Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-19
DENsLs KEARSEY RNRAGED.
Refused q Bearing by a Labor
Union, He Hires a Hall and
Expresses Himself.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
The Central Labor Union discussed
Dennis Kearney yesterday Afternoon
at Clarendon Hall. The hall wa
crowded for some time before the
meeting was called to order, the en-.
nouncement that Kearney was to b.
present attracting full attendance o.
delegates as well as 3 number ofothel
persons. After some unimportant
business had been transacted the an.
nouncement was made that Kearney
was present, and it was moved that h
be allowed the privilege of the floor.
A delegate wanted to know who Den
mis- Kesrney represented, and who haC
paid his way from San francisco Il
New York. His question was greeted
with cheers. Mr.. McVeigh, OF the
Pianomakers' Union, objected to hav.
ing broken down political hack
like Kearneyto address theCentral La.
Dor Union. The confusion at the time
was great, and the chairman lost con.
troll of the meeting. An attempt to
give three cheers for Kearney failed
amid storm Of Kisses. Matthew Ma
guire thought that Kearney should be
allowed at least the privilege of ex-
planning his views. Frederick Holler
objected to granting the floor to any
one who was not a delegate from some
recognized body OF laboring men, and
in his opinion, he said, Kearney rep
resented only himself.
P. j. Mcguire warned the delegates
that they would be held responsible
for anything that Kearney might say,
we cannot Afford" he said, TO
recognize every schemer and triekster
who wants to further his own schemes
Every man outside the Central Labor
Union who has been permitted to
sneak has disgraced himself. Let Mr.
Kearney come here with the proper
credentials and we will bear bin; but
we have fought this fight too long to
give it up now in the interest of rail
road monopolist and political sohemer
Ii We have no further business let US
adjourn and give Mr.. Kearney q
chance to hire the hall and pay for il
himself. Dennis kearney is not 6
member of any organization and hal
no business here"
A motion to lay the Kearney matter
on the table by a large majority annie
great excitement. Kearney and mos
of the audience then withdrew and
Kearney hired another room in thu
same building and expressed his view
at length. BE said that he had beer
invited by P. j. Mcguire and another
Mcguire to speak at the Central Labol
Union, otherwise he would not have
been there. Ii knew we'll the ingrati
| tude OF laboriug men. He had organ
lied the truck drivers and cigal
makers in San Francisco, and the,
were the first to turn against him
| lie believed that the Cen
trail Labor Union had invites
him to be present for no othel
purpose than to insult him. The
were worse than a lot of rsttlespakes
Some dirty cuss" had asked him VIII
paid his fare from San francisco
That man was unaware of the fac
that when he went into this mOvemen
he had home worth $1,000, beside
$3400 in bank and a business of S4C0
} year.
Becoming excited, Mr.. Kearne,
pulled off his coat aud spoke in hi
shirt sleeves. Il ap Q bad man to 81
down on" he said. THE capitalist
have tried it several times and failed
and I'll be hanged if few New Yorl
mutton heads can do it, | am useC
. 10 being attacked. A lousy it'll
labor paper in San Francisco was paic
regularly by the capitalist ia publish
lies about me. Ten out of every sew
enteen people in this country are wag,
workers and they should control 1t
Yet a railroad man comes, and thu
dirty blatherskite' asks to be elected
promising to reduce fares and freight:
and to fix everybody all right, and the
poor f00lS elect hlm.
| He then denounced the anti-monop,
olistS who met in Chicago, in unmeas'
ured terms, applying to them such ep.
ithets as only he knows how to use
Hell is chock full of such anti mo.
nOpolists as they are" he said.
After Kearney had finished speak
ing he was asked il he believed what
he had said in Chicago. blow do you
know what l said?' he asked.
:" saw it in the papers," was the
reply.
My Cod Look at the msa Who
believes what he sees in the papers, I
retOTted keaFneY.
Stephen Maybell was then intro
duced as a Sand LOtter,n who had
been elected to the California Legisla-
ture and was the only honest man in
it. His remarks consisted principally
of a eulogy on Kearney.
After Kearney and his friends had
left the Central Labor Union a discus
sion arose or tie question of exclud.
ins reporters from their meetings.
Extracts were read from several pa>
pers rejecting severely on the Union.
p. j. Mcguire thought that reporters
should be excluded because three out
OF four of the meetings ended in a
hoW, and the reporters made fun Of
them. The resolution was adopted BY
q to 3, and hereafter only delegates
will be admitted.