Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-26

PLATFORM FOR THE FALL CAMPAIGN.
The central committee Of the Trades' Unions
neld meeting 1T Mechanics hall last night,
Mr.: j. +. whitemore presiding, and j. T. Hal,
leck, secretary.
Mr.. Thomas, from the special committee to
prepare plan Of action for the laboring men
buttons which were adopted. The resolutions
declare "that the practical workings Of the gov
eminent should be based on the principles laid
down in the Declaration Of Independence,
rights that We regard with great pride and
confidence the wise, efficient and practical
efforts OF many Representatives in Congress- in
lection OF the workingmen, and to the maiuten.
ance OF the dignity and standing of labor; that
We look for and confidently rely upon the earn
est cooperation OF the different branches Of the
forcement Of laws % shall secure to workinemen
OF America Just recognition OF their cIsims:
that the recent effort in Congress to reduce
tae dWsgss OF the in the printing and
virtually ignore the eight-heur law, was a de-
noerate and unwarHanted interference of legis-
stion and In antaeonism to the true principles
OF republican democracy, which looks to the
elevation and not to the demoral cation Of labor:
that special legislation controlling the wages OF
labor ne dangerous to the success and prosperity
or the lacoring classes, it affords to capital.
lists and monopolies the power to hold the work.
ingman IN subsection, and forces HIM into a
system or subseIyiency both degrading and hu-
WOrkiU0man
are due TO their Representatives in CONGRESS
WHO, rls,ng above mere partizan ship and ct and
ing upon the high level of statesmanship, voted
az alnst inc proposed reduction of wages, and
mus osisated an attempt to inaugurate O sys-
TEN OF legislation pregnant with evil conse-
quences 10 the working classes; that we earn
estIy entreat all workingmen throughout the
states at the coming elections to vote for no man
for any position, who, in the interest of the EN-
ployers of the city of Washington yoted in
Ctneress for the reduction of the wages of
m ri lv.r ~.
that We recommend Messrs. Albeit, Albright.
Ayerili, Banning, Barry, Bass, Begole, Biery,
BBoSwen, BIskner: Bundy, Benz. F. Butler,
GisIn X; Bstle1 Cason Cessna, Amos
Clymer, Stephen A. Cobb, Coburn, Comingo.
Conger, Corwin, Cox, Dreamer, Crooke, Dob.
G ems: ,D1en, Dpnnell, Eames, Field, Glover
hathorn, Ravens, John b. Hawley, Hendee, e.
Ho1shton. Howe, Hynes, Kelley, Kellogg, Ken
Is~sop Ie.eh Iossna LOVES nsn Eornss.
gee, James w. McDil. MacDougaT, McJun-
kin, Mckee. Monroe, Moore, Negley, Niles,
Parker, Pelham, Pendleton, Perry, Pierce.
Pike, James II. Plat, jr., Thomas g. PIatt.
Pratt, kapier. Rice, Richmond, James W. Ro-
L. Session sssa
Small, A. Herr Smith, j. Amber Smith.
Sprague, Stanard, Stamford, Starkwesther,
StoTsll, strait, stIawbridgs: Sypher, Charles
Tremain, Tyner, Walls, Marcus L. Ward /,
Wheeler, Whitehead. Whiteley, Charles w.
willard, George Willard, Charles G. Williams,
shire, James Wilson, Woodford and Woodwork,
members OF the Forty-third Congress, to their
respective constituents as worthy Of their conf.
by their speeches and votes, in opposition to the
reduction of wages, that they are the friends OF
the workiDgman; that the workingmen, ire
spective of party consideration, should eid by
their votes and in every way they honestly can
in securing the reelection to Coperess OF these
Representatives who 30 nobly and ably, without
and maintained in the face ofthe clamor of the
press and interested capitalist. the right OF
workjno-oen TO orSsnize for their own protec-
ton and comnei. ksney can, the payment of a
fair remuneratson for their labor"