The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-09-24

the practical revival of the slave traffic
under the auspices Of Koopmanschop
and certain avalicious American CAPT
talists, and now Philadelphia comes
numbering up in the rear, at its usual
snaa's pace, to add its protest to the
general demur. We are pleased, how.
ever, to record that this is being done
in a manner that cannot be misunder-
stood, and that the movement looks to
the formation ofaperfect and permanent
Anti-COolie League. On Tuesday
evening there assembled at Painters
Hall a meeting Of the Trades Unions
Anti-Coolie League, which is composed
of ten delegates from each Of the
Trades and Labor organizations with
in the city limits. About twelve trades
were represented, including the Girls.
pins, Tailors, Cigar Makers, Painters,
Plumbers, Plasterers, Beamers and
Twisters, Bricklayers, Brickmakers.
and others, which we cannot now call
20 mind. The minutes of previous
meeting which had elected officers and
appointed a committee to confer with
Trades not represented, were read and
approved. The committee reported
that ii had attended to its duty by no.
tlfying all Trades Unions that could be
reached Of the existence Of The League
and its objects, and inviting their CO.
operation. The meeting was largely
attended and almost unanimous in sen
timent. Mr.. Leech, of the Taiors, and
others, in a discussion which took place
upon the propriety of making the ques-
ton a political one, made some excel
lent hits.
We noticed at this, "a we have at
nearly every workingman's meeting we
ever attended, and they have been far
fro few, the presence Of az element
Of opposition to anything that looks At
All ike progress. A class Of men who
in utter disregard Of all past expe.
riencce, persist in maintaining their be
lief in the willingness of professional
politicians 10 fulfill promises made to
the people when they are canvassing
for votes. Men Who take advantage
of every opportunity 1tforded them tc
advise or warn the working peoply
against the quagmires ana pitfalls OF
/ politics These men are those who
cannot bury their partisan prejudices
either because they are indebted tC
! party for pap, or because devoid o
sufficient common sense to discern how
7 degrading is the position Of that mar
who is a passive tool in the hands o
Y designing kuaves, who make a bushes,
Of politics. Luckily, at the League
meeting there were but few Of these
stumbling blocks, and these, after /;
I treuchant speech from square "Tom'
I Phillips Of the Crispins, and some
poignant remarks from others, sooI
limbered up and sought the rear
It having been mentioned that Pres
ideut Treyellick would be in Schuyl
Kill county, this State, shortly, it wa
\ decided that the Secretary be author
lied TO extend to that gentleman an in
vitatiOn to address a mass meeting I,
be held under the auspices Of tn
League, n such time as will be convent
ent tor both parties, Mr. Trevellc
being in the neighborhood. The com
mittee to confer with Trades yet unrep
resented was continued, and other un
important business transacted prepare
tory to adjournment.
The American Mechanics, a secre
and beneficial order, with Lodges il
all the States ana a national head, hav
in their Philadelphia Lodges enacte'
resolutions denunciatory Of the Cool
Traffic and pctitIoned the State Organi
cation to express Its sentiments in a
PLAN a way. This organization is Al
extensive one, and through its manitol'
combinations pvarfS most nnWerinl IN
nuence. Being n secret organization
IN puTt, IL has excited the -iaaiee= q
many whose belief il that the know
edge Of all private affairs should b
public property, but bitter and wide
spread as this prejudice is, il is enter
tanned by the ignorant alone. Any ma
who is connected with a secret organ
cation, such as HE Masons, Odd-FellOw
and others, is assured that to become
really fruitful and valuable member 0
these orders, he must be man in III
most comprehensively righteous sens
Ut that appellation. Be they secret o
public, we are glad to see any body Q
men express in the same manly an
courageous way as have the America
Mechanics their disapprobation Of $
hcmbrs a practice as the KOopman
schop speculation. With the Ant
Coolle League and the American No
chanics as a nucleus, who hope soon t
have a unanimous public opposition t
the Cnolie Traffic. G. BENZ. ].