The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-12-21

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n or nexs ~e = IN h4v@ s61neGhias \
s@y About the absardity 4 enforoine 4
sxcess Of mannsl lsbsr.
CRIME, F0rERTx4~ruEEn cAUeEs,
Furrr are, itkis sid, eng sss::---sss:: eaa'
sis ops Of employment q sis el's u nv
Yo,k. these are al IN our lafee elites, add
specially 81 this sssson 81 the year thou
a.nas Of strong mon Who are Idle. not nom
my unwillIusasss = sorks but because sort
= not to be had. Robust healthy men,
,ens sRd hoped a-.1sr circumstances which,
1t Rrst strip away the ssrrars which always
.urroupd ,ha thossb. Of dealA, and. at lass.
mpel the eommissien Of suicide, are lacking
,read in ell our ciliss. Womsn =. msny o.
shom have bssd ssndsry rsassd, cannot
lad employment for tseir. needles, even \
lbs s'ual soapt prices. sos 4osher means Of
IpTocufing. fespeetahly, = livelihood, are
counted BY thousands. t
g. ssA afna wAsis cisy fsu
Iss atf : uaas she5 k&vs asns."
This want Of bread, which drives m-n 70
crime. 10 suicide, which recruits the army Of
burglars that bivoaacs 10 the streets; which
.wells the ranks Of the csiminals that en-
LANCER life aAd property 10 not enc Of abe
wants" that engage the attention q poll
icians, nor ssEg seriously sscites the sehci-
sade Of fashionabie OhristiAfs. lsymsas or
priests. Thrss-fsar,hs sof he crime and
Misery which desolate society. ara tracsahls
q this caass-ths want Of bread. We are
act obiiviols Of depraxity which, ihhesss %
,umAn nstnre, and which often times. 4
itself. Is at the bottom Of criminal ccnduct ;
bat we do nat think human nature, bsd IS u
;, deserves to have greater proPovt.en Of
what is called CRIME artribatsd to IL.
"HsaEen lies aroaal tbs infancy F" Of the
orofsssieeal thisf. and hunger or cold was
the grim pilot that conducted him from limo
cencsI unto guilt. II this hunger or cold
xist because illness, or iInproviienees, or
spandthrilt vices, thsn society has 40 share
"a sh,s gailt; bat Il Otherwise. Il the social
organisation. IL sae principles Of trade and
me laws which govern the distribution Of the
ssdaoss Of labor inevitably usks . lw ricf
sep the maax- papss tAaa- kae gait b.
longs to society, belongs 70 essF one whs
does not protest against and iabS to change
ae existing condition Of things. g
Circumstances are .hs cradls. A. W. havs
| aid, Of three fsartas Of ell thscalses waich
eject s,,ciety -circamstAaoss wksch-.-e tht
,roduct Of unjust legislation, e uaraiIoWsss
.varice, whica with sa,aaic cunning to'o*'
1ound ;tself the sanctions u Law. Mes
ave substituted legal eonsr'snes tor thu
iod-gven one. WHAT tbs lag allows ha'
oec'me he measure Of hunN da;J an %
iigation, and men As indasa.. etly deny tina
sheIr nssghbsrs have any clxas upOa then
saat they have any responsibility for Ia
Welfare Of others, A. al Jain. taa. be wa
dis bfotheF's keeper. ~ .rn
We all know that lnsrit hash little TO ds
With the accommodation Of property, that ia
! srash the most neritorious m.a are he N 1s'
tlaa aiasys.tA poverty Tas qashtiss whca
| Frequently, cOnducs 60 wealth are th'ss whiel
either God nor nsh approve. Govern
/ nents are in the control q classes VIII
lse Ahem a. a mecasnic does his tools. .
llcompsss their aims. They enplsy Prssee
! i've systems, asary laws. banking inssiiu
lions, lana grants. and kindfsd devices an
l.sorrupteas, by whica they are able TO pos
.ess the earnings Of labos without iabsrini
themsslvss, ard IN proportion as teey mono
,oIiss'shesA they increase poverty.
sealth Of the fsw men Ia Nav Yorl
IS now counted by the m'ss'sor
red by what thsyvf have cont
-, Of sssfdI products,
society b. ssbeea ben
-~cu,Ed b. infinite
dons ~ tbs i,
the country.
ich is moi, ia Il
= Of useful iabo
ysr nevfn-med Al
~ssisi-
ss.~eans shan
-.s-.ss....ss- e.s as-ot Kss5th !.
sud thess zsStAe psan eirsnnat.ness
~hish cradle poverty, aud fssn Which rssslt
Tue prinesFA crimes kas amone men,.