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

| WORKMEN'S MEETING.
Cigar Nj ke $ In Paiticui r.
In response to circular call fo- mass
meeting of workingmen, issued on Satur-
day, about one hundred workmen assembled
at the old court house last evening to dis
cpss matters connected with the trade
unions, and az afterwards developed, the
meeting was particularly called in the inter-
ests of the cigar makers union, which is at
pres emit on 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 3. E.
Truesdell, and MIR. 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
1 of the strike and the trades union in par
| ticuiar.
In commencing his remarks MIR. Spank
made the pertinent remark tina. strikes were
/ simply bull dog 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 encroaches Of moneyed corpora
| tions who had the control of the different
4 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
/ vent out of his way to cast dirty sling at
l the action of the public press III what he
termed its subserviency to the moneyed inter-
| ests of the land.
In closing,the would-be agitator, who isn't
on a strike, called upon the workingmen to
secure systematic organization of all the
/ tradespeople. With fling at Wilbur F..
i Storey and Pierre Lorillard, in which he
intimaed that the country would not be at
i peace until they were wiped from the busi-
| ness interests of the country, the orator of
i the evening closed amid rapturous applause.
! Mrs. E. Trusdell was introduced as print
Il er of st. Paul, and he said that while he
Il didn't know why he had been called upon to
speak he believed that like other mundane
i institutions the trade unions were not un-
mixed evils. The speaker thought that if
all classes of labor were organized into 8
! society it would be of immense advantage
to the traGesmon.
The greenback agitator of Minneapolis,
Mr.. E. III. Oramsey. 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 csbase, the
speaker said that, without distinction, the
press was the mouthpiece of the moneyed
interests of the land. tApplause.) 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 howls
of delight.) Continuing his harangue, the
speaker said that, notwithstanding the paid
notices of the Pioneer Press, ths 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 tina,
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 ia self-evident truth that la
Dor is the only true source to wealth. Thai
the wealth producing classes are justly entitl
ed to the same rights and privileges claimec
by this wealthy trader and moneyed aristocrat
That the laborer is worthy of his hire, and il
entitled to receive fair compensation for 6
fair days work: and ssE e
WHEREAS, Certain cigar manufacturers anc
dealers in this city have refused to comply witt
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 now is paid by manufacturers il
other cities of the United States; therefor.
be it
Hesolaed That we, the cigar makers, in mas
| meeting now assembled, do hereby pledge our
selves TO stand by each other in our determine
tion to obtain by all honorable mean
such concessions AZ Will ensure to u
the rights which we claim should be awardst
us by our employers.
ResoLyed 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 aic
of all fair minded citizens in this our struggl.
for what we earnestly believe we are justly en-
titled to. .,-r- ssei -si z.-.lsI- ~
ResogUed, That the Cigar Makers PROTECTIVE,
union of this city, commend their cause to th.
earnest consideration of all trades and work
ingmen's unions. in union there is strength. y
and to that end weinvite all kindred societie.
to give us their couDtenanee and support
thereby establishing such fraternal relations az
will best secure to the toiling masses their Just
rights. 200 "a -s1s III
The following resolution was offered BY
Mr.. Truesdell, and adopted: has
Resol0ed. That it is the sense of this mas,
meeting that the best interests of the workine
people of st. Paul will be served by the pro
motion of trades assembly. 81 U-
A vote of thanks was rendered the gentle
men from, Minneapolis for the manner il
which they had edited the meeting. le
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 rebnke to the powe,
that sought to degrade the angel like beauty
OF his image and supersoription. Ad
journed. 1 4
The Connesnara Cotoats,s In Big Ston.
To the Editor of the Globe. -
An extract from the Morris Tribune, pub
IisFef1 in -to-dav'a GroBF states that tbs