The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
LABOR MASS MEETING.
SPEAKING AT PyTHIsS HALL IN
THE FIFTH WARD.
manding that the Company
Yield by March II.

Without the aid of banners, bands,
car strikers last night assembled on The
asphalt paving in front OF Pythian hall.
Fifth Ward and they and their friends
made u crowd of about two hundred
people. Seated on e platform under an
electric light were President Grimes, OF the
Carpenters union, Mr.. Mahon, National
president OF tho street car mems organiza-
ton. ard John Ivy, OF the Knights of
Labor MIR. Grimes acted as chairman.
opening the meeting with about the same
speech as he did in the Sixth ward Friday
night, and introduced Mr. Ivy.
The knights OF Labor representative
took up the fight from the platform of the
street ear men. He declared that the man
ager had openly insulled tho union strik-
ers by saying that he would retain thirty
men he had in his employee and only take
back seventy five of the old men.
Mr.. Ivy said that he was present when
the conference between the mems reprCsap-
tatlve and Manager MacGrebor with refer
ence TO the contract took place. Mn.
MacGIegor said then that the agreement
was only temporary one and ended aa
soon as the strike was over" spoke MY
Ivy while tho meeting npplanded cncourag-
irely. In the trouble this morning" he
continued. the street car men did not
participate, but the act OF yiolence was
committed by an outsider, sympathizef
OF the strikers. and the man who got hit
go; exactly what he deserved"
The speaker then said something about
someone being "cowardly cur and shat
Aaaa A. y
un der oath" which invoked applause IRON
the audience.
He llkened the owners OF the street ear
company unto deyil-fsh. and called them
down Easterners," contenGing that they
desired TO grind down the men OF Texas a,
they had these OF New England. but that
Texans wcro not belpg played for suckers
The speaker read from The Houston Pest
dated July r. 1897, an editorial commenting
upon the settlement OF tile street CA
strike Of last summer. also communion
ton from Norman G. Kittreil, conforming
the acton az the company with reference
to the Louisiana line, tile 10 chow that the
company was not performing It's duty by
the citizens. Mr.. Ivy also read a stefaU mi
giRred by fifty citizens that they would use
n cir h,st c.forta IN bring.n about peace h--
tween the street car company and It's en-.
ployes.
W. r. Dixon, momber OF the Stationary
or eieers. and the street car mems organi-
zation who prior 10 the difficulty was as.
sibtaIt engineer at the power house; wa
next introduced. ana made spirited speech
telling how The men had fought 40 far ana
how they intended ~ fight until the contest
was either won or lost Mr.. Dixon was Z
little hoarse rom frequent speeches dur
Ing the day. but made an impression, aaf
spurred the crowd to laughter by his cx-
tr,meiy srotesaur reference 20 ''scabe
and The manrfr In which he demonstrated
how lahor's deTands must he met.
Mr.. Mahon closed the evening with q
strong speech against Oppression, aud
pleading for encouragement and support
from other isboring men. His talk last
night was different from anything that ha.
been delivered IN Iioustcn on this situ4.
ton. He explained WIN the men wanted
iine hours and 20 ccnts an hour Tll
conflict was on to remain he hoped. unit
labor triurnphed.
When the speaker ended. Mr.. Grimes
secured the attention OF the audience and