New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-07
THE SPEECH


want the platform cleared to give the reporters plenty
of room. VIII tho police officers clear the platform
Only the reporters allowed the platform. Friends,
eight O'Clock is the tme and you know that working
always time lApplause.l 1t is needless for
90 tell you OF the various factions that curse New
York City and State. Cheersl While the great mass
Of the American wOFkiDgmen united while within
their bosOms-frends you will have to keep perfect
orderu the first placele briefly advise every honest
man within the sound Of my voice tonight to constitute
himself "A committee of keep The peace. lLOng
appla0se.l have learned tonight by reading one OF
the newspapers OF the plunderers OF NewYOrk City.
that the military under Now what do care
for the military oheers what do care II the Internal
thieves have threatened workingmen with sOldiersi
The business order tonight the selection OF
chairman 10 preside over this meeting. Now, friends,
before nominations for chairman are in order let me
request you TO nominate but honest man-sOme
honest man. 1 have met great many Of the wOuldbe
leaders wOrkngmen To their touch was cold and
clammy. am good Judge of human nature. and they
do not represent the honest, industrious working
of New-YOrk.City. Patrick Ford is nominated
Applause. Order friends Patrick Ford is nominated
Order All IN favor Of Patrick Ford becoming chair
man OF this meeting will signify by saying faye" all in
favor OF Patrick Ford, up hands Down. All opposed
IL is ordered Mir. Patrick Ford will please take the
stand Dir. Patrick Ford present lCries Of "No"l
George Blair is nominated. All in favor OF George
Blair up hands Down. Misses and shouts Of NO.
There is disseDsiOn. Order. See, look here; VIII
you submit 70 the majority Of this audience, or
do you want 70 20 TO prison One OF the twoi All
In favor Of George Blair up hands. Hssesl Down. ali
opposod-down George Blair is nominated as chair
man OF this meeting. Hisses See here, will have to
take care Of yOu II you not careful The majority
must rule right here and this vast audience has sig
ned acceptance Of George Blair 70 act as chairman
OF this meeting.
George Blair thanked the meeting for its compliment
a Grad hpipf IN.
Keamey resumed:
FellOw-workngmen and women Of Hew-YOrk City.
this in my opinion the popular method OF conducting
popular movement and a popular demonstration. To
the few friends who Kissed here on this occasion
/ will briefly refer-Order please They are American
citizens, and entitled TO say. will say that the
majority IN this country must rule. Heretofore
the minority has ruled-the minority persist ruling
and OF the friends tonight who are in the minority
here have no doubt but they honest in their nten-
ton and connection, but nevertheless they must OF
necessity sacrifice their privileges when they are to be
subjected and governed by the majority This Is all
we ask.
Now by way Of few Introductory remarks before
commencing my speech, would call your attention to
the manner In which the wOrkingmen Of America are
calumniated by Internal band of thevng, lying III
fernal vensl, veDerea newspapers hold in my hands
a CODY of The San Francisco CaH published
week ago yesterday. This paper was built up
upon the shoulders of the wOrkingmen. 1t
is owned by the grasping, thieving cormoraRts
of California It is edited, it is owned, by LOring Pick
erng. man who had to leave 81. Louis between two
sunsa thief in every Of the word; and to-day he
takes pleasure in distOrting throughout the Eastern
States. OF course ne is interested in old prostitute
known as the Associated Press. lGrOans.l Order
Order friends orderi L owe. the Press of New
York City and the United States in general apology
for comparing them with the Associated Press.
I visited President HAYES n Washington. After
through with the President and when leaving the White
House. intercepted by newspaper reporters, who
represented the NewYOrk press. Confusion. Order!
See here, here. boy addressing policeman who had
o man under arrest for disorderly cOnduct never
in the habit Of having men arrested. l was
never-Oh, give him an opportunity. I want to
tell you that kept my mouth as close
camshel to these reporters and yet they published
reports OF my interview, winch tissue OF lies from
the OthOr, and sent them all the United
States Now, those reports lying reports lCries OF
Yes The newspapers the organs of the thieves, the
cutthroats the and political bummers and all
the hebound thieves in Jail and out Of Jail Those
the characters that the newspapers tie shiny crawling
sheets Of America in the interest Of. take
pleasure in tearing up this newspaper tearing up The
San Francisco Oatl)
KEARNEY's OPINION OF THE NEWSPAPERS.
viii touch upon all the newspapers as go on-beore
delivering the speech, mind you The Re York Herald
IpropOse three grOans for The HeW-YOrk Herald MN
gled cheers and grOans One Of the lick-spittes Of
James Gordon Bennett sent in here 10 eulogze The
HeraI} II James Gordon Bennett was here tonight
and heard these groans would freeze the in
his miserable bones. James Gordon Bennett
runs a newspaper after the fashion Of its mas
ter. James Gordon Bennett is Shiny, crawl
ing, hypocrite, who apes the English arlStOcracy.
Tie has crawled his very knees TO royalty and TO
day has debauched himself and his friends. while the
ho elp
PEELED to starve in a great many cases.
Another morning paper published an editorial about
me- written by pestferous creature, who knows as
much about labor as hen about Heaven.
THE TRIBUNE. the organ Of the plunderers; the muir
dering tbievng villains Of New-York State has also
seen fit to stgmatize myself all over tins country
The Editor OF THE TRIBUNE s not fit 10
tie the shOestTings Of Denis Kearney. The
SIN, ! find a pretty independent newspaper;
but II you want newspaper. read The IrISh World
,ICheers Friends there is a sample Of newspaper to
give the news plain, the plain unyarnished truth The
Star is beneath my notice.
Fellow workingmen, appear before you tonight the
humble representative OF the wOrkngmen OF the United
States / do not pretend 70 before You
IN the capacity Of demagoRue; neither do
I pretend TO appear before you with a false
oOunteDance You me now and you sec me all the
time / tell you, and tell yOu frankly from what
have seen in California and since left California. that
she wordngmen OF the United states-GOd's noblest
chfdrenlcheersI-will capture the United States OF
America within next two years When state this
state facts. have addressed million Of men know
their sentiments and their temper.
IA New-YOrk City going 70 be- behind in the coming
nghti lCries Of "NOP 4" Neyer."l Is there man
within the sound OF my voice that will ever
again vote for q thieYmg Democrat or a
robDing Republican. lCheers These thieving vampires
have been weighed IN the balance and been
found wanting tell yOu friends while LII men
will keep perfectly quiet they hear every word.
Eyory word that utter here tonight will be heard dis
tinctly In the oter edge Of this meeting provided
friends remain perfectly quiet Let here define my
position lAfter repeated attempts TO proceed with
his speech in the face OF many obstacles.