The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-09-08
Necessity Of a Thorough Re-organi-
FIX ration.

Necessity Of a Thorough Re-organi-
zations
Last Tuesday afternoon we received the
following dispatch from Aurora
A. L. CAMERON, WorkinemaR's Ad-ocate.
'Grand Eight Hour League in session to-
day and tomorrow" ID. W. YouNo.
Believing the statement to be correct we
left BY the four o'clock train to attend the
convention Judge of our surprise to find
that the Grand League consisted Of two re-
representatives., outside Of the Aurora League,
one Of whom, Mr.. Rudolf, informed US that
he remained under protest that the whole
proceedings had been a farce, and that ne
believed the Quincy league would lepudiste
them entirely. rlN
Receiving All invitation to attend an Eight
Hour meeting that evening, which was ad-
vertsed to be addressed by the Rev. DR..
Forester, and being DESTROYS Of ascertaining
the views Of this distinguished divine, We
gladly accepted the offer Instead however,
Of listening to an argument in behalf of this
measure, We were RECALLED BY a bar-room
political speech, which would have GisgI aced
professional backyard, and in which no
reference t,hdtUer was made to the subject
ostensibly announced as the subject of his
discourse Such haranguc delivered be
fore a body Of mechanics in this city would
have received such rebuke as the speaker
would not have soon fogotten-
The next morning the League was called
L order by Mr. Rogers, Of Aurora, when the
following delegates answered TO their names !;
Mr.. Bush, the editor Of virllent, truck
ling party sheet, published in the vii
lage Of n alcsburg, who came as the emissary
OF political fiction Of that place d. w.
Young one ,f the most notorious political
scbenners in the northwest who, we are
credibiy inform q, Il fishing for the legsla-
ture, and who joined the eight hour move
ment simply 70 fui her his political ends 7,
W. Winter, small consequential specimen
Of the Saxon race, who thinks just as the
Doctor thinks = ID. w. iIsll, better known
A HYonne's FENDER" ano Mr.. Rogers the
chairman, composed the entire group
When il Il taken into consideration that
neither the President, Vice Pre- sident, Secre
tary. Treasurer, or Executive Committee,
we're present, and tina! % leagues were un-
rtpresented, we think our readers vii be
enabled to form a correct appreciation OF
the value Of Their. deliberations, not the
least preposterous of which was the re-adop-
ton Of an address, which had been prepal ed
by this Young, and repudiated BY nearly
cory LEAGUE in the State. The proceedings
which, We presume, viii be published, must
speak for themselves, but we have no doubt
of the verdict which viii ne rendered. When
the proper time arrive this seif-appointed
secretary. - Bush, drew from his pocket a
string Of resolutions, which he read to the
six delegates, the first Of which denounces
President johnson in The most approved
fashion, the Philadelphia convention, and
the principles Of free trade; advocates that
soldiers shall be appointed to office and to
all places Of responsibility and trust, and de-
clares that the WoRKNGMAN's ADVOCATE is
no longer the organ Of the Grand League Of
six men, because it advocates the formation
of workingman's party. 1t is true we are
charged with selling ourselves to political
party, but when challenged to produce a
single sentence in the ADVOCATE to prove the
assertion, both these political tricksters ad-
mitted they were unable to do so. On the
contrary, it was simply because we sceuld
not sell ourselves to their particular faction
that this action was taken. When pressed
too closely by the delegate from Quincy, to
give the reasons for this action, 1t was found
that our criticism Of the Eight Hour address
and exposure of the manner in which the
Eight Hour resolution was received in the
republican convention at Springfield, was
the head ana front Of our offending. To our
friends and patrons we know no re-assur-
ance Of loyalty on our part is Necessary. Dur
record and actions speak for themselves.
Our position has been definc. too often to
require any further explanation, and ws feel
certain that course has received thRappro-
baton Of the mechanics Of tho l~sst,
which to us is worth more than "a Morse
ment Of every demagogue in the country.
Il now remains to be seen what action
Mr.. Hewitt viii take. Whether be win re-
cognize as valid the action Of these men, or
take the steps to call convention, where a
free and fun expression of opinion can be
obtained. Unless he does 30, we are afraid
the last meeting Of the Grand League under
the present auspices has been held, and
that the only hope of the future lies in a.
reorganization by which I'll "pro-
fessional' humbugs or sneaks win be ex-I