Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-15
THE LABOR CONGRESS.
Its Regular Monthly Meeting Yes
terday Afternoon.
Preparations Being Made for the La
Dor Day Observance-A Request
TO stove Dealers-AdOptIOn
ola DecIartiOn.

Inc regular monthly meeting Oh the
Tri-City Labor Congress was held at
Killers hall yesterday afternoon, and
was well attended. Reports on the pro-
gress of the Labor day committees we're
nature. The labor organizations of
Davenport will come over in body with
their own music. The event has been
well advertised throughout the sur
rounding country, and promises to be a
grand affair.
A resolution was adopted asking
dealers not to handle any goods from
the Eclipse Stove works of Mansfield,
Ohio. which is having trouble with or
ganized labor. 1t was also decided to
offer handsome gavel to the organiza-
ton presenting the best appearance on
Labor day. After transacting other
business of minor Importance, the fol-
lowing declaration was adopted:
Rock ISLAND. Ill. Aug. 13.-The
Rock Islander has seen fit to assail this
Congress collectively and individually. II
has yillitied the Congress as a whole and
it's members as private parties. 1t has
imputed to this congress and its MEM
bers motives of which they never
dreamed. 1t has striven to make po-
litical capital of matter which was
never intended as such, and why? Be-
cause this Congress saw fit to declare
that on account of changes made in the
policy of the Rock Islander. it was no
longer the official organ of Congress.
or the personal villification of mems
har r.f hary nv,t
this to say: As men, in all that the
word implies. they are as far superior to
a person who could pen such an article
as the Rock islanders, as night is to the
day.
The members of the Congress are
charged with being walking delegates,
socialists, anarchists, etc.; in fact, al
most everything except direct assistants
to his satanic majesty. This style of
argument is always adopted by oppo-
nents of the labor movement. and
betokens one of two things
the person making the statements is
either very sparing in the use of the truth,
or else does not know what he is talking
about. But let US be charitable and as
sign the latter cause to this outbreak.
To look a. the matter from a political
standpoint, this Congress has been, is.
and always will be non political body.
| and composed of members Of all political
parties. Politics are never discussed
during its sessions. Therefore, when the
| Rock Islander changed its course
and became party paper. the
| Congress could not consistently
allow it to remain the official organ.
| There was no desire whatever to injure
| the Rock Islander. The Congress simply
| did not wish to have a partisan paper as
| its official organ. If no one supported
the Rock Islander because it was our
official organ, no harm Was
| done it, If it did receive support on
that account it should not expect to hold
| it after deserving the labor movement
| by labor movement is not meant the
peoples party, although the Rock ISL
apder tried hard to make ii appear that
such was the meaning of the resolution.
1t would not be out of place to say
here that we have assurances from Col.
Danforth that he sold the Rock Islander
with the understanding that its policy
Was to be unchanged. To sum the
whole matter up, the resolutions were
passed because this Congress did not de-
sire to have the organ Of any political
party as its official organ. The resolu-
ton passed unanimously, oelng voted
for by men Of all shades of political be-
lief. We deny emphatically that this
Congress has ever attacked religion
The Labor day committee has engaged
T. J. Morgan of Chicago as chief of the
day. A number of manufacturers and
business men of the Twin Cities have
signified q desire to participate in the
parade. A memorial prize will be given
to the best appearing organization in
the parade. All manufacturers and
others desiring to prepare floats for the
parade are requested to send their names
to J. W. Cavanaugh. Rock Island.