New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-03
KEARNEY SPEAKS IN NEWARK.

DisORDERLY CROWD OF LIsTENERs-AN ADDRESS
FULL OF PROFANITY AND NEARLY THE SAME IN
SUBSTANCE AS DELIVERED ELSEWHERE.
Dennis Kearney addressed a meeting at
Newark last evening, about 5000 persons attending.
The assemblage IN Military Park composed gencr-
ally OF the rOughcr element Of the community. Before
he was introduced the reporters, standing the inn
proysed platform, 1eered and abused by the mob
Finally order was restored and Kearney introduced
by Joseph A. Beecher. chairman Of the meeting
and Editor OF The ESser County Press, the
GreenbaeK organ who said Kearney had come TO
tell his hearers how save themselves from tyranny
Kearney said II you keep quiet you can hear all
say speak slow and call things by proper names. or
course all ignorant, and, as am an ignoramus,
use the few words cxtol virtue and condemn
vice. IA made my way to the PLATFORM heard men
say. who is this profane man, Dennis Kcarney 2
/ am the representative Of tho workngmen
OF California, and my visit TO the Atlantic states II to
agtate and organize w0rkingmcn here for political ae-
ton They have the power IN their own hands to enan-
clpate labor We have power to do with 1t as we please
and what we please nobodv's business what do
when we get possession One of Newarks Shiny sheets
said | should be arrested. L ask the BOhe
milan ehuul why l should be arrested.
stand here In defiance Of sall such hell-bound-
loprous creatures; they men not fit TO tie my
shoe strings. am going 10 follow all these Shiny imps
OF hell into hell itself 10 get satisfaction out Of them
They kearney hnOulu DC htTtbtcu All pdpcIo
except The Esser County Press Shiny sheets; they
are all controlled by the robbers the country
going to say what spoke about the heyng scoundrels
OF the newspapers here"
There was an interruption at this point When
search was made for It's cause, there loud cries OF
put him out !" kick him QUIT" Kearney nterposed
and said: lie Is one OF the lcksptte Of capital
here to mako discussion. He Is the lickspite OF some
political hummer. II be was to attend some of our
meetings in California, he would be choked to death in
a minute lCheersl We have given the classical
thieves and literary pirates an opportunity TO DO
patriots, but they have sold us out. The
baiot-b0x ia your remedy here. l advocate
the grcouback; II OF the lecherOus bOndholdes
with one fell sweep. Laboring men, when the green
back going to wn keep up your one Issue and
poO all your issues and 90 for the capitalist. The
porters ask what going 10 do with the state when
We yet possession and my s, 1t is none OF their
business IL belongs to the workngDen TO DO as they
Kcarnry then tried TO stir mp the mob against
tensve morocco manufacturing hrm, o. Nugent Co.,
which, he said prosecuted ts wOrkmen ana wns loudly
cheered. He said: when the workingmen get con
troll they VIII issue city scrip aud run
factories Of their own, and throw such
bonds have kept yOu divided by the Of their lick
spittles Who is to bame for yellow fever at the South
have given the answer, but the internal ickspteS OF
the press have not reported IT, The fault is with Con-
gross appropriang money to repair the eyees
and give employment TO workingmen OF the Southern
states Al your next election you Will be opposed by
banks Washers and boodsuckers bumners and frauds
hell They have pooled their Issues to defeat
us. The thieving bood-suckng vampires have pooled
their issues TO defeat Gods nObest-hOne5t working
men DO you TO pool your issues lCres OF Yes.
ycsl Then hold up your hands" About half OF the
5000 held up their hgnds 1900
Keurney then said There are not less than 10000
men WITHIN hearing OF my voice. aud they have voted
unanimously 70 pool all issues aud vote the Greenback
ticket" IA voice in the crowd said: " They
will sell out for glass of hquOr"l " In
California we pooled issues and defeated the blood
suckers. We had organized army In reserve, armed
with bowc-knives and pistols, 10 protect the baotbox.
We are bound TO get possession OF this Governments
neaceably IL we can, but II any attempt be made TO
rhcat us ont OF the election will wade kneedeep in
blood 10 get possession" Kearney then discussed the
Chinese question, aud characterized the Chinese as
ieprOus acknowledged parasites Ia Rome" he con-
tinued "SheTman's headess trunk would have been
thrown IN the Tber An lgnoramus or thief be has no
sUu; he is owned by the thieves OF Walst III officers
whom you elect go back on you, hang them TO the
amppost We intend 20 carry Massachusetts for Butler"
In conclusion said he going 20 speak In Jersey
civ this evening" Union Square ON Friday; In Brook
vn ON SATURDAY. and would end In Massachusetts and
worK until Butler elected Governor.