The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-26
what the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Do.
FROM tss Boston Herald Gath. Bs

From the Boston HcralGs 24th.Is
The announcement that Kearney, of Cali
fornia. would address the HSfkingmenf from
a stand in Kelly's sSGnareSTi Massachu.
sets town., at 8 O'clock last evening, was
sufficient tnHfrrneE Ia tfat-f6rafffY a.crowd
numbering at the least TcalelAaston 5000
pers5nsi Of Rlioh, ~ gookty humber were
sossos-t tell in.embry0s 1t can
truly be said that Denis - came and saw"
but To add s.slie conquered y would be q
stretch OF the truth. Promptly Mt the time
announced the workingmen's champion
mounted the roStrtifn, or expresS-Wagon
1.-THE reader Is at liberty 10 lake his choice
OF termsl, and opened hisiorasoricaI valve.
Said be:li ~ IT, 80 80 I'D
Workingmen and women, we meet as
simple, plain, humble American citizens TO
discuss our rights. [ssAnd d---n few OF
them we have" said a disciple OF the new
gospel of reiorm.] You come together with
no flourish OF trumpets and no 1owery BAN
ners, such as are used upon TIE, advent OF
some notorious thief and political hummer.
Youhaye no stiff-necked chairman, no hon
orable bilks upon the platform to preside
over the meeting.b:EA Eoice:" Give Fem
bill, and shove 'em into it, Dinny!"] On
the contrary, you meet to consult together
upon the cause of the present depression.
The question with us is, Who is to rule
| this country? What I'VE want to! know
| is, are we going to- allow English capital
to rule us7 ["Give it up, old stlck-in-
the-mud." said Sympathizer In the move
ment; "giye us another."l what want
| to know, said the orator, Is, are we going
to allow English gold to run our politics
pause for a reply. ["No," was the cheer
+ full response.l "Welt, then, seeto it that it
does not. It is represented by the bummers
OF the Somerset and Union clubs; right
over in Boston," said Kearney OF Caliior.
MIA, and we anttoput a stopto it. After
calling for and drinking some water. the
speaker resumed I: Nevare' opposed by
the whole crop-eared army of the devil,
bound in allegiance to him; predes-
tined subjects Of his Jurisdiction, and
the predestined colonists OF BIZ, realm.
|r"Let's" clean 'eni out" said horny
fisted.] But we are going to elect Ben. Butler
for our next Governor. ["What will you
bet?" said bystander.I Kearney took
no notice of the interruption, only to warn
1.-THE speaker that speaking out in "meetln' ~
would not be allowed The interrupter
continued to address the speaker, however,
and was put out Of the crowd, protesting
that he wanted to speak TO the chairman.
| The speaker then went on at length to de-
nounce both Of the great political parties,
the lickspittlc press, tue bondholdcrs, etc.
FIe called the attention OF his hearers to
1.-THE Open Letter. worklngman's paper,
which, he claimed, was destined to knock
the other dailies into, Cpl" The word
leecherous was" next. defined rs a
"blood-sucker,n Mr.. Kearncy remarking
tha. the papers did not know now to spell it..
They, in the density OF their ignorance,
called it echerous. [Applause.] lie should
speak as he pleased, however, and the mis-
cradle, Shiny. hoary-headed vampires con-
found their gizzardS-might to thunder,
| for all lie cared. e" a II lawyers. are liars"
rashy resumed the orator. > f.: J OH. are
hurting Ben, Dinney," said Il horny-fsted,
who, by his accent, was evidently 4 French
man; ego aisy, now-"] " Never you
mind me; | know what say" continued
Denis; but Butler is one among million.
r. Thrue for you, Dinny."i "Give Us some
morc."l lie has always been the friend
OF the workingmen. and be will be elected
in spite of all the, hcll-born ard lell-bound
thieves in Massachusetts,. -" Organize 4
club,'' said the speaker in. closing. "and
see to it on electiS;l-day that you vote the
Greenback- Labor. ticket, pure and simple
at the conclusion OF his speech many OF
his auditors adjourned to kely's for brain
food, while the remainder wendell their
way homeward. nasticating the great
chunks OF mental pabulum that Denis had
so layishIy distributed. r;i' ..t 81. s'.-