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

prospect ia many instances OF starvation
is arousing even sluggSrds, who, under
less .apprshensive circumstances, would
kiss the slave chains that bind them, and
continne to sleep on. Whilst | rejoise ut
the manifestations Of awakened interest
in many quarters, which, IT followed by
organization, cannot but prove formidable.
have watched Anxiously to hear Of the
commencement of the grand work that
was to be the result VI the Industrial Con-
gress. Possibly the reason is to be attrib
uted to the negligence Of your correspond
ents, and least should he included in this
catalogue Of delinquents, propose. with
your consent, to lay before your resders'.an
account Of my stewardship As one Of the
delegates Of that august body.
When ] left X ,chester for home, it was
with a determination that, 80 tar as It
rested with me, something should be done
if II Vas possible. II seemed proper that
my first step should be 20 find the two del
egates who, besides myse {, had been sent
from Syracuse, that we might together
settle upon some course Of action. My
search, however, was futile, and as the
only part they took in the convention was
to srraign my action in bringing in tina
temperance resolution, | conclude that
they quietly settled down TO their pots,
deeming beer guEzling preferable to an
engagement with corruption, when 1t
might possible that would get more per
plexities than sour krout. Becoming sat
isfied that 1 must make a start without
them if anything was done, | maGe a call
through the press for representatives Of
the different trades organizations e. meet
me in conference the call Was promptly
responded to, and when | arrived at the
place Of appointment my eyes we're made
glad to behold tlat wheel horse Of every
labor reform movement, John Juno, from
the Cigar makers. ~lth blood la ms eye
that meant business There were alsc
present, Wyant, from the C"oper's, Cas-
tello, from the Moulders Carr, from the
Nasons Raymond, from the VI AchinIsts
and Hinckly, from the Carpenters; all good
men aud true With these for the nucleus
Of a society, concluded, with good rea
son, that the time would not be reInot,
when we could successfully say to the po
litical vampires. who fatten upon sp ,lll
robbed from their constituents, get henc,
to your dens.
To be brief, We organized council
sent to Bro. SchilIBg for charter, which
came along in due time, accompanied BY I
promise that 1t would soon be followed By
a constitution and bylaws. The promise
was kept, aud upon an examination it wa
pronounced an imposition that We could
not submit %, every mans heart echoed
the time-worn wstchwOrd. Millions fpI
defense, but not cent for tribute" w,
decided unanimously to be an independent
organization, holding ourselves ready y
cuntrI butte y hat We felt we were able Il
The support Of the national organic alton,
and u act ia incsrt with any aud all par
ties who iAbOIed Tor the RI shts If tbs labor
ing masses. ! may mention, for the ben
hit of others, that by combining for trad
ing purposes, We get upon an average tel
per cent. OH from reguiar prices paid fUl
all articles Of consumption. Our member
ship numbers, at the present time, in the
neixhborhoOd Of POO We stand aloo
from all parties, voting as We choose eG
crpt when a candidate 10 put IA nonIina
tIon whom we sre satisfied Is inimical I,
the wurkingmens cause, then our leve
best is done to defeat him. We are at tn,
present time marshaling our forces for
set to with the corrupt but redoubtabl,
Thomas Award, famiIiarly known as 4 Oh
Salt, and a tool Of his, though upon tn
opposite ticket, named Slmons. " hav
sent for Mr. Connolly, chief executive Of tn
central n. Y. Council, to lead US in tn
fight In due time will send You the re
suit. More anon.
A. Dow.