The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17
GEN. BUTLER.
The Voice Of Labor Il Heard in Mighty
Chorus Sounding His Praises.


The Voice Of Labor Is Heard in Mighty
Chorus Sounding His Praises.
rhe Governors Enthusiastic Reception
by the Toiling Masses Of Chicago.
Gen. B. F. Butler, upon his arrival
in Chicago, as delegate to the Demo
ratio National Convention, was ten
Tered reception that amounted to q
genuine ovation. A torchlight process.
ZION, embracing several thousands Of
The toiling masses, marched to the Lake
Shore depot to receive him, but by
,ome misunderstanding they failed to
meet the General, he having arrived by
he Michigan Central Road fully
IN hour before, and quartered
himself at the Palmer House.
The Tribune, in its report OF
che demonstration, says: with brass
bands and torchlight procession, red
lire and calcium lights, broom brigades
and spoon squadrons, and with the en-
husiastic yells oil tens of thousands of
Chicago's toiling masses, Ben Butler
was welcomed, Notwithstanding the
mistake ut the depot.
1t was announced that the gathering
Of The labor clans would take place on
Market street, and the procession move
thence by given line Of march at l
o'clock sharp. thousands OF people
were on the ground at the appointed
hour waiting the arrival of the brass
bands and regular trades process. ons
from their resi- ect.ye headquarters. BY
} o'clock there were over 10000 people
III Market square, and al $40 the line
was properly formed and the order to
march ut last was given. Tie band Of
tue National Veterans, which led the
van, struck up Marching Yhro' Geor-
gia, and the procession began to move
amid ringing cheers from itself and the
Unlocking multitude. peol lie tlronged
the sidewalks all along the line of
march, and the red fire, the calcium
lights, the big spoon, the Transparent
cies, the broom.drill, the oil portrait
of "Our Next President, Ben Iutler"
borne aloft in carriage, and the excel
lent music of several bands, were all
subjects Of praise and brought forth
many cheer.
When the procession arrived ut the
Palmer House at $40 all it could do
was to make its presence known by the
sound Of music. Monroe street, from
State to Wabash avenue, was packed
with dense crowd which no procession
or individual could penetrate, and there
in the center was the bald head of
brave old Ben glistening beneath the
electric lights which swung over the
ladies' entrance to the Palmer House
The General essayed to make speech
to the multitude, but so vast was the
crowd in numbers, and noisy in demon
STATIONS Of enthusiasm. that he could
not make himself heard by one-twenti-
eth OF his auditors, and he gave up the
effort in despair, and retired to his
room, where he was waited up,n short
ly afterward by Messrs. p. H. McLo-
gan, Ihos. L. Randall, and others rep
resent g the Chicago trade and labor
organizations, who presented him the
following address:
At Joint meeting or delegates from he yari-
Gus trade AMI labo Q gani.ations OF lhi ago
aud vic nifty. b J for the purpose Of giving re-
ception t. u. Il. +. BGtie:, Of Ma sa4 husetts
II the occ sion OF his v sit 10 Chicago. COM
mittec eonsistin Of p. ii. sicLogan Thomas l..
Ian all, and Il njamin W 6oodhue was APP
pointed to ,rerare an address. in accordanc.
WITH UGH order the committee submit the .ol-
GEN BUTLER: In behalf of the workingm n
aud trade and lat0r Q gan za,ions of chicaa
and the Northwest. irrespective of rast party
an.lations, we extend 20 you ,or lial greeti 4
and hearty welcome 10 h. West We leel hat
IN tals tribute OF respect and confidence we are
non,ring or who, IN every relation OF LIFE
public or private: as ever been the firm and
constant iricnl Of the common people, and be-
taase o! that very nympatny and all to those
who most Ieele IL has made himself the shin
ing marx at whose feet have fallen harmleasly
the shafts Of malice, ridculc. and SANDER
IL rs almost supcrLuo to assure you that
you hold place n the hearts o, the working
mn throughout the untry such as no her
public man OF the present day Possesses, and
We Eel that any honor conf ed upoa YOU
would be gratefully aplreciaied by the toilers
OF the land-knowng that sucn honor would be
con erred upon tried patriot and honest man.
VII N some 0. the ac,ory lords o. New En-
gland sought to destroy the free and untram-
maled exercise OF the elective franchise by their
counsel
compelled those men to halt in their Efforts TO
prostitute that palladium OF liberty.
As Governor II Massachusetts, You bravely
took your stand for the poor and oppressed
exposing hpocrfsy and fraud in official places
and in You the w0rkingmen recognize and have
ever found an eloquent. wise. and chivalrous
When trade-unionists have been arrested and
imprisoned I r me ely exercising their God.
given rights in this free rel ublic your power nj
counsel and generous aid have been promptly
20 Xt tI.ntA ls~... -. X
In every walk Of life-whe her a. q soldier
fighting the battles OF our common country. in
the halls of our National Congress-, or as the
Chief Executive OF MISREPRESENTATION career
has b en- such as to meet cur unqualified adj
mi atiOn and we extend to You q welcome m
Tree and b. DAD a. the boundess prairies OF the
West.
Gen. Butler, in reply, expressed his
qualification at meeting the committee,
and then said:
d monstration Of this kind must be crafty.
Ing to any man; but when I see the tens OF
thous Ands of peerle who come Tonight work.
tngmen and workingwomen, from their various
homes and associations on this, the only holt.
day night OF the week, it Ia, ind ed . &C ne
which would move the heart Of stone. The
lesson that can be drawn from this gr, ct dem.
onstratlOn 10 the need of the unifica lon OF
labor. II It were united 1t could hardly itself
appreciate its great power. An IN illustration
OF what the labor organiza. Ions OF the country
could do were they united, ! will cite one
fact. Over on third OF the IN mbers OF
the preseat House Of Represen atives were
elected by ma: lies no small that change
of zoo votes In etch OF their respect We dis
trfcts would have d,f sated them Working
men can see from this the great power they can
exercise II iroi erly organized: and that power
should be brought TO h.a on the house Of Rep.
resentatives. for that is the great power in this
Government, and that great over should rest
unon the true foundation, the real sub stratum
OF good government tho honest, working,
wealth p oiu,ing people OF the coun nv. 1t Is
said Ivy some that the interes OF labor and G. D.
ital conflict No. Il Is not true ] heir interests
are identical. Zach one de ends upon the needs
of ether. There never should be a conflict
in this free country between labor and pitAl
But when comic are forced by the few strong
agatrs the many weak there should be tribunals