The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-24
DENNIS KEARNEY.
His Address i'm Eifth.street Market
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Space.
Dennis Kearney, the California agitator,
made an address to a crowd of about two
thousand people. 1t was a few minutes to
8 OF clock when he made his appearance on
the stand.
He appeared a dull-looking, medium
sized, though extremely well built man.
with thick shock of coarse black hair
He was attired in the coarse garb Of
workingman, black, shoddy coat and panta-
looms, and striped calico shirt without a
collar.
He was introduced by Mr.. Haynes, the
Socialist, amid uproarious applause from the
crowd.
After excusng himself for his jaded ap-
pearance, he spoke for an hour, the three
great factors of his speech being blood,
slime and villainy.
The following are extracts of his> har
angue
FELLow-w w-woRKINGMEN-To- night appear before
YOU in the capacity of stranger | have not Wis
tied Cincinnati to address any class or faction |
came here to address the WorNlngmen OF C!ncin-
natl, / came here to advise you i'll my humble
way, and explain to you how you can by united
action ameliorate your own condition. You can
do it If YOU &c; united: in other words, pool your
issues I say we must oppose eyerythi g. The
wade knee deep in blood and perish in the pool.
The Workingmen of this country must win.
though hell itself should boil over. They have a
right to control this county. 1t is their God
given right. The higher law of se}f-preseryation
gives workingmen of this country plenty of scope
to capture the United States II you do not do
thev tell us; one man had the check to
tell me that he was with me as long as remained ii
inside Of the law Lay What is d that Ihs
they have laws to be guided BY" ',But, oh, l
said, "workingmen are Ignorant, and know moth
| ing about such nonsense. The laws that l know
are, one man eats turkey and another man rice.
The man that does the work has to live on pota-
| toes and milk while the bloodsucking vampire OF
| labor dimes on hundred-dollar dinner. Is tnat
the law you mean" said, "Oh, no; on no, l
am informed by the Chairman that you are going
to have an election here very soon. Workngmen
must unite to carry that election. Let
us see the force that are united to
| Opnose YOU. The mOncyed power, YAM
pires, railroad robbers political bummers thieves,
monarchists, hel-born and hell-bound thieves, in
Jail and out of jail petty larceny thieves and rob,
bers of whole railroads, who flaunt their liFeried
Hunkies in the face of an indignant and outraged
people. Are you workngmen going to allow these
vampires to defeat you at the coming election?
[Cries, "Nc! no"] Then you have the power i'll
| yonr own hands You can defeat these men seven
to one applause] provided you unite; but if you
allow these issues to take place, then you won't be
united and | can assure you you will be defeated
by the class of bummers that l have just men
toned.
Mr.. Philip Van Patten, another Socialist
made short speech in favor of the cause
after which the meeting adopted the follow
ing resolutions offered by kearney and ad
journed:
trWhereas, Exercising The divine and human
right engrafted in the Constitution OF this NatiOl
the right Of the people OF a community or stat
to assemble, discuss their grievances, and TAX
such action as in their Judgment is necessary TO
the public welfare-the people of the State OF Cali
l fouia n young, lovely and prominent sister III IN
brilliant constellation OF States that make up thi
q Union have, in tones of thunder, said that I'll
Chinese must go' and,
Whereas, We, the Workingmen OF Clnclnnat
while not having the presence OF Chinese saVer
e in our midst to any great extent nevertheless, "
j. have abounding faith in the wisdom and INTEL
gence of the workingmen OF California TO the eS
g tent that what is injurious to them now Wlli l
5 time il not restricted, prove inmica to us; and,
d "Whereas Recognizing the great National truth
that self preservation is the fir-t law OF nature.
l. is mawkish Sentimentality Tor us OF the Angie
f Saxton race ourselves bound hand and loot by Tn
- money poWer, to waste our time over the wrong
OF another class of slaves, who outnumber us
hundreds of millions who utterly refuse to ASSN
l. ilate with us, and OF whom scientists are dlvde
e as to inferiority or superiority OF CIVILIZATION
a therefore be it
Resolved By the workingmen of Cincinnati, !
0 mass meeting assembled, to the number OF :, th
II we uneauyocsly after full intellectual an
= moral consideration OF the California workin!
t. mems cry, The Chinese must CO. and are pr
' pared if called upon, to defend our words VII
lives fortunes and sacred honor.
o 'Resolved, That the press of Cincinnati
e furnished with copies of these resolutions; all
the Chronicle, of San Francisco, California"