The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-17
y sbeakinr AZ the N.tioual Labor Congress

Il The Labor Congress & the Republic -
II. torn pstional'' is the pnfvns Of the
term .momrcbical:p this fact IL established
BY the history Of Europe and the history Of .
The term national" 10 0ppos
ea to that Of republican, = and carries with
IL IN opposite ssociation of IDEAS. Thus,
il we have a National Governments VIC nave
not q Republican Government, because in a
National Government all power - eoHcen
trated, while ia a Republican Government
all power is distributed Hence, "a the for
nation OF al important organ.z Itions they
should adopt those terms which are in agree
meut with the principles Of government I'M
der which they exist. The term ''naticnaP'
having associated with il u diiierer- and OF
posite set OF ideas to the. VI republic"
conveying to The ,aind the monarv1.cal and
not the democratical principles Of Z v-rnment,
il ~, therefore, for the Ltbir Congress that
meets in Chicago on the I9th instant say
how far they Will lend their i.laence 10 Ihe
King party this Republic, Uy con,inuin
the term s'na ional"
That there Is wanted proper ana univer
s'rl system for the agitation of the labor
question, is painfully evident Il is 10 b.
hoped that something " clse, proper Or-
ganizltion thru 1hout tn rBtise X public
" ~
De. it ~ nevertheless true, that there 4rr !
thousinis Of men in Lbii cts ahp do no; /
know that there y t. bc a .asres- Or work
ingmen in Chicago This mpnth rhi. j. \
defect which cali, Tor remedy. My d. /
we not have our State Central Committees |
Us well a the olitical ra-ties, the Fenians !
and other organic ttilnss
Let this congress rise ~ the dIgritv Of
its position, and 10 i;z duty fearies-ly and
faithfully, and all will yet be well.
There were several trade meetings Thu T.
week, among which zero the
JoURNErNEN Hot s PAlKr4Rs,
who met on Monday e7er:ng, at their usual
place Of meeting. There was a fair atteu-
dance but nothing Of special interest iraas.
pireG. was unable to learn whether they
send delegate to Chicago.
TnE JoURNEYMeN TAihoSs
Protective Uni a held o meeting On MoBd y
evening AZ their ball. There wus y glud nj
I tendance anl business MI ImTJrl rcs was
transacted, which Tie TRADE II ealetsl INNS
learn, bat for the present ~ Nv private.
pLAs1EHFRs.
The journeymen pia,lsra,. meet y. wy
7 Painters lidl. Their meeting. NV gen .r-
ally well attended.
tbs JouRNGYMEN snosNaKGES
held special meeting On Monday evening
They hal under consiletlti1u tha neu lii
Of wages he lst Of prices we're noI all re-
p0rtea on Nv the committee, ~ they Ad
fjourned tO meet again this week
sHog-currERs.
The shoe-cutters of this city held q meet
ing on Monday light and formed wv organi-
eaton by electing regular officers ami hxiny
a regular time for meeting.
HOUSE GARDENERS.
The house carpenters met w Fii.ay w, W
ing. Inc attendance WIS nor 80 inrte a.
might have been expected. TIE per CAPITA
tax was discussed At some length. but a. iAr
as your correspondent could hear, nothing
definite was done.
Co-oPERArIoN.
The Shoemakers' Cooperative Associa-
tion met on Monday evening, and furtt p
/ considered their constitu ion. The shares
! which are unlimited, were lac 4 at < 40 per
share NO person can hold more thln one
hundred shares. r. shareholder mast pav
one dollar per weo1 until he has naid in
htt5 dollars, after which time shaE suns b.
choose. The membership il a. vet tot
small. but it l. expected B. soon As the con
stItution is arranged and anaiiy a Ior ten that
the membeTsh p vii rapidly increase.
CARPET weArERs
The carpet weavers OF this city held !,
meeting On Monday eTening FOR the purpos1
of forming a cooperative association. The
meeting. Which was well offended, VA or.
ganized by calling Mr.. - to the chair.
and electing : secretary, after which It was
ably addressed BY several members Of ID !
craft, who explained the objects of o1er-
afion. 'Inss CD ..ras-sgvck lnyel At S5cJ.tp0
fifteen thousand Of which II to Be inses, Cd
in mach ry, and the balance to be held a.
: a working capital
= - MISCELLANEOUS.
There has been severzif--esse Of assertion
| tried before the Assize Court, under the a, y
. law passed by the recent legislature. III,
cases tried assume various pbaser, from IN
actu A desertion Of the vile By the husband
to the imaginary .quivering OF fear Of VIA
be might DO if be would.
A SWIM FOR 81, 900.
Frederick Piper swan across tie Dsla
ware for wager of 81 900. He started from
Green street wharf and landed at the FOO. d
Market street in Camden. A b AT accom-
panied him in case be should give out
When he reached Camden be was nearly ex
hausted. This ex,rao7dinar cent wa wit
messed by large number Of rsonS H. e.n.
bled on Green street wharf
lHE "EvRSTNG BULLErIN' AND rus woRKI>G
MEN.
The EceHiag BaHetin of August 3. con
: tai6S some veiY severe structures on work
ingmen and trade orgn cations ln VII A.
ticle on apprentices, 4 SAYS:
'The number Of youths learning trade.
; very much smaller than il should he. Tine
result Of this evil is two fold: lst. m
large cas- Of longing youths W. have
around cur corners. 2nd. We have no. !
sufficient supply Of educated mechanics
There needs &c be a reform il this direc-
tion:r
n speaking Of trade organizations req
lating apprentices il continues:
Il I've feel that these association in SO do
ins, are acting directly IN the face " IL
sense and judgment Of the commua,tv. AMI
of the FlaInest principles Of ri.bt. IL j.
time that some legislative notice shou,d w.
taken Of such rules. Attempt 10 limit ip
struction are directly contrary to the prince
lples Of Republican Government, and u !.
time they should be made illegal by act Of
egislation."
Yes, and IL il time there was journal III
Philadelphia, and in every other CITY N toe
Union, to show up The infamy and u~Hdaei-
ty Of such journals a. the Ereninq Bulletin.
Let the Bulletin and its mammon Worship
pers shorten the hours of lab0. and increase
she pay, and abolish convict labor, And We
VIII have more apprentices Let U, hope
that this wanton attack Of the Bu,ieiin will
stimulate the workingmen Of Philadelphia
to support 10 the Quaker city paper in the
interest Of labor, and that the Welcome
Workman will ind its way into the family
| OF every workingman in this city To sup
port labor paper il one of the highest OBJ
| legations OF labor reform