The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-07-11
CORRESPONDENTS.
FR0M REW YORK.

NV YoRK. July 4, 1868.
Re the Editor of the woRKmGMAx's ADvocArn
The Empire City is now in a full blaze Of
excitement, there being probably more
strangers in the city than was ever known
before-alI bent, as they tell us, upon saving
the country. Such q homogeneous mass, all
bound up together to form a party, Is bu,
seldom seen, and many predict that it will
be impossible to harmonic all the different
elements, so as to agree upon any one can
didate.
In the meantime Labor is not idle. We
have the conference called BY the President
OF the National Labor Union, in session two
days. There were present many more dele
l gates than were expected, and therefore the
conference was quite large one.
The convention at Chicago entirely ignored
the labor question. We shall soon see wha,
this convention will do-although have not
the slightest idea they will do anything, but
the conference has passed the following &C.
ries Of resolutions, to be laid before them:
! The resolutions are omitted in this place.
as they are printed 10 full, under their prop
er caption, in anothtr column OF this issue
II the Democratic Convention adopts the
resolutions, they may expect the support
Of the masses If not, the National Labor
Union will do at its annual session what
they must eventually do-run candidates OF
their own, and thus give every wosxing man
an or rtunity o. cast an honest vote. We
may beaten-we must expect that:-what
party at its inception, has not had to suffer
defeat S-and that very defeat has turned
out to be its greatest strength. So it will in
the case Of the people.
The conference should have demanded
the adoption, substantially, Of the Labor
Union Platform, and the vice president. 40
that If We could not have had al the gov-
eminent, We might have had one half OF IL
but we are making haste slowly, which. /
think, is the best way. One noticeable fea.
tuTe in this conference was the presence of
ladies, who believe their interests are greatly
bound up with the New Party Of Labor. and
are willing % lend all the aid in their power
through the columns Of the Revolution. edit.
ed by Mrs. E. Q. Stanton and Susan b, An.
thony. One thing 10 very striking. and
the aniJnus OF the press, in anything con-
nected With Labor is, that they have almost
entirely ignored this conference, and scarce
" motto 1t at all. thus hoping to kill its
action. This was especially the case with
the large meeting at the Cooper institute, to
ratify the resolutions, where so prominent a
man as Cary spoke for one hour ard half,
Although there were reporters present from
all the papers, yet the next morning not one
word Of either meeting or speech could be
found, except garbled statement in one OF
the papers, so that this great speech Is en-
tirely lost TO the country-all for the want
OF Labor newspaper 70 report the great
truths uttered there, to the masses OF the
people, and that wouli convert them to our
principles by thouSaps. Surely the next
Labor Congress will OF be 20 recreant to its
great duties as to adjourn again without ap-
pointing an organ in which all It's Official
acts may be made known, and the speeches
Of its advocates reported. We have such
paper in the ADVOCATE. which has outlived
all others, and maintained its course fear
lessly and independently. Its influence is
now being felt all over the country, and il
should have a branch office IN New York,
where We have no paper to advocate our
cause. In the absence Of any other report
Of the meeting, | will furnish your Western
readers with short synopsis Of the pro
ceedings.
Shortly after eight o'clock the meeting
was called to order BY Mr.. Ennis, Of the
Plasterer's Union, who nominated j. G. G.
Whaley for chairman. The hall at this time.
was about half filed, while the platform was
nearly filed, by the leading men in the labor
movement in tile city, and also many ssran-
gers. There were also present on the plat
form Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony, and two
other ladies Several ladies were also among
the audience.
The chairman opened the meeting with
one Of his CHARACTERISTIC speeches, explain
ing fully the objects for which they had met.
Mr.. Troup was then elected seen etary, and
there were long list Of vice presidents and
secretaries. The resolutions were read and
adopted, many u them eliciting unbounded
applause. At this stage Of the proceedings,
the bricklayers, now on strike, with their
band, entered the hall in body, amidst the
widest cheering, which having subsidized.
Gen. Cary was announced BY the chairman
to address them. On rising be was greeted
with great applause, which lasted several
minutes. | wish that | was able to do jus-
tice to bis speech. He began by reviewing
the present condition Of parties, and with
whitening sarcasm told the audience that but
| for their miserable, petty prejudices Of de-
mocracy and republicanism. there would be
but one party to-day, and that would be the
party Of labor. He showed that our legis-
lasion was all wrong, tnst il was now merely
a machine for the aggrsndissment Of capt.
tai, and that it 10 the first duty Of the new
| party u alter il and make labor the basis OF
all our legislation. He showed the iniquity
Of the national banks and the bondholders.
declaring that the banks must be swepi
away and the bondholdsrs paid in lawful
money, which 10 greenbacks, bearing no in
serest- He explained fully the advantage
the bOndholder had by be,ng paid his inter
eat In gold in the Market, with the poor
soldieE's widow, who has 70 take greenbacks
he also gave as clear statement Of the in.
EQUITIES pFaetised In Congress, in their dis.
posal Of the public lands, and told his audi
ence that there was no remedy for thes,
things bat In the workingmen themselves
Mr.. Cary, who was frequently interrupted
by applause. thanked the w0rkinemen o.
New York, and took bic seat amidst ID,
widest enthusiasm, after which Messrs Hey
ward, Of Massachusetts, Hiuchcliffe, Of Illi
nOis, Day, Of New York, addressed the 10
semblage, and then, q ii O'clock p. n.
the meeting adjourned.
One circumstances IN ooansasion with %
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