Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-12
The workfnsmen's Assembly.
WAR ON RAILROADS AND LABOR-SAvING MA

The Workingmen's Assembly.
WAR ON RAILROADS AND LABOR-sAvING MA
CHINERY.
The Workingmen's Assembly met last night;
MIR. Emmons in the chair, and Mr.. G. T. E.
Taylor secretary. In accordance with pre-
vlouS arrangement, Mr.. j. H. Joslyn deliv-
cred lengthy address on the subject of
Hard Times" the whole tenor of which was
to demonstrate that the ills Of the times in this
and all other civilized countries is the result
of Orsaying machinery. Poverty and dis
tress in England commenced with the intro
duction of the spinning jenny. The inven-
tons which followed have been the bane of
is indebted to England'S patented machinery
for her laZzarOni. and America for her tramps
TO American Inventions; Patent laws have
been making pauperS in England faster than
any other cause, and railroads, telegraphs and
other modern innovations have revOlutiOnized
and demoraliZed society in this country. The
employment to many thousands are crowd
ed out to give place to the rail
road monopoles which swell tie Golfers
OF few stockholders, Good times can never
De realized again while railroads, telegraphS,
telephones and patent laws are tolerated and
protected. These have contributed more to
the impOyerishment of the country than all
other causes combined. Telegraphs are posi-.
tive injury to business. The patent laws of
this country ought to be burned and inven-
tons destroyed: Type setting is about the
ventiOns, and it will not be long before that
Will be ruined, for already has inventive
genius turned its Internal course in this direc-
uOn, and we shall soon have type-Setting ma
chimes to do all the work now requiring so
many intelligent men. Increase of poverty
and crime is the result of every important
labor saving invention of the age. Sewing
machines have been the ruin of thousands
upon thousands of women in this country aud
in Europe, The land is now almost altogether
cultivated by machinery, and the result is that
In China this thing is much better under
stood and treated than anywhere. The En-
pire OF China has kept up its revenues and in
duStrial pursuits by a system of hand labor,
and by resisting the introduction of labor
saving machines: The sooner steps are taken
10 counteract the power and influence of
fearful mOnOpOlies, the sooner will good order.
public tranquility and happiness, prevail over
the land.
A vote of thanks was returned to the lee.
turer.
Mr. Speare said it was the best lecture he
had ever listened to on the subject, but he did
not agree with the speaker about patents and
improvements. Such doctrine is in conflict
with the spirit of the age.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF COACHES AND
Mr.. E. B. Robinson AHAL dissepted from Mr.
SpeaTe; he wished all the railroads, telephones
and other coItrvanceS for taking bread from
the mouths OF the poor men, consigned to the
flames OF eternal perditiOn. We are governed
too much by nincOmp0OpS. The Bible tells us
that we shall live by toll and the sweat of the
brow; and not by patented machinery. He
coaches, when our western and southern hill
sides used TO be dotted with the stage coach
and horSeman; those were the days of peace,
happiness and prosperity.
RESULTS OF THE MASS MEETING
MI. Hamilton. from the committee on mass
meeting, said the demonstration on the even
ing OF June 9TH had borne its fruits: as could
be seen by the appropriations made by the
House. lie read communication from rep
resentativeS Of navy yard wOrkingmen in the
eastern states thanking the Washington AS
eight-hOur law.
ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT
Mr.: Armstrong, OF the Typographical union,
earnestly recommending 10 the President the
appointment of at least one practical and edu-
Gated W0rklngman as District Commissioner:
and recommending the. name of Edward B.
Robinson as competent person for one of the
niteen justices to be appointed; and that a
pOntment upon the President.
MIR. Thomas offered resolution of thanks TO
the delegates from the various navy yards,
now in this city for the purpose OF securing
the enforcement Of the eighthour law, and
town navy yard; adopted.
The carpenters delegation announced that
next Monday night the Carpenters union
invited the cooperation of the assembly
Mir. EmmOnS offered resolution of thanks
TO Hon. >. 5. Cox. Hon. A. G. Harmer of Pa,
and Hon. John GOode of Va, for their friend,
ship to the laboring mans interests. Adopted.
LABOR's LAST EFFORT.
he also offered a series of resolutions de-
claring that Congress has no excuse to offer
the country (having up to the present time ig
nored the great question of the present day. if
1t ad1ourns without affording legislative relief
TO the laborerS and producers OF the country:
that we have eternal hatred, intensified by re.
Spect, for the cold aristocratic caSS-legiSatOr
who lnsolently spurnS the appeals of labor in
distress with such contemptueus Indifference
to her woes, and that to such class the Stalwart
arms OF labor, though relaxed by enforced
idleneSS. are still able, and not unwilling if
gOaded to it, to strike steel pointed challenge
upon the brazen shield of the governing class
eS OF this nominal republic that will send such
a metallic clangOr and alarm around the
world as never shook continent before or
caused the sword of justice to flash from its
Scabbard in the cause of right and the main
tenance, of that challenge. That we will call
upon labor to make one grand united effort at
the ballot. box again this fall, and last effort.
if unavailing; Then!-well, then, to submit
no longer to class tyranny, but to act as be-
comes men who kn0W their rights, and know
ing, dare maintain them. Adopted unani-
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