The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-11
ENDS IN A WRANGLE.
The Workingmen's
Club Rally Ends in
War of Words.
SOCIALISTS SAT UPON HARD.
Their Advice to Use Stick
ers is Criticised by
Speakers.
SOCIALISTS SAT UPON HARD

The Workingmen's club rally in labor
| headquarters yesterday was a clinker.
| Scores of voters who had never entered
the hail before, sat in the rendezvous
Of organized labor and witnessed ora
torical action.
| The club unanimously adopted the
following appeal which will be the ba-
sis for the work of the members at
the polls tomorrow:
ION Tuesday the great mass of wage
earners have question to decide. In
| ten cities of this commonwealth repub-
licans and democrats have cast their
votes favoring the eight-hour law. This
right has been withheld from the cit
liens Of Worcester. A vote cast for
those who have persisted in tyrannical
| rule is vote for the men who have
| crushed the working classes. Can any
workingman consistently vote for men
who have ignored their rights? Vote
| for Jefferson d. Pierce for the board
| of aldermen and John B. Lamothe for
| school committee in ward and thus
have representation in the city hall.
Party lines should be dropped. 1t is
a campaign for rights.
The socialist labor party and its
| sticker policy was broadly scored. In
a speech on the sticker question, Can
| didate Pierce said: 1--WE have been ac-
| cused of using the eight-hour question
| as the sole plank in our platform. The
socialists have never been on friendly
| terms with organized labor since the
| leaders in that party discovered that
workingmen would not be sWayed by
| political influences. One day the par
| ty poses as the Moses to take us out
| of bondage, and the next day it is the
Judas who will sell us or our interests
| for a tritie.
"The socialists conceived the idea of
using stickers simply as a detriment
to the efforts of the laboring classes.
We have learned to respect the decis-
ions of the city solicitor. When he
says anything the law is behind him.
1 wish to warn every friend of the
workingmen to let stickers alone. L
want it made public that this club is
not in sympathy with the sticker move
ment."
There was much enthusiasm at the
conclusion of the sticker expose, and
through it all Thomas P. Carpenter, the
| socialist labor party candidate for al
derman, blssfully sat. A. A. Reed
thought it possible for voters to write
on the ballot and thus express their
opinion on the eight-hour law. Can
| didate Pierce said that the board of
aldermen prepared the ballots and
| that voting on a question by writing on
the ballot would constitute poor policy
and might result in the entire ballot
| beinp thrown aside. He did not be-
| lieve in taking chances where there
is nothing to gain. Daniel Cole said
that if il was impossible for voters in
this city to have the question before
| them, there was but one move to make,
| and that to secure legislative action.
| William Reyes believed that to use
stickers would be to deface the bal
| lot.
Daniel Cole introduced motion for
| vote of thanks to be rendered Alder
men O'ConnelI and Carberry for their
efforts IN behalf of the eight-hour law.
William S. Chase ripped the motion to
pieces declaring it to be poor policy.
A. A. Reed seconded Mr.. Coles motion,
but Candidate Pierce said: I'VE might
be grateful to those who have assisted
us, but I do not believe in a vote of
| thanks. We asked no favors of them.
In voting for the eight-hour law, the
aldermen who favored it were simply
doing their duty. I do not believe
it an act emanating from serious judg-
ment to tender vote of thanks on the
eve of election. The contest in this
city is bitter. It is a case of dog eat
| dog and we would do well not to
mingle. Let us keep independent as we
have from the beginning of the Work
ingmen's club movement
Charles 0. Blake was the central fig
ure in mild sort of a. sensation which
! followed. President Pierce asked for
volunteers to work at the polls, and
after several had expressed a willing
ness to hustle for the clubs candidates.
Mr.. Blake arose. The audience was
turned face towards Mr.. Blake, and
there was speculation as to the nature
of his remarks inasmueh as he had been
unsuccessful in getting out nomination
papers for independent republican can
didacy for the board of aldermen. eff
do not work on Tuesday, said the self
sacrificing Mr.. Blake, "Ill do the best
to get all my friends out and I'll do
some work at the polls myself"
''Who will you work for?" shouted P.
c. Maloney.
"Ill work for the clubs candidates.
| There's no need of asking foolish ques-
tons"
Vice President William Dunn, who
was in the chair, said: 81 cannot accept
such an offer of help. 1t is strange how
a man can be working for social demo-
| rats and the Workingmen's candidates.
I think my friend Blake has announced
that he would not vote for our candi-
dates"
| Mr.. Blake interrupted with 81 don't
ask or charge anything for what
said"
i Chairman Dunn expressed the opinion
| that were it not for the fact that the
meeting had been termed a rally, Mr..
Blake would not be allowed in the hall.
IT can go when l get ready" shouted
Mr.. Blake.
THAT cannot be any too soon." re-
marked Chairman Dunn.
i Mr.. Blake trudged out of the hall
mumbling things about the rights of a
citizen Thus had Charles o. Blake been
turned down hard on two occasions by
the club.
William Hurley got hearty cheers
when he announced that he intended to
lose a days pay Tuesday. in order to
hustle for the Workingmen's club can
didates. William S. Chase spoke as a
voter in ward T. saying that the clubs
candidates had many votes in that
ward. Daniel Cole said that the number
of democrats who had declared them
selves in favor Of the club movement
was startling He predicted success.
Michael McNulty said that he under
stood from reliable informants that
democrats would cast bullet ballots,
which would favor Candidate Pierce.
Addison W. Barr announced that a
i frigid and heretofore interchangeable re-
publican had been favorably impressed
with the clubs aldermanic candidate
through attendance at the town meet
ing.
Enthusiasm reached a point where
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