The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-08-17
HOMES FOR wORKINGMEN.
Meeting on the West Side.
Another speech from R.
r. TreVellick.

The Mechanics Building Company of Chi
cago, held another meeting at Aurora Hall,
Milwaukee avenue, last Monday evening. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.. Denney,
(of the Bricklayers' Union,l President of the
Company, who in few pertinent remarks ex-
planned the objects of the meeting, and intro
duced Mr. r. f. Trevellick, President of the
National Labor Union. Mr.. Trevelhck step
ped forward and said
FELLOW CoUSTRYMES AND WORKISGMEN:
| remember once being at a congregational Inject
ing, where young man attempted to deliver
a sermon. He got into the pulpit and gave
out Ills text, and then stood looking at thet
congregation. lie attempted to proceed, bu
failed and finally sat down His father rose
to explain, and said he had heard his son ex
spatiate most elegantly on that very subject,
over and over again But, sand his son,
father, it is easier to preach to field of cab
bage, than to large body OF men. Mr..
Chairman | do not know whether numbers
confuse the mind, but do know that when a
man has an audience Of four or i've hundred
HNisbiiss nc lliuic ~ Spcdhs
and 50 feel But, sir, the question for dis
cussion tonight, is one which is dear to the
heart OF every IN this land. How tO
secure a home for himself and those depend
ing On him, SO that he might become interest
ed ia, and identified with this great country
Of which he is a member. Mr.. Trevellick
reviewed the condition OF the working classes,
their mode of living their dwellings, and the
localities in which they live. He spoke in
glowing terms Of the advantages OF comfOrta-
bic homes for the working people, and Of the
obligations they were under to provide such
homes for their families. Mr.. Trevelhck
then took up the land question: and by stats
teal figures, showed that lands of this great
country were rapidly passing into the hands
Of railroad corporations, and land spectators.
He then entered into detailed explanation
II the plan proposed by the Mechanics Build
my Company, and closed by an earnest and
eloquent appeal to the workingmen OF Chica
70 10 take stock i'll it, and procure homes for
themselves
Mr.. Phillips followed Mr.. Trevellick, and
made some pertinent remarks On the benefits
Of cooperation.
Mr.. b J. Murphy was introduced by the
President, Mr. Denney, Mr.. NJ. delivered a
short address After which DR. = Rogers AL
dressed the meeting ON the benefits II cooper
alton and colinZatiun The Doctor said as
the home was last, he would occupy the at
=. q ~ i,
There has been. said the Doctor, but one
idea advanced by the gentlemen who lave
preceded me this evening, Mr.. Trevelhck and |
Mr.. Murphy, and | dissent from that not |
position, but because it is the result Of my |
honest convictions. The laboring people are |
too prone to stay in and about the centres Of |
all cities, and IL Is owing t. this that they he
come 50 denoraIlzed ami contract 50 many |
diseases Let any one pass down through |
STATE street. and the other slums Of our city, |
ami things As /, w any other physician
sees them, AMI they viii not hesitate rs to |
the necessity Of c"lnlization or some other
system. whereby better homes can be- produc-
rd TOR our working people have made
som, vilorts AT reform IA these respects but
every time have been sneerel at by the At
taches Of the Tfib"ae and here permit mt to
say, that cal make more by my brains than
any W the members oi the TribpH, staff
The press and those high in position are prone
to attribute all the evils hich follow Ia the
WAKE Of our working people to ignosance
ms, allow me to say, is not the fact There |
Is an Intelligence among our mechanics and |
iaborlng people, deeper and more comprehen-
sive than they receive credit for These |
grand and massive structures which are now
heing built in the city Of Chicago, prove that |
there Is somebody outside the selected few |
that know something And yet. what is the |
use Of this knowledge il we do NJ. bring it |
into practical use, We must as, that knowl- |
edge as the great Leverage Of our own eleva-
tiun. The Doctor was listened 10 very at
tentively during his remarks After a short |
address by Mr. Denney, the meeting al
joumed.