St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-18
LABOR HAS The FLOOR
A Mass Meeting at Market
Hall in the Toilers' In +
tePeSt. I,
Prominent Speakers Advocate,
the Cause OF Organized,
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A Plea for the Support OF
Goods Manufactured at J
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Workers OF st. Paul Receive
a Strong and Cordial,
Support.

of union labels and to encourage The
patronage of home industries, held at
Market hall last night, was a fiatteriug
success, especially in the particular of
interest and enthusiasm. The gather
ing was large and representative.
There were present men of various la
Dor organizations as we'll as types of the
professions and business enterprises.
Among those having seats on the stage
were Rev. S. q. Smith. Hon. Albert
Scheffer. Rev. w. S. Vail. Hon. M. d.
Mum, Z. c. Ives. president of the
trades and labor assembly; General Or
ganiZer Brushing, of the International
Cigarmakers' union, j. j. Ryder, Thorn
as w. Score, c. Quincy. Louis Nash.
John {. Meyer, president of the Inter
national BARRIERS union; w. X. Mitch
ell. of the harnessmabers' union, and
John Herrigan, of the horseshoers'
union. On the stage was an immense
bank of flowers. supported on an easel,
which was presented at the close of the
meeting to Rev. W. S. Vail by the hack
drivers and cabmen's union.
The meeting was presided over By
Harry FRANKLIN, of the Typographical
union and Editor of tile Labor Bulletin.
A number of short addresses were de-
livered which abOunded in good cheer
and words of encouragement to organ
lied labor, and solicitations to patrOnize
home labor and Industries. The meet
ing was formally opened by Mr.. Frank
Ign. who outlined the object OF the as
sembly in neat speech, in which he
claimed that the pioneers in uplifting
st. Paul industries are found in the
union labor organizations, and that
united labor had been an important
factor In promoting manufacturing en-
terprises in the city.
j. j. Ryder In speaking on behalf of
the harnesSmakerS' union, spoke of the
brotherly feeling existing among labor
organizations and the united efforfto
promote mutual interests. He declared
that for years labor unions have been
advocating home industries IN opposi-
ton to buying Shoddy goods from itin-
Grant dealers. He suggested that if the
Industrial unions and various labor OF
CARNATIONS should join hands and labor
10 common end, the former having the
influence and the latter the perfected
organization, would. il united, produce
great results. He concluded with an
injunction TO laboring men to patroniZe
home merchants.
Rev. S. q. Smith spoke on behalf of
the retail clerks union. He claimed.
that for the past twelve years he has
advocated labor reform in ST. Paul and
was the first to declare publicly in favor
of the eight-hour day. He reaffirmed
his heartfelt sympathy with organized
labor, after promising that human rights
are greater than the discovery of the
appliances of steam. electricity and
mechanical arts. He counseled the
labor organization to throw their
whole force into the effort to
carry amy praiseworthy point. He pre-
dicted that in time all labor organic
atoms will federate together, and when
there shall then be clash between
labor and capital, the differences will
be adjudicafed in the courts of law. He
urged people to deal with union clerks
and to demand the clerks to show their
union tickets. The clerks were adjured
to make their badges a SemDlance of
honor and fair dealing.
J. &. Myers. of the International Bar
berS' union. spoke on behalf of his
craft and appealed for support of shops
having the union card. The card is an
evidence that the shop closes on Sun
day, pays union wages and does not re-
quire late hours. He stated that the
organization had grown in two years
from two shops TO 135 cities having
union shops.
hOD ~. u III uUH SpOkc Ol USudil OI
the industrial union. He referred to
the fact that four years ago he had in
trodueed the bill in the legislature that
resulted in the present Sunday closing
law. lie made a strong argument in
favor of patTonizing union labor and
home industries. He asserted that il
all the cigars consumed in st. Paul
were manufactured here it would afford
employment to enough men TO
aid over 5000 to the population.
and used similar illustrations as to other
lines of manufacturing. He said his
eyes had been opened to the work of
organized laborers and TO the intelli-
gence displayed by them iI working for
call the attention of the industrial
union to suggestions made at the meet
ing.
Rev. w. S. Vail, on behalf of the
newly organized hack and cab drivers
union, delivered an impressive address.
He said such organization would not
only benefit the union, but would be in
the interests of the public by securing
better service. The union would have
telephone at headquarters SO that
carriageScould be called promptly, aud
the public would be protected by the
| union seeing that justice is done ana
Z. c. Ives, as president of the trades
and ab praSsembly, delivered thought
full re ch and offered series of resO-
lutio ns, which in substance declared
| that the interests of capital and labor
| are identical in some things, and eS-
pecially in building up the Industries
of the city. and calling upon a union of
labor organizations and the industrial
clubs for such purpose.
Hon. Albert Seheffer delivered an adj
dress in behalf of the industrial inter-
| estS that created great enthusiasm. He
advocated the patronage of home in-
dustrieS, and claimed that fair under-
| standing between merchant and manu-
| facturer would result in an increased
home production
Louis Nash OH behalf of the black
smiths union, urged the support of that
| organization. General Organizer Iris
bing, of the cigarmakers' union. spoke In.
the interests of the blue label cigar
The meeting closed with a short talk
by the presiding officer. stss
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