The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-02-21
Labor Platform.

The Labor Association OF Illinois, com.
posed of representatives of all the leading
trades and labor organizations Of the state,
held its annual meeting at Springfield last
week, and after three days session, dur,
ing which much important business was
transacted, adopted the following platform
We, the representatives of the various
trades and labor organizations of the state
of Illinois, in convention assembled, will.
ing to sink all minor differences and parti.
sanship by which the workers have hereto.
fore been kept too long divided against
each other, and loving our country and
families, as we do, better than any party,
uniting to secure legislation on the follow
ing points, which we deem just and neces.
sary, present the following as coming with.
In the scope of state legislation, assuring
our law makers that our ballots and de-
mands 60 hand in hand:
list. The total abolition Of convict con.
tract labor.
I'd. That better laws be provided for the
better protection of railroad employees and
miners.
3D.. We favor the enactment of laws pro.
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tinguished from those governing joint stock
conf aaies.
4th. We favor the enactment OF law
establishing an arbitration board, said
board to settle all dispute between employ
er and employee their decision to be final
in all cases.
5th. We demand the enforcement of the
compulsory educational bill, now on oul
statute books, and favor penalty for any
violation of said law.
9Th. We favor the enactment Of a Law
whereby pupils attending public schools
be furnished with all books, etc, required
by them, free of charge; such books, etc.
to be furnished by the state.
eth We favor the enactment of a Law
establishing state printing office for thu
purpose of printing all books, etc, required
in our public schools; and also furnish al
printed material needed in all state institu
tons.
Sth. The abolition Of what Is known a
the conspiracy or La Sale black law an,
the passage of statutory enactment deClar
ing illegal all iron-clad contracts which de
prive workmen Of the privilege of mem
bership in any peaceably conducted trad
organization.
9th. We favor the abolition Of the trucl
system, and laws providing weekly pay
ments for work performed.
10th. We demand the enforcement o
the eighthour law now on our statut
books, and penalty attached for any vic
lation of said law by either employer o
employe.
18th. We favor the enactment Of Law
prohibiting gambling, etc, in the necesss
ries of life.
|, 18th. The enactment of laws prohibitin,
non.residents holding lands.
18th. We favor the enactment OF law
whereby railroads and waterways shall b
controlled by the general government:
Nth. The enactment OF laws providing
for the inspectors of workshops, factories
tenement houses and dwellings, TO insur
the sanitary condition thereof, and tina
lrigid measures be taken for the protection
of the people against adulteration OF foo
and drugs, and penalty attached for thei
adulteration.
18th. The enactment Of an efficient ap
premiership law.
The convention, before adjourning, ais
unanimously adopted resolution endors
ing Hon. VIM. NJ. Springer for secretar,
of the interior.