The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07
KEARNEY IN BOSTON.
Reception of the California AgitatOr in
Fanueil Hall Last Evening.
An Immense Atfendance-An Overflow
Meeffng-A Characteristic speech
and Great Enthusiasm.

formally received al Il duueu ndll Iuls even
ing by one of the largest gatherings ever
held within and around its walls. Not one
fourth of the crowd could gain entrance,
and during the proceedings an overflow
meeting of immense proportions was in
progress in the square. The crowd was
noisy enthusiastic and reckless, but withal
good natured. Within the hall the heat was
intense, and following the example OF kear-
ney majority of the audience were soon
in their shirt sleeves. I. G. Braphy called
the meeting to order, and E. NJ. Chamber
lain presided and made speech He re-
earded this great gathering of laboring men
as pressgipg the overthrow OF the power OF
capitalists He said that the gubernatorial
office was within the grasp of the labor
ing men. Some one cried out
s'Butler'' when there was a loud outburst, and
three cheers for Butler were given with great
enthusiasm. The speaker, pleased at the
demonstrations, requested the audience to
short again. and at the name of Butler still
louder applause ensued. Concluding the
chairman said, Though the capitalists are
hitting us now the time will soon come
when we will hit back with righteous venge-
ance.' Dennis Kearney was then presented
and received with uprOsrious cheers.
KEARSEY's SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman-IThree cheers and tiger for
Dennis Kearney.l Mr.. Chairman and fellow
workingmen and women OF Boston-On pc
half of the workingmen OF the PACING coast L
thank you for this grand, enthusiastic recep-
ton. In order to beat responsive 10 the popu-
lar will and expression that went mp from TINS
meeting to- night when a certain mans name
was mentioned, / feel like bringing message
OF greeting and love to the man who is lesser
Yet ri % merry
and white plumed Navarro Of the
TGreat applause and cries of 'say it again..
We bid him take heart, and hope he will re-
ceive the reward from worlS1ngmen OF MaSsa-
chusettS he so justly merits Tor MS Doid ana
outspoxen action in ehalfOfdowntrodden hu-
manity. IA Dplausel. With the remark, 1T IS
getting hot, Mr.: Chairman" kearney TOOK on
his cravat amid loud cheers and laughter. Con-
tinuing he said, am sorry, friends, we are
not rich enough to be able TO hire
d 6eeG hsI 20 RnGGA What is the matter
with the country that the workingmen are
arising from north TO sorth, west to east, to do
what? To take charge OF their own affairs.
IApplause.l / ask you lapplausel does 1t not
mean death to the railroad robber and the
treacherous, thieving bOndholder? Applause.l
corous political hummer? LApplause.l
Kearney then alluded to the method in
which the meeting had been organized, and
centrasted IL with the manner OF the i:tr west,
where the ch airman was nominated by the peo-
pie present, thereby depOsing the Shylockian
vagabond who spends weeks with wet
which to psychologist his hearers, then went
on the following day scheming and planning
to rob the men he addressed the previous
evening. Applause and laughterl. My fell
low conntrymen, as representative OF the
poor working classes, l appear before You to
night Applause and cries OF "G0Od! WIN no
classic language with which to feast my hear
ers. lApplausel. Believing the English language
contains in the neighborhood OF $500 f words .3
am in possession of a few hundred OF these
words, and use them, by humble, plain, un-
vanished words, to extol virtue and condemn
robbery. IApplause.l The speaker then paid
his respects to the press and the associated
press newspapers. From the earliest days OF
printing they had been more in the interest OF
cutthroats, bilks, daylight thieves and mid
night assassins. IGreat applause and laugh
ter, and crieSo "Put that in print."l For the
reporters of the press l nave great respect
selves, working for bread and butter.
[Laughter.l But for the villai IHS
IIaughterl that own these newspapers,
have the utmost contempt. There are viii
famous, thieving, infamous band OF scalawags
llaughterl that are aiming TO control. III the
workingmen of the United States possessed
within their breasts single spark from which
the flame of freedom could be famed they
would not permit such monsters to live in
their midst. They would control these tele-
graphs, they would haul these internal, lying
scalawsgs from power and select honest men to
transmit plain ,unvarnished news. lApplause.l
don't care, of course, how look. That s my
business and nobody's else. Laughter and
applause.
As to my ungrammatical sentences and un-
grammatical speeches, for $3.50 can always
hire man to write grammatical speech, but
il takes millions to buy honest men, be they
ever 50 ungramm atical. lApplause.I The
country is to be to perdlt1On by a band or
classic thieves and legal pirates. lApplause.l
What the workingms II want is common hon.
esty and common sense-better guides than
classic attain ments. Kearney then read from
a San Francisco Chronicle dispatch, which he
attributed to the associated press, not one
word of which was sent by the associated
press, saying "Kearney looks like an average
fr sh woTkingman." To this he said he was
an American citizen. He had been here %
years, and brought suit of clothes and a head
full of brains with him to help develop the
country. He would like to see single AmerI-
ca who brought so much. Great Applause.l
Other quotations are: sin the train which
brought him here rode no dssT &c aristo-
patch. [Laughter.l "But in dim smoking car
entertaining dingy clay pipe" That's lie.
never smoked tobacco or drank whisky in my
life. Fellow citizens, mention these facts 10
i'm press the necessity of ignoring newspaper
reports, and particularly reports sent by the
associated press, band of pirates. Laughterl.
Kearney then spoke of the workingme ms
movement in California that drove demo-
cratic thief and republican robber out Of the
state. We were yigilant, active and energetic,
and allowed no one to address our meetings
but honest, hard-fsted men. Applause and
cries of "That 8 good" We elected TO the con-
stitutiOnal convention poor, obscure artisans
over the heads of senators and ex-governors,
milliOnaires and bank smaSherS Now can say
what / please in California, despite the he'll
by my advice, which is TO pool all your issues
into one pot, and on next November you Will
be able to announce a victory for the honest
workingmen of Massachusetts,. All in favor
their hands. IAm hands were raised.J
All opposed. No sign.l Now /
hope no one will state tomorrow this is not
unanimous meeting. Kearney continued in
this strain for some time, advising the work
ingmen to cut loose from all parties as alike
unreliable, and take charge of their own af-
fairs. He concluded: 1--WE have got the
power to do with this government
as we please. We propose TO take
advantage of that power and use IL from this
day forth. / know the worl1ingmen of Massa-
chuset's will succeed. / walk the earth at
midday. / find the vast expanse of the blue
heavens unrel1eved by the sparkle of a single
star, but / know that Mars still holds his
course; that Venus stiIl wheels through
space; that Jupiter and Uranus
are flashing in the heavens; that
the blazing belt OF Orion and the bright guild
ing CLEAN of the north star are all there, and
IL Is thus with movement Of this kind. We
know the workingmen are as true as the stars
in heaven, and will, when called upon, ex-
hibit themselves In beauty, in majesty and in
power" Tremendous applause.
GREAT BRITAIN.