Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-09-12
LABOR REFORM.
The WOrlKingmen's Advise
ry Movement.
POLITICIANS CREEP INTO THE FOLD
S1pport OF The Dem ocratic pa PsrtV e
THE PLOT EXPOSED AND THE MOTORS
DENOUNCED.

that a committee appointed by the League. at a
revious meeting, would present the name Of
candidate from each of the two leading political
parties, to be supported at the primary meetings
of such parties, had the tendency to draw togeth-
er very large audience, amongst which was
large sprinkllng Of politicians.
The meeting was organized by the selection OF
Daniel O'Neil as President, and f. A. Chambers
Secretary, with two Vice Presidents from each
ward.
George W. Roberts, VIM Q. Moore, and @. O.
Carpenter we're appointed committee on reso-
lutions.
The committee appointed at the last regular
meeting OF the League to present the names of
candidates for the Legislature, retired to COM
plete their report.
Joseph NJ. Barr being called upon. came for
ward and addressed the meeting His remarks,
eulogiHtio OF the American mechanic and his su-
periority over those of other nations, were well
received and applauded.
The Committee ON Resolutions being ready
to report, presented the following, which were
unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, We believe the interest of the peo-
pie, as represented by the working masses, to be
paramount to all others a political issue, and
that men pledged to the interests of the work
ingmen are the best exponents of the principles
to be applied and exemplited in legislation, and
that from them we can more reasonably expect
to receive just regard for our rights, there
fore
Be il Resolued, That we earnestly recommend
to the voters of this State, the selection OF work.
ingmen 10 represent them in the State Legsla-
tuTe.
ResOlred, That we specially recommend to the
voters Of Wilmington Hundred to give their sup
port to tho gentleman named by the Working
mems Reform Association, as pledged to the in
terests Of labor.
ResOlUed, That az the interests Of this great
element in our population is not consolidated in
one political party, we evince our desire for har-
mony by desiring one candidate from each par
ty.
Resolced, That we urge the workingmen of
this Hundred to advocate their nomination, and
to give them il nominated, an earnest support.
RESOLVED, That we rs workingmen, pledge
ourselves to give our support to the candidate
of the party which shall acknowledge our claims
to candidate, without regard to party creed.
ResOlCed, That in the event Of failure on the
pant of the committee appointed by the Work.
ingmen's Reform Association to select candidates
to be recommended to the political parties TO
make SUCH selections, we earnestly recommend
the workngmen to make the election of repre-
sentatives to the State Legislature matter above
party creed, and vote for the man who shall be
nearest allied to ua in in trest
The motion to adopt the resolutions was car
ried unanimously.
The committee appointed to make nominations
from the respective political parties then pre-
sented the following report
ReSOtped, That at the present stage OF the po-
itical CANVASS we deem it inexpedient to name
any candidate at the present time.
The report was signed by Thomas j. Wood,
James Leary, and Francis Bonner on behalf of
| the Democrats, and by John L. Richardson, Geo
| Day, and John Devln on behalf OF the Republl-
cans.
After the reading Mr.. Wood moved the adop-
| ton of the report.
O. Q. Carpenter, with some surprise took the
floor, and objected to the adoption Of the report +,
| charging the committee with having let corrupt
| politicians creep in amongst them, who had
| bought them. He moved to lay the motion on
| the table, aud to censure those who had sold out
| to corrupt politicians.
George W. Roberts stated that he had heard
nothing OF the tripping up by politicians until
he came to the meeting, He regretted the failure
i OF this effort in behalf of the woringmen, and
/ was very severe upon that part Of the committee
| who disclosed the plans to the reporter OF the
| Gazette, thus making it public property instead
| of reporting to the source from which they re-
ceived their appointment. He boldly charged it
home upon them, that they had been in confer
ence with certain prominent politician, and had
arranged with him that the nomination should
| inure to the benefit of particular party, or the
| movement inaugurated by the Association be
frustrated. He believed the movement to nom
mate workingmen by each of the political par
ties to have been wise one, and could have
been accomplished without the sacrifice Of any
political principle. He knew that the Republi-
can part of the committee were here in good
faith, prepared to report candidate in accor-
Why could not the Democratic part of the Com
| mittee have done the same thing They say
they could not get candidate to accept ls the
| Democratic party 30 scarce OF advocates for the
| Workingman that no one could be found to cham
pion the interests of labor !? Mr.. II. then pro
| ceede1 to give some reasons why 1t deHra
bic to have a man ia the State Legislature il
} the interests OF Labor Reform He instanced
the property qualifications for office. No man
7 however well qualified, is eligible TO be Sena
. tor Representative or even an Inspector OF elec
tions without owning half acre of land, or it
7 equivalent The attachment law is another o
I these odious laws made only to oppress tn
| working man. Debts should be paid, but brea'
for the family is the first requisite He gave
| very affecting incident OF poor man who tn
| present week had every dollar OF his hard earne
wages swept away, and his wife and children a
| home suffering for food. The rich could deposi
| their money in corporations which were PLACED
beyon the reach of the colstables execution.
ignatius 4. Grubb Esq, being in the aud
| ence, interrupted Mr.. X. and said that the at
y tachment law was changed at the last session
J. L. Kflgore, stated that the attachment lay
now only exempted Banks and Building an
Loan Associations.
Mr. Roberts, resuming, said. Yes. MI
r Grubb, the rich man deposit his 900 il
| a Bank and be secure from odlous attachments
Il but the poor man who at the best got barrel
sufficient to sustain life, is always liable to hav
Il every dollar swept away, Enthusiastic ap
d liar laws bearing upon the interests of labo
"a | which emanates only from set of greedy CO.
a morants, who ground the poor into the dust, an
II | whose cry was blood more blood"
! He was ready to rise above party, for I'll
n benefit of labor and although he had been a
ID lied with party that he considered the be'
"a friend to the lowly and the oppressed, al
whose object was to raise humanity in the sea
Y of civilization, he was ready, whenever the Den
Al | ocratic party would take the lead, to leave h
IA old political affiliations, and unite his fortune
y to the party Of progress and reform, und'
n whatever name it might assume. Mr. Il. the
advocated the adoption OF the report OF Il
or Committee.
in Thomas J. Wood, and James Leary each a
In yooated the report OF the committee, and sa
they were willing TO accept any candidate pr
sented by the whole committee. They did THU
!. the plan recommended the best for the interes
in of the workingmen.
Il @. q. Carpenter, evidently Disguised with 4
,s results OF the effort to get worklngmens cant
M dates regretted that there were 30 many vi
la could not rise above party. He said there W
ar nothing which held the old political parties
n gether but the cohesive power OF plunder a.
q | 10th were as corrupt as hi.
J. L. KillgOre addressed the meeting, and a
yised moderation and concihauon, after whi
Wis the report of the Committee was adopted, a
rd the meeting adjourned.
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