National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-23
BONE AND sINEW.

PLATFORM OF THE CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE OF TRADES UNIONS.
The central committee ofthe TradesCnions met
last evening at Mechanics' hall; Mr.. George II.
Loreleis, president, in the chair.
Z The committee appoisted for the purpose NJ
ported platform and ruler, which wers adop(Dd,
sn6 ey nnsniTon. vote g the soTs,sec dse.c,s
which they declared tho true friend Of the woeE'
fngmen.
whereas eight hours for labor, eight hours fol
reereatton and eight hoars iee rest vs believe y
the laborsr, Ne VII ne ar Bot sndeayefS 70 -
cure tho mechanic sig3 hou4 80 legal dayI
.orl Unity s:s,sa e rsqssiss ~ ~ nsc:ssssy
combine fcr n1tSsi tsnpsossl snt and tho ad.
y.ncsnsa. o tasis i.ts.s:s; sSy ,w.% e .an.
dent and necessary. Ths rigAe Of trades orysnl.
xstions to DO Impoverished In eeancils ws deem to
the best intsrssts Of nsshAnical pursuits: TAsrs-
Iessise4, Thatsight hoars must b . legal day.
WORT % al neehaIBcal pursuits. :.
~ : a z Ic p srsd. orr.u
nations h the District Of Columbia sre entitled
TO . rspesssntsl assordinS to their constitutions
ss:Sis:S, ina. =. um IN an lssa, .aor. to e.
feet and carry out Tie above resolutions strictly
b sssofdaaec With ~ conSlilulioe and by-lswl
adeptsd By this assembly Jensssy n inA
~ TIE coHs11TvfIoR
g. HschssisS Csasssi Co1isistss, and Be con.
poee1ef delegates shssen f9 period q n!
ass8hs; that sSch trades nlni esing one husdred
5sssss: g ssssse..s "a r. Z ssss .s
.s6Sisi..s2 ieisss!s. - tvsf sssi sdaisssssl
SssasesS: sssa i ps.:.as ID Der r.dsatlsis e
the coaMiftse. Tie 0tje1f 6hsll b. to unite All
claasse e - purpose OF oeafag unity Of action
s !. ~ s. sss
md lee1l meana Tht o0ssn - eoaeis Of 2
president, viee president recording, 1nans!aa -
s"s ss:s ad soa.issss q a.. ns.ssrs. vSsss
slection shall take place every six months q The
nrst regul.r mcstinEs q February and August
needing after they oocuf. The dnties Of the ON
GERS are thsn prescribed. which are similar to
those set down Tor other organisations.
cessiye meetings the recording. secretary must
notify tho assceiation he In part represents and
II no reasonable excuse = presented for his NIB.
sence ct the next .abseQusst meeting his seat Will
The committes has the right to remove any on
cor. BY three-eeartsr vots, for any Just cause.
from nonthiy dues in1sd q my esnis) and the
can be expended except for actual expenses.
lie, except when n executive session is Decided
upon.
Amendments may be made to the constitution
upon them. Thirteen delegates shall constitute
Inc bylaw ..s s!sRly rules of ORDER requisite
For ali rules Of government not provided for In
the constitution and bylaws Cushing's manual is
accepted as authority.
SPEECHES. -..
Mr.. Loveless said that II had besn his idea In
the formation Of the central committee to have
all trades ccmcnted in one tie for mutual benefit.
The day might come, and prospects bctokcncd
that the time was not fArdietant, when they would
oil b compelled to unite In one brotherhood and
workingmen aud the maintenance Of their rights.
Capital and labor were now ecntreing Id one
grand battle, and Il was meet and proper for tho
ss o
to undermine this great opposition Of forces
arrayed against them, and strive to attain that
victory which in Justice should be theirs. Ho
hoped they would look to all matters Of interest
to the respective trades, and stand shoulder to
shoulder in fighting the common cause Of the me-
chanic.
Mr.. NJ sPHoN,
q delegate from the National Bricklayers' Union.
said that his interests were thoroughly identical
with those Of other mechanics, bus thought they
needed closer combination, and needed o Ma
tIenal Union whereby they could receive justice.
sidered BY capital that labor had NO rights It was
bound to respect. The mechanics had always
been regarded as chattels, and without judi
cious exercise of the Judgment Of laboring they
never would attain that elevation to be desired.
They needed more unite,l and Intelligent action
If they hoped to succeed in this advancement they
IRE struggling to make
If his rights were TO Be- intrustcd with any one,
he preferred that It shsuld be with those he had
labored with and honorod, and knew to be honest
sons of toll: not with those whose hands are
dripping with populations and fraud.
A vote Of thanks was rendered Mr.. Roberts for
his labors In preparing the constitution and by
laws; also TIE NA1soEAL REPUBLIcAI for Its
undiyided interest in behalf Of the labosing men
and their cause. 3:
Mr.. B. F. Oliphant offered a resolution, which
rant, Saex0l kfy Richardson AMI James
Monroe, asking for ne removal OF Nf. A. Il.
Mulleit The Chair appointed as the committee
Mcssrs. Hcrmon. Burgcyne, Eamonaop, OIL
plant, King, Whitetn0re and Loycless.s -
The meeting then adjourned.