The New York herald., 1878-09-20
THE GREENBACKERS.

THE NATIONAL LABOR PARTY IN MASS MEET
ING AT UNION SQUARE.
A few hundred people gathered around o dimiy
lighted stand IN Union square last evening In
10 the cali OF the national sreenback labor party Mr.
Francis Waters oficated chairman, although
not included n tho arrangements of the plat
form. Mr. Maddox was the preliminary speaker, but
be soon made way for Professor r. W. Hume
who advocated In the strongest manner possible the
peculiar tenets of the party The principal point of
his speech his recitation OF parody on tho sar
Spangled Banner" the last reirnin OF which was:-
Then round In 4 ring
nan.n, .nS ~ sc. 20 our home. n VIII bring
i And Il The sooa a'a rrssne.eK S.nnsr. sc., &c.
Tho Professor was Of tho opinion that capital In
OF labor represented in Congress-, and that
there tyranny even In tho Workshop. He begged
his hearers to remember the Maine motto, "Drigo."
and to follow Kearney. Ho quoted grizzly boar rsmi
nscences IRON California, aud compared the repuols-
democratic parties In this State TO tho bear
apolos,zing, however, to tho animal
WITH rwo HEADS
Mr. A. A. Carscy followed with speech, ia which
he said tho worktngmen have done everything neces
sary for the salvation Of this country lie said tbero
party existing at present with Two heads All
the works the city stopped TO break down tho
workiugmcn. A few years ago everybody was at
work; nowadays large number OF people
idle. The speaker then remarked that the
negro n creator slave than ever before;
tnat 900 900 OF men, with muskess. arc now rsndy
with the ballot; that grccnbacks nt bali per
cent premium; that money must circulate, and that
Imitation OF tho currency is the only salvation Tor the
country. Thrre Thousand Chinese iaundriss aud a
arse number OF auction flags In this CITY excited tho
ire Of tho speaker. and he concluded his remarks by
placing tho Italians below the Chinese New York
curse.
COMPLIMENTS TO FOREIGNERS.
During hts appeal 10 the workinsmen he character
izcd those v no landed at Casilo Garden animals;
Ediroas Inventions as likely TO get into the hands OF
ttal ltgtg a . Wak nd n iS
hearers Two old men on tho platform pitched into the
reporters and called them ''subsitzcd, - ''mmorap
ana "vicious." Tho speaker also said that II tho
grcenback-labor party succeeded every ono of tho
General Committee should have once. He was most
particularly In favor OF tho old Fronch Rsvo
luton, but let the college bred people beware.
FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Mr. Lawrence said after two-thirds OF tho our
rcncy were Withdrawal there were 500 failures a
day. Tho National Bank Law Is highway robbery
and the speaker concluded with misquotason or
Shskcspeare.
seventy-two years Of age and that hts maiden voto
was cast IN 1860 He also said that he was boot
black, and recountcd very interesting meeting with
two politicians republican and democratic, VINO OK.
pressed surprise at his occupation. Tho audience
d,sagresably apathsc, and with tho exception Of
. few isolated remarks in praise OF reputation and
bootblacking tkero was no enthusiasm.
MEETING OF THE STATE coMMrTrEB.
Tho State Committee Of tho ersenback labor party
met as their rooms corner OF Twentieth street and
Fourth avenue last evening ana transaccd consiocros
BILE routine business. The names Of seven members
OF tho party for each Assembly distrtct and
the two wards passed upon by tho committee.
These seven are TO supervise tho enrolment OF
tue party and to secure places for the enrolling.
Preparations also madc Tor the barbecue,
whioh take place at Hamilton Park on the ID aud
Sd OF October
rRACAs AT A MEETING.
About thirty mcmoers Of tho greenback labor party
met Lafayette Hail. Dclaucoy street, last evcning, In
response TO call issued by Mr. John Flynn, acted
a. chairman. Soon Justus Schwab, Hugh MeGrsGor, T.
Coilsnberg. Samuel schmckowitz, A. Bartholomec,
chief Of .bc main section OF tho scoiast,c party aud
others Of that ordor, made their appearance the
hail. outnumbsring the groonbaokoss by hros four
to ono. A long speech was delivered by Jonn Dooh.
crty, Of tho Thirteenth ward, after which
| CtiSen schwab endsavored 10 "ask ques-
tiop.n scene OF disorder owcd, the
one policeman In the hall remaining passive.
A socialist approaching too near the Chairman
pushed back by young grecnbacksr, who was IN
temporarily; but an attempt BY Schwab 70 tho
| sooial,stic platform caused another disturbances,
during which the election Of pres,-
| dept declared in order and schm,cko-
| tho chair he rcpulsed, and sprnng upon table
The police notified OF the difficulty, and Rounds-
| man Harris and nvc pstromon responded. Schmicko-
ws refusing 10 & &C.: aown from a,.ora Tho table was
| preferred by Mr. Flynn Hc was locked up
| in tho Edridge street statton house, where
| no rave his address rs No. liz Forsyth street
Meanwhile the socialists organized ut the other ond
Of the hail and listened the reading OF their plat
| form by Hugh McGrogor, tho green nbackers doing
thcr best TO nsrrupt MN by groans and hsscs. Tho
platform having boon adopted, The AN Marseiilasc"
| sung, and the socialists left the place.