Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-08
LITTLE POPu[IsTIc BOMB.
EAnoH UNION MEN ARE WATCHING
TT SIZE AND srLurTEH.
snnocent Locking Circular Call IS
sued Yesterday which Has stirred
Up No End of Hnrd Comment In
shs Democratic Ranks Of Labor

A sigzirE bomb. with slow match
WINS yesterday thrown into the ranks
OF orgs mixed labor here.
II Is booked 10 explode on MONDAY
september "a. 1895. at tho corner or
Fourteenth and Houston streets. TINS
city.
I, is very innocent in appcaranoe--a
dodrcr. four by seven inches, entitled
Especial Notice 10 Organized Labor
Its text Is as follows
1.-THE undersigned officials or repre-
rentatlvcs OF central labor unions
trades assemblies and local labor
unions, trades assemblies and local
labor unions OF Texas hereby call
btats meeting OF delegates from MI
labor unions In Texas to meet in Fort
Worth, Monday September "a, 1898. at
II a. M, at the corner Of Fourteenth
and Houston streets, TO consider the
condition OF labor in this state. and to
nuggest such action. political or other
wise. as may be for tie best Interest
OF labor. The representation in said
NVilFNlAAlQn " ~ ANV hflfhAhH' AA~''
each charter labor union and two from
zach local Federation OF Labor or
rrades AsRcmbiy IN tho state. Every
such body in Texas " urgently rsques-
ted to send Representatives.
III your charter prohibits such action
ps union. hold mass meeting Of
your union members, strictly e1clud-
FMS all others. and send delegates from
such maas meeting. with credentials
properly atteated b. tho chairman and
secretary OF meeting.
'rne tino Is ripe. The need Is urgent.
Act at once. Special rates Wa be ap-
piled fsr on all rOada.
"For further Information address
Tom ~. CLARK, corner First ana HOus-
ton streets, Fort Worth, Tex.
JAMES SCOTT.
president TeXaA STATE Federation Of
e. J. MoFFiTT.
President Dallas Trades Council.
II. Il. HOGAN,
President a. u. D.. No. w. Dallas
o. a. EYLAk,
Typographical Union, No iI5,- Dallas.
ENNIS O'KEhFE.
President Trades Assembly Fort
Worth.
T. y. COubF1ELD,
MaBter OF Trinity Lodge No. 50 u. l.. II.
GEORGE 49, TUCKER.
Chief Engineer, Division i57, Is. l.. f.
THE fun VIII come about somewhat
iu this fHshlon--aud this program may
be- regarded as reliable because the
slow match began TO Hputtsr yesterday.
Knots OF labor union people clull Ue
seen hero aud there ON the street cor
nera reading the circular and ,iis1usl-
ing IL With various degrees VI warmth.
Como diacuaslpur. indeed. we've q, nd
hot that they yrrged on personal en-
counters
The fun, as has been said. Nill come
about In this fashion! All LABOR uullns
nts essentially non-pOiitleal aud nom
partisan. The constitutions OF almost
all " them forbid them to enter poll 1
ties as au organization,
III your charter prohibits Nurn action
Ms "a union" says the circular, "hnii
mass meeting pf yuuf union members,
strictly excluding an others and send !
delegates from such mass meeting with
credentials properly utteatcd By the
cnnirman and secretary u the mgo;- |
ms"
THAT IL TO say" urged union man |
WHO II a Democrat. ~ our uNiNn pro-
hibiiH political action 40 body cir |
oumvcnt the impeachment aud arrive ht .
precisely the same result na IL the /
constitution ala not forbid H. can a |
inara Meeting N your union moinbrrs. /
Htflctly excluding AN others NO as 10 |
make The action Of the body In mass
meeting assembled virtually nn cr- .
prgaHion u the union"
This IL n scheme" said II Y Kirk |
patrick. leading union ngital0r N /
he i9riuucfHtlc pcrsussion. yrHtrrdny. 1
fcrNckrd w by the Pops tn make II /
nppear that the union men. nv 0rgnni- 4
zttionE. have done what o uulln has .
never yet done.oom Out and indorse |
the Pop ticket. Hut Il won't work We /
~ the unlonn mere, if these hogs think /
IneY are going 10 dlbgutt us by such |
ilctlos and keen nv away and 80 havs 4
.VefYthing their own way. iudorae thu |
I'opulistle iigkct and have that In /
inrsement appear as the voice " or.
stnlsed labor, they are mistaken Wen |
NJ be on hand and wan moke things j
iyHlr Wen take great biz dish \
u running Tho machine ourselves.
II should Hike 20 know" exclaimed l
" 20 band " enthusiastic listeners.
yhnt right these mon have 10 cali
tJch % meeting what right auihor-
I'D ~ the constitution Of labor or
TO suFgcsi aunh action. political or
ithcrwlHer why ddui th0y come on, I
fnnkly and shy, Come fellows and
sts indorac The pops, We can't Do
~ an nrEnnizatlGn but We can do
he very next best thinr
'rhc time Il ripe l'he need IA ur-
Ient, he read on ''Weil. you can
nst bet your socks Il Is very urgent
mt II bgysr'
Tho ''hoysr shouted II waa.
Act at oncef All right. fellows
zen act At once. just eBii up the
'enh ane ~ 10 have the music Wen
ave your delegates for you-.lnFtrtietsJ
= mass meetings Of tho unions. *.
tuiirE every one not member. and
te4l piedHe the DELEGATES. TOO"
'r0m cFnief 20 circumfarrucr tfnIse,
~ SKINS fall, tho convention eniled
WI be The most hotly contested t.,ti,f,
~ min a. ne present campaira. Nnr1-
,ffH OF indisnant Democrats nnicr
nrN d.rnurefd The measure vas.eri,t,
"a nliibusteriuE IN print The re,,-
Yemen over whose names APPEAR. ~.