The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-09

Ts sssm Nav York, Oct. 81
10 The Editor % TIE wssxsssaASs AsvocArs.
| told you in . note had . 'mass OF mat
ter" TN small way) on the ..labsr ques-
tIon,r shiskaI propose 20 Z cellats" aad
send yeu. Without waiting 70 ses shatdis-
position yoa make Of my letter alrea.iy sent
yor, will begin the COLLATION." referred II,
for II i . habit of min to take time BY
the forslock - and in TINT 10 n secret OF sue.
sess which the vortingmen may doweH TO
svail thsnseives or in all matters. IN my
FIRST IeEser touched apon most OF the essen
tial points Of she labor questisa it will be
the endeavor in this to 90 over the ground
more thoroughly. 70 introduce som- new sis
saes,1 and elaborate some OF those already
suggested.
/ AZ the bottom Of all is that we should have
some theory Of lie. | maintain that hap
piness il the great IN Of life, aud thai we
should live TO d. goo D In general way that
We must have government, and that gov
eminent should include, or set in motion,
the minor matters Of welfare Of q people las
the French government provides employ
nspAter III il people), and that govern
mont should Be carried ca apof an scononi-
eal scale Of expenditure.
man seeks his happiness when he pro-
vides for the wants Of his body, and Of his
mind, and has home and a tamily--tnese
realize to him all Of rational happiness, in
competency against and decrepisude,
and for providing comfortably for his chill
! dren--the last consists in leaving them an
education and trade or profession accord
ing to their bents and capacities 7 fear to
touch upon the question of religion after sea-
ing criticism OF yours upon paper sent
to 700 called the Lioeral, but it is not the
being Of God that would call in question,
It is the errors Of supernatural RELIGION
/ that would do away, as the foundation OF
much Of the inequalities Of society.
To do good -said was one part of the
oksas aim or fIfe. A man slSy DOES not live
to better himself, and his neighbor ana the
whole world, an TINT always by peaceful
means, does not fulfil bis destiny, and better
never have been born, u seems to me. To
be sure, each living for himself all viii b.
taken care Of, but some are "weaker bro
Tiers" who require our aid.
How men Of wealth can enjoy themselves
! in the midst Of 50 much suffering as surs
rounds them, and make no effort TO relieve
| II. 10 more than can understand. But to
turn around and tell the poorer classes to
rest contented With their situations shows
no love for their kind. IF the savage was
to rest contented with HE condition In life
there would be no progress. Now the poor
are a. good ~ the rich an6 their elevation IL
the object or our endeavors.
There 10 q fundamental doetsibs taughk
by some political economists-that the ten
denes q population is 10 increase faster
than The means Of Subsistence (see Malthus
on popalation) and that this accounks for
ELL TIE poverty In the world This being
with large number Of men undoubtedly
| true claims xour attention. Bat this need
not bss fasls while sbms y IN inch Of us-
ouItivuted land In the world. When the
World = filled Win people ID nav be time 10
talk Of ksspIur the fumbers down. Az,
nvusver, taIs poor ace too apt 60 be con-
tented with their copds lions i'm life (they are
rscommendsd by capitalists 10 be contertsd
with their situations) Ii il the business Of
The eoveruueut ID che coan1ries which are
airesdy Allied With people, sssh - Esslsnd
and India, to provide against the extreme
suReriue Of ~ poor, such as from fAnines
and We may veil take China for an example
OF IN efficient gcssrnnent, in <Fhich coun-
Try. % far a. I I'm informed, lever fnnines
happen, and those On : smaller scale, than
h any othsr ecustxy in proportion % IT, Pc
puAation-mesning those couptfies 'naI re
psqpis! ny - AheAissu a s.s q capso,'y aor
ousee1u1oE . popmt1tion. Dus 10 hhyo uow