The morning times., 1895-11-09

The citizens of Anacostia turned out in
large numbers last night to express their
sympathy for the locked-out car drivers,
and by their presence, indorse the fight
OF the Street Railway Assembly against
the management of the Anacostia and Po-
tomac Street Railway.
Masonic Hall in Anacostia, where the
meeting was held, was crowded to suffo-
cation. Among the audience were a great
many ladies', some of whom had gone over
from this city for the special ,s'irpose Of
attending the meeting. The speeches
were all temperate IN tone and of an earnest
character.
The meeting was called to order by Mas
ter Workman Thomas j. Lawrence OF th e
Railway Assembly, who requested that Mr.
W. IL. q. Simmons. master workman of
District Assembly, 66, X. OF L., would
preside
On the stage were Rev. Alexander Kent,
pastor OF the Peoples Church, Messrs.
Sam DeHedry, August Donath. Paul Brown,
Vice President Ferrell of the Typographical
Union; Thomas Mcclure OF New York;
Michael Bishop. general worthy foreman
X. of l., and Ed. Beckman of the Paper
hangers Union.
The first speaker was MI. Frank NJ.
Dent of the Railway Assembly. Mr. Dent
gave in detail an account of all the troubles
which have existed between the manage
ment and employees OF the road, and their
causes.
THEY ARE AFTER GRIswOLD.
Mr.. DeHedry, who followed, spoke with
great force and earnestness. He said that
the X. Of L. were after Mr.. Griswold and
were going to get his scalp before they are
through with him. You people who Sit
there and applaud" lie said ''are in a
great measure responsible for the present
state of affairs, for you have let this man
grind you down ill the life is nearly out
OF you. Now il is for You to bring ABOUT
a change. This can only be Gone by
standing true 10 yourselves and true TO the
workmen. especially the Iocked-eut drivers,
and not ride on the AnaCostia cars"
In concluding Mr.. DeiIedry referred to
Tie Times as the true representative of
the laboring man. for whose rights il was
making noble fight.
Mr.. Donath said he was always ready
and willing 10 fight when the labOring
man was attacked and ground down by
corporations. This fight. he said, was
a disgrace 10 this great and free country,
for here ii is found necessary for free Men
TO hand themselves together and light for
a pittance of 81. so per day.
He viewed the situation as n business
man from a business standpoint, and felt
sure that the leaders of this movement
against the Anacostia Suad would receive
hearty and material Endorsement from
the business men OF Washington. As a
remedy for the trouble che suggested the
organization OF company TO open up
line from the asylum to the Navy Yard.
PRINTERS STAND BY HIM.
Mr.. Ferrell, vice president or Columbia
Typographical Union, said he was not there
to make a speech, but merely to assure the
assembly and the locked out drivers OF the
hearty support Of the organization he
represented. 1t was time, he said, to stop
talking about Griswold and to go To work
to better the situation. He advises that
each one should constitute himself a COM
mittee TO see that the cars of the Anacostia
line were not patrUnized, and thus make
Mr.. Griswold come to terms.
Mir. Paul T. Bowen said that Anacustia
was made up principally OF government
clerks and employees who get from SO to
81 per day, and that they should band
themselves together for the purpose of
aiding the loCEed-uut men. Then referring
TO the methods OF managing the road he
said 1t was impossible for it to show any
thing but deficit when all the receipts
were taken TO pay the salaries Of officers
and interest on mortgages
He asked the citizens to stand together
ana thus stop having Anacostia being
dragged behind one-horse bob-tan car
forever.
General Worthy Foreman Bishop said: "I
don't want this strike won. it is an unusual
KIND or strike. This is a strike inaugu-
rated by corporation and not by the Ia bor-
lhgnen and the knights OF Labor are 60
Ing to light to the last ditch to see that
the corporation does not win.
STRIKE TO BE FOUGHT.
This fight is great object lesson, it
is not little Anacostia alone that is in
volved. but the welfare OF all workinymen
and with the aid of the ood people of this
city we will win"
Rev. Dr. Kent was introduced amid en-
thuslastic applause. He treated the sub
ject from logical standpoint and his re-
marks created strong impression. Within
the last lew days. he said, he had given
the matter great deal of attention and
had come TO the conclusion that there was
something radically wrong with the fio,tr
ing OF the financial reports of the road.
Il am satisfied it is not straight: there
is something hidden aud it is time sume-
one went tn work to bring to light the
true status of affairs. By all law the road
has forfeited its charter and it should be
made to either furnish plenty and COM
Portable cars for the accommodation of
Its patrons, or cease To operate"
1t was not his intention, he said, TO
abuse corporations, but be wanted the |
people to rise up in their might and pro-
tect their individual rights, and the way
to do this best at the present time is to
stand by the locked-uut drivers and not
ride on the Anacustia cars.
Mr.. Thomas Mcclure said it was a sin |
and shame to ask men to work for ST 20 |
a day. 1t was the duty of all to take a |
hand in stopping it.
Mr.. Ed. Beckman, of the Paper Hangers |
Union, made q brief speech, in which he |
appealed to the wives and daughters and |
sons and others to helm by not DdfrOnjZing