The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-10-31

~. Parker that hs bad concluded 10 rive
- ths 80 cents per day bed requested
30 yoa SO what forbssr~nce sccezp;ish~d
thsre, snd assafs you u isan szcslIsnl virs
The % przctles. q any ams.
q Nov ~ friends viii not detain you
loneer. AZ yoo 20 60 yoeR Respective hnmes
larry these truths With zen, from this meet
ing, and Yet IL be the smblsion of your life
20 Do the best you can both for ourselves and
the company which employs you; resting No
sured that with intelligence, temperance and
fsithfulness 70 duty 70 guide you, there can
be no such word as fail Ia your vocabulary.
Again return you my most sincere thanks,
and assure you shall do what can for the
Advancement Of the brotherhood. (Long
snd continued aPplaass.)
Mr.. John Reid, one Of the penitentary
commissioner, being oalIsd upon briefly re-
sponeed, and assured the ccupsny present
that II was not the design Of the commission
ers as some thought to have the labor u the
convict brought into competition with the
labor Of the honest mechanic.
Gen. DoRsBLAsER, the warden, in response
10 universal call, next addressed the meet.
ing. He returned thanks for himself and
associates for the maoner IN which their
management had been spoken Of. Although
the system on which the Illinois Peniteutary
was being conducted was a experiment ~
yet, there was every reason to be Satisfied
with the result. He stated that it bad been
his privilege to serve four years in the army,
and while there he bad ample opportunities
Of noting the value Of o practical engineer.
Many Of the southern locomotives had been
partially destroyed, and many time he had
heard the question asked, ais there man
in The ranks who can put this engine in re
pair on occasions too, when the fate OF
the army almost depended on the answer.
And frequently be had seen private, mus
ket In hAod, step to the front, and give the
cheering answer, 4 CAM That man Was al
ways an engineer, and the promise was al.
ways kept. 10 day or Two the country
would be electifed BY the announcement
that victory bad been achieved some G co.
eral would clam and be allowed the honor
of it, but the man TO whom the credit Was
iue, was IN his opinion, the uechanic who
placed the engine in repair, and thereby
placed victory within his grasp. He said
ne had met several Of hIs Old associates,
whom be knew to be men Of honor and
truth. In conclusion he would say his sym
patty was with the organization; God bless
them, one and all.
The divine blessing was then invoked by
the chaplain, after which the meeting broke
up, with three hearty cheers for Messrs.
Jackman, Reid and Dornblaser, and three
more for the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.
rHE FEMALE DEPARTMENT.
Having few inmates 70 spare, on the in.
vitation OF the General, the delegates paid q
visit to the female department, 10 which
were confined % unfortunates. The inmates
we're all busily employed knitting or sewing,
under the eagle eye Of the matrou. W.
were particularly interested in the venerable
appearance Of one old lady, who seemed
rather out Of place in such company, and
going up to her we said "Well, we are sur
prised to see you here. Will you tell u,
what you have done ?" 81 am accused Of
receiving stolen goods, yer honor" she re-
piled. swell, never mind keep up your
spirits perhaps some friend may say q
kind word at court for you, who knows
We answered. "May the Lord Of glory, light
your path to heaven, for those kind words, y
said the old lady, as the great big tear,
rolled down her furrowed cheeks, "but it,
hard, hard, for an old woman like me to b.
shut up here"
"'Time's up" shouted Mr.. Jackman, and af-
ter general hand shaking and "good byes, y
the company wendell their way to the train
feeling perfectly satisfied with their days
ex cursion, and more than satisfied at the
courteous manner in which they had beer
received. Speaking for ourselves We were
agreesbly disappointed, having previously
entertained anything but favorable impress
sions Of its management. With regard to
the cont, act system, our opinion 10 unchang.
ed, bot this is certainly not the fault of the
Commissioners. Observation and inquiry
convinced us that its management lie sll that
could be desired, and that the public inter-
ests would be subserved BY retaining in Of
fee the present efficient commissioners.