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

their partisan decisions favoring the
monopolistic classes who now hold the
producers of all wealth in wages
slavery"
1--WE hold it to be common sense that
| anything which can be done by an indi-
| vidual without criminality cannot he
come criminal because agreed upon 10y
two or more persons"
1--WE declare the fact that, under our
popular form of government, such
! grievous laws against the industrial
masses, in the interest of the privileged
| classes, remain in force. demonstrates
| that the Republican and Democratic
machines while protesting friendship for
labor, are false and hypocritical charla-
tans devoid of truth, justice or states
manship,"
The first quoted passage shows that
the Judiciary have too much power, and
this can only be taken from them by
legislation backed by the power of the
State. To get such Legislation it is neces-
sary for the workers to elect legislators
| then can control and punish for dtSobedi-
ence to their constituents. To refuse to
elect them second time is no punish
ment If they could be deprived of
chance 10 work in union shop, that
would be punishment.
The second paragraph is simply com
mon sense. but that is just what the cap
italistc judges don't exercise in the
interest of the workers.
The third paragraph is general de-
nunciation of the political parties at
| ,.t do Nv
the votes of workingmen. 1t shows that
the delegates to the convention were not
particularly in love with the corruption
lists, and it also put a stopper on any
scheme of Schranz-p oItk which GER
tain democratic and republican heel
ers who buzzed around might have con-
templated
The convention made no positive rec
ommendation for political action, but in
consideration, as they said, of the facts
quoted, among others, they announce to
the world that the convention
Resolves, That Organized Labor in the
State of New York pledges itself to take
such measures as will bring about the
repeal of all industrial conspiracy laws
antagonistic to the spirit of free institu-
| llOilS, anu luIlueI
Resolves, That Central Executive
Committee of one from each Congress
sional district represented in the Con
vention with the Chairman and Secre-
tary located in New York, shall be
elected to carry out the will Of this Con-
vention, and to secure the successful
agitation of these questions throughout
the State. and that the wage-workers by
their organizations shall make their
demands upon the Legislature of the
State thoroughly effective; and further
Resolves, That the accompanying
amendments to the Penal Code are
adopted by this Convention as the action
which Organized Labor demands from
the law making power; and further
Resolves, That failing satisfactory
action by said law-making power during
the month of January, 1889, we will call
upon the labor organizations throughout
the Union to organize for concerted
action on the lines laid''out above, for in
the language of the Preamble of the New
York Central Labor Union: The eman-
cipation of the working classes must be
achieved by the working classes them
selves, as no other class has any interest
in improving their condition. The com
bined wage working class represents the
great majority of the people. In their
hands rests the future of our free insti-
buttons, and it is their destiny to replace
the present iniquitous social system by
one based upon equity, morality and the
nobility of all useful labor,
The amendments referred to make it
lawful for workingmen to combine and
by peaceable methods to secure better
wages, etc; and the portion referring to
boycotting reads as follows:
but nothing in this code contained
shall be so construed as to prevent any
person from demanding from employers
an increase of wages or other more favor
able conditions of employment, or the
redress of any grievance or for using all
lawful means for inducing employers to
pay such wages or grant such conditions
to all persons employed by them, or to
induce any lersOn, firm or corporation
to Withhold his or its custom, patronage,
employment or labor from any person,
firm or corporation"
There was a loud demand for some
practical scheme of action, and the COM
mttee finally reported resolution to
the effect that the Executive Committee
elected, one from each congressional
district, "use all means in its power to
bring about the repeal of the obnoxious
clauses in the conspiracy laws; that the
document adopted shall be its guide and
that we call upon the workingmen of
this State not to Uote for any candidate
for any legislative office WhO lcW not
publicly declare his willingness to amend
| the conspiracy laws as suggested by the