The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-04-26

/ meeting to patiently consider and calmly
I Judge what l. u lie done IN the premises
Y The char called upon Richard O'MAlley to
address the meeting
\ Mr. d Malley made spirited address, adj
l vocating a reorganization Of the several lodges
/ Tie cuntended that the blame of the last strike
should MT b. laid at the doors Of the Nation
Al mon. He made very able defence of
the National Union, and claimed then failure
was owing chiefly to a want Of confidence in
themselves Mr. o. referred at some length
t. the position attitude of the st. Crispins in
Cincinnati to-day Tie said there were strug
Cling against great odds, but IN their strug
pr they were sustained by over forty thou
sand Of their brothers throughout the coun-
/ try II We, said Mr.. OMalley, could have
the same unity and confidence among our
selves, We would be as successful as they
were Mr. OMalley closed with strong ap
peal to the honor Of his hearers to uphold the
mon
Mr. Santa Was next called upon, and sand
he was pleased. and felt himself compliment
cd by the call, but he did not know why he
was called upon 10 address has fellow work
Iugnen After referring 10 the condition Of
the organization, and the necessity for reor-
ganIzation, he sand he was IN favor Of UNION,
and believed IN thing less. Tie gave ms eN-
peuence a union man. and paid a well mer-
tied compliment To- the coop,rs journal. and
hat it teaches lie dWslt at considerable
length on the condition OF society under the
tribal rule. and Of their subservency - their
rulers, until at last the yoke of the Roma As
So keenly, felt that II toroedthrm 20 revolt, and
hy revolving they gained their independence.
H. then reviewed the history 81 the urganiLa
tIuu ia tins city, anu stated when they we're
united they received fifteen cents more on
tie barrel than they are receiving to-day, that
va, m 1872 Ia speaking # the shortcom-
ing- NJ the union, he took the scnpturl view
II the matter ami said that none Of
us we're perfect. that We we're all hu-
man ana liable u err But that We should
all resolve e. try and he near t. per
fectIuu as we can There are three
things. sand Mr. $ we ought a. try ami
,..,,r,,l,sb Ist p,ty and Organization
ad n. N, faithful Ia our pm, piles. and true
~ .ti pI-d.cs I'll ~ lie prudent ana mod
crate IN our demands, aud 4th, 10 respect the
r-ht, NJ nur employers Tie dwslt At some
L-pgtI, ur.u tbr,, several PROPOSITIONS Tie
teeilugly alluded 10 his errlng brothers and
,Il,.+r,+,.I M. tn.iti,u ~ An amusing aner-
l.t- NJ, SAINT, .,,,k,. t.r p-.,rl, half Al
b..ur and M, listened IT, with much atten-
-,..,.
J. Nur,l,, I,,p., III the rs,m uas
..,u.d prui, and addressed the meeting on
tn.. General uriprit,l,, w examination
Nr Na.aip If Iulnp Is sand he would
EL. p, hear fr,m those men Who we're op-
,...l i. I-u,,p prip.i,,l.s Thu, VA the
,I.. t,. than, T., .n,.ak and let N, SEE, if their
......,.., Az. .,,,J IL ,bsy ,.,p show us
...- ,I..,r ,r,r,.,pI,s ,r- better than our,. We
...,. Al least Tor one. will adopt them II
tie, arprove ut what has been sand. he would
like them to come to our next meeting Ia
speaking of the back dues owing by members,
he said il was not proposed t. remit them,
only ii cases where sickness made the mem
her incapable OF paying them up But mem
by small instalments. and as thev we're able