The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-24
FOR ORGANIZED LABOR.
what the Working mrn's Union Has DON
for Laboring Men.

for Laboring Men.
BUTTE, April q. 23.-Pr0bably owing to tho
severe weather, the public meeting Of tho
Butte Workingmen's union, held Mt
Miners Union hall tonight, was not as
we'll attended as IL was believed IL would
be. Several speakers advertised failed to
put in an appearance, and instead Of tho
regular speeches impromptu addresses
were delivered by members Of the union.
Prcsidcn, McAncy OF the union Was tho
first speaker, and dwelt upon tho neccs-
my OF pfEAui1xtiUu among tho men
who oo5hcdl their living by days
maintain wages and at tbs same time
their rights Ms citisons. Mr.. Mcnney then
addressed himself to those work inguen
who neglected to Join any unions aud con-
tented themselves with enjoying the bcne.
fits they enjoyed through the efforts Of
Others. II every workingtnan acted In tho
same manner. labor organizations would
soon ~ to pieces aud every wa9e worker
would have to content himself with what.
ever wages hs could got. He appeaied
strongly To all men mot members Ut any
organization 10 st once affiliate them.
J. Gilhllan, ex-president Of the Granite
Miners union, followed. and by compari-
sons showed the honefits following organ.
ixation ot labor. Mr.. Gilfiilan sxhOrtsd
the members OF the different labor organ
izat'ons 10 adhere strictly TO tho o6liga,
ton they had taken whom lntliated. n
dozen men who did this were worth noro
To organised labor than hundresls who
never interested themselves in the vel.
faro Of their organisations, farther than TO
take advantage they derived by heing
connected with such organizations. Butte
star, he said, In all matters pertain.
ing to labor matters in tho Northwest.
Mr.. Gilflllau also appealed 10 every
working man to become identified wilh
some labor organization because II Was to
the intcrest OF every wage Garner 10 do 30
for tho protection OF himself and those de-
pendent upon him.
Horace A. Wood. being called upon for
an address, said that while he was not o
wage worker, yet his sympathies we're
always with tho laboring people and he
was always prepared and willing to help
the laboring mon whenever In his power
20 do 70. II anybody In the world had
cause To organise II was tho workingmen,
for without organisation they could ac-
complish but little. Capitalists did not
have TO organize because capital always
gut along without any aid.
J. !. Knowlton made short speech In
which he held up the benefits which work
ingnen OF the city have derived by the
| orqa nixation of the Butte Workingmen's
union. Werc II not for the union the
ordinary laboring men OF the city wositl
nov be receiving only g y day instead Of
tho t3 that 10 being paid them:
Peter Brecn gave some OF the early
history of labor organizations and showed
that wherever labor was organised the
condition of laboring men was better than
| where no labor organizations existed. Mr..
Brccn discounteuanccd all conncction
with politics. and advised that the labor
organization steer clear Of political con-
\ troyer.ics and ndhcrc strictly To tho OBJ
jects of their organizations. the main.
| tennnee Of wages and the bettorment ol
tho condition Of the workingmcn. The
\ community was not opposed to lnboi
| organizations. ms was evidenced nbou
three years ago when the Butte Working
\ men's union was orxani IL WAS to the
! interest Of the merchants and business
men that the wages Of workingincn be
| kept up. for as the latter prospered, %
| prospcred they themselves.
James Brown made q brief reference "a
the history of tho Butte Workinemen',
union. The rulcs of the union provide
that no laborer shall work for less than 8
| a day, aud this scale of wages had beer
maintained ever since the organization %
the union. Ii was to the union that th'
laborinR men OF the city were indebted TO
the wages they were now receiving To-
| their work.
]. s. Davis said that from the tenor o
some of the remarks made by severa
speakers. IL appeared as though they be
a political machine or worse yet. been ths
tail Of somebodv's kite. II such an i'm
preston prevailed IL was erroneous. be
cause politics was At no time allowed 4
enter into any OF the business or discus
sions as meetings OF the union. Mr.
Meaney also spoke few words on tbs
same subject, after which tho msetini
l oil