The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-27
LABOR RAISING ITS VOICE.
A GREAT MEETING or TIE NEW YORR
UORKINGMEN'S SOCIETIES.
The Lnrre Han Of the Cooper Union Filled -
Overnowing by Earnest Men whose sympn.
thy with the strikers Cannot be Doubted


thy with the strikers Cannot be Doubted
At u o'clock last evening the iron gates
OF the large hall Of tho Cooper Union were
opened. ard few men cautiously filed in.
They had been attracted to the place by the am
nouncement that thore was to be a meeting Of
tho Amalgamated Trade and Labor Unions.
There were delegates representing the Custom
Tailors' the Ladies' Shocmakcrs' the Bootmak-
ers'. the Cablnctmakers' the Carvers the Cigar
makers. the Fresco Painters, and the Typo
graphical Unions. At 8 o'clock tho hail was
filed TO overlooking. The organizers OF the
meeting desired IL to be understood at tho out
set that 1t was workingmen's meeting. To
every one who attended was presented a COPY
Of the following:
Uhe,,r'. The worsngmcn Of the United statcs have
been subjected oe great oppression during the last three
Wi,,,n., Their wages have been again and again rs-
m they are no longer able to maintain themselves ana
W1,ei', Hundreds Of thousands Of industrious work.
and crime. and ruined ia their health by ovorwofk and
ulsIsis Our brother workmcn who toll on the rail-
roaa, =, M sSng'p &C. & hhye ssr besn
Wtinnl{ ,mrin II, would impose upon them Tor long ana
W1,,a,. Thi. revolt or strike Of tho railroad men has
spread over the entire country, gaining on all sides
g'iqy + rs,dVod Ave y 'IIs III. mas. meeting
TINT iis time ha, az arrived for the working people q
OF capita, and ihe robbery which pergtrates on labor.
y have reduced lhc working people foul stain upon
That the reductions which have been made in
the wases o, work reop, and ihs incr, nse which ma,
energetic agitation the part Of the work people tor
Ter in oricr i6at the Idle may be empioyed.
whh' mS fa have SS 'H Hc eG a he g psone anS
s G9, T.,gn9I & , sIsfns = nr ,oqer soldiers who
we & gSp cr. our nege nm psm{ m % n ,he a fai,
anu os"cts wy , nr, ,m "i s'ihr, s,, M b,le ~
only the men strike. but to those workpeOple who
Thatitis the imperative duty Of all worknemen to or.
al icdcfSon Of ali trade 80 that combined capital can 10
successfully resisted aud overcome.
There was not police officer in the hall when.
at s4 o'clock. Mr. John Fortune. President Of
Of the Amalgamatcd Trade and Labor Unions.
took the chair and called the meeting Of more
than 5000 men to order. The place, notwth-
standing the intense heat. was literally packed
with earnest men. Mr. Fortune said that the
meeting had boon called by the trades workings
men OF New York. who wished h. manifest their
hearty sympathy with the striking railroad ems
ployees Tho speaker continued: when men
20 70 meetings at whioh they desire TO make
known their wants they must not bc interfered
with by the military aud police. They must not
be cowed. We shall ass 'rt our rights. and when
force is brought against us We must meet it in
the spirit that may hc shown us" After the
cheering that greeted Tia S uttrrYn 20 had SUBJ
sided, the Chairman introduced Mr. j. +. Mao:
Donald "a worNingmAu. whose elOuucnce and
earnestnc-s arousr ri the feengs Of the vast as
srnhlage t. the highest pitch. He read the
applauded Mr.. John Well read the same reso-
luuons in German. and there were loud
i Bee .heri B.cchorif and the name was ro.
ceiycd with n storm OF Kisses.
Mr. Macdonald stepped to the small desk NJ
the edge Of the platform and began his speech.
lie said that throughout the country the work.
nsmGn are s'ruEsing for msrG iypEE NJ.
blood from the poor workingmen, lApplnuse,l
He was not there to talk nor TO hear himself
reached the time whom they might do more
than simply listen e. talk. lCheersl He drew
railroad men. and Of the poverty and dcspera-
tion Of the poor OF the country. What has all
ae YsS aEca Vt saT cn NV Who hySSrs Srs
engaged In this revolt against oppression did
not W first contemplate the dimensions Of the
outbreak Whatever dimensions this revolu-
forgot n The worhingmen have now made a
bold stand against the oppr' s-iou of thoir cm-
ploy' r.. This movement. viii n hal SO small a
nes nesinning in WI Nirsnla, haS, spread all over
Her, Mr.. Ma Donald was int,rruptel by cheer
The speaker continued tnat henceiorth there
must be- grand movement. having for its OBJ
Jcct the formation Of a federation Of working
had insinuatcd that the strikers were trainps
ami thieves. He orned the writers Of such
EarasrappT ana; in e3Gndcmnation ,G Of thisyerSS
thieves and WIS heartily applauded. He
i,neidentay n'nti9ned the name OF
Seyry Sey 'i%S wS ma an sho Mr. hSS MaDdnai 'f snd I
t.ai It waS the duiy oi TIE workinsmep 10 array
themselvcs osain-t such persons rs jay Gould
notoriely, Henry ward beeehcr., Irrcmcndoqs
chrerngl " H. added the sp'nk"r. W. could
have don, unto him what hewouii io unto us,
n m mg Ne',r IIye rgagpf d, " br221yn ,, tGun si
Il great m siorlunr that workinsmen's meetings
sluuGins II VIZ have any manhood." the
- fta ptf
but act. We cannot however. at so long as we
are disorgani1.d. and when W. are ,orFanized
ing. ana shouts OF Thai -roI T6e workns
people are in maYc. There is REORGANIZATION.
You have % aiowca ',g yoursryss t. BE- b. drangsed ~
me nose hy hemng politlcipns. ! "a did not
You are l'@e sheep without sh" ~, rd In your
| unions you Will lnd a shepherd. IT you had Z
ha'ional federation in communication with
| and Scotland no one man might reduce mil.
/ lion Of you io starvation. You should proclaim
| have il without shedding blood. Turning dcpots,
n,d ami 1r'ye,S pT9p ~ ,HHrI91 w1rN aS aa
/ the wnrkingmrn TO be prudc nj. and then went
upon your !, n.-iy and humanity. II YOU
| do YOU Will have ncocptod a suicidal
| policy There is something IN your power to
! union banner rstllllsll unions on a firm basis.
| nnd hAN, a na'i9nai ici.rnuon.' In con 'lusion
| Mr. M Donald urged ithHt substantial aid
| who have dared do 50 much in other parts 1.-THE
Mr. Robert Blissott said that If the meeting
/ had been u. .rr pnllil'nl m",tns, such men as
| the llayur, the Governor, and even the man ia
| N" LN"rutiN" Mansion would have attended:
/ but as 1t was a hl"ai-ani butter meeting the
| point hul lrli ih' Nornlngm'n 10 look uut
Tor lhrmS lN,s. Hnd designed men To =" ires
and equal, H. never meant that ON" clique Of
| person should on~a another clues, l)ln"r-
en- b. lwr.n caplim ana labor shouli u' ,rt, IT
| tied los arbitration. Let d"i"sW from tha
| lls,Il n li''ti flf-ill''N IlItl I.'