The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-13

Cleveland, OIney and Pullman De-
nOunced at New york.

NEW YORK, July 12-The labor demon
stration held tonight in Cooper Union TO
express sympathy with the strikers in Chi
cage and the West was an extraordinary
outpouring of people. The hall was crowd
ed to excess and three thousand people sur
rounded the building, unable to get an adj
m,ttance. The meeting was a vehement one
in the manner it expressed its convictions.
The name of President Cleveland was re-
ceived with such a storm of Kisses and
hootings that Henry George, who was
speaking, had to cry, Whats the use"
Damet Harris presided, and introduced
Henry George, who was the star speaker
of the evening. The apostle of single tax
was unusually bitter. Vehemently he de-
nounced the use of general troops to put
down the strikers. Governor Altgeld and
Governor Stone were right in the stand
they took, and the action of the President
in sending out the troops was an arrogant
of authority. Mr.. George said
he would rather see all the railway prop
erty in the country burned up, all the rails
torn up, than to see them preserved by
troops. The millionaires made their money
by robbery and de%bauchery; by the pur-
chase of judges and legislators, and now
they wanted TO preserve them by the bay
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and for that purpose the rights of States
were being encroached upon by the fed
eral authorities.
Mr.. George then entered into a lengthy
condemnation of President Cleveland and
his employment of federal troops in the
West. Every mention of the Presidents
name was received with misses, and when
Mr.. George asked:
What are you going to do ABOUT uE a
voice shouted:
'Impeach him."
Hang him." shouted another.
Nearly everybody followed with sugges-
tions until the hall was in an uproar. MIR.
George differed with all the remedies pro-
would have to be fundamentally changed:
Strikes were useless. and always resulted
in failure. At this point the speaker Dirt
and told his audience things would be
better when his theories shall have been
After Mr.. George had finished a telegram
was received from Samuel Gompers, of
Chicago, asking that the voice OF labor
ing calmnes and assuring them final sue
cess.
Frank E. Foster. a lawyer, of Boston;
President Cleveland and Attorney-Seneral
Olney. Cleveland and Olney, he said.
would pass away. but the lanor power wer
a movement of evolution not revolt
ton. and when the wave was strong
enough COD nelp lne fullIllduS, tHC OoA-
EFatber Thomas j. Ducey. pastor of st.
Leo's Church, said the criminal IN TINS
case was not President Debs, but Pull
man. The trouble rose out of the AFRO
CANT attitude of the latter. who SAID mere
was nothing to arbitrate. In conclusion,
he affirmed his belief in the righteousness
of the cause of the present strike.
The resolutions adopted commended the
decisive action of the A. r. T.. in demand
pressed with violence. but the resolutions
demanded the removal of conditions provo
e eSs sbir Oh pio t 5 resolutions said:
I'VE d~enounce and condemn that perver-
sion of the functions OF the federal Judi
ciary by which unprecedented orders,
granted manifestely on untrue allegations.
are made the basis for the assumption OF
That the un warranted and anti-repub-
lican interference of the federal govern
ment with the affairs of the states, even
in spite of the protests of their Governor,
is an usurpation of power which should be
condemned by all liberty-loving Ameri-
cans"
the interest of corporations and conspiring
against the liberty and civil rights OF citi-
Zens. The Senate was denounced for rush
ing to the defense of monopolies and cor
porations in the sacred name of liberty.
The protection of the mail service was de-
clared TO be a mere preteXt, and as PR
vate corporations have shown their inabtl-
ity to perform their duty as public carriers,
consequently Congress Is asked 10 hdtlonal-
sympathy was extended to the people of
California, and Congress is asked to fore
close the Nations mortgages on the Pa
cifc railroads. In conclusion, the working
men were called upon to use their political
James A. Hearn, the actor, and author of
''Shore Acres" said the cause of labor
iittical action. Secretary Charles Wright.
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resolutions, which were unanimous
adopted. The meeting then adjourned.
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