Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-30

welcome Of Father rpehareh q,
SEATTLE

Father pct1rch, founder Of the So
cis'y Of Ancient Order OF United
"orkmen, and party, arrived here stsn
early boar yesterday morning. and were
entertained daring tie day by members
81 the order. Ia the evening a public
reception vas held in Yesier's Hall,
which Was largely attended.
Judge Hill called the meeting to ordsr
at $50, and announced that the osre.
monies would Commence With aasr-
fet by the Glee Cluo.
A-ssrs- Ireeu, Lsck. Youus aud Car
ke-k came on tue platform and sang
Health 70 the FsIrsst.' IN good sryl e,
JOSEPH NC sAUGHr,
Who had been selected BY the local
Lodges 10 make tue speech OF welcome.
said.
Mr. Chairman, Lad.>s aHa G,ntlen.>n
Character Is tue trs- exponent of ues
tint; siil. energy and genius being the
prime factors Things have b-ins oniy
IS they are observed. Nations live oul,
through the qualifications Of their &C
lions IL this were not 30. all govern
meats xoald he alike. IL this were not
distinguishing feature. Christianity
and faLailclsm xoald walk arm-in ara.
IL Is this distinguishing featare-cbar
4ct-r-oacked by will aud energy, To 1t
gives our visitor his pre- commence. he
has done much for mankind, and We
have every reason TO love and honor
nlm. Father Upchurch u now Is years
Of age. he as osrn 10 North Carolina,
TaF b N III. - l.,
power OF will, genius. hard work aad
perseverance,, nov occupies The pinn sole
of renoxn. HIS boyhood vas seent on
MS fathers farm, where be de
vsloped frame and consti
tuition able 10 support his lofty
mind. In early life he drifted
into mechanical pursuits, and greater
portion OF the time siIoe ls45 has fol-
lowed them, as master mechanic in
large railroad shops. He was industri-
Gus, studious and thoughtful, and while
at work conceived the idea of founding
the Ancient Order of UaIted Workmeu.
There he perceived the vast dlffe renos
between capital and labor; there be
conceived the idea of forming a society
| that would elevate labor, and 1t was
while at work that be evolved the plan
on which our society ~ founded. On
the 9th of October. 1868, the oreaaiza-
ton Was instituted witn u membership
of fourteen, and IL passed through many
| trials and vlcissitudes. but through the
tender care of Father Upchurch il has
Increased in this short time from four
teen to Ia. 900 strong. As one of those
unaccOuntable circumstances, il has
fallen to nv lot, Father Upohurch, to
express to you the fact that you occu-
py high position In tue estimation of
your fellow men ; that they have q high
appreciation of you for founding the
Order of United Workmen /; they recoe
nizs in you a great public benefactor
and an advanoer of modern civilization
By promoting mems welfare you have
created high orgaulZ atoms of individ-
uals. and promoted mans goodness and
happiness; you have displaced want
with plenty, unhappiness with good
cheer, and We feel that you have made
thousands of homes happy, educated
the young and fed the orphans, and
dare say that millions of widows be we'd
With their grief stricken souls will sing
your praises in the crystal walls of
heaven. Ii is with profound pleasure
that extend to you the hand of welcome.
FATHER UPcHUEcH
Was then introduced. He said: A" Chair
man, Brothers, Ladies aad Gentle 7,ea, |
thank you for your appreciation OF my
labors. | heartily appreciate the kind
ness | have received on the Pacific
Coast. Nv object IN forming the Order
Vas TO make men better. and to enable
them to assist each other. Ga ilining
trades anions found that they were
aalnsh Aaah hranah Of tasr,s,
ready 20 sacrifice all the Others inter
-sts TO advance its own. I wanted to
bring out tue vtrious interests together |
on the principle Of the grsstss good to
the greatest number. In 1854 the rail
road hands on road where | Vas mas
ter mechsuis demanded an increase of
1fty cents per day on their wages. l
sss instructed bs the President of the
o mpsny 10 allos them forty cents per
day advance. ] notified the committee
from the union. bot they said the unson
instructed them TO dsmaud fifty cents
aud TO take no less. They struck and
simon Cameron, then Secretary of War.
took the road and ran 10 IN the interes'
Of the Government for too weeks, after
which the strikers we're glad to 90 to
work for what they we're offered. The
trades union had been arbitrary, and
had not allowed the men TO use their
discretion. Instead of trying to heal
the breach and bring labor and capital
closer together. they tended to widen
Is. Seeing this. | decided to try to bar
monixe capital and labor. and went 10
work to evolve a plan. -Four years after
this | moved to Vaudeville, Pa, where
| found some xorkmea " sos | knew
They said they had al order that was
Just what mechanics and laborers
needed. Ii vas rotten concern. I soon
discovered its rottenness, and told the
members 50. also told them | had
work | would explain. In Ocsober. 1858.
had the constitution and the hrss de
gree ready, and Rad IL. IL vas adopt
ed by sections. obligated Is besides
myself. All was Joyous until the 18th
of tue month, when q number of
members came to me and demanded
the words white male" be stricken
from ,hs constitution. | refused.
they claimed majority and threst-
ened 20 do u. The recorder gave all
the money back. Things looked dark.
Next meeting night went up. There
we're six members present. We elected
two more. and pledged ourselves to
build up the order. In 3 months We had
70 msmbsrs- IL is q remarkable fact
that out Of the irst lao members only
six had died Up to 1870. We had DO
medical examination. but tosk IN only
sand nsen. made every member take
Cpchurch's irunclad oath rs TO his
physical condition On the 18th OF No
vember the name Of Ancient Order Of
United Workmen Was given 10 the soci-
ETY.. The Ancient part came this way:
Doe object Of the society was 10 give the
origin and progress of the arts aud
scisnecs. and the history OF mechanics.
and 10 do this we bad to SO TO ancient
history, and this history teaches that
instead Of advancins--the arts and
sciences sdvancinR-they have goee
back since God confused the tongues Of
the people at the tower Of Babel. There
are now l52.o0o workmen In this
Order, bot fear some have not
the eaternal feeling they sbeuld have
II not for the fraternity OF the Order
| would net give tee bits for the Ger
tificAte of any member. IL " the Oh
legation ve take 81 the altar that makes
these csrtiacAfes good Our object u
a.