St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-26
Last Nights Meeting of the Labor Ly'
oeum Had Flavor of Poll
tics In 1t.
Frank Pease Attacks Frank Stump With
a Loaded Shotgun on Easter
Sunday.
Prospects of Fun in the Convention
To-morrow--Re Republican Pri-
maries Tonight.
A Constitution Adopted by the Press
CIub--Street Chatter--The Lo-
cal Summary.
THE LABOR LYCEUM.
Arbitration at the EIectiOn--A Meet
ing with a Flavor of Politics.

Arbitration at the ElectiOu--A Meet
ing with n Flavor of Politics.
On the opening of the Labor lyceum last
evening S. NJ. Badger. who had been APP
pointed committee of one to see about
having the sentiment of the public on arbi-
traton tested at the coming election, le-
ported that he had seen number of the
leaders of both parties, among c. d..
O'Brien, Judge Egan, Mayor Rice, w. Z.
Murray, Samuel Nichols, VIII Nichols and
Stanford Newell. All had expressed a
readiness to adopt the proposition.
It was proposed to have the words ''arbi-
ration, yes," and arbitration, no." put
Oh each ticket
Charles Nevenger had been expected TO
read a paper before the meeting, but IN
his absence, S. NJ. Badger offered for dis
cussiOn the question:
Resolved. That the majority ought 10 rule.
The discussion was participated in by 5.
NJ. Badger, w. ii. Eyles, j. c. Hanley,
G. A. Lafayette, Thomas Ward and others.
The rights of the minority were consider
ably discussed, and on the vote the meeting
declared itself in favor of majority rule.
Timothy Reardon moved that the nomi-
nations made at the mass meeting i'll the
Fourth ward, especially that of Maj. L. NJ.
NewSon for city treasurer, be Endorsed by
the meeting. Mr.. Reardon made few re-
marks on some of the candidates and
thought it was about time that there was
change in some of the offices. Maj. New
son hoped that no political discussions
would enter into the proceedings OF the
lyceum After considerable discussion, and
on solicitation of Mai. Newson. the motion
WAS laid on the table. Timothy ReardOn
moved that a committee of i've be APP
pointed to meet other committees in the city
and work for the interest of workingmen's
candidates. The motion was considerably
discussed. and on Maj. NewSOn's request
the motion was withdrawn. Mr.. Newson
said that he had received information
within the past two hours which gave good
assurances Of the success of several work
ingmen's candidates. A short debate on
the stonecutter's situation ensued, after
which F. j. Casserly obtained the floor,
and made a few remarks in favor Of A. l..
Lewis, candidate for alderman in
THE SIXTH WARD.
On motion, Mr.. Casserly was invited to
deliver an address next Sunday evening.
Mai. Newson made few remarks on the
labor situation. saying that we were on the
eve of a great revolution. Workingmen
were organizing, capital was afraid and
was forming enormous combinations,
troubles were in progress and were brew
ing, and the roll of the coming storm could
be heard In this complicated
and uncertain condition of af
fairs it was as important that
able men be put to the front to stem
the storm. He vigorously asserted the
purity of his motives insidentifying himself
with the labor movement and asserted that
if his motives were impunged he would
trample the Office under his feet. He de-
clared himself in favor of a United States
law regulating wages, and named So as the
lowest wages a common laborer should re-
ceive and skilled mechanics should not be
paid less than 81. He believed that unless
q man was in labor organization he had
the right to work when and where he
pleased. We were standing over vol
cano, he said, and the question must be
settled by the ballot boxes.
G. ID. Gilfillan was present, and was
called out by Maj. Newson. He expressed
the opinion that no revolution or disaster
was at all imminent. and he believed that
things would be satisfactorily adjusted in a
peaceable manner. Every man who toiled
for living was entitled to his share of the
production, and the question was what was
the proper share. If one man got more
than his share, he did it at the expense of
somebody else. He had seen all sides of
the question, having worked as a common
lab0rer as well as q mechanic and en-
ployer, and thought that the pending ques-
tons would be settled by the good sense of
boJh capitalists and labOrers He expected
to attend the meetings again in the future.
and was pleased to see the success of the
Labor lyceum. After a few remarks by
others, the meeting adjourned.