, 1877-08-21
Their Open.Air Demonstration on
Market Street Last
Night.
They Air Their Grievances and
Announce Their Dc~
fnnnds.
Everything for the People and Nothing
for the Individual.

attended. 4 great many weEu drawn thitacr
merely or wholly from motives Of curiosity.
Tho Communicate element, though greatly III
the minority, was constituted mainly Of tho
German and bohemian nationaIittcs.
calcium Hight from the Iorbote ofllcc
window and few Torches lit up the
scene. A gas.larup near the main platform 1as
suEreptLtLous'y lighted. and thus rciulgcncc
bright o. day almost prevailed.
Philip Van Patten called the meeting to or
der. lie said they had como together to con-
sidcr t!'c!r nbjcet misery and wrongs, after q
brlnt season Of excitement anu unrest, Ia pcacc-
able and orderly manner, and to lind remedy
through the means of the ballot, which was more
potent than the bullet. tAppiausc.l Sic intro
duceI n secdy-looking individual, named A. s.
baldwin, a pcripatctie Co'nmuntstic orator. wl,o
proceeded In tle.ultory manner IN discuss
everything in most rambling way, making no
point and coming TO no conclusion. Tic ex-
rialnci that hls remarks were OF MI tntroluc-
tory natsrc. which seemed to solace tho SEQ or
900 people present. After Baldwin came Van
ratten again. vino said lie had tho honor 10 In
trUiuce tllo father OF Communism in Amcricn,
William TIallcr, the editor OF the Emaneipator,
ut Milwaukee,. Tho aforesaid 1Ialler Is n ven
erahlc-looklng man, his foary locks hanging
down over tho back Of his neck, and giving Him
kllc appearance Of modern patriarch. As
sas-bag flallcr was a SUCCESS. He wasletl
ttroueh good dcal Of twa.ldlc to get at few
points. lie was . years. oil when jackson WIS
inaugutsscd, and lad seen thu birth OF
TMRER GREAT PARTIES,
namely. Democratic, Wing, and Republican.
lie gare brief and fair review Of the Dcsnc-
cratic narty, aud said that tho Whig oEgauiza-
lion was So completely defunct that not,
sme!l cl I. eyen H sfmata fsnansa: a. TO- to
tctest and most corrupt that ever c1lsted. IIo
hoped for the birth of iGw party In tho form
OF tho Norklng'ncn's. lie then weht on to
describe what tey wnnte ant. s d9c,nc VS.
Humanity demanded all tho rights or the Govern
meut Legislation. "Lilc, liberty, and the pur-
suit of huppiness" had becn guaranteed to all
By tho Declaration Of 1ndcpcndcnce;. lie held
OF property; that tho Government should own
all tie land; that capital should be stamped
out. In word. his speech vas an abuse of the
sa r9a m pes sRssxM Jse1 M o; ] S,t nifsa s .19 9|
I" own their Own homes. liz wanted all prDp-
crty condcnlIcd. regardless Of who owned 1t,
for tho benefit Of the Government. "Wlo arc
rs ts ss ws soi con.e he he as
Canftat has no rights; houses hayo no
rights. The Constitution guaranteed them
nothing" Tito Speakers remarks cltetictl an
present % Whc tak'ng Ii is M a1tlsr,iasa lie s' d.
Vocatch thorough organization looking to tho
accomplishment of the end Involved. lIc al"
yocatcd peaceful MEASURES, and yet Ills speech
could he hut constructed as most illrrntaty III
who read the following as their platform:
NoKS1S6MES's rAnTf or THE r.;1TEu a1ATrs
,|rLArfoMA roH TIE STATE or itttsu's.
WHEREAS. Political l!betty, without economical
po,isa sa",us s ~ we e Il. % aos tend 't ascetly 70
tA.; Irsosl!slyn " this ntint.plc. -
iator-s'e toafee II hfc-'!es at shs haitian, OF
mental lc:snaaticn. and political dependence: !:
therefore, ne hl,l thll Tic rcnAonIlcDl unsncpa.
lion Of II, w.,E:n ela.sss T. .hc Ercat end to which
1nuan.. md VIZ hereby pddgc tho iIlino.e nly ID
ion Of thn Work'n;ucnt rasty u The t'nitcd state!
te labor increasingly. mt for cIass privileges and
opolicr. u1 for tile recognition Of c.luat rRhtn
M! OPP 'st"n!tcs and tllh ahollton of I'll clats
Eesote<d, rhut tho ATTEMPT to permanently 10.
mosc the 'dtcon.ent VI tau pc"p!u III punls'in,rn.
or its manifestation. wh1lu leaving nntuuchcA tho
Content /. In m rstshtIs:on f Of tsno1aneo .! man
natural laws nny egunIed by ii.s ftnillr's effort,
heseoors Maac y ,hp MorA!nxusn TO secure
,ystsm which mikes theis dependence certain and
R>soirea, That, bcltev'ns NJ We do, that on',
through tho widest liberty Of discussion ean tse
ncoplr guilty thea,selyes for lhe h'sh duties Of
vet Fl ess:s Of Or pas, sss s's;s
,s tsa No saaaa fo9
nelves and ask tns people Of Ilno!" al tho coming
seelfon 10 administer setnkc, which shall b. a.
Irlfeseaee with thexs reserved rights during tho
laie railway troubles at l'hladelphis. ii. Louls,
Att3tftd. Thaf VIZ seck 10 accomplish tho par:
posc> which We hero avow through Tho peaceful
H,cthods Guaranteed 10 u by tho Consultation O!
..,'otrtd, That In tue coming political campaign
=, ,n;,s Tue , so;;opetatiqa =; IL ro.srs who Gs
o. i!'n !abor. In tlsr following lcmanus:
H. lawful Mcne; q the eoaatf,, saa Il In!sfsai:
es;tabEc penalty By provided Tor fs!luso 10 do
s>To4a-E'sht hous. for the present for lesa'
Ta.,I-slrIc. laws making employer lt.hlo fos
n7yltgencs, 10 the injury Of their employees.
liycar. Of egs. for AZ q "hon. compulsory cda.
aeees.y % SooIs I'D othef o1 aS a.s IL
means q support to be clothed. fed, sad educated
FiJih- ABOLITION Of ait ..coaspiracy " law. deny
ins the right 10 ~oEk kinRmcn 70 coabthe for the
u GsI
And Substitution Of 0ns authorizing tlc arrest aht
punishment VI 81 voluntary !IlcFs, but ayo'din;
int.rt,tenec wlth thoss whom necessity ahl's's u
oe.snla-Abolttlon oi prison labor in fss pleae.!
form Apl reform thcreot 70 that tho same vii
MT como Into direct competition Win homes
EsaA,A-sant..ry Inspection OF ali condition o
aaaof., nicsns OF subsistence aud dwellings In
:Slath-Dureau. Of labor statistics in all s,ates
eors u .ieae bureaus 10 H. taSsn fEom tho rank
o: the labor oExaNlz alsuns and elected uy them.
ItaH-rhe ;tprei II all Indirect t.s4tioo, an'