Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-02-28
the next election would see their men III
office.
TOMMY MORGAN ON DECK.

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Thomas }. Morgan closed the meeting.
"tresh you are from the shop he said,
land engaged in a work to command
respect" Then he gave the develop.
ment of civilization from "harbar,sm"
and "feudalism', to "thiS present state
of every body for himself and the devil
take the hindmOst' y; when after the short
space Of sixty years from the time that
the "iron horse first saw the light of day
she now snOrts over all the land"
This city is run by men who were
elected ON the unWritten pruVlSO not to
execute the laws as they are enacted and
stand in valid force on the statute books
to day. 1t is not new municipal laws
that labor wants. it is Ike enforcement
Of those now binding and their enforce
ment in favor Of those who have not the
political pull to purchase justice. We
should vote now for principles and not
for men. have not voted a party ticket
since | got sense, and that was in 1876.
There are 10000 idle men in Chi
Cago the Mayor says 10000. Any one
can enrich himself by betting that the
Mayor tells but half the truth, At one
time under the present City Administra-
ton l6S free born american citizens Wcrc
h0US'd IN q station jail for protection
from the reQther. In one cell Sx9- feet
there were fourteen. Half stood and
half slept throughout the night. Here
in this Worlds Far city and under the
government of one of its enterprising
citizens of great executive ability! And
lere is another of them, Carter
Harrison. Wait until you have. per.
chance, few days 81 !kness, and you
may be knocking at that same station
door pleading for protection from the
cold.
"Such will always be your condition
when you follow in the wake of Carter
Harrison and others of that stripe.
vote for Carter Harrison | vote for
Cregier? vote for any man of that class
and kind? No; not so long as my right
hand has power to sign on that ballot
the name of an honest man. | hope to
vote against starvation, against the en-
forced ldeness of thousands, 1t is not
question of want in this city, There is
enough to feed all unemployed to the
rotundity Of the fattest Alderman we
have got"
He gave some alarming statistics re-
garding the world s fair city and censured
the citizens committee, composed Of
that "horny-handed son Of toll Marshall
Field, and that pure ant undetiled labor
reformer, George Schilling, who left the
discussion of principles to 90 on still
hunt, Diogenes like, for an honest man
not identified with politics for the may
crafty"
Mr.. Morgan wanted principles in p0-
htiCs and didn't care for men, He
wanted principles enforced, but as for
men, the devil would be corrupted
under the present parties and conditions.
The end is coming soon. The earth will
soon be returned to those who rlghtfuIly
own it, and that is what we ask you to
vote for, You have no right to COM
plain if you fail to do your duty Oh
election day" He closed the speech
with the following resolution
I'VE, the mass meeting here as
sembled, do heartily indoroe the So
cialistic labor party, and pledge it our
support in the coming campaign.'
This was adopted amid yeils and
applause. The meeting then adjourned.
The collection taken to defray eX-
penses amounted to $3037. The central
committee Of the united socialists meets
tonight at 81 West Lake street to issue
a call for convention to place in no.
minatiOn a ticket for the spring cleo
tiOn.
In opposition to our Socialist Labor
party a new Doodle movement has been
initiated in this city, called the "'Citi
zens Reform Party" Among the names
of its promoters we find Lyman Gage,
the millionaire Marshall Field, the
millionaire: Z. Gross, the realestate.
monopolist of the Garden City; George
Shilling, the anarchist, etc, etc. This
movement will be carried out 'on
business principles !" G. A. HoEHN.