The New York herald., 1870-09-09
LAB6R.
Meeting Of the Massachusetts Slate Labor
Reform Convention.

Meeting Of the Massachusetts Sinte Labor
Reform Convention.
WORCESTER, Sept. Z, 1870
The state Labor Reform Convention met to-day in
tis .ity. Mr. s. r. Cummings called the Conven
ton 10 order. ana Judge Cowley was chosen pres-
dent.
Mr.. cusMiNos on calling the Convention to order
made the following remarEs:--
oNsrlrsrs cy rnK cosvrsrIos.ons year ago when
W. n IN hs hall 70 in2usiate POLITICAL movement IN the
Interest of labor were told by opponents that the
bear, o our ea Commonwealth 20 declare our deter
DC sasss and breadth Of tn: broad land the
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and sn es'ne. spirit an albroken faith success must be
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matter i.sss the proa,.ss Of Old 0.rs..
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how utterly unkeps their promises; and can rely
Sas.,,oss Of ana.a.l inpors.ns- demand our stisn.
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..ns psiey under ~h.sh this % nation has grown pros.
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Judge CowLry. on being conducted to the chair
By Mr.. CnAmbcrhn, of Boston, was warmly greeted.
He then addressed the Convention a. follows:-
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s"s ), re legs .,s the right cf M 20 he
largest and most powerful trades union in the s.ssshs
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Won. fhs Charter ws'eh .aroasS Ignorance and eiss:
prs,asis. va. formerly rsIa'ss has now: % BY %or.l
ssnas asne.ters as ssis. are open, .oa no Lssl:
sss sssr priv or nh.. nsS 0 oouceSs. any sS
capital. o!ssr questions there were the ISOLATION Of
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fac.orcs Such question would seem TO present little
favorable eirealnssne-s. solved unaasssionsd
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personally remernber encountered precisely the same
sal. assin. Ten nour as s and the % sonr:
arr s r:' . b., "Ssi S ps.s
The wages o. re 40. orerss,,e' would ,sll and the the
s h. s wages nave uvsy Sn s is risen h soa 'ss: &:
piices OF their fabrics have relatively diminished. The
sbrosd and that there would he 4 great d,mnulon in
production; bat the ia.t has bees that and
III, was SAID impaired the riam Of individcss %
make their o~n contracts was vio alton Of The prisciPe
only eurisn asissIon and snars M. every % one 90 o.
founded. Not Not only. has the long a. mAn,en.ncs %
sao 81 % hut rs" .:.. q o s.-s that sought rs
lection under ao extension OF lie restrictions aud
found W them nsr isdspsndsnse sna lsrser LIBERTY @
that Tie same e.neac.ai rcsats wseh have followed
With tbs law ~sald come sss.rsl iaeress. IN the
Wages Of ,seor, dim,n.sn Of ara,kcanes aad vice
scncs, az imnovsmsa, raor.., beer aud wider col.
lure IN shot gaers asvante OF the operative cssses Ia
iss ss-'I ptoa,s @..Ssd by many of our m.na,.c
tnrers during the la'e war were imnsas. wiz ps.her.
the rshr OF Others aud ponens.s 10 oppression
which comes from onI possession OF power These nBd De
fsssors operatives sni shoe nAnusciarrs by Importing
whossse Into Massachusetts e lowest dre OF the porus-
,,,n ,n o' ,h" ,heS r.sa,f 20 wey.msst wsst can
only succeed by eliminating from society ,hAs IN,
srensth sna sisslay. II bron.s % yoa. 70 cmss, As
Representatives u the class hps mensced with social
uasl0n ,hs n,sasS % h"ras ~ cs,s-.s ,sa ,ms. more
70 be dreaard than tsose sseieni Huns add Van.
Other mater. .hsn these also psss arssntiy Tor con.
sdeslopthe dminn,lon Of the eursss imposed by the
rrncy the revenue sssvlcs isrg bs asolos Of
supcriaous ocrs fhe reduction o. The public exrsAaures
on these and m.ay e,hrr as-slloa. ,ss Convention trust
vii s.eAk tones ~hicn ~ wiA hear and understand
ns,eS:Gcsernor' sSSseS @ wsSasil fnips. oi Boston:
Lieutenant Governor, James chaitaway, of spring.
field; secretary of state stiiiman a. Pratt OF Bos-
ton Attorney eesersl snsrs. oogn 81 s 2, LswsIIi s,
water. The nomination o. Auflo or vas tel 10 the
state Cenifa tosulaitsee.