New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-02
4 TRADES UNION HOLIDAY
-wrvrv THOUSAND MEN IN PRoCE ssIoN.
sur ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR BANNERs-flc-
NIcKING AFTER THE PARADE.

NIcKING AFTER THE PARADE.
,no raradc of the organized workmen of New
York aud the vicinity, yesterday, heaily IV,ovV
xorSmen representing about 30 trades, took part.
Ten times that number lined the streets along
which the procession passed, and cheercd' Inc
time of assembling at inc hS st ong before that
6our crowds of men III their Sunday clothes, some
wearing rcscttes and bodees crowded ne streets r
way. The liod Hosting Engineers were the hist TO
make their appearance. They had Two prlgnt
new engines ON trucks, and they proceeded at once
10 light their fires and got up steam. Shortly after
ward the House Painters. preceded 10y D"n1'
marched up and took their place Ibey were lol
lowed by union after union, until all were leduS W
start Precisely at 10 o'clock Typographical mon
No q, which had the right OF line. precedcd ny
platoon of regular police and 100 mehnets, Vi ouo
tentrai Labor Union. headed by Captain Farrell
of the Hold Hosting Engineers tu!nyu t eU ~ The
ST. from the Bowery To the marital s'I IS " the~
marched down Broome-st. to Centre anu lIlsn
began on the regular line of march OF the paIaue'
Each newspaper Office had ITS own chalel oaI. .
anJ naraded as an Office. One Office came out Ill
white hats and each man had sunnoWeT IN ms
coat The printing press nseu "y ST,hers of the
union in costumes of 100 years ago Woihcu IT, ~,
The printers were healed by banner bearing oc
inscription. :" 20 foolish printers nel caIng ono
with Spme friends of the 20 foolish printers on
il Many of the banners borne by the printers
bore the inscription. Boycott lHE lRlBt Ne
Among the other notices borne by the printers
were "Fair wages for fair work" " An injury 10
one is an injury to ALL Liberty, Equauty5 FRA
,Ii Sy,oning LIirG is printed by rats" In the
line was also a modern job-press, printing circulars
for the Central Labor Union excursions IL, =,
Tvpographical Union No. was followed by
the 'Brookivn and German Typographical MONS
the Pressinen and Feeders Union, anu tl9 SP v
founders' Union. Then came BrickIayeIs Ihloh
M y with banners and notices IN abundance
Hticklayers' LnIOn No. 1 followed: In the centre
of the union was carriage III WIlici vas tL
HDickn Matthews, the Oldest bricklayer Ill the
CITY, surrounded by little girls. one OF the eHiiS
carried small banner OH which was inscribed,
Nine hours a day for papa German BrlcklayeiS
No 30 came next and then a number OF trucks
bearing cartoons The first represented a wolhihg-
figure representing Jay Gould on his shoulder. TN
one side were the figure OF a man ana oaIlot opA'
aud on the other a female hgluc Ill IGd' WIN
flaming torch presenting reN0lutloh he ~ InScIp-
zion was "Only two remedies. Nhlch Inc
next cartoon was entitled NO more contract
labor" 1t represented . laborlng man asking Il
capitalist for work. The capitalist asks, HOW
can give YOU - a day while politicians turn out
cOnylcts for 30 cents dayT The reverse rep
resents conyicts at work Tho housepanters, IN
uniform. the bOXmakers, with five trucks on Whlch
boxes were beng made; the hborels. th' lod holSt
ing engineers with engines under lull steam auo
Tho mHchnists concluded the first DIVISION. Among
the most striking notices carried ~ the hulluWe
trades were, By honest means we gam oul
rights" Boycott at the PolS DW'"tt H.
ecah-" and "Our power Is at tho polls Inc
machinsts carried a banner ON men was lnscrp'd
In 1864 we were organized. wages - VW Hu"}.
In 1854 we arc uuorglnUcd. Wages SOU
day. Leading the boxmnkets was carriage CON
tnfninp George Blair chairman, and Thomas
i,nnlcy secretary of the NorkmRnens state As
nenhy. The first division was EuCcc'd9d ny a car.
tpon bearing the inscription, II could only Rct
Tins upp II rcprcscutCd u capitalist dying Kite,
the tail oi which Represented meat. rent coal ana
other necessities of life. wUtktnguan was trying
10 ily mis- kite the tail of which was wages
Tic SECOND division was headed 10y 100 members
of The Wendell Phillips Labor club, M 9tgnNa
ton of colocd worAinrmcn. mem came ,n9 ig'i
makers Progressive Unions Nos !, ana - about
5000 strong. They did not ran mhch 10 banners
and notices carrying only an occaNoh1I ." BOY
rot banner aud lew naEs. They had ~ the line
tttl.. nj "A
men were at work making clefS' A. last ~ we
cigars were made they were Distributed among iue
crowd. and, consequently, the union received luii
share of attention IRON the crowd ClgalPbcktrs
Union No - followed lhcn came the clothing
cutters, all in well htIng irOok SUITS. lhey also
had "A wagon ON which the most expert members OF
the union, in Their SHIRT sleeves, were Dusty AZ
work laying out plans Tor garments lhey ulu not
follow the example Of the clgirmakerS, however;
The knife garment cutters. the wood carEeTS ana
the manufacturing tallors ana Progressive 'aiI9iS
made up the balance of the second dNiSon' Inc
cartoons which brought up the rear % the dlNls,
ion were the Chattcl slave and the wage slave
,enrosrntin, the negro slave of the South suffering
under the lash of the slave driver, ap9 the Whte
slave of the North tOilmg over ms labor, with ms
taskmasteI behind hun. Another representa- tne
squalid home Of the uuorganlIeo workman al
Isl day aud the comfortable nome oil inc or
gained workman at r3 a day. cartoon No. .
displayed The ialIaces oil protection, rePieSJnIt-
ing capitalist with MS foot on. the head Oh Il Ian-
Orer. while he is looking at vessel Iadeh WIN
pauPer contract laOoreIs nom ABROAD. No. iivp
resented the "Slave mart" a workman stall,lne
ON a block being knocked down 10 the lowest
bidder with other wolknen standing 10y waning
then turn. I'm the ranks OF the Progressive Cigar
Makers marched the only woman OF the parade
The third division was the feature OF inc parade
II was headed bv loo butchers OF the Eastern
butchers In!on all stalwart men dressed III check
Jumpers. black caps and dark trousers lIey
presented martial appearance marching WE'VE
front with a captain to each company. IN the
centre of the union were two carts one containing
live steer and the other number Of sheep IN
Difference 10 the request of Mr.. bcr-h no c<Ie
were slaughtered. The butchers were followed by
the manufacturing ShOeluakeTs, the coal SloEclIefs
who also appeared I'm their jumpers, ana the morse
sEoers IN fail rcgalla. In addition 10 tho legua
ton " Boycott banners the butchers carried one
saying, ~ killing We i've
* the bead of the procession moved down Centre
ST. the various unions swung into line at their
proper places and the whole body marched 10
far. Row ami tbroiIph Nail-st. to Broadway to
Union square and around Union square to the
cottage on the Seventeenth II. side where the
procession was reviewed by Louis j. iOst: John
Bli>>ert Frank u. Moultou, II. 4. Cole DI. Gcraw,
Richard H. Fox. T. NJ jackson and others VINO
had been invited toIevew IT. AltrI pl'Sihs INC
reviewing stand The Inc OF maich was iHipu.h
Seycntccnth-St. To flth-aVe., 10 I"tniy-hllh-St.'
where the unions dispersed. me Ch'elS oI thG
parade TeIe W lllamMt (ahe, OF IAp0gApuIcal
tnIou NJ. q, grand marshall john ). Kenny, OF
BricklaycIP Union No J, marshal on the Hrst
divisInu. Frederick Halter of Cigarmakcrs' Pro-
grcssiyc non, marshal Of second division; Thomas
j. Blessing. of But hers tnlon, dl>ial "l tlid
division. and Captain OF Police Frank j. crIclI, OIL
After the di~baudmcnt of the parade. the tide Of
travel set toward ,loues's Wood, and Washing
ton Park. both OF winch had been ehgds,d Tor tue
picnic and summer night lcoilNal Oh lhS O'hti3l
Labor Union. The grounds had been decorated,
bands oi mu. e. were engaged. and the aboIing men
the city, with their wives and children went u
have good time. In the afternoon there were
number OF concerts 10y the bands hired 10y the Narl
Gus unions and the younger men INDUCED IN
athletic sports, which comprised an hour go-aS-
Nou-plea,e contest. "a running long jump. a sack
race mile walk "a standing jump and rife
match Tho games and music occupied the time
until dancing begun. and then the dancing plat
forms mouopOlIcd the attention of the young
people until breaking mp time. There were upward
of SO. 900 tickets sold for the picnic, and two
Thirds of that number of people were present. II
was proposed 10 have speaking in the evening but
that part of the programme was abandoned as II
hmm, IL nnntlln In