New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-25
WORKING FOR MORE WORK.
DEMOCRATIC LABORERs HELPING THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
FOR CONGRESS.
THEY WILL. PROTEST BY THEIR VOTES AGAINST
THE ENFORCED IDLENEsS CAUSED BY
THE WILSON BILI-ENTHUSIAST1C

The good citizers Of the XIVth and XVIII Con-
gress districts should remember, as next tues
day the day OF the special election uia"9
nearer that the success of William NJ Brown
and Isidor Straus. the Free Trade Deniocra'io
candidates, means a continuance OF nara 'i'iie''
no wages, and Democratic despair uep'e''io'
and misery II Lemuel E. Quigg ana fle'SiiOn
Sigrist. the candidates of the Republicans anu
Free Trade Democrats and honest woIklhsnie''
arc chosen IL will mean voice in favor or the
ep,asbing Of the Wilson bill, the resumption OF
work and wages In the mills, factories an"
shops of the land and return OF the Gays VI
plenty and prosperity. The wage-earners nave
learned that hard times and Democracy good
times and Republicansm, go together ana 'heS
will vote accordingly next Tuesday.
The exposure of Colonel Browns pre'ehueu
svmpathy with workingmen by the publication
of the report of the experiences whlch 'he
Knights OF Labor committee had with him as
Senatorial Albany has had a telling effect through
ont the district The Tammany men. too, nave
discovered hoy; he carried water on both should
ers posing as an Independent, conscientious anu
Tammany man in Albany, and as thorough
going adherent of the Wigwam in New-1ork.
A Tammany man said yesterday: THE Coiohei
thought he was playing the game mighty me-
but he will learn soon that the boys are onto
him"
Ennloves of men who live and vote in the
upper part of Manhattan Island in either Con-
rress district should keep in mind the immense
Importance of allowing them all the time tha'
is necessary TO vote. An excellent plan adop'eu
by some employers is to give voters OF thoSe
districts the whole day for that purpose Their
men will help them to smash the wilson Dill IL
they are given chance. The boundaries OF
trict extends fom Ffty-second-st on the West
Side bctween Seyenth-ave. and the North River.
and on the East Side from Fifty-ninth-st to
seventv-nintb-st and from Central Park to
the East River. The XVIII District takes in all
that part Of Manhattan Island east of Central
Park and Seventh-ave. above Seventy nnth-st..
extending north to the Harlem and east to the
East River
GOOD WORK BY GERMAN REPUBLICANS
Effective campaign work is being done In be-
half of both of the Republican candidates ior
Congress BY the German Republican Clty
Organization whose headquarters, open daily
till D. m is at No. LAG Thrd-ave. near
Eighty-third-st. The officers are Dr. Wilham
Balser president; William II. klenke, secretary
and Henry Merz. treasurer, Although the
organization was formed only about week
ago. II has already sent out about 12Ooo postal
urging trem to vote for Lemuel i. Quigg ana
Frederick Sigrist, thereby rebuking the Demo
cratic Administration and restoring prosperity
and remunerative employment in the place Oh
adversely and idleness. An ample FORCE Is now
at work sending out circulars 10 ire same
effect but explaining the exigencies OF the situa-
ton in greater detail. The 4rganiza al,. nas
Joseph Eckert. s. c. Shin and DR.. ;. Water
man, of this city, to address nightly meetings
of German Americans in both districts Dr;
he
victory are glorious The vim and activity
displayed by the organization plainly indicates
that its watchwords are wiz nelneh ernst
I've mean business
ACTIVITY AT YoRKvILLE
Great activity il manifested by the Yorkvillc
Republican Club, Charles A. Parker, president
in the interests Of Frederick s:grisi. the Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the XVIII Dis
tric, \ busy scene is presented at the club
house, Lexngton-ave. and Ninety-thrd-st., Dotn
day and night. The CLUB has 400 members, ana,
besides sending circulars 10 thousands of work
ingmen. many Democratic voters are visited per,
sonay. New members are enrolled daily ana
every evening mass-meedngs are held ana dn-
dressed by we-known speakers. This evening a
meeting to be held in Empire Hail. at No. 1873
Second-ave., corner of Ninety-seventh-st. will be
addressed by Charles II. Treat, Mah!on Chance,
James A. Blanchard, John Proctor Clarke. Ed
ward Wetmore and John Sabine Smith. with y.
b. Cossart chairman. and George +. Morey,
secretary. At the same time there viii also be
meeting at Karls Hail. in Avenue a, between
Eight:eth and Eighty-hrst SITS. which will be adj
dressed by c. II. Treat Colonel G: II, Denison.
George Laird, Ward Worth and w. 5. Lauten.
The club has received the positive assurance OF
hundreds Of Democratic workingmen that they
will vote the Republican ticket next Tuesday as
protes. against the misrule OF those whom they
helped TO eject last November.
rousing mass-meetng Of citizens Of the
XXIId Assembly District was held at No iOS
Avenue A, near SeVenty-fOurth-st., last evening
in the interests OF Lenue Il. Quigg, the Repub-
lean candidate for Congress. The meeting was
called TO order by President H. B. Page Of the
district organization, ard Robert 5. Bonnell pre-
sided. An effective address was given by MI
Qugg, who received with cheers, and
frequently applauded by the audience. which
was mainly composed of factory hands and
workingmen. many Of whom the blight of
Democratic misrue and flee trade doctrines
h as fallen with crushing effect. Stirring adj
dresses were made by General George a. Shcri-
dan. Joseph Eckert and John Hobson. who re-
ceived much applause. Mr. Eckerts speech was
given in the German language, which was much
appreciated by those whose knowledge of Eng
lish was limited.
OTHER MEETINGS HELD
workingmen 'Ln favor of happy homes. native
Industries and steady. well-paid labor were in
vited by the Republican Organization Of the
XXIId Assembly District to attend a mass-meet-
ing at Karl's Hall, Avenue A, between Eghtieth
and Eighty-hrst SITS. last evening. to promote
the election OF Frederick Sgrist the Republican
candidate for Congress In the XVIII District
ence including many Democrats, gave earnest
attention and hearty applause to the speakers
A. III. Mason chairman. and Henry H.
Kumm and John McNally secretaries. Convinc-
Ing arguments were made by Colonel G. n.
Dennison. Adelbert II. Steele chairman Of the
committee In charge OF the Sigrist campaign.
William II. Theall and William Allen.
There was an enthusiastic meeting last night
In Columbus Hall, Sxtieth-st near Columbus
ave. TO indorse the candidacy Of Mr.. Quigg for
Congress from the XVIII Congress District. AL
though the meeting was called as Republican
gathering there was large percentage of Demo-
Gratis present who had come 10 protest, by their
presence, against the Wilson bill Colonel H.
Charles Ulman presided. and addresses were
made by Mrs. j. Ellen Foster Charles H. Treat
Oscar Hofstadt and Mahlon Chance. Mr. Hof
stadts address vii. be found in another column
These meetings and speakers are announced
for this evening in the XVIII Congress District:
Bohemian Hall. No 1871 Avenue A. Joseph
Eckert. Julius NJ. Mayer and Lemue +. Quigg.
Brady's Hail. Amsterdam-ave. and One-hun-
dred-and- twenty ninth-st, Mahon Chance Oscar
Yofstadt and Lcmuel +. Quigg.
Empire Hail. No. 2A East Seventy ATHEIST
Colonel Charles H. DenisOn and .Ioscph Eckert