New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-29

prison contract system As signal gun OF welcome 10
Kearney doubtless. transparency was inscribed as
follows: "The Chinese Embassy must 90 home" A
crowd Of about fifty persons gathered about the truck
attracted by fife and drum which were vigorously
played for few minutes after the arrival OF the speaker
the evening George Blair the leader Of the Blair
Connolly wing of the National party in this city
Mr.. Blair is TALL fine looking and robust man. he mas
good voice for outOf-door speaking and uses unex-
ceptiOnable English In his speech he took espe-
cia pains attack both the old parties and Tammany
Hail. Nor did he refrain from attacking the manage
men or the railways, Notwithstanding the presence OF
many employed in the great freight depot Of the
NewYork Central and Hudson River Railroad near Dy'
The dark front Of that building could be seen
Overhanging the scene Of the meeting and as
the orator denounced the railroads one instinc-
lively glanced upward at the statue OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt standing out from the face Of the depot as
1t endowed with life and would reply to the argu-
used. Mr.. Blair SAID that the meeting was the
fifth held in the open in the District for the organisa-
ton Of the National Party and that while the leaders OF
Tue tS sw '1 ~ Ea n the civ
they had faith that by great effort this could Dc
done. He then long sketch OF the financial policy
OF the Government; erliieisng the CONTRACTION OF
the currency since 1865, and declaring that NallOna
banks ought to be abolished He asserted that contraction
had vastly lowered wages Financial questions inc as
serted, were not as well understood IN cities as IN ar
ing regions. The reading rooms here are not as wen
patronlzed by the wOrkngmen they ought 20 be- no
SAID and then continued: "If they were filled WITH
this city another year Tie right OF suffrage given
for the protection OF abOrand We have not USED II
here. The Democratic party claims 70 be the friend OF
the iabOrer aud yet it has placed In charge OF the
State prisons who has run them In
the interest OF capitalists and against that
OF the labOrer. The Democratic party also
gives 10 Ofcc-hOders in this city $3O00OOO In sal
aries which ought to be paid ont To a6Orers employed
upon the public works. Five thousand men could well
be employed all the time in identifying this city,. Mr.
Blair then made argument against wel-kn0wn law
OF political economy. He said I'VE are not going TO be
ruled by the old payed-Out doctrines that the supply
must DO controlled by the demand, and that gold and
liver the only things which can be used
as money, inasnuch as they alone have in
trnsc value If the Chinese come here and offer 10
work for 10 cents day. then are 10 work for the
wages and live upon rats And yet that would DC
following the law OF supply and demand. But the
patriots of the Revolution smashed the dogma about the
divine right OF kings aud this dogma OF supply
demand for gold and silver why wheat iron, or
lead anything produced by labor, has as much in
trinsic value. They are all commodities" James Con-
molly also addressed the meeting.
AGational meeting also held In Ablngdonsquare,
where speeches made by Dr. E. p Miller ana James
DOughcrty.