The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-13
FROM MASSACHUSETTS,.
BosroS, Jan 2l, 1869


To me Editor Of the WoaSiSaaASs ADVOCATE.
The great event has c0ms pa. TIE m la-
tain has labored aud brought iorlh l.l-.
THU New England Labor Convention l4s
met and adjourned Aud am witloul l1y
matter Of interest done by it to semi v3-.
Many people 10 these parts looked frwrl
" this Convention with strong hopes --.
something pracucal would result irIn NJ,
ana that v.g0ryIs efforts would Ja m-l .l
place the New England States In h4. Tl.h
the great National LABOR Union, which IS
lust now Che hope of every honest, ln-e l,N
workingman in the patton. BIr IVY mtaaL
we're the prime movers in QUITS Convention tl
further their own personal ends ami rilr.-
fy themselves that the National Labor Union
was entirely g1orei, except thal provisions
were made in tha Constitution by which
thRt body May j9sa the NcE E-g.and LarEr
II reads " All associations having lAs .lms
principles and purposes may bec1me Ger.t-
iary to this leqgus This is maga4aim1us
Here II a chance for .hg Attiu mgn nl Ll-
head w thg National Labor Jns1a .l maa4
themselves name, by handing thsir organ
lzltion over to Ibis concern; OF, 10 other
words, the National Labor Union may lc-
oomplish something by becoming auA..alg
Ivy tue New England League
"A very small amount ol Jus.Ha-4 vls
lone, AMI a very iarsa number 81 speeches
were made. In fact l vas Che llost w.nly
Convention I ever lad tle honor lo lJoA lu
upon
few good speeches FeTa male. Mr. A-
WI. Phelps maize -ufa- p.lll pr4e-IlAl r4-
marks. Professor Dunt11 MAIDS ea1l
speech. Mr. S p Cummings, q s40eiuaAel,
entered bis protest against t1e winlY tueo-
rIes advanced, and was severe lp1l some
beUpi,. llc wanted tO see SOM tluu- pusH-
Call MI Duraut said some VERY Eul. .I. --.
1 Mr.. do Lewis made a very fanny -eI,
/ the principal subject being exc ",ri--.l1
Bend" His remarks aslius. she ls. a Zoe
1 1AccO we're 20 good. Mr J1sseJa sal
some good and true things A- "A. IVAN
I Powell thought w0rkinEmen were lIuAA4aIa
and bad men generally reform WI mIrl.s
should be begun. A very ab.g Lesser was
read from NJ. W. A. Caannlng, Of PiJU-
dence, though practical and poiu-s4, it vas
not considered worthy NJ consideration. Ar.
II NJ. DAVIS, NJ Philadelphia n m4u W.-l
clear head and few wOrIs, rlal Y pap HR
the question OF nnney, taking STRONG -rulI4
IN favor Of the Monetary System, embodied
10 the Platform of the National Labor DuiIrs
80 ably advocated by Uougfessiueu Gary ana
Butler. Mr.. DAVIS intended thc paper tu l-
adopted and forwarded I0 Congress lu. L
was considered " ~ Little importance .l4.
It was LAID over.
/ Mr.. Ira Steward preseD "a a series az res
olutions on tae + gnt Hour question. Ias
I last Of these resolutions says, tll. lIs
thanks 0f thls Convention Ars due person
Ally AMI especially t0 H1n. Henry Wilson,
Hon. N. Y Banks, AMI sg1at0g Cunl4sa, tyr
their most efficient exv.t0ns Oh .scar5 tls
Eight Hour system for government en-
ployes."
That this was q studied aid intended in-
suit u Hon. >. N. Gary, 4 have uOt .A4
I slightest doubt MI C4ry ~ AYt NlE
Il glanl mao. LIE Is Id sympathy Sitl rlu
National Labor UaiOn. lie L. n1- IA sym
patty WIKI the handful Of men here sa0
are ambitious 70 build up an independent
Labor movement and run X fur lnulr 1Nn
personal benefit II y a wen known l4cl tl
many Of as acre that hal X not been f0r sly
earnest and persistent efforts 81 Mr. Cary,
the Eight Hour Dill wouid never nave 5oen
unesrthed 10 the Senate. rnis Insult 70
Cary i as cOntempubir a. t. au.lor.
| will not bore YOU further wIl Ihe da-
tails 81 this worse than useless Convention.
] have my eyes and ears open, anu have
picked up many rlcl items within lew
days. The wouid-Oe great men Of this Sec
ton had better look out or they viii G -a a
tartar.
Hoping the time may soon come when
the Labor movement Ia TINS mOnOP0iy-cursed
part Of our country will get into tue hands
Of men with clear heads and honest hearts.
am yours, South B0SIeN.