The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-02-08

| 10 preveat roailroad accidents, which Or,
every day repeated with increased horror
| The recent accident 81 Angola n II, (upos
| which you have oommented) BY which fort.
or fifty persons we're burnt together In . sin
gle oar, is Q well pronounced! curse upon III
4 ininstice az governmenta and capital--an4
may add OF the Christian church itselE 4
| said as plainly a. wo.ds migat utter--sTh
Il the cork OF capital IL You woal(
listen yor would hear the sad sound eruau'
ate from. It's mute lips, @and the government
and the church are responsible for IL.
tmay be SAID large proportion, II mol
all accid ants, may be, dir city or Indirectly,
referred to the strong trying 10 oPpresa tho
weak. s bm
And coroners' juries in exculpating the or
tenders in many Of the serious and fatal 60
cidents, are merely acting In the interest ol
capital land the aristoorssic classes = By
which masters they have been selected a. the
ct tools for the duty.
A SfEKER AFrER THurH.
NEw York, Feb. 2, 1868.
10 he Editor Of the MorKuaxAss ApvooAsl
The Workingmen's Assembly Of the State
Of New York has just concluded . most har-
monious session, held in the city Of Albany.
In accordance With my promise, send you
copies Of the Albany Argus, containing q
synopsis Of the four days proceedings, which
you will End marked on the last pages Of
the papers.
About thirty delegates were present, rep
.-cnting the following organizations
New York Practical Painters Asso-
citation.
Typographical Union, No. 9, Of New
York.
Union Practical House Painters Associa-
ton, OF New York.
United Cabinet Makers, Germany New
York
Coach Makers Union, Albany.
Carpenters and Joiners' Union, Albany.
Stove Mounters aud Pattera Makers
Union, Albany.
Journeymen Tailors' Union, Albany.
Typographical Union, No. 4, Albany.
fin, Copper, and Sheet Iron Workers
Union, Albany.
Iron Moulders' Union, No. 2, Troy.
Masons, Laborefs' Protective Union, Troy.
Carpenters and Joiners' Union, No. 80,
Troy.
League Of riendship-Mechanical
Order of the Sun, Port Byron.
Brush Finishers aud Borers, Lansingburg. !
Carpenters and Joiners' Union, Philadel- |
phia.
Wooden Spinners' Union, Cohoes.
The above list has not been published in |
the papers sent you. | would like il you |
publish the proceedings in the ADVOCATE, to !
zee the list Of delegates added thereto, If \
FOUR space should permit.
am Of opinion that we shall succeed in
Killing contract work 10 the state prisons OF
he STATE A bill was introduced into the
legislature to the effect that the State shall
Employ the convicts for its own benefit,
hat would be preferable TO US to the pres 4
mt contract system, hut as the bill intro
iueed, sought to place 100000 of the
money Of the State in the hands of the pris-
IN authorities to introduce the new order of
hings, we thought it was using the finances
% no good purpose, in an effort to bring
convict labor into the market, to compete
WITH the products of honest skilled labor;
We therefore succeeded in killing the bill in
committee of the Assembly, with the under
tanding that no bill should be introduced
hat did not meet our views. We mean to
,eu all we can at present, and continue fight
ng the system of convict labor, with a view
# getting it out Of the prisons, where 1t
ONES in competition with honest labor
Times are very dull N New York. Large
numbers are on; Of employment.
Yours, truly, W. ). JsssuP.
The pOpers referred to have failed to
aake their appearance.