Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-09
LABOR.
what tho Organ OFths AmaIgamatsd
Has To Say
,.,,,os Of he Present ConVention---Other
Matters Of Interest to the
Wage Worker

The sbor Tribune of yesterday contain
abe following interesting editorial aPrO-
-, If the Amslgamstsd Association Con
IGNITION now in session in our midst:
Though there has been since the con
rcrtiou met in this city a tough year through
which business has pulled, yet it leaves less
of rouehness in the way of unsettled mat
tsrs than could have been reasonably ex-
nscted: and in this there is good reason for
Generalization. Now, perhaps more than
At any other time in several years, the lon,
portsnce of thorough organization shC aid
ne appreciated. The intelligence OF the
membership will have observed that latIeriy
the press and public have been paying IN
usual at,snJion 20 trades uuionisn, and, IN
fact. ell the selIyiOrs between LABOR ana
capital This is healthy indication tu4
of significance OF improvement OF labor II
labor viii have this 80 by wise action. A lev
Gears ago il was rare that 8 leading news
naper would devote considerable space TO
the discussion or demonstration OF q social
problem involving the interests OF worSng
men. This has changed greatly. Toe best
periodicals rather court than reject tue
treatment OF subjects bearing praeucsuy
mon the betterment Of labor. Trades Or
caniza,ion, which was utterly derided not 80
loug since; which was condemned ont OF
bsnG-ard without inyeStigsdon-asd dis
turbirg 10 wOFkingmen and dangerous TO
business and 70 the whole social fabric now
receives consideration. and as result OF
this the principle is making rapid headTay
in public cCnUrsheLS;On and consequently
in public esteem. Where once 1t was re-
garcsd as useless and injurious II Is now
held very largely TO be necessary and
beneficial, alike 70 capital AMI lA9O:. With
these facts in view, It is Incumbent upon the
powerful unions to 50 conduct their affairs
that the hold Lotten upon the puohc shall
oe increased 70 such organizations IS the
Amalgamated Association-and TO It IN an
especially grea, degrees due this reyo.u-
ZION in the public mind. One Of the most
uslpa5le proofs o. this change is apparent
in the fact that though business depression
has prevailed so long yet there has been no
reproaCh on account thereof leyeled az trades
unions 4 few years ago, more especially
half dozen years ago, there would have
been q how against unions, in case OF de
preston; not that union was really respon-
sible. but because the public did not com
prsheud these things then as now, aud per
hays unions we're not conducted in as strict
business principles as they have been more
recently.
Though unable by the nature Of the CIR
cumstances 70 present the points of the con-
vertioa this week, still we have untalIug
confidence in the good judgment Of the
DELEGATES, and feel assured that they will, as
heretofore, adjourn upon a series OF sessions
which vii, rebound to their reputation for
discretion, and result in the beginning OF
another year of success for the association.
The Amalgamated Association is certainly
an organization TO which it is an honor to
belong; in which it should b. the pride OF
every member TO be active and prompt IN
all things thereanto spDertsiDing: aud for
which individually and collectively the mem
bership should make it rule to labor to-
ward strengthening It's power that this may
be used always Justly and generously to the
advancement Of the material interests of all
concertd, including those employers who
have the breadth OF mind to comprehend
that interests are mutual. aud that, there
fore, permAnence Of prosperity must
mean the elevation Of. both capital and
labor.