Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26

l. There will be regular meeting of thes Central Labor unian tNonda night Fat 8 o'clock.
 Labor, Liberty andMynch' was, the way Alderman sMurRaT closed his re- marks at meeting Taarsday night A good slogan for thes eampaign.
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 The Amalgamatedt tSociety of En- l gtneers, Maohinists, TDolmakers, Pat ternmakers and Blarlzsmiths will hold their regular meetingl in Foresters hall, 151 Bank street, gthis evening at l 8 o'clock prompt.
 The Brotherhood, of filRailway Train men is taking in hesemployes of the thirdTafl electric system in the west ! despite the protest of the Ama1gamated Association of Street Railway Bm- E.p1oyes, who claim jtlrdsdiction.
 Thei Bartenders' union will hold a regular meeting ateP Pythian hall, Bank street, tomorrow at 2 D. m. As their Irregular election of officers will occur \ at that time it is expected that there will be large attendance.
 A strike of the Tile Layers union at I Providence, R. l.. which was inaugu- rated in June, is still on, although the Emembers are whining gradually The Eagreement calls for an eight hour day F at $4 a day, with no apprenticeship , system.
 O. c. Hill, formerly president of the 1 Amalgamated Society of Engineers of this city. has been renewing old ac- quaintances during the present fweek. He now has a lucrative position in the shops of the Erie R. R. Go Tt Susque- hanna, Pa
 The remark has often been made that the laboring people would not stand together. Too often In the past this has shown to be so, but yesterday proved that in this city, at least, that when one of their members whom they know to be a man thoroughly competent to fill position, honest and upright, true to the cause of labor and true to himself, IS placed on nomina- tien, that they can be relied upon. Now that James M Lynch, has been approved at the primaries by such an l overwhelming majority, it remains for the working people to give another H. lustration ofahow they stand shoulder to shoulder" at the election on October 5.
 Two bills which the ffty.eighth con gress. which convenes in December, will be asked to pass are the seight- hour bilI' and the "antf-fnjunct ction bill'' Both of these bills have re- peatedly passed the house in practical Iy the form they are to be presented at the coming session. but'were pulled in the senate. At the last session the anti-injunctfon bill was so mutilated in the senate as to practically make it pro-injunctfon bill, and hence its friends preferred its utter defeat to the acceptance of the changes proposed. Doubtless members of congress and United States senators will see their mail increasing in volumes owing to these two bills, as the majority of unions affiliated with the A.. F. of L.. will do their utmost to procure their passage
 All labor voters and sympathizers who are on the s'to be made" list should bear in mind that to-day is the last opportunity this year to apply for the privilege of franchise, and if you are not made by D. m. then you can not vote at the coming election. The number of worklngmen in WaterDury who fail to appear at either primaries or the polls on election day Is surpris- ing. And it is these very men who are entitled to vote and refuse to ac- cept the privilege that make the great est cry in regard to the laboring class not receiving proper legislation In some western cities. notably Chicago numerous unions refuse to accept the | ann1ication of a nerSon for membership if entitled to vote, unless his name is to be found on the voting lists. Aliens desiring to become members if admit ted. are looked after and are made . American citizens as soon as sufficient time has elapsed. The older and wiser memb CTS Of trade unions, while they believe that at times strikes are una. voidab1e, are strong in their opinion that more lasting results can be ob- tained through the ballot box-and the union label