Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-28
woRKINGMEN's MEETING
Resolutions Passed Last Thursday
Night Reconsidered

In pursuance TO a call published In the
HERALD Sunday morning, a sufficient
number of workingmen to crowd every
Blaine's store, gathered last evening to
take some action regarding the resoln-
tions passed at previous meeting practi-
cally opposing the proposition to bond the
city. Mr.. StebbinS was elected chairman
and j. Fitzgerald, secretary.
c. c. McLuckie addressed the meeting,
and said that there appears to be some
dissatisfaction regarding the action taken
at the meeting held Thursday evening.
The council had taken the workingmen's
grievances into consideration and had ad-
Iusted them so far as lay I'm its power
1t was absurd to ask the council
TO place itself on record as
passing resolution or ordinance
containing clause that was illegal and
the demand that contractors should be
forbidden TO keep boarding houses had
been pronounced Illegal by every at
tOrney.
Judge Gazely being called upon gave
the audience one of his characteristic
speeches teeming with good horse" sense
and sound advice. lie condemned the COM
pulsory boarding house system and char
acterzed IL as unAmerican and as an out
rage, and SympathiZed with the iaboring
man In his efforts TO free himself from this
species OF slavery, The judge pointed out
how the laboring man would suffer II the
ponds were defeated, and appealed TO
their good sense, judgment. intelligence
and welfare 10 vote for proposition out
OF which they would surely derive the
greatest benefits. The Judge recounted
his early struggles. trials and sufferingS
and attributed his present prosperity TO
prudence and industry. He closed with
an eloquent appeal TO those assembled to
vote for the bonds.
worklngman arose and stated that he
would oppose the bonds II the council did
not relnsJate the famous four words land
shat not keep a boarding house. He
had heard that this would not be legal
ana IN order 70 satisfy himself of this fact
he had asked James A. Kerr. the we'll i,
known attorney, who is his friend. and
MT. Kerr stated emphatically that this
clause would be illegal. and that he
was preparing an opinion on the subject
~ answer 10 an inquiry from Mr.. n6no-
van, which the speaker added would no
doubt be printed in the HERALD. In view
Of this decision the speaker had decided IN
favor the bonds, and compii usnted the
council Cd having given the matter q, IS
sue ialr, impartial settlement
webster, chairman o. ska meeting. waS
the next speaker, and 10 Svrousts 81 hiS
remarks would do bis address Justice
eA hAN ltfN4af1A .It>>lUn. 4L
was out OF sight" and &c should have
been heard TO be appreciated Mr.. Web
ster IS a venerable grey headed gentleman
who Is evidently imbued with the idea
mat when man, by industry, economy
ana prudence, has gained a competency
ne becomes by force of circumstances a
yrant and a robber IN the same sense as
baron OF the feudal period. Among
Other things, be said he once read an
address delivered by an eminent attorney
10 class Of law students, in which the
orator said there were 600 LAWYERS
ID the United Stats and that
they were the guardians of the
WOC0OO0 people Mr. Webster disposed
OF this remarkable statement by saving
The II they are. We are the pe0.
pie. lie closed by advising his nearer,
20 vote for the bonds.
smooth faced young man thought
that an ordinance would be more binding
than resolutions. He was satisfied with
the action OF the council. and said that
we, meaning the workingmen, "dOpi
want any more than we can get"
The resolutions passed at the previous
meeting were recOnsidered and another
set OF resolutions were submitted and
passed, ratlfying the action OF the coun-
en- and asking the council 20 incorporate
the resolutions into an ordinance.