The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15
LABOR MASS MEETING.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY For
THE STRIKING MINERS.
A Large Audience Mt Turner Hall
10 Hear the speech OF w. II.
Mnhon.

Turner hall was filled last night with
crowd. large portion OF which was Ia
dies. drawn thtre 10 offend the mass
meeting ~ sympathy with the strikina
miners. The orator Of the evening was
| Mr. w. u. Mahoa. international president
of the Amalgamatod Association OF street
Radlwny Employees. ard he received a
very enthusiastic ovation from the gath
cring which crested him last night.
Mr. Maitrn said In pant: III ts pleas.
urc FOR me to speak TO you this evening
| IN behalf OF that class OF American citi-
| gems ho are today being literally crushed
| under the heel OF monopoly. The icondi-
ton Of the American miner confronts all
| of us today.
''Somo prophesy that already the muf.
fled drums are sounding and that we have
taken up oar march toward the cemetery
OF doad reuublcs; that soon beside Baby
lon ard the othe, republics Of the past we
VIII teke cur place IN the graveyard OF
dead REPUBLICS. | represent u class Of
people who oppose that prophecy and
say mat ttorc is yet time to redeem this
county. and there is yet time TO save
me American people. (ApplAuse)
The cond!tacn OF the miners appeals to
every true American citizen, let him be
nigh on low, What arc those conditioner
Starvation misery and degradation Go
ntp iheir miserable ab3des, SEQ their
cherries. carpetloss ami plcureless
hotnrs ana Then ask yourself II It Is not
u condition 20 alarm the people Of this
repub'it. have been In touch with them
/ hhyu gone INTO tneir numcs and have
sat nj their Fables ftlenow their condi-
ton aud II all OF the American people
could zee what | have seen, when the
rlHee tdng out AZ Ha1lrton the other day
therc would have been an uprising OF
sever ~ Millions OF people n this Union
fApplt usc.l
Last winter the Legislature Of pennsvl.
vanir was forced t. inyestisat- the consti-
tions existing among the coal miners OF
that preat state Which was the cradle Of
Ahcrcah liberty | wish | could read
20 You some OF 1hc officlni reports of
those cond lions Places were found In
me icunsVlVania mining districts where
httle children ran naked like wild beasts
the whoie year round. Many cases were
SHOWN whore men went 20 work In the
lnaues day after day with empty dinner
bhcheS- nothing IN them hut water
Iheae arc inst few of the conditions
mat were found and sworn to by that
log sihllve committee. | have secn Hum
rtrlai women with nothing on them but
a col.' sack, shovcling coke INTO the coke
ovens OF fonnsylv.lnsa, with their hubies
Nini asIre'. ncni by under the shade of
wheoibarrow or a box car Those are
some of the conditions that caused tn,
minors To strike, and thuS appeal To every
hpertY LOVING citizen 10 rise and resent
mem tApp!aus,.l They are the rondi-
tons Of slaves and srrfs Thoee men arc
owned body ant soul h;- the company
Ihev "'0rh. for company AMI purcha SO
from inc company stsre. they I've In n
company house. arp dcCtGrod by A com
ptny phys clan, and when they de they
are lad ogt by a company undertaken
nauleh IA a company hcarse and buried In
a cginnory gra'cNHd. The wages they
receive, or hhyc been reco wing varied
from VIZ 20 II cents a day Imagine rnfs
ing Ant'rlran cllldren and Aupp1rting
American wives on thosH wages nul the,
hak o. yodrselV"s. whittier are we DRIFT
ing tArplauseb Whom we protest they
shoot as down II is the coal miner now
hm If these otMragos are not met and re-
sentel II " II he the ranger on me Texas
fhnri he and ESo. tApplause)
Ihc'o has been a great dcal said about
These men being Foreigners Snpp,so they
lhey were ;orelRners, who ~ r,.sponAlbloS
II wes the coal barons who brought thcs,
poor. gnoIant foreigners here TO silnnlan,
American worklngmcn. (ipp,ause) Ana
'heh when they learned the conditions of
Amer can mamie Oh and asked TO be treat
ga as Americans they were shot down by
Americans and for one offer a protest
W We name OF humanity and American
citizenship against stch damna Ill, out
rngcs tAppanse)
- u' 70 through the great cities OF
thls iund. let us pass arri ,hro,iph .he
paa'lSs and Northumberland tbni have
p.Nn tr.rtca to allow our wives md
emsrcn tho opportunity Of comm,,nir,g
VIA mature places where they may 10
ana breathe the fresh nIr from thc ir.es
And uowcrs. wh,id they may watch tha
nlaNng OF tho fountains and hear tha
Joyous notes o! tn" little gprg birds ".
IN .nas' Places flled wiih an army OF
lalc. ragged and dIscortclted men 10 -
We other side OF the city. where tho raos
lIrses nrf iccatcd and when the whistle
rf,,ngs ~ th@ hsatr OF quitting. observe
,, nm n nus' army OF little children US they
loll out OF tho tACtcrics with Their dinner
, tsills N their hands--StluNel pale AMI
haryari children Arc not these things
n,ihhrmins II Is the object OF organ aed
thai ,h NJ IKE t,us IDLE dgsoon,ensed mob
wnu p'A'e them IL the factories where
noNe "hildrea ate and then Mace the
I,naaf't N tho schools. whore ehey be-
those CONDITIONS and thus renovo ''' ,he
dangors Tint threaten the American 30
publ Npplause)
mi on the representatives OF labor
mere 'onight 10 rally ana To 40 on with
the work OF organization. ana / cali nnon
every ore Interested In The caplse OF hy,.
maniN to aid u~ snG Join with us I'M this
~ n.,, ~ i.Ts ,ho Amer. an people In deed
After Mr.. Mahon had fnishcd sneak,nr
ehe l'iow nE Resolution was read to tho
sua;,Shce ana was unanimously carried
a'w,u 4 storm OF applause;
whereas, Thee exists a crls,s In tho
history OF this govern,pent. especially IN
.ne ntining Regions, that threatens the do.
ernm' I; u ereiorc be II 9S'
o,nltseseivea That It = the sense OF the
oimx ,e Q, Houston, in mass meeting as-
,,,,,,,a. tvat We denouilce the outrage
~, nv.p',,Ne,ed upon an innocent and defense.
~, rsopie, unde, cover of the law. nv
wy hretnRs or corporations, of truss
s sapp ss,1opoEss, snd we pledge our hearty
cailv NJ moNi,y financially and physi-
mont OF these conditions, " Wv a''ess-
The veiasco Harbor.
cnaonel L. L. Foster general manager