The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-11-05
LABOR LIFTS ITS VOICE.

Seven thousand wage workers In New
York city held an open air meeting In
Union Square on Monday. Mr.. Master
sOp ,lin calling the meeting TO order, said
two years ago the people Of the State, by
u majority Of l38,00J, declared that the
present contract system should be abol'
ished, The Republicans had control Of
The Legislature, and II still remained u
law. The Republican convention at
Saratoga treated the working people
with contempt. When Ira Davenport
was asked how no would treat labor
bills should they come TO him Tor sigma
ture no waived II aside aud refused TO
answer Gov. Hill, however, promptly
met the Issue and declared In the work
ingmens interest, His (the speaker's)
trade had been ruined by competition
with convict labor. The contractors In
prisons not only undersell honest deal
era, but turn out thousands Of half
taught prison shoemakers who, on their
release, work for cheap wages, thus rob
bing them Of employment. Resolutions
were read and adopted.
Gen. n. NJ Lee, q veteran OF the war,
who fought for the Union. was the next
speak ", aud no was warmly received.
He said.
II listened to Judge Foraker's speech
at Madison Square Garden on Friday
night, He said that there was war In
this country twenty years ago and that
the people In the south are rebellioua.
How does no knowY Was no down thereH
Broken and destroyed as the South was,
there Ia not State more thoroughly do
voted to the interest of the Union or
more anxious TO maintain the welfare
OF this nation than the States OF
the. South. Foraker says that because
there was war twenty years ago the
bloody shirt must be- waved. rhe mb jor-
lty Of soldiers from the beginning TO
the end Of the great struggle were Dem
OcTats or the sOhs OF Democrats"
Ex Senator Grady said: Gov, Hill ha'
shown In many instances that no IL the
friend Of workingmen. He Ia for you,
arst, last AMI all the time. He
will sigu your bills, He won't lot con
vict labor oppose honest labor. He ia
the man for the workingmen to stand
by. You have already tried him and
found him not wanting" Mr.. Grady
advised the workingmen to work aud
vote for Gov Hill until the polls closed
He Was heartily cheered,
Ex Congressman Sumner, OF Callf0r'
MIA, said. II was q black Republican
during the war, and l worked hard TO
free the slaves; but now am Demo-
crat, and am working just as hard To
free white slaves from the bondage of
the Republican party. Where would
John Sherman and his bloody shirt have
been twenty years agop Nowhere. He
wouldn't be allowed tO remain In the
party. They wouldn't have him for q
gift. Workingmen, the Repub-
llcans hate you. 60 where
they are drinking champagne
and hear their sentiments They talk
OF you with contempt. DO you want
this country flooded with Chinamenp
They came here by ship loads and were
gobbed up by Republican contractors.
Then honest, aId-working men Of toll
were turned out 10 make places for
them. They didn't get much pay, for
they live on rats. We In California are
going TO ask Cresident Cleveland to
drive the Cinamen from that place, and
we have received positive assurances
that he would do so."
After listening to further addresses by
Patrick Logan, Frand Purcell and Judge
Hamilton, OF Texas, the meeting was
adjourned with three rousng cheers for
Hill and Jones.