The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-02
L.IBOR IN MISS MEETING.
Addresses md RESOLUTIONS TINT Express Its
Hopes md Purposes

Hopes md Purposes
The freight handlers Of Jersey City held
great mass meeting last night at Hamilton
Park. corner Of Ninth and Erie streets. A stand
for the speakers was erected near the centre of
the square. Jeremiah Murphy presided. and
introduced John Swinton Us the first speaker.
just as n smart shower began to fall. The au-
dience stood firm, though there were flew
who had umbrellas until Mr. Swinton had
finished his half hour speech. Mr.. Murphy
announced that the only man who had r, left the
who left only after he was sunstruck. He
hoped that the workingmen would always re-
Assemblyman Thomas v. Gator then ad-
dressed the meeting, adyocatingi the running
that it was a question whether the govern
meet SHOULD run the railroads. or the railroads
things could not be much worse than they are are
now. when six men control the railroads OF the
United States; He predicted that the, timo
would come when the Government would seize
the railroads and dispose of all their stock in
the same way that 2 gambling shop is broken
The rain drove as much Of the meeting into
a. Mchae sr Hal ns could get IN There
who read series of resolutions that were
Those resolutions began with the statement
that the Independence, of labor was the only
thing that could save the country from degra-
daiion. 1t was added that the railway combi
of freight and tho nccessarics OF life
amounted to cruel oppression that the
roads or the railroads would own the Govern
mcnt; that the spectacle OF the Jersey City
police massed around ,untaxabe property.
which was in no way endangered while taxa
BILE property was left UNPROTECTED. showed the
slavery to which that city had been reduced by
sober sense and action Of the men now unem-
ployed called for sympathy and assistance, and
dreds Of loafers and political heeIers as Special
policemen. when there was no danger to prop
erty or person except from the persons so ap-
NM Murphy Tsad letters Of Sympathy with
F.. Chittenden and others.
Robert Blissert said that after twenty sevon
years Of experience in the labor movement he
was convinced that workngmen could not i'm
prove their condition permanently by strikes
alone, They should strike where they could
make It most effective, at the ballot box. They
should seize for themselves the great store
house Of wealth. the land. which really belongs
America who owned land enough TO make
a belt eight miles wide around the world.
As for Go AND Mi Bssr, thn H., the
Five Points would be ashamed Of such cow
ardly wretch. He was told that it was the
like to know who was NJ the back Of the Sheriff.
Probably he was some political hummer who
got his education in u corner groggery. But.
command Of Sheriff. he believed the atriotic
soldiers OF New Jersey would not fire on their
The situation in this city had not materially
changed Yesterday. At all the points along the
North River where freight from the various
lines Of railroads terminating in Jersey City is
landed crowds of men were, gathered, but no
work was done. The men claimed TO be conIl-
| dent that they will be called upon togo To work
soon.
Deputy Attorney General Keeier obtained
Yesterday from Judge Donohue, in the Supreme
Court an order directing the New York, Lake
and Hudson River Railroad Companies to show
cause on Friday next why n mandamus should
not issue t. compel them to do their whole
a
by Francis b. Thurher and u number of other
panies have unnecessarily delayed the carry
ing of freight entrusted to them. and have
caused great injuryto the mercantile interests
The committee appointed by the Board of
Trade and 10 t2 ysis repfesgnta
against tho Increase in freight rates which is
t. TAXI Jest t9Iay mst STeFFi aE n in P"
committeeman that the report Of the commit
tee Of the Board Of Trade and Tran!sportation,
pay demanded by the freight handlers would
amount 10 only about two cents ton. the in
dGs s bs sts wu The be rates
ing during the last six months. which
we're the result of foolish war Of rates
was as The iberia rates that existed before that war
about 10. 60, 50 and a. cents ton to Chicago
from 90 TO rs cents u ton for the same distance.
Tho members q the committee asked ques;,
tons to which Mr. FINK made replies IN Denalf
OF tho roads and ]. j. White read n protest
against rebatoe and other grievances as regards
East bound freight. In reply to a remark made
resisting the freight handlers strike the rail
roads were in reality fighting the battles Of the
merchants rs well as their own. Mr.. Thurber
said that it seemed to the merchants
as though the railroads had first given
higher rates and the men, had then
followed suit. The committee will meet again.
pou%HEhEPMsI Jnns So niyiainr as tba SS
York Central and Hudson River Railroad re-
ports tonight that the strike. OF the freight
train brakemen on the division has been ami
cably adjusted, and all the brakemen havo re-
turned to work. stock train passed south
tonight.
The Boy who Munehes