The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-18

BE batter Il win Be- for them. Ths labor
Isrt5 vii ieners every osher issne, II u bs|
70 cry heir point. This L the
question y pars netnt Importance. Eight
Hours ~ il ne nlllsninm towards which
'he nottingham il looking, 70 give him time
Tor mental culture, time to educate his
family, time for domestic enjoyment, and
and time to repose and to recuperate. In q
word, everything will DO sacrificed to en-
sure success here.
The vorkingmen having this 50 much at
heart, il was cruel and wanton insult Of
the Springfield Convention to treat the res
oiution in behalf Of labor with such marked
The effort 10 being made to deny
this but tia attempt is useless. Tht truth
is only too plain. We publish communi-
cation from an eye witness to the scene of
g groans and hisses,' which entirely car
roborates all that was said in the last num-
Der of the ADVOCATE.
To the Editor Of The wosKxaxAs's ADyOcArr.
SPRIS0rIELD, Aug. Is.
The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago
Journal, and several other papers through
the State, are attempting to controvert the
statement that the resolution presented in
the Republican State Convention, held at
Springfield last week, committing that party
in favor of the eight hour movement, was
received with mark ed manifestations of dis
approval BY the delegates composing that
body, They insist that the statement is
false, and that the resolution received a
" respectful consideration.
10 order that the workingmen of Illinois
may know precisely what did occur, viii
give q statement Of the facts. The resolu-
tion fayoring eight hours as legal DAVIS
work was first introduced by delegate
who had been sent BY the wOrkingmen from
the interior. Ii was read by the Secretary,
and almost every delegate ia the room
laughed and hooted ut the idea, ard voices
from every part Of the house could be
heard demanding that il should be laid on
the table. A number insisted that it should
60 under the table, and two or three shout
ed, almost simultaneously, :" throw i out of
yhe window Before any action was
taken, the second resolution, wordei evil
IDENTIFY by a politician, was offered as a sub
stitute. The delegate who offered the first
one, seeing that there was no -harce Of il
even receiving respectful consideration, y
accepted the substitute, and il was adopted
not more than dozen delegates voting
either way.
The above are the facts. The writer va.
present when the matter was disposed Of
and was very much Interested in the result
Politicians, whose only object is to secur.
the vote Of the F'-ht Hour men, may den,
it, but the truth .naont b. suppressed, ana
the delegate who offered the original Eigh
Hour resolution, will attest the fat, thar i
was treated with Outrageous contempt b,
the men who assumed to represent the senti.
ments Of one of the great political partie,
of Illinois.
A WoRxTscaAN.
1t now remains to be seen what actor
will be taken by the Democratic Conyen
ton. IL they lay down an uneqaiv oca
platform in favor of the Eight Hour move
inent, ard plant themselves upon it, the,
win be doing vastly more than their pas
devotion to States Rights and slave arts
toeracy would allow US to expect. How
ever, the resolution viii be presented, an,
they may get ready to show their hands.
The simple fact is this: the workingmel
need expect no fayors from either party
There is too much corruption aud politica
chicaas 10 permit either Of the two partial
organizations to come ont and take boil
stand for right for its own sake. If th
laboring men will not lose their existene
AS specific interest, as we'll defined class
Il they would avoid this absorption into tn
two grand rival political sponges, let ther
beware of the insidious voice Of the temple
whether it be heard in gentle wooing o
the Chicago Times or in the soundin
platitudes = s;lief fuggleman Messing.
[Since the above was in type we have see
letter from the delegate from Kane county
published in she journal. Our ccrrespon
dent 10, as We have every reason to believe
responsible man, and his name can b
given when necessary