New-York tribune., 1886-04-20
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CONGRESSMAN AT A LABOR MEETlNd'
SPEECHES BY SENATOR VOORHEES, AND MEsS"''
v.poruAR WEAVER AND O'HARA.

SPEECHES SENATOR VOORHEES, AMI "
rARoUHAR, WEAVER AND o'nARA.
WAsuINGToN, April ia mass-meetlng
WAS held this evening under the auspices OF the knights
-, ,or ana ,he columbia Typographical Union for the
purpose OF listening to addresses by members OF 'on
cre.. and others on the labor question: Representative
J. NJ Farauhar OF New-York was elected chairh"u.
The organizations Of skilled labor. he SAID hau pA'ou
the WAY for The incoming OF greater ana DrOauei AZ"
possiby more useful organization to take up OUTSIDE
of skilled labor the great question OF wage-earhihg-
meant the Knights OF Labor They had to-day ehtrcnoneu
I'm front of them vested capital. prejudice and se"'
surance and vantage ground; but thanks TO tho cou'
OF tho trained skilled unions TO the coo'-heaieu .
who had led them to the peace'loVinS mo" WV
had controlled their labors, eacn ONO " I
unions had at last occupied a p
which o,pital could never displace Uleh'
u,dpp u, the strike In the west he asserted ana me
assembage warmly appauded the asseIsIor 'na,, ~, ~
withstandng East Loni-. no more bloou ~onld DC
MI t Ihor trouble, in America. The posse eonatnS
night murder workIngDen would ho', put ,s,eau
of the builei the worRihgmen Vi Ano'i'" "'" '
their battles with the ballot .
Frank NJ. Fogg. representative OF the General As,
semby OF the knights OF Labor wanted och-ress 10
know tnat the wOiklngmen were getting themselves IN
read1ness 10 DreaS heerS r consndatr rail-
roads the associated banks. the tari monopollss the
Standard Oil Company, the coal rlng' had run lhe
country long enough aud the workingmen proposed to
down these fellows ana II they could not 40 IL
in any othcr way they would do u through me Ia"-
making powers on the hill. They had been caeu Com
munistS. Agrarians and Socialists but Jay 60ud, W. H.
agranism socialism, Organlz ItiGn. ,e.ence. and by
the eternal living God. they would profit by that teach
ing He summed mp the CIVILIZATION of the present day
By describing OF America ChristiaDzed. civil
lied, Harvard College educated cannibals
Senator VOohees urged the workingmen to organize,
and promised hs and Influence To secure such
legislation as they desired lie followed by Repre-
native Weaver. Of Iowa. who covered about the same
ground.
Resolutions approving the pursued by General
Master Workman POwdcrly, III relation to the great
strike Gould stem OF raj the southwest;
heartily cOmmcudng his appeal for ald Ter the
sufferers; calling upon all opposed To monopoly 10
contribute literally and promptly; demanding of the
National Government the building aud improvement oi
highways aud for the direct brHeht oi me
people instead middlemen ana Spectators; com
nonding action OF wOrLugn in sending memorials
Congress urging appropriation for The c"nslIuc-
tiOn OF the lienpcp Canal declaring their "pO'l"h
% the passage bl to abolish cVIn uSor, plot
age; aud urging the House of l. prescntaves To de
ernine upon day in the III ure for The c0nsdtrd-
ton Of the different cOmmendabe bills recommended by
Committee Labor.
X, preventative OiIara OF North Carolina. said the
working their efforts TO secure shorter hours of
labor had the sympathy oi tine class hat he spfcs nted
General Master PoWdery did not arrive Tonight as
expected.