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


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THE RESULT AND THE LESsONI
Contrary to ali expectations the working
men of Chicsgo have proved themselves IN
able to appreciate The blessing conferred by
free ballot, ana recorded the fact that they
are unworthy "a any effort to improve Their
social or Intellectual stltvs. Slaves tc
party, slaves "a tbe behests Of capital, they
stand before the workingmen Of the United
.ssAls-- C. oiisalS e S;dicale and contempt.
While such men 3 MooaE, BoYLE and LEE,
old ana Wen tried friends n the cause, have
failed to receive The support Of their Jellotc
sBorkmsn, such notorious enemies of the
laboring classes Is Ward and Singer have
been selected as standard bearers to repre-
sent their interests and defend their rights
Shame tn &c shame on the men who made
such a recoid d. who bartered their birthrighl
for a mess u cottage, and beai the supple
knee that thrift might follow fawuing The
fact that their candidates were assailed with
all the v.ndicuveness ofparty malice ought to
have nervcd them 70 sterner resolve and re-
newed action These mecasEja re obnoxi-
Gus because they dared TROhndidates
Of work.ngmeu. heuec the Hx 0gi their de-
famers to impair that confd~4e essential
to success. Instead, howcv So etfecting
such result the hosannaa q. 40 became
the crucihed of the morrow and The ISLANDERS
OF the enemy the raj ying cry Of their So
called friends f2) BIT while hese remarks
are true OF the greater portion, there was a
Spartan band true 70 principle, true to
manhood, who viii ye, form the nucleus Of
that party which is destined to triumph over
all opposition covert M ay0wej.
In this connection, however, it may not
be amiss TO cursorily glance at some Of the
more indirect causes which led to the non
success Of the WorkinEmen's Ticket from
which profitable lesson may be cleaned fol
the future.
La-k Of systematic organisation, doubt
less, was the primary cau-e Of defeat. Ever
since the betrayal OF principle by
those who were h5aored with positions Of
responsibility and trust IN our State organi-
gator, the Eight Hour Leagues bave de-
clinsd 10 numbers and efficiency until they
existed only il name, AID the Tate reorganiEA-
tior was Of too recent a dale To effect the
e4ired result.
Fenidnism vas also "a element Of our
Weakness, as more Than 0ne-talt Of the
Irish vote for reasons independent of the
question directly az issue) was cast against
tho Democratic ticket, on many 81 which
ths W Egmen's candidates were placed.
The ineessaat cia1or Ct he daily pres.
that he tc0Jkiag1a.a's e1ndtd1tes ran as tn.
nominees Of the Democratic party doubtless
contributed 70 their defeat. J. 'mattered
not that the Republican convention, by its
own action, had placed that 5ody in oppo-
sition ~ their interests, or thai The nomi-
nees had been identified With that organiza :
lion since its existence, ~ ha1 proven their
loyalty on many a hard fought field, the
papers called them copperheads," and
that was suficieD 70 ensure their defeat.
On the ether hard, many Democrats who
knew this statement to be false, refused TO
support them because Trey bad not been
selected from their OWL ranks.
The early closing 81 ne pollg also worked
very disadyaatageonsl as many as 300
workingmen remaining At some of them
who tie hour for el0sins uaj arrived. We
think this al evil when demand as immediate
attention. II lhe gentlemen elected are true
70 .ne;c pledges they win doubtless use their
Efforts ~ remedy TIE game We know this
is % excuse for apathy, bat we must look
at matters IS they exist not as We would
have them.
The rant II a daily labor press also con-
tributed It's quota 70 ensure defeat The
teachings and reiterstions Of the capital
papers, which could have been effectually
exploded were allowed % 20 unrefuted and
unrebuhcd, simply because there WIS no
channel through which their statements
could BE denied
But We hav, rad enough. III the future
our course rs clear and uumisiakable. We
must trust 70 % baIty He must nominate
a I'LL TEXT. We must leave no vacancy
whatever. Let a candidate be selected from
each union. Let us depend on our own
strength. Let US appeal 70 the manhood
even Of the drone or lave in such manner
as to command his cooperation. In short,
lst US be Eue 10 the National Platform. Put
none but laboTingmea On -1ard, and the de-
feat we have just experienced will be the pre-
cursor Of glorious and more lasting tri-
umph.
Although st present me Sly may be over
cast, g glorious sunshine il destined TO
succeed the gloon. Tbs party which now
claims the victory has within itself the ele-
menis Of discord and dissolution. II can
have, IN the very nature Of things, no real
sympathy vita the wrongs and oppression of
labor, because iis own legislation has pro.
ducsd tie n--snd ,ts own selfish interests
will advocate their continuance. Under these
circumstances il behoves the working classes
10 De glant, hopetula dleariess; to prepare
themselves for thai higher position to which
they aspire, and which, If true to their
country, rue p republican Institutions. true
70 thriT fellow inca, true % their families
"a themselves, they are yet destined to
I'll.
- NOT EIGHT HOURS LABOR