New-York tribune., 1895-09-03
LABOR DAY OBSERVED.
SOME woRKINGMEN PARADED. BUT MOST
FOUND OTHER AMUSEMENT.


A GREAT NUMBER OF OUTDOOR sroRTs-oENERAL
SUSPENSION or BUSINESS IN THE CITY.
Yesterday being Labor Day. was generally op'
served as a holiday Little business was done III
this city especially in the downtown district. ana
great numbers OF people passed the day out OF
town either making excursions into the country
for some distance going to nearby points "he'e
athletic sports the attraction. OUTDOOR games
were many and varied. resulting in the breaking
OF number OF records.
Better times found the majority of the workmen
OF this city averse 10 parading ana Hahhs US
demonstration on Labor Day They felt more IKE
enjoying themselves by taking their wives anu ch''-
dren on excursions or picnics into the country
There was one parade. however OF Dlsrlc' NO, ~
Knights Of Labor About one thousand OF 'he has'
Side members of the order assembled early at thelr
headquarters Liberty Hail. No. 257 East Houston-st
The nromoters of The parade expected fully TWO
thousand girls of the Nestmakers' and Chhdrehs
acketmakers' local assemblies 10 be in ine' pu' 'he
girls who appeared at the hall, whle "liihs 10
dance could not see any fun in marching through
the streets They soon got up dance, and enjoyed
themselves in that way.
The organizations which formed in line to parade
follows: ,
omcers of the GarmentW9rksrs' TT Trade Council &C
Vestmakers Local Assembly No; 49, n OF L.
'railor's Progressive Union No q - -
psntsnakers, local Assembly No @ $2'' + :. OF OF L.
Ves;makers Local Assembly. No LOS Is OF L. ~
ch!ldrens Jacketmakers, Local Assembly NJ i'''
~ NKnee-Pants Pressers Local Assembly. No lOs6'
Childrens Jscketmakers, Local Assembly NO. SlS'
international Cloakmakers Union
The parade started about II a. m. headed oy n.y.
man Rumenthai and F. Schriener on horseback
The paraders were escorted by detachment OF
police under command OF Acting Inspector Cor'-
right and several brass bands The paraders carrle1
many banners and flags. ard some OF the men "aNeu
small American flags in their hands Inc uesuha-
ton of the parade Union Square, where mass
meeting was held and a number of speakers deiiv-
cred addresses protesting against the Imprisonment
OF Eugene V Debs
The meeting was called to order by Patrick Mur-
phy. secretary of X of L. District Assembly No
49, He said the principal object OF the meeting was
to denounce the arrest conviction ana imprisonment
Of Eugene " Debs as an outrage. He declared that
the conviction of any American citizen and his COM
mitnnent TO ail without jury trial was an outrage
and that Debs was convicted by captalistic Judges
owned by Pullman. .
Hugh Greenan. Of District No 40, said Il don't
want Debs 70 be released. In Jail for six months ne
will be in an excellent place as an example OF no"
honest workingmen trodden down by Judges anu
courts Debs was sent TO prison by Judge Noous
for merely expressing opinion. He committed ITO
crime he merely used his constitutional reh' oi
free talk Debs had control over the men OF the
American Railway Union
Daniel De Leon Editor of THE People was the
might as well expect wolf to treat chicken
kindly as 10 expect capital TO treat labor arN You
might as well expect Judge Woods ana the capi-
talistic judges and the party of corrupt capitalists
OF which President Cleveland Is part 10 give INV
workingmen Justice
Professor De Leon closed by denouncing "Cleve-
landism Srongism. Rooseveltsm and Goo-Goolsm'
as all against the interest of the workingmeh'
Isaac Bennett, after denouncing the courts and
Judge Woods devoted his attention to labor
"a. Of
Archibald 0mean1g James p. Archibald recently
appoInted Warden of Ludlow Street JaiD lie was
a labor leader, pretended TO be. and now ne mas
become a politician. and is preventing persons from
escaping from Jail. Archibald should be on the
inside Of the prison bars instead of on the out
side"
F. b. Mcclure declared that Debs's sentence was
the result of gigantic conspiracy.
The following resolutions were then unanimously
adopted:
Whereas The fact has been clearly ra
The American Railway Union. that the judiciary or
this co5y SG M ysv rs %con eeG ama by the
tions and the moneyed interests OF thls country
lean Railway Union were ruthlessly deprived OF
their liberty and thrown into prison by me @ ordsh
anteed them under Constitution therefore BE- y
Resolved, That We denounee the Imprisonment o OF
Eugene V Debs and the officers of the American
Railway Union as gross outrage. perpeiIateu, , on
he workng class 0d OF rms fOsn,y sad
from obtaining redress Of the wrongs they are now
suffering under. by means of peaceful ana const-
tutional combinations among themselves; that We
call on each and every member OF TINS order anu
every workingman throughout this country TO sever
their connections with the two old capitastic
parties-tie Republican and Democratic and to
withdraw from them their support ana make the
existence of such Norburys and MOrrises the
Supreme Court Judges and Judge Woods imposs-
BILE in this country, and in severng their connection
from these old parties District Assembly No ~,
Knights OF Labor. urgently urges all w0rkingmen
TO unite and utilize their power at the ballot box
elect their class representatives TO the Legis lat
ure in order that the long list OF outrages that
have been perpetuated may be brought 10 speedy
termination.
1t decided to send copy OF these resolu-
tions 10 President Cleveland and Eugene Y. Debs.