New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE LABOR REFORM CONVENTION.

Cooper Institute persons being prcseut AT l;lS Mr.
0rvis called the dminuve audience TO order, and intro
Auecd Clinton Roosevelt, who read bret paper on tue
Science OF Government" In some succeeding remarks
he held that the wolves under the present pou
cal systems and that want the origin Of all evil He
disapproved communes, and regarded sell
shness as the great human motive power. T. r. Fish n
nsyvana recommended all reformers to keep aloot
from general elections, and establish polls OF their own
Mrs. Daniels Of Boston presented the following consul
tuition, designed TO raise the movement to the dignity VI
. rational organization:
shall be known toe American LABOR ne
ART object Of class laws snd false ems
All the reconstruction Of the basis oil justice ana ~
AKr nperss irrespective rice condition or nationality
~, oS rs zee D so seEb be regarded as mem
h. nav be roud by vote the major y The nGnE
'osy shall be assessed and members free to withdraw at
AS officers shan be elected annually snd consist O. PreSi
Sen wee lrf..e,s * 'oNi1g SfcI.y % sncs her
respective Offices Executive Committee Of not less than Eve or over
ART The Executive Committee power enact their
s I'D Tr.rei employ sseu,. and paSabsrs direct The
r. . n ys, o. az tn sSS G S 4 The
c Of 1pt AMI fb Is Of the IsSgae adopt most
sner etc measures m Their power 70 ady sne tS o IA II eh time
snd are as the Executive COMMITTEE may dt sh.n g SpTpste
d,lveIe such other business transacted as may De
ART An Association. having principle, sPi HS gte %
auxiliary this Leggue snd their members sps n all
,s, eeom Of crasm and re ec dyriae Of opinion As u
ne 70 he oery and eao %n, o. i :, sny regular meeting Of
ne egIe BY ayo'e Of ,gos Of we MATED 70 the League
gr session Or I, ile E y. Green Massachusetts vcPres
& A1 BTbsSe Eea-ioti r. B. stanton New Je.eyi
F.sr 5Is. Ss 4; Raas H s T.
New o John Grabe Kasas; iSI Brown susan
Au.b5nv Nrvork GeOge PnTde lows Ar - M fi p mss
sssisre. J. K IDa NeJeey william iarrSn kTis n T.
c' ii cS ca l. Auditor Hrbert Daniels Boston B5
Say co"E SI Mr. cf'h 6sS. f and ' < josn
After some discussion the Constitution was adopted
and the officers elected, as reported.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Al the afternoon session Is persons were present Prot
JR H. Wilcox said he objected to Mr. Greeleys PROPOSE
,on an the Tariff not because he unwilling TO
patroze home industry but because MI Greeley sought
~ force a trade reform by Government Violence he
aisiked to see robbery preached and called Labor ne
FORM as was done by those who would abolish interest
OIL money honestly earned and saved The League "ouu
better 90 home study the laws by which God ruled
The world and perhaps they would find it did not need
much mending
A sneaker with a strong Cornish accent said IN reply
that he that Injuries brother in anything murderer
thnnlansel MANY thought that time this country
III e Governed by monarchy aud no doubt il would
be- Equal rights means equal profits What the meanest
EnglI,iman to-day ashamed Of the Americans are
ir nd ofthe rotten system OF purchase In politics.
DR. Weeks was in favor of reform There was so much
more liberty in the present order OF things t IneIe
in the old that most persons tt We're S Sa S Tli
ami Looked for nothing better ne uu IN Oh, tn liz
should have monarchy but we lnIght nave a
greater despotsm than any monarchy though without
SewYork City to-day He had very little hope that the
present machinery Of our Government would night the
n, mem found no other resource for the rightng OF
their wrongs they did it themselves from purely selfish
Nr. Banks President Of the Painters Union. thought
that had too many professors tnepg M VT Of ia
Let the views OF this League be spread among the work
ngmen-they could do without the capltslsts-and u
Would make it's way. He denounced those VINO came
oppose the League as IN the pay OF the cap-
Mr. browning said he opposed to mOnopoes Of all
kinds but while such mOnOpOlies as railroads were toll
re IN was not wise TO interfere with the monopoly of
" He opposed to any form OF govern
~ that could not he changed by the VIII OF the eo-
Pc faults in system were not in the Govern
ncu hut in the people. Suppose the $4,000 miners IN
Pcuusyv ana should combine to elect none VINO would
pass such laws as would pr3Oevs uen' i Ht
troubles would ended but instead they would Just
directed when the time came he thought the
draft riots were just because they were rslIe Vi laoO
against capital. ,,, -, ,,..,. /,
Paris whigh proved that the an % wfI V 70 b
e1 more he maintained that labor was as neces-
sary as eating drinking or sleeping. Every man who
lived without working robbed the world and left 1t
without producing either robbers or beggars and
this heggary and robbery not confined to the aI1s
tOcracy once the sword governed the WOIlu, AFTER
ward The statesman, and 1t was the moneyOcraGy that
lie 4
position as befOrelt had TO pay the taxes 10 sup
port the aTlstOcraey. ,.,..,
tation NewYOrk so small shame on the working,
long they spoke against capital and yet did
Join them the fee only 81 for men and so cents for
women He thought the money question ought TO be dis
was passing among the audience TO collect funds.
Brs. Blake would not indorse every sentiment uttered
but she did indOrse woman suffrage.
DR.. HdOck said she was interested In the remarks
of Mr. Greeley intemperance She wondered there
Ne of II As a
had often noticed them going up and down the ladder
and wondered they did Mt drink more than they did
Size Thought they ought to excused the
they committed, considering the life they lead She
didn't the rich men 10 he pooron the contrary
ale wished them richer she did like poverty
all but wanted every TO be rich She sympazed with
quite able to take care Of Itself but labor needed voices
and hands to help it, was wrong for men to work so
long for so little pay and ten times wrong for women
She thought there very little esprit du corps among
women. There very little chance for them 70
change ideas and this in great measure accounted for
the sO-eailed social evil.
EVENING SESSION.
Ats H., the Chairman again called the meeting 10
order and introduced Mrs. " c. Woodruff, who said
There are three great questions which the immediate
future must solve-Poltca Right, Social order, and
Moral responsibility. Social order cannot exist with
out political right. SO long as there are in
narmGnies in a community there can he equality Of
moral responsibility. freedom, equality, ana justice
Of these three Questions The subquestion
social order. special rights and interests cannot be
maintained az the expense OF the general welfare which
consists in the greatest amount Of happiness The great
Ell good of the greatest number is the object be oh
tanned through government The railroad monOpOlists
should be checked.
The national banking system il an element which a.
sunes 10 dictate Congress They must be deprived OF
tbe power they hold. The speaker next attacked the
protective tariff system, and advocated the establish
mont f system of taxation whereby set OF officials
should collect all the moneys, and thereby Introduce
grand Of economy which would save tIeeiOnits
OF the pense incurred by the nnuueTabe methods
resOrted 10 obtain the peoples money 800
The Chairman, Mr.. Oryis, offered the following which
adopted: ,.,-,-.
the