The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-19

Il MADzpeus 0eDe- Is, le68.
! sssAs naIsw 90 Wsssmuxnnrs,Aspssass.
| Skill thsrs isss susjsst nsss than any
othM tkAs skosl1 asuEaes ~ tslsaJIsa u III
mont Labor c@.6isu - sdAjsst d Convict
Labor Inssest q nqsIring tks President d
the NAfea-l lsbee Usioa = hing she subject
Into The courts = uss pssvided b. Tho la.t Con.
grsm. and that -, uithsut any money, lss our
LEGISLATORS b instrsctsd and pledged to resist
NY Measure IN rosld bfisg convict labor m
eempsdtion Min honest labo.
No inisllIgsas nan will easstasa he night Il
legislAtuFe 10 lsgislass 70 - 70 improve che
condition Of those safsstanAss people; ~ let
u b. done In such way q not 70 conpel The
honsss laborer 70 compsts With him, No one
win deny thas Il d Iagal proceeding On the
part Of state legislature 70 pass al laws regu.
lating tho condition Of convicts in the several
state prisona Then that being the case, where
il the use Of bringing the subject to the courts |.
No court Of justice in this broad land would for
q moment entertain the subject. The objection
able laws IN this sublscs KUsr BE- repealed, and
that can only be done BY elseting men to the
several legislatures and 70 congress, VINO will see
that 4 ID done. Mem whe know where, aud in
what particulars they affect the working classes.
This Is a sure remedy for this a. Ii 10 for every
other wrong that Ia perpetratsd on the working
men. win now dismiss the subject, without
pointing out any Of the evils complained Of, in
connection with convict labor, and am willing
70 leave IL 70 the Labor Congress to thoroughly
investigate, and suggest proper remedies.
- 10 70 BE- hoped that the next congress win
not sdiourn without securing the pubhcstiou Of
its procecdings A committee should be ap-
pointsd-as was appointed at toe last session
whose business 1t vouh be to compile the pro-
cssdiRgs, % that they could be published In
pamphlet forn Immediately after adjournment.
To the WoRKnsxAxs ADVOCATE are We In
debted for the only Published proceedings Of
the last session This has been doue at the ex-
pc nse Of the proprietor, whose enterprise on
that occasion deserves the thanks Of the Labor
Congress, and Of every workingman in the
1 Intrv.
Ia my last letter l urged the necessity Of
raising sufficient funds TO carry out the objects
OF the National Labor Union.
am glad 70 zee that our Norwich fjend has
taken the matter up, and has in your last issue
made some practical Suggestions, which | hope
he viii bring before the CONGRESSES am glad
TO hear he Is a delegate-such questions as those
like to see dealt with first il looks like bust
ness. Let our Norwich friend aght il out on
" that line" and he will place the labor cause
ON fiFmer footing than il has vet been
This city-the capital Of the great State of
WiscoRsin--is 70 have no representative in the
National Labor Congress. and l regret TO say
that there 10 not . word about the labor move
ment, no more than il such thing did not ex-
ist- The workingmen can find time to study
every thing else, only that which should con
cern them most. Every biatherskiting poIiti-
clan thss comes along can always find plenty OF
workingmen 20 hurrah. Hurrah for whstf For
some great principle that will grind him down
still lover; bat what does he carcf he hears
the hne music, sees the bonfres, and the torch
es, and whoever talks the l0udest and the long
est, no matter how detrimental to him. he must
hurrah. Go talk to him about organizing a
" Workingmeus' Union," or taking the ADyo- |
CATE you are Immediately sDubbed, suspected !
Of having some personal interest in the matter;
As foe taking newspaper, that is something not
TO be thought Of On Mr.. Editor, to what q
depth Of degradation have We sunk, when We
cannot realize the fact, that we are being made |
the plant tools of capitalists. and unscrupulous
and unprinciplsd politicians
Let rs hope that the day may yet come, when |
workingmen will feel that it 10 necessary for
them 10 throw OF the shsckles by which they
are bosnd, and proclaim themselves MEN; aye, /
men with minds Of their own
Wishing yourself and colleagues safe and
pleasant trip to New York, and the National
Labor Congress every success, / remain,
Your friend in the cause,