The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-18


sue. He WIS Vice President Of the National Labor
Union for the entire Pacific coast, and is gentle
man whose practical ability, shown In the WORK Of
organization. eminenty Mt him ~ the pilot and
leader in this movement. The other gentlemen Of
the Committee are too well known 10 here need an
Introduction from me-"
AS the above were issued in q printed
circular, and as we learn from several
esteemed and well-tried friends of the
labor movement, that similar invitations
have been received by them, there Is Ger
tainly no breach Of trust involved in their
publication. Under ordinary circum-
stances the views Of propriety" of any
well-wisher of his race, would certainly
impel him to not only bid God speed but
also to tend his hearty cooperation, to
project which has for its professed objects
the unifcation of the various organize
tons of mechanics and laborers," through
out the country. Our regard, however,
both for the objects and some of the gentle
men whose signatures are attached to the
call must not prevent us from doing our
duty in the premises, and exposing what
VIC uccIn W NC INC huO OuNAoNtci VI IAO
movement.
A few days since we were somewhat
surprised at learning, through the channel
of the associated press-a medium which
has never been recognized as friendly
10 the claims ~ the producing classes-an
announcement that President Grant Sena-
tors Lnrnar t. mi ,,ll end Hop,aron IA
been approached by self constituted and
falsely representing Committee OF the Ma
Iional Labor Union, asking their friendly
cooperation. This homeopathic dose,
siBiiia siDallibs curdRtur, was more than
We conld swallow. The i6ea OF a repre-
sentative committee expecting the symps-
thy OF l. ). Grant, the man OF ali men,
VINO is recognized as the servile tool OF the
mOried power, and who grossly insulted
the late Wn. Ii. Sylvis. when his endorse
ment OF the principles OF the National
Labor Union was requested SIMON Cam
eron, the hoary headed, lifelong represen-
tat!ve OF monopoly; Lyman Trumbull who
in the Senate and on the stump, has de-
nounoei every demand OF the working
| claSses-we know whereof we speak and
Charles Sumner, who has yet to utter the
first sentence in sympathy with the r
claims. was so utterly az variance with the
dictates OF common sense, that we regarded
the whole matter as one OF those periodic
canards, which st4rtle the political hori-
ZOn.
The receipt OF the circular and invita-
tons IN question, puts an ent rely different
phase on the matter, which, perhaps, that
prince Of jugglers John W. Forney, can
throw a little light on. But to the pream-
bic and re olutions.
1t i passing strange tina; any manifesto
claiming 10 be issued by bona tide commit
tee of wOrkingmen, should proceed on the
hypothesis that the legislation OF the past
has apparently been controlled IN the inter
ests Of combined capital "a sop TO Ger
beTus-which reminds US OF the Yankee,
VINO meeung EDWIN Booth inquired" e1-
cuSe me SIR, but il you please, are you not Tie
brother Of Mr.. Booth ,cAo had little IN.
pledsantness nth Mr.. Liacoln?" Apparent
ly, forsoOth; it would sound as appropri-
ale for physician to send for a coffin tor
an apparent corpse. Does the damning,
se!t-convictipg record OF the past. warrant
any such minced phraseology; Does the
action Of our State and national legislatures,
not prove beyond a doubt, that they have
been controlled by, and in the interests Of
capital, and that the rights OF the producing
classes have been studiously ignored. We
challenge a successful denial, even from
the most bigoted of partisans.
Now the National Labor Union has
gone a step farther. Ii not only claims
that such legislation has been directed in
the interest OF capital but by its legally
elected representatives, has provided
remedy for the evil complained Of, and day
by day, accessions to its ranks, both In
numbers and iLtiuence testify more effec-
tually than mere assertions can, the
hold these principles have on the popular
heart
To the second preamble a very impor-
tant correction Or rather explanation is
required 1t is true that the National
Labor Convention, called to assemble at
Columbus, Ohio, on the 18th Of October
last, did not convene at the time ap-
pointed, but the following resolution
unanimously adopted at the St Louis Con-
gress in August last, and which was pub
lished by every leading journal 10 the
country, satisfactorily explains the reason
ResOlred, That it Is the opinion of this
Congress, that the time for the assembling
If the Convention for the final organization
Of the National Labor Party at Columbus,
Ohio, Should be extended TO the third
Wednesday of February, 1872, instead of
the third Wedr esday Of october, 1871, and
that this resolution be given to the press of
the country, and forward to A. NJ Puett,
chairman of the committee OF one from
each State and Territory having the
business in charge.
Any caucus Of delegates, therefore, which
at that time assumed to represent the
Labor Reform Party, was unauthorized,
and certainly had no power to act in the
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