New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-27
TO BOYCOTTTH DEMOCRATS
WORKINGMEN HAVE THEIR EYES OPEN.
WORDS OF TRUTH FROM GENERAL MASTER WORK
Man T. V. POWDEKLY.

WORDS OF TRUTH FROM GENERAL MASTER WORK
MAN T. V. powDERLY.
U1misakable indication, Of the intention Of thon
sands OF Democratic workinsmen to boycott the Demo
cratic party and It's candidates this year were gwen
again last evening IN Cooper Union at the hrst great
public meeting to raify the nominations of the re"
pies party he'd In the large auditorium Every
seat was filed and most OF the standing room was
occupied The audience made up almost en-
tIrey of members OF trades unions who have FOR many
wears voted with the Democrats. seldom has II more
enthusiastic crowd Of men filled the hail. ON the
platform sat T. V. PowdeIly General Master workman
OF the Knights Of Labor james ~ Wright " hcr'''
Lecturer 81 TIE Knights Of Labor Henry
A. Hicks Master Workman OF the buIol'e
Constructors District the knights of Labor Hamuci
H. jacobson, Of the executive board Of Natiohal lI'u
Assembly No. col. Knights Of Labor; 1. H. N"N
man. the Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn, and EDWIN IT,
eane the Peoples party candidate for County CicrH'
r. b. Wakeman was elected chairman OF the me''''is'
He spoke briefly before introducing Mr. HICKS '"c
candidate for Mayor.
Mr. Hicks spoke I'm part rs follows: "We nave hao
for nlany years IN this city a class OF men III o'"e
who said they the friends OF labor, ana IN 'he
last wear we have found that they were arinHcd
against organized labor. NJ. Giroy has Just sue
ceeded in settling a long strike on the new Cil"'ha
Courthouse bv removing few non uEi2n carpenters
almost the very thing asked him TO 90 months
axo But now election day Is near We nave Iouh"
that they have allowed men TO put up buholhGs III
violation of the building laws. During the last
vear they have allowed certain man to erect an iron
building on wooden supports. Now they have rcsortcd
u, living SANDERS about our hon)red master workman.
r Y Powdcrly saying that he is IN the pay OF the
Republican party, because he has dared TO tel inc
truth about certain Democratic officials II he ever
did WIRING no one would pound him more than would
"A voice lie never did anything wrong followed bS
chcering)
mfr, pd Mr.
man who could do more than any one else toward
having the cornerstone and foundations Of the ne"
party Mr.. Powderly wa' cheered Tor several Ihin-
utes until he begged for Silence. He spoke In part as
follows: IL ain accused Of selling out to the Repue-
con managers for So COZ. That Is pretty small
sum for man who has been accused year after year
OF having sold himself for anywhere from $4,000 TO
100000. Qaughterl These critics seem to think
that because at recent meeting did not mention tle
name OF an honorcd standard bearer, James b. weaver
must have been speaking for some other candidate
As a matter of fact We have sold OFT, ana w!c'he:
we win this year fl 90, or later. the price VIII
h the White House (Cheers)
Yes. was severe on the Democratic party. and
am proud Of IT, (ChecrsD | rcitcrtte all l said
against that al IL recent meeting. prolonged cheehgD
My father In,hnan. The Democratic party
thinks that it has first mortgage on every ufop u
Irish blood. l have been told that was naturally
q Democrat. This nonsense has lost lis hof upon
Intelligent Irishmen. advise every freshman here 10
vote AS he bclcvcs. Cheers and applauscl
In 1890 made such an effort a. never before
had made in my life to elect Il Democratic Governor
I'm my state OF Pennsylvania He was pledged to
ballot reform. He was elected by reason OF votes
cast by knights Of Labor. Cheers lie was no
sooner elected than he slapped these men in the lace:
lie allowed the Reading Coal Combine. In defiance OF
the Constitution OF tile state, TO raise the price wien
he could have put stop TO the whole business
Remember this fall and winter when you pay a
dollar ton more for coal than 1t is worth. that Gov
crnOr Pattison did It. lIll>scs His c/cf adviser
was william +. Harritv. the chairman Of the Demo
ocratic National Committee, who IS 80 anxious
now TO get III" votes OF Workineneh:
Remember this fall and winter. when YOU pay n
son and your Governor Flower. James
Hughes Of National Trade Assembly No. 231. would
not be wearing the stripes today" tHisSes and
groans.)
several other speakers.