The herald., 1894-07-13
SYMPATHY FOR THE STRIKERS,
A Big Labor Demonstration at
Cooper Union.
Henry George the Principal Speaker
of the Evening.
President Cleveland and Attorncy-Gen-
era1 Oiney Denounced In . Most
Vehemont Mannsr-Emphatio
kcsol utions.
Bythe Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
New YORK, July 12.-The labor de-
monstrstion held tonight in Cooper
Union to expresH sympathy with the
strikers in Chicago and the west, was an
extraordinary gathering of people. Th
hall was crowded to excess. and 5000
people surrounded the building unable
to get in.
The meeting was vehement one in
the manner it expressed its convictions.
The name of President Cleveland was
received with such storm of hisaes and
hootings that Henry George, who was
speaking had to cry, whats the use ~
Demet Harris presided and introduced
Henry George, who was the star speaker
of the evening. The apostle of singl le
tax was unusually bitter. Vehemently
he denounced the use OF federal troops
to put down the strikers.
Governors Altgeid and Stone were
right in the stand they took, 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 millionairss made their money
by robbery and debauchery; by the
purchases of judges and legislatures !;
and now they wanted to preserve them
by the bayonet and the arms of the fed
eral troops, and for that purpose the
rights of states were being encroached
upon by the federal authorities.
Mr.. George then entered into a
lengthy condemnation Of President
Cleveland and his employment of fed
eral troops in the west. Every mention
of the presidents name was received
with hisses, and when Mr.. George
asked: 'What are you going to do
about it?" voice shouted: "Impeach
him."
Hang him." shouted another. Near
ly every body followed with suggestions,
until the hall was in an uproar.
Mr.. George differed from all the reme-
tenn, he said, would hare to be funda-
mentally changed. Strikes were use-
less 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 ehall have been
adopted.
After Mr.. George had finished, tele-
gram was received from Samuel Com
pers at Chicago, asking that the voice
OF labor might be heard from New York
and advising calmness and assuring
them of final success.
Frank *. koeter, an attorney OF Bos'
ton, was the next speaker. He, too,
denounced President Cleveland and At
torney-Goneral Olney. Cleveland and
Olney, he said, would pass away, but
the labor power would finally carry all
before it. Il WAS q movement OF evolU-
tion, not revolution, and when the wave
was strong enough. God help the Pull
mane, the Carnegies and the Olneys.
Father Thomas B. Ducey, pastor of
81. Luke's church, said the criminal in
this case was not President Debs but
President Pullman. The troubls arose
out OF the arrogant attitude OF the latter,
who said there was nothing to arbitrate.
In conclusion be affirmed his belief in
the righteousness of the cause of the
present strike.
The resolutions adopted commended
the decisive action of the A. r. U. in
demanding arbitration. Little sympa-
thy was expressed with violence, but
the resolutions demanded the removal
of the conditions provocative of vio-
lence.
OF the authorities at Washington, the
resolutions said:
ave denounce and condemn that per-
version of the functions OF the federal
judiciary by which unprecedented or
ders, granted manifestly on untrue alle
cations, are made the basis for the az
cum mptlon Of military authority.
That the unwarranted and anti-re-
publican interference of the federal
government with the affairs OF the states,
even in spite OF the protests OF their
governors, is an usurpation OF power
which should be condemned by all lib
erty-loying Americans"
The govern ment was declared to be in
the interest OF corporations snd conspir-
ing against the liberty and civil rights
of citizsns.
The senate was denounced for rushing
to the defense OF monopolies and corpo-
rations in the sacred name of liberty.
Sympathy was extended to the people
OF California. and congress is asked to
forsclose the nations mortgages on Pa.
cific railroads.
Ia conclusion the workingmen were
called upon to use their political rights.
The meeting adjourned.