The herald., 1896-11-03
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Is the Amount That VIII Be Paid fOr
Required Evidence
Railroad Company Sending Bryan Voters
Out of the City
W. b. Prescott Justly Honored With
Election for the Third Time as Pres
ideat of the International Typo
graphical Union-Labor Notes.

William b. Prescott was reelected for
the third term as president of the Inter-
national Typographical union. This
was a deserved honor and tribute to the
signal ability displayed by Mr.. Prescott
in conducting the affairs of his office III
the past. 1t is also rebuke to those
persons who have been ''hounding" him
for the past few years. M. j. Carroll Of
the Eight-lIour Herald says: THE war
fare made upon President Prescott was
wholly without reason and justice, but
was, nevertheless, unprecedented in
bitterness"
LABOR CONGRESS-
The Los Angeles County Labor con-
gress held business session at Council
of Labor hall yesterday afternoon. The
new delegates admitted were Charles
Fisher and C. Lappley of the Carpenters
union and Charles Taylor and o. c.
Beach from the Plumbers union.
The committee of investigation of city
candidates reported progress.
The following resolution was offered
by c. E. Fisk and adopted:
1T having been reported to the Labor
congress that certain corporations are
threat of loss of employment, through
a system of voting ballots that can he
identified, i.e., voting for an indepen-
dent elector designated by the corpora
ton, and this congress being determined
that in California Workingmen shall be
permitted to vote free from all intini-
dation or coercion, hereby guarantees
the payment of $500 for information
leading to the arrest and conviction cf
each and every violator of the state or
national election laws"
1t was also reported to the congress
that railroad corporations are proposing
to send men in their employ of silver
proclivities to work at distant points 10
keep them from voting.
The congress adjourned until next
Sunday at p. m.
LABOR NOTES.
The musicians have joined the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and elected
the following national officers: Presi-
dent, Owen Miller of st. Louis; secre-
tary Jacob Schmalz of Cincinnati; treas
urer, John Meurrer of Detroit; first vice
president, Chris Able of Newark; sec
ond vice president, L. J. Masten of
Cleveland; third vice president w.
Koch of Milwaukee; fourth vice presi-
dent, j. B. Moore of Duluth.
The Bakers union now has its head
quarters in Council of Labor hall.
1t is expected that a number of new
unions will soon be organized.
Oregon reports boom in unionism
Central labor union of Nashville
Tenn, has $500 members.
The boycott on the Armour Packing
company of Kansas city's goods has
extended across the Atlantic.
The New York Bar association and
the National Peace society, plucky to
the last. propose congress in Wash
i,,tr 10 ssal IieI, nT:v
| demands more soldiers, congress more
| battleships and the churches still con-
| tinue to train the children in the art of
| military murder-not all of them, how
| ever-there are notable exceptions. Will
| the time ever come when the swords will
| be beaten into plowshares and spears
| into pruning hooks?
Judge Bartholomew, who is candi-
| date for justice of the peace on the fus-
| ion ticket. believes in the principles of
| trades unions and Is a strong supporter
| of all honest efforts of the laborng
| classes to secure a fair days wages for
| an honest days work.
| The bid of a union stone con-
tractor on a school house in Cincinnati
was thrown out
The bakers bill for the inspection of
workshops in New York has been signed
| by Governor Morton.
| The board of health Of San Francisco
has refused to employ any but union
labor in whitening and painting school
| houses.
There are 1900 women postal clerks in
! England
| POLITICAL LABOR POINTERS
If labor desires to kick at present con-
ditons the time to do it is next Tues.
day.
| Who believes that silver will affect
the value of veterans pensions?
The Typographical Journal says that
if the workingmen would bunch theii
hits" in their runs on the ballot box, the
score would be 16 to against monopoly
We believe that 95 per cent of the vote
of organized labor will be cast for Will
liam j. Bryan.
The New York City Allied Printing
! Trades Bryan league held an enormous
meeting last Sunday. Ames Cummings
| presided.
Henry George is for Bryan, Grand
Master Sovereign is stvmping for Bryan