The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-13
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New YORK, July 12-The labor demon
-tration held tonight in Cooper Union to
express sympathy with the strikers in
Chicago aud the west was an extraordi
nary outpouring of people. The hall was
crowded 10 excess aud three thousand peo-
pie surrounded the building unable to get
in. The meeting was a vehement one in
the manner it expressed its convictions.
The name of President Cleveland was re-
ceivrd with such a storm OF misses and
hootings that Henry George, who was
speaking, had to cry Whats the use?"
Danet 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-
bounced the use of federal troops 10 put
down the strikers. Governor AlUgeld and
Governor Stone, he said. were right in the
stand they t4ok. and the action of the
president in sending out troops was
AN ARROGANT ASSUMPTION
OF state authority Mr.. George said he
would rather see all the railway property
OF the country burned up, all the rails torn
up, than to See them preserved by force of
arms. The millionaires III de their money
by robbery aud debauchery; by the pur-
they wanted to preserve them by the
bayonet and the arms of the federal
troops, and for that purpose the rights of
states We're being encrpached upon by the
federal aut horities. Mr.. George then en-
tered into lengthy condemnation OF
President Cleveland and his employment
Of federal troops in the west. Every men
ton of the Presidents name was receiv ed
with Misses, and when Mr.. George asked,
"What are we going TO do about iti" a
voice shouted
''IAIPEACH HIM" CHANG HIM.
shouted another. Nearly everybody fol
lowed with suggestions until the hall was
in an uproar Mr.. George differed from
all The remedies proposed by his hearers.
The system, he said, would nave to be fun
damentally changed. Strikes were useless
and always resulted in failure. AT this
point the speaker drifted into his well
known single tax theories and told his
audience things would be better when his
theories snail nave been adopted.
After Mr.. George had finished telegram
was received from Samuel Gompers at
Chicago asking that the voice OF labor
might b. heard from New York and adj
vis!ng calmness and assuring them Of final
success.
Frank K. Foster, a lawyer of Boston,
was the next speaker. He, too,
DENOUNCED PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
aud Attorney General Oiney. Cleveland
and . ney, he said, would pass away but
the labor pulse would finally carry all be-
fore it. Il was a movement of evolution,
not revolution, and when the wave was
rong enough God help she Pullmans, the
Carnegies and the Olneys. Father Tho.
b. DuUey, pastor of 81. Leo's church, said
the criminal in this case was not PresI-
dent Deus but President Pullman. The
trouble arose out of the arrogant attitude
of The latter who said there was nothing
10 arbitrate. La conclusion he affirmed
his belief in the rig hteousness of the cause
OF the present strike. The resolutions
adopted commend ed the decisive action OF
the American Railway union in demand
ing arbitration. Little sympathy was eX
pressed with violence, but the resolutions
demanded the removal Of conditions pro-
vocative Of violence.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
OF the authorities At Washington the
resolutions said: I'VE denounce aud con-
denim that perversion of the perfuactions
OF the federal Judiciary, manilestly on
untrue alleg cations, that are made the basis
for he assumption of military authority.
That the uuwagranted and antl-repub-
llcau interference of the federal govern
ment vita she affairs OF the state. IN spite
of the protests Of their governors, Is
usurpatiou OF power which should be con-
demned by ali liberty loving Americans"
The government was declared TO be in
the interest of corporations and c0nspiring
against the liberty and civil rights of cIti-
Z-ns. The senate was denounced for rush
ing 10 the Defense of monopo!ies and cor
pOratuns ia the sacred name of liberty.
Sympathy WAS extended To the people of
Cali oruIa. and congress Is asked TO fore
close the nations mortgages on the Pacific
railroads.
in conclusion, the workingmen were
called npon 20 Use their political rights.
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