, 1876-03-22
CONVICT LABOR.
Meeting Of Representatives of the
Chicago Tra<ies-Unions.
THEY Dcnounce tho Leasing or Prison
Labor and Demand Its Dis
continuance.
A Series Of 1nterrogatories to Be Pro
pounded to Candidates.
Thoy Also Discuss tho Ad7isability Of Bun
ming Ticket Of Their Own.


ming Ticket OF Their uWI1.
-
A a.,s nr -r.. L. -. 11ora
"a o1ano maes-NeetlnE 20 be 1e4o
Bat,rdnv Wenk.
| Last oyontoV nto.lny of t1e1eCatoa of dlf.
.nt.ot ltmieH. o1lions ~ Aoia IN IypoGfapaleai
Union Hall, No. II Dearborn street. for Tho pnr.
pose t,f protesting against tho Leaving Of convict
labor 30 that 1t came In direct competition With
| certain trades
| sfr Lain Mc1,,v,nv occno,cd t,,o ,,,sr ,,,
| " y. os"P''" s'' ea"'t. "na
tafy. fi '"'''' '''''' A'''' 40 ''D'o'~'' 's'''-
/ Tina trnties rcnrnanntei were ptono.euttora
printtuB B~Eng!isi, md tlorman unions, mold
era. 1>rteklayoEs' EntopB Nos. anl =. earpsotors
tatlort', 0ormaR Benevolent association, German
| cabinet .nA Akars, marbe-cutttrs, And Bhiltcnr-
| peutore
TIE rrA1YonM
at oIuNn, i.u'n .i <1ta,sI. ~ ''' y" 1''0''a-
slone reported tho Following:
mindful Ut the public Rool, which tcr wcro elected IN
conserve. have from time to time Htctnatleay nssel-
working eiats, md have bce1 guilty Of caaa easason.
whereby the taxation OF tie peoplo Is uneguay DIS
tEilnttd: and
pro1ntae which, asser election, they have
m pes sna
lsgislstoa; thseesots, T., 49,. ,,,n,,ou
Rt&9ef1, That the contract ByEtctn in nnf tfnlten-
t!ary a, ut prt<ent lracce, whereby honest neebau.
ls who pay thcIf orn Of the public ts1ea, mid
sro compelled to support thc!r families from the pro-
ceela ot their .hor arc focd TO compete with tclonG
sttrsdrs which thry ha'o snt years 70 psffset them
,Grttcn II mr. aELss er+i.sns mi .bnn1d ~ nhat
ahed' .'4 " ''''''''' '"' S'1'" ~
htsosred. Tint tho sEorkingraen Of Chicago do pro-
test against tho couract sy*tcn Of rs1n abor II 10
used at the discretion Of The contractors AID to ths
dctslshenl ni nonro. leDo4 anu aE's .af se ~ nt Ha
ea4ta9 '''' oNs' ~ ~ as' " a '
Rssotred. Thst tho prrposo Of connptne pcr.ons ia
for tbcir nuntshtusut ct Reformation, epd Tie csii
nurtoeo Is defeated By e1npnyug thsEe cnuyitts Il,
squads, and In connection with honest llbor. which
she contractors M eee o. nl,esty to ~.
tor5 emlloy a tho ecny'cts u much n'eurd wo.s' "
q pnnNe m t sqan n ~ lo@o'' ee''
taus T,i ~ ~. nn ,,;t.st f,rrnr all the
criminals of tne sase nto ~ ts.ass, a,.a aS8.nt
preyons oonsict!on, neHissaei 10 icarn The sslne
tesSfu: &c ~ aAns ,,t's w. s " I'D, - s,to ~ ,nt1
s!fai NJ u ,ne III s t,.;,cns .snatr Tia. Tax
WI.cn Ru2@AteeH q" ~ in16s elna'3. +tHs y ~"
sasa sn1uu sulIol. ~ lsna staq ~. S "y ~ - ~
u. but eIyo revenue from ills niauisous M p:accc,
Juso,otd, That d L.d policy In the sta:e Ia oaer
nero ~orksho1.conviete u,dsr is pFotseo1., bc!InJ
nttor carcd soE nah II T. lo.fne ios ,sfc uiui9e, 9
Of ia honest aao ssS-ao'a'e 'oeeah's I" so''a''
pee1rss That we the so,E,,, ,ncn If this cj,r
support N equitable measure. whereby ihl owl n,@,
ac re1nediod 4 aos = esaaicAtea =, .,, .,-, ,,,,.
ron.ge ana support Of shs wo.angcn 70 ssav9s t.
tbcy In. s4sa14 sra now isborina.o ''0N1
I1o resolutions voro road and ndoptol eeti.
, II. 17;,,o, ,,vod to onanl bv s,,lin,, mt TIM
0 reantntion which Recommended The emDloyin.,
ronvicts m nmhlie worIa Az il sould leave thcn1
ouan to W 1cpn5L Somo d;sc,ssioi, followel
Hhnn tho mnt,nn mt having Lce,, seconded. il
was nossel nrcY and tho reSoIutiuu allowoI te
3 s.n, ~ s''e0e1 e'~@' ""@ 'Ao
'S4A>A c.xn,nArrs' 1rroors.
Q ~ aiersngntar1cs % tn cnniiJates Far oitica
y s,.,,,,,,to for i'm o,,ro NJ .-.ua
xo sr,noort md ,,ta yol,r inauence in tayor Of
msnre n nroycut ths ie.sinR of cplytcs In the l"r
eitisry 10 private firms or corposations bsnI
Ing tho Aor Of csninala In oouIesttdon With houc,
T. mechantea aud !abo,csa7 LIN ,x ,.e,
Are son ~ tasor @ o., 1nn VII ~ e ~ WV
ehee en- rs 20 o NV ' sw snsns as.n.
!aw m aet 10 ndsr s. cxnensiss md !tsaat NJ
t. tceasary delay tic collection Of wages, Eu aso vi
ID cbanics' Lien law7
u Tho aboys questions were discussed at sem
10 lcngth. .....
TO If. Tiey thought tho Undergraduates wo1
ID over too much ground.
10 Mr Brown said that an equitable Lien Ia
would get Tho support Of all workiugmen.
&c Mr. Mcdonald mored to postnono action I'll
10 aIr. Gloaaon thought tho questions shonld i
En adopted. 70 as to bo presented before tie pr
poBed mass-neoting. ..
THO Cnalr slated sLat tho reeolut'ons prev
ously adoptod would DO presented as tho masf
meeting.
~ AN ANENpalEST.
% Mr. 0'Neill moved to atnend the intorroE'
. tories and TO inHors in the first question: IL
jill Mr. 0Gornan beloved in adopting tho que
r. tfona that evening, md showing that they WEI