The workingman's advocate., 1866-06-23


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Madison, Ind, June Is, 1855.
EsrIorEss' MrrrNc.-k meeting Of the
Employing stonecpttsFs and Architects was
held in the Council Chamber, last Thursday
afternoon Aid. Talcott seep I'd the con-
trolling spirit, and svowed his intention
TO perfect all necessary arrangements
men,s to crush every labor organization in
this city. This creature-a corpulent COM
pound Of knavery and ignorance, who urged
upon the meeting the necessity Of crushing
the trades organization once and for all,
h. series of resolutions already prepared
for the occasion. Now, we wish 70 inform
these gentlemen that there 10 not capital
enough in Chicago or in the State Of Hill
nOis, to accomplish their purpose, and y 4
If driven to 1t the mechanics of this city
dares them to contest. If crushing is in
order, it is quite possible something else
may be pulveriIed besides our trades unions.
As IN evidence Of the fell spirit which
controlled the action Of the meeting, the fol-
low' g resolutions and statements, take .
from the published proceedings in the MOI a
ing papers, win abundantly prove. Read
them, workingGen, and then ask yourselves
what the result viii be il, these exactions are
submitted to
ResoIred, That the employing stonecutters
OF the City of Chicago, hereby pledge our
selves that from anu after this dav we will
not in any way, shape or form, recognize
the Journeyman Stonecutter's Society Of
this city.
Resolssd, That we hereby request the CO.
operation Of the dimension stone dealers by
refusing on their part to sell stone to any
party employing stone cutters on the nine
hour system.
Resolved, That we, the principal stoue oon-
tractors, Will not submit to the demand Of
stone cutting journeymen, except such as
will resume work at the rate OF ten hours
le- DAY.
The resolutions were adopted, after which
several Of the gentlemen present spoke on
the subject Alderman Talcott and Mr..
McCiinnis both pledged hemselvss-Singer
L Talcott and the Illinois Stone Co.,-to sell
no stone to any boss stone cutter who would
yield to the strikers He called attention to
the act that for such work as was abso-
lutcly indispensa the penitentiary at Jo-
liet could be caiIed upon--they have no
strikes in that institution He would fur
,her pledge himself to furnish boat ard
hands to run her TO parties who would take
stone there and fetch it back-they paying
only the toll charges. He was In favor Of
doing the thing r. Sht up this time and for
ever
The infamy Of the above proposition may
be CLEANED from the TACT that TalcOtt &
Singer, short time since offered 800,
10 help 20 abolish the system of using the
products Of penitentiary labor, as It was the
greatest curse, under which both employer
and employee labored. We can ouly recon
cile this inconsistency in ono way, and that
is, they must be perfectly satisfied in their
own minds the course they are now pursu-
ing must land them to Joliet, and conse-
quently they want to get the right side Of
he powers that "be and suppose that this
can be done in no more efectual manner
Ihan helping to patronize them.