The sun., 1892-03-14
GoMrEns,s TALK ur1n cor rhoWER
Legislation Wanted by the 4 american Fedora.
gG l,uhor.

ALBANY. March 13.-When the American
Federation OF Labor met in Albany. President
Samuel Gomprrs called on Gov. Ilowcr and
hndG tnlk with him about the bits which the
Federation wants t, have become laws. There
are six OF these bills. the aati-PimEo!.On bill,
the Child's Labor bill. tho Sanitary Factory
~. the Constitutional Convention bill. state
Printing bilI. and Tenement i'onsc Labor bill
Alter his call on Gov. Flower, President
Gomrers said to a reporter OF The SrN:
The labor ORGANIZATIONS OF the state arc
united In their request for certain legislation.
II is not our intention to form separate
party. or to ally ourselves permanently vita
either tho Republican or the Dem ,'ra'ic
party. We think that We can s"rGIc oar
ends better by voting for tho candidates who
help us. and opposing can lidatss who are not
in favor Of our measures Shoald We lJrn u
separate PARTY and run candiiiutes vi our own
our influence would be lessenel.
I'VE have had submit ed 10 the tcci iG;prs
several bills In support OF them all the labor
organizations Of tho Stute are unitcd. Wcwll
keep n record of the votes on these i'la and
next full whom ,heso men come NJ !or re-.
election. we will treat then. according To tho
way they have treated ns.
-" had q satisfactory tllS win G"y. l!owrn
and syinrutlilzed with its effort. lira-sWr"i
mo that we would Had nis H. .,'c,,r-- toward
tS ana nlS POSITION Nnpll bh' iic;l~Nl ga 81
tho I.eGislature and "a,n. !hr:osr hi,s,.
The ant!-rinkert.n I'LL has leon in,u-
duced before. Every labor or..anl,ati ~ IL Ito
state Is in favor oE Il. It Is Unfair L. rcrialt
the Plnkcr;on men to art ~ officers ui H." law
ani as II erih deputies. wijr.. u Is plain tnnt
only one class of I,'"r;e can hirr inam. E'n
ANA poor like are entitled ,tht p"ut""tiDrnt
the law. II law otlicr.s are inatt"nt,y or hi.l
they Shou, bo supp:antr -, VITA !";irr "p"-
Our second IN! Is t. pruhjbi. "ui.i i,,vr"
undor IA years Of aG. nnI I, r"''rnt oYy
minor from WORK nG any more than ri"" hr',rS
day. This is n"cessi!Y IN "r 'ri mat chit
dr.n may grow up strnns htHtny. AMI !uipt.
lic"nt would ucncit lie e"n!!r.sgH' ~ sci!
as the employed.
We tavor Increased sanitary sGun!vt,ion %
factories. The lazy now lroN .'!". tu., IT," Ia
srrction OF dwellia. houses and l,t .:iu;
houses 1t should provide equally tor tie 10,
itury inspection of tac:ori"e Our laws suvuld
contain no suchidistinc,
promptly called. and tho basis ipf th" "rrtiun
OF deicgHtcs should he such thGt "r.dniH'"!
labor should have n representative. Tnr lrr.
\is ion of The present Constitution r,,,,..r- IN,
"a TO whether II CONSTITUTIONAL tu',,enl =
shall be held or not TEs irp!.4 h"ving rtr,l
t. !o!,l II convention. the Iu..is!Gtu" IA add
max. tho necessary rro"is! ~.
state could pay higher wages tAth 1T. n,w
pal by th" Offices VIII ich do Inc -,n,r rrlmtln.:.
and stu save more than enough .Jo!'" t. ny
all expenses.
"A law should be passed TO proven, the CON
h!natun ni toncmcht house and tarrty III til"
same building. IN" law now pr,,iius that
th.r" shall not he 4 stable on II ;"u,urn; hun .
lot. and surely it is worse for toe Euai'h It t'lh
pcori" to have the maxim. "t IL, ;s az e. uUiu.s
going on in their lirin.; rooms than to have. Il
stahi.' in their back yard.
We have all .hese measures in shape. and
we thiuh they are reasonanlc.'