The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-08-27

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the brief limits of report 10 convey to yo'
just comprehension Of the trying circum
stances connected with the Office with whicl
have had to contend. / shall, however
refer to some of them in their proper place
trusting that the wisdom Of the delegates
will be SO applied as to fortify my successol
against the same emharrassments.
Immediately subsequent to the adjourn
ment Of the last Labor Congress ito pro
cesdings were written up by our worthy
Secretary, Mr.. Il. walls, of Philadelphia
and placed in custody Of the printer, wbert
they remained until q short time since. and
for want of means, / regret to say, they arr
yet in manuscript.
In accordance with resolution passed d
the last session Of the Labor Congress
authorizing the President to appoint com
mittee to prepare an address to the working
men and women of the United States, ask
ing contribution Of such sums of money
as they felt willing to donate, to Greats. q
fund to be called the William H SyNil
Monument Fund, one half Of said fund tc
be appropriated to the erection Of suitable
monument to the memory of the lamented
w. Fl. Sylvis, and the remainder to the
maintenance of bis widow and children and
the education of the latter. ] appointed o.
said committee Charles Mclean, Boston
w. J. McLaughlip. Milford /; T. 4. Gaul,
New York City @. B. Daily. Cleveland,
and Isaac D. George, Of Nashville. An
address was issued and freely circulated
from the Office of the National Labor Union,
but am sorry to say, met with but little
favor, for the receipts show that very
small amount Of funds have been forwarded
on to the Treasurer in response to the ap'
peal; but am still sanguine, and believe
that the workingmea Of this country will not
let such an opportunity pass Of paying .
small tribute to the memory OF that noble
man, who sacrificed his life for their benefit,
and who thought no sacrifice to great to
bear to establish and carry out the great
principles we are now struggling to bring to
successful issue before the people.
By authority vested in me BY resolution
of the Labor Congress, I appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen as my Executive Council:
Hon. Alex. Campbell, Lasalle. Illinois ;
Hon. John Magwire, St. Louis, Missouri ;
VIM. j. Mclaughlin, Milford, Massachu-
sets Hon. A. M. Puett, Greencastle,
Indiana; General A. NJ. West, Water
Valley, Mississippi.
By and with the advice and assistance Of
the above named gentlemen of the Executive
Council, issued an address to the people
of the United States-but more especially
to our brothers and sisters OF toil-of which
address several thousand were circulated
through the United States with apparent
good effect
/ also appointed under section l, article
4. of the Constitution, the following named
gentlemen as Executive Officers of the
several States mentioned Alex. Troup, for
the State of New York 81. o. Sheldon,
Missouri +. G. Tinker, Wisconsin 7. p.
Cummings, Massachusetts,; VIM. Coggs-
we'll Illinois, Amos Sanford. Kansas JAS.
Sylvis, Pennsylvania; Clinton : Briggs,
sNebraska; Hal. T. Walker, Alabama o.
B. Daily, Ohio; F. S. Miller. Tennessee;
VIM. d. Stywald, East Virginia; George
Keen, Iowa c. w. Peaslee, New Hamp-
shire; G. F. Newell, Maine R. Gichrist,
Kentucky Dyer D. Turner, Vermont.
Also, by authority of a resolution passed
by the Labor Congress, / appointed Com
mittee on Ways and Means in several Of
the States, but owing to the stringency Of
the times and the many difficulties working
men have had to encounter in sustaining
their brethren in their struggles for their
rights, with few honorable exceptions, but
little has been done in financial matters.
l also appointed Committee on State
Prison Labor and Obnoxious Laws, and am
happy to state that in thic department much
good has been accomplished, thanks to my
faithful and efficient co-laborers in the
cause, whose time and talents have been
freely and effectually used on every occa-
sion in aiding and assisting me in my duties
to benefit the cause Of, Labor Reform. The
letters of Mr.. John w. Browning, of New
York, to the Governors of the several
States, together with the answers received in
print, show conclusively that the work per
tanning to that department has been vel
and faithfully done.
There have been ISSUED in the past yeal
to the Executive of States, and to the State
organizations, to be re-issued by the proper
officers, 112 charters, and to local organi
cations Is, from this Office. The number o
letters and other sealed matter mailed from
this office and sent through the post Office
in Detroit, in answer to communication
and on business pertaining to the Nationa
Labor Union, are as follows: State O
New York, 4S1; Massachusetts,, 401
Pennsylvania, 1853; Illinois, 244; Ohio
22O; Michigan, 237 New Hampshire, 81
Wisconsin, 90; Missouri, 88; Connecti
cut, 80; Tennessee, 20; Kansas. SO
Washington, 73; Maryland, So; Indiana
90; New Jersey, 78; Iowa, So; Missis
sippi, 18; Kentucky, 43; Maine, 80
Virginia, 25; Alabama, 30; Nebraska
2e; California, 20; Minnesota, IA Rhod'
Island, Is; Delaware, 10; Vermont, 13
Georgia, IS; Carolinas, 13; Texas ant
CoIorado,6 Nevada, Montana and Utah, II
Sum total Of sealed matter mailed from thi
office, 2,919, besides numerous miscellane
ous documents, of which there were /, ,50'
Of the address alone, distributed thrc ug
the Office and otherwise circulated an
in connection would say that much NOR
could have been done that would have in
; creased our usefulness could means hav
D been obtained to employ sufficient clsrics
assistanc F"
The last Congress authorized me to en-
ploy Secretary for one year, but there be
ing no money at my disposal, have erPloy
: cd one but little more than half the tims
q and / would recommend this present Cor
gress to authorize my successor to emplo
J clerical help, and adopt some means of pa,
ing for the same, that the rapidly increasin