Daily globe., 1880-08-24
WORKMEN'S MEETING.

WORKMEN'S MEETING.
Look lug After Interests In General and
Cigar NJ Ike s In Particul +.
In response to circular call fo- mass
meeting of workipgmen, issned on Satur-
day, about one hundred workmen assembled
at the old court houss last evening TO dis
cuss matters connected with the trade
unions, and as afterwards developed, the
meeting was particularly called in the inter-
ests of the cigar makers union, which is at
present on q strike in this city. 1t was in
tended to hold an outdoor mass meeting,
but owing to the inclemency of the weather
those present were invited, at 8 O'Clock, to
take seats up stairs.
The meeting was called to order by 8. E.
Truesdell, and Mr.. H. Camen, president OF
the cigar makers union, was elected per-
manent chairman Of the assembly. In TAX
ing the chair Mr.. Camen said that the object
of the meeting was to consider the grievances
of the cigar makers now on strike in this
city, and lay their difficulties before the
public. Mr.. Thomas Spank was then called
upon to address the meeting on the subject
of the strike and the trades union in par
ticular.
In commencing his remarks Mr. Spank
made the pertinent remark that strikes were
simply bulldog method of obtaining re-
suit. Sometimes force as represented by
strikes were successful, particularly if the
strikers were sincere and earnest. The
speaker spoke of the beauties of thorough
organization, as Represented by trade unions,
to resist the encrcaches of moneyed corpora.
tions who had the control of the different
lines of trade and labor.
At this point the speaker acknowledged
that he was not cigar maker, didn't know
much about the situation anyway and he
went out of his way to cast dirty sling at
the action of the public press in. what he
termed its subserviency to the moneyed inter
ests of the land.
In closing,the would-be agitator, who ism t
on strike, called upon the workingmen to
secure systematic organization of all the
tradespeople. With fling at Wilbur f.
Storey and Pierre Lorillard, in which he
intimaed that the country would not be at
peace until they were wiped from the busi-
ness interests of the country, the orator of
the evening closed amid rapturous applause.
Mrs.. e. Trusdell was introduced as print
er of st. Paul, and he said that while he
didn't know why he had been called upon to
speak he believed that like other mundane
| institutions the trade unions were not un-
| mixed evils. The speaker thought that if
all classes of labor were organized into q
society it would be of immense advantage
! 10 the tradesmen.
The greenback agitator of Minneapolis,
Mr.. e. III. Uramsey, was next called on. in
| response to which he spoke about the lock-
| out. Being blacksmith, the speaker took
| it for granted that the demands of the cigar
maker were Just, as men were not apt to
give up their bread and butter for an empty
satisfaction. Getting off his cabase, the
speaker said that, without distinction, the
press wss the mouthpiece of the moneyed
interests of the land. (Applause.) The
speaker knew the cigar makers were right
notwithstanding the fulminations of the
press, the recepticle of the moneyed slums
| (The last inspiration was received with howIs
| of delight.) Continuing his harangue, the
speaker said that, notwithstanding the paid
notices of the Pioneer Press, the moral
platitudes of the GLOBE, the asininity of the
| evening echo, the public must smoke, and
those present were advised to start factory
| on their own hook. The speaker treated
his hearers to some more Of the same KIND
and closed by alluding to an editorial on the
status of the railroad strike which appeared
in yesterdays GLOBE. The speaker cited
the editorial as substantiating his theory thai
the press of the country was the suborneo
mouthpiece of the money power as opposed
| to honest labor.
The following resolutions were presented
by the chair and unanimously adopted:
| WHEREAS; 1t is a self-evident truth that la
| Dor is the only true source to wealth. Tha,
| the wealth producing classes are justly entitl
| ed to the same rights and privileges claimed
| by the wealthy trader and moneysd aristoorat.
| That the laborer is worthy of his hire and i,
entitled to receive fair compensation for 8
| fair days work: and
] WHEREAS, Certain cigar manufacturers apo
dealers in this city have ref used to comply with
T! the Just request of the cigar makers, that they
| shall be paid the same rates OF compensation
! for making the various grades of cigars, tha,
| has been, and row is paid by manufacturers in
| other cities of the United States; therefore
| be it
| ResozDed That we, the cigar makers, in mas
meeting now assembled, do hereby pledge our
selves to stand by each other in our determine
| ton to obtain by ell honorable meani
I
| the rights which we claim should be AWARDED
US by our employers.
| RESOLVED, That the cooperation of the cigal
! makers throughout the State and United States
| is hereby earnestly invoked. Our cause il
their cause, and We ask the sympathy and aiG
of all fair minded citizens in this our struggle
for what we earnestly believe we are justly en-
| titled to-
Resolred That the Cigar Makers' Protective
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earnest consideration of all trades and work.
| ingmsn's unions. I'm union there is strength "
| and to that end we eiuvite all kindred societies
! to give us their Countenance and support
thereby establishing such fraternal relations as
will best secure to the toling masses their lust
rights.
The following resolution was offered by
| MIR. Truesdell, and adopted:
| Resolved. That it is the sense of this mass
| meeting that the best interests of the working
people of st. Paul will be served by the pro
| motion of trades assembly.
A vote of thanks was rendered the gentle
| men from Minneapolis for the manner in
which they had edited the meeting.
Mr.. James Dillon, of st. Paul, was called
on for an address, in response to which he
gave ringing and characteristic speech
dwelling on the nobility of man, and admin
istering an excoriating rebuke to the power
that sought to degrade the angel like beauty
of his image and superscription. Ad-
journed.
The Connen,ara CoiOHists in Big Stone
County.
10 the Editor of the Globe.
An extract from the Morris Tribune. pub
lished in to-day's GLOBE, states that the
Connemsra colonists in Big Stone county
are in need of food and otherwise suffer
great priyations. visited the colonists one
week ago and can assure the public that
the informants of the Tribune either won
derously misunderstood or maliciously mis-
renresanted the situation. How could neo-