The evening times., 1899-09-02
SPEECHES By LABOR 1EADERs.
Spirited Attacks Made On Croker,
Platt. and Others

Plaft. ana others.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2--The mass meet
ing of the Independent Labor party, he d
in Cooper Union last night for tie purpose
of ratifying the party's platform, was a
success. The crowd was made up almost
exclusively from labor organizations A
pamphlet entitled 1.-THE Bryan Democrat
was distributed. 1t contained a quotation
from one OF Lincoln's speeches and a re-
production of Henry Georges last me-
sage. 1t attacked William c. Whitney.
Richard Croker, Grover Cleveland. Sena-
tor Platt and other public men.
On the platform were Charles Frederick
Adams, Samuel Seabury, Daniel Harris.
of the Cigarmakers' Union; Samuel
Prince. who led the recent street car
strike in Brooklyn; Joseph Barondess, the
former leader of the East Side c,oakmak-
ers; Herman Robinson, OF the United
Brotherhood OF Tailors; William j.
O'Brien of the Central Federated Union;
(! John n. Parsons. general master work
man of the knights OF Labor; Richard \.
Cooney, of District Assembly No. -, and
several others we'll known in labor circles
| in the neighborhood Herman Robinson
called the meeting to order and annoInc-
ed that William j. O'Brien. OF the Granite
Cutters Union, would be permanent C ar
man, and George II. McVey, of the Var
nishers' Union vice-chaiTman- Nr-
O'Brien, after explaining the pu pose o.
the meeting. declared that IL was praeti-
cally the opening gun OF the campaign OF
1889. The platform, he said, had the near
ty endorsement of $50 trades unions IN
this city, whose members. he asserted.
ha IL
rates who have beeen thTottling labor TO-
so long a time Samuel Seabury, the first
speaker said the time for submission TO
political bosses was at an end. Coltinu-
ing. he said:
..The political offices in this city are gov
erned and occupied" tBy thieyes," shout
| ed the crowd). The speaker severely at
tackled the mayor and the governor for
not enforcing the Labor law, which, he
| said, does not confer on the empioye the
right to sue the employer for moneys not
paid him in full for the work performed.
FORMER President Cleveland name was
hissed, while a chorus of cheers greeted
the mention of John p. AltgeIt Govern
ment by injunction and government by
the people. Mr. Seabury declared. cannot
live in dis country. He mex. entered into
a dissertation On the rights Of LABOR. and.
incideEta,lr, referred TO the strike p-ecipi-
tated 5y Typographical Gnis !. No. s. The
idea Of the union precipitating the stiike
was gTeaISd With -bisses an catc.ilis. In
termingled with laughter.
Samuel Prince, of the Central Federated
Union, the next speaker, was ecaiVe6 with
storm of Kisses and some slight theering-
He began by accusing his hearers with lot
knowing the first principles OF decency,
corutesy. and respect. do not ind fault
with Platt, or Croker, or Carroll he said
Find fault with yourselves for putting
them in power" -'D.i you help 10 10 it?
shouted man in the rear of the hail.
Yes. did" responded the speaker. with
some heat, and there were several C. iss VI
Pct him out,''
Joseph Barondess who followed, received
his share Of the Kissing. lie SAIL lac dis
ag.G ed with many things that the preGcd-
ing speaker had given cxpTe5s.Oa to in the
course of his speech.
If you throw a brick a. ne tonight |
shant insult you." he sa!1 a: o.a Leitt-
| for every Socialist wd1 is hc-ieSt siioali
come to the front and shake the hand OF
hi; neighn0r. Every time Won send man
to the assembly. that moment you make
thief of him. No honest man can live on
the 81. 500 he gets in the shape OF pay,
when it costs him 81, eco to get elected
Today the issue is not free silver, free
beer free jailbirds, or anything else II Is
the abolition of wage slavery and the es-
tablishment of a cooperative common
wealth"
9ayor John c. Chase. OF Have hi /, Nass-.
the last speaker. said in part: This
gathering is 4 manifestation of the spread
of Socialism. l am not here ta advocate
the surrender of the Socialist Democratic
party. neither am / here 10 say that II Is
the only party in the country II is all
well enough TO holler about Ramapo seal
ing here. What about the great coal ard
cthe! steals?'' Mayor Chase urged his
hearers to vote against Democrats and Re-
publicans every time they solicited the
SURFACES of the people.