Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-02
NEW YORK'S wORKINGMEN.
GREAT LABOR DEMONSTRATION.
a Grand Parade OF rades Organ nations
twenty thousand Men a, Line NO
Poiitieai sianihesnce-ro be Repeated
Every Year.

Grand Parade or irndes o,r., nations
twenty thousand Men in Line NO
Political sisnifcance-ro be Repeated
Every Year.
lBy telegraph TO the Disn,tob.t
NEW YORK, September I.-Before Q
O'Clock this morning both odes 81 BROAD
way from the City Hall 10 Fourteenth
street, Union Square, and Efrh avenue
from Seventeenth 10 Twenty .tiitb street
were thronge1 with dense mass Of men,
women, and children, who had assembled
10 witness the labor parade. BEFORE that
hour bodies OF men. preceded by bands OF
music. were marching from all quarters OF
the city toward the vicinity Of Canal and
Elm streets, where the procession was to
ioim. At 10 O'Clock the order TO march
was given, and Typographical Union, No.
G. which was given the right of the line.
wheeled into Centre street and marched
down toward Park Row. Following them
the Building Trades Unions. commanded by
Marshal John j. Kenney. Of Bricklayers'
Union, No. 4. which, with the printers.
composed the first division. The second
DIVISION was made up Of cigar-inakers and
WorklDen from furniture and clothing
trades. The third division comprised the
butchers. cOopers. and other trades unions.
TIE fourth division Wa, made up OF q num-
her OF worhingmen not attached to any
organization, who had asked permission to
Join IN the procession. For weeks the
various trades unions had been making I'M
firing efforts to make the parade a success.
and their labor had not been wasted. II
had been anticipated that twenty thousand
men would form in line. and this number
t,..u futlt. VganhnI ~ not o~co.Ict Tho
day was brigh. and clear, and both those
who parqded and thousands OF spectators
were dressed in holiday attire. Each BODY
q men in the procession were some DIS
tlnctive badge, cap, apron. or other symbol
Of their trade. 70 give Il uniform appear.
ancc. The printers OF Typographical Union.
No. q. had always heretofore objected TO
public paradcs. but to-day tley turned out
TO the number OF 1000. They were
divided into "chapcl>,' representing
tie Herad, Sm. Times. JVorid.
Morn,ng Journal. T,7tt6. Sunday Her-
cUrH John Swirt0n's paper. Munro's
printing house. the shoe and Lcgihcr r.
Jorfcr. and several iob-priniiig Offices. The
German Typographical Union. No. :. and
Brooklyn Union, No. s., also turned out.
On one OF their wagons was prin lug
press said to have been used by benjamin
Franklin. Alongside Of il was a Gordon
press, presenting q striking contrast by it,
humble predecessor. \ number OF men
were on wagons busily engaged in setting
type. Anon them WAS Oil Harry Davis.
whose striking resemblance 10 Horace
Greeley called ont repeated cheers along the
route. There was also ia line delegations Of
printers from Albany. Philadelphia. New
ak, New liaycn. Hartford, and Jersey
CITY. Several other trades unions gave
Illustrations Of their work on wagons
ia procession. Cigal-makcrs rolled ciydr,
clo'hitrs cut ana ba,ted and sewcd gar
ments; hOXmHkeT, sawed and hammered
80 they put boxes together; shoemaker,
made shoes. II was reported that The butch
cr, intended to illustrate their art by killing
innUmcIahle cattle a. they went through
The streets. Thi, report reached Henry
HCIeh's cars and Greatly excited him. He
went TO police headquarters thi, morning
and four ,talwalt policemen were detailed
20 assist him in preventing the shocking
spectacle. When tlcy reached I'll" rCndcZ-
yoUS OF tie butchers, however, they
found that it WIS not intended 10
slaughter any cattle. The butchers
TUNED out about one thousand strOH-,
and presented neat appearance IN their
suipcd jumper, and clo>e-iitting caps.
Wendell Philips Union. 80. ,, composed
ii colorcd men, had over 500 men in line.
Th,y were frequently apphudcd. The
lriCklaycrS numbered over LOB. Ban
ucrS with various inscriptions were carried
by several organizations; among them were
banners on which were Inscribed the names
Il firms and corporl,ion> the trades unions
have "boycottcd." and others bearing
notices such rs An Injury 20 One Con-
Germs All" Times Have Changed BIZ
ORGANIZATION We Obtain Our Ri-hs."
.'The Right to Live Carries with i; the
Right to Earn an Honest Livelihood" by
Agitation We OrganiZe.'
The procession on reaching Park Row
marched through Mail street 10 Broadway.
to Union square. through scyenteeIth
street, to FIfth ayenuc, 20 Twcnty-tifth
st1Cct, where it dispersed. 1T Union
square il wax reviewed by Patrick Ford,
Henry George. Alexander Jonas. John
~winiOn. LEWIS +. Post, i. y. Mcclure,
pr. \. DOnai, D.. Striking. Victor Drury.
and others. After the procession had
passed the men finished their holiday at
The Empire Coliseum and Washington
Park. where there was dancing, atheletic
games and other amu>ements.
This evening there will be a number OF
SPEAKERS present. who will deliver speeches.
The demonstration avoided the assumption
Of anything OF political character. Il i
inieude,; 10 make the lst of September OF
caCh year the wOrkingm1p's holiday, and
., c,fatr fo IL tv a similar r1pr1lp