The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-10-17
FROM MlSC0ASIN.
MADISON, Wis, Oct. ., lSG

NANbteSNY " - WV ~ lDbD.
20 the Editor q the wcRKROzAs's Advocate.
Having IN former letter urged The me-
cessity Of placing workipgmen ia nomina-
ton as candidases for Office, I feel con-
strained q make few more suggestions IL
the same direction.
| have lived at the NaliuRal Capital''
sufficiently long to enable NE 70 Judge a. u
what kind Of men are best suited " repre-
sent the interests or labor IL The hall. of
Congress.
After close and careful scrutiny Of the
mem ers of both honses-purticularlv since
the Eight Hour" movement commenced
! have come 10 the conclusion that a work
lngmsn, or one who, at some period Of biz
life vas wOrkingmAn, Is best qualified to
represent the labor interest. A1d why \
be best qualified? Because W understands
their wants, ana understand ny them, knows
the remedy to apply.
1t i all very well for pliIAuthropists ID
espouse our cause, just a. they no the tenn
perauce cause, or any othe. cause that tbg,
conceive to De a reform, and thereby heDe-
fetal TO the human race, We honor them for
il. but il does not necessarily follow that
they would make the best Representatives
or that ve must elect them % some Ollie IN
order 70 at It our appreciation.
take notice that when the manufactures
wants his particular interests looked after
10 che Legislative halls, you never hear w
him going to the Agricultural districts u
hunt up good "honest farner' u repre-.
sent his interests faithfully. Neither ID
you hear OF farmer hunting up 4 merchant
10 preference 10 iarme VITO y IL eyerv
way qualified. Plenty Of '-ryers can Al.
ways be found, who understand anv asI wv
interests. 10 get elected but when elected
Il often happens that be soon finds ont ,n
when side the most money il on, and ON
tnat side you are sure to find him A law-
Yer can always be found VINO Knows eyar.-
thing, or &C lea-t be makes the people aa-
lieve ne does, y being rlrt Of bis b1si-
ness 70 make people believe, what he does
not himself believe
Is it not time then that We should giv4
these important matters serious CONSIDER.
ton. We have the power thIs moment
we choose TO exercise it-Of ~ shaping ti..
legislation OF the country, that our nreres.
IN common with the merchant, mAnufa..
tuTer, banker, and former would be eorsii-
cred % sufficient importance - to oecupv a.
least portion Of the attention or our Ivy
isat0rs.
Ia tue National House Of Rapresentativas
we havs committees on commerce, ms1a
factures, agriculture. banks, and bank.ng
mines and mining, &C., &C. Way have w-
not Committee on Labor" ID il not nea
essary g answer this query, We all know
why. Ii - true W. have a Committee IVY
Education and Labor, VIE ought " have
separate one for each. But that corrmir.A.
As 4 stands at present Is a perfect humhu.
Mr.. Baker, Of your state. il chairrnsn M
u. who Is hef For my part ID 20 tknaF.
but of one thing am quite sure, ~ I. p.r
n wOrkingmsn, nor the friend otA working
man, as ! understand it. Who has ever
heard Of that Committee retorting a bill az
rescIut:onF No bodT. Many . score W
tiIHes have sat ID the galleries and heart
the speakers call the list Of committees tor
reports, he never fails to elect response from,
merce, but never from the committee wv .3-
ucaton and labor, and II the Chairman M
that Committee ever did report an.fhiag
from his committee, you NAV rest assured
u was not 10 the subjsct Of labor.
! an glad to see that the workinznen
"a Chicago, have taken the right stand hv
nominating q full ticket Of their own, even
though not one Of them should BE- elect y.
1t IL Tar better and more honorable " be
defeated than 70 be made the phant tool.
VI Petiifoging Lawyers and political har-
pies
Not one ~ that ticket but can be elect
ed IL the work ngmen do their dutv, wv
US hope that they will 20 90 work earnest
~, determined 20 succeed. Inc platform
reflects great credit on it, authers.
Matters begin 70 brighten here little.
think | will be ALE 70 send YOU q rev
more subscribers, next week As the AD
vocATE becomes known, il become. fa-
vorite WITH the workingmen, As Il certain
ly deserves. Up ID the present We are IN
entire ignorance OF the doings OF the La
Dor Congress- Let US hope that by next
week We vail be able 10 have some de6-
mite iHfOrtDatioR, as to the transactions u
that boiy.
4 regret to see that some Of the work
inemen d Washington city, have allowed
themselves to be made use Of, 70 compass tne
defeat Of rem. Garry; this IL very wrong,
the Gen. is the nominee Of the workingmrn,
and As such, 10 entitled to the support vi
every wOrkinglnan in his district aud 10 the
country. Tie workngman who reigns .
paper, that has for its object the defeat "
Gen. Cary, while he 10 making the canvass
solely in the labor question, is n "trator" 10
the cause Of labor and 70 his fellow wOrkmen
throughout the land. lam glad TO zee that
the workingmen's assembly nave taken the
matter in hand, as they are In possession Of
data, that will refuts the columnes pub
Iished 10 the Cincinnati Commercial, no dan
need be apPrehended from tnem.
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