The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-30
RIGHTS OF LABOR.
Federated Trades Unions Mass
Meeting at the Court Room.
CAMPAIGN OF INTELLECT.
Able Addresses Counseling Moderation
Think Their Demands Will be Con-
ceded Without Any Trouble.

The mass meeting OF the Utah Federated
Trades and Labor council at the federal court
room last evening drew out large attendance,
every seat being occupied, while the window
sills and every other inch of space was taken
by friends of the laboring man.
R. G. Sleater, president of the Federated
Trades union, presided over the meeting, and
read an address full OF safe counsel, pleading
for moderation in the demands TO avoid any
excuse for strikes and to avoid any conflict that
would injure the success of the organization on
its start
The next speaker was w. A. Mackenzie,
walking delegate of the Carpenters union, who
treated the questions which the unions
MUST MEET IN A PRACTICAL WAY.
James Devine, vice-president of the FEEDER
ated Trades, made the speech of the evening,
and he is an orator capable in thought, forcible
in diction, with fine delivery and such d cham
pion of the cause he represents as reflects
credit to the intelligence OF the working classes
of the country.
rms campaign said he reminds me of.
the Presidential campaign OF 1888. when Mr..
Brice. chairman of the national Democratic
committee, announced that he would conduct
campaign of intellect rather than appeal to
THE PASSIONS AND PREJUDICEs
of the people, This demonstration being made
by the union of the trades, might say truly, is
a campaign of education. Let US hope that the
side that is right Will win. If this demand for
spending their time and money in reckless dis
Slpation, may We find it failure But we have
no record that the reduction of laboring hours
to ten hours resulted that way, but rather gave
him more time to devote to his family and to
his own Self-improvement The deficiency of
the workingmen is in education. We live in
AN AGE OF ToLERATIoN,
in an age when the press is enlightening the
people God forbid that we may ever see The
Sunday newspapers abolished by any body of
religious fanatics or political party. APP
plausel The time when monarchy should die
tate what labor should receive has departed.
Don't be arbitrary, Don't be unreasonable in
your demands. Do not make demands that the
community in which they are made will not
sanction. Great mistakes have been made by
laborng organizations in taking intolerant po-
sitions. But take firm, reasonable stand and
| you will be successful .
II hearda builder say the other day that he
| had no objection to the unions demanding S3.50
a day and nine hours labor, but he did not deny
| mis- right to employ non-union men,. The
| speaker went on to explain that eventually laws
! may be passed to enforce obedience TO the de-
mands of labor in the interest of the masses
against the few.
A. ID. Coles said that it was not very long o
when goou mechanic received but ST. 10 81
day. The first cooperative carpenters union
was formed in Pittsburg just twenty years ago.
At that time the klckerS and restless Joined the
unions and one of the worst organizations Sprang
up the Mollie Maguires, but 1 don't believe
there is Mollie Mcguire alive to-day. if there
is he don't care to make the fact known.
Il learned tonight that Jay Gould worked
seventeen hours a day. If l was Jay Gould /
would start millionaireS' labor union and
strike for ten hours" This caused much laugh
ter The speaker closed by saying: Il think
our demand will be conceded almost unani-
mously.
Walking delegate of the painters union,
George Parsons. was called for and made a few
| remarks There was no union in this city until