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

| AddreM ali communications u "A. q. CAhnmoR q
Pusf once Boz 1874. Chicago. In
ing woman was suffering and sewing night
and day 10 earn pittance to keep life and
body together.
The consideration Of the report was con
tinued BY MISS Anthony, Messrs Bourke and
Ford, when on motion of Mr.. Kuhn, II was
referred back 70 the committee without
instructions.
! The next report vas from the committee
on Presi lent's Address, which real as fol-
lows
/ The COMMITTEE 10 whom was referred the
Presidents annual address, beg leave 70 report
thai in their opinion hIs @-toa in calling the
july Conference III this city, was rllinently jus.
and proper. and has been pro iuctive III tu1 most
beenhcil results q the producing classes Fur
ther, We fully indorse the resolutions then
adopted
With regard % the subject 81 C0 operation.
Labor Organ, thc Apprenticeship system, Ana
Female Labor, iwelt upon At tlcngth, your Com
mlttee would recon. end their reference " the
appropriate committees
The recommendation Of the President con
corning political action, We fully ind1rs-, and
would recommend the adolri " the following
resolution:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of your com
mttee the very eXistencr Of the Ma fiona Labor
Union depends upon the immediate OrganIza-
u0u "a al independent Labor Party having flr
10 object re election Of representative men w
our state and National councils those Who are
10 -ireet sympathy and identified wish he in-
terests of Labor.
All of which il respectfully submitted
"A. wv. PHELPs,
A Q. CAHEKoS,
JN0 NrcrNF
Mr.. Blnrke OH ctei to thr formation af
National Labor Party Hi- reasons we're
that the great political parties refused tl take
up the question they (the e uyress) vester-
day indorsed. They mai laken in 4 " oman
as an aiv1c de VI female suffrage, and no
man could 70 INTO Euri ana gat elected
With that burden on Li- shoulders Mr.
Bourks though i useless 10 e1peai the
time and money Of tne worklngm,a in
a useless issue.
Mr. Bat ory took exception tn the previous
speakers remarks, which he charged AZ A Ill
0el On wnman.
Mr.. Gordon moved that the question be
laid On tile table until Mr. Cameron could
present rrso ution, which w. carried
Mr.. Cameron, ~ linoIs, then presented
the following resolution
Resolved, That 10y the admission of Mrs Ca
dy Stanton, a delegate % lhis BODY, the Ma,
tional Labor Congress does not regard itself "a
indDrsng her peculiar ideas, or y. mmitting it-
self to the question OF female suffrage but sim
ply regard her representative from an or
ganization having for IT, object the ameliorati0n
pf the condition of thOss ~ho labor for iy-
ing.
Mr. Fiucher moved th,t the matter be H.
definitely postponed. Lost.
Mr.. Roberts, Of Nv York, moved, as a
substitute, that tie action ol tle house III
admitting Mrs. Cady Stanton NJ reconsider
ed.
The ayes and nays were called flr and the
substitute lost BY the following vule. Yeas
25, nays 80.
Ar.Cameron'sr sllutiou wa WI brought
Up aui unanim q I'm iopteL
In accordance with lle law adopted by
the congress the hnug for adpura'nent-I2
-l'ci1cS-had arrive nI tArY aiJ uruad ID
2P NJ
Afternoon SESSION.
The afternoon session wac opened At . p
NJ. In the absence OF the secretary, Mr.. A.
l. CAyIs was appointed Pio tenn. The dis-
cuss0n Of the report Of Sue o0mmtttee 1n
presidents address was resumed WI the NV
solution recommending the immediate for
nation Of Labor Reform party
Mr. Truup stated a the report va 4 re-
petition ~ thv action ADJ suggestions lf the
Chicago Labor Congress, aud he dii noJ cou-
slaer further discussion Oh It necessary.
Mr.. keating said we want % organize
grand la5or party that will sweep tie polit-
col organizations of both sides from this
country. IApplsusel we want men of
brains and not muu Uf money ta represent
I An .,F
ton must be crushed Iagplausel, and the
workingmen send out men from tner OWN
organizations TO represent the Interests of
the labOring classes.
Mr.. Cavis moved thai the resolution DO
amended BY providing that thare should be
DO attempt to re-nomtuAte Presidential eec-
tors al IAis pending feierai election. He
I ther, fire offered the fJliowing pr1ylso
/ Resolved, That this shall not be understood
az contemplating the nomination Of Presi-
dental electors 10 Lhe States during the pend
ing Pr, sdcntial campaign.
| Mr.. Cameron SAID that referoucs 70 the
resolution IN dispute would show that il only
referrsd 70 the election u representatives To
the National and Legislative Councils.
trt.s se.ess lie would vote iOr Mr.. Cavls'
Bottom.
Mr.. Treyeick. Of Michigan, considered
tuat the Congress had nothing Whatever 10
do with the question. The BLumors Con-
s-ess. he b-ileved, had formed the Labor
Reform paris, and IL his State there were
torty-s.x labor organiZlGic - which will nave
representatives Ia the State LagIslature AMI
ia Congress.
Mr. Bourke took ground against the intro
ductiOn Of politics. Ii the rigid exclu-
SION Of politics from trades unions that
s~elled the strength of the societies. He
/ feared that the fJrmIt of this new party
wouil be only a new way u hosting smart
men into Office upon the shoulders Of the
masses, ,without in any way ameli0rating the
condiuOn N tbe people. He dId not think
that men elecLe BY the national reform
partv woald be better for the workingmen
/ than the ones now elected, tor soon as
any man was sent up TO Albany he turned q
! cold snoulder upon the w5rkingmen aud
donncd The colt Of the politician. Tie want
Cd to know whire he workingmen htd been
able 10 send a representative 70 Congress
without the ali Of the political parties, and
what such representative and dones
Mr.. Cameron replied that the only reprcs-
entative Of labor who bad advocated il
rights on the door OF our National Congress
(Gen. Cary) had been elected BY working
men, irrespective Of party thar be detied
any partisan to show wherein he had betray-
Ell the interests he represented, and that ne
| had done more for the advancement Of the
4 producing classes than al she trades unions
or labor conventions Ia the couutry-
Mr.. A. W. Phelps, Of UonnecticuL chair
man Of the committee, called attention - the
action Of the Chicago congress one year ago,
n and said that che Workingmsn 0f tho coun-
try had been able 70 send b1t ona lrspreBsn-
tafivs 70 the congress OF the Unitpa Statao
and bat few Ia the state leeielHfzft De
u himself being one Of the few. ns 1h6aEbk
therefore mt II wns time thml thn mmrAEmM~