The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-19
DENNIS KEARNEY.
RE0vvL OF THE SAND LOT ORATOR AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
HHG Wegares NILS Hearers with a Character.
tstiC Flow of vItuperatlOn and
EnHeCenCy,

AnHeCeHCy.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 1s.-Dennls Kearney,
the California agtaeor, arrived at o'clock
last evening, accompanied by Carl Brown. his
private secretary. The announcement having
been previously made OF his expected arrival,
four or five hundred people had assembled at
the depot TO see him. Mr.. g. A. Light, editor
OF the Times, and q number Of others had con-
.stituted themselves q committee Of reception,
and sought for Kearney when the train pulled
ne m epqt aeon s ynossbe
into the crowd, and, being stranger, his
Identify was not discovered by Mr. Light or
any Of those with him.
Messrs. Kearnoy and Brown accidentally
fell In with a reporter of the Daily Sun, and
were taken by him to the Pyle House for sup
per, after which they reported at the Work
ingmens headquarters, where the committee
was anxiously awaiting, q reply. to, the dis.
patches they had sent East to learn of
kearney's whereabouts. Kearney and his
companion were introduced to the committee
and those who were present, and We're re-
ceived In the most cordial manner. They
were Immediately conducted to the corner OF
Washington street and Kentucky Avenue,
where q crowd Of several Thousand people
had assembled in anticipation of seeing and
He was introduced by Mr.. Lew Preston.
and proceeded to deliver one of his character
istie speeches. He implored the laboring men
to stand and act together, and said that the
old Senators, hoary -headed politicians, and
Thieves In jail and out Of Jail, would combine
To defeat and crush tho labor of the country
s'Do the workingmen of indianapolis intend
to let them do it?' lCries of No! No!l
In every age Of the world the wealthy class
es have organized toTob and crush the masses
OF the people, but they have been swept into
hell by the advance Of the wave OF universe, + ga,
that they are only hogs, possessed with devils,
to be driven into the sea But we should shun
political bummers as we would @ snake.
The laboring men are accused OF being un-
sSfDf mat i'm W n
they have not had opportunities to study for
years, to know how to rob the peoplel He de-
1lounced the old politicians and ring rulers as
bloody-handed vampires and said "We want
no college consumptives to rule ,ls. Some one
had asked what classics have you read?" He
replied, 81 have read where a railroad king
had dined sumptuously from the proceeds Of
labor which he had stolen from those to whom
1t itrightfully belonged This was enough OF
classics
He said that we must have new. deal, and
would be in favor of having all the law books
In the United States burned. Our laws are
like d jug handle, all on one side: He spoke
of the great work OF organization which is
chusetts and other Eastern States, and said
that they would elect President in 1880.
A voice in the audience called for q word on
the Chinese question.
The speaker referred to the Chinaman as an
almond-eyed parasite, who came to this coun-
try
A voice from the crowd interrupted by say
ing: "As you did"
Mr. Kearney stopped for q moment, look
ing in the direction from whence the voice
came, and slowly remarked zone dog is bark
ing" He then characterized the utteranGe as
lie. He said be knew. his rights as an
American citizen, and would maintain them,
t!f3a would speak his sentiments all over this
country, despite the opposition of hell-born
thieves and miserable political vampires.
He proceeded to show that the Chinese did
not come to this country as freemen, but that
every one Of their bodies were mortgaged to
one of the Chinese ship companies before
leaving their native land He said that none
#5of them had families to support, and they
could live on rice and rats, and work for 10 to
i25 cents O. day, and men with families who
were forced to compete with them must
starve. These almond-eyed lepers have been
throats OF honest laborers. The knife Of the
workingmen with which to fight this cheap
labor is the ballot.
At this stage loud calls were made for Gen.
Butler, who was supposed to be present The
audience was informed that he WAS not pres
eIlt and Mr.. A. r. Parsons. of Chicago, was
introduced and made q short speech, in which
y he arraigned the rich men Of the COUNT and
COM pared them with the "Old Man Of the Sea"
being carried on the shoulders Of Sinbad the
sailor, as described in the Arabian Nights. In
his mind labor represented the sailor, and
will throw capital Off its shoulders when
il becomes sufficiently intoxicated with it's
+ success In rioting and wasting the rich fruits
OF the land, as did the Old Man of the Sea.
Philip Van Patten, of Cincinnati, secretary
OF the Socialistic Labor party, followed Mr.
Parsons in a short speech, and the meeting
adjourned.