The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-21
J nall meeting by paving $40 90. and let

parties would have to bring witnesses, and
the truth would he known took the ad
vice by offering $40 co. and the men, to make
It more complete, signed petition sccorning
TO the rules Of Is good standing members, 50
that in case he should refuse my $1,000 he
could not refuse 10 good standing members.
And the other hand if he refused IL mem
lers then the 5000 was there, for both were
constitutional
But Mr. amer n, think of the mems dis
comhtuTe When they found ODonohue refus-
ing both, making himself more than KING,
mere than the President "F THE UNITED
STATES. fa he would submit to the con
~tituu"n But t1Donohue, President Of the
>toue cutters Association, would not submit
t. the constitution of the Association; and
~hy. you may ask me. My answer will he
SIMPLY this He was afraid Of the truth
He knew there was plenty II witnesses, and
ii them would he 10 please either him
any other man
What was 10 10 under such circumstances,
The yard vas idle: at least 100 families were
suffering. for when stone-cutters' stop, Of
course laborers have to stop. And was I'M
der heavy contract OF time IL struck me to
have him arrested, though was not alone Of
that idea. for the sufferers Ia the yard were
of the idea. And through advice and
my own feelings, ! had him arrested. He
then bsllled out by a saloon keeper named
Il. 4 l.. 4 l.
sonally, when the following dialogue took
place
OriedEs O'Donohue, its only few weeks
since you worked for me. VIII you tell what
ed for m,
ODoa,a~l must acknowledge that |
never worked for better boss than you
orleans Well then, ii you acknowledge
such, what is the reason you won't give me
hearing, here's $1,000, and besides YOU know
Your rules about s members, that you also
refused
O'Donoh~ Well III see You1l have
hearing anyhow
orleans Tan depend on it tins evening
~ K'yHoha. II see
The same evening there was meeting but
there never was any chance of a hearing for
me The following evening there was another
meeting, and simply because man had the
courage IL state he wanted to know both
sides Of the question, he was crushed like
mad dog, by the friends Of O'Dogohue
When | found out had no show whatever
with O'Donuhue, thought Of writing a letter
e. the association itself. addressing it this
way TO the whole body Of the Stone-cutters
Association. Such letter presented to the
new shop stewart, but instead OF being read it
Was torn by private individuals, and the
body never knew anything Of it. That same
evening ! was informed that my services were
no longer required III the yard, by a member
Of the Committee Of the Association Now
MIR Cameron. allow me a moments reflection
about the idea ii telling a man to get out Of
hi, own Yard, and forbidding my partner to
have anything to Dc with me whatever. |
could not be foreman over labOrers nor clerks,
nor anything IN the shape OF employment.
lt'S a wonder If the Association wanted me u
" a thief. 81 d murderer. or don't know
what, for a living | nave my papers az
engagement Of the year 1872, signed III due
course If Law with my partner, if You 81
any Of the association wants to see
;hvm, IL Is very easy ~ satisfy that curiosity
Mr. Deakman was gwen many days to
a k.l .
matters As tn keep the yard running We
dd ", and Nv appointing another man
IN my yard We could finish
our contract, but all the while the men in my
yard knew of the whole truth and wantedme
u have hearing anyhow, and to that effect
they signed a petition OF about double
required by the rules and, headed by the
shop stewart, they went to O'Donohue and
presented their petition. He would not have
anything to do with it, and when asked if it
could not be fixed III such shape as TO bring
meeting, he, ODonohue, answered that he
would call meeting to know whether | could
yet hearing or not. To this the men were
satisfied In the evening they went to the
the hall, but there was no meeting called, and
never was since Consequently. Justice is
with ODonohue, out Of the question altogeth-
er. ODOnohue is afraid Of the truth, that is
all If hearing could have been got, why
We could have settled everything | have no
doubt our trouble would have ended in the
above Stone-cutters' hall, instead Of in courts,
which all the time | claim not to he the cause
OF II, but claim to have been forced to it IN
willingly At the time of our trouble, there
vas about 100 men IN the yard. | never
figured since t. bring work in the yard, and
now instead Of 100, there are men working;
You may believe they are working in some
other yard. Of course, some Of them are, but
plenty Of them are not, as work in Chicago
is getting slack Whatever important build
ing turns out now, it is either Cincinnati OF
Cleveland that takes it, and several ether
cities consequently, the stone-cutters # Chi
cago will suffer BY it, and through their own
fault. Already there is two or three hundred
idle, and that looks very bad In conclusion,
| extend an invitation to O'Donohue through
your columns to come to your residence with
all the witnesses Of our trouble, he can posi-
bly, get. | will do the same on my side, ii
you are kind enough to receive US, and am
satisfied when you have heard both parties
that you will give justice to whoever it belongs
III Jour paper. Respectfully yours, exc,
CHARLES A. ORLEANS, 4S Blue Island-av.