St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-17
THE BURNS MOVEMENT.
Organized Labor Takes Little
Stock in Political Trading


The move on the political checker
board, made by delegates to the trades
and labor assembly, seems to be lacking
in a strengthening of position. The
proposition to have the four labor
candidates suggested by them
nominated by the Old line parties
for asSemblymen, is evidently not meet
ing with enthusiastic support by united
lacOr. Many OF the labor people attri-
butte this lack of enthusiasm, or sympa-
thy with tile movement, to a desire of
organized labor to keep out OF partisan
politics as labor organizations. Many
OF the laboring people have political
ties that they are unwilling to
sever unless some urgent reason
shall be suggested for doing so
with 4 viSw of securing denied rights
Many Of them are Republicans who will
support party measures from principle.
Others see no reason why they should
not support the Democratic party rs
long as it shall remain faithful to the
interests of working people, as it has in
the past. These argue that the Demo
cratic party is largely made up of the
common people, and is competent and
willing to take care of interests dear TO
the everyday toilers.
The meeting held last night at Labor
hall in response 10 the call OF the com
mitiee of ten was not large one, neither
was it an enthusiastic one, despite the
efforts of two or three to warm the
workingmen up. Several speeches were
made by J. Ii. Burns, OF the Herald,
and j. G. Myers, of the BARRIERS union,
the tenor OF which was 10 induce the
three or four members of Knights of
Labor assemblies present to declare
tne probable stand TO be taken by the
Knights OF Labor, with reference to
nominating the four candidates for the
assembly. These efforts were unavail-
ing, even when men were referred to
by name, unless the statement made bv
Delegate Donavan be considered as an
index. Being pressed for declaration
he asked II the four men would be forced
out of the trades and labor assembly,
according TO the spirit of resolution
adopted two months ago? Mr.. Burns
answered promptly, Yes" Then |
am done with you and your assembly,"
relorted Mr.. Donovan.
There were scarcely thirty men in at
tandance at the meeting; among these
are the proposed candidates Ryan,
Morrow and Franklyn. G. Monaghan,
chairman OF the committee, presided,
and Joseph Black sat at the secretary's
desk.
Mr. Black stated that the committee
had waited Oh prominent Democrats
and learned that Aid. MeNamee had
been slated for denomination, but they
were not prepared to say as to the
others being nominated. Republicans
had also been seen, but nothing definite
as 10 their Intentions had been aScer-
tanned.
In the course CT several speeches j.
H. Burns said that the candidates had
been put up by slXty-twO delegates of
the trades assembly, embracing nearly
all labor organizations. The men nom
mated represent organized labor. Not
withStanding the fact that they are
good men, the divorce party had refused
10 place them in nomination. lie charged
IL Mr.. Evans, of the Northern Pacific
shops, with defeating their nomination
at the Thursday convention. He then
paid his respects to Mr.. Evans, calling
him some hard names and wOuld-be
peddler of labor votes aud a ''Scab."
He asserted that Thomas Lowry keeps
three hired men in council and thought
laboring men ought to be represented
by four. He declared that if any good
reason could be given why organized
labor should not support the men pro-
posed they would be drawn off the
track. He understood there is Opposi-
ton to putting up the ticket, but he
wanted a declaration frt M the oppo
nents as to their reasons for refusing.to-
support the movement.
A. Gloeser said he understood labor
ing people opposed the movement, but