National Republican., 1878-06-12

The Workingmen's Assembly held It's regu.
lar weekly meeting last evening, President
Richard Emmons In the chair, Mr. g. T. Z.
Taylor secretary.
Mr.. J. II. Joslin addressed the Assembly upon
Hard Times" In tracing the causes Of hard
times he said that business was now done iu
different ways than formerly. Mechanical in |
vcntions on every side had usurpcd the place
Of human hands.
II was following the general introduction Of
machinery that hard times came upon En-
gland. Italy was indebted for her brig
andish and lazzaroui population to England's
inventions and machine manufactures, and
America was indebted to the same cause for
her tramps.
Railroads rcvolutionized and DESTROYED neRr.
ly everything and everybody. Thousands for
meIly got Il living where the railroad yields
support to one, and the profits 90 to the Golfers
Of the few. Good times will never come again
while. e.rairoads, patent laws, electric teegriphs,
| telephones, aud the like are IN existence.
There was hardly an article in use which was
not made by patented machinery instead Of
human hands. Setting type is now about the
only exception, but 1t may not always be so.
| Thousands of men are ruCkiug their brains to
perfect machines To turn the printers out OF
| their employment The system of
sUrPLASTTSG HAND WORK BY MAcuINERy
is rapidly deepening the distress of the coun.
| try. Fully one.third more land was already
| titled in this country than should be still the
| cry was constantly heard, go West" The
| Patent Office has been turning ont patents,
mostly for labor. saving machines, at the rate
| Of hundreds per month. In China one half OF
| the people would have starved years ago IL the
government and people had not resisted the
| introduction of labor saving machinery. In
| tclligent people never had given their attcn-
ton to this subject or they would never tolcr-
ate the existence Of the patent laws.
The struggle for livelihood was growing
more desperate every year The masses were
becoming dcmoralizcd aud sinking down to an
aimlcss existence. Patent laws should be re-
pcaled throughout the world, and charters of
| mOnopOlies be done away with. The amount
| Of machinery now in use should be lcsscncd
by law. Employ the poor and they will obey
| the law.
Mr. Emmons moved vote of thanks to he
| returned to the lecturer
| Mr.. Spier said that he had never listened to
| 4 better lecture in this assembly, but he did
| not agree with the gentleman vote of
thanks did not mean an Endorsement of his
views. lie believed that what they wanted
was more machinery and not less.
Mr.. Robinson strongly dissented TO this, say
| ing that we want
| MANHOOD AND LES MACHINERY.
The motion of Mr. Emmons was then carried.
| Mr.. Hamilton, from the committee on mass
meeting. stated that they could make no def
| mite report In reference to the finances OK
| cept that they were behind. He said that the
demonstration on June had already drawn
| its fruit, as could be seen by the appropril-
tOns made by the House, which he thought
had becu more liberal on account of the
demonstration. He read q communication
from representatives Of nayy-yard working
men, thnmki ing the Assembly for their demOu-.
stratiOn in favor Of the eight-hUur law.
A resolution was adopted thanking Mr..
John Beck for favors extended TO the COM
mittcc in arranging for the mass-mceting.
A woRKIHGMAN AS DISTRICT COMMISSIONER.
Mr.. Armstrong of the typographical Union,
offered resolutions, which were adopted, earn.
cstly recommending to the President the ap-
pontmcnt of at least one practica and cdu-
Gated work ingman as q District Commissioner;
and recommending the name Of Edward B.
Robinson rs n competent person for one of the
fifteen justices TO be appointed; aud that n
committee of five be appointed to urge the
appointment upon the President.
Dr. Thomas offered the following:
While fully recognizing the services Of the dele.
gates from the various navy.ynr,ls who are now In
Washington 10 secure the enforcement of the act
known ~ the eighthOur law. the National Work
imgncu's Assembly, desrous Of giving honor where
honor Is due. hereby tender their warTlest thanks
10 :. c. Hunt, esq, OF the Charleston nnvy-y0rd
for his cordial cooperation and grnerOns aid IN
the recent demonstration Of the workimgmen of
this city.
Mr.. Emmons objected to the resolution, on
the ground that IL would be giving Mr.. Hunt
credit which belonged to others.
After some discussion, tho resolution was
adopted.
The carpenters delegation announced that
next Monday night the Carpenters Union
would hold a mass meeting in Becks Hall, and
invited the cooperation of the Assembly.
EIGHT-HOLR RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Emmons, from the navy-yard machin-
lists, Offered resolutions, which were adopted
? declaring that the efforts now being made bv
the employees of the different navy-yarls and
other Government workshops to have tho
eighthOu law enforced merits and shall re-
ceve the hearty cooperation of this Working
mems Assembly that while grateful to each
aud every member of the Senate and House Of
; Representatives who have spoken or voted for
the bill now before the Senate, none are more
entitled to the cncOmiums of wOrkmtn than
Hon. S. $. Cox, Of New York Hon A. C..
IIanner, Of Pennsylvania, and Hon. John
Goolc, of Virginia for their indeiatigable
! efforts in our behalf
Mr. Emmons also offered series Of resolu.
tions, which were adopted, declaring,
among other things, that Congress had
10 excuse to offer (haVing up to the
{ present time ignored this important public
, question: If 1t adjOurns without afiOrding
legislative relief to the laborcrs and producers
! of the country that we have eternal hatred,
intensified by respect, for the cold, aristocatic
D cnss- gislatOr, who insOlently spurns the ap-
> pCals of labor in distress with such contempt
I uOus indifference to her woes, and that to such
class the stalwart arms Of labor, though re-
1 laxcd by enforced idleness, are still able, aud
Q not unwilling if goaded to it, to strike u
= strcl.poiuted challenge upon the brazen shield
= Of the governing classes of this nominal Re-
public that will send such a metallic claugor
y and alarm around the world rs never shook a
! continent before or caused the sword Of justice
u to fash from its scabbaTd in the cause of right
n aud the maintenance Of that challenge. That
u we will call upon labor to make grand
united effort at the ballOt-bOX again this fall
and last effort, il unavailng. Then well
" then, to submit no longer to class tyranny, bul
to act ls becomes men who kHOU their rights
aud knowing, dare maintain them.
a The Assembly then went into executive ses
siOu.
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