The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-11-10

before there was q choice. For the other
Offices there was the usual scarcity IF can
didstes, each one thinking that his neigh
Dor should accept N Office. Active messur q
have been taken by the Assembly to bring q
large turn ont ut their next meeting n cir
cular being sent 70 sach Uaion urging
them % send delegates II 10 surprising
that with organizations numbering ten thou
sand members. thirty cannot b, found who
think : Trades Assembly Of SUN lent i'm
portance to attend its meetings. But there
IL movement on foot among the capitalists
Of this State which hope will wake up the
vorkingmsn from the lethargy that IS now
upon them. At the next meeting OF the
Legislature bill 10 10 be presented which
win make 1t unlawful for workingmen to
combine, for the purpose OF advancing or
resisting the reduction Of their wages. II
this outrage II consusnmated il will be an in
vAslon Of oar rights, and we would be less
than men to stand il. Ifsuch a bill should
pass il would believe be n blessing in dis
guise, a. nothing would tend more TO the or
ganization and success Of the great working
ingman's party. F H N
| 1t Is q noticeable fact that through agita-
ton the Eight Hour question is no longer
scoffsd and jeeIed at by the press Of this
city. They have come to the conclusion
that they we're taking the wrong course.
They now resort 10 argument. Although as
! far MS Ms this State j. concerned they have Il
all their own way, tue workingmen hav
| ing no medium through which they can an
swer them, and il would only be waste Of
paper to send them an article, rs il would
only help to fill the wastebasket
4 In my last letter ] mentioned that the
bench molders had succeeded in enrolling
everyone Of their craft into their Union.
This has terribly riled their bosses. One OF
them has already start : counter move
ment. They have put laborers who have
been working some years around the foundry
on TO the bench to mold and then told one OF
their journeymen, (he haPpeL.Ig to be one
of the leading Union mem that they were
slack Just now. and he would have to lay off
The men promptly resented the insult and
have demanded the Withdrawal Of the iaborei
iroT the bench. IL there was one spark Of
manhood 10 the laborer It would not require
q demand OF that sort 20 be made. The vile
trucking spirit that will allow himself TO bs
made tool Of il far worse than those who
use him
There is u movement on foot among sew
eral of the I mons to make them beneacia
Is well Is protective. THIS, | think, a gooc
move, as il will bring many into their rank:
who now stand aIoof, with the cry, "Oh, !
10 no benefit to tie TO belong II | am sicl
| receive nothing, and when am well Cal
take care Of myself"
The greatest excitement since the close o
the war was visible around the bulletir
boards Of the different newspapers on SAtnr
day. Ev ryons was anxious 10 hear tn
latest news from BALTIMORE, Ia regaad 10 tn
Police Commissioner There was no dis
turbance, although al times the feeling raI
very high. ON Thursday, Newton Cham
pion was placed on trial for the nurder o
Mary Carney in an asslgnation house Tn
, defence sat up the plea Of INSANITY, an'
Judging from the actions ana demeanor o
the pr .c1er during the trial, the plea wa
well taken. Bat the jury thought otherwls
and found him guilty OF murder IN the frs
! degree. He was not sentenced.
A Bill was reported in the City Council
requesting the Legislature TO allow the Cit
to Lax insurance companies for the supper
Of the Fire department. They now receiv
the benefit Of toe department which cost
the city at least 100000 annually, and d
: not contribute one cent towards its sup
port.
The total number Of deaths, in this city
for the week ending the Srd instant, was 80
} Of which Al were from cholera For tn
corresponding we Of last Year the death
we're 235.
The theatres are all doing first class bus
mess. Joseph jefferson, "a old Philade
phian, who has not played IN this city 70
thirteen years, commenced an engagement
1t the Chestnut Edwin Booth Is IN hi
fourth week at the Walnut, playing to TO
houses. Great preparations are being mad
at the American to bring out 4 The Biac
( Crook, " which is creating such furore !
! New York. W. II. ].