Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-22


Every laborlng man should read
good labor paper.
The granite cutters alone on the new
courthouse are paid $1,000 every month
The Granite Cutters union at work
ON the courthouse had their pictures
taken.
selves" The lnborinF man must help
solves" Tho loborlugman must help
himself or pretty coon he viii not be
In It.
The Trades Assembly meets the first
ana third Monday nights OF each
month nt the Knights Of Labor hall. 1Oi
Houston street.
An organized working mans mass
meeting IN Fort Worth for the pur-
pose Of agreeing upon ticket for the
coming campaign ia talked OF
what q hunilinting admission It is
for union labor to make that "fully ~
per cent Of the scab cigars manufactur-
ed are smoked by labor men"
Every days issue o. the reform press
OF the state brings fresh resolutions In
favor Of Judge NuEent to lead are
Pops during the comlng campaign.
Petty prciudices and personal ami
muaitles have been allowed TO divide
lobor's forces too long They should
be sunk beneath the principle Of union
for the triumph or right,
Joe Phillips, who formerly had
charge of the sterotyplng department
OF the Gazette. was delegate to the
state Y, NJ, @, A, convention In Fort
Worth. He is now ON the Galveston
News.
divide and conquer" Is the method
usually followed by the enemies OF or
ranlzed labor Worklngmcn must
hang together IN fighting FOR their
NtrI1I la 1ltFts1gs 10 hu
| separately
It ~ unuuestlonable that labor Is bet
ter employed In Fort Worth than In
most other cities OF It's slze. vet there
IRE, however number OF idle men
OF the various trades, who can lind
but little work at any price
The following from the Cleveland
| Citizen rs applicable; IA worklngman
| outside OF his craft organization is an
| injury TO his family and himself. A
/ trade union not affiliated with the CEN
| trial labor union is equally antogonzlng
! its intereHts"
| SIX new delegates were admitted TO
| the trades assembly at It's last meeting.
| MI Nohrc, carpenters union, was
| elected president. A committee Of i've
| was appointed TO look into the matter
| OF ''scab" labor on the new courthouse.
/ Much other efectual work was done,
The circular entitled "'rhe Correct
| solution" In the Telegram OF April 49,,
| and addressed TO the Labor unions
| 81 Fort Worth and vicinity by Francis
| Drake. h a splendid solution OF the
| question OF unionism. especially In It's
| bearings upon the progress and tlnal
! triumph OF labor II should come out
| In circular form and be read by every
laboring man whether union or not.
The Sturdy Sons of Noble Labor and
Stone Masuns union No. ! had better
unite their tongues and pens In tight.
| ing the common enemy OF labor, and
not wear themselves out ON each other
Every union man and every laborlng
man should be a union man, should
buy the home made and the union
cigar, n he smokes; beer II he drinks,
nnd union made goods w every de-
partmont OF industry 30 far as pos
slble.
"The Association and the Working
man" was the subject OF a most timely
and valuable address ON the Industrial
question at Young Mems christian as
! ISOLATION state convention lately, In
vain, almost. has iabor--lcng oppressed,
outraged and cheated OF us rights
looked TO the church for help. Now
tho masses OF worklngmen are seeldng
redress OF their grievances through
their labor unions and political bodies
IL President Conyngton's advice Is fol-
lowed, the church will more fully ac-