The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-12-14
Nav YORK, Dec

Ngw YoRK, Dec. I.
va sls aauHSrsf&he wosrixssAzsl ADvocArs.
.RsEara- Having .ihe- Great American Re-
public + fsfl conelFeined through your col
hmus "a sag few sopdsts rsAs-mAeJ frisads
/ have nss n ths country 70 the mins
krs in particular, n to their position to the
friends, one and On. Who have met ne sol
kisdB. beg 10 return Al my sincefe
thanks @s s4-N ye@s saas
TO sEs Miners must say word more.
IA my wanderisgs ovst Austiea. i 6nd that
Ia NO. . few places truck Of the very worst
kind prevails Itsis so in the great Copper
Regions Of Lake sup srisr :. j. 50 ia The
Iron Regiors. Tie =, 10 Penns5 lvania and
20 in Maryland ia ihs. latter State It has
ha,c hed in sthe mosi yillainous form, which
a Toe Manager " the Superintendentcf che
mine keeping store or truck shop. Nov
his Is state Of things which should not be
tolerated In any free nation. much less IN
the Gre4t-R spselic Of America. The evils
OF truck srslegion in their character; but iet
. En- iassaesss sfiis evils now suffice.
4. Il enables that party that practices the
sysfem To oussell bis fellow employers in
the conmon market from IRE profits he
makes by trucking. AMI the time he can
hold his lseney. ea
2. 1t engensiers . haliA o. gross improve
dence among the people, and has in other
forms most demofaIizing tendency on all
concerned in its prsctlce. n.
9. Il practice enables the employer to I'M
derstand t.e exact monetary O tion Of the
workmen, ard by that allow n'ln To offer
often conditions Of labor that sfs beneath a
man to accept, yet the poverty 81 TIE man
drives him to acceptaacs. This coaplsd
with the knowledge that he has that the
store man hasa Ion kans ledge Of his firan-
eial state, makes him reckless AMI lmpros Z
dent sT
On these grounds | thiak the Miaers. O
America should forthwith set about tonnd-
ing Unwn. the objects IA part Of which
would be TO resist by every constitutional
means, the growth Of this aboas liable y ;
TEN. Unless checked, il will grow yet fur
ther. could leara it Is on the increase II
many places, and 10 many trades besides
that of the miners. IL should be Pltyed OIL
lJaion alon: can do this, and u should p
done now the prosperity Of the waohe eias'
demands is. af -se al
Q. Here are ~ laws fr the inspection D
the ,.,lncs. This should not be- l4nay p
told that there are few il any accidents y
the mines that require attentioa- Tbs may
De so, bat still there i necessity Tor suci
men. and for protectiEs MEASURES, Sem'
time since t5ey roasted quite number y
the coal pits near Richmond Only xesk
SINCE they were roasting some IneD 70 tai
State OF Pennsylvsnia This Will occhT IN
less men act in unity aaa With iuil deter
miaation to put the Strengthening IN To-
mines down ut oRea- .u rr sL
3. rave learner with regret that there i
tendency among some nien1 IL Psnnsylva
MA to take young children ia the lnlasssts1
children that have not reached ten years q
age-fhis is really monstrous; but thfre ar
parents 90 brutal or selfish ~ ~ az thi:
The direct tendency Of this is % chs can,
labor-to degrade toe child aud fit hin opl
to perform the duties of mao In nans IN.
In reality Let all arouse to have laws q assc
TO star this. II this is not dones all viii b
DRAGGED INTO . common vurtex-which 4
rnss.. Tue evils Of the old country mia
tworkjns steal upon you like a thief IN tn
might. Gard On all ,yonr ar:nor forests
its progress. To do this you must have con
fisienes among yourselves. You have II
tmes gone past allowed what NAV be called
outside operators TO enter in among yon
Men OF this caste have used you for thei
own base pus poses. Scout ali such creatures
In your midst, are men fully competent :
guide--young men OF whom nothing caa b
said Rally round such before that dlsaste
comes that may fora time overwhelmn yol
ct any moment. Keep rom your midst tn
scheming and the pettifogsing let wotkIp;
miners, or those who have been soSa, lea
you. .s4 H..E .t.--s.s
Cast out all party spirit. Cast out al 81
fcrences that only mar your progress. an'
! let such Union be POUNDS a. viii bear il
) ownreward at every step brother miners
am yours faItsally,
f,sr-as sts A. McpeNALD,
Presidential Maey's National AssociaiioI
OF Great Britain .rsra.. rt sn-
p. Sill gives we some pleasure 70 an
nouncs to you that I have again 6ssn electet
for the seventh tine Presidspk oil The Miner
National Association, at thsSr lreetihg bel,
lll. QassS-..s IN iie- month OF Novcmber
!. Those that iInpernpently intsrfred ID ou
affairs SOME time ago may RAJ = lesson u
p"'H ,asse srf VIZ us -