The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-23

Granger rsfY '1e said GSnS YES Well said he
"you fellows cost us $4,000 this past
year" l said, That's nothing: we'll
cost YOU $4,000 before another year,
and we will. tell you, working men,
that we defy monopoly and trade thimble-
rigging low, and if you organize IN proper
shape, as we have done, you can do the
same. applausel.
WILL THE CHANGERS FAVOR THE
sovEREIGNS.
Mr.. Allen-Does yonr Society favor our
organizing?
Mr.. ElIiot-Why should they not ? Our
interests are Identical We make no war
on the manufacturer, but we do war upon
his agent, who is his most deadly enemy
as he is ours. The farmers are organized
in self-defense. Why should not the
working-men be also organized? Ii is a
duty that we owe to themselves and to
their friends. LApplause
COOPERATION,
The English delegate stated that the
London Clerks Association had the largest
organization in the world. He had felt
the influence of cooperative societies in
Rocherdale and throughout Lancashire
and Y yorkshire. He had never belonged to
trades-union, but, for all that, he favor,
ed the principle which they acted upon.
Mr.. Elliott must beg leave to differ
from my English friend in the opinion
that the English Clerks Association is the
largest and richest in the world. That
cannot be. We are organized in thirty
four States of the Union, and, in most OF
them, we can elect our chosen men. Your
society over in Old England cannot dc
that.
The English Delegate (laughing)-Oh
/, of course yield the palm. Laughter.
We are quite big over there, but mus
look small beside your showing We viii
not quarrel about precedence.
MR.. EARLE
then said few words in which he stated
that the manufacturers down in New Eng
land and elsewhere would be glad of some
system that would bring the producer anC
consumer into business contact, withou
the imposition of commission or go
betweens. One man in Lynn, Mass, ha(
said to him not long ago that SPECTATOR
were the ruin of the country. They haC
the money, drawn from the farmer, tn
manufacturer, and the workingman, ant
with it they were enabled to food the mar
ket with worthless goods. For example
he had shipped cargo of boots and shoe
to the West at the order of a cash specu
lator. In two or three weeks he was mott
fed by the Western firms that the good
sent were Observation-Disclosures worthless
What was their comment out West
This THE thing all comes from dealin
with these wooden nutmeg Yankees
J Laughter Now, the fact of the matte
is, that the speculator would only pay s
much to the manufacturer, and the latter
to save himself, was compelled to put u
''one-horse" goods, while the speculate
sold the stuff at first-class prices, thus xii
ing the business reputation of the manu-
facturer, and cheating the working consu
mer by deluding him into paying his mon
things were run. That's so, and al
plause.
CASH BASIS.
: Mr.. Elliott have to say another wore
We deal only for cash. We have no ere
} dit system, aud find it the best and safes
policy.
Mr.. Allen-But all of our laboring pee
pie are not capitalists Mr.. Elliott. Ey
cry workingman may not be in conditio
to pay for barrel of -four, but he ma
|. want smaller quantity. How do you pre-
pose to have that remedied?
Mr.. Elliot-By the establishment {
agencies, of course The sub-agent ca
deal direct with the General Agent. anC
in that way. the consumer can have h
: goods still at cost price. Applause
/, Mr.. Allen-I move, as the sense of tn
meeting, that vote of thanks be returne
, to Messrs. Earle and Elliott for their luci
explanations here tonight.
: The vote was put and carried unan
! mOusly.
E The gentlemen so thanked then retire
to an ante-roOm.
ORGANIZATION.
| Mr.. Moore--I move you now, sir, tn:
e we Immediately proceed to form here
Council of the order known as ''Tf
Sovereigns of Industry" 1t is about tin
t we began.
: Somebody asked that the ConstituttiC
, Of the Order be read, which was done.
Mr.. Moore stated, confdentially, TIN
t the initiation-fee was 81 for men and
for women. If they had fifty male men
f, bers, that would make 500. OF that sun
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