, 1874-06-21
THE WOKnINGMEN.

THE WORkINGMEN.
OrEanizatton Of nm EnElish-Spcakfng
Section.
Thi1ty-eeveu workingmen, including two color
ed gentlemen, 'Conchsholl Reynolds aud
Citizen Frank Lawler, met last evening at Judge
Rogers courtroom for the purpose Of forming
an Eugliah section Of tho International Work.
iDGmen's Association.
The meeting WAS called to order By 11r. f. n
Fuller, who stated the object for which they had
assembled.
Mr.. John McAuliffe was elected Secretary pro
TEN.
Alr. 0. B. Westrnp introduced the following:
Resotred, Tint form ourselves into Association
to he called Section No. Of the Chicago Wo1knseo-
plu1s A1-sociauon.
MR. wEs-nuP
spoke at length in support Of his resolution. Ha
said that in his motion the name Was somewhat
changed from the original one. he was opposed
to the name Of Worklngman's party. because
there Me1e plenty OF women who liked TO join
the Association, and therefore he had decided to
call it Working-People's Association. Nothing
could bc accomplished without the aid Of women
They had come together for the same purpose
which inspired the aboIitonists namely. the eman-
cipation Of the slaves. Although there were no ne
groes or Cinnamon to be freed. still thousands OF
workipgnen were languishing in bondage. II
was humanity which they hat to Aberate. In
this country, as we'll ns in Europe, existed 5
baud of 1efotmers who demanded o government
in which the people will be the rulern aud the
executors OF tho public WILL
Mn. REYNOLDS
introduced, as m amendment to AIR. Nest1ups
motion, the following resolution
Resored That the platform Of this political reunion
should bet Constitution, and Its object 10 form
nucleus through which all casses. without reg1ra 10
COLOR section, OF party, can regain tosS
| 1igats and equality. :.
He said that he made this motion because it
| did away with the objections which arc raised
..n1ust tho lnteruationala.
Mr. McAulit1e opposed alr- Reynolds resolu-
| ton, saving that lie wanted no h:Sh-howIng
ph.aEes. nor any humbngging. They wanted
| nothing but an association for Hork1ngmon, anu
| those who opposed to them because tney
| called themselves 1nte1natlonals need not JON:
| Mr.. Westrup also denounced Mr.. Heynolds'
| notion.
CITIZEN ". v. ROBERTS,
| of the Northwestern Railroad, said that "orH-
| incucp did not labor because they loved to work,
bul because they had to do 1t to make living.
selves ayaiust the capitalists they
| hurt themselves. lSensation aud laushteF-l
They bad to work in unity With the capitalists so
that they could earn good wages. l'olces'
*.What ID your buslness:"l Mr. Roberts IN
formed them that it was none OF their business.
| He then went on to say that it Was True thas
worklpgmeu had to endure mitch, but the caEl-
| fasts had also to suffer great deal. II mat
tered not what the Internatonsls IN Europe wefo
doing. THIS was an entirely different country;
and there was no nse for them here. Working
men had to depend on the capitalists. l9olce;
''In other words, We n:e their slaves q mau ~
| who had worked IN the same shop with hum Tor
ten years had saved enough money 10 puy
himself piece Of property. Must this man no"
be cried down capitaNst2
REYNOLDS TABLED.
| Hrr Gecrce Church moved thut REYNOLDS
amendment be laid On the table indefinitely
The motion was put and carried almost unan-
imousiy.
Mr. Keynolds moved that the original molten
Of 1Ir, Westgup oe laid upon tho table 1ndeh-
n,tcly, but suffered 4 defeat, hiH motion being
voted down by n large majority. A.,
Mr., Roberts then went on to speak on tho
original motion. He thought If railroad
company or corporation was go 20 paa a. '9ns 1t's
vorkipglnen so anxious t. work for them was
there any wrong in it II the capitalist made tue
interest On his investment 7 He did not wish to
!, | have it understood that the wora1nSmen wantet1
| 70 overthrow or be the enemies Of. the capltal-
ist Workingmen ehoud try to gain the respect
OF their employers By working honestly and
faithfully, ana then they would get good wages:
,, Some previous speaker had asserted that inc
; bosl. lie knew OF single individual in this
city who paid moro taxes than a thou,
sand workingmen. [Derlsivo laughter ]
They paid their share aud nothing
mor5, Two-thirds OF the taxes for rhe FREQ
Library, which Was mainly used by workinEmein,.
we're paid By the capitalists. Hc concluded with
the appeal For dods sake, don't let us light
the capitalists |"
MR.. WILLIAM COLES.
dark-comp1c11ore1, lous-haired man, roso ana
sad that the remarks of the previous speaker
proved that just such society AZ had been
talked Of WAS great necessity sesesal othe1s
at;acSea aIf, Roberts for his speech IN favor o.
the capitalists Tho resolution WAS adopted, AND
. !. the meeting adjourned