The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-07

mess eulpebse Desissnce. tIiers ,ks iA1ss.
received vih sr.s, sn,hussss, the ssdlones r,.,ss
ssq sr standing respectfully pnui ,hs vorkns.cnso
ei d msi,s n r.i.soa % the sss r1siiss s0ss cS.rs
i've. i've but .r interrupted By cry for somethns on
sayins, that vhs, he vss speshnS sbou, hal much V
90 With ,se sish. hour question, which, he aid ys
you'd keep up 70 IN, lsst moment, lie nsst ssnoupc.
ga any .ttsmpt ai lesi.siion In the matter OF he
s ass': :s TSss fs ss a .sI s'.%s. SsS N; M
sO 70 = broken, Afssr sous further remarks the
A list Of Vie. Pr-sidcn. and s.cr,,.ri.. .mSr.e-
fns The Presidents Of each organization. v.s then
read and adopted. The following we're the s..i.uss
represented;
:, Dry Gcods Cierts, Association. Dry Dock practices.
rsItsm i;o,s,T & Sn,en CO.sh%s.'E Pto,sedy. uaiOn.
ssi Tn r' tSSsr: SSss:s :%s ss:; s:iIs iron sS
c.Ts ccs,Ps:r Hoa.s as's,S; s.1s,s S.Ip., md
Eorineer, Gold Besisrs. Coal Holsters and Ia.
so1Sn; sm',r: ship r.n,srs Carpenter, No Bcp..
Joinsrs Manhattan branch, Practical Houss Paint
isr M.t." s masisi.n. si;a Rsssn Dl.pi BOOK:
and ten other herman Societies
The following resolutions we're neIt read BY Mr.
Harding
RESOLUTIONS.
Ycri and yiciniy, Believing lbs, The % psy.e. in,e
eetual .na mosai condition o. the aborins elsssss
yh na Ss a S
cal prostitution ana premsture doath, from constant
Psss' ,.a. I'm. sS:s ns ~
,wA.,,ss. E.p.ri,use hs. clearly aemen.,r..sS
that ten hours daily labor prevents The workngman
nom scquirins sufficient anoun, Of know ledge, un-
.ss p: Sins:s ~ I'M. upon u. ,i%s .Aeh .houa Be
tnturins HIS health and shortenins his hfs I; and
.herc.. the yerkinsman requires time for intslieo
the duties Of society and etilonship which can only
10 Gained hy reduction Of the hour. Of labor and
Wares, Morally religion. pstriotism and phiaD-
object |. ,riasphsn,ly secured. Th.rsiore,
declare that eight hours Of labor ought TO eoastiuts
fair days work. and We do pledge ourselves 20 male
70 .scure it and TO bring about is general adoption
Z" she esrles. possible date. And be It also
the sory Of our wrongs viii enter all homes, strike on
all eon.cisnces and mus, ere long call forth the
by agitation, that the eight hour system y set In
eontc. with the in,eresu Of employers but on the
mental growth, bodily health and personal prosperity.
And be u further
Rssolpsd The, I. II !, necessary ,hs, svsry vorl-
insman should - reader OF some paper devoted 10
the interests Of tho working classes, that he may
progress, should pstroaizs purchase and read in
prsierenee 70 any otncrs, such Journals sdvooste
OF man-Elght hours FOR work e,oht kouvs JoV vssl,
s',d eight hoursJer social and moral rsevsditon.
The resolution, having been unanimously adopted.
Dr. Robinson was introduced. who delivered speech
In which he srid ,hs, he was mechanic ss veil
physician, and gave It a his opinion that men Who
haew they had but eight hour work to do would %
concentrate their energies that they would do -
much work ss others would In ten, With rcSard 70
Legislation he believed fore. only would sst.is
the object required. but the kind of force
70 be used va different thing, vhether !! sho1id
by s.%en..ns - they ,hsr, n, ,.pPs.sed ;., 81 %
and advised them to so into poiitic: on ns subject
excerpt ,hs labor question, for on that th;y had !.
cudsd by aavsins them ali 70 combine inielltsnty,
yet orciby, and stand 70 their guns until thsy eo-
,ained slight hours Tor days labor.
Mr.. Isaac ). Neil, an iron moulder from New Jcr-
.ey, va. the neI, speaker. He spoks d the sight
hour question Is a most important one, because 1t
s.ye tims for intellectual and neral improvement,
which constituted greater capital than wealth. The
in.spsrsbie but the latter va. placed = ar sbsIe
the other a. to crush u. lie wished that that hsg
,ssIISS uIS sS sSos s. 30 s ,H'' asasS thai Keep ii
all things equal, wages should be reduced, oessnse
.s. Of .pp .nd Se%InS n %aI shsa hs ss%sr
eemsnded il. Tbose Who consumed and did not
SSaS'sh shss .i ss. scSd Be- an sarsy dersn9 mat
ter tAPpJ As . lsei,.tion, , ho 70 VI. ] only In f,,os
Sims i fesi.latioa should ees.s creating ooIpor,-
tive monepolies aud begin 70 mnss prssn
s' 10 n: S'';f y Ii. v'ssSi sin.n ms 'R;s fi:s
.s-s.,sbi.hed the American nion, and thai capital
.S 10 s; . 5 s1'Ss %.as a;'s: s
their ismlly but week. simply because custom
allowed the observation OF ssbb Oh, and he housht
Il not ths, The csp,ss dare not disebey the com
q mAnd po keep I holy. lApPsa's ns c,.,na S1n-
4 sidered that sa hIn, s,,nia. sna vUaa q. no
n harm, Gut would do good both 70 employer And
employed The mschsnie's capital vss his labor ana
u and hs gains aud he himself un Without = soul;
. (immense spplsuss) That us the only nns o.
and s.rnss, .peech BY .dvsins all WORKING people v
!. oumbns, anu, leaving the bassr passions Aono.
s4. U .tS and s.nesior,h ,h.Ts would be
Who would rise ny and sihs Tor them p~sns &
g Of praise M ss.u an,. s.s a1 .ss mem !. NJ
!. nIenss applause ~. "' '
Nail Working in the eight hour csuse vouiA do
more to promote is success and convince the general
puble Of i necessity than tho scores Of dsmasosue'
Who ,ps.i I'm favor Of from interested and selfish
= motives.
Ale,,sr from the Rev Henry Ward BeechsL In
a reply 10 an Invitation 70 DO present. vs nsI, an
% poupced Al nrt the notice received with wsny
II bI,,... which we're Immediately overporered BY
?. immense applause. Mr.. Harding remarked ths, "a
e we're progressing, for few years sse Ist'or from
Mr. Bsecher would not have been enthusiastically
20 reosiyed Applause and iAushtsrl The letter vI
10 then read, a. follows;
n BHooKLYN Dec I'd, 1893
!, sir;-I shall be absent from town on Monday nsit
and Tuesday, returning from Boeton on sdnesaay
shs moi be able 10 appear aud speai, but shall b.
=, heartily In sympathy with you, And on soms otno
sS M %. Of shS and
| Of America Very truly yours.
HEsEr WAKD BK.ours
~ Immense applause greeted the eonelusoa Of thi
i letter and much laughter wS oeeasioned when SON