Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-24

eloquently appealed to his audience to unite
and organize, saying, in conclusion, that the
people had the power of remedy IN their
hands. but had failed too often to exercise 1t
at the right time and in the right direction;
and the speaker took his seat amid pro-
longed applause.
On motion, Messrs. Stanley, Quirk and
Dill were appointed assistant secretaries, to
receive the names of those Wiling to JOIN
the proposed organization.
both the great political parties had failed to
inaugurate any measures for the amelioratlon
of labor, and the intention of the Mime
apolis Union was to organize preparatory to
the next presidential election, in order to
obviate that neglect in future. If man
did manage to get elected to the Legislature
by workingmen.s votes, with the avowed
purpose and intention of protecting labor,
he was Immediately gobbled by some ring
The Iaborers had failed so far in not electing
enough to represent them. The labor move
ment was gaining such strength in Mime
apolis that professional politicians sought to
gain admission to the union. but they were
invariably excluded. None but genuine
laborers were admitted. Cheers. The
manufacturers of Minneapolis were very
closely united, and had all along coerced
their laborers. even to keeping back 25 cents
daily, asa species of bond to prevent the
workingmen from leaving before fall,
as the deduction was forfeited under the
latter circumstance. Shortly after the adj
vent of the union that 25 cent drawback had
ceased to be exacted. Applause. The
speaker then showed that there were other
points of legislation demanded Justly by the
workingmen. For instance, bankrupts, who
owed wages to their former employees. should
not be permitted to retain their palatial
residences. The union had nothing COM
munistic, either in principle or tendency.
Among the 1920 in the Minneapolis union
no such sentiments had ever prevailed, or
been even expressed. He hoped laboring
men would SO unite as to have laboring men
at the head Of their affairs. Applause.
Mr.. Stanley said there could be no ques-
ton but that labor was being made subserv-
lent, more and more, to capital In the
opinion of the speaker, every voter should
be made to swear at the polls, that he had
not been influenced by money in exercising
his suffrage. Bribery rami6ed everywhere,
and nothing but some such iron-clad oath
could remedy the evil, which had caused the
government to appear now more like gov
eLllilSlt lOl VIC lew Ludll 1OI TIC uldllV.
(Cheers.) Cannot labor then came under
the speakers ban, followed by that of the
Chinese on the Pacific. This was not the
the country of the American citizens.
(Cheers.) Even the chamber of commerce,
in it's efforts at retrenchment, had sought
more to reduce the salaries of those whose
labor was that of the hands or nearest to it,
rath Of WIN Lob 4<,
speak, was higher. Like an eminent Eastern
divine, the chamber seemed to think that a
! working man should live on bread and water.
| (Applause.) Mr.. Stanley believed that an
investigation would be in order as to how
many members of the Legislature held icon
struction'' stock in the Saltwater peniten-
tiary, and otherwise dragged in local politics.
Mr.. j. IL. McNally, of Minneapolis,
thought the meeting was drifting into poll
tics, and warned those DESTROYS of forming
union of their danger. Loud applause
He advised them at the outset to keep the
wire-pullers and petty politicians out of their
borders, and he hoped that at least 15C
names would be obtained tonight to the ST.
Paul union. He added that petition was
on foot in reference to the Saltwater peni-
Tertiary, and he desired the St. Paul laborers
to get into line.
The chairman hoped the meeting woulC
bear in mind the object for which it hac
assembled.
Mr.. E. A. Cramsie, formerly of st. Paul
and now Of Minneapolis. said the Pionee}
Press had declared, when the Minneapolis
union was organized the organization wouli
| not live three months but the members 81
| the union, having severed their various
political affiliations, had revolutionizec
the elections in two of the Minneapolis
| wards; so much for the beneficial power anl
effects OF organization on non-politica
basis. The party bound by the principles O.
worSingmen's unions would always bt
elected by combined workingmen's votes
:. But, for Gods sake. gentlemen concluded
the speaker, ''quit discussing the back his
tory Of your dirty politics." [Cheersl.
1t was now announced that twenty-five
names had been secured, and it was 1906 D
NJ, whereupon Mr.. T. A. Clark, OF Mime
apolis, begged intending members to go for
ward and give i'll their names.
This had the effect of rallying a total O.
seyenty-nine, and the meeting adjourned un
| til Wednesday evening, after voting thanks
to the Minneapolis delegation, which was
suitably acknowledged by Mr.. G. w. Curtiss
| After the general meeting had adjourned
a meeting of those who had given in thei
names was held, at which it was moved anc
carried that committee Of five be appointed
to make arrangements for the meeting mex
week, and to draft constitution and bylaw:
to be then submitted under which resolu
ton Messrs. CRANKY, White, Dillon, Baker
and Conrad were appointed.
The gathering, which had latterly beer
thinning out, then dispersed.