The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-06
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The California Agitator's Long
Expected Speech.
FANEUIL HALL CROWDED
Ben Butler Endorsed by the Horny
Handed Sons Of Toll.
KEARNEY THROWS EPITHETS.
Californian Tactics Commended to Bos-
ton Working Men.
E ANEUIL HALL CROWDED
KEARNEY THROWS EPITHE7s.
[BY TErEanApH TO THE HERALD. ]


BosToy, Mass, August 8, 1878.
About three thousand people squeezed themselves
into Faneui Hall this evening. Nearly many
moro hung around doors OUTSIDE ana INDUCED in
the usual complimentary epthots which IL iscel-
laneous crowd OF tho norm yohandpd always have in
readiness when there Is nothing to do and very little
to think OF At halt.past Mr.. E. NJ. Chamber
lain, who has been Identified with labor and greenack
movements since he has boon IN potr.cs, APP
peared ON the platform followed by tho redoubt-
able Dennis Kearney himself J. p. Masure,
OF New Haven, and about dozen
ong-haired sons Of toll graduating from
W. H. q. Smart down to the daughter OF w. H.
Brown, who, in the language OF her father. is as
deeply imbusd with the ideas or Communism any
OF the great unemployed in the city. There arc' no
seats on the floor OF Fansuii Hail. and The seetnAag
crowds OF humanity, who packed themselves IKE
sardines in box, were enthusiastic as
the temperature OF the halt would allow. The crowd
yelled whom the great drayman put IN an appearances,
and alter tho dstingu ished party who accompanied
him tho platform had taken seats. the OF toll
aud those who at time belonged to that fraternity
INDUCED in variety OF remarks which were ln-
tended cheer the spirits Of Tho prospective orators
OF the evening Tho occupants of tho gallery stripped
TOR work" Tor thesheat and thu variety Of uniform
was pleasing and picturesque. Alter allowing rea-
sOna0le time 10 esapse aud seeding no signs OF an
opening Of tho meeting, the boys began
10 manifest signs OF impalience and dispeasure and
passed sundry festive remarks tho appearances OF
the speakers. the Temporal and everything which
could suggest itself 70 the Inauguration The meeting
not opened until few moments before eight
O'Clock, when pale youth n.srued Brophy. green
back sapng stepped to the froat and ced that
l.. N. Chamberlain would presads, and that few poo
Pic would transact tho business usually done by
retaries OF pubc meetings IL was evident from tho
first words that spoken that the meeting was
Tor Butler. Hardly had the first sentence escaped
from the charman's lips when three rouslng,cheers
given heartily tor the Essex Statesman.
TIE cHAIIsMAx's
MIR. Chamberlain stated that the Republicans Ia
danser that fraud reigned In every ofaco from che
Presidency down 10 the lowest Commissioner. Tho
laboring man should henoeiorth step out In se.do-
fence and wrest the power from the-theves who now
run aud ruin the country Kcarney, he said, wasatho
link between the workingmen OF roc East ana abe
West. This Is an international movement which tho
work,ugmen o. Europe ana America intsrosrvd
in.
KEAnSEY TAKES OFF HIS COAT.
lilo them introduced Ksarney, who stepped on the
PLATFORM neatly dressed q nsechanic with q blue
SUIT and loose flowing necktic. Mr.. Koarnev necd
Dot be ashamed OF his reception by tho workingmen
OF Boston He greeted by three times three, and
when he took or his coat ana pulled up his shirt
sleeves lhe sailed In with Aoad, raspy voco to
abuse everybody in power. in ungrammati-
cal language and the usual and CATCH
words OF the dsmagogus. He must have read
Buffers speeches. for he began by abusing
the newspapers and principally tho Associate Press,
which no called band OF pirates. His speech
throughout tissue orabuso and profanity, vui-
garay and sophistry. Ho opened with a euiOgy OF
Ben Butler and attack the Chinese. Alter the
chocrs had suosided be said:-
FELLOW WoRKISGxYN AND WOMEN OF BOsros--Ou
behalf OF the workipgmen OF the Pacific thank
responsive to the popular viii the expression that
went up from tbis meeting to-nlght when "a certain
like bringing message OF greeting and love 20 the
man whois loss than Macbeth, yet greater too. the
gAian.. the gifted, she glorious We hope that he
Massach usetts he justly merits his bold aud
spoken action on behalf OF dowairodden humanity
the chivalrous Butler. (Cheers) l am gong TO ind
that we are not rich enough TO hire Beeeher 10
knock the bottom out OF he'll; but about
this human tidal wavo 2 What Is tho matter with
the country that the workrsmen are rising
from tho North to the South, and from Tho Eas. 70
the west9 What they going 10 dof To taL.,
charge Of their own af,irs, and here, upon the .
altar OF liberty. where tho OF tho heaven
nrst dawned upon tho infant brow OF LID
city; here, where free men and froo women
discussed their rights and vowed to maintain
them. We daro to expound our pr,pciries. IL was
hero that tho industrious men and women were
not oppressed oy sse railroad roooer or iesh,
people Ia tho second century OF the
Independence OF America, which means death
road ro0bor, and oblivion to the corOs vilianous
political hummer regret that this meeting 10 organ
izcd IL is Out In the Tar West-thcy cal US bar
barous thsrs-a workingmcn's meeting Is iQanized
by the people on tue spot; no bummcrs are allowed
orator. whose touch Is cold ana clammy; shy
lockian vagabond, who spends nights anu days Nh
which S's 10 psSsnoHs lis and Days at
ward In trying 10 rob ncm II aliowM
speech. no classical i,ngurso TO tool nv ard,cnce
The English language contains some sixty thousand
words; nm in possession OF a low hundred Of them,
aud propose TO use thon 70 extol VIRTUE and to con-
..sursY inPs or HELL"
FIRST will pay my respects to the vspa pSHs.
Tho newspapers, from the earliest days OF pruning
have In the insrest-i wish the reporters to
take this downo cutthroais, pcaitcaiVKs, daylight
ihlcvos ana M ight a.sassas Is An Oh
tsrpriso ike all business vcatuTes Tho reporters
spect; they working Tor bread ana butter ike
selves; but Tor the viianous, seFponlliko shiny
imps Of hell that own thrse newspapers
have the utmost contempt These start a
paper and they want mako money. Tho nrst thief
that comes along with purse oil gold stolen from tho
umns / have known some or the d. rtiest. drunken
est mon that God Almighty ever put breath into to
write articles for tho newspapers cpu.iemning this
honest uprising OF tho people. (Applaasc.l
Kearncy then read an exua0 from de-
spatch TO the San francisco thronicic, which
contained q severe criticism OF fnmsef and his
style of agitation, and thereupon denounced iho
agents Of the Associated Press. kearnoy then sadi
When camo ~ this country 1 brought d SUIT with ,
me. and that Ill an a single merican con say.
Ii tho WORKING people Of America had one spare from
which q namo OF freedom could be tanned they
would control the tsegraphs and drive from powor
these Internal lying scalawags ana select honest
men TO uansmIt tho news Those lying rascals
say that l use ungrammatical language Now,
ior az 80 l can biro n man TO write
me speech IN good Englsn, but u takes mi Hons OF
dollars TO buy man. DO no uugrainfnatioal
aud whlo tins STRAIN lot mo IA that the country
is run to per diton by band OF ON lssca IN aud
legal pirates. WHAT the works lgmon-- and oight-
tenths OF the community are wo5Siugmcn--want Tor
their guide Is common honesty and common sense
| will guarantee that they better guides Than
classical attachments or legal ica ,rning. refer you
tho past history vi this countJ to corroborato this
statement
NO TOBACCO.
THIS despatch tho Chros ice says:-"kearney
iovks like tho average Irish s,rkingman." That's
good. will state that nm American citizon,
have lived In this country ana led under tho starry