The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-25
LABOR'S LEGISLATORS.
A Newspaper Misunderstanding Politi
and Undertaking.

A Newspaper Misunderstanding Politics
and Undertaking.
The Central Trades Assembly had an
exceedingly lively time at its meeting last
night, and much business was pushed
through in spite of tendency on the part
of some delegates towards long speeches.
John Callahan, of the Tin and Sheet
Iron Workers, was chosen chairman.
The excitement commenced on the
motion of Joseph McCann to rescind a
former resolution of the assembly which,
it was alleged. adopted THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS as its official organ. Messrs. Nc
Cam and Richard j. Allen contended
that Democratic paper should not be the
official organ of labor organization,
while Henry G. Gruber, G. Hudson and
j. Kenar objected to endorsing any
capitalistic sheet.
Delegates from the painters, carpenters,
tinsmiths, surface railroad employees and
printers took the side of The JERSEY CITY
News. A delegate from Typographical
Union No. "a declared that the attack on
newspaper which employed union men
was entirely uncalled for. He challenged
any delegate present to show a single in
stance where The JERSEY CITY NEWS,
editorially or otherwise, had abused or
ganiZed labor or denied it's right to COM
bine. That much could not be said for
the EUenif,g Journal, which was trying
to break up the printers union and every
other organization OF workers. The
movers in this matter had not made out
a case, as the mere endorsement of q
newspaper for its fair treatment of labor
did not make it the official organ of the
Assembly.
The motion was carried by majority
of two. Some delegates refrained from
voting.
Edwin Dickson, of Typographical Union
No. "a, introduced the following resolu-
tion, remarking that the union printers
of this city HAD been wronged on two oc-
casions by some of their brethren in other
trades:
Whereas, 1t is to the interest of labor organi-
zations generally to cultivate that fraternal
regard for all properly organized workers which
permits Of no careless wrong doing; and
Whereas, The promotion of such fraternal re-
lations can be best attained by the recognition Of
the duty of always giving preference to the pro-
ducts and services of Organized Labor, and con-
sistently letting alone its enemies therefore be it
Resolved, That this Hudson County Trades
and Labor Assembly earnestly requests the
members Of unions represented in it 70 be mind
full of their duties to the whole body of organized
workers and not permit wrongs to be done
through carelessness or other causes to those
united with them in the struggle for labor's just
demands.
Richard G. Allen seconded the resolu-
tion, which, on being put, was carried
unanimously. Henry G.. Gruber pre-
sented the following
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the action
of the X. of L. in placing Mr.. Kane in nonina-
ton, and therefore be it further
Resolved, That we pledge him our support,
and we call upon organized labor in Middlesex
county to stand manfully by their candidate
and to work hard to overthrow the corruption,
ists' machine.
G. Hudson seconded the resolution,
which the chairman put to the meeting
with the remark that he did not see what
Hudson had got to do with Middlesex
This remark brought delegates to their
feet with rebukes for the chairman, who
subsequently explained that he had been
misunderstood.
Joseph Me Cam said that If the dele
gates did not show their sympathy with
Kane they would not be doing their duty
as labor men, Efforts had been made to
suppress the fact that the knights of
Labor In the State had been in the lead
in this matter. The Ballot Reform Asso-
citation wanted to blot out the K of L.
and get all the credit with the Democrats
for ballot reform.
Messrs. Hudson, Campbell, Allen, Cru
Der and others spoke in favor of the reso-
luton, which was then put to the meet
ing and carried UNANIMOUSLY.
On behalf of the Ballot Reform Associ-
tion Henry @. Gruber invited the dele