Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-03

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 O. Horgan, secretary of the trolley mems strike committee, is obliged to devote only from twelve to fifteen hours per day to his duties in that ca pacity, and finding the time hanging heavily on his hands has taken the agency for Ireland in Picture" to fill up the spare time.
 The meeting of the Economic league Sunday night was conclusive evidence that the laboring classes were in the political fight in earnest, and that they propose to have offices distributed more eQuitably as regards the workingman in the future than in the past. The meeting was largely attended, enthusi- asm was great and many new faces were seen.
 Organized labor claims the credit of having first proposed the Louisiana Purchase exposition. At meeting of the Central Trades and Labor union in St Louis, January B, 1898. resolutions were passed and the first general effort put forth to bring about the holding or a worlds fair at that city to commem- 9rate the acquisition of the great Louis lana territory.
 The ward committees of the Eco homie league held we'll attended meeting at Congress hall Wednesday evening, at which plans for the com A. 7fe11 T. will be special meeting of the league at the same place Sunday, July 12 at 8 D. m. Every member and every per- son who desires to become member should make an effort to be present.
 Yn the naming of John Sirrfca as member of the state board of exam iners for barbers, Governor Chamber lain nada an excellent selection. MT Sfrrica has many friends among the la boring people of Waterbury, having been active in the affairs of his owr union and also representing that organ izafion for a considerable length of time in the Central Labor union. He without doubt will make Q model of hcia1.
 If the local morning daily is to be al- lowed to make out the bills for the at torneys for the defense in the cases of the arrested trolley strikers. the union ists' cause in Waterbury is up against hard proposition The srm of $4, 800 in these cases with the injunction cases to follow looks like big money for or dinary working people. But perhaps this may not prove absolutely accurat1 ---other statements regarding similar subjects have been slightly erroneous fin the past.
 The report that Attorney yanes M. Lynch was in the race for the office of mayor came as a surprise to many of the labor men of Waterbury, but al- most to a man they speak extremely favorably in regard to the matter. Through his connection with the Gen. tra1 Labor and Typographical unions and the Economic league, he is ex- tremely we'll known to the working people. and all who know him have good word to say for him. They be- lieve that his nomination would be equivalent to an election, and if elected the city would have an upright, con- Scientious and able official.
 There may be seen at 54 Pearl street, by those interested, a canteen which belonged to rebel in the civil war and which, as the inscription upon it ex plains, was captured at Vicksburg, Miss, July 4, 1868. by Captain John H. Austin of Waterbury, formerly of this city. who was captain Of Company A. Twentieth Illinois Volunteers. Captain Austin obtained it from a rebel prison CT who was captured at the fall of Vicksburg, Captain Austin giving a Union army canteen in exchange. The rebels canteen is of wood bound with narrow iron straps, and was carried by means of a strap, by which it was slung over the shoulder.-New Haven Journal and Courier.
 Captain Austin was one of the char ter members of Typographical union No, 329 and is one of the best known members of the craft in the citE
 The reports that have been in cfrcu, Iation during the week that there had been boycott put on the Barnum & Bailey show by the unions of Water bury was absolutely without founda- ton. though there were many hundreds of union men who would not attend owing to troubles the show had with its employees several weeks since and from the action of some of its advance representatives in Waterbury. The show people evidently are not believers in high wages more than some local concerns. One of the canvasmen stated that they were supposed to receive $25 per month but of this $10 per month was kept back, only to be paid in case fhey remained with the show through out the sea son. As a large majority do not do so a goodly percentage of their help in this line was had at $15 per month. Pretty hard lines this.
 Squibs.
 Hanna and Rockefeller, IT. believe fhat molasses will catch more flies than vinegar Note their methods.
 Capitalists who believe that labor