The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-02-22

cry Of L.berty which has been so long and
loud hitherto. viii die out, aud q sarcastic
and arch laugh will take its place, and The
mouth of capital viii Be mum As that Of
Grant Is nov. No word, but look, OF
we've got Won now, and you are atiIberty ID
struggle, and we viii increase the strength
aud power OF your chains in proportion to
your struggles
Fellow Men; Time il precious b us, ii we
would be free. Or il we would tra1smit the
boon Inherited from our fathers, t n our pos
terity, for the oppressor il il al our
coasts
fslk 70 more Of Haynau, but say Chase.
M'Culloch, Sherman, Morrill,, Cook. We
have thousands more las rious in re annals
Of oppression These rob and murder WI
men and chiliren as well as mea, on tIe ma
tion; causing them % die b. inches, com
mencng v 70 tie nobest part, ard that for
which all else vas created, even tha imm0r.
tai mind ob'iterstng and e1tnguishiug
that first They are all innocsuts, guilty OIL
no Grim but devotion to lfbor. The severest
punishment awarded to Labor NV Soul q
Can anything be more God and Heave -te.g
ing Surely our cup Of iniquity must e.
full 10 oveIAlwingl
There y, however, this hope for US HE
great mass Of Our population is n,t as yes
implicated in this crime. They are obtus-,
through sin, to be sure, for righteousness
would have rendered Us keen and vigilant
in tht preservation Of our liberty. Right
eousness would have saved Is, politically.
our bodies and estates, as veil a. our sous !.
But, ~ 'Enss-&aeie arg. aftar all, righteous
enough among US to save u, fOr God CAL
save by few, a well AZ by mary, ana NV lily
alreasy too IA gons for apy-nther rnrs- N.
save n; there IS nothing more sure thar
this. We must iooS q the POKER n Ga
ana Of trUe r,ligion and We know that there
l. not one attribute Ut our God. with. oF "a
the side VI, our enemies Il is the cause Of
the poor we plead, both Individual ana w
masse
AT tue Door are veritaole creation VI ana
I BY capital, and this is their work, u wit, -hc
making rs poor, who were ordained Up great
riches, wen the possession ana enjoyment
Of al the work q our own hands The
charity of the rich, il al perfect sham. ana
i otfe-ed and bestowed merely t3 oecefvg
the poor into an endurance Of their opD-es-
sionsl God 1riaael that We taiiers mead
work, Q an average, no more than three OH
Y four nouns pr diem, in order u livs sa
kings and priests whereas our oppressors
are scarce satisfied with ten hours
Y What msaaetl this tai x of ara provision
for the importation Of iab0Iers from Che old
world, at q time when there are seveutY-ave
thousand ri orr own c0uutryren idia, 10 N
SAID, f. tie clues Of New York ETA Brookra
al0heF AT the sane time capital you'd
double ITS power ogsr us 6y a sPeadv return
TO specie payment; u woull als0 reduce our
wages one mali, by the importation of foreign
iaborcrsi I've might naturally expect sbe
would not manifest Der disposition IL this
way until aft cur next presidential cleo
ton. II such things are done ir the green
I tree what will be done IN the dry?
viii answer. As soon a. cur power Is
gone We shalt see open mounted osunon
pointing at Us, and muskets on every hand,
and men IN uniform everywhere pasr0lliag
our streets. and we shall not be permitted 10
assemble in meetings, as Ia France, without
the presence of government spies. and All al
the expense OF industry, observe Capital
Toes nothing absolutely al its owa tHte. ny.
l. moreover deprives labor Of one half lis DID
duet, BY denying it suilisieuey of currency
% make its exchanges and prov de Itself with
all needed machinery.
RetneG oer thai all our liberties are bolnd
Up N ns9aeg even in our paper currency.
Whoever has this IN possession has lie bcr-
ties Of the peoplei II the people possess 10.
then sey are the custoiiaus OF lheir "a y
liberties, II the ia mas, then they are sea VI
nt1t s-lseersies q the speople = TAe eoinf
Of gold q silver Is au expense 10 4ly.,s 4.
mens ane 1905 privilege, but hne .Li and
exclusive possession Of liz paper 1arreacy
would b. worth more than me billion VIZ
hundred millions Of dollars, y cold, &c then
per aangm ] mean what | say AGA " 4.
capable Al demonstration. In faCt its posses
sion by the people i beyond al prise, i0i
It is contained ali our liberties
i Is a Just principle with r1rernmen.s tina,
they should be impartial. w aat igsuue WV
chasing one individual with the entire force
OF the government, FOR a bare sttenpt w
j rconhtefrtfIsIg tn- VT n IN perhugs goseruuer
i has given 10 ether individuals bf the hni
r drea Of thousands ami millions NJ dollar
{ while the woald-5e counierfeitsr, nav d
: and ikely is, by FIR TIE ikeliest man W II
twof This = an every day occurrence
4 our land
4, The increase 81 crime among Va Il apr
e eeiented, and when it becomes intO.eiahh
I the remedy viii ~, the auitary poscsr, IN
. the Old world, precisslg, II rulers Dec I'D
/ examples OF roo oery, as ours are, emlaentll
I The robbeI.e s already perpeir9ted, hv lan
I IN our land, ana being perpeIated under III
J present administration. have never been wv,
passed in the worlds history, if indeed the
have been esasEei These examples, in o.
|, high places, will certainly be Initiated. a
| they are being, and the remedy propose
I VIII be strong government, az IN all des
, potc lands. Tne real cause will be, the rob
, berry Of the people Of their currency, and Wv
ing i to the banks, une0nstitutionaliv, bu
! under the show or shadow oil law, BE- sure
! This will De and remain the real cause. al,
then capital viii be ready g. confess reDnh
lieanism a failure This viii end toe farce
There is and can be no peace in nation
without scientific use OF it's credit, and thl
| includes, Of course, a scientific institution Y
: money. Our pres at monetary arranssment
are at the fsrtnest possible remove frs-
this. Papers il the interest Of can
/ ital will not discuss this suhisc
/ with US. Nun is their word and Grant /
their man.
| am persuaded that IL we cannot elect gu
candidate at the next election the best Of tS
evils will be 10 let as have a democratic pres
iaent, t,r he viii hold the party Of Snylock
in check, i they will be unable 70 hav
things quite their own way, ana The Pe1pl
vii thus gan time for dsliberation.
With GRAFT for prssidset and Chase e.
fchief lasi,se, y Is supposed BY our ener,fe
that our ar q nope pill be passed and gsn
forever, and with ne little reason too.
| must be confessed So many Of us as la
: rather Grant would 6esiegs the rebels tha
! rs, had better not cast our votes for him
The next contest Is between capital and la
Dor and Grantis on the side Of capital, IN