New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-13
SPEECHES THAT SIZZLED.
HOT TALK IN COOPER UNION.
SOME ALLEGED REPRESENTATIVES, Or
LABOR INDORSE THE STRIKE.

LABOR INDORSE THE STRIKE.
HENRY GEORGE ENGAGES IN A GENERAL DE.
NUNcTATIoN OF THE GOVERNMENT AND
MODERN DEMOCRACY AND APPROVES ONLY
THE SINGLE TAX-FATHER DUCEY AND
OTHERS sPEAK-HIssEs FOR PREsI-
DENT CLEVELAND AND HIS
CABINET AND WILD APPLAUSE
FOR DEBs AND ALTGELD.
A mass-meeting of great magnitude and much
noise was held last night at Cooper Union by
representatives OF different labor unions in this
city It was called "to maintain civil rights" so
the posters announced and also to find out
whether Grover Cleveland or Eugene V. Debs
was dictator The speakers of the evening
were all inclined to believe that 1t was their
imperative duty" to decide that Grover Cleve-
land deserved that title and that Eugene Debs
was worthy OF the love and devotion Of every
patriotic man IN the country. Debs had mass
Of people sympathizng with him In Cooper
Union, but that body Of people was composed OK
Bohemans Poles and Hebrews. with few Ameri-
born laboring men among them. They all
wore white ribbons emblem OF their sup
port Of Debs
The audience Kissed ard clapped alternately az
the opinions Of the speakers pleased or ahhoyeo
them Henry George, In attempting TO explain
the difference between the Democracy OF JeHer.
son and the Democracy OF Croker. received
round Of squelchng Kisses because the audience
thought that anything connected with the word
Democrat meant something about the action OK
the Federal Government toward Mr.. Debs
Mr. George informed his audience that they
knew nothing about that which they were hiss
ing and so they suOsided.
THE WORTHLESS WHO WERE CHEERED
Governor Atgeld, Governor Waite and Deos
were cheered whenever their names were men'
toned. while idle invectives were hurled against
Mr. Pullman. President Cleveland and his Cab
,net There were a number OF women in the
audience and they were loud in their apprec!a-
tion of what the great" labor leaders SAID
Besides the big meeting inside there was an
overflow meeting outside and a long list OF
sneakers. who talked about everything but the
true solution Of the labor problem, and made ths
atmosphere lurid with their infammatory woros
against the Government Of the United states"
The crowd outside, while inclined TO be orderiy'
on account Of the presence Of the police made no
attempt to conceal its feelings whenever feo-
eral interference" or government by the trusts
was mentioned.
Tho hig hall was decorated with American
| flags ana something cdIIeu ~ N'NANNS'
ground out some limitations Of National airs.
over The platform in big black letters that could
be read in all parts OF the hall were the loio"'
ing lines: .s.,-
They hanged and quartered John Ball butte but leuda ht
ism passed They hangsS John Bs9T Eugene
peDs and srnsa may XII him. but slavery will pass
aTsysaeha souls go 70 from his superors
The support Of the State governments IN al ie
shs the Sr~aTa ap pEa"'s is at o
labor labor is the superior OF caPIIas hhu
Henry George Father Ducey, John Swintoos
| Frank X Foster OF Boston; James A. Hernsd
| the actor and others did the talking.
HENRY GEORGES FIERY MOOD.
Henry George got the present labor trouble.
IN the West tangled up with his single tax theory
| and for more than hour he talked in his usuas
way about corporate greed" and on other Ok
| his weu-known topics. He predicted that the
Renublic would die IF Federal troops tried to In
terfsre with State rights" and he said that he
would rather see every locomotive ditched ano
every station in flames than have the unite
Statas Army enforce order In the prese
troubles He made astonishing utterances agar
the Federal Government. He said the exist
parties must die, and he did not care mucn no"
they met their death. His fiery words against
tho Government were met with loud and long
applause
Inspector Williams and Police Captain Cross.
with several squads OF policemen. were present
to preserve order, but, with the exception OF
fow slight exuberant outbursts by Socalistio
and Anarchistic men, there no disposition
toward disorder Daniel Harris. the president OF
the local branch Of the American Federation OF
Labor presided and Charles wright, OF Typo
graphical Union No. 6, was secretary. MT Har.
r!s called the meeting to order at about O'CLOCK
The chairman In the course Of his speech said;
This meeting has been called to demonstrate the
disapproval OF the people OF New" l0h asai"ss r,e
issuing of omnibus njunctons against the people
who are engaged In struggle Tor tner cvli Iish,s
We believe that they are rgat ana We % Deeve ,nas
your presence here shows that you are III syinPany
with the American Railway cnlon. LOUD ap,
issue such njunctions against men who are merely
demanding arbitration from George NJ. Pullman
when a number of his employees only imagine even
that they have grievance against nm' 10 eohsens
right and ws M is o George n pSS Paman %, and have
been refused thlssesJ
At this point Father Ducey came upon the
nlatform and took a seat in the front row, near
the sneakers desk He was warmly appauded-
The chairman went on:
f. V Debs is batting in the of humanity.
and | feel confident that the great majority OF the
ppanpse) And the time viii come when the judiciary
OF this country Will acknow.edse that the stand
Wnicn
George NJ Pullman had better arbitrate this matter
fairly and equtably The men ask for no more. ana
they will be content with no less. (AppiauseJ
HENRY GEORGE LOUDLY CHEERED.
When Henry George got up to speak he was
received with one of those enthusiastic out
bursts of cheering that were common during the
famous Mayoraty campaign Of 1886. man
shouted Three cheers for the next Mayor OF
New-York." and they were given with will.
Mr. George said In part:
In some things | do not agree with the gen.
tlemen who have asked me here. In some things
probably differ with the majority or this audience.
/ don't believe in strikes l not disposed To
derounce George NJ. Pullman. | come here as q