Telegram-herald., 1886-04-20
BALLOTS OR BULLETS.
A Labor Meeting Last Night
al Washington.
A FItHi IsIGHT MAKES 4 SPEECH.
The Politicians GIVE the "orkingns
Taify A. ESciteu Hoight Sees
Some important Lessons
Voorhees, Quotes Soiomoo.

WAsHsao>. Aprl ls Another labor
mass n.esuaz sas held a Armor aail a.
night Ihe bail aas aliel many ladies o.
eaw.us irant ,eat, Represeutauges Far-
ggahaf .sin4.rue anl fofan aerr the
only Cousres>u-en on the platform Con-
sressmau farluahar 81 Nrw York pre-
sided aRi .H his openiul remarks acknowl-
edged 10 Ais selection a. presiding officer
au h0nor 90 bis craft IL reviewed the
sofA of 0rg4nized labot Cos thls country
which through repeated failures had
real bed position that attracted the atgen-
iion of all Speaking OF the eight hour law
he said the ume would c1me when the
hours OF the working mau mus, be- short
ened Misunderstanding - Louis no more
blood would be shed in labor troubles in
America instead oi with the bullet the
American workinsmeu Would hereafter
settle their trouble wiki the ballot Frank
NJ F0sg prominent Knight of Labor.
addressed rne meeting tie said he wanted
Congress 10 know that the working men
We're getting ready 20 break loose from all
political parties The consolidated railroad
companies. national banks. tariff monop0-
iisfs the standard Ol Company and the
coal ring had ran the government long
enough Tom scott VIM. II Vanderbilt
and JAY could had taught workingmeu
communism agrarlanlsm socialism. organ
izauon and defense. and 10y the eternal
they would pront by their teaching. Fugg
wanted o. abolish all tariff laws tIrn every
custom house intO an asylum for tramps and
protect American industry boy reducing the
cost Of capital Capital was nigh. transpOr-
D. r.rNf lab
NaOrhees, who came late on the platform.
spoke briefly and endorsed combination on
part of the working men 20 protect their
interest The danger tO liberty was not
from the CLASSES who labor but rather from
those who -toii not neither DO they spin
The senator 70 closing apOlOgized for the
brevity Of his remarks and assured his
hearers aud the w0rkingmen that In the
future as In the past while he might not
talk much TO them his record would show
that his votes We're always right
Congressman ~ Hara a cOlOred repre-
sentative from North Carolina, also spoke
assuring the workngmen be was heart and
soul with them I'm the work Of reform.
The workingmen We're endeavOring 10 free
the country from the last vestige of slavery.
Through armed force we had freed the
country of negro slavery and through or
gaEizafiOn the wOrkiugmen should free
labor from every torn Of oppression.
Congressman Murphy, of Iowa. made a
brief speech urging the construction OF the
Hennepin canal. A. a sort of workman he
wanted 10 give wOrkingmen some substan-
tial benefit in the shape OF a waterway
which would cheaper the cost OF transpor-
tauon 90 the consumers of the east. and SO
compete with and control railroad magnates
such as could.
Resolutions We're adopted endorsing the
course pursued by Grand Master Workman
Powderiy In his dealing with Gould about
the strike trouble. and earnestly beseeching
all opposed % monopoly 70 contribute 70
Powdcrlv's call for aid for sufferers by the
strike. and the meeting adjourned.
POwderiv who was expected 10 address
the meeting. bad not reached Washington
at a late hour tonight.