New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-13
THEY WANT NO FREE TRADK
CENTRAL LABOR UNION OBJECTS.
A RESOLUTION FAVORING CLEVELAND PRoMPTL8
DISPOSED OF-MNGING WORDS

FOR PROTECTION.
An effort oftle feei rade followers of Grover Ceve
land In the labor organizations t. secure an indorsee
mcnt of the frcetrnde doctrine and the party thes
gave birth It resulted yesterday In an overwhelming
defeat The attempt was made In the afternoon -
the regular weekly meeting OF the Central Labee
Union in Clarendon Hall, No. ia East ThirtecnthsS,
by few Free Traders ardent admirers and supporters
Of Grover Cleveland, who have used their places o.
delegates to the Central Labor Union to BOOM Their
candidate for the Presidency.
Jerome ONeil, n delegate for the Paper Iiangerv
tnion asked permission 10 Introduce a resolution Ills
request twas granted whercupon he prefaccd the reaA'
Ing Of his resolution with short speech, In when no
said that the coming Presidential campaign would be
one I'm which every American wOrkngnan would neces-
sary take deep interest and In which the votes OF
workingmcn would be an important factor Inc
paramount question" Mr.. .O'Ne cor.imed, " Will %
whether American wOrkngmen want flee trade or pro-
ecton In order t. decide that question they must DO
thoroughly familiar with the freetTade aud protection
theories Then Mr. O'Neil went to tell Of the
trick resored by six Representatives In Congress-
BY which they succeeded in having inserted IN In0
Congressional Record" Henry Georges book, PRO
lection or Free Trade" which was printed at the exc
pensc Of the Government, only TO be used as cam
pagn document by Democrats. He told the delegates
they could get the book by writing to their rep
rcsentatives in Congress for it. lie then read
cautiously worded resolution, which was undoubtedly
written BY Democratic politician. The resolution
after laying great stress on the benefits Of free trade
to workngmen requested all delegates to the Central
Labor Unon and the members OF all trades represented
In the Central Labor Unon 10 write to their Congress-
men for copies OF Mr.. Georges book 1t further adj
vised all wOrkingmen read the book, likely to
be productive Of sound views to the effect cf tariffs
upon the wages earned by the workers o: country
Al err reading the resolution Mr.. C'Nel moved Its
adoption, resumed his with perfectly salts
fed air. few minutes later he badly disap-
pointed man. Robert Blissert, the founder Of the
Central Labor Union, made ringing speech against
the adoption OF the resolution. lie said The con.
ditions existing in the United states today enable
the American workingman to buy and better
clothes and other necessares than be bought by
the workngmen OF any other country oil the face OF
the earth Great applause. worked as tailor in
London for many year, and know what am talking
about. | could there just about half Of what
can earn here. / am opposed every honest, intel
ligent must be, TO the Central Labor Union In
dorsng free trade by asking worknemen TO read Henry
Georges book. / read that book long ago, and when
| had finished reading 1t my belief in protection was
stronger than ever before. There Is not man here
who came from England or any other freetrade coun-
try who will deny that he is getting higher wages
under high protective tariff than he ever got or ever
could get under free trade These freetraders make
great hue and cry about the admission 10 TINS coun
try Of pauper immigrants, but they turn around ana
In the same breath ask for the admission OF pauper-
made goods free Of duty. They join labor unions Tor
the purpose Of bOycottng American paper made goods
and to secure higher wages. once In the unions ana
they fight Just as bitterly for party that advocates
the open sale In American markets Of articles made
BIZ men aud women who mlserably unherpald i'll
n ZEE trade countries Does the good sense OF these
delegates here tell them that IL would be consistent
or honorable, when they consider the eoht.n
warfare Of organized labor against pnper manS
goods for this resolution Protection enables YOU
10 have hixurS; free trade roOs Aol OF al uAurieS
and many necessarcs reducing you 70 the low leve!
II you escaped 70 live under the benign influence OF
protection
Lawrence J. Brown, OF Progressive Painters Union
No |: John ). Henry. OF the Wood CarveIs' Union;
George X. Lloyd, OF tile Tin and sheet Iron WORKERS
I'nioH and Thomas Laplnc. OF the Marble Cutters
Union. spoke against the adoption OF the resolution:
Mr. LLOYD said that he objected TO the discussion or
politics In tine union. But said he III We must
have politics. we don't want that kind here"
Thomas Lapine moved that the resolution De laid
On the table. Mr.. Lapine's motion was carried by
nm overwhelming vote. only one delegate spoke for
the adoption Of the resolution.
When Mr.. Cleveland's name wa, mentioned by one
81 the speaker greeted with Kisses. spanking
OF the result Michael J. Fenon. founder u the Gran
tc Cutters National Union, said 10 a Tribune re-
porter 1.-The result OF the vote on that frcetrade
resolution shows very clearly now organized labor
stands on the platform Of the Republican party.
Wages have been increased under the protective
taIif. and werSinemen were never in better condi
ton than they today. An overwhelming MAJOR
nv Of working men in this city Will vote for Harrison
and Reid The few worhnsmen who arc Tree traders
are followers Of Mr. Cleveland. The Republican
party has a winning ticket this year, and know that
workingmen will gladly support IT,"