The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-05-26

Housros, 18th May, 1866.

Housros, 18th May, 1866.
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! notice in you issue OF the 18th Of April
. Communication signed /" Msshanie," de-
string information in very insllegsnt and
ungsntlsmanly terms or the sntecsdents Of
Mr.. A. c. Cameron, and sst the same time
applying the term "Coppsrhesd' to the
whole race Of Democrats, especially to the
wOrkingmen Of Chicago. Mr.. Cameron has
ably refuted all the specious, untruthful
charges concerning himself, but the cause
Of the workingmsn Of Chicago still remains
to be defended from the vile Islander which
this radical, fanatical, would be- mechanic,
has 50 obbrobiOusly hesped upon them.
This fellow pretends TO be q mechanic, a
member Of the League, and an advocate Of
the Eight HoHr System, but preferred work
ing twenty hours per day rather than see the
State Of Illinois 60 into the hands Of the
Democrats, or as he, in great respect and
brotherly affection calls them, the 81 Copper
hsads." will present this question to this
" mechanic" as well as to all others i'm
bued with his sentiments Is be the copper
head who ignores all party issues, works
honestly, faithfully, and cheerfully for tifs
good of his co-laborer binding ali his en-
ergies to their cause, and using all that in
telligence and all those means which God
has given him for their benefit and advance
ment; thus complying with the sum of all
laws, thou shall love thy neighbor as thy
self" Supporting the cause of the Union
fearlessly, and with all that devoted love
which a noble mechanic bears to the coun
try which secures to him his old birth-right
liberty, and all those privileges are our i'm
munities, workmen, in any other land under
the sun. How can they help but love that
country for which they have fought so well
and by their bravery and indOmitable will
preserved and brought it safely into a
calm harbor, after four years storm
of war. Is be patriot or friend of the
mechanic who seeks to carry contentious
into their councils, who is more devoted to
fanatics than to the true interests of bis CO.
workmen, who eschews the true principles
of that party among whom be pretends to
number himself, and tries like traitor to
subvert the noble cause which he hypocriti-
cally assumes to be his, and lastly to have
the impudence 10 direct his remarks, un
solicited to the Editor of the ADVOCATE,
and then fear to attach bis signature to the
sin conceived communication. No doubt
but that be has many reasons for not doing
so. But too much space
has ALREADY been allotted to these remarks,
suffice il to say that this 'mechanie'' has q
strange way Of showing his devotion to the
Eight Hour System, and as workingman,
herewith enter my protest against the intro
duction of all such political issues into our
Leagues. Should you wish to have cor
respondent in this part of the country,
shall give the ADVOCATE an account of our
climate, agriculture and mineral resources
prospects, &c. Yours truly,
SABINE.
I'VE shall be very happy to hear from our
correspondent in the future, as will also the
readers Of the ADVOCATE. He must excuse
MS however, from publishing all his letter, a,
We think some parts of it unnecessarily
severe. With regard to ourselves we car
afford to laugh at all such disorganisers, Al
our Amboy accuser, knowing as we do. he
is poweriess to accomplish his purpose
The ADVOCATE knows no politics but th.
politics of labor, and we don't mean Il
swerve hairs breadth to CRAFTY either .
bo0us or genuine mechsu' c.-ED. ADJ. ~