The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-07-02
Mass Meeting at Farewell Hall.

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On Wednesday evening. grand mass meet
ing Of the various trades Of this city, " ss held
1t Farewell Hall, to listen to an address Of Mr.
Richard TreVellick, President Of the National
Labor Union. The audience, though not as large
As could have been desired, was composed Of the
siGht material
The meeting was then organized by the ao-
DOintment of the following officers
Charles Whitney, President A. K imsdelI,
VIM. Parker, W Cox, T. J. O'COnuell, Vice
Presidents J. Jeffries, T. Lynch Secretaries.
The President in few pertinent rem ,rks in-
troduced the speaker Of the evening, who vas
received with enthusiastic applause. lie spoke
for over two hours, during which time be riveted
the attention Of his entire audience. Al the
conclusion the universal testimony vas, Well,
We have frequently heard Trevellick, aud al
Wavs admired him, but this effort is the grandest
il has ever been our lot to witness " At the
conclusion of his address the following resou-
tons were presented aud unanimously adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions, previo usly
appointed, reported the following, after Mr. Ire
velliok's speech, which were adopted with en-
thusiasm:
WBEREAs, Sovereignty De longs to the people
Of the United States, and each citizen is re
spOnsibe for the legitimate influence Of those
laws which he enacts or sanctions, and, it be
delegate his power and authority to agents by
Il ia ak hfa 6utv IN tor
men who will, with the most fidelity and most
fully speak his sentiments and act his principles ;
therefore, We frankly present the following as
our principles upon these important subjects
That Congress should provide currency SUN
cient for the wants of the people, Of the most
convenient material, based upon the wealth Of
the country, representative of value in all
cases, made a legal tender for all debts, public
and private that privilege to be given to hol-
ders to convert this currency into United States
bonds bearing three per cent. interest, and
bonds into currency, both at pleasure.
That the National debt should be paid &C
cording to contracts; that payable in com, in
coin that in lawful currency, in curTeLcy, as
soon as it becomes due or redeemable.
That The six hundred and forty -four millions
now redeemlble in currency, with the three
hundred and thirty three millions which will be
redeemed after the lst Of July, should be paid
at once, the gold interest thereon stopped, and
taxation lessened.
That all bank "promises to pay" now cir
culsting instead of money, should be called in,
their issue in future prohibited banking done
with legal money only, and confined to its legi-
innate sphere of discount and deposit.
That the public domain belongs to the peO-
pie, and, therefore, Congress, as the tr1s-
tee of the people, should no longer donate to
corporations, nor sell to beartless speculatiore,
out reserve it for actual settlers, and give 10
every man, woman and child, who has none, a
suficency for a home. II donations to railroads
or other public Improvements arc proper, let
! them be in money not in land
That, while we cordially invite the producing
classes Of all countries TO become citizens, after
acquaintance with our laws and proper proba-
ton, we are irreconcilably opposed to the intro
duction Of coolie labor by contract of specula-
tors. whereby a kind of slavery is instituted and
labor degraded.
Resolved, That this meeting recommend to
the next National Labor Congress to insert q
plank in its platform, that Congress should
modify the tariff, still necessary BY the heav
interest We are compelled to pay on our pub
lie debt, so as to
l. Admit free tea, coffee, spices, dye stuffs,
and such articles of common use as We can
| neither grow nor make.
10 lay uutles lot revenue mainly upon ar-
ticles of luxury, wines, spirits, silks, &c,
and upon such articles Of manufacture as, we
having the raw material in abundance, will de
velop the resources of the country; increase the
number Of factories give employment to more
laborers cause the immigration Of skilled
labor the lesseniug prices to consumers the
creating Of permanent home market for agri-
cultural products destroy the necessity for the
odious and expensive internal taxation !; ard
which will soon enable US to compete with the
manufacturers Of Europe in the markets Of ;Ae
world.
Resolved, That under the responsibility in
dicated in the preamble, We pledge ourselves
that we will vote for no man who does moi
honestly place himself squarely upon the fore
going principles
Short and pithy speeches were also m de BY
Mr.. l.. L. Bond, and F. A. Hoffman, jr, aitel
which the meeting dispersed.