry Gallagher, Ohas. McMurrsy.
A committee Of Ave was then appointed to
wait upon Dr. O. II. Tebault. to request him to
address the meeting; and after recess, Dr..
Tebault returned with the com nittee and ad-
dressed the gathering. He said that inasmuch
a. the laboring men stood by the property holders
in the railroad election, he felt that they. the
property holders, could not but come forward
now. He referred TO the improperly Of entering
into new system OF municipal labor. He said
he was opposed to this sealed proposal system,
for favortes might slip in blank proposals.,
and they might be filed up Afterwards. This
might be done; he would not say that IL would,
but II might. The doctor then read document
he had prepared, addressed 10 the Mayor, urging
that the new system should not 70 into effect
until 1878. He recommended the adoption of
resolution disclaiming the language used at the
City Hall.
william Foley followed and spoke in favor Of
the old system, and said that he did not see the
property holders present in the meeting to assist
the workingmen.
Capt. Dogherty came next, and said the fault
Of the workingmen was that they had chosen
their candidates not from their own ranks, but
from the upper ranks. He opposed the contract
system and commented upon 1t. He advised
them to get up monster petition to the Council.
and send committee with it and ask them to re-
scind their order, and IL they refuse, to demand
it. The workingmen form three ffths OF the
population and should control.
A Communication was received from Il. T.
LAWYER, stating he was heart and soul with the
movement. member from another ward then
arose and invited all present to grand demon
stration of the unemployed, to take place at La
fayette Square to-day at II o'clock. He guar
anteed that every mans rights would be pro-
tected. The following resolutions were then
adopted:
Whereas, we have heard with alarm that Ger.
tain resolutions were introduced at the last ses-
sion of the City Couocil looking to the abolish
ment Of the present system of labor now con-
trolled by the Administrator OF improvements,
and Of disposing the same by contract TO the
lowest bidder. There fore be it
Resoluei, That the carrying into effect of said
resolutions would Immediately throw out of work
0 to 600 men, whose daily subsistence and that
of their families would be sadly imperilled, in
view Of the dreadful stagns,ion now too clearly
apparent in all branches II industry aud labor,
not only here, but thro ghout all sections of the
country; besides it would entail severe hardship
on those poor women who now depend on the
hire Of their carts to the city the means Of tb