The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-04-25
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FRUM ONO.
OsHHLIH, April u less.
II the EDITOR Il shs woaunamAr's ADvseass.

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hepe this communication viii prove 10
be suggssser. snd viii be followed BY in
numerabls pthers Of soldiers home ex,I
perisncs during the war. BY home expe-
rience mean the soldiers experience at the
hands OF those for whose protection be de-
voted his life. think IN nil such experience
could be faithfully written Ii would 10 very
far to lead men to s'learn war no more"
When robberies cease wars will cease. How
long 10 1t suppOsabls peace can exist under
Chassss schsms2--the greatest robbery OF
man, / suppose, known on earth, or that ever
existed. Il may, ! think, be considered the
perfection Of robbery, and bell may be safe
ly challenged to beat i'll Mr.. Chase for the
Presid@cyi His picture 10 always sugges-
tive Of m owl TO my mind. could fain
wish he was ~ innocent M m owl. No, he
isquits high enough for our good. an per-
sqadsd, and this We shall learn before we are
through with him. He 10 even now talked
sf for the Democratic candidate, for Presi-
dent, and his acceptance Of the nomination
would not surprise me; neither would it sur
prise me il Mr.. johnson bas an assurance Of
an acquittAI, II in the power OF the Chief
JustioeI Would not this be good hrst
step By an INSCRIPTIONS man, who had al
ready sacrificed the entire industrial in
terests Of hs country, to the mere hope OF
the Presidencyf
Since writing the above have learned one
additional particular respecting the expe-
rience Of our brother civilian" as we
familiarly call him, at the public house in
Elyria, eight miles from here, to-wit: There
was lounge standing thsre, used and occu-
pied BY eolored waiter, and the landlord
was importuned by our brother and his
friend, jointly, that he might recline upon
it, and permission was granted with sheer !
Again, | would add, that our brother
possessed the respect, not to say love, Of ali
who knew him, but this was not won by
any yielding Of principle, but in n contest
for the truth and right, hand to hand, as we
may say. He stood like . great rock in his
opposition to all wrong, and in the advocacy
Of our fnanciAi principles, as advocated in
this paper. He believed that in q scientific
use Of the national credit, including q scen-
tifc institution Of money, vas the only way
to liberty that OIL Ipedienis, save this, will
fail utterly in the end. We must strike for
tho full benefit Of the paper currency. This
is the point disputed by capital, add here
must be the fight. This is the citadel OF
capital, and she knows il full we'll Be
satisfied with no eight hours Of labor! De-
mand it as the maximum Of public service,
ut this present, for sucn Ii is. The remain
der of your time is due to your families, and
for your enjoyment Of them and their en-
joyment Of you, and for your service tor the
improving aud beaunfying your homes, but
remember always that Gods plan does moi
contemplate more, probably, than an average
| of from two to three or four hours per diem
Of hard toll, and this he requires OF all,
without respect Of persons, for this demand
| Is written and engraven upon our constitu-
tons; il must be had or we suffer.
1t is the will Of God that our vast mechani-
cal improvements, these millions on millions
Of iron fingers moved By power Of steam,
water, wind, &c, and animals, and
human sinews also, should work
equally for all, for God 10 no
respector Of persons, absolutely. He re-
spects not the persons Of Kings or Emperors
above other men whatever men may do for
effect What an ado has Just been made
over the remains Of Macmillan the murder
er as l regard him, and the amiable also,
among his kindl One Of the moct 20 per
haps, for this is the impression have Of
HIM, and yet his soul was sodden with mur-
der in the eyes Of his Maker He would
doubtless have sacrificed millions Of men to
mia own individual ambition, for the sake Of
establishing his rule 10 this continent and
al over it il it were possible Who, that
knows what 10 in the heart OF mAncan doubI
Ihisf Whoever unsheathes his sword 70
satisfy bis ambition, and becomes abandoned
Of God !; and God has nothing in such, viii
not return it to its scabbArd, to rest, unit
he has silenced all opposition to his rule,
aud win afterwards, a. Alexander is report
ed to have done, sigh for more Of the bIooc
Of bis race and all of this is 10 the heart o.
the capitalist, the usurer, the same rs in thai
Of the warrior Ons and the same spiriI
influences both There In no mercy in ths
heart Of either, and our land at this time IA
filed with such ambitions ~ that Of Maxi
million and his opportunity only is lacking
in order TO develop Is as he did. They are
developed through usury. Here is n broad
6eld where thousands and ms4ifcns can qut
city develop their disposition TO dsvour tneII
fellows, and it IS perfectly safe, ~ 10 life
and Limb, as We may say, and not subject
to the dangers Of the warrior, aud vastly
more sure for example, Mr.. AstOr, Of New
York, may INDUCE TIE hope, the way be ap
plies himself and the way he Il SAID to b.
training his two sons, To amass an amount
Of wealth greater than the value Of thess
entire United States within the time they
his sons, may hope 20 live, certainly during
the life of their children and in thcir early
man and womanhood even, by accumulation
by compound interest, nearly; but Mr.. Aston
Is satisfied With this by no means. ls be DoI
In the market vita ala the skill Of a trained
missr and the heart Of Q shylock7 Thi.
case shows what our monetary laws woulu
do, and reveals their character, for it j,
through their inexpressible injustice that b,
has been enabled already, it 10 said, to havs
amassed fortune Uf at least LA millions
of dollars It appears to me bat q shorI
time since this fortune was bus fifteen mil
lions! This one blood sucker is of sufficient
capacity, nursed BY Mr.. Chase's scheme t.
dsvour this entire world in q few generations
' nd then be might Gap and sigh for wing.
remove him from this ID another planet
4 Ind so on, until the Infinite power Of God in
creation could not execute IL, or that which
il was appointed to ~ men Of this genera
ton TO perform
Fellow Workingmen-Do you see the ne
cessity Of destroying this beast, and deliver
ing his prey, a. We sometimes do serpents
in the act Of degsulatlng frogs It can be
done ann parsuaded, al with tie appro-
baton Of God. Nothing can stand before
she united will Of the producing classes act
ing in concert with God. Mark this We
can back water, If necessary. We will per.
init whatever legislation accords with the
Divine will 70 stand. Our statue book.
need purging. Our march to perfect liberty