The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-11-07

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heart H,thess general Epfi1oapiss eesssS
We must seek the cooperation Of The AfFicss
.aes !. America ax
But aside from all thlA the workingnen q
the United ssafss have . specish Interest 81
seeking their cooperation. This rAcs b being
RAPIDLY educated, and viii soon be admitted 70
III the prixiIneea and franchises Of citizenship
That Il win neither die out or be sxteEmiLassd,
u now regarded o. q settled fscs Thsy 40
there TO i've amonestus. and she qaestiente be
decided Ia, shall We make them our hisndf or
shall capital be allowed 70 turn them "a an en-
CINE against ust They nambsr toar millions
strong, and greater psopestioa OF them labor
With their hands than can BE- counted from
snong The same nuneer Vt any other psop.e O.
earth. Their moral inanence. and their
strength at the ..Allotbox. would be Of ipcalcul-
sble value to the cause Of labor. Can We a.
ford TO reject their preferred cooperasion and
make tnsm enemies By committing such an
cot Of folly We would infict greater injury up
on the cause Of Labor Reform than the con-
bined efforts Of capital could accomplish
| Their cherished idea of an sntlgonism besween
white and black labor would b realised nm 90
the Austrian desposism makes use OF the hos-
| tiliiy between the different races, which con.
pose the empire to msintain her existence and
her balance, 90 capitalists. North and South.
would foment discord between the whites and
blacks, and hurl the one against the other, -
4 IL. a En- uaiu
their sscendency and continue the reign Of OPP
precision. Lamentable spectacle Labor war
ring against labor, and capital smiling and reap
| ing the fruits Of this mad contest
Tskiag this view Of the question, We are Of
| the opinion that the Interests Of the labor
cause demand that all workingmen DO included
within its ranks. without regard 70 race or IA
tionslity.
| We think this language 10 plain enough
bat in case its ambiguity might be csrtifst
to, we will endeavor to re-stste our position
| in Q manner which cannot be misconstrued
We believe that the interests Of labor an
one the world over end would make TIN
application Of this grand truth universal
irrespective Of sex. color or nationality, ant
would base ali future action On ito practica
rscogrition. II the negro should prove BIZ
capacity to occupy the position which ha
heretofore been claimed by the white man
we would take him by the hand and biz
him God speed, and would Opposs TO th
bitter end any legislation which would lool
to his exclusion from any or all Of the bene
6ts or privileges which We claim fer our
selves because the adoption Of sach
course. besides showing the sarrow-ninds'
selfshnsss which controlled such sssion
would result, "a IL dsserved-in igaominioa
failure. II, on the other hand, the nsgr'
should prove himself unequal TO the task, a
the special legislation IN the world, woal,
eventually fail TO raise him in the social
moral, or Intellectual scale. Aud this v
hold 10 be the true position, MECHANIC :
the contrary, notwithstanding. And this
We are happy TO cay, was the position take
By almost every delegate both in the Chicag
and New York conventions.
| To make long story short, We desire b
ssy 70 our worthy correspondent, that al
though ne profess TO be prepared to defen
the Natioaal Labor Platform against all As
ssults, we are willing and ready to abando,
|. whenever the ''inteliectusl greatness 0
its critics viii Substitute sounder. broad
or, or Q more comprehensive declaration o
principles in its stead. In the meantime
we advise him TO study the truths therein
set forth, as IL is more than probable, s
doing, their superficial ~ character ma,
assume q somewhat different aspect, and de
nand all the "wisdSm" he possesses to SOC
cessfully refute single statement.