The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-09-27
FRO N ILLINOIS.
The Miners, National Convention.

BRAIDwooD, September "a, 1873.
To the Editor Of the woRKSsxAN's ADVOCATE.
The time set apart for the convention Of
miners at Youngstown, draws near. The
leading men among the miners all over
the entire country look forward to the
event with buoyant hopes, exDectant Of
big results. They anticipate that there
the basis Of our organization will be laid,
that will be an instrument Of great good
to the miners of America. That the min
ers need such an organization is generally
conceded by them everywhere. The min
ing capital is steadily and surely making
entertainments upon the privileges and
rights hitherto enjoyed by the working
miners, and reducing them more and more
closely to a state of servitude-as beasts
Of burden-than to American citizens
who should be the freest and noblest If
men. To place the miner Of the United
States in the position he ought to occupy
in the great army Of labor, is the aim and
object of the projectors of this convention,
and they earnestly solicit the cooperation
of every miner and miners union, local or
general, to accomplish such a desirable OBJ
iect. Time and experience have taught
most of the observing men Of this class
that, while local and State unions serve
very well in their own place, an asSociA-
ton with greater scope and breadth II Pur
pose, whose operations shall extend every
where where coal mining is carried on, and
embrace every miner in the whole nation,
is absolutely necessary to the successful
resistance Of powerful corporations. The
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and nothing will stay il, unless It he the
neglect, the carelessness. and callousness
Of the miners themselves. | would ask
that every miner and distric. of miners
throughout the land lay aside their bicker-
ings, one against another-fOr there is
much Of this thing bury all feeling Of a
personal kind in the dust, and rise to a
higher and nobler question Of the time
the elevation and advancement Of the
whole Urining population. Let not any
thing exist between men or districts to
prevent them from sending their delegates
to participate in the deliberations at
Youngstown, commencing on Tuesday,
the 14th of October, 1873 Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois have promised
to send their full share. What are Iowa,
Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia and Mary
land going to do in this matter ! trust
they will answer by sending their men
along We want their assistance IN coun-
ell, and cooperation in carrying out the
principles and resolutions Of this cOnven-
ton Shall we be disappointed in expect
ing this
For the information Of the friends in
Western Pennsylvania, who have been
making inquiries, and desiring. If posi-
BILE, to have the time Of meeting postponed
for two weeks, would say the committee
are unit in having the convention meet
on the day appointed, and fear confusion
would result from changing the time. The
convention will commence its sIttlngs, as
stated in the call, on the second Tuesday
of October, and the committee hope all
the delegates will make it point to be
present on the morning 81 that day, 50
that no time will be needlessly lost by
some awaiting the arrival Of others. We
would like TO hear from every locality
sending delegates previous TO the meeting,
if possible.
remain, very truly, yours,
JOIN JAMES,
Sec'y NJ b. p. A. Of the w. =.