Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-22
NEW HAVEN NOTES.

annual ball in Gcrmania Hall some time
during October,
Members Of unions should pay more
attention to their duties and purchase
no goods other than union made.
The influence of a politician among the
members Of the Trades Council is not
worth a tinker's used up dam.
The Journeymen Bakers of this State
hold convention in Trades Council
Hall, next Saturday, the 20th inst, Sec
rotary Jeabar, of the National Union,
will address the convention.
Last Monday evening about fifty men
met in CIan,na-gael Hall and formed a
company of lIibernian Rifles. There
are now sin companies in this State.
The English eXplOlters Of the Irish IN
Ireland may expect quantity OF cold
lead hurled at them some future day
Mr.. Max Bruckel, Secretary Of the
Bakers Union, celebrated the annyer-
sary Of his birthday Tuesday at Work
mems Hall, with an entertainment con
sisting of music by Rosinus orchestra
and accordion accompaniment by Mr.,
NJ. BrickcI; solos by Prof. * iesele and
members Of Bakers Union. Refresh
mcnts, of course.
Samuel Fitch K Sons stoCkinet fac
tory in Rockville will be closed indeiin-
itely, owing to some Disagreement
among the members Of the firm. one
hundred and fifty employees will become
idle on this account. If the industries
were carried ON by the State, Co0pera-
lively. there would be no such irregular
ity snd better pay right along.
The Connecticut State Federation of
Labor will convene in Grades Council
Hall in this city on Monday, October s.
The following delegates from the New
Haven organizations have thus far been
elected as delegates to the convention:
7. j. Flood to represent Trades Coun-
Gil Nj. Ruther, Cigarmakers Union No,
81; Otto Schiebel, Brewers Union No,
IA.
New Haven radicals are ready to
Hldht tiie illSl ulONt ioi ItSul ic'tloh vi
the old Labor Party in this city upon
the old progressive platform, allowing
for the progress of time that has inter
vened 'tWiXt then and now. The
boodle-men Of the old corrupt parties
will find that they have purchased pur-
chasable professional Labor" Shouters in
vain. They can't deliver the socialist
vote.
He of the dyed mustachc and whiskey-
laden breath seems to be cheek by jowl
with some of the political labor leaders
of this neighbOrhood; he is also thick
with Troup. Now, what connection can
there be he between the ''republlCan
managers who furnished the fellow
with the dyed mustache, etc, with
great bundles of the New York Press at
the so-called labor convention, Aleck
Troup, Robert Pyne, "a Hartford man
and Labor Commissioner HOtChksS
Queer constellation for the ldes of
November.
Prof. Farnam's paper, the Morning
Ne,rS, is mad at the electian of Leigh
the storekeeper, over Tyler, the lawyer,
to the school board. 1t says that the
apathy of the citizens gave ian oppor.
ulnity to less competent and self.
nominated man to win the election by
the expenditure of "A little effort and
money, and by running on the dema
gogic platform of free textbooks. Tn,
less the citizens have care the next
vacancy on the school board may be
filled by some ambitious man with an
unknown or a personal interest to serve
running on free lunch or a free hat
platform" Any thing that will benefit
the poor is, of course. obnoxious to Far
nam, unless it goes by the way of the
Associated Charities alms-sharing ma
chine. But when it comes to a "tre,
racket" To benefit Farnam and his class
then you'll find him right there" His
paper is shouting for free trade" He
can buy his clothing cheaper, perhaps
in england or Germany.
A ninth-ward workingman. Porter c
Moulton, though not member Of any
labor organization, nor at present work
ing at his trade, is on the stump for tn,
"demoCratic" crowd this year. Porter
loves variety. Last Tuesday evening ht
addressed a democratic" club of whict
the Honorable Mike Tracy is president
Mr. Moulton told his enraptured hearers
whose calibre is well gagged 10y that o.
their worthy president, that free trade
is not SO very bad, but I'VE don't pro
pose to do anything of the sort" i
would seem from tins that the slaves Of
Winchester have been tampered witt
and made to believe that free trade is :
bad thing for the subordinate makers Of
guns and cartridges. But Moulton hi