The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-07
THE STRIKE AzoNG THE WHAnyEs.
Meeting OF tho Lonsshorcmen-Ccssn
ton OF tho Strike.


The strike OF the members OF the -Longslore-
mems Protective Union Association. because their
employers would not pay them two dollars and
| half for working from 7 a. M. to s r. NJ and
forty cents for each hours work after O'Clock,
| has ceased.
Early yesterday morning they crowded around
tho steamers where the men who were not mem.
bers OF the association were at work. ana attempt.
ell to persuade them to desist, but did not resort
to threats or force as on the previous DAYS. In
this way they spent the day until 10 O'Clock.
y AZ half-past IL O'Clock, about one hundred and
twenty-five colored and eleven white men, heai-
ell BY Alderman T. J, MacEey and the Chief OF
Police, proceeded from the wharves to the City
Hn, inside OF which they assembled.
Toby F. Clark, colored, president OF the assocIa-
tion, moved that Alderman Mackey take the
chair.
The motion was carried and the Alderman took
the stand, and thanked the nssembage for the
honor conferred upon him. lie felt assured that
all present were determined to assert their rights
without interfering with the rights OF others He
believed that their demand was right, and hdvls
| ell them to stand firm; In union tnere was
strength, which assertion he iustl ated by the old
| story OF the old man and his sous and the bundle
of faggots which could not be broken when unit
| ed, but were easily snapped when separated.
The speaker harangued them in this strain for
| some ttme and then told them while they be-
| licvcd that they were in the right and were pre-
pared to defend their rights, 1t was well to con.
| slider awhile and see If 1t was not best for them
to think also OF the rights OF their employers.
Do you not think, said he, that 1t would be best
for this strike to cease and all hands 60 to work
II the employers and employees both give away
little, the matter can be easily settled. He then
| proposed that the longshoremen should either
agree to work from seven A. NJ, to ak P. H., for
81 So and receive forty cents for each hour they
worked after six O'Clock, or to receive twenty
i've cents for each hour they worked during the
/ ehtire day. Now II you decide to do this, and
'(then notify the shipping agents OF your terms,
and they refuse to accede to them, stand out
against them anu every true man will contribute
to support you while You continue to io It.
Atthe conclusion OF the speakers remarks Toby
F. Clark, coored, president or the association
said that the provisions OF the constitution Of the
association were In CONFLICT with the propositions
made by Captain Mackey. AS for himr"lr he was
| willing to acccde to them, but before any action
was taken he would like to consult with some OF
i the members, which lie did, ami then stated that
there werc large number OF colored men pres.
ent who wore not members of the association.
and he desired that no action he taken until they
7 left.
not members OF the association left the hall
leaving about scventy-aye colored and eleven
white men.
Durtn9ofee, consult alton the chairman drew
up the following resolution, which he presented:
Resolved That the members OF the Longshorc.
! mems Protective Union Association agree to work
evening, provided that each man. Except the fore.
man, who shall receive three dollars per (lny,j hc
an hour for each hours work after six O'Clock;
Dut theF VIII not ngree to work on shipboarti
alongside OF my green hand not member Of the
J-iA. Gllliard, colored, moved to amend tho
resotuton so as to read from s'halfpast O'Clock
Htp the morning." DC.
'rAHer considerable discussion, the resolution
was adopted Us amended, with only three dissen
ting voices.
r rue chairman then requested the president o.
the association to appoint committee or five 10
weh upon the employers and present the resolu
tlon.
Tae president announced himself. T. n. Martin
Willis, white, as the committee,
The meeting then adjourned, and the commit
tee, headed by Alderman Mackey, proceeded to
wait upon the EMPLOYERS
A conference was held between the committee
and the shipping agents, the result OF which was
that the agents decided to employ the longshore
men upon the conditions embraced In the resolu
'tlon,
AT night meeting or the association was held
when, after much debate; the constitution was
amended SO as not to conflict with the following
agreement, which was presented and unanimous
iy agopted:
CHARLESTON, October 9, 1880.
The terms OF settlement agreed on thfs day he
%esh the snper 1e Union
l. Ihe Longshoremen agree to begin work
punctualiy At hnlf.past seven 7,S) O'Clock in tic
sx 0ssok one In se
to be allowed for dinner "''o'"
.s e; Te nS L;ongsh9remen are to receive for days
and half !s2 5ol and every additional hour or
part 9f 1 an hour that they may work before half
ne PAID lor eXtra at the rate OF forty cents an
9uarter.past seven t7,S) O'Clock, and II any man
falls to answer to his name. they viii nroceed to
Sse Sc fafs hapas Sa .he eessn sSa
Se put at work. And II q man comes aiter the
ocKpe bS and L set t1 work
LOFTY cents an hour for time lost contrary to this
raw hands. not members OF the Union, In atowage
,s ON ship9Sad " except IN case OF emergency, ana
work alongside Of such hands. 70
SoysS s$sssss$ 4sSss
President L. r. q.
J. a. GAfLLIARD, Assistant Secretary.
The president delivered q brief address to the
members. and urged them to stand faithfully by
the agreement and not bring reproach upon the
union by any conduct unbecoming q good citizen; |;
and that above all things they should always be
promptly Mt work, and pay a Just regard TO the
interests OF their employers.
| The association then adjourned
|
SALE OF .srocKs.-The following sales of stocks
were made by Messrs. Leitch Bruins yesterday;
South Catoliha Loan and Trust Company, at s6;
city stock, ut 58,s; Plnnters Rank, Fairfield, at
2 cents; Planters and Mechanics Bank, at So IS;
Dank South Carolina, 10 cents. ..a:'s 'tfF''la