The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-29
a. their hall. on the third floor of the

at their hall. OH the third floor of the
When Block.
Owing TO tho inclemency of the weather
the attendance was very small. but the re-
lean Federation of Labor were so earnestly
put and of such particular interest to
those he was addressing that they
cannot have failed TO have left their i'm
preston. He said. among other things:
IL am never discouraged 10y adverse car
cumstances and ask yon not TO be. can
say 10 you honestly and earnestly i have
been In many of the battles OF labor in
tories. and many killing defeats. But in
all of these strifes i have tried to never
allow myself 10 he cast down OF
discouraged. On the other hand, In
times of victory. think 1t best
elated, that when defeat does come. we can
better endure il. j have gone to meetings
where there was but one other man but
myself there, yet We transacted tho bust
ness-we two We were satisfied that the
time would come when our fellows would
think. Well, if those two men continue to
take such an interest In the work. there
must be something IN it.. The loss
of an opportunity is like the loss of time
Don't lose heart, sisters. Carry on the
work In spite of the disbursement of
your less enlightened sisters, who may not
think the advantage OF sticking to the
doing better work than even you yourselves
imagine. We are. as rule, as apt TO over
look our good deeds as we are our faults.
There are q number of girls and women
working in the stores and factories who
have no organization for their self-ad-
vancenent and the promotion of their in
tefests. That class must certainly respect
and honor you for your work, for your de-
votiOn to the cause of uplifting the down.
trodden men and women of to-day. / have
hoa nd n lor laar nf al nm. nj
teliigent women on the rostrum and
through the magazines. agitating for wom-
ans suffrage so that they can exercise
the same rights and privileges az men.
While / do not want to say Q word against
them. and while myself am an advocate
and believer in the movement. still must
say that do not believe that it will better
wOman's condition one whit. If the vote
was given to woman. so that she can i'm
prove her condition and obtain higher
wages and fewer hours for work. that vote
would accomplish little good. The trade
union needs lots of work-ever-increasing
earnestness. and victory Is bound to come
You may become very weary of your every
day routine business, but If you attend to
that faithfully and conscientiously you are
bound to reach promotion sooner or later;
IT not with your present employer, with an
other who has heard of you; Labor omnia
vincit'-.Lab0r conquers all tbings.' Moth
ing oould be truer. and nothing has ever
proven itself to be so true that proverb."
President G0mpers then referred to the Ia
bel that has recently been adopted bv the
American Federation of Labor. and be adj
vised the Laundry-girls Union. of In
dianapolis to take up this label and push
1t through to a successful use.
Mass-Meeting Tomorrow Night.
There will be mass-meeting of the
union working girls in the Criminal Court
room of the courthouse. on Wednesday
evening. President Samuel Gompers. of
the American Federation of Labor. Presi-
dent Strasser, of the Cigar-makers' Inter
national Union, and Mrs. Eva Valesh. the
State lecturer of the Minnesota Farmers
Alliance, will be the speakers