Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-15
YORK IND CONGRESSMAN
DE Mass Meeting at the Capitol.
RALLY OF THE GREENBACK PARTY.

circle on the open space in front. The occasion
was the workingmen's rally, called under the
auspices OF the representatives here of the ma
tlOnal or greenback party. The crowd grew
larger every minute, and at ten O'clock there
must have been 5000 people present They
were about equally divided between whi es
trance was chosen as the speakers stand. and
was crowded. A single lamplight overhead
revealed the speaker to his audience. The
crowd was very demonstrative. 1t cheered,
MADE remarks OF Its own, and launched qucs-
mons at the speakers. Captain Brock, with so
polcemen, was on hand to preserve order.
Dr b. NJ; Lawrence called the meeting to
order, and Isaac Cohen acted as secretary.
SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS,
proposed by Isaac Cohen, was unanimously
adopted. They recited that whereas labor was
depressed and millions OF working people are
suffering and starving, it was the duty of Con
greSS TO grant national relief to them that d
committee of ten be appointed to wait upon
Congress and III &c before adjournment the
enac .ment of the necessary laws for the issue
Of legal tender paper money sufficient TO re-
we and stimulate the industries of the coun-
Try; that liberal appropriations be made at
once 10 begln and complete all necessary pub
TIC buildings and improvements. and tne i'm
mediate passage OF House bill $40, in reduced
by Mr. Butler, or some similar bill.
Inc resolution contained clause that the
speakers be limited during the meeting to five
minutes. This could not be carried out, for
there were loud cries for some of the speakers
10 go on, while others exhibited stubborn re-
luctanee to Succumb at the expiration of their
time.
THE COMMITTEE
provided for was appointed as follows: DR..
Sturgeon, Mr.. Shupe, Col. T. j. Durant, Mrs
Or. Lawrence, Mrs. Lockwood, Col Daniels,
Mr.. U. L. Chappell, Mr.. Maitby and Dr. Miller
THE FIRST SPEAKER,
DR.. David Sturgeon, OF Ohio, chairman of the
national green back party OF Ohio, was intro
duced by DIR. Lawrence. He said that nothing
meets with so little success as muscle. Legis-
latiOn against labor and for capital is the cause
OF all the distress. This legislation began by
derTeciating the greenback, which saved the
union in the time of war in favor of the bonds
1had. Stevens succeeded in getting a green
back bill through the House, but it was
StraHgled in the Senate by the money and
Vaccinations of European capitalists Stevens
predicted, with tears running down his face
what would be the result. The very picture of
distress s, he drew is now spreading over the
land. within the last year the people have
however, been investigating the question. and
II their legislators will not comprehend the
situation they will remove them. The green
back party represents this new era. 1t cannot
lie defeated by either of the great parlIeS
unless relief to the country is granted by them
II this IS not done, the national greenback
party will be represented in Congress and in
the White House Then we will take from the
statute books the cursed laws by which we are
ground down. This must come.
HON. HENDRICk B. WRIGHT
was next introduced. AS he advanced under
the gasight he was greeted with shouts of Go
It, old Luzerne.' He said there were more
i'll his district, five thousand of whom knew
not what they were to eat for breakfast or if
they were to have any breG kfaSt. For the last
twenty-five years there had been nothing but
class legislation. No laws had been enacted
Tor the Denetit OF the labOring man. Two hun
dred million OF acres of land been given to
railroads. and $l5O.OOO,0O to railroads and cor
p0ratlOnS. When any man attempted to gain
legislation for the labOrng cause, he was cried
down. During the present session he had
often made such attempts, and the reporters
in the gallery above had every time denounced
him as fool and demagOgue. This was
greeted with cries of You're right! - Pay no
attention to subsidized pressrl Continuing
Mi. wright said WOrklngmen should send De-
tltiOnS to Congress as ing for relief If not
granted, they had their remedy-the balOl i'm
their own hands: IF you do not use it prop
erly, God hep yOu.' He was no communist
but believed in equal rights for capital and
labor.
OTHER SPEAKERS
MI. walter A. Shufe, of New York, the edi-
toy OF the HOrkiT0nen'S Advocate, next ad-
dressed the meeting, and was followed by
Hon. A. M. PridemOre, of Va, who said our
system OF laws had been carefully deyi.e to
make rich men richer and poor men poorer.
So long as we have mlllionaireS for chairmen
OF the ways and means committee, and Occu-
p!lng the other important positions in Con-
gre3S the people will remain poor.
Col. Daniels, OF Virginia, wanted the govern
ment TO return to the principles of l776. 1t
should exercise its power to coin money, and
END stream OF greenbackS through the land
that would prove an era OF revival.
HON. CARTER HARRISON GOES FOR SECRETARY
SHERMAN.
Mr.. Carter Harrison, of illinois. said there
was man at the other end of the avenue who
was tilling the penitentiaries and mad houses
RAPIDLY. That man was John Sherman, who's
nip. He was causing immeaSurabIe distress
by his damnable grinding of the people at the
bidding of rings; Does the house do moth
crowd Not id bit|I MIR. Harrison re- re.
piled that it had repealed the RESUMPTION act,
ana reduced the tax on tOiacc and whisky.
bOndholder would be made to pay something
for the support of the government. The tax
should not be upon muscles but upon strong
the 6epe snoua be ne strikes except
tary Sherman. [Several voices cried out.
Hang John Sherman."J
DE- Miller, OF New York, made short
speech.
MORE RESOLUTIONS.
MI. 3. Z. Hunt, OF the Boston navy yard, in
troduced a resolution, which was adopted
that we have seen with regret the Senate of
the United States postpone the consideration
OF measures designed to enforce the observ-
ance OF the national eight-hour law etc.
Mrs. B. A. Lockwood then made few re-
marks. She asked that when they were look
ing out for the working man they should not
forget the working woman, who labors six
MIR. Lafayette Bingham offered a resolution,
which was adopted, demanding that no more
government bonds be issued and sold, as every
500 bond issued withdraws 800 from circula-
ton among the people. We demand tax on
all government bonds, as on all other prop
erty.''
Mrs. Lawrence then began a speech. but
stopped as the crowd dwindled rapidly away
VISIT OF GOVERNORS TO THE TOME OF
NAsHINGTON.-IeSterda the annual visit of
governors OF states and the board of visitors
TO Mount Vernon took place The visitors
were received at the entrance to the mansion
by the vice regents of the Mount Vernon AS
ISOLATION, and were conducted to the east
parlor, Governor Holiday, of Va, escorting
Mrs. Charles 3. Ball, and Governor Matthew'S
of W. Va, Mrs. Lewis Washington General
FilZhugh Lee welcomed the governors i'm the
name OF the vice regents, and Governors HOI-
hday and Matthews responded. The council
reasSembled during the afternoon. Mrs. Farms
worth, OF Michigan, on account of her age,
rendered her resignation as vice regent from
Michigan, and has named her successor. She
Will, however, still remain a member. The
council paid the annual visit to the tomb and
found evidences Of decay in the structure and
recommended that the repairing be so done as
TO retain the original features. The superin-
tendent was directed to provide uniforms for
those employed about Mount VERNON, navy
blue blouse with brass buttons, and black
belt, with the name Mount Vernon" engray-
ed on the buckle. Mrs. Finch has contributed
quilt made of pieces of dress owned by Mrs.
Ma rtha Washington, and Mrs. Lewis Wash
ingtOn has contributed brick, stone and other
material from the Wakefield mansion, the
house in which Washington was born Among
the party from this city was MIR. w. w. Cor
off tlhn fbo hna