The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-02
FOR PROGRESS.
Imposing Eight Hour De-
monstTation at the
Tabernacle.
POWDERLY'S RINGING TALK.
He Asserts the Rights of
Workmen Amid Ring
ing Cheers by Thou
sands of Thought
full and Ener-
get1c Citizens.
IMMIGRATION AND LAND TENURE
POWDERLY'S RINGING TALK.
IMMIGRATION AND LAND TENURE


The great mass meeting of organized
workmen at the Tabernacle last night
was an event in the history OF Jersey
City. Every seat in the vast auditorium
was occupied. The sea of faces some
paled and warmed by the exclusion of
fresh air and sunshine, Others bronzed
and rugged by exposure, was a scene
such as perhaps never before greeted the
eye in that now historical structure.
There were but, comparatively, few
women present, and even these were not
plumed with colors that usually give life
and animation to the picture Of an
audience. 1t was one solid mass of earn
est toilers, assembled mainly to listen to
the Apostle of Organized Labor. General
Master Workman 4. v. Powderly, Of the
Knight of Labor.
Among the foremost workers in labor
circles present noticed James e. Quinn,
George Murray and William McNair, of
d. A. 49; Misses Lizzie and Nj. Donohue,
Of Silk Workers Assembly No. 225; John
w. and Mrs. Jakeway, James F. Moran,
Joseph Granger, d. A. 100, Paterson; J. T..
Altemus, Hudson County Ballot Reform
Association; John Callahan, Fred j..
Demarest, Joseph Fullem, ]. Knerr, John
MoCann and large sprinkling of ladies.
Ship Calkers, Typographical Union No.
"a, Cigarmakers' Assembly, Surface Rail-
road Association, Eccentric Engineers
No 5, keystone Labor Club and other or
ganizations had large number of their
members in the big audience.
For half an hour or more Prof. Willard
Groom. the organist Of the Tabernacle,
drew inspiring melodies from the reeds of
she great organ and rendered s'Home,
Sweet Home, +" as the speakers made theit
appearance on the platform Mayor
Cleveland led the way, followed by Henry
Grnber, president of the Jersey Associa-
tid; A, w. Wright, editor of the knights
Of Labor Journal; II. Beckmeyer, OF
Newark; r. j. Allen, A. j. Zoller, Presi-
dent Abarbanell, of the Ballot Reform
Association, and Richard Downs. presi-
dent OF the Coach Drivers Union. who
called the meeting to order and nomi-
mated Mr.. Henry Gruber, chairman
Mr.. Gruber, introducing Mayor Cleve-
land as the first speaker, referred to the
killing of Tommy Hogan by the Pinker-
tons during the railroad riot of 1887, and
Of the suit for damages now pending
against Mr.. Cleveland for his work OF de-
nouucing the mnrderers.
MAYOR CLEvELAND's ADDRESS.
introduced amid cheers and applause,
the Mayor said:--sI came here tonight to
listen to the logic and eloquence OF MIR.
Powderly, the apostle of organized labor
IN LHlS country duu " dIu lily teStlIupuy
to the Importance of the warfare the
Knights of Labor are at present waging
in the interest of the toilers and pro-
ducers. The organization of the Knights
of Labor Is accomplishing a great work.
There is widespread sentiment that the
working classes are not getting a fair
share of the comforts and luxuries they
create and that capital is being piled up
with unnecessary rapidity. / believe,
v however. that the time has come when
the Knights can truthfully say to its foes,
I'VE are going to have onr share OF the
ease and comforts of THIS life. No man
is better aware OF the TACT than myself
that may be termed a demagogue for
i uttering these sentiments under the pres
Y ent circumstance. But l leave 1t to you
3if have ever hesitated to announce my
sentiments whether they were popular or
botherwise.
1.-THE logic of events has convinced me
that the time OF which speak is at hand
/ believe it. The world was not made for
one class of people" tremendous ap-
plause, followed up with cheers as Mr..
Powderly made his appearance.I
As soon as order was restored the May
or continued. He alluded to the efforts
the working classes were putting forth
in the interests of ballot reform. "They
are in favor of honest government, of
honest elections, Of the secrecy of the
ballot and of returns honestly made.
They want an economical government,
and they will get it.
The Mayor pledged himself to assist in
accomplishing this object, and with elo-
quent words, without speaking directly
to any particular class in the audience,
shamed those Republican manipulators
present who are trying to make political
capital out of the sham proceedings of
the Senate Investigating Com niittee.
DOWN ON DIR. PANGBoRN.
Editor Al. w. Wright, OF the official or
gan of the Knights, and q member of the
Executive Board, was introduced by
Chairman Gruber. He is a clever speaker.
argumentative and eloquent, and thor
the labor struggles. He talked for an
hour, taking for his text one of DR.. Pang-
boru's editorials published in yesterday 3
Eve1ling Journal in urging the indict-
ment of the coach drivers for conspiracy,
simply because they refused to work by
the side of scabs.
POwDERLY.
1t was half-past nine o'clock when Mr.
POwderly arose to address the audience.
! 'sAt this late hour he said, "thc people
are on their way home to rest for the NOR
rows toll. Iwili not detain you long.
Brother Wright's speech was suffic. ent.
I6wili touch only on few things he did
mot mention. Let me say a few words in
Behalf Of the Knights OF Labor. There
has never been III the field Of labor such
dn organization since the beginning of
Hhe history of the planet Earth. We
drew the censure of many, and opposition
cktfne from the place where friendship
should have come. We organized to
HELP women and men with soiled hands
td the platform on which we stand God
cheated the earth and its people, and the
icing, whether black or white, once upon
dur fioor is the equal of any man. We
Have battled with opposition. We have
fslaced the ridicnle of scoHers and our
ftnemy, the monopolist.. We're here to-
hight to face him, with chances better
tzkan we ever had before.
sThis il not idle talk. The rress has
t&nblished our story. It's reports were not
,,E<ways truthful Sometimes we were
rl1aligned; its reports were NOT always
cfreditable to us. But. for all, the truth
Has been disseminated throughout the
Hand. Outsiders began to think, and we
Hive today NOT merely body OF mutual
Admirers who look each other In the eyes;