The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-12

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magic in that title. 1t will draw to them
thousands who would be frightened into OPP
position at the name of Communist or Inter-
nationalist. Your correspondent attended,
last Sunday, the first meeting held since the
crowd was dispersed from Schuer's Hall.
Fully $50 men gathered, coming very quietly
from all directions. No public call had been
issued, but the information that meeting
would be held had been circulated SO as 10
reach those whose presence was desired. Inc
meeting was conducted with perfect order
not q word was uttered that the most scrupu-
lous advocate OF the laws could carp at.
The speeches were
| TEMPERATE, BUT DETERMINED.
The organization disclamed all connection
with or responsibility for the violent proceed
ings of the previous week. They had not
sought to interfere with workshops and
factories, but had counseled their follow
ers against such acts, and proffered to
aid the authorities in arresting the perpetra-
tors They charged the deeds of violence to
mobs who took advantage of the strike to
plumber. The speakers proclaimed their be-
lief in the truth of their principles and Justice
of their cause. and it was resolved, without
single dissenting voice, to push the work Of
organization until the Workingmen's party
has control, through theballot, of every office
in the city government
SOPHISTICATED OFFICIALS
These men, or rather this party, is gain
ing strength here every day, and the city
authorities have done more to increase their
ranks than oil other causes combined. They
pursued a vacillating course when firmness
was required and adopted severity when len
ieney was called for. After quelling the in
surrection and restoring order those entrust-
ed with the administration of the laws should
have been merciful to the few captured stri-
kers and set them at liberty with warning
against any further attempts of the kind.
But instead Of this they went even beyond
the limits ofthe law in their
SEVERE TREATMENT OF THE PRISONERS.
| The few who were so unlucly as to fall into
the hands Of the poice-and it is notorious
that the worst men all escaped-were placed
in solitary confinement, and even the neces-
sary privilege OF clean clothes denied them
Such as could not furnish bail have been
taken from their families and condemned to
terms of six and nine months In the Work
house, with hard labor on the rock pile. The
result is that the workingmen of all classes
regard the city government as at war upon
| them, They look upon the city authorities
with hatred, and though this feeling Of bitter
ness is now sleeping, it may awaken some
day with fearful retribution
! RADICAL MEANNEss.
| Through the folly of the Democracy in en-
tering the fight divided against itself, the Re-
publicans carried the city at the spring cleo
ton, and now have control of all but two or
three departments. The result is that a very
rigid policy Of retrenchment is being enforced
against Democratic offices, while the economy
shrieking Radicals are grabbing every dollar
they can get The municipal assembly, which
contains Republican majority, has just been
guilty of most contemplate trick. The au-
ditor is q Republican and the Register Dem
ocrat. Ordinances to regulate the salaries in
these two offices We're introduced at the same
| time and referred to the ways and means
committee. The Registers bill was imme-
diately reported with salaries cut down to
5000 and $3.50 per year, but the Auditors bill
was reserved until the other had been dis
posed of, and then passed after being amend
ed so as to increase salaries to $500 and $4,000
This is simply specimen Of the Radical
meanness that appears every day. The Radi-
cal Central Committee has several times
gone through the City Hall in a body, to see
that no Democrat was employed in a Repub-
| lican office. But the Democrats have one
consolation. Another election must occur,
and IL they have only learnt wisdom enough
from their defeat to present solid front,
there is no more chance for a Radical to get
office again than there is for Madison Wells
to get to heaven.
| A WARRIOR IN TIME OF PEACE.
Some of the railway managers of this city
are very bloodthirsty now that the strike has
been suppressed by the military. Prominent
among these is Gen. J. II. Wilson, manager of
the Southeastern road. He thinks force
should have been employed at the beginning,
and the striking employees taught lesson
they would never forget. But this brave gen.
eral took good care not to put his carcass in
danger while the strike progressed. He never
ventured near East st. Louis until after
the United States troops had taken
entire possession. All the reputation he
made as a general of cavalry in the
Federal army during the late war, was
as a burner and sacker of towns
and cities after the Confederate forces had
withdrawn. He never fought but once and
then he accidentally run upon Gen. Forrest.
1t need scarcely be added that Wilson got
"cleaned out" He struck bee line for Mem
phis and got there ahead of his routed troop
ers. He is the man who recently made an
attack upon Jefferson Davis. 1t is character
istic of Wilson to attack those who are power
less to defend themselves He is known here
as braggart and generally believed to be a
coward.
| SNUrTMERN PATENTS