The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
The Labor Agitator Vsntilatss His
Opinions and His Plans.
ABUSIVE CORRESPONDENCE.
Samples of the Letters Which
Kearney Receives.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF LABOR.
The Workingmen's Party To Be Fully
Organized in Massachusetts.
BosroS. Angus. 10, 1878.

Boston, August 10, 1878
BY special arrang cment the representative OF the
HERALD and another journalist grant ID inter.
view with Dennis Kearney at his mothers home
Beacon street. Brighton, yesterday The great CALI
fornia agltator found COSBY little room which
was literally strewn with papers, letters, &C. Mr..
Carl Browne, his secretary was busy engaged
in writing letters Of response to numerous in
quries, and tho journalists, being invited to
take seats, waited till Mr. Kcarney had finished
his mails. "You have idea," no said, "of the
scurrilous. filthy letters hch receive every day.
could not have believed that the refined, cultured
people Of New England and America in general
so coarse and brutal" Mr. Kearney handed over two
postal cards and letter from his
ing's mail and invited tho visitors 10 read
them. Tho arst IRON New Jersey,
and postmarkcd August 9. The name OF the post
once not Iegibc. II was postal card addressed and
written IN good business hand. 1t contained mel
Their signature date and its contents we're as fol-
ows-Hurry up, Denis, ana start The society to rid
this country oil that accursed raoe--the Irish. We
Cannot pick up a paper but what ind burglary,
highway robbery. river piracies and murders, son-
mtted by that God forsaken race, The Chinese are
angels beside the Irish. Commence war OF exter-
mnation and got rid OF those neahsns; our laws are
too lax for them; in fact, encourages them."
The second also postal card, neatly written
folows:-
sInYou are out OF place here back 80 your trusk
and nth The irish are no .yors' IN the TIA, h wass
Our prison. filed with Them. ami there half
.ns ;;
that would improve the breed We want the Chinese In
:asd s ming a. b.
tried we shall use bullet and rope and knife freely You
The third was letter written in a bold, dashing
hand and dated Philadelphia. 1t opened follows
PHILADELPHIA. August g.
You dirty low.iyed Irisannn-psrdon me IL my words
are little plain am Learning from yo YOU, having Just
S n"ud M would knock
down and rob him it you had chance.
The remainder of the letter was unit for pubca-
tion. owing to the obscenity and vsness OF the lam
guage Mr. Ksarney said he was constantly receiving
threatening letter. OF this Kind and insults that
undeserving Of notice This he claimed to be good
reason for organizing workingmen Of the country.
In answer TO inquiry 10 the strength OF tho
workingmon's party IN Massachusetts, he said elf
they organize thoroughly and work IN harmony and
unison they can carry tho State In spite OF all OPP
position, poll tax or NO poll tax. When think OF
the Law that exists here to compel a man to pay
for the privilege OF voting, am inclined to believe
that the BIRD oil liberty 10 nothing but dunghill
ter. man must read. 100, before he can vote, as
though there were not aud Trustworthy citizens
who understand what 10 right aud wrong, though
they cannot read 1t would probably been 70 cd
thing for Chace, Hathaway and Tappan II they had
never able 10 read. Although would lot dis
countsnance education, do not believe that mans
being able read should debar him from the right
to voa II would probably have been good thing for
of these dsiaulers II they had been ingram
NAUTICAL rs myself
WANTED PRACTICAL MIN.
He said he found tue worSingmen u the State ripe
pendent PARTY as the old democratic thing and rcpuo
llcan robber have been weighed IN ihe balance and
found wanting. The workinsmen Will build up the
party OF The future on sound basis, having IN view
that The Office shall seek the man, not tho
tue office. In other words The people shall have
the right TO select their own servants IL has
been customary IN all the States of tho
Union 10 have ward strikers and political bummers
get up CLUBS to bleed candidates. That system, as
/ have ascerlained, has brought tho worKiug men's
party into disgrace in Massachu setts. am 10 hopes,
however, 10 DO able to forge me connecting link be-
tween the work n2men OF tho Pacific slope ihose
Of tho Atlantic States under the ring Of the true name
workingmen's parly-which Will become tue great
tionsl parry oil the future, having tor It's OBJECT tho
greatest good oil The greatest number lind tue main
body OF the working people here all right but with d.
vided confidence IN tho different leaders, some OF
whom, IN my opinoa, are trying 10 make . contract
with tue man III The moon
The workingmea doE't want to get skim milk here
ana wall 10 get tho cream on The other SIDE of toe
clouds In otner words they want PRACTICAL mon and
practical issues Instead oil dreaming VISION sres they
want earnest, courageous men, VINO can load to
tory and succcss Know the people are ready and
wiling TO pool their issues - manifested by the
unanimous show ot hands AZ FApeuil Hail Monday
nghl. l expect 10 every honest man IN the
Atlantic states rally the CRY. that the echcrous
bonahoider and mortgage wrecker must CO. Tno
great danger 10 that the work. gman nay DO captured
by the politicians rhe old cut aud iriod iJea o
ssui xea meeIing, must be aoaudonea. Worxipg,acn
IN st org .nze their own meetings and elect tusir
own officers from among themselves whco they meet
The old cu-snd-dricd idca smells 10 heaven with the
skunkliko od0r oi she poiiticsl hammer and caucus
packer.
rnK PEOPLE HONEST
II At a convention the wcrRtngEcn should DC cap
tured W politicians let them and appeal
tot people, as l did in San Francisco. nave AN
sSsx su,c nons.,,y pu,pr aa.~ ~ 70 or,.n, us
and 10 20 TO work under the name OF the working
mems party OF Massachusetts, cali state convention
aud put tickst In the held The men who would
lake al active part In thsse movements ought to
avoid being candidates for cfiice he Vfncers 10 DO
elected should DO GRATED IRON the ranks oil aoor and
AZ soon AZ man 10 found wirs-puiI,ug no should be
dropped Ike n not potato A canddate Tor oi1ce
should DO elccisd without any expense TO himself
anu should CONSIDER himself us tue servant OF
the people, subject 10 their will; failing 10 COM
ply with tho wisnes ui MS constituents ne should
reslgn when called upon TO do 50 Dy convention
scmblcd Tor that purpose or be treated TO dose OF
hemp at tho nearcs, iampposL Au honest man Is
NOT airad 10 accept Office subject to these condtions
ms reirenchment anu reform are not Only cxpeoisnt
but necessary TO our very existence. believe with
Wendell Phillips, IN his letter 10 the North Amsr,cdn
RevieW oil July anu August. that tue woi king man
wno has no say about tue wages he snail receive an
abject slave.
BCrLkn ruE woRKiSonAxs FRIEND.
remark was droppca ABOUT kearney's hostility to
politicians He was ssked what lie thought VI Ben
Butler and be said, with smile, ''Genera But
Ter Is an exception 10 tue avorass poluc,an. IL
always been MS aim anu object TO oenent tue work.
ing people oil the country, but unfortunately for the
laoorng classes he has had out lew supporters am
not much inclined to bcstow tites mon, Out aKo
pleasure In ding him General, because he earned
his tte lighting tor the prescrvstsn oil tue Union,
aud 10 vastly oihcrent from the Thousand snd one
Fourth oil July Jayhawks tnat inicst tho country
with their fuss, feathers and brass buttons.
General Butler has never proved recrcant 10 the
trust conhdcd TO him by the people since ne at
tacned the water wheel IN the Lows iaotery N The
interest oil poor working girl he con-
tended bravely against the Narrow minded
bigotry OF knownotn ingism that foul blot
ON tho pages of our national history; he had
tho courage to stand alone condemning The
Injustice that hanged an ianoccnt woman; he has
always opposed rings ana monopoies ana In ms last
memorable speech IN the national House OF Repre-.
seDtatves defended the people against the thieving
ban ksrs ana legal pirates VINO dsgracsu the Forty
bith Congress- As his record proves, ne has always
been feuna on the side Of ths down-tre1dsa and OPP
pressed, and Justly and fairy entitled 70 the high