New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-25
FOR THE LETTER CARRIERS.
A BIG MEETING FAvoRs SHORTER HOURS
SPEECHES BY DIR. MGLYNS, 7. V. PowDERLY' ROB-
Ell BLIssERT AND OTHHRs.

TRT BLIssFRT AND OTHERS.
If the letter carriers or New 1ork ever
doubted that they had sympathizers In the co'umu"
those doubts must been dispelled by whs' inc.
saw and heard at Cooper Union last night All sorts OF
people there to applaud and cheer al sor's VI
expressions by all OF orators Among
the thousands who filed the seats and thronged tue
passage ways around the hall many letter car
rer, many friends OF letter carriers and many more
who would not be letter carriers II they eouo-"''
anxious for the anticipation Of the labors OF the POST
Once drudges. basketfu OF letters OF re-
greet were received from prominent persons IN
all parts Of the country. Among those WHO
expressed themselves hearty accord with the eght
hour movement Gideon j. Tucker. J0hn H. hoHerr'
T. W. Townsend. Governor Leon Albeit r. Il; lhuIoer'
Senators H. W Blair ard Warner Miller and Eepresen
taives Joseph II. Cultivate. William Waller Pheip-'
Felix Campbell. T. A. Merrman aud Henry II, It
Robert o. Ingers0 Thought that the rates OF posHss
should be increased n the hours ofiaDor Tor rter
could not be decreased IN any Other way ana
A. c. Harmer OF the VI Pennsylvania dlstrlcy
wrote: Put down solid for the letter carrier
Pesoons Of .vrnnatny from the National Federation
Of BoOkkeepers and ONO Clerks and brlckayers Chloh
man Pohert Ditsscrt aid among ofher things:
Zee ashamed 10 be- citizen Of country anc con
tribute 10 a government mean as 10 discriminate of
tween - own employees Let me- say to Congressman
mat unless you vote 10 give the etercariers the beDr
srrke on down n This matter is neglected, promise
thcAdmnlstraton that will meet II on the battle hr
with ballots. The capitalists taught u NV
TO strike and how boycott by their ocSouts and black
lists and propose their own weapons against
them"
Resolutions were then read and adopted amid cheer
Ing They
P.sored That and orranzed worsingnen
meetinr asaempei m. ~
other 81 Office employees OF this " and the nj el ia IS
demand that the present congress sna pas 1ns o
hssorsa That condemn the supeTinendents o. h ,r
various der artment for their petty tyranny toward nne
subordinate which would disgrace az Official In any mon
eudent. pevertes o; American institutions and Voaor
n T RI We snail hold responsible polls every
individual Of whatever party aihltion VINO sna sT and
piIe TO follow The example the typographical
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Blaine and elected CleVeIahu-
Ex-senator John c. Boyd read the bill which mas
passed the Senate and is now pending In the House
OF Representatives reducing tue working hours
Of letter carriers TO eight day and suggested that De
made TO read eight consecutive hours per day. ana
that all post office employees be included IN It's .pro
visions. He added:
Standing here as a Democrat 90 not hesitate 10 say
that heieve every Blaine Republican IN Congress WI"
support this BILL
Ths assertion was met with volley OF cheers, and
when some one in the audience called for three cheers
and tiger for James G. Blaine, It was responded 10
with such force rs to shake the building
Tie Rev Dr. McGlynn. OF st. stephens Church.
thought that there was no necessity for minister
OF the Gospel and priest OF 'he
church" apoogzing for taking part III I"
mass.meetng with so humane object in view. Aiter
riiculinc the opinion OF PostmasterGeneral Villas tha'
leercarricrs were neither laboreTs clerks nor me-
chanics, he said:
Being neither fish. flesh. nor good red herring
am not surprised t.at tne ac,,sr nat,+r nave
been createdI" As understand IT, one OF TOE specla
objects OF this meeting Is TO dehne ex-
ocIfr riar A l.tter-carrier 49, Inasmuch as
the body representing the combined WlsIOM "
t Legislative bodies o. the countrytne Uniiei states
~ a,ias nassrd the eignt-nour OIL do not think
that we can Of being revolutionary IN say hg
ditto to so respectable BODY confess that Il they hau
rejected the bill would no. have been lucllheI 10
sneak 40 respectfully or them. IL Is SAL tuat
n~oo, tben that the crrer-carriers lot IL hard one
l. that many resign. And yet there IS great 'efaDe
for the vacant positions and thus 1t that the Govern
ment Is able exact qualifications enough iog st.se'
mana certificate OF IN rality, certlhca1e ot g,
uhcate Of soundness and agiHtS-iH i"c' P'1''0
man. -
DR.. McGlynn made copious extracts from Henry
Georges recent the Labor problem aud heid tna'
the only relief was be found in the ballot box.
Notuntll Chairman Blissert introduced Master WORK
mani Y Powdery did the enthusiasm which had
oozed out occasionally during the evening IND fu vent
Men stood on their seats. tire" their n"1'
into the air shouted themselves hoarse ana the ie"
ladies' III the front Of the hal waved their hdhuAoi
chiefs. fully iive minutes before Mr fo"1sfH
could make himself heard. He said IN suostahce
The invitation to attend this found me IN the
midst and had no time to prepare set speech
For Of naS you York m a4s S Ss probably
Inc Tue IN gry WHAT they want is more time for AID
study GIVE them time To study the men VINO 90 uuty
at Washington Albany and at the CITY Hal ana then
there will be less chance OF representatives GolnS
duty IN Canada We have letter carriers Ia the hngnts
OF Labor aud when speak 1t IS for the members OF NY
own family OF which your chairman SAID was tne
father The letter must have beside al the
other things required $1,000 OF some one money 10Y
a bond, ana yet send men TO washington Without
demanding q cent OF bonds The knights Ot LABOR are
heartily favor OF THIS movement. anu WI. 10 a. ~
M their mower 70 further IL In the sense OF
voting for man. because he Is nominated by haeAhe
IN the sense OF voting this or that man Is gOou
fellow we are politicians but when IL Is question
OF the ghts you count on our organization
as being political TO the last
AT the suggestion OF Mr. POwierly resolutions were
passed requesting chairman OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives to allow the bill to be placed De-
fore the House at the earliest possible moment
and requesting the General Executive Committee OF the
Knights Of Labor call the attention OF the house
Committee Labor to the matter
The Rev. b. 4. Da Costa, John d. Morgan and eACoh-
oressman B. A. Wills made brief addresses