The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-13
LABOR AND POLITICS.
A Complaint Before the Trades
Assembly---Printers Feel
A00rinvad
Aggrieyed.

The work of labor organizations has
been affected somewhat of late by the
excitement incident to political cam
paign. 1t is reported that the meetings of
some unions have suffered from this
cause, though not to hurtful extent.
With the quieting down of active pol.
itics will come renewed exertions in the
field which gives labor it's surest harvest
And that is more than can be said of
present day politics.
At meeting of the Trades Assembly
the other evening delegate complained
that his union considered politics took up
too much time in the central body. While
this charge was not strictly true, it is an
indication of the feeling in one quarter.
A large body of workers see in the posi-
bilities of thorough, widespread organiza-
ton and cooperation such great results to
be attained that they decidedly object to
other methods which are practically I'M
tried. At the same time there can be no
doubt of the unaninlity of labor people in
regard to ballot reform. They agree that
there are measures of relief which can
only be brought about by legislation, and
to obtain these ballot reform is absolutely
essential to their proper representation.
In presenting the grievances of the
Coach Drivers Union against the bosses
association Thursday night delegate
from the union read a particularly bitter
and uncalled for attack upon the coach
drivers who had united together for their
own protection. This one-sided TRADE
appeared in an evening paper in this city
which has fiercely and necessarily OPP
posed all efforts of organized labor. Every
labor man knows this journal to be his
consistent enemy. 1t would naturally be
supposed that labor men would not
patronize their enemy and neglect their
friends. Yet this is precisely what some
of them appear to have DONE On another
occasion, as has been referred to before,
the union printers of this city were
wronged, Internationally, perhaps, by q
trade organization right in their midst
But there is no excuse to be made for the
unaccountable action just shown up.
The officers and members of Typo
graphical Union No. "a who have been
spoken to on the foregoing topic feel
sore, and in the right time and place will
demand a full explanation The mem
bers of other trades express Indignation
too, but in a guarded way, as they want
to get at all the facts in the case
The lack of a thorough interchange of
interests among the various organized
rocity to brag about. OF course it is more
generally the result of carelessness. But
until this habit is rooted out there will
be weak spots in organization.
Labor Notes.
The trades generally report work to be
fairly brisk.
There is to be convention shortly of
the painters and decorators of New York,
Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken with
the object of equalizing trade matters
James A. Stuart, the new secretary of the
Trades Assembly. is making arrange
ments for the painters of this city.
A ball will be given by the Pavonia
Horse Railroad employees on election
eve, November 4. The friends of labor
will be pleased to know that Joseph
Fullem acts as treasurer on this occasion.
District Master Workman Archibald,
of the Knights of Labor, has returned
from England, whence he was sent on
special work by L. V. Powderly. Mr..
Archibald organized sixteen local and
two district assemblyS of the knights in
London and Glasgow
Eccentric Engineers No. have a strong
and brainy delegation in the Trades
Assembly. Messrs. Richard G. Allen
and John Mccain will do much toward
enlivening the meetings by their oratory
and add to the efficiency of the body by
their timely counsel
James Bowling, of the Printers Union,
made quite favorable impression the
other evening by the effective manner in
which no dealt with inside facts concern
ing the newspapers of this city.
Henry q. Gruber is a straightforward
fighter when his mettle is up. All the
same Henry loves harmony within the
fold and prefers to reserve his undoubted
strength of attack for those on the out
side.