The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1864-09-17

proprietors TO paTtly educate girls TO set type
have been appropriated and used with no wish
design or expectation on the part Of said pro-
prietors to confer benefit upon such females
but only that the latter might become instru-
ments in the hands Of these employers to aid
ia breaking up the powerful and well-organ-
lied typographical Unions throughout lie
country, particularly in the Northwest and
WHEREAS, We do not believe the cDmpensa-
tion demanded and received BY the Union prin-
tiers Of Chicago at an exorbitant being below
the standard IN New York st. Louis and other
cities, and hardly sufficient to enable men with
families TO support 10 maintain themselves, BY
close application % their labor, and provide
aught for the future and
WHEREAS, We believe there is a mutual in
terest existing among ali classes Of labor in the
maintenance and support of labor organiza-
lions, as agaiilsi the Vaccinations and en-
croaOhing selfshness Of capitalists; therefore
ResoJfea, That we rega 1 the recent action
of the Tines proprietors as a direct blow aimed
at the interest Of labor in this city, and in be-
half of the grinding capitalists, aud that we
hereby publicly denounce said propretors a.
the enemies Of the laboring man
hts iced, That common decenCy would seem
to demand that all newspaper pui fishers and
politicians asking the laboring masses for their
votes. either for their friends or themselves.
should prove themselves, by their actions,
openly the friends Of labor, ami that II il a al
rect insult TO the intelligence of the people
+" the bone and sinew Of the land" as they
sometimes term us-t0 ask us TO give our
sufrages and support to any publisher or can
didate. either directly or indirectly who is NOT
in practice q friend Of labor.
hcsotpea, A nat we 40 not regard the Prin-
tiers Union as at war against tie true interest
female labor, bur only opposed TO females
helng made the instruments Of q base plot and
nax- "a n
manly independence and dignity IL labor, that
capital may profit thereby and that the very
parties seeking to employ such female labor
VIII only use il when contributing ~ their sell
nsh ends, and when 10 longer available to them
AZ . means Of power, viii cast it aside with no
regard fer the welfare or interest Of their de-
luded victims whatever fair promises ana pro
tessi0ns these proPrieJors may row make.
Re50'red That we hereby pledge our honor
a~ Intelligent ana thinking men, that we viii
Withhold all patronage and support from the
Ilqes establishment from this time forth. so
long as il remains in its present hostile atti-
tude towards the Printers Union and that
hereafter, AZ local city and county elections.
we viii support for Office with our votes and
influence, under any circumstances only such
men as are dnequiyocally pledged 10 vote no
public patronage or support 10 any ewspaper,
manufacturing or contracting interest which
does not comply with the terms and paw the
prices demanded by labor unions.
R@olrea, That laboring men. having
common interest in the elevation and promo
ton to office in our city and county such men
only as viii use al honorable means Al their
command in behalf of the interest Of labor. TO
protect it from the grinding despo ism Of CAPT
TAI, We hereby mutually pledge ourselves to lay
aside our party ties and predictions, in our
municipal and county elections and vote only
for the know friends 1f the Iaboring man
and, if deem ed advisable that We will nomiI
nat" and elect to office men from our own ranks
in whom We have confidence and
WHEREAS The Chicago Tribune has been At
all times the prompt and ready enemy Of both
the labor organizations and their friends, and
a leader Of even the Times in such opposition.
s0 much 20 that il even refused to advertise for
The Typographical Union for pay in which
they were in direct conflict with the more
generous course Of the Journal; therefore.
RaolreH That we include the Tribune IN our
denunciati0ns against the enemies Of labor
Resoirsa That the morning, evening. md
weekly English and German newspapers Of
TINS city be requested to publish the resolu-
tons in full.
On the vote being taken. the resolutions we're
carried unanimously
Mr.. Willard, being loudly called for. came
forward and made 2 brief speech. which was
vell -ecaivel
Nh Sclagcr, az the German TeIegraab. was
mex '.trC luced. lie drew simile between
the labor ing classes and the dykes and dams
Of Holland, considering the present action Of
the Chicago Isals 10 be the tr'cklinr Of the
waters through the o small break. which unless
IN be remedied, viii increase until IL allows the
deluge 70 wash Ia ana carry destruction every
where before r. Heconsidered the Typograpa-
ical Union the most intelligent Of all comblna-
lions n vortmeD consequently they were first
opposed and were intended to Ie the first to be
crushed and broken in. He rrged them to be-
come thoroughly organized, ana see to it that
they establish daily paper devoted 70 their
interests He said the humble WoRKINGMAN
ADVOCATE already made The Capitalist papers
tremble in their shoes. II e lid H0t a. the hired
man who does up the UNANIMOUSLY lying reports
for the Tribune Of Labor meetings. congratulate
himself on anything connected with The ADvo-
CATE, as he has no connection with n whatever.
nor bas lac ever written a line for our paper,
beyond what he translated from ID for tFe Ger
man Supplement published by some three
weeks go.-Ens. WoRKINGMAN' ADvOCATF.)
Mr.. Schlager did not speak to the point as
close as he ought 20 have done, but h, made
some very pointed hits, and caused consi lerable
merri uent BY his manner Of delivery. He i a
good speaker, and his speech was well received
Nh. Edison, Of the Printers Union, then