The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-11-07

organizs new lodges or branches IL
various lodges IN the section prescribed
their field Of labor-make reports ~ tb
general office and perform all such othe
duties as The President may from time tI
time determine and require at theIr hand
ON TRAVELLING CARDS.
As there has been some difficulty in RI
gard To the Interchange VI the natl0na
cards by other societies, and vice rersa, ".
believe something ought To be done u .
this matter n ght, aud enable all to wor
the cards understandIngiy. The folloWin
Just now occurs 70 US as practicable.
All lodges and branches of the Miner
National Association will receive mem
Der into their fellowship As one If thei
own members, hailsng from any regularl,
organized body Of miners III this cUuntr.
or Europe, bearing with him a card dul,
hlled In, certifying that be was bona nd
member of said association when said car,
was Withdrawn. Provided, however, lha.
he conforms ID the Constitution and ~
laws Ut the Miners National Association
pays all fees, dues aud levles that hav.
been made against the members Of IN,
lodge Or branch in.O which he seeks ad
mission from the date Of his card tall th,
date Of his application, u b. admitted
therein, and provided, also, that said mem
Der comes from a district whereat ",
branch Or lodge Ut the Miners NatIona
Ass citation Ut the United States vi Amer
ca existed previous to tho date vi said
members card.
And now having submitted those mat
tiers, let me call yOlr attention aud ask
your consideration on the InOmentOus suD-
Iect Of corporation. Tins question has
oeen nOOted great deal, anu much talh
has been about getting n In some way in
eorPorated into the workings Of the Aln-
ers National Association. Ii is certain
~ an efficient lever In the hands W other
trades, where n mas been adopted aud car
ned on upon sound business principles.
Wherever II has been tried and conducted
by perseverIng and competent men 1t has
been a success. When 1t has failed It has
been on account Uf some defect III the men
HhO have mad the mama cement Ut ID, and
not from any inherent wrong IN the sys-
tem. We're the causes OF failure In the
cooperative movement thOroug ghiy nvesti-
gated they would be found IN the men Who
composed the stockholders, or who direct
ed the machine. Rightly conducted, III
way that would insure success as AL lnde-
pendent business the system Ut cO-opera-
tIUn would necessarily DE much more sue
cessiui In our Own trade there are adj
vantages TOR enlarglng on this method,
combining the operator ard the OpvIatlOn,
such tew others present Ii We wish 10
ralse ourselves Up w higher civlizatl,n
We can use no means that viii better a.
compllsh the END than those 10 be found
in tins system. IL We desire 70 reap the
full value OF our labor nv other system
that has yet been discovered can give Il 50
ettectually as tins. N We are Ia pursuit of
Justice no scale viii mete Il Out 81 rapidly
As this I Let something be done " set
this bail Ill motion BY this convention
among our men have plans, that might
be VI some service, formed ia my own
mind, but prefer to huid them aud let
the Convention take IT, own a.tila.C4 the
subject. l trust from your dci arpiouz
On TINS question some definite plan vii bs
evolved % enable the miners % be large
sharers IA TINS truly great and good sys-
TEN.
la conclusion, let lie ask that ia all
your discussions upon whatever questions
may arise during your sessions here, that
nothing but gOUu tvchng toward every man
be the ruhng characteristic. Let eOurte-
GUS and geutlenaniy language be used
only. N hen one man expresses his upin-
IONS though another differs from him let
that difference be honestly ygt C.vIIy ex-
pressed. There need w 40 feeling be-
tween us under any circumstances. We
are here % cOHsIdtr the interests VI a
very Important part vi tbs producers Ot
America. Let us leglslate III way that
they Will be benefited, and We will Ue hon
Ored IN 50 dong. Our motives mast All
be pure and for those Nhim We represent,
ana when each believes h. Is himself act
my from those be reauy 10 accord the
same TO ms brother repl esentatlye. May
our sessions De fuii Of harmony, good will
and productive ut much good t. all whom
1t may concern.
OH motion the address was accepted.
placed on record ana ordered printed in
the Cleveland Hsraid.
The labor press Of the country was re-
quested " repubiIsh me proceedings VI
the Association, as reported IN the Cieve-
land Herald
HE fOIlowLIg resolution was offered
Whereas, The operators Ot the country
In numoer Uf instances have seen ht ~
supplant their WOrhlugnen, for this crime
VI having asked their own, with armed
OandItu and lazzaroni, from the slums W
the Large cities, ana
Whs'sdS, 1he governments, Both State
HId National, IN having permitted the
said DandlttI anu lazz 4rOuI ~ carry uvadly
nre arms ln time VI rOiOund place,
has Practically pernltIed the ngnt a
every American pltiZ IA u dy the same
therefore
heSOiped That We recommend the mem
be.s VI the several miners associations
thrOughJut the country " immediately
provIde themselves with tull supply Of
tne Oest Oreech loading rifles when the
country affords.
On action, debates were limited To i've
minutes eacr.
lhe following are the reports as pre-
sented
TIE REPORTS W COMMITTEES.
The reports % committees being called
Tor, anu none beng ready u report, the
secretary read the tOIIONIitg report u the
financial condition Ut the ASSOCIATION
SECRETARY REPORT.
REIEIPTs