Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-09
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Democratic State ticket. Not one of those present had ever heard of this Fox before.
 The Aurora Association of Hotel and Restaurant Walters was received into the body and referred to the Miscellane- ous Section.
 The Miscellaneous Section, at it's last meeting, had expelled the Fraternal As sociation because they had had the tre. mendous gall to send certain James Wallace, boss butcher, politician, etc., to represent them in the c. l.. U. This expulsion was endorsed by the central body.
 In letter the executive committee of the Boot and Shoe Trade at 336 West Twenty-itth street called the attention of the C. L. U to the fact that Mir. J. Charde, of 6S5 Sixth avenue, who was advertising for help in the daily papers, was the first person to introduce the accursed sweating system in their trade i'll this country. The c. l.. U. was asked to give this matter the greatest publicity possible. It was decided to request the representatives of the press to show that person up.
 The following resolution was intro- duced and adopted:
 Whereas, The railroad freight hand- lers of the City of New York, in 1889 struck for raise in their compensation of from seventeen to twenty cents per hour for transit work, and the railroads refused to transport freight and para lyzed for weeks the business of the city, and the merchants of New York sought a mandamus from the Supreme Court compelling said railroads to perform their duties to the public according to their charters, which application, after a full argument, was denied by Judge Albert Haight, in plain violation of both law and justice. as was afterwards shown by decision in favor of the peo- pie by higher court; but by means of this decision and delay of Judge Knights hostile rulings the railroad monopolies were enabled to crush the freight han dlers and deny their just demands; and Whereas, This same Judge Halght exhibited equally unjust bias in favor of the odious Standard Oil monopoly when members of that organization were convicted of blowing up the works of a competing company, and said Haight let these rich offenders off with a fine of $250 each; and N
 "Whereds, This same Judge Haight is now candidate for Judge of the Court of Appeals, the highest Court in the State; therefore be it
 "Resolted, That all fair-minded citi- zens, irrespective of party, who believe in pure and fair judiciary, should ex- ercise their light as citizens to protest against such acts by Judge as are heretofore stated, and scratch his name from their ballots or vote one of the opposing tickets"
 Upon motion of Henry Hicks, the mittee appointed by the Troy Conven- tion, 1t was resolved to request every body not to help re-electing any As- semblyman, as they had killed the amendment to the conspiracy law in committee. Delegate Hicks criticized in a sharp and trenchant manner the utter indifference of our legislators in Albany as well as the working people themselves in not properly supporting the committee in their efforts to bring about repeal of the obnoxious conspir. acy laws.
 Delegate James P. Archibald moved that the c. l.. U. repudiate all the can didates of both political parties.
 John Doyle, of the Franklin Associa- tion, Tn seconding Mir. Archibald's mo- tion, made vigorous attack upon both the old rotten political parties. Only by putting up candidates of their own choosing the laboring classes would ever be able to effectually and perma- nently effect a betterment in their con. dition. His remarks were well re- ceived
 Matthew Barr offered substitute for all pending motions to the effect that as the c. L. U. had placed no candidates in the field, the body does not consider itself pledged to vote for any.
 This substitute was carried. After some routine business the meeting ad- | journed.