St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
LABOR WILL Unite.
And Push the State Campaign
With the Farmers
Alliance,
A Fair Sample Of How the
Early Closing Movement
Operates.
Arrangements for the Due
Observance of Coming
Labor Day.
Industrial Information for
the Ranks Of Twin City
TOilerS.

The clerks union never has an oppor-
tunity to Subside into state of serene
Indifference, as do some unions. AL
though the early closing movement is a
success. yet there are just enough petty
annoyances and technical violations OF
the agreement to keep the union look
ing after it. The latest example is
amusing rather than serious. One of
the large grocery stores OH Wabasha
street opens it's cigar department every
evening. 1t is said that the firm are not
wholly to blame; because they made the
new departure at the suggestion of the
clerk who tends the department. He
seems to be one of those peculiar in
dividuals who prefers to spend his even
ings at the store rather than in pleasant
recreation. or at home. Of course, he
he does not work evenings. for the
movement is so firmly established
that the mass of people wouldn't
think of patronizing clothing, dry
goods or grocery store that keeps open
evenings in violation Of an agreement
to the contrary. The other clerks stroll
by the stores evenings and wonder at
the philosophical temperament which
makes man like to stay in doors even
ings when most people like to be at
leisure. But the old proverb truly says:
There is no accounting for tastes;
therefore we ought not to dispute about
them"
The independent political movement
has at last been started in st. Paul. On
Nrf1 nxr 1Tr1I r
tee OF the Municipal Reform association
met and decided to form the nucleus of
an indApendent party, which will in
dorse tn +, Farmers Alliance D o form
and perhaps take hand in the local cam
paign. No decision was made as to
whether an independent legislative and
county ticket will be put up. That will
be decided later when the organization
is made more definite. The plan out
lined by the Alliance central committee
will be followed, that is, a
committee of six or seven will
be selected, then they each select COM
mittee Of nine, making central COM
mittee of about sixty members. They
will arrange for meetings and carry on
the campaign. The committee of seven
are Frank Valesh, j. Murphy, S. P.
Rasmussen. J. Myers. P. Reese, S.
Shelley and j. Kriger. The committee
of nine which each will select is to be
drawn from the ranks of organized
labor and from those who are emphat-
icalIy in favor of independent political
action. The next meeting will be held
Thursday evening, Aug. 81. and will be
an executive session; although it is in
tended, after tire preliminary organiza-
ton is formed, to throw the doors open
to all, whether organized OF morgan
lied, if they desire to be of the indie
pendents. A committee last evening
waited on S. M. Owen, the Farmers
candidate, and stated that they desired
to make the movements clean-cut in
dependent one, making no combination
with either Of the other parties. Mr..
Owen favored such a course and will be
interested in its future progress.
The musicians are about to follow the
example of other craftsmen and form a
union. Harmony will be foregone con-
clusion, and the union band will here
after receive the patronage of labor Or
CARNATIONS at their picnics and socials.