New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
THE GERMAN SPEECHES.

calcium lights intended TO illuminate the platform
Ii was about o'clock when Justus schwdb cai'e'
tie meeting to order, and begged his hearers
TO wait in patience till the lights came. A few mo-
nlcuts later he declared that tn workingneh han
come together in a spirit of dissemination, bur begSlnS
that all would he especially careful tla no undue excite
ment which might lead 70 riot or dsuroanc shouu oc
alowe he concu led these few WORDS ooo OF oV"
persons had gathered within hearing OF sV'ohI Noo'
but Mr. Schwab does possess very strong voice aho
-,ar, failed "a, hear him The crowd very good
naturcd one Scores fathers had brought Their hte
children with them. aud person on the pduorh couu
see about as many children AS D. II was remarNeu aI
this mc when il not certain that dlstnroahc's ol
the I've zee might occur that at least the Germans hdd
not INTENDED violence, they would have lett thef
babies al home Some person, just before the
king began. passed t. the platform an enormous
nagon Of beer an kindly ana so essentially Ger
man. that the crowd behind the stand broke into cheers
and laughter and the last suspicion OF possible violence
WIS then and there smOthercd
The first speaker bad a weak and his address did
not call much enthusiasm Indeed the audience was
not fairly aroused until the fourth and last address was
b.euu There manifestation OF Ill nature III any
part Of the evening among those who surrounded The
German stand Tnere great deal Of laughter al
what little Wit tie speeches contained ana the applause
which grew more and frequent and hearty was
called out by speakers expressions of hope for the
future rather than by their danunemtons OF tyranny ID
The past
OTTO wELZERs ADDRESS.
Ata few minutes past 5 O'Clock Mr. schwab introduced
the first speaker otto Weller, edtorOf The ArdeteSto'"e
who spoke as follows:
Yu sec to-day thousands assembled on these grounds
an SIMILAR meetings been held al over the Iniitd
states. 10 discuss tue m1mrn Gus qleS1n tha' IS as
turhns the minds OF all me peoe iaI'uTS. % i
o. the hearts OF the peO le OF this great ana Tree
Sar idea Of the or gin Of this rouGe ani Tho actual
condition affairs. Tue workinnncn OF hls .liy ana ana
have for some time past been IN a on on To-
They not accu toned for many vars previous II
We look back several years we WI m a' n
work. sinan who LETT Lis country re ~ hIe1a,
ss,ocisted America was then the attraction
Inous md, found what they sought, and mex i'm
their ufu did a great deal tor the co ntry Ont in t.
Wild wdcinesSes they erected cities redeemed me soil
built railroads from ocean to ocean consIn M ne ei'
gruuh Inns that mite tie Eastern ana western coasts
md th roc trv opened and developer the mines.
snS IN s1ort thsg e.r'ornel work than perhaps
has ever been done in any other part OF t't MCId.
people came 10 look upon America iS % %hol9 ~ a' ivn
for tie poor workugmau, Were lie could b. happier
thau nt where el,e
men day rise full of anxiety because they do not
know where to get tei 10" Ia "a ~ M tIkc sn thaf IL
unparalleled IN its extent. Thousands upon thousands
Of men. who every day rave bcfn ehsdSed ID woik IN
which thelr lives endangered. We now see Obliged
10 leave this dangerous work because the} are not
Ti@ a niri safe Of thine been caused because the
great railroads would not give the workmen iheir rights
WHO spend cir health and lives in this worki These
raroa,s were bnt 10y these men, ad millions oi di"ps
Of sweat and blood were eAhS1Tttn r ln PTIitct,
ng the roads aud engines; lhousShts upon
thousands
ond no one inqurcsafer their nights. whle hose Tho
,outr1 raj roats te q workman "Nou are not TO
tented with ~ per day" tell you tiat icut ard hogse-
hold expenses are 50 nieh that man eanu"t vt on 81
reductions when they t1at the bOnibolders 60
MI T"t he content.d With further reductions OF paw
L9tely railroad king died and ett behind hin millions
of money which thousands Uf men had accumulated Tor
HIM Vanderbilt died, and the thousands OF men who
worked are layg thfiT ws & iTrIngr @ reGceG ne
paw, OF shall not woTk Longer sn1;Hu s1H
mt work Eo,dSod@r. % Oif'fsu' II is holy law that
eays He Who works shall live This APPLIES not only
10 iroad borer> but 10 al wOrkmon. Whoever works
Las a right enjoy the hfe Of human being, and tue
railroad workmrn of the UnSed stI@s nave -, uc& DC Dc
stand upon their rght., and We All want to unite with
Wr shall say with them. Let us put u end 10 this
cvi ;" The world must know that the majority OF The
population wOrkngnen, and that when worA ceases
everything will come 10 a stand sun
REMARKS OF ALEXANDER JONAS.
The meeting va addressed by Alexander JONAS
lie said:
II f. now a year since prominent politician Of the
United states in this country there social
question That politician is the Secretary Of the
Interior and his name is Car schurz. voice" Hang
him."1 Hang lin not shoot him notl Ignorance IS not
taken out Of the world by hanging and shooting Oxen
st,.rn once remarked that surprising with how
much Ignorance the world is governed. If all the
vretcleincss aud suffering existing among working
people among starving families, could be gathered into
one heap and be burned IN one grand flame, then 1t
would be what social question amounts 10 IN
this country and how Insignificant the scenes Of Pitts
burg IN comparison with What the wOrklhg people
are suffering. 49,
Nav this country is by no a poor country. We
have only the last census taken 10 be con
vnced that National wealth Is Increasing
Yet with constant increase Of wealth, want
aud starvation exist among the abOring classes
This is a consequence OF the peculiar industrial de
yelopinent OF pdcrn times But the wOrkncn who arc
eIppoyed on railroads and IN the factories must live
yritb their families. They cannot afford 10 be
rednced 10 tie condition vi the tramp, who
in order TO make Their strike effective, the railroad
uen stop few freight trains they may do what is pro
hibtted 6y the written law they are dong nevertheless
what is right. lApplausel Howeyer, will not sdyo
reserved for wOrking-nen that rs the rKht OF organ
iyatiou This Will enable 10 enter upon new move
yeut IN the interest OF labor. As long as the work
ug-nen rsaDZed the ruling powers VIII make
thing; without Organization you can accomplish nothing
tApplause.J
ADDRESS OF GEORGE WINTER
The meeting next addressed by George Winter, a
.,oar-rnaker Of Brooklyn. He said:
n The stlats zeifung IL The Daily Seos advise the
vorkingmen 10 remain away from TOmpkinssquare
then IL is Just the time TO attend there tApplSuse
Uenry Ward Beecher says laborng man can support
emily ~ six persons on dollar day, and live on bread
"a uater Voices, Hang himv'l Henry Ward
1.aoher Ottendorfer and Gov. Robinson are
ana trio Of frauds and denagogues
1hin.on fhe Democratic Governor. Issues prOclalna
- a oclsmatiOn against the wOrNnS-mch "lthout
on, into consideration whether they are not
ti3d su IN what they undertake They don't consider II
10 reduce Wsges; they look upon II ~ no crime