Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-22
The Workingmen,s assembly.

ADDRESS TO THE wORkINGMEN OF THE COUNTRY
The NOrhingmen'S Assembly met al BecN's
Hall last evening. and adopted an address 10
The W0rhingmen of The country, in which they
say:
The National Workinomen's Assembly Of the
Dlslrlct OF Columbia. an organization COMPOSED
OF delegates from trades unions within its niris-
dlttIUll. anu having for its object the lettering
OF the CONDITION OF the laboring classes, would
ask YOU, in view OF the approaching Cong,eS-
slon'u elections, to fairly consider the following
propositions and give Your SURFACES only to
Sqcn candidates, irrespective OF party. as will
tained:
First-Belieying that the rigid enforcement of
!he elght-hour law on all government work will.
III Time cause its adoption generally by the pri-
Vate establishments of the country, thus giving
employ nent 10 large numbers of men who are.
noM Idle. we ask YOU TO vote for no man who
VIII not pledge his vote and influence TO such
an amendment 10 the present law as will for
ever prevent heads Of departments and other
executive officers of tine government from eyad-
ing lis provisions and giving ii their own con
Suuctlon. as they have been in the habit of
doing in the past.
Standardization of the contract system on
all government work. Believing that it is not
the province OF government to enter into bust
hess competition with any of its citizens com
petent Inspectors should be appointed on all
public works and at least as high rate paid
IOf all Kinds or labor as obtained in any portion
OF the country.
Thrd-The passage OF a law to empower the
government TO grant assistance TO settlers on
the public lands. i'll order to enable tie masses
OF unemplOyed who now crowd the cities of 1be
country, SuoSiSting mainly on charity, to be-
come self-supp0rting producers, thereby adding
10 he wealth OF the country.
Notwithstanding that the battalion OF petit
l0SeeTS who how occupy seats in the House OF
Representatives should be diminished and not
increased. WOrkingmen should exert themselves
TO secure the election of men more closely CON
nected with the industrial and producing inter
eS1S of the country
holt of 1,p
iy, and the Issuing directly by the government OF
currency in such quantities as the business OF
the country may demand.
SlXth-Ne denOunce as false economy and I'm
democratic the attempt al the last session OF
congress TO reduce the salaries OF clerks mos
sthgefs, mechanics and labOrerS, i'm the employ
Ol the government, while those OF The hi1hei
grades OF officials. and members of Congress
themselves. remained untouched
SeVehth-Ne denOunce the spirit of enmity to
traueS-lnlOnS eVlnced by the democratic CON
greSSional committee, and PAL ticularly lis chair
man. Joseph :. c. Blackburn, OF Kentucky, la
giving It's campaign printing TO an establishment
paying 1ar less Than the rates prevailing in this
city, whose presiding. OF rather evil genius one
StilSOn HutchinS, OF st. Louis. No. is one OF the
most unc0mpromlSlng enemies OF labor Organi-
cations and the rights OF wOrkingmen i'm the / nj
ted states. No true laborer should vote for any
candidate who indOrSes that act.
Eighth-The National Workingmens Assem-
bly, is not in any sense connected with or at
tached TO any political party, and oppose ONLY
those public men who have shown themselves
the tools OF that rapidly growing faction. not
confined 10 either party, who are striving TO
make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
W. u. Cassin, trustee, TO Henry Dickson, lot l6.
so; $40; 81 1852 Emile NJ. Darneille. to Moses
solomon, lots and ID, So. 434: $4,000. III. E.
OfileS trustee; TO b. r. Maytield, lot 81, So 2I9;
tees, TO Henry Mcintyre, lot l, so. LOGS: 1862
Edmund Hanley TO Elizabeth S. Smith and r. p.
strong. lots and 2, So. 102; s. E. A. Erd-
man To +. \. Mcintyre lot I, so. 6s5: 81, 500 Ida
A. Howell, trustee, to L. NJ. Naldain lot g. SD
4ol: $1,000. Frederick KoOnes and s. E. France
TO j. w. Orme, lot 2, So. 40l; $1,000 Mary a
Ellis 10 5. II. Ellis ct al, lots 26 2I and IS i'm
reservation ID; s.. A. f. Mcintyre TO the
District or Columbia, lot 4, So. 6S5; $4,000. j. L.
Hodge to the District OF Columbia lot u, so. y:
81, 562.36. 4. v. Naudain TO Ida NJ Howell. lots
245 and 246, so. 6l5 goo. Matthews and Fen
dali, trustee, 10 William Ferret, lots and b.
So. 80; $1,000. William Wall TO Jane Franks.
VIM. r. Riley, lots 10 and II, So $50; Sl.Oi3. &.
f. Smith 10 G. q. Gibson, lot 6, So. ABS; S3o.
Caroline c. Allen TO j. A. Ellis, lot E, So 31l:
=. Louise G. Courtney to j. \. Ellis. lot f.,
81. 81: s.. James Cari1cO ct al, to Eugene
Beetles. lot :, So l22; $1,000.
UNDOUBTEDLY THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT
ahd the cheapest" dry goods in this city.
Dress goods; new dress goods; beautiful dress
sOouS dress goods from 10 cents TO 81. 30; col
ored silks; cOored silks; colored silks; black
Sins, from - 10 $3.50; our 81 and 81 % black
s,hS are especially bargains; black cashmereS,
pure WOOL 30. Is, 81. Silks can be made In the
l Saoea. SYKES at Madam Hinckley's, over my