The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1864-11-05
CHICAGO, NOVEMBER ), 1864.
IN A STEW"

IN d STEW.
Some score Of cur subscribers who are chiefly
employees of the Tribune and Jameson &
Morses Job Office, are in great stew or pre-
tend to he about our supporting Mr. McCor-
mick, and have Withdrawn their subscriptions.
We are only sorry that these gentlemen de-
pliye themselves Of the benefit Vt the good
sense and sound advice ;hsy receive from The
ADVOCATE We know the winter is long and
cold. and tina: it takes good deal Of courage
for q laborin g-msn 10 meet the frowns and
threats Of his employer, ana We feel grieyed
that heir painful position compels them to
yield up their friends at the dietation Of their
masters. So far a. prohi il concerned, our loss
viii be too insignificant 20 notice. As to any
principle involved We must say. that we do not
expect % be able 70 agree with every one Of our
Subscribers upon every question % Polcy-eyen
II every man expressed his honest sentiments,
for we should believe exactly oppositse-which
is impossible. We also know AID expect that
every word we say, and every position We take
that Is for the real good 81 labor against
the Vaccinations Of capital, viii find more or
less opposition from some II the week-kneed
sons Of labor, who are bought up or scared
into opposition by capitalists and employers.
All this we know. But at the same time
also know that if We yield TO such petty pres
sure from capital, thai our usefulness is gone,
and that We shan deserve to fail The paper
that viii yield It's independence in right, even
from its own friends is worthless. To yield to
4,.a. # Z ha l. aaha
anu base, Our principle is to do right, and
trust the consequences. If labor won't support
us In this course they can 60 heir own way
joicinz. We have fears. Laboring men
must aud will see not only the justice and pol
icy Of our course, but will do our motives am
PIE Justice
We have not taken the initiative in proposing
questions W candidates. The Trades Assem-
Fly proposed certain pertinent, just and reason
able questions to candidates, to test whether
they were The friends Of labor, and would sup
port measures for its interests. Well what did
the Trades assembly mean by this Did they
mean that the man who treated their questions
with contempt and scorn, and refused TO
swcr them at AIT, should be voted for and sup
ported by US, while the man who did answer
the questions promptly and friendly, as We
desired, should be defeated and abused? If
not this, what were the questions put for Ger
tainly they meant something. Was il to have no
effect on the election If not, why put them
If you did not intend 10 favor the man who
adopted your principles why did you ask him
to put himself 10 the trouble of answering, and
to the risk Of the frowns Of capital To vote
for Wentworth now is to stultify ourselves and
the Trades Assembly. 1t is TO say that the
more a man kcks you the better you like him,
that even when VA 20 to ask him whether he
proposes TO kick you again, and he answers
yos with kick, you win say, "an right, GER
taiuly an right, expected you would" We
don see it in that light. We think it the duty
Of laboring men 10 know who will go -thest
for them, ard then to stand by them. If you
kick your friends and supporters, and reward
your enemies you viii fall into the contempt
you viii so justly have earned.