Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-06
THE LABOR CONVENTION.
Yesterdays secret Pr0ceedings-Rat-
i6eatfOn Of the Action of the Nation
al Industrial COngress-HOrace Ii.
DAVIS speech.

YeSfe rtfay,s secret PrOceedings-Rat-
ifeatfOn Of the Action Of the Nation
al Industrial COngress-Horaee H
Days Speech
The Estate Convention of the Working
men of Tennessee" met yesterday in secret
session, and viii probably close its delibera-
tiOns to-day. With the exception OF the
following resolutions, which were adopted
with but one dissenting vote, the action
taken was not disclosed to the representa-
tives of the press:
Resolved, that We cordially endorse the
platfom and resolutions of the national
body which has just closed its annual ses-
sion at Rochester, y. Y; and We recognize
in this Industrial Congress the body to
which all industrial, beneficial, trades and
workingmen's assemblies and unions, may
safely refer, and with which all may Co
operate with the certainty that the sub
| stantial interests of all the toilers of the
| land will have proper consideration.
| Resolved, that in its late action we recog-
nize the evidence of broad national spirit
| looking to complete union of all toilers,
and we especially rejoice in the action
which has opened the doors Of its annual
sessions for cordial cooperation by repre-
sentatiOn from all classes oftoilers and pro
duceTs; and in its financial platform, the in
strumentality by which to establish Just
/ standard of distribution to capital and la
/ Dor, and reduce the eXtOrionate rates OF IN
| terest through which the ShylOcks now rob
| labor of all its earnings, and also its point
| ed resolutions upon the temperance cause
| and its irrevoca0le determination 10 cut
| loose from old party ties, and heneeiorth
vote only for those who will stand square
upon its platform.
| Resolved, that we will support no man
| for anv office in this State who Is IN favor
of a State tax exceeding twenty cents on
hundred dollars.
Mr.. Horace Ri. Day, of New York, who
had been delegated to represent Tennessee
in the late Industrial Congess az Rochester,
made his report yesterday, in the course OF
which he said:
" And now, looking al the whole field,
where do we stand to-day, not only the
| laboring employee classes, but the whole
country? The war overturned not only the
| entire financial system, but the entire in
| dust-ial system as well. To restore both
the financial and industrial systems requires
not only patriotism, but unseltiSb devotion
| in the spirit of the true reformer to the
great underlying, controlling questions, al
fecting the material, beneficial interests OF
these classes, and their peaceful and har-
mOniOus relation to all the Others
In place of craftsmanship, we have had
exhibited the strife of the partisan for per
sOnal and sectional interests, and the per
petuation of mere party ascendancy and
public plumber. Remember your slave
holders asked too much and lost all
The war left us with New England prac-
ticallv in control of the Government. The
| n
Committee. more particularly of that lead
inc norton identified with the railroad and
banking interest, using their position IN
the national party, and destroying it topro-
mote their individual private advant-
ace. This has proven to be a great
national misfortune, and to-day we
have the demonstratiOn-the most I'M
mistakable evidence-that reconstruction,
real reconstructiion-Oft the eatinduStrlal,
financial, transportation aud commercial
interests of the whole nation yet remains to
be organized.
We see the South and West are to-day
practically but conquered provinces, which
the Shylocks Of the East are tapping, de-
plotting, and destroying, while your own
and most of the Southern States are hope
lessly bankrupt-recent events have demon
strated that neither reason, appeal, protest.
or warning have vet awakened the conquer
ing section TO the fearful impending danger
Labor Teformers, farmers, Changers, and
thoughtful Christian men, all are tired Out
disguised with the old political palties-
their prostituted, venal presses, and Other
contrivances through which capital used
and controlled both the old parties. These
have now finally determined to organize
such instrumentalities of power as will III
timately give real reconstruction; will
equal and appropriate advantage tC
! each and all sections, let the conSe-
Guences of our work be what they may.
The union of the industrial classes look
ing to ultimate political cooperation al
over the land, is now you see practically as
sured. The next step in the work before
| us is the union of the entire South anC
f West. This is a positive necessity, and II
a | the natural order. Now that the greed o.
the Atlantic border and sellishneSS OF the
| New England States, in conjunction will
Wall street, show that they have nothing il
common or to share with the Southwest
: it would take but half an eye to see tina
\ the union of the West and the South IS III
eyitable; and, with this union must follow
2 a strength and power so complete that
a whether remaining with the East or seperat
q | lll8. lLtN ldNC al III AAASAA wv '1NNAANaN
! determine. | repeat, the late war CAV
q the Atlantic border a preponderatlng
: controlling influence at Washington, and N
n practical, real reconstruction has yet beef
established. New England and Wall stree
a allied with the money power OF the OI'
r World-a ssort Of moneyed oligarchy o
a ainternational Imperialism" has ran tn
, government in the spirit of heartless tyran
4 nv. and has already glutted itself, sappin
: all the life and prosperity of these produc
ing sections. Under these circumstances
i if they are longer to continue, there can b.
e no possible advantage to tie South ant
y West, in perpetuating such a Union
. and it might as well 60 out nov
as hereafter, and be understood
i that the disbanding of Congress without
q radical change, such as the labor reformers
grangers and farmers demand, may be con
: sidered equivalent to a declaration o
war bv New England and the North Allan
tic States-upon the entire West AM
South, and all the industrial wealth, pro
S ducing classes of the whole country, no
d only justifying but compelling the enactlol
# of such extreme measures as are nov
It marked out, but even greater and NOR
far-reaching.
Under any circumstances, the prohp
removal of the capital to the West Is now
e matter of course"
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