New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-30
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URGING AN EIGHTHoUR wORK-DAY FOR
THEM.
STRONG ADDRESSES BY THE REV. DIR. MAC
ARTHUR, ENERAL JAMES
AND OTHERS LARGE AND EN-.


TTIrs1AsTuC AUDIENCE PRESENT.
The movement favoring legislation making eight
hours days labor for the clerks employed IN the
postolccs throughout the country. and especially IN
| this city, carried long way on Its journey oy
the enthusiastic mass-mecting held at Cooper Union
| last evening The big hall was crowded by the tmc
| the meeting was announced to begin. On tho stage
there were doctors OF divinity, labor aators egsla-
| tors business and professional men. When the
meeting was called to order the Rev. DR.. MacArhur
was elected chairman and N. H. Kinslcy secretary.
About thirty-hve vice-presdcnts were also elected
Letters Of regret read from vicePresidcnt Norton
J. S. Clarkson, Warner Miller, Roswell P. Flower
Roger A. Pryor. John Swinton, Archbishop Corr1gan,
T. V. Powdcry and Others. DR.. Macarthur then In
| trOduced the first speaker, x-Postmaster-General
James.
| Dr. MacArthur's Introductory speech drew forth
| warm applause. No Of business, he said could
be Indifferent to the interests which affect the post
Office clerks, either Of Now York the country gen.
orally. lie congratulated the men In this city upon
the fact that they had a postmaster who WAS per-
ecty loyal to the Government and still considerste OF
tho best interests Of the men under him. lie congraui
lated them upon the fact that Congress was so heartily
in sympathy with the eghthour movement. aud nc had
no doubt that the bill pending In the House wouin
become law before Congress adjourned The SPEAKERS
declaration that he would send copy OF the rcsointohs
at tho meeting to Speaker Reed With an earnest
personal letter, urging the necessity OF the passage Oh
| the pending bill. met with dcafenlng applause
| lie then introduced ex-pOstmastcr-Gcneral James,
which was tho signal for another ontburst OF applause
General James gave Interesting description OF inc
workings OF the Post Office Department. III Is inc
greatest banking institution. he said on this sde OF
tho Atlantic The transactions OF Its money order sys
| tenn not only In country but with every Quiet
nation In tho civilized world run up TO ~cnen 1aou
! Inns sums The payments and receipts OF the Post
| cItv oIon
wear aggregated moro than $50 5000. It's drafts
are easily obtained md the BEST the cheapest anu
safest commercial paper in the world It's hot"' arc
Gilt edged and II, obligations have never gone 10 Pro
test with the creation Of The Postal Bank system
this great department in il organization VIII 10 per
| feet
"Of this great system Ncw-iork Is the centre
q is thc heart and vitas Of the entire concern ono
| eighth OF the postal matter OF the country o''s
| mates IN New. York, and more Than one csh'n v.
| tho entire revenue OF tho Department j N'c''u
| NJ New York While the work 81 the new 'o'h
orcc increases ut the rate OF more than I'D per 'o
year tho increase OF to allowance n tue
Tor clerks hu, been scandson>ly small mo r'"p''
bss been with Congress. The Committee on Approprs
49, ,.. M, hccn made fully aware uf the need, 81
thc Scw.York Po-to.cc. senator ltavsre"' III"
| Arkansas, or Congressman Wavh'rH. rom N'"o'"'"
uaci,Ics the psofficc at New York 10 be Ia
OF Their vlllat, postoirc. where the poop" MI '''
| n dav when tIls n'ail >taS0 s"h''' "
.,,ip and get their letters. They ran So" no r"Soh
for tho free delivery service In the CITY OF new iorR
and aunouucc with judicial gray, TINT the silar,'~
q, III. c.rL. arr too large and that they can MI all
the clcrh>hps from their state or district Win 'her
90, lcnts who would be glad to serve the coiht'
at h.f the pime now paid Ia I'll" trained ana com
p-trnt officials WI, at prs nj oa'rv inc whof P's'
ONCE department IN their shoulders
80 the appropriations a'~ niggaTltr ana IN" i"''
| ,u,, ,>,,d f,r
mako .hr service what Il .hmM ~. Then too. whch
IN. u .tmsStcr here after patent investigation ana
| with the full knowledge 81 the want OF the ounce
and ne Dis Of tie community. ak, for sn'c emf ALLOW"
,,cc tho matter 1, left o the First Assistant fot
master General: lie In his turn r!crs II to the salary
md allowance clerk who knows a' nuch abont III;
n-cI, Of the .rrv.c" y codcmn' did OF the
! -, ord birth. r.. ,al.-y and so"ahrc clerk
refer, the application To committee Of special agents
rom oshkosh AID .Artar>a-. who come and p'""l
around the postoncr. m''idl.nG with the business
for month or 49, and finally report that abort Que
tenth 'hc postmaster ak, for Is sufficient tbs Is
y, exaggerated s:ar m"nt. IT Is fact aud !on all
! Linw H. What We reed Is not c.Iee'cparine
,ysrcm OF reducing ,llur!c, and Withholding nredia
! outlay III, tho true economy which would DO I'll,
played hy expenditures In large c.cN OF sufficient 10
.ccurc the pos service Tor FIRST Glass service
5, tho." point, long way IN securing 1t every
II hope rrncc he given to onr LEGISLATORS ana
| OIL n
and Justice - the Ot"rworhrd ana hlucr
mid ,iIk, and that eight hour> may constitute =
| DAYS wnrn and that living salary NAV bc nAcu
! hy law for their ardurIS aud cAhan-tlils Iat,oiS
| General iai",', speech was frequently lht"rrupNd
Yiih hearty arpisu>r And lantifrI ana "hrl he han
! finished .p,akns, the 'hrrr nc ll,f"d SONS 'liie
irsrc the chairman could Introduce the next speaa.r
The other SPEAKER, samuel ''ompcrs. Mr.. Wright
| 81 The rNrfutive committee 81 the knights Of Labor
the T,v samuel \nan. Frank J. Farr H. Congressman
| I h,rlr, n. Turner GENERAL Jnmcs *. OBcirn". IN
| Icy Dr Met IL nn and Patri'k Do'dy.
| rhr 4 mined, who l. labor sa1ta'or, caused
| hy ,ff1 he
| ,,t that they had done nothing In the interests Of
| Labor and this he ycnturcd Ia say dcspte the fact
| that the Rev. DR.. Macarthur wns presiding omrcr
| TIi, caused n great stir among those present, and
this was heightened when the Rev. pr. Slar Arthur
| raised the que ,tion whether the speaker should We
allowed 10 continue HI speech. The subject was put
m vote Lnt the yeas did not muster In strong force. ard
| The nays carried the day The speaker at once no
| tired from the stage
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! page OF The Tribune
| 4 uIvnSoHD GTPr IN THE CITY Of ROCHE.TER