New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-23
TO AROUSE LABORING MEN
MOVEMENT STARTED LOOKING TO
THEIR COOPERATION IN FIGHT
AGAINST TAMafANY.

A formt6n BILE start in a movement to organize
the vvorkingrnen belonging 10 trades unions in
this city against Tanrnany Hall for the Mayor
atty contest next fall was made last night at
the Arena in West Thirty drst-st. About TWEEN
ty-hve officers of labor organizations, having a
membership Of nearly $4,000 attended din
ner at the Arena in honor Of ex-Jud6e Alfred
Stacker ana Charles SteckIer. Men prominent
in the Building Trades Council were present and
took part in the discussion. A short speech as
made by Alfred stecklar. who said il part:
There are in New-York City 100000 voters.
Out OF this number there are at least 4oeVoo
workingmen, who daily toll for thelr HVeLh0Co'
Their power for good. because OF their number.
is beyond calculation. Their indifference has
been due to the fact that they are under the
erroneous impression that they are not taXpay-
ers and that they have had no voice IN the
management or public affairs, and therefore
they have not been as active as they Should be
This IS an erroneous impression. Ihey are the
real taxpayers; indirectly they pay the taxes.
The landlord pays the taxes from their rents.
corrupt local government means higher taxes.
Higher taxes mean higher rents.
The greatest aim OF father is to equip his
child with the very best education A poor man
must send his children to the public schools.
To get the highest education in our public
schools their management must be in the hands
The workingrneu compelled TO live with
their families in tenements OF this city. To
keep the purity Of his home and surroundings
sacred the neighhorhood must be free from
vice. In order that his home should be kept free
from this contagion it is necessary that the
power TO suppress the evil should be in the
hands Of those that Will honestly suppress il, in
stead OF IN the hands OF those that abet it
The only possible redress for wrongs in a
judiciary, one that is free from both political
ana corporate tainr. With SUCH judiciary the
pqor man can secure the same rights that the
rich can. There should be equal rights TO both.
To bring a. bout these conditions there must be
energetic and active support from the ranks OF
labor What the people Of New-York want in
O
not license; honesty. not corruption.
The cure for the evil and the power to wipe 4
cut rest with the workingnen Of this city, and
the purpose If this gathering tonight is 10 en-
list your powerful aid n the great battle that 5
about to be waged for good. clean government
who were present." Charles steckler was
asked after the dinner. He replied:
We decided not TO give the names, but am
confident that as a result of the meeting to-
night there will be abor movement equalling
the Henry George uprising. TIE men who met
Tonight are not rainbow chasers- We realize
the purity of purpose OF the Chamber OF Com
r1erce and the Committee Of Seventy, but their
adherents are always against Tammany, any
way. Tammany canrot be beaten unless the
great masses OF workingmen-the bulk Of whom
vote the Tammany ucket-can be organized
against Tanmany. We are going 10 work in
conjunction with the other arti-Tammany or
sought The workin gnen are more interested
ir the election than any one else. We are coun-
sci for many trades unions, and perhaps know
their feeling better than some others. The or
ganiZed workinemen number more than 5000
in this city. We not going about our task
with brass band methods, because the Tam
many leaders are only too anxious TO get our
people away from The movement will De
strong enough in g few months. SO that every
thing will be made public without any risk OF
Tanmany proseyting.
In 1851 Alfred steckler running as an indie
pendent Democrat in the WITH Judicial District
for Civil Justice defeated John A Dinkel the
union candidate Of Tammany and Irving Hall
and the County Democracy. and Henry c. Botty.
the Republican candidate.