New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-27
LABOR MEN AROUSED.
REPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL SENATE OF
NEW-JERSEY.


Observation-Disclosures PLEDGES.
The Executive Committee Of the Industrial senate
Of New-Jersey, which comprises representatives OF
the Knights of Labor, the trade unions, Farmers AL
lance, Single Tax and Nationalist clubs, has prepared
It's annual report of tho work done during the last
session Of the Legislature. 1t will be presented 10
the convention which IS to meet at Trenton in few
weeks to formulate plans for the fall campaign
Last year the committee prepared number OF
bills which the farmers and labor people desired
passed by the Legislature. and previous 10 election
they sent pledges to the candidates. asking them to
pledge themselves to vote for these bills IL they were
elected. Nearly every member Of the Assembly ana
senate signed the pledges, but few kept them. Out
Of the sixteen bills introduced only two became
laws; these being the Fiftyfve-hours bill and the
bill providing for State Board OF Arbitration.
Among tho measures introduced and which failed to
pass, were: The Weekly Payment Of Wages bill
repeater OF the State Police PinkertOn bill; bill TO
provide for the printing Of the laws In pamphlet
form; amendments to the Ballot Reform law; pro-
vidng for personal legislation and the distribution OF
the official ballots only within the polling place on
the day Of election bill limiting the hours Of labor
Of surface railway employees; bill against the dis
elimination in freight rates bill providing for the
reorganization OF the Factory Inspection Bureau and
the appointing Of female factory Inspectors and
amendments 10 the Mechanics Lien law, and the
Saturday Half Holiday law.
The report OF the committee. after giving an &C
count OF the measures of relief asked for declares
that the record Of the last legislature was OF the
most disgraceful ever known, even more disgrace
full than that Of the disorderly House OF 1854.
Bribery and corruption, 1t is stated. we're rampant
The report then says:
From Governor Albeit could expect no help
Again he was asked make good his promises made
10 yOur committee in relation to the Weekly fayment
bill but he refused 10 render the assistance prlscu
IN The letter OF March 20, 1890, In which he said that
lie would work and that the bill was PASSED II tine
Legi stature weec Democratic. The falseness OK Tow
er1or Abbott Is not Only disgraceful but MS actions
dishonest.
since the election OF Governor Albeit the state mas
been dominated by country rings OF fIeebooters VINO
have held lash the heads OF honest men, lootins
the treasury, crowding taxation through thlevery
md fraud But better Is at hand. one INA
yncns city ring I'm Hudson County has been over
thrown and this result brought about through
The Gigantic assaults OF the New York press and tho
members of our organization. II it had not been Tor
The zeal OF Brother j. Altemus, who swore out inc
complaints against The ba0t-box suffers. ana WITH
Prosecutor Winfield prepared all the cases Tor tria
none OF these rascals would ever have been ndlcted
The committee suggests that all or the bls that
failed To pass last year be introduced again this year.
and an active be made Immediately thTougnou!
the state in favor Of those men who supported ana
who will support the labor measures The committee
declares that the Industrial Senate represents 3OOoO
farmers and labor mcI and reports large Increase
in membership -. 49,
The report closes with long denuncfat1on OF Gov
srrior Albeit, md gives a number OF reasons why ne
shonld not be elected United states Senator