The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-05-22
LAND. LABOR AND MONEY!"
Trev clicks Lecture in Phil adelphia.
the MEETING. ADDRESS. arc. &C.

hall being comfortably filed by the announce
ment Of Mr.. TreveIlick's z. ltuitous lectur
to workingmen. The meeting was called b.
Joint committee Of be Plumbers, Plestereri
and Painters Associations. Mr.. Mccoy o
the plumbers called the meeting TO order
announcing the following officers who wer'
unanimously chosen
/ Presidesi-Wm McGoDigle, Plumbers
Y Union
\ Tes Presidents, -Wm. Ross, Painters
Union.
John Chauler, PlaSterers' Uaion.
j. W. johnson, Plumbers Union
Jno c Mccoy, Plumbers Union.
Cbas. Harrison, Painters Uni n.
II y. Walls, Ir r holders U on.
WA. q Yergey Carpenters' nion.
j. Hackney, DIicklayers' Union.
Secretay--C Der Johnson.
The President IN taking the chair thanked
the assemblsge FOR the compliment paid in
selecting him to preside, and saying that
The audience had assembled 20 hear Mr.
Trevelhck and not 70 listen 10 any homil
from him, introduced the lecturer, VINO va
received with applause.
Mr.. Treveliek divided bis exordium into
three distinctive parts, under the three heads
composing its title. He argued that 10 the
beginning God gave the earth as a common
heritage to all mankind, and not to a few
aud that it, absorption into the possession
of the non-producing, titled few, was vio-
laiion Of natural law. that the numero As
ways With which oil countries have been Wis.
tied, we're the inevitable p Inishments for
such violations. Earth. like air and water
u the pure gift Of God to man, and no man
has greater right q own and speculate II
the soil, TO the exclusion Of others, THAI ne
has 10 cage the winds, or Dam the waters for
MS own exclusive profit. He e0Rtended that
the policy Of Congress rad been such AS 70
give the greater aud chOiCer sections OF the
peoples lands into the bands " specUla
tors, and that in consequence the lawful
privileges granted 10 the Homestead and
Presumption acts, were practically denied
the peotle. The speaker then spoke bitter
ly ~ what be termed the TascalitIes" %
Congress, and said the only way in which
that body could be rurged Of Its thieving
propensiii-s, vas by kicking out The IA law
yers il contains, and substituting for them
workingmen who, knowing by experience
tue ENtlAlN-4 Efi-N AlNfos a. tDN fAbRtA NhN1
to legislate for the common veal lie then
argued the dignity Of Labor, eaying thet IL
y "A ordained 81 God that mau should \ "a
bis hread in the sweat Of bis brow tie
rdIcuied The stmblanccs Of men, made np
of " hid gloves aud stick" who, IN large
numbers. in cities, were preparing themsely e.
for professions, when they DO not possess
: sufficient bIaius 70 guide wheclbarro y
straight. and vi these shadows claim that
rNe -h0uidsrcd and rbestld, horny
hand q deliver Is MT competent or intelligent
enough co direct the destln.es Of the Gov
eminent God knows, If they did worse
than those Who have thus far performed that
ask, they would bs had indeed 'lngress
~ Jott ers ard Bankers had given away the
peoples beritagr, aud were taxing tie peo-
Tie almost tey0nd endurance, to pay huge
@. bt born Of the War, which bad been the
issue If % violation Of the natural law. The
only reason ehv The had net given away
the whole VI uur country. vas becsuse God,
in TIE inhntt1de IF Ms wisdom. nd given
o. ! country 50 large, That they have not yet
bad time to give II all away.
The speaker then walked stoutly into the
gold money system, the material Of which
being OF necessity scarce Ia quantity, was
the father IF in0Tdnate rates Of interest,
while thev IL turn are the cIuses Of scarcity
of employment, and consequent loVness OF
wages. The institution Of a paper money,
il Is coutend5d by the National Labor a.
ion. will reduce interest to a point below
the natural rate OF increase in the National
ealth, To allow 10 labor an equitable share
of the profits il makes n c0rj uBction witt
capital, and bv making money cteap and
pleBty, and competition Al manufacturing
brisk, the . COO, 900 Of Idlers now 10 The
country WHO are anxious for market II
which TO dispose Of their labor, must fDd
speedy employment.
The lecture vas complete its delivery &C.
oupying two hours and thirty minutes GreaI
attention was paid, and evident interest dis
piayed-alternat applause and laughter
greeting his trenchant points, and poignant
vitticisms.
! AZ the conclusion IF the address, the See
retary read the following, which were unan-
imouslv adopted, amid tempgstuous ap
plause:
WHEREAS. It IS an automatic fact thai. in the
production of wealth, Labor must invariably
perform TIE primay, and Capital the secondar.
I-rt and
WHERE'S Great lccumulations OF wealth il
individual hands, are Dat the aoncre represen
t,tious Of the sweat aud toll Of tIou74 nds, an
Justly forfeited by their producers aud rghtfa
owners. into the exchequers of their possess
orr under the workings Of an odiOus, insauia
I BE and iniautous monetary system, assisted b,
Y equally unNise and unjust legislation, which i:
I rapidly building up vast landed and other mo
nOpolies; and,
WHkREAs, These evils are obviously IRENE
diable, save through such harmonious an ifutel
I Igent combination and action, on the part o
All wsgemen and legitimate Iaders, as is indk
Gated in the " Platform Of Principles adopted
! by the National Labor Union, at its session il
Chicago, in August in 1867, and subsequently,
endorsed at lis New York session of last year
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the work people Of Phil
adelph.a, in public meeting assembled DO full
and heartily endorse the sentiments AID recon
nlenda tons contained in that platform, and al
pledge ourselves Individually and collectively
/ TO the exercise of all Just aud homo able mean
70 secure their engraitment into our Govern
ment statutes, and to the formation and supper
Of a new party, to be known as the NationA
Labor Party, ~ --ammeled by amalgamation will
defnnct, exploded, or foreign issues, and who's
! object shall 2e, simply and solely, the ameliork
ton Of the condition Of our work people b.
and through a thorough regeneration of our ex
isting false financial aud land policies
Mr.. Chas Harrison then introduced th
following, which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the thanks OF 'sis meeting
are eminently due, ard are hereby rendered Nj
Richard Treyellck the humble though eloquen
Detroit ship carpenter, Sr his exposition Of tn
iniquites of a misnamed just governments, an'
the plans by which tue National Labor Uniol
proposes their correction.
Mr.. Trevellick drew bis audience 4 vivi,
though not extravagant picture, it beia,
without the power Of speech TO more thai
adequately portray the facts. Those VIII,
heard it, express themselves impressed with
its truth, and with no ligSt s~nse Of the c-Y
ing necessity for It's reiuFenation. Coos
Trades Unionists, 70 whom the principles O
n. L. u are entirely new, are auxioas /,
know more Of them, and 70 give their eel
lows, also. the benefits of such knowledge
The lecture following close on the serenade