The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-08-05
FROM CALIFORNIA.
san FRANClsCo, July l8, 1871

Tbe PEOPLES Journal complains of be
~, mi,represented 10y your San Fran.
,:,co correspondent "B.' To do til,
6,raaI Justice, and we are happy t.
u.ke HE amends, it has improved o
~ While it keeps harping upon tn,
n.srcted rights of labor, we are will
mo to give il credit, even if we do no
.oo.ider the Journal people orthodox
Labor Reformers.
The Journal says: 'N { are sorry IL
soJ .ew who seek to divide then
Dover 10 their own injury, by attempt
10 10 organize separate party and
thereby induce workingmen to throw
.vav their influence in the parties to
which they belong"
The Industrial Rsformer has an arti-
.s IN last weeks issue pertinent to this
.nb;ec,. and (Which accounts for the
,olk n the cocoanut" Mr.. Selby,who
smnI.ys many Cinnamon, was the
h,raars candidate for the nomination
far Governor There is no denying the
xorlb of the man, but the Journal is
.nti.coolie. much Of Miss Anthony's
lecture, says the Journal, "was unfit for
noIte ears" How is that for Woman's
Rights? In politics the Journal is on
the fence fer The present. but wants
workingmen nominated.
The Labor Union was occupied in lisS
,enng 10 lie defence Of Mr.. Delany Of
his own action, and that Of the Exec
ntiye Committee, in presenting resOlu-
lions to the Democratic Nominating
Convention condemn atory Of Governor
Hqight, aHsr the resolutions had been
presented to the Labor Union for their
endorsement and rejected. Mr.. De
Isny's defence consisted Of a reiteration
d The charges elaborated. Mr.. De
huy WIS sustain d hy Mr.. Merrill and
President Black. The latter gentle
man, particularly, took the matter quite
to heart Mr.. French and Capt. Smith
advocated the po 70 ofthe resolutions,
the substance Of which were that the
duty of the Executive Committee was
to organize unions, and regret for the
acton Of the Committee that the eff
feet would be to create diSafiection in
the Labor Reform ranks. Pending the
discussion, a motion to adjourn was
carried, as the hour was growing late.
President Black declared his intention
not 70 attend another meeting of the
Union.
The notice Of a Labor Reform Con-
vention TO be held in St Louis, was
published in Sundays Call and Chroni-
&C. The Union ha1 a, yet taken no &C
lion. A. your -pOndent is left
out IN the cold while the traps are be.
ing set, he will only bc able to tell you
Who Is to be the coming man to repre-
sent California, when they are sprung.
The St. CriSpins will most likely send
delegate, and if they pitch upon Mr..
Mason, vow will have among your dele \
gates an old retormer who seldom talks
unless he has something to say, and
has the faculty when lie does of COM
lug directly to the point He is clear
aud concise debater, earnest and frank,
with his heart III the cause Of labor re-
form; and ye, On some points he is far
behind the labor retorners, particular
on the question Of money.
1t i: certainly somewhat singular
that the Labor Reform Party should
have made 50 little progress. On my
way TO the Union last evening. | met
an Old acquaintance, who is bricklayer.
The Bricklayers' Association has with
drawn from the Mechanics State Coun-
cll, he told me, on account Of disconf-
dence in former president. When /
mentioned TO him the Labor Union of
California, he said he was not before
aware that there was such an organiza-
non IN existence. Ii negative testimony
goes for anything, | can most conscien-
nouSly declare that as far as my expe-
renee goes, can exonerate the Ex-
ecutlve Committee from any and all at
tempts to create an excitement about
labor reform in this State.
There are about one hundred names
On our roll. The highest number OF
votes polled at any one time has been
90
The great political bug bear.of the
present coming election, is whether a
subsidy law passed by the last .egis-
azure, permitting counties TO subscribe
oper cent. Of the assessed value OF rea'
property to railroads shall remain in tht
Statute book. Tie properly holders
nave taken the alarm at the prospect Q
Oelng made to contribute to these i'm
ProVements tina. more than all else i'm
prove the value Of real property, anC
thousands Of lAboripg men out Of wOrl
ana starving for bread, JOIN the pack
ana take up the cry; the land grab
OefA too, who own the half OF som,
counties, and they allthree say if the tal
IAN levied to build railroads the peopl
WI begin to grumble at our holdin!
Mge tracts at mere nominal valuation
Tor TAXATION.
The offices Of assessor and mayor il
most Of the counties in tins State j
neId by appointment. Thus the lam
'peculators in San Francisco, hy ar
IAngement with the encouragement
NOV when public lands are 70 be sur
teyed and brought into market. a
agent visits the county and arrange
tne programme for candidates At "a
next election, the ring STIMULATING f
'Gese two Offices only, the grateful PEE
PIE being allowed to choose all the re-
y lhelr own liking. Deputy I. ;. 81
Veyors sometimes become county su
'eyors. When the land comes int
market the parties in San Francisc
are ready with swamp land warrants,
ereehbacks, as the case may be. III
treasurer Of cOurs" puts low valuatit
oh The land, aud the taxes are mere