The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
may witness a triumphant pbaI.n
the worlds toilers. "n6 Of
g. L. r. CHARTER

G. L. F. CHARTER.
Some few months ago the
Federation of Labor of New V.rSI
City made an application for a co.t ork
cate of utilization. 1t was accon0" Itta,
by a list of the organization att""led
to that body. At the head of tb o
was the name of the American Sao.:ust
OF the Socialist Labor party w nun
matter received my keenest thor ne
and best judgment. [ consuItoJ gu
Constitution and saw there cIearIv Wv :S
fined which organization were eniiH w
to utilization with the American E' 0U
Grafton of Labor. The Socialist I.aT0u'
party OF any other party or section W
a party is not included amopg VI VI
number. But, apart from ANY e = ste
tutional Jnsiderations, | haIia~"5
then and am convinced now that ~
Socialist Labor party, as a partu |'
not entitled to representation in n TS
ly trade union organization.
[ informed the Central Labor F,a
GRAFTON of the above fact, and tho,
declared their determination not y
ask the Socialist LABOR Party to with
draw and renewed their eou for
the charter. l reiterated the opinion
expressed in my former letter and 70
solved to refer the entire matter f.
this convention to decide whether tho
position l took was correct.
Since this matter was irsJ broacba3
a number of people, glad to clutch ct
anything that promises something IA
"talk about" and SOW the seeds ~
dissension, have ascribed to me al
sorts of opinions and motives. II ha,
boen charged that l am trying to
DIVE the Socialists out of the move.
ment; that | am intolerant of others
opinions, and other insinuationB eouaIIv
ridiculous and untrue and untre and
too numerous to mention. desire
to take the opportunity Of saying that
| have ever held that the trade unions
were broad enough and liberal enough
to admit of any and all shades Of
thong1t upon the economic and social
question; out at the same time the
conviction is deeply rooted in me that
IN the trade union movement the first
condition requisite is good standing
membership in a trade union, regard,
less Of which party a man might be
member of.
Those who have had any experience
in the labor movement will admit the
great work and forbearance tact and
judgement requisite to ma ntain har.
mony in organization. The trade
unions are no exception to this rule,
In the trade union movement | have
ever endeavored to attain that much.
desired end, and recognize that that
in itself is of a sufficiently important
nature and requirement as to preclude
the possibi ity of jointly act ng with
organizations based upon different
practical workings or policy.
| am willing to subordinate ny
opinions to the well oeing, harmony
and success of the labor movements; |
am willing to sacrifice myself upon
the alter of any place or action it may
take for it's advancement; | am willing
to step aside if that will promote our
cause, but | can not and will not
prove false to my convictions that the
trade unions pure and simple are the
natural organizations of the wage.
workers to secure their present material
and practical improvement and to
achieve their final emancipation.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
1t is now three years since the
Union Advocate, cur official Journal
ceased publication, l suggest the
consideration Of the advissollity Of its
re establishment.
There are many matters of trade
and general interest which will require
your attention, to which meet allu8ion
in this report would make it too vol
um1ous.
CONCLUSION.
In closing my term of Office, permit
me to assure you that my every
thought and every act has ever Teen
in the direction of that one goal we
! hold so dear in common. If at any
time l have been depressed, the
nobility of the hopes and aspirations
of our great cause has stirred me to
energy and action. The misery, the
degradation of 80 many thousands Of
our fellow human beings, the result
of their poverty, cries out and becomes
a wall upon the ears of the lovers OF
mankind, who yearn and struggle
year after year in that contest when
can know no ending until mans innu'
manity to man shall cease, and the
injustice, evils and despair OF tne
people shall live only in history IS
episodes in the development and tn0
social regeneration of nan. As inc
representatives of the ORGANIZED
workers of our county, let US lay