The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-04-21
THE EHOULDER,s TRIUMPH
aIl Desmands Conn oiled with.

THE RHOULDER's TRIUMPH
AN Demands Conn piled with.
1t is with feelings Of no ordinary pleasure
we announce to the readers of the ADVOCATE,
that one Of the greatest triumphs ever &C
comphshed by labor organization has just
been achieved by the Union Moulders Of
Albany and Troy. Although We never for
q moment doubted the ultimate result we
were not prepared 70 see the employers &C.
knowledge their impotence, and waive all
claims TO the enforcement Of their deman Is
In such a summary manner. When we take
into consideration that II has been aecom-
plshed over tn most wealthy, the most
powerful, and most thoroughly organized
association Of capitalists in the country, its
moral results can scarcely be overestlmated,
showing as it does what can be accomplished
when labor is organized upon proper basis,
and its representatives actuated by q com
mon motive. The mechanics throughout
the United States owe their brethren in the
East lasting debt Of gratitude, ior the man.
hood and persistence they have shown in
the present contest-a persistence however,
which has brought its own reward. Fortu-
nate.y for oil conc arned, It has been their
privilege to lead the vanguard opposed
to this preconcerted attack, and the
enemy has been driven back DISCONTINUED
and defeated. What they hare done, others
may do, and must do, if they expect to
triumph In Their encounter; ana come ii
surely viii, as there Is no Disgusting the fact
that if the moulders had taken other than
the position they did, they would not now
be masters Of The situation
The following from the Troy SHturday
lining Herald, shows the falsity Of the
statement published in the daily papers, to
the effect that the men had con ,eded TO the
demands q the employers
We congratulate the moulders on the
early adjustment of their difficulty. II Is
more than we had hoped for OF expected.
Such formidable army of capitalStic inhu-
ence has seldom been brought to bear
against labor, and the prospects were that
the summer would not see the employers
take the responsibility Of undoing their un-
wise work. Four weeks have the moulders
refused to debase themselves by working
under restrictions that were alike 1ishonor-
able and unparalleled, and 20 day we have
the great Joy 10 announce that they have
been successful IN their endeavors to main
tain the rights belonging TO themselves and
workingmen in general. They haze 'adds 10
CONCESSIONS 0tdts1er, reports in the daily
papers TO the contrary notwithstanding.
They obtain the equalization of prices, re-
tain their Courageous shop committees,
and TIE apprentice system reD4IjaS unchanged.
As 10 helpers, they are not wanted, aud will
not be introduced, as experience mas shown
that they can better be dispensed with. No
more apprentices win be taken until the
surplus skilled labor is first used up.
At the friendly conference Of the commit
tees from both parties at Albany, on Wed
nesday, the employers acknowledged the
right Of their workmen to combine, and offer
their labor with stipulations.A This is the
point on which they have heretofore held a
been the principle object in their ''iock out. "
The employers wish 1t understood that they
have not taken dozen the obnoxious resolu-
ton, but they have posted another alongside
81 1t annulllng il ia toto. Comment is IN
necessary They did not want to have il
known that they would remove the placard,
50 they would nail up another saying the
first had no business therel Well, it makes
but little diiference-the effect is all the
same, gentlemen.
There being no cause for disagreement,
the moulders and stovemounters viii resume
work IL all the shops in the city on Monday
after q little playing spell Of some four
weeks, during which they have won the
admiration ef the workibgmen Of the coun-
try. The Albany founGTies resumed work
yesterday, the same state Of affairs existing
there as ia Troy. Taking It all in all, the
lockout has been the most profitable oc-
currence that has happened during our re-
Had the same determined at
tempt been made on any other trade, the re-
silt might have been far different Now
they are prepared for such an event. Strike
one and you strike ali. st is an ill-wind
that blows nobody good"
X Another important result has been the es-
Enlistment OF the Cooperative Foundry.
Ground was broken Thursday, and the work
will he pushed rapidly forward to compile
tion. The foundry itself will 100 feet
long by "a feet wide, and the mounting shop
100 by 81 The latter building viii be three
stories high, and together with the foundry,
will be perfect in all lis appointments. The
Of the enterprise is in good
hands and viii uDquestionAbly prove com
Diete success \