The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-12
FIR ON THE HUB.
New England Labor Convention.
APPROPRIATE SPEC cHEs, RESOLUTIONS, &C.
The Clovon Foot Displayed.

APPROPRIATE SPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS, &C.
The clovon Foot Displayed.
Pursuant to announcement, the second
ses sion OF the New England Labor Reform
League convened at the fremont Temple,
' ston, on the 2jth inst, President Hey
weod il the chair Mr. 4. Daniels was ap-
pointed Secretary. A prominent feature of
che Convention was tie number OF working
women present who took an active part il
che proceedings
Shortly after the meeting had been called
70 Of ler. the prcsi ient, 10 a speech OF great
power, referred Al length 70 the ll-absorbing
uu ar -ial problem; denounced at length the
bulioniSts' fallacy; the high rate of interest
at prcsen. prevailing, ana the national bank
ing sVindic. His closing remarks were as
iol'oRs:
Frce contracts, free money free markets, free
transit, aud free land-these five points OF our
creed, nos iiie theory tue asserted az What We
believe. ..ni t1r n0 other reason than because
VIZ he.i-ye them, are living issues. To be test
questions AZ the ballot hl- United on the CEN
tral question ~ honest mon y the mediator "
tween capital ard labor, k1owing these ends are
a common need and common right, great IN
numbers, strong ia reason, national labor union
viii level every blrrier 60 reach tkem Bus Il
is union to hberate, not TO coerce no cla
movement ID fights tha ba de Of The mannfac-
turer, ~ Ihe merchant, ot .he flrmer, of egiu-
mate enterprise III at its manifold relations:
promotes rnat coincidence OF interests wbIcil.
rs-rr a.lI D. .N. T.
ndir.tuai risht g. general welfare, and makes
E its most powerful eosdiater A refoEm e
conserve; at snce "a reaJn ~ the pasnesf
pan. iaaArJ-fa future, it OF gfcemes eYfh hvS..
food snccors the weak with The creative snegE
ries "a Che strong, inspires the greatest 81 AT
t0 serve All, and hastrus The dlv when mcn viii
havn neither the power nor tie wish "a own
lorc than they earn (Loud applause
At The close Of his remarks the following
resolutions, prepared by the Executive Com
nitteemen were then presented:
NnEREAs. AID property Il the fruit a physical
or intellectual labor ana one cquitably owns or
seLis only what he rlrr or receives as the free
gilt ~ others s5.yice ana
hHsREAs Opportunity ana reciprocity, unre-
sfrcJea liberty 10 create ana freedom 20 ex
change products is the iuaienable right OF
Forkers che world over therefore,
Resolved, That the art of getting more than
YOU give, NJ wrestling from others the largest
possible amount ~ value FOR Tue least possible
RETURN, "a an essentially dishonest practice.
which, enacted iHto law, becomes tie main.
spring oi monopoly and speculation, ana eniorocs
progressive inequality Of wealth
K solved, That tAis art Of ovnrrelching is
ROW Authorized aud guaranteed by Our govern
meut chat irs claim % dictate tile nature ard
amount oi money, especili % restrict il to
Eo.d ann silver, naturally scarce aud easily
boarded, enahe- the privileged few IN control
to make interest ana prices higE, wages low,
ana iai'4tos frequent, to suit their speculative
purposes.
Resolved, That frea money, the use Of ones
credit as of hs conscience OF bis v0t, is am
llrl right, antee dent TO and mdepe ndeat Of
government, that oar present system Of tnauce
and taNltian, which wre,ts property from ils
owners, iorbids tree enterprise. creates paupc "
ism ana crime. is a stlpnndHus usurpatiou which
true friends % progress will seek 70 overthrow.
Resolved, That We agree WITH the teachings
OF She Christian Bible, that those who take IN
tefcst on moneY cannot enter the kingdom: of
= % that since the only way t. protect slaves
wa N abolish m stership, We would remove 81
necessity ior usRrY laws by abolishing despotc
currency tn this ePd urge the immediate
withdrawal ot Tile notes az the national banks
md substitution instead Of treasury certificates
service, receivable for taVes, and bearing no
interest, and the provision Of free banking as
sociatons in States, whereby money, based on
commodities, may be furnished at cost
Resolved That in repeating the law limiting
interes' 70 y per cent; ia the refusal Of the
present Massachusetts, legislature, while grant
I- endless privileges 10 chartered capitalists,
20 Incorporate wurkiBgmen for the beneficent
a new commission on the hours of service and
in the proposal by Governor Iewell of Councc
ticui, IN his inaugural, % advance interest to q
PEI c,rt, we have startling evidence OF am
avowcd purpose u ruling politicians to strength
"a and perpeHaie the desPotiSm which keeps
labor down.
Resolved. That the extreme penury Of work
ingwomen is not So much the fault OF individual
employers implicated in the crime, as the natural
result OF system which makes thieving lucra-
tive and honorable, most Of all to rob the weak
and deienceless and, while we favor any hon
orable means likely 70 afford even temporary
aid still permanent relief viii come only through
utter abolition Of the power to take ones earn
iugs without equitable return
Resolved That the Labor Reform League is
ln 80 sense rival or opponent of the National
Ilhor Union, but an honest effort TO unite all
ifiehn1 ~ FRO Afcss ~ us support, that we urge
Immediate organization throughout New Eng-
land, and The largest possible representa- 9n IL
the Labor Congress to meet IN Pittsburg ne "
Angus
Resolved, That urge the people Of Boston,
Providence, Hartford, aud other centres Of trade
70 pefitiOn their respective city governments
Tor the establishment OF tree public markets,
wherein producers nd consumers Of the neces-
saries Of life may eet without the expensive
Intrusion ~ advaata re-takers, who now com
biue "a plumber both.
Resolved, That the principles and reasons
here announced are no Idle theories, but living
issues to he made test questions At the ballot
box and whether il nav De expcdient 70 sup
port our friends in either existing party, OF
make ib1srandsnt nominations, we pledge our
selves 20 make the interests Of labor paramount
70 ~ other considerations in political action.
Mr.. Ira Stewart, an individual, who ID
evidently the agent Of few political dema-
gogues, Immediately succeeded with coun-
ter sc-ies, the gist Of which may be CLEANED
from the following, which is fair sample
OF the batch:
Resolved Th-t We hereby reafirm, with in
creased confidence in its necessity and wisdom,
the first declaration Of our last convention .
That the whole power snd strength Of the Ia
! Dor reform movement should be concentrate d