The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-19

The National Labor Congress-
The delegates to the National Labor Con-
gress, in session In Philadelphia, rejected tho
proposition to receive the credentials Of Miss
Susan B. Anthony yesterday by vote Of six
ty-thrce to twenty-eight. The opposition to
her claim was headed by the members Of Typo
graphical Union, No. 6, of New York the rep
resentation being directed by telegraph to
retire from the meeting should Miss
Anthony be received. The question of her
rejection or admission induced very AMI
mated debate. Miss Anthony was present and
displayed her mental grit by a placid endur-
ance of the discussion which terminated in
her present defeat. She was consoled by
Mrs. DR.. Mary Walker. Miss Anthony can
not be looked upon as ''humiliated" In any
sense of the word, and will no doubt find
abundant capital for further agitation of the
YOHm2ssn's rights question in the action Of the
Congress. Indeed it is very propable that she
will claim triumph in the matter Of her first
reception and the vote given on her side:
We shall watch with interest the practical
results that are to follow from this con-
vention. There is no denying the fact that
such meeting as this is of national import
ance. A convention that through it's delegates
represents over three hundred thousand vot-
ing, and, for the most part, thoughtful and in
telligent citizens cannot but be deserving Of
public attention, even if viewed only as an
exponent of the views they take Of the great
political questions of the day. A glance at
the resolutions proposed at this Congress
shows us that the workingmen themselves are
aware of the power in this way, and prepar-
ing, if not prepared, to use It, These reso-
lu}ions take a wide survey Of our political
position, though some of them do not bear
directly on the workingman, unless in as far
as they respect the general prosperity of the
country; although in that view they interest
every one of US. One resolution, for instance,
comes out strongly in favor Of greenback cur
rency another looks with adherence upon free
trade; q third comes heavily down upon the
bondholders, and wants to see them paid in
greenbacks; fourth proposes an agrarian
law, and fifth protests against our capitalists
being allowed to import Asiatics into this
country for the purpose Of cheapening labor.
There is also resolution endorsing the eight
hours movement-one that deserves to be
passed unanimously, ~ we have no doubt 1t
will be.
Some of these resolutions, as we have init
mated, may seem inappropriate to National
| Labor Congress, and on this point there will
probably be considerable difference of opin-
ion among the delegates themselves, but they
at least show disposition on the part of the
workingmen to organize on the great political
questions of the day. Such an organization
may be destined as yet to bring forth great
political results. We find, for example, that
in Massachusetts the temperance league is a
formidable party for every politician that does
not swear true allegiance to its principles, and
the womans rights party would like, if possible,
to make squirt in the same direction. There
lie this, however, to be observed about the
woman's rights party, that in England, with al
least quite as much argument, we find far more
modesty, and at the same time much more
real progress. Will Miss Susan Anthony ex-
| plain to us the cause of this difference? But,
putting that question aside for the present, we
shall find, in all probability, very curious ad-
mixture of political questions brought into
prominence before the next Presidential cleo
ton, and this National Labor Congress, repre-
senting the skilled labor of the country, may,
if unanimous, determine subjects of the great
est future Importance to the country.