The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-07-20

| Received, That the CommtVee having IN
charge the bill ''for better security Of proper
ty in patterns" be requested 70 urge The pas
sage Of the bill a soon a COnGress eonvsnea.
and that the influence of each member Of this
| Association should be exerted 20 secure the
enactment of such Law.
Isaac SHEPPARD,
A j. REDwAY,
JOHN B. HEBRON.
:. s. JEwETT,
w L. CLAIHE
Mr.. Robertson offered the following:
Resolved, That . verbatim report Of the
proceedings Of this Convention. together with
the Presidents address and that u Mr.. Resor,
but published in pamphlet form, and that .
copy Of il be furnished to each member u the
Association" Adopted.
Mr.. A. f. Chamberlain, offered the
following
" Resolved, That it il the sense Of this meet
ing that = further advance in the price Of
stoves is inevitable at an early day, provided
that the present price Of pig iron Is maintain
ed in connection with the present cost OF pro
duction" Adopted.
After an informal discussion, and the
adoption Of resolutions Of thanks, the
convention adjourned to meet on the sec
ond Wednesday in January, 1873, at Pitts
burg, Pennsylvama.
With reference to this Association 81
employers, it would be well for working
men TO ponder well over the views ad-
vanced by its President, and the purPort
Of the remarks of its members, and the
resolutions they adopted, for they demon
strate the fact that employers are scknowl-
edging the right and necessity Of organin-
ton for protection against those in their
business, who, void Of honor and regard
less Of consequences, use every means IN
their power 10 undersell The same prin-
| ciple applies to workingmen, there are
those anon" them who do not hesitate t.
work for less wages and more hours, to
secure the situations Of their fellow-wurk-
men, and it is these men who are sustained
by the employers, and for whom, with the
exception Of the workingmens papers,
the entire press Of the country becomes
virtuously indignant, and claim that the
liberty and rights of such men are invaded,
when the workingmen, through the means
Of their unions, enter an etfectual protest.
! The last position Of such men upon which
they relied for the sympathy Of the press,
and their employers, are swept away by
tllS OrkdnlLaJlOn OF the Stove Hlctl, WHICH
is only one of many that have been organ
lied by employers and capitalists in less
than year, for the same purpose. That
such organization will be productive Of
good there can scarce be a doubt, as ali
conflicts that may arise among them, and
the employees will be more likely settled
by arbitration which will make strikes less
frequent and perhaps entirely prevent
them. But in order that workingmen may
resist any tendency Of there employers
and capitalist unions to reduce wages or
otherwise infringe on their rights, they
must organize unions for their speciality
Of labor where unorganized, become mem
bers where unions are established, and in
such sections Of the country where the
various branches Of labor are divided
among a few men To each branch, they
should organize cooperative unions for
their mutual protection, and that without
delay. For the great contest that Is now
in progress between labor and capital, will
be decided in favor of that party that is
best organized and disciplined There is
no retreat if labor is successful. peace, com
fort, happiness, and high order of civil
cation will be the result, il defeated,
privileged classes, aristOcratic rule, i'm
nense wealth to the few, poverty TO the
millions, Generalization of patriotism
among the masses, and the destruction 81
popular government viii follow
T. NJ DAVIS.