The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-26

yincing force that nothing else was audible for a
full minute. The waiting senator At length
found his chance and got In one sentence.
at looks 10 me. !" said he, "ss though the peo-
pie were running this campaign"
cheering an Individual who had considerable
voice left, shouted:
whereupon the audience did II all over again.
~ need not assure the workingmen Of New
that am arstiAed TO meet this great audience
on this occasion, and that | regret natures
better than the reign Of the Republican party
would be. daughter and cheers. came here
The issues Of this campaign, especially in 80 far
asthey relate TO the interests Of labor hav-
ing sddress - meetlngs IL all psEts q l'is state
men last night and the Long Island City men
this afternoon. am more pleased than ever to
address the wOrkingmen here tonight. You
have right TO know tho issues involved in this
campaign. and you have right to know what
years, not only by myself bnt, by the party
70 which ! belong. Thi, can Jg said about
(Cheersl / only repeat familiar fact when
have taken a reasonable interest in the affair.
Of labor. My first nomination in my county Of
nsmen s Of that county. fApplausei recall,
with pride. that got their unanimous support,
my, early lite: fc6ee5s. ,..,.,.,,...,.s..,
speech was an effort to abolish the contract
labor system in our state prisons, and intro
passed the Assembly hut failed to pass the Sen
ate. desire to recall few things which ! said
n my nrst speech in the Legislature OF this
The contract system may be briefly denned to he
chee whereby the state leases the labor q the con
ri nfs The se way 81 shops
s @oEst ' ss
sso.sed Because T i inj%fou, to he ai.Spne q
"a. prisons 'S: ssssss, 20 The state "pd p5 ~.
Later ground that S; earnestly urge The ss
cast aside this UBIQUITOUS system applause
From that time. my efforts have always been
from the unjust Of o @s Rays S@s
made. after remedial measures were formed by
the the, Legisst.re; 70 eTsde Those IaTS under va
as follows!
sn i T"Sn
sSo%n 81 that s S VIA ins Speedily as
ss H. .SrssJ 1, nor s eyas Srn' Of the people will
" The struggle To relieve honest labor from
the competition with prison labor has pro-
that y further % eS bs made
ssboli.hsd. have no pledges 10 make il that
direction. ] stand upon my record made dur
ing the whole Of my career. Cheers and cries
MEASURE known as the Life and Limb BIZ, which
holds employers OF contractors to the strictest
liability for any fault or negligence which re-
suits in accidents to the employees. tCheers.l
desire to call attention to what has been
that the subject of child labor has been of much
interest. Let me set before you, a few words Of
mine on this subject spoken in January. 1886.
The subject Of child labor should receive the most
careful attention Al present there no law directly
sy sna !:
.t sse.fns @ q Ssldr sf
and regulating the e%pioymen, q ali minors 'Aop'
"A comprehensive measure was adopted later.
and child labor has been regulated as matter
Of Justice both To children and workingmen.
New York was the State to lead of In this mat
ter. and our factory laws exemplify the attitude
Of the Democratic party m that particular. In
1885, l per cent. OF all the persons employed
years there has been reduction Of about 20 per
cent, in n tbs respect, only -, out o. LOCO now
labor is practically abolished.
Another measure to the credit OF the Demo
Formerly the week of work in cotton wooiIsn.
and textile mills was siSty-SiN hours now Il Is
only sixty, aud that without reduction Of wages.
the Democratic, party may claim the credit,
hs bill AND %ss %, %"f BY e'
SIan 81 III If. %rsnsn ,KfHSSsS
beat down the scale OF prices established by the
i labor unions ard made low prices the order Of
Sweating law il OF the greatest benefit to the
com may ns suggest that the Repn6ii.
either In passing these laws or enforcing them.
Fnrtherniore. man who himself imports con;
tract labor Is not the man 10 whom we should |
look for the enforcement OF such legislation AS |
we wsnt" lCheers and derisive cries OF " Nor
senator Hill went on to call attention to hi.
advocacy OF the law, requiring the payment OF
away With many wrongs amy njusice e to "1 the
working classes. The matter Of a Labor Com.
speaker quoted his past speeches in favor OF the
sppointment Of such commission. Continuing
"Unorganized labor IL weak. Capital is al |
ways to some extent organized. and II strong. |
In every wel-regulated community every |
honest and industrious workingman ought |
living. The idea is not intended TO be con-
veyed that It Is one OF the duties OF Government |
do not believe in what is Known 6 as psiernsf
GSvernment, but 90 believe that society owes |
10 working people in their efforts TO improve
their condition. have no new views 10 suggest |
npoH the Rnnrs at question as h
properly constitute days work for the ordi- |
nary mar mechanic han or aborer The settlement OF
lightened public sentiment. to which an appeal
may always be made with confidence in cause
based upon the principles OF equity and fair
vi, also did my best to bring about the satur-
and towns. A repeal law passed and pre-
sented 70 me for signing. On the one side the
League Club OF New York. Kisses. bowls,
and groans long continuedl ON the other
hand was the petition OF nearly all the |
labor organizations, and need not tell you what
became of the repeal law lCheers.l My pleas
Nntest recollection OF the campaign OF 1888 Was
when. on the Saturday night before election. In
reviewing parade Of the business men heard
the bank clerks and tho store clerks give three
cheers for the man who gave us the half holt
day"
senator Hill then went on to a consideration
" Labor Day and of the so-called Conspiracy
law, which he declared 10 have been too strictly
construed, and To have been made the basis of |
unduly severe punishment in the OF men
charged with boycOtting.
After speaking upon the apportionment which
he denounced as being a plot OF the partisan
Constitutional Convention to steal tile State
away from the Democrats. Senator Hill said:
There has been an impression that the Re-
publicans are going TO win in this election That
was before our Convention. Now we are q
united party. prolonged cheers. and a cock-R-
dOOdle-doo from the human rooster in the au-
dlenCe, followed by more cheering.l
" That man is a Democratic rooster, I'm sure"
aaid Sanatnr Hin Nan1 a crnSyinO n, uronLarV !