The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-25
THE CINCINNATI CONFERENCE.

making any comments on the same, be
lieving that our readers could draw their
own conclusions as to the exactness or
falslty Of the predictions which have al
peared in our columns for the past SIX
months. We had faith enough III the
honesty, intelligence, and self ahnegation
Of those who attended it's deliberations to
leave the issue in their hands, and the re-
suits prove that We we're not mistaken ia So
doing Suffice it 10 say that its original
manipulators were vanquished on the
ground of their own chosing that their
schemes were eXI osed, their arrogance re-
buked, and themselves consigned To the
tumbs Of the Capulets The Conciunatl
Conference was a grand success, and the
NAL spirits who sought to control it i'll
their own selfish interests and thereby
create schism in labors ranks-were
egregiously fooled. They forced the issue,
and met Waterloo defeat. They found,
contrary to their expectations, that the
interests Of labor admit Of no DIVISION
that the aspirations Of any man Or set Of
men are subordinate, not paramount, TO
the general veal No matter y hat they
may attempt to do in the future, they are
poweriess for mischief or division Their
doom is sealed Their canbre has been
taken; their selfish purposes unmasked,
and are deserving Of commiseration rather
than scorn. We would not even indulge
IN these remarks, because IN future We
propose to ignore all considerations Of a
personal character, we're it not fer the Cery
untruthful report Of the proceedings which
appears IN the last issue Of the W ekiy
| Worker, a paper evidently controlled and
supported by Mr. Horace II. Day, and
the telegraphlc dispatches prompted IN
der the same lnsplI alton. After the With
drawal of Messrs. Day, Mard ana Curtis,
and previous to the adjournment Of the
| Conference, all Ohio delegate, who had
watched the proceedings earnestly and
we'll, took us by the hand and said: MIR.
c., | came here with somewhat prtJu-
diced feelings. | haven't spoken to you
before, but want to say Horace II Day
has killed himself since he has left the
| Conference it has been lore feast, ana
know | express the sentiments Of every
man III the room.
In reply to the statement III the Conn
merciai Of the 10Th. We publish the follow.
ing, which explains itsel;
CI>CINNATI. Sept. llth.
| To The Editor Of tie Commercials
The Commercial of this morning contains
an article IN reference to the Farmers
and Mechanics Conference which re
Gently met in this city, which doe, grosi
injustice to that body. The purpose for which
it was called was successfully accomplished
At its adjournment the best Of feeling pre-
vailed the confusion referred t. only ex
istng in the mind of your informant. IL Il
true that Horace ii Day, and two Of hl
satellites who had been etfeetually snubhe,
for their attempted impertinent dictatIon
| while in the Conference, with REV, when they
| ascertained that their trickery had been eX
| posed and their schemes thwarted. bat Il Is
false that any delegatefrom New England or
| Pennsy lvania followed their example Oh
the contrary, every one Ia the Conference
| felt relieved when the disturbing element
had withdrawn, and enthusiastically lndorse,
the platform Of principles presented. Tn
rulings Of the Char were invariably impair
tial, and gave satisfaction To all parties ex
cept those referred to.
Tnos. WoLrL. Secretaries.
Before dismissing the subject, once anc
for all, from our columns, We claim to b.
able to prore the folio wing statements
Flrst-That Horace H. Day declared t.
a delegate in his own room in the Herr
House. Cincinnati, that Ne did want th
nomination for the Presidency Of TIA,
United States, and expected the Confer
ence to give i, to him and further, tina
if he (the delegate) would lend his assist
ance he could secure the second place u
the ticket
Second-That his Secretary, Mr.. Os
borne Ward, declared that if it wasn't fol
his (Mr. Days money he would kicG
!
Third That Mr.. Day publicly expressed
the opinion that Mr.. Ward was a ID
fool that he had no more sense than
10Y, and that if he served him WARD righ
he would kick HIM out Of the room
Mutual Admiration Exemplihed
Fourth--That Horace Il Day stated be
fore the Conference when motion to ad
NIT Mr.. Leavitt, Of New York. To seat
in the body was made, that the New York
delegation was full. and that thirty mem
bers would be III attendance the follow in
morning, when he knew such statement to
have no foundation, i'll fact
Flfth-That he stated publicly he had
received telegram from the New Eng
land delegation that they had been
unavoidably DELAYED on the way, when he
knew no such telegram had been received ;
that no delay had occurred. and ~ dele
gates were expected.
Sixth-That he wrote to Mr. II J Walls,
of Cincinnati, stating his implicit conf
dence il his INTEGRITY, WORTH. and ABIL-
ITY, declaring that he. Of all men, was
qualified to act as successor to the late
VIM. II. Sylvis; that he subsequently
wrote to Mr.. Harry Hales of Saginaw,
Michigan, Genouncing Mr. Walls AS a weak
minded, worthless, INSCRIPTIONS and IN
reliable person, simply because Mr.. w.
declined to endorse his crack Drained
schemes.
We might continue, but we have said
enough to prove the utterly unreliable and
selfish character Of the man who claims to
be leader ~ tksuui.ahaalI $780,
ment, but who is more qualified to become
an iupnata of m insana osyl,,, thar, The M