The New York herald., 1878-01-17

mons,ration Mr. Frank aters was chosen president
an' the vice presidents the following represent
aives OF different trade and labor orsansations:-
Joseph A. Taylor, worklngmons Union; Peter e.
Murphy, Brcklayers Ulon; John J. Brod-
erck, Piastsrers Union; Thomas r. Tuily, Machipisis
aud Blacksmiths' Uniou; Johu sarerett. Painters
Union: John Fortune, Tai!ors' Union: E. w..
Patterson, Cooperative Crispns; James Doyle
CsarusaEers Union, ana Ephrsim H. Jenny. edi-
tor orkinsmeu's organ. The secretaries wcro II. b.
Brown, greenback labor party; Myron Sleck,
social democratic party; G. j. Banzer, workngmen's
party, and W. A. A. Carsey, Brlckiayers' Union
Many oil the faces were old and familiar ones that
have been seen nt every sort Of meetings ostcns'hy
held in behalf OF tho OF labor for years past
alternating from the sympathetic gatherings at ths
Cooper Institute to encourage some way ward brethren
a strike to the defiant communistc displays In
Tomp K ms square The sentiment OF the meeting was
unanimously IN favor o; Tho Band BILL and the
denunciations of b0ndholdcrs ana capitalists by the
speakers were received with the most cordial ex-
preston OF APPRECIATION
THE SPEAKERS
Mr. Theodore Tomliuson made vigorous n not an
original speech. Hc insisted that as there was not
gold enough ~ the Treasury 20 round the proper
thing on The part OF tho govcrnmeut WAS TO issue
wlh the declaration Of the government that u was
al par with sold would reiieve all the pre-
vailing embarrassmens in labor. trade and
commerce and bring back the prosperity OF
former days The workingnen demand TINS, aud IL
they are not influential enough with Congress to get
tue thing done they may let " be secL they have
powor enough elsewhere Tne policy the ooLdholdcrs
want to carry out Isl European policy. II tends 10
make an arstocracy and 10 compel poor people Tor
the first timo IN American history 70 beg Tor employ
meuL But, earnestly continued tho speaker, tho
time coming when mo banking interest that stands
in The WAY OF TINS great measure ~ bchalf
OF the welfare OF the masses will be overthrown, and
those who persist IN striking down the Industrial inter-
ests' OF the country VIII repent the consequences
III sackcloth and ashes You want a bill N your
pocket that you carry from Mano 10 California,
and II foreign nations are unwilling 10 take II III the
payment oil what we owe them let ,hem DO without u.
(Grcat applause. IL is use that makes money valu-
so,a, 'uu, Mohay n''n,ms a'.'' ,ii INN ssn
Take thousand dollar bill, it IS worth
sloo more than $1,000 IN silver because tne
ol4l is u lien all god, silver and property in ,ne
country. but We caunot get tho grecnback currency
inflated as we want to anu, therefore, We are willing
10 take this silver b, on the principle that ''hulf
Loaf Is better thau no bread"
RESOLUTIONS.
After TOmllnson finished Mr. ii. b. Brown came
forward aud read series oil resolutions, which were
unanimously auopted. s.,...
The resolutions said substantially that as tho policy
pursued by the federal government for ton years has
appreciated the government bonds ut the vi the
depreciation OF every othcr species OF property aud of
every Kind oil labor that II has borne heavily upon u
classes, except the class OF capitalists, bondhodcrs
aud usurcrs, and produced scarcity OF money;
n, Ina. ~ IS shame an, ans sou wrong nn, ina. No
controlled by foreign influence and by the bribery OF
congressman to avor the wealthy aud to betray those
VINO LABOR, produce, improve, develop and enrich
tina country, and they would remind those in
power at ashngton amt Albany that although the
usurers possess Ihe money the Iaborng peop have
yet lost their votes rney demanded the passage
by the United States Senate Of tho Bland Silver hl
without amendment NY tho state Legislature, tho
passage oi the Mapes Gold Tax Repeal oli that the
people may be roicvcd OF the present obligation 10 paw
al their iaxes gold IN 1870. -
Mr. stephen h. Diaye. Of Trenton. was tho next
speaker Hs said that, unlike the previous speaker
he believed the country was not declining Hc ai
vocaiel Tho passage OF the Silver bill and tho repeal
Of the Resumption act After Mr. Dillaye succeeded
Mr. Hiehiaulutin Carsey, who preached very dogmat-
cally the doctrine that contraction and resumption
wholly responsible for all Tho mseries tnat
ailllct the business and labor of The country, After
some further speaking petition IL Congress, asking
to have silver remonctizcd and The Resumption act
repealed Endorsed. ait.n
The meeting then adjourned.