The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-05-15
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
PaTrADxLPuIA, May 2, l51l

LhALNbAAFhAA " NAY uF A1IHf
70 ths Editor ~ tas woEErHqHtu's ADVOCATE.
Ia company With olr friend and gnsrEet
e co-wOrker, Mr.. TreveIlick, We attended,
meeting Of the Plumbers Association, OF
Friday evening last, announced ~ be ta.
last prior 10 the making of a formal de
mand for 40 increase OF wages Fram th.
reading Of the minutes Of the preoedn
meeting, we ascertained that "a resoIatiar
had been adopted permitting plumbers
H. Navy Yard ~ remain aI Work at tt.
current wages until the next quarterly meet
log Of PaYmasters shal! decide upon be-.
wages for the following quarter. Atar t..
transaction Ut their business routine, Ll.
President introduced MI. Trcyel.ieL. lu (.
few complimentary words. Mr. Treyellicl
spoke for about a half an hour, elolueutIy
e1h1Ta1g them ID be- verV, very careful M
the conduct ~ their strike, t1 make has..
slowly, vet determin-dly, ~ rememb WV thn
Il was 90 holiday contest" upon Ubion
they are about entering, bot one lhst slI
test, % their utmost tension, their utmost
powers of endurance a. NH. T. anusI-
pates addressing large trades Maa.HH
some evening prior TO his departure z tr t..
West-rn home, upon the general ~ lripI.
and obec,s Of the Nationll Labor U4ilu. be-
touched bot lightly upon them. He ras at.
tenuvely listened t-, Ant frequently au
plauied. al the close Uf biz remarks y1.
OF thanks was rendered aim, and a Commit.
tee Of three was appointed % lay out pro.
gramme for toe proposed lecture. Mr.. Me
Coy, thg Secretary of The Plumbers, thar
deprgcatinE BIZ GbiliIy 10 make any orator.
cal display, made vety neat and effective
little speech Of about tea mi1ut1s' duration
appealing 90 his f.ll0R craftsmen 10 siam
drn 10 tBis their tr.t hour Of tria.. TN
members we're enthusiasts, and iad vidal
ly pledged themselves KID stand 0v Ihs Luilr
unu. their Obi cts are atsaine1
devoted tue major ftion Of nv letter
u the week before last, W the pec.adi-l1.
u Jur State Legislature, a discussion tuyU
may be deemed irrelevant Ani le.rI-,ryI
and, "a Consequence of miulr interest
excuse it upon tue sclf-ey dent prlrrz.tI1o|
that See shortest and sur 81 means d. rt.
ung rid TX Incompetent mllaparl, or ti4-
honest officials, lIes through thH un1iI.tv WITT
their short 0OmInKs. | should btv- m.H
toned iAst week, bad iJ NOT been f1r laek
time, the passage % new Rs..t-v Lev
designed fOr impure, partisan purposes. Ins
Consultation VI tha STATE p-.-c-ibes. fr "
rev piAin, comprehensive phrases, tne rl4.
ihcauOas OF voters, and such regulation 4-
II faithfully carried on, would b. an Ell
ual preventive ~ al illegal exercise of JL,
unchise. These provisions Sere ample ".
~ ~ the objects for Which lur gUr4rnlsn
was instituted, ahrn vet the minority UA
content 90 abide BY the will ~ tha mpi lutv
expressed through the ballot BIt i1 fhr
age q progress, governmental machinerr
must he ~ manipulated All .o give I.s eal
troll into the hands Ok q fael0us minority
that private interests may 0e su8-e-ved auu
abetted, az tor mate expense 90 ths mlny
To defeat the will Of the mai rity, oy pllo
inG unnecessary and FeLati0u- Impeismeut.
the way vi 40 exercise NJ thA5 Dire rIHlI
OF freenen, the ballot, this II .gisIry IAw 4.
but one Of the many expedlsnts de. Used
The law contains some for, Of sectlJnt
lngeniou-ly ~0rd-d, snl INTENDED 'tl be ca.
I pa0le nf e4liTOcl elustrloliln. in it- na.
rusal the citizen Is lD-t In a mag 1f pra.
scribed preliminary techniCAlitiss anj 0hsBr.
yances which, though the t-rmlned ma
successfully wade thi 0ugh, must necessarily
subIret him % innumera5le delays and ia.
c0nvgniencrs. N must br confessed at nc
provision OF the la~ A. direct violation Jl
tbe Constitution, but "a that II may deter
many from an attempt TO exercise their priv.
ilege Of the ballot, iE Is deserving ", and
ellcirs the dIsapprobauOn Of all impArLia
men PrIUr 70 the ADJOURNMENT NJ che body
10 which W. are indebted for tue beauties. "a
this Lag, according 20 the annual custom, Il
resolved itself into a mutual admiration
society," aud att5sted the sincerely VI it
friendship for To- several Component parts
10 The presentation % them Of some twenty
watches, goid-heHded canes, stud ded snld
lies, etc. q Iery Where does the money
which pays for these little souvenirs, com
from
The JOurncyman Carpenters Union haFt
adopted resolution declaring that On anC
after the third Saturday 10 May, 40 mem
Der Of their UniOn be permitted so work f1l
Ices than 81, 80 per day.
TIE Plumbers demand for $3.50 has 1eei
very generally accsdcd 10. SJme ~ th'
more skilled hands who demand $500 ar
out, but they seem TO think that tbe en-
ployers must, because Of the prevalent ull
sual press 81 WORE, SOON succumb.
Some OK the Trades seem ~ De waking np
When the Carpenters, sOmnifer0us malipu
latOrs Of the jack plane, open thelr ewes 6,
oppression, what may We noJ be justihed i
looking for, 10 the way of Progress
XII. BES. II.