The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-24

interest to the working classes Of Washing
ton. Hence, we will give below more er-
tended account of that meeting:
Upon call for reports from the Executive
Committee, Mr.. Boron stated that he had
nothing Official to communicate, but would
suggest TIE nrSpriety Of The Assembly aNipg
city working upon the eight hour system
should begin work In the mornings, and II that
body thought proper to consider the PROPOSE:
tion, he would propose that from the LIST OF
November to the LIST OF March, the hours for
working be from o'clock in the morning till
~, with m intermission OF one hour, and then
from / o'clock till o'clockj from the LIST OF
March to the LIST of October, inclusive, from
o'clock a. m, to IL o'clock, and then from /
o'clock till 4 y. m.
Mr.. Cavis, from the committee appointed to
prepare q reply to an address which had been
published In the Cincinnati Gdsshe, contain.
lug what he viewed as severe structures upon
!. q. @. Whaley, with reference to the passage
OF the eight.hour law by Congress, reported
that the committee had performed their duty,
papers, which would be read il called for.
Mr.. Lewis desired the reading OF the report,
which the secretary proceeded to. do, pre-.
facing the same with the statement that the
whole correspondence connected with the
matter, including the report Of the proceed.
ings Of the last meeting Of the Workingmen's
Assembly, containing the debate therein as
serted 10 the minutes OF the association for
further reference.
MIR. Lewis expressed some disappointment
at the introduction of this matter In the pro-
ceedings Of the assembly. when he became
a member IL was with the belief that Its OBJ
ject was to promote the welfare OF the work
lngmeni but, instead Of that, 1t had turned out
to be, In measure, for the purpose OF ad-
vsncing party interests. He had read In the
Star the discussion which took place at the
last meeting, and thought, in the defence OF
Hon. Mr.. Carey, who had converted the labor
movement into party capital, that 1t was ALL
out OF place, and he could take no part In the
same.
Mr.. Flynn then read an elaborate defence
against the attack which had been made on
him at the last meeting of the assembly, be-
cause Of the part he had taken In the publica-
1t had been stated that he did not appear st
that meeting because OF his cowardIy spirit;
but to this he would say that the man did not
live who could terrify him or make him swerye
from what he believed just and proper. He
then reviewed the history of the proceedings
OF the Labor Conference held In New York in
July, and stated that 1t was not very long
after the beginning OF its session before the
fact was developed that its object was to pass
resolutions endorsing the Democratic party,
and to compromise the interests of the Ting
mems movement for the benefit OF the Tam
many Hall candidates in the November elee-
lions, but which, he thanked God, had failed.
After returning from that conference, to his
surprise he found that there were parties
here urging Samuel +. Gary m the Democratic
nominee for Vice President and that circulars
had been printed In and sent from this city
cont bAlu MISREPRESENTATION cinnnhtlng
from the worlilngmen's party. From all that
| he had heard he inferred that Mr., !. q. q.
| Whaley was at the bottom of this matter. So
| far as he himself was concerned, no acted in
| the interest of no party, and was only gov
erned for the good of the labor movement. In
| the course of his remarks, Mr.. Flynn read an
article from the lHda,iriai World, edited by
Mr.. Fincher, wherein the purposes Of the La.
Dor Conference were severely commented on,
and its proceedings bitterly ridiculed.
| Dir. Cook regarded the article Of Mr.. Finchcr
| al halq0 tV N tVpF n
| present at the Labor Conference in July, and
! also upon the objects Of the labor movement.
Among the list OF delegates to that conference
WAS a number Of gentlemen who were recog-
| nized as earnest in the cause Of the working
men, and 1t was not In the power Of Mr..
Fincher or any one else to detract from their
! character or integrity.
Mr. Lewis replied that he thought 1t was a
Islander upon the wotkingmen Of ths country
10 the Labor Conference alluded to attempt
party, and to ioist Hos Mr.. Cary upon the
| people rs the wOrkingmen's champion. II
was well known that he was = Democratic
| politician, and not an act OF his In Congress
was outside OF party interest.
Mr.. Cavis defended the Labor Conference
Of JAY from the charge of attempting to sub.
serve party interests, or that it had ever at
| any time made an effort to commit the labor
movement with either the Democratic or Re.
publican party. II delegates from this con.
terence appeared after its adjournment In the
| Democratic convention at Tammany Hall they
did SO in their Individual capacity, as they
had n perfect right to do, and 1t could not be
charged that they did so As representative
body. As to Mr.. Fincher, of the Industrial
World, it was well known that he was the ouly
man in the Labor Conference who pretended
that the meeting WAS anything than nm in
formal gathering, or maintained that he rep
resented a constituency. TWAS false that the
conference set up a claim Of representation oil
six hundred thousand labOring men. Finehel
| wAs at that conference In the Interests OIL
bankers, and when charged with 1t in the con
| ference he did not deny 1t. As an evidence o.
the mans real character, he tFinchcTl did MOI
have money enough to take him home, anC
had to "spOut" five hundred dollars worth o
property In order to raise thirty or forty dol
lars to take him home such statements Al
Fincher had made wero unworthy OF credence
He closed with an earnest appeal to the work
ingmen not to listen to the tirades OF pOliti
clans, or else they would be bound hand ant
foot, and be gobbled up,
Mr.. Flynn referred to the newspaper re
ports of the proceedings Of the Democrat
convention, where 1t was stated that the la
Dor delegates appeared and took seats there
and inquired where said delegates came from
, II they were not representatives. of the Labo
, | Conference
Mr.. Cavis replied that 1t was = mere as
fescntatives of the Labor Conference.
MIR: Flynn. Then. II 1t was not true, It wa
the duty Of the representative man Of ,ha
nial to the reports OF the Associated Press.
Mr.. .Cayis replied that II any ono were II
undertake 10 ucny every incorrect neWbphpc
statement, he would be eternally In tread
mill. He then defended Mr. Gary from tn
charge that he took no active part In Con
gross in the passage of the eight-hour law, AM
/, called upon the workingmen not TO suffer hin
(Cary) to be inundated upon the altar o
party prejudice, As a REPUTATION OF some o
the charges, Mr.. Cavis read the following let
tiers which he had received from Mr.. Gary, thu
dates OF which will show that one letter wa
written before the election In October, ant
CrNcIsSArI. ONO. October 7. 1868,
A. I. CAyIs, EsQ,-Sir! Your letter OF tn,
4th instant iB at hand. have but little tim,
to reply, being actively engaged In the can
vass. am surprised that any man Tor men
In the District of Columbia is 80 lost to decenc!
and so utterly destitute OF truth as to say tina
l did not labor earnestly day by day and weel
by week to get the eighthour law through thu
I Senate. The records of the House will show
that withdrew the petitions from the Hous
2 In order to present them 70 the Senate, Sens
{ tors Morton, Hendricks, MtCfcary, and Others
will testify that my opportunities TO get u
the question were As constant and earnest
those OF the woman to the unjust Judge. Hen
= bricks moved to take up the case at my Aolicita
= ton, and | sat beside him at the time.
Those fellows must be actuated by the mos
:: malicious and devilish motives to thus nssai
Z me.
Truly yours, SC, s. GARY.
. CIScISSArI, October II, 1855
A. I, GAYS, EsQ.-SIR: In reply to your lie,
= OF the eight.hour law In the Senate, woul
!; say that laboTed with great eaIDestness +
!. have the House bill taken from the table 4
, the Senate, and through my personal appeal
| offered, through Senators Morton, Her
4 bricks, aud McCTecry, hundreds Of petition
& In short did everything In my power to O.
cure tho passage OF the law. The miserabl
partisan miscreAnts who would sacrifice gu
labor platform to secure temporary party sue
q cess have brought all their power to bea