Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-22

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he address issued 10y =. II. Quinn,
District Treasurer Of the knights Of
Labor, hits the nail on the head in regard
TO the Weekly Payment law and the Five
O'clock bill, It is a. follows:
To the Various Labor Organizations and
Mage Farmers Generally of Rhode
Island:
An attack is about TO De made upon the
Weekly Payment law.
The Brown a Sharpe Manufacturing
Company is the attaching party.
Its mode of procedure Is as follows: A
foreman of the company sues the company
under the provisions Oi the Weekly Pay
Incnt law, because his wages are withheld,
and hi attorney IN the case practically
admits the unconstitutionality OF the law
Now, while this brings the matter be-
fore the courts IN perfectly legal form,
il is by no means a fair way Of testing the
cOnstItutIonallty of the law. The whole
plan ~ arranged to show the law in its
worst possibl- light before the judges of
the supreme court, who Will make their
decisions upon the evidence submitted TO
them in the case.
IL will be remembered that the Brown
* Sharpe Manufacturing company is the
concern that made Il long and bitter fight
against the bIll while il W. = in the hands
of the committee.
No public hearing was ever held on this
measure at which representa- YES OF this
firm were not present To stab the bill;
and ii goes without saying that nothing
Will be left undonc by them To bring
about an adverse decision on the law.
Therefore, fellow Workingmen, il be-
hoovcs NJ 10 take steps immediately to
offset this scheme for scheme it is, under
the guisc OF a legally brought test.
With tins end IN view, do hereby issue
Il call for the meeting of representatives of
all labor organizations, and all persons
who are interested in seeing the Weekly
Payment law given a fair and impartial
test, 10 be held at Knights of Labor hall,
Oj5 High street, Providence, on Saturday,
an. %, at : O'Clock p. m.
] have written the district executive
Board of District Assembly, 80, Knights
Of Labor, the members OF which VIII be
on hand To render all the assistance OF our
order in Rhode Island
Another matter that will be brought be-
fore the meeting IS what Is commonly
known as the "tve o'clock BILL
The governor of our State has in his an
nual message recommended the passage Of
a law that would dlstranchlsc thousands
oi WOrklugmCn where only opportunity
OF casting their ballots rs after D clock III
the evening, or before $50 IN he morning.
Think OF these two issues, workingmen.
great corporation and It's legai advis-
ers trying TO strange the law tnat OF all
laws on our statute books is dearest to
you.
Your governor recommends that you be
disfranchsoc, Tor fear that YOU Will send
men 10 the Gcncrai Assembly who Will
enact more laws OF equal justice TO the
people with the Weekly Payment law.
There Is no time TO he lost, my friends.
THESE two sharp moves are aimed at you
and me and every man and woman who
tolls for living.
Snail wc stand idly by and remain silent
while wc are beng robbed?
For my part, Say No.
Let Us rally together and fight these
schemes TO he bitter end.
Party lines should cut no figure In this
affair.
Nothing is further from my mind while
writing TINS than politics.
For once, let Us east aside the party
yoke and pull together for the common
cause OF humanity.
Remgmbcr the place and date, and come
there.
Fratcrnally submitted,
i. II. QUINN,
District Secretary and Treasurer
District Assembly 80, knights oi Labor,
PheniX, Jan. 20, ls'2
The down street organ Of the Mug
wumps lands the attempt of the Brown q
Sharpe Co. OF Providence TO invalidate he
Weekly Payment law II is consistent in
its opposition TO the wishes OF the people.
It should not be purchased by laboring
people Of either party and then it will find
out what people think Of It.