The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-02-26
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A meeting Of those Interested In the
cause of the National Labor Union was
held last evening in the Teutonic
Rooms, in Third avenue, in order to
hear Mr.. r +. Trevellick, President Of
the National Labor Union. Mr.. Alex
ander Troup was elected Chairman.
and introduced Mr.. Trevellick with q
short speech, who said:
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND FgLLow coUErRY
my distant home We are very temperate, but
you seem 90 be more 20. 40 / cannot Gee anv
water on the table. (Laughter.l The work Of
labor reform which Il going on y not iunded
by ,ny geographical definition. 10 Switzerland,
Scotland and Ireland the great work ofprcgress
10 heard Of and 10 going on. The time 10 coming
vheo we will take the Legislature and make
laws for ourselves What have been the sorrows
OF tens Of thousands OF those who have gone |
before usp The earth Is the common heritage
Of al. Many Of you arc here owing to the eP- !
preston Of some earl. OF duke, or squire Thars
vhy manv OF ron are hers. And what has hap |
pened in Greece OF Rome or Carthage may hap |
pen In America. The Congress that You have
elected II such that whether Democratic or Re !
publican, eonsider il my mission to kill them
II can. Mr. Greeley saYs, Why don't you fell
lows 20 out West and work. have been ont
West, whore every mosquito viii put In his bill
before it 10 due, and the land IL all owned BY
railroad Shareholder If yvu want TO come
West you have 70 pay q Spectator ten Or twenty
dollars an acre for what belongs to yoa already,
gentlemen. 70 you Il Ia your own fault; 1t is
the fault Of you, working men, for eleesiog
Congressmen who have done this and when
you elect them, you take Oh your hats and cry
hurrah. Nanghter.) don't want anything more
for mechanics than justice. want that the
rights Of man. NJ opposed to property, shall be
respected. (Cheer.G
There are one million Of wCrkmen to day 10
America who cannct get days work, and
there are millions Of acres Of Ind waiting for
workwen. What is wropgi Bad Legislation.
Lawyers ill every eorner in the Legislature.
and the bankers run the lawyers The National
Labor Union say pay the debt, and they can do
it without taxation.
SUPPORT Trade UNIONS
I say 10 you, gentlemen, support your Trade
Unions but do mot let them interfere with poll
ties. but join together sside Of your Unions to
obtain your rights. There 10 mo- Office In nv
State which could not get bat never win
accept ofBce except / am sent by the National
Labor Union. Good Legislation 10 the only
thing that will cure oil evils thank you,
gentlemen. for your kindness to night, this is
the eighth night have passed without sleep !;
bat have one word 70 say 60 you keep politics
and religion out Of your Trade Unions (Great
applause.)
The hall of the Teutonia Rooms was
filed with members Of the Labor or
CARNATIONS. who testified their APP
proval of the sentiments expressed by
MIR. Trevellick by frequent marks Of
approval. Upon the conclusion of his
speech, Mr.. TrOup, the chairman, stated
that if the members present expected q
permanent organization they ought to
elect . Secretary. Mr.. John w.
Browning was thereupon elected to the
Office. The following resolutions were
put to the meeting and carried unani-
mously:
WHEREAs, The present political parties act
for and legislate only in the interests of asso-
ciated capital, and not for the people, and
WEERsAs. Labor 10 of right and justice emit
tied to the same consideration on the part Of
legislators capital, but which, has been
denied By the present parties therefore, be Il
Resolved, That we, 40 workingmen, dissolve
all connection and Aifilistion With the Democra-
tic and Republican parties, and pledge ourselves
to work for the organization of the Labor Re
form Party in this Stste, and that we will sustain
with our votes the regular nominees duly chosen
Of the Labor Reform Party
! Resolved, That We sustain the platform of
principles If the National Labor Union.
Resolved, That We are opposed to the Sher-
man funding bill, recently introduced in the
United States Senate.
Resolved, That while W. would encourage
emigr' ton we protest against the importation
of Chinese, or cheap labor. IL il not cheap Isbor
but cheap money want in this country; ami
We slso protest against the migrant companies
Resolved. That the public domsin should b.
held for The actual settler, and We protest
allowing or granting any more OF the peoples
land to railroad and other corporations or moOo-
poles.
Resolved, That congratulate the working
men of New Hampshire upon the stafd they have
taken, anil bid them God speed in the good
work they have begun.
The chairman then stated that it had
been suggested by several gentlemen
present that it would be a good oppor-
tunity to commence the enrolment of
members with view of organizing in
each Assembly District in the city, and
he stated that those present who desired
could leave their address with the
Secretary.
Mr.. Purdy moved that one from each
Assembly District be appointed to take
into consideration the formation Of such
labor unions.
Mr. Connolly stated that the work
ingmen's union had had this question
under consideration at their last meet
ing, viz, whether the w,rkingmen's
union should do this work or the gentle
men appointed by Mr.. TrevelIick. lie
believed that it was too great an under
taking for one or two men, and there
fore he was in favor of the working
mems union taking hold Of the matter,
and especially he wanted the working I
mems union to be the judge Of the men I
who shall compose these unions when
formed. In concluding, he would move /
as an amendment that the committee |
be authorized to confer with the work
mems union, and that the two bodies
act in concert.
The Chair decided be could not en-
terrain the motion as he could not anti
cipate the result of the motion pending
offered by Mr. Purdy.
Mr.. Purdy advocated the appoint
ment Of the committee. He thought it
could organize the party, without the
aid of trades unions; if any ore came
to bis union with politics they would
be told they were not wanted. He
favored independent action of all trades
societies, and then it could not be said by
politicians that trades unions had he.
come political bodies.
Mr.. Hughes said he came to the