Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-22

eiauSe 70 Tue matter OF taxing action upon
Secretary Schofieid's decision. Why .neces.
sarily delayed ~ The Assembly is supposed
to be, and ought 10 be, the especial yigilant
sentinel upon the watchtower of this citadel of
the labor struggle. Its constitution contem.
plates ard provides for special meetings for
special emergencies. heavy and disastrous
strike had already occurred at Rock Island
and , others would ard did follow: Why did
under the very nose Of the president OF the
National Labor Convention" himself, at once
call special meeting Of the Workingmen's
Assembly. and have the matter attended to
2. The reference to Mr.. j. w. Mattingly OF
this committee, is peculiarly unfortunate for
the signers OF that Address" Mr.. NJ pleads
guilty TO his former belief in the honesty and
sincerity OF Mr.. Cary, and Of his intimacy with
him TO advance, on his part, the good cause:
and he trusts, by his future good conduct and
Sauation, to in deeres Tor !n 1se
IS 8. The address utterly ignores the da,n.sin.
exhibit Of facts we laid before You in our pre-.
yious letter relative to the attempt Of Cary.
Whaley & Co. 70 sell out the labor
interest TO the Democracy at New York,
through The o.called "Nstional Labor
Council OF July 2, summoned together by Mr.
Whaley's famous 'private circular. Herein
the writer's evinced some shrewdness. The
less that matter is discussed the better-for
Cary! Nevertheless, we are impelled 10 intro.
duce here briefly, the evidence OF an unpre.
JUDGED witness as'to the character and compo.
sition Of that motley and piebald assemblage
as pioneer in the canse Of labor reform,
editor Of the Industrial World ST Trenton New
Jersey, and an ardent Democrat, received one
of the aforesaid "private" Invitations TO
Whaleys Council, and attended In his next
issue after the meeting OF the Council. Mr.
Fin ches thus testifies:
"At that meeting we were surprised 70 find
as 'worklDgmen' broken down bankers, con.
gressional lobbyists, land and supply specuIa.
tors, ONCE holders, once seekers, editors of
partisan newspapers, lawyers. preachers. and
| oue young lady with an idea upon finance.
mixed win few honest sons Of toll.
In support Of his assertion he gives the names
and localities OF the famous &c. Including The
| "young LADY" -..-s- ~. Il.
"These men," continues Mr Fincher ssknew
| they represented nobody, and in psiming them.
selves on upon the Democratic Convex tion as
National Convention they were aching lie
and perpetrating fraud" The controlling
powers OF that sconvenuon' were there with
axes, hatchets, tomanawks, and scalping.
knives 10 grind upon the National Labor
Union stone, 70 be used at the Democra ratio Con-
ventton and at the expense OF democratic pros
poets Of better Democrats than they claimed to
b." Let 1t be borne in mind tnar the foregoing
II the testimony Of . Democratic nottingham,
who has labored and suffered 10 the cause; and
60 Disguised Was he with the sEtsdle thar he
publicly withdrew from the Con vention on
| that account, That "Conven;ion.' we reas.
sert, was eng ineered By Mr.. Cary. through J.
Q. q Vhaley. the President OF The National
Labor CoavSntion.n lAial--1 al--s s~.tr !
One Of our commitsep, Mr.. Flynn, oo.aiped
| one Of the "pfiyete'' In yitations 10 that zen.
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