The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-15
TME. SONS OF EoIL.


Last Nisht---AddFess by owen b.
Notwithstanding the breYity of notice. a
large number OF mechanics and laboring
men assembled last evening at the Hall.
No. SO West Fifth street, 70 listen 10 an
address from Owen B, Daily the popular
champion of the rights and inferests of the
workingmen, and the President of the
Blacksmiths' and Afachinists, International
Union. Mr.. Daily was formerly a toiler
at the anvil 10 Cleveland, but some time
ago he laid off the apron and has since
been doing effective service in behalf of
bis working friends, upon the stumn and
in the rostrum His address last night
was genuine appeal from a man who
had his cause at heart, and il was listened
to with great interest and attention
- Mr. Daily's object was to urge apon
blaeksmiths and mAohinists the value of
concentrated effort United, their demands
for their rights had a power which would
command respect. The benefit of the un.
ion as an employment agency was great
and growing. He had been travelling of
late, aRd had furnished by half scores
Workmen to employers whe but a short
time previously had regarded the mention
of union as treason. Some employers un'
derstood this value of thesunion, and were
ayailing themselves of it, others would
learn and do likewise.
The speaker here entered into q meta.
physical disquisitiOn, for which he showed
no special aptitude, and which was Greek
TO his hearers, and would he to our read
ers. 1t Illustrated the proYerb, stNe suter
ultr a crepidam"LLet the shoemaker
| stick to his last. 1G41l f2se3 gnW
His view Of society was gloomy enough,
and the many are ignorant, taking the
mass OF mankind, in serfdom or slavery,
| are doomed to lives of exhausting, oppres'
sive, lily paid tOil.4 Only the IeW are hap
py. Bird and beast were free and happy.
Why among men alone should misery be
fOund2 The answer was that only about
one third Of mankind were producers. No
remedy could reach the evil but the estab'
lishment of attractive industry. 49,
The. objects of the Blacksmiths, and
Machinists' Union were the following -
L. Social 2. To disseminate knowledge
among the craft 9 To encourage appren'
tees to attain greater mental and mechan'
ical proficiency. A.. Mutual moral aid and
counsel D. Mutual pecuniary aid and
support. 8. Securing employment to mem.
bers. 2. Promoting proper understand
ing between employer and employ &C.
6. Guarding the character of members.
In addition TO the above the Association
considered 1t among Its objects to take un
der its sheltering wings the interests of fe'
male operatives. sF} f t.,s ig4
| Here the speaker ventnred upon the do
main of political economy. His views,
perhaps, might not be considered quite
orthodox. Such as they were, he presen'
ted them forcibly, though rather disiOint'
/ edly. Legislation made labor the slave of
capital. The few we're rich, the multitude
wretched, mere money gave social position
while labor was debarred from IL. Labor
had been apathetic, but q better day was
coming, when labor was 10 be, honOred,
and net to earn ones bread would be q
stigma. The remedy was in elevating the
intelligence of the iaborer. Now, one
lawyer had more anfluence, politically,
than two hundred workingmen. The rea'
| son was, one lawyer knew more than two
/ hundred workingTnen. This discrepancy
need not continue, if Il did. the working.
man would have himself 20 blame for il.
i If men earned . social position they deser'
/ we'd credit, If they merely assumed it, hey
/ merited contempt. There was time tor
wOrkingmen to make requirements that
would command respect. Instances were
Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, Elihu Bur
ritt, and g long list Of others.
All attempts 70 prostitute the Union 10
lpRrtisan uses must be frOWned down.
The existing political parties did not care
for the ,workingmeD. They had not one
Representative ic Congress-. In the Mas
sachusetts Legislature they had twenty
three, iuEFheneFer measure accidentally
] adopted by either party coincided with an
object of the Union, of course support IL.
But avoid following the lead of q dema'
gogue. In 1872 they might have strength
enough to support candidate for the Pres
idepcys 61B siea.fF 62snihJ saesg
Is He closed by an appeal 70, the working
men of Cincinnati, where next August the
i National Labor Convention was to meet to
] oFganize. The BIaeksmiths ana Machin.
] lists Union paid sick member So per week
during his illness, and $1,000 to his family
at his death. -..,,.. 49,
4 p at the close. Of his address the speaker
was vehementIy epplauded. A large mum
ber of persons joined tho Union.-ECin.