The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-12-26
FROM NEBRASKA.
ONAHA, Dec. %, 1868,


70 the Editor Of the wosxIsGkAs's ADvscArx.
The Ecikihgmen Of this city appointed
Saturday, Dec. 18th, for q labor reform
meeting, when BY some mistake as to the
place, they met at three different parts Of
the city. Nothing more was effected than
an interchange OF opinion, and a resolve to
meet again on Monday following. On Mon
day, Dec. 81, they held n meeting in Jack
son Hall, and organized by the election Of
Mr.. Jones, president, and NJ. Davis, secre-
tury. The member Of the national executive
committee presented The following preamble
and resolutions:
WHERKAs. Experience has demonstrated
the utility and necessity Of united efforts to Sc
cure individual rights, and the welfare Of soci
ETY., we believe ID TO be our right and duty
TO place labor and its rerards on an equal basis
with capital. And
WHEaEAs. The workingmen Of our city aud
state are isolated. when they should be unised,
and without nm exponent Of their principles or
organization 20 give effective voice to public
opinion. therefore be 10
Resolved, THAT we, 40 the workiagmen Of this
city, with q vieg 70 harmony and fraterniza-
ton, form ourselves into q brotherhood" un-
der the name Of the Labor Reform League" Of
the city Of Omaha, State Of Nebraska, having
for its objects the smelioration Of the condition
Of all those who labor for living. the same to
be under the Jurisdiction Of the n L. U. And
the plat form Of said Union, with The constitu-
lion be adopted, and membership In this League
shall be considered pledge Of recognition and
com pliance Herewith.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Jones 10 support Of the preamble and
resolution, said he had no time to say
much they did not expect much from him,
the talking time was past, BY and by 10
would come again. This was a time to
work. to lay the foundation Of state and
city organization on which TO unite our fell
low work ingnen, to work cut for ourselves
the true solution to the labor problem. The
preamble and resolution spoke plain truth
in plain ways it said we were not united.
Why n0ty Because we have always dele
gated 10 others our duty. TO think and legis
late for ne semi annually. It's true We may
have thought little. shouted little, and
perhaps done q little, then left 10 IN the
hands Of political demagogues 20 do the
balance BY proxy. and II 10 not BY any Gssit
Of ours that 10 10 not worse with a.. He
believed the price Of liberty ard prosperity
was vigilance, for Incidence and indiffer-
snce produce their like BY we'll known M
tural Law. This u why democratic Rome
became repGblican, and rsputiiean emerged
into imperial Rome. The mass OF the peo-
pie became Indifferent 70 the trne principles
and interests Of humspity, their liberty de-
parted, and let their nistory and that OF
Others 700 naneroas 70 mention, become o
lssson and warning to 90. To preserve our
liberties We must be sctise, pay the price
By doing orr oea wort ID cur ON ssy
bot some Of you continually boast q your
1prowesss On many battls dslds. broadly point
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nsnt the poor nas's gorern1ent, and ~
proudly admit the tseth sfst1Is and 6eve.
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