The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-19


years The Union in a body. with one or two
other organizations Of which he a member,
aud large coucourse Of personal friends fol-
lowed him to his last earthly resting place on
the "a inst Mr.. Wagner We are informed was
always held IN deserYedly high repute By his
fellow craftsmen.
Tnr CARPENTERS have distanced the Coach
makers None Of them are working for less
than So. and a majority Of the frst-elass hands
are receiving $3.50. The secretary of the Car
peuters and Joiners National Union has been
applied to for Eve charters for as many unions
just organized They have ali obtained rooms,
elected officers and are euhs,ing recruits ra-
pidly. The craft is stin holding mass NEE tings
though but few Of them are still on strike
LAEoR UNIONS An informal meeting Of the
friends Of Labor Reform has been called for the
l6ib instant; the object being 70 organize a
Central and Auxiliary Labor Union Invita-
lions have been enteuded u a large number Of
Trades Uniouists. a. veil a. q a large number
wv others Who are deemed alive to the neces-
sity " change in the general relations Of capt
tal "a labor The proposed Organization will
not BE- a Trades Assembly, but bona-hde La
5or Onion, composed Of all men interested in
faancia. reformation. The meeting is expected
% be largely attended aud productive Of good
results
- a
TEE MoLDERs Although this craft has per
haps che finest and most efficient information i
organization on the continent, those Of them
who are resident IN this ,..y are as "poor
sticks" as the men Of every Other trade here
Employed, not excepting either .he Machinlsts
or Boss Fialshers- while the average wages
paid Machnsts and Molders IN neighboring
cities ~ about sI5 per week, the average il
.his lity a barely sis. Itis only very lately
taat few w them have opened their sleepy
eyes 10 the existence or this telLtale discre
pancy-and a few " them purpose attempting
wv rasuscitate Tue union with the object Of Sc
curing 4u advance. They hold mass meeting
Oh the l4.h u insygurate the necessary meas
ures.
DAVID For-This geulensu, the author Of
The biI which passed the State Legislature a.
It's last session legaizing Trades and Labor
Unions, and repeating the conspiracy laws has
been recommended by a large number Of his
constituents, irrespective Of parry for reelec-
zion. and his course officially endorsed by the
President Of the n Z. e. Mr. Toy graduated
from the shoemaker bench. and NAV therefore
De supposed % know better the wants Of sg
rr.vej labor than Lis colleagues. the majority
1f whom were brought up on diet OF Coke
and Blackstone His friends claim that he win
do h. slL for ,a worAingman, ana that b, viii
stick " them like WAX ro rHF ENn or the LAST.
We hope % see Mr. For succ. sstlI
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pREAcHya ys. PRAcrIcE-Tbe editor y die
Ledger under the head AZ PRAISE worthy Liber-
aIIrv, advert.ses wealthy Englishman who
holds d large quantity Of nj. $ 5.2os, aad vhO
deems per cent too much interest IT. -e-
turns " the treasury ST 900 40 bond and $40
in coupons. being the difference between and
per cent on the.amoant held by him. We
think this, as oa, the editor, generous con-
duct and worthy u imitation. The professed
proprietor Of the Ledger is generally considered
a mao Of much hber sHtv. We remembe. he
gave 81 600 20 Size sufferers by the baltimore
flood, and kept SD advertisement Of tae dona-
zion standing iu BIS paper for a weeA o. 50. tie
has also told Js many times ln BIZ paper o. sew
erin other gifs De has made 60 deserving ob
Irst-. This being generous conduct" Why not
give Z The benefit of Lis editorial advocacy a.
persiztent- AS he CAV a. accounts oi his Z 600
donation. VIE are inclined u believe * m ght
induce Imitation Of the "Praiseworthy hber-
atty"
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