New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-15
LABOR LIFTS IT'S VOICE.
THE INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE CONDEMNS
FREE TRADE.

AN ARMY OF woRKINGMEN IN COOPER UNION
RINGING WORDS OF THE PLATFORM
ELoeUENCE BY THOMAS FITCH
AND OTHERS.
Terrible as an army's banners to the Free Trade
eye must have been the multitude that filled the
big hall at Cooper Union last night. IL was an
army-an army of laborng men who had enlisted
in the cause of Protection to their country ana
their countrys industries, and there was no lack Of
banners Zach Assembly district had its standard
Of white bearing the legend Industrial Alliance
in letters OF red. To the shrill music OF the nfe
and drum the delegates mlrclcd in by compa-
nies until every seat was filled. IL was an army
of the hone and sinew of the country; every man
voter every man worker. There were no pale
theorists to split hairs and push an impossible
hypothesis to the utmost limit of possible case
Their knowledge was born of hard knocks and
valuable experience Every had his trade.
Every one knew what is meant by earning ones
bread by the sweat of the brow.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
A brass band played marching tunes and half
a dozen drum corps added their din to the greet
ing of each arriving delegation. There were over
1000 delegates assembled in this first county con-
vcntion of the Industrial Alliance. Among them
were:
Martin J. Mccarthy, cooper; John J. Hart, god.
bcatcl John H. Rab" tailor; c. Mderberger. tailor;
man j. L. GilIick tinSm h John Foley. pressman;
william Murphy, riscer; John Gavan; clerk ben Ben:
William Sn1' PacESr riSser Philip MiISt 9icElayer:
William znsSy sSeT T1n. 1HcS McNaSD n SaioG sSG
sheet iron maker; 1lioma, f. Reilly Tin and sheet
IIanon salesman; L. Ryan. tailor: Ernest Bebber:
srT saoh agent aSeTifk I KSe
0ponoyan Jane F. Sr ppmIbIer
haae, 2S4 Ns sSens sses@p sHpress @
sr%! erer H. NITfe oerberth Tt siokecper Adam Thmme
! cgarmaker william Schock tailor Jonh faner'
boAmaker George Cayanans rarPGner Jossph hs. pIlw.
maker. John Hughes, fireman Wendell seaman. tor'
Andrew Wilson, packer Lewis filene, siek IL: ~
printer; James Rooney alofcr j: J. McGnlre smith:
Joyce. tailor: John Eucley. tin and sheet-ron WORKER
Robert Costello, printer Piercc Moore wlTs%Srker
Tbos TS kyS@ rP John railroad
employ; william G. Anders9n Sckayefn n;caEar Wa3
Nfred olson brickayer; John J. Reilly. brtcklayer
W; J. Montgomery, Pasierer MlehsTl sanaWon: ,a,Ic
panSr H. Bill pi"%S"r Tb"r: !afoo ptia Mier pm,
Ignstz Winter nsmith; John p Rees. carpenter John
mold Posner machinist Hugh whorskey. carpenter
| Paul j. Mcdonald carpenter John Harris. shoe
| ULYSSES L.
o. o. Mahnar. carriage trimmer; ". F; Prmrose
wood worker; F. \ liaa., carpenter: william Derr'
stonecuter: f. Mehner. laborer
THE CHAIRMAN SPEAKS.
George Cavanagh called the meeting to order
| and nominated William Anderson for temporary
chairman. Three cheers for Billy Anderson!'
shouted an enthusiastic delegate, and Mr.. Andcr-
son was elected unanimously. He acknowiedged
I vi N
industrial element OF this city know that will
he honest sincere and if necessary, aggressive in
any position where they PIT ne. We are here 10
form an army TO protect American laborr. iChe'rs)
As Governor Hill says, the Democratic tarn plank
should turn every factory into Republican head
quarters We must make a firm stand against
this Frec-trade movement that would put every
American worker on a level with the pauper labor
crs of Europe' The following were appointed
a committee on credentials, each name oeinS
checsed by the delegates as it was announced:
Is, District Martin J. Mccarthy; I'D Dstrict John Ohm
F. tiIlck lid District. Patrick ii. Doody; lNth DIS
irct' Thomas j. PATTERSON vth District Franci; J.
McNab: With District, Thomas . Mclo,key WIN
ianncn. IXth District, James +. Fuller: Xth ps.
trct, John Reilly Nth District n tisn w;iau M,n
Flynn yIyth District John Kaiser XVIII District.
H. l.. Merritt XyIth District John Bnckicy ~ Asditn
Foyhan: ,h, XiXth District Joseph Kenny XXth Dis
trct. Jane, Canwel: XXIst District. Peter Iammsr' %
mayer: XXIId District Moses Da Costa; NNlIId DIS
trict Cornelius F. J. Doody, and XNIVth DISTRICT
ReubCn II. >ilverbrand
The committee on permanent organization con-
ssting OF George Cavana-h, Hugh WhorisKey,
William Hawley, John Murphy and Thomas Mar
tin, reported the following nominations: hair-
man, Joseph Wilkinson; vicechairmen. Mlchael
Eritt. No. 80 East Fitty-filth-st, Louis Kong,
No. 3s7 Bowcry: secretaries, William B. Clarke,
- lpnn
gentlemen were elected with a whoop.
MR.. wILKIN'ON SPEAKS.
Mr.. Wilkinsons address on taking the chair
was received with frequent bursts of applause
He said among other things:
The men who compose this movement could not
stood the basic principles underlying the movement
made for the elevation Of "a" Aean ,h n
the Chicago platform that we are here To- or9aHize
and vote The G ',,. mIs No HeS wos founded %
at Manchester. England: II said that anything ma.
reduced The cost q production to d% hS soaser wa, hy
the Slavchoding ah't 'cray cf tle SOUTH They hel1
that labor wa, commodlty ana II. pW,r resHittea t.
labo. and cared les 1t this class that forced
Mr. Ct velanf', Fl, ,'rade message and secured us
nomination nj Chicago. -,
Another cla,, who accent that doctrine Is the
Mngnump Don't hear S of G %nny wSr%Sn 3s Ssans Sn;
cheap uXuries. Free Trade may be- we'll enough Tor
them. but the worhmen don't want It, We want
the Mckinley bill ID stand. l'r0onged applause
WOrn | ask YOU. your districts. Work 10 >ii>-
tain the protective policy In National laws: work
10 convince your Democratic brothers that it> policy
(, inmical the best Interests of this country 10
its prosperity and fJr generation, - come see
that the next President i ProteCtionlst and you
can only do II BY elecng - tho Ci1c's ~ President
and Vice President. Benz amin Harrison ard Whitc!av
Reid. Great APPLAUSE
ADopTING THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform, consisting Of Will
lam b. Clarke, James j. Gahan, Leon Cohen,
Cornelius O'Donovan and Adam Ihirlmel, 70
ported the following, which was adopted:
The representatives of the Industrial Alliance of
Now York In convention assembled, announce to their
fellow citizens that the purpose Of the Alliance Is 10
promote the welfare OF AmcicaI wgc workers. To try
nrnxlde necesslrX rcmeiies eAl,tlng sOcill