The sun., 1890-09-02
LABOR'S ARMIES AFOOF.
Picturesque Parades on q Glorious
September Day.
NEW YoRK'GETS OUT 1900 MEN.
Her Rival PTucsssIORs About Equal n Nun
bsB-DruukIyn Adds 10000.

| The More Prosperous Craftsnea Reviewed
By their Wives In Uaion Square UAasr
[ the Stare and Stripes. while the gosiai-
ists OF the Federation Stick 20 the East
Side Tenement Districts Among ElaGS OG
All Kinds, Red Color RrodoninatinR.
Labors army took possession Of the town
for several hours yesterday morning. Since the
| legal institution Of Labor Day there never had
| been two distinct processlons ThorouRhfaros
| eastsndwest were lined with thepartisans OF the
| rival paraders United they would have formed
| the biggest army that organiZed labor ever put
upon q bloodless field. The expectations Of
neither OF the warning factions In regard
to their numbers were fulfilled. Each
mustered between 5000 aud 5000 men.
and each declared. after the event.
that It had outnumbered the other. Tho Stars
and Strlpos were conspicuous In both process
sions. but 1t waa easy to see that the American
spirit was moro Intense in the Central Labor
| Unions concourse. Probably not q hundrodth
part Of It was made UP Of men who are not
| either native or naturalized citizens. They
| represented tho conservative element among
| American workmen. They were more stall
| wart. prosperous. and intellectual-lo looking lot
than their esst-side brethren. and nearly all OF
them were masters Of skilled labor.
1t was an ideal morning for marching. The
| warmth Of tho unclouded sun was tempered By
| fresh westerly breeze. and only few Of the
marchers showed signs OF discomfort or
| fatigue. The Central Labor Unions forces
formed on the side streets Just below Union
| square, adjoining Fourth and Third avenuos.
| The procession started up Fourth avenue At
| 10k O'Clock. Charles P. Rogers OF the Reliance
Labor Club Of Marble Cutters. on Q big black
horse. was the grand marshal Of the paraders.
Messrs. Archibald. Ashley, and Lloyd. the
three Secretaries Of the Central Labor Union.
Daniel Kennedy Of the Trunk Makers, John J.
Garry of the Stair Builders. and Messrs Rey-
nods and Miller. followed in carriages
No political notables were on the reviewing
stand at the Plaza The wives and friends Of
tho labor leaders. In bright summer attire
adorned with corsaEe bouquets. filed tho
stand In the front rank OF feminine beauty
were Coroner Fe erdiuand Levy and Bridge Com.
missioner Abe Schwab A big. modern starred
American flag hoated over the railing Of the
stand Mr.. Schwab held the staff ana looked
particularly proud He was waiting for the
United Cloak and Suit Cutters Union to como
along. SO that he could hand the 1aR to Cor
oner Levy and let the Coroner. who is almost
as much OF an orator as Marc Antony was. give
the starry emblem to the union.
PRINTERS LEAD THE c. L. U. LINE.
All the women on the grand stand gave the
| head OF the procession . prolonged groOttnG
| with waving handkerchiefs and applausivo
| palms William Ii. Bailey marshalled tho hrst
division consisting OF tho athletic looking
members OF Big Six. wearing soft hats carrys
| Ing canes. and marching like militiSmen.
Bayne's band. at the head OF the drilled typos.
played the :. Star spangled Banner" and gave
in the rest Of the procession. The GgshIne out
OF national melody was general thereafter.
sna stTans fla Little annie Roensy Which Is not
| regarded as incendiary.
ranks Of the typos splendid display. Then
came the Pressmen's Union. and et tneir heels
s.SSs SSs
.aS as9 the hs
sFih iss qhaps ehSSf aad an eRsPs
posifors Were eight ot COL Elliott +. Shepard:
eao Es S W.fv eGSRsi enoyed luz
ury Of riding in ten carriages The band head.
msrtiSl ma ia f mofody fofe't Of eoponns % %boo @ 0
FLAG PRESENTATION TO THE CLOAK CUTTERS.
The approach Of the United Clothing and
| Suit Cutters around the Seventeenth streo6
stand E SR %sRSd tho biz six
| flag. and mighty responsive cheer went up
TSe9 ooked @ the o. aristocEats S % 81 the parsSsrS:
They were preceded BY Mars5ai Jacob simon
| and his Assistant, Dion W. Burke. on morse
| back. They wore EVENING SUN 9ats. and car
rlSd canes, and yariegated roses bossomed on
The left lapels of their Sunday coats: Hating
sent GRs their hats sEyWard On the ends SS
canes, and gave three lpsty cheers foE the
while the band played Hail ColqmbIA-" The
HsE e9npniSIsHii Ipi pi made up Of MSssra. TaStSr a
van. % stepnsd forth from rom the % ranks % to receive
presentation speech. He said:
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fqrnanas Of hi. pleasant duty take occasion . cSm
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there no better dressed women in the world than
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ward q. clsaI SGsrs AsiSei,doa and hope Of sslS
S99Rs 9R.s:.'l'n Of him Nay you bear " in many fa'1'"
The Coroner handed the nag to Victor Boil.
head Of his Q creSnization. He is, bIaeE.
bearded American nearly Gh feet tall. Nobody
bad to stand on bis DiSes to see tho Arg
sSesred with ali the power Of. his lunGa An
cutter stepped from SSsS S%ons hs
The stand was whitoespDod With Esndfsf-
. while. Then the Coroner was cheoTsd lust
| ily. tho band played The Star SpanRled Ban-
| ner" and the procession moved on.
| MEN OF MUSCLE AND HohsEsHoES.
| The United Clothing Cutters organized as o
| local assembly OF the Knights Of Labor. mar
| shalled by Waiter r. Westbrook, woro next In
| iine. They mustered about 225 men, Eight
chapels of the Franklin Association Of Preeo.
nsn aud Feeders. consisting OF $50 men, led b.
Messrs. John 4: Doyle and John Metisdden.
Nos. and g. The horseshoers won lots OF
| comm0ndAtion not for their good marching.
bnI for THAR DFoIu1AFanI Drawn. There
| $50 Of them, and every man wore wide rus.
| set-colored leather apron. in tho centre OF
which WAS q red horseshoe toe-up after the
| manner OF horseshoes nailed above the door to
bring good luck TO the house; Patrick Barrett
| and Richard kerwin. muscular smiths, led the
horseshoers.
The PhGnlx Labor Club OF Metal Poiishsrs
and Platers turned out 20u men. under the
leadership OF George Anderson. They were
| followed by the Gilders Union. 40 strong
| Purple badges distinguished the Theatrical
| Pro,ectiye Union. representing the employees
| OF the Windsor. Broadway, and HArTiRAn'0
theatres and Asndersons Jersey City AcAdS::
my, Of Music. There were 100 Of them. and
| Phil Reilly WAS their mafalRl.