The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-10-10
Third DAYS PROCEEDINGS s-EoRNING SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT %, 1868.

Third DAYS PROCEEDINGS MORNING SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. %, 1868.
The Congress met pursuant to jolrl-
ment at y o'clock, the President, j. u. U.
Whal=y, in the Chair.
The Committee on Credentials presented
the names Of the following delegates as en-
titled 70 seats in the convention
Nelson w. Young, Of the Journeymen Prin.
ters' Cooperative Union, Of New York.
Jno. Mcguire, W0rkingmen's Union sf MIS-.
souri,. ST. Louis No
s. J. Wallace, Carpenters and Joiners Union
No. is, OF Philadelphia, Pa
Martin DePenbIAnd, Bricklayers Union No.
II, MY
Richard rrevellick, State Labor Union Of
Michigan.
The debate Oh tile report ~ the Committee
on Corporation, presented ths previous
evening, was thso resumed.
Mr.. Hine, of ONO, moved thlt The words
/" called strikes ard lock outs De stricken
from the report, on the ground that these
words appearei 90 throw the responsibility
apon the wHkingmen-an assumption
which was not Justified by facts.
After several Delegates had expressed
beir "pnions pro and con, Mr.. Roseman o.
Nex Yurk Obtained the Aoor, and spoke sub
s'antiaIly as follows:
I have the honor 20 represent here 8 600
of the workingmen OF the City OF New York
and am living witness against strikes
am opposed to strikes, and in favor of CO.
operation, which I believe to be cure for al
evils which We suffer from. will state the
case OF the carpenters and j0iners We
asked for an advance from $3.50 to 81, which
10 barely sufficient 10 support US, with our
wives and families. We went respectfully
to the employers and ask "A them for that
advanc Ii was rsfusei. We dii not wish
to 20 into strike because We khsE-" Eas
injurious to ourselves a1d detrimental 10 the
community Mt large Bot when il was refused,
what resort had wef Nd other but to leave
our employ. We waited, however, and ap-
pointed q committee Of co ference and
asked the bosses 20 appoint a similar com
nittee to meet ours In order that the mat ter
M ght be settled without difficulty-for the
bosses had formed an association to resist
our demands. But they never even conde-
scended 70 answer one letter. So we made
a strike and stood out fur weeks, and then
were compelled 10 give In. NV cg-opera.
ton could nave prevented all these evils.
These men were waking round with nothing
20 do for four weeks-not even lifting q
shaving from = plank and there was im-
menss quantities Of lumber in all the yards
ciuaIly asking ~ bsmade use OF aud manu-.
facsured into something useful for the hu.
man family. say these men who ha, 4
little sum i'm the bank should cooperate and
get u nics comfortable shop Of their own
IN they can only get hsh loaf IL Is better
than none, or better than being ground
dowa By the bosses. There is one thing
more I would like TO call your attention &
before sst down. bsok at the strike Of the
csr drivers I'm 1858. Look ut the lAbor
tAese men have 10 perform. There they
sszsd fsr sixtsen hours on the platform oi
the csr, catching their meals anyhow frou
gin en- plscei un-ier the seats, and If on
ID thsm is found driving d lame hsoru
fwhicA shsir employers make them drive
| fb<y ere srresksd snd hBed t25. But q
| ~ shs CIR drivsr biuself he may be lam.
| md blisd, "a hsBgry: but there u b
comDinsisn oowss dDwn from Albany 10 se
| iasO shis cHss, - - arrest the man that put
q o. ths platform and leaves hlz1 ther.
IfApyi.nss.l Ihss strfke cf the car driver
60 fzilur< md I could never nndefstnn
uhy u Iozled- Dot hsman who opprBsss
thsm cuu1g Steward end says, "send me 4
| lOsneruss,~ ed then did che working Dec
pls brgss - spprsssion Mo- Mr.. Dariin
80 sSsaast ~ otsy ~ homs In rsfurcnc
T. - Uss1ingt wiii say that dur
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