The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-12

fought to give freedom % the land, are g !.
pxz6G u nklntxluInx thsIs own freedom. u
whether thsy win allow Ne great capitalists
to sneeringly say to them, as the JsWs said
to Christ on The Cross, they saved Others,
lshsueelves thsy eapnot savs. Already these
bosses ate appalling to the cousss, and they
have found one jury corrupt enough to give
then verdict, which verdict says, 10 effect
that no nottingham has any rights that cap
ital Is bound to respect that, IN effect, you
shall not leave mans employ when you
like, you do 30. ere coaspirator and. as
such, may be Indicted as common felon,
thrown into Jail amosg the worst Of thieves
and murderers that can be found. You must
also take what amount of wages any employ
Or chooses 10 give you, or the same process
tif you dare to refuse it) may be applied.
Laws like these disgrace the statute books
Of the State OF New York, which state now
boasts of its republican form OF government,
yet the workingmen are told by srorkingmen
that they must not introduce politics, or
form . political party, for fear that some
elected to some office where he could serve
sweep away those inhuman laws, made for
! for the benefit Of capital and sabject to be
made use of at any time, for the purpose OF
crushing out and annihilating all the just
demands Of labor.
The question may be asked,--who made
these laws, and what were they made for
! .fna.. sa.I "A bar. 70.
its own ease and safety, in order that CAPT
tallsts might thrive and fatten on honest Ia
Dor. TwO parties have governed the coun-
try now for nearly century; sometimes
the one has been 10 power sometimes the
other and however much they may have
disagreed on some points, they have been
singularly unanimous in this that they havs
always done their utmost 10 keep the work
ingman in the most abjsct poverty. This
action oil the Westchester county jury should
teach The workinguen that there is no hop,
for taem bat in taking tue government int
their owE hands, aud that not to enter int
poltics Is great mistake, for il Is Their,
where the whole trouble exists Put work
ingmen into our legislatures and they woult
at once % rs the capitalists has not, max
the laws IN tue interest OF those they repre-
sent, and by that means, and that alone, CAT
anything be done eifectually to benefit labor
thousands OF dollars are now being spent al
over the country by the CAP talists and nov
beautifully they humbug and delude the toll
log masses with the cry OF ireemen, when
al the same tune seven bricklaycrs are il
dicted TO- conspiracy because they did no
choose 10 Work any longer fur the fadSte
mason who employed them.
The next trial COMES OH in New York city
anu we shall see what jury will do here
aud what Interpretation they will put on ID
Law. The trial is awaited for with he great
sst ANXIETY by all classes. These are ques
Lions that The congress will have to dei
! Win. Ia The meantime efforts are bein
made 70 organize WorkIngman's Party i
New foIk preliminary meeting has be-,
nell ana the work hastily laid out to organ
'ze every Ward in the Guy. This looks We
ior beginning, but how II will work n
} mains TO be seen.
The strike OF the brieklayers still coot
nnes. They have elected two committees
visit the different cities IN the United State
one goes north and east, the other west AN
south. IL Is to be hoped they will meet wit
| gocJ reception, and that their appeals wi
be responded to throughout the entire couI
try, aud thus crown with success the effort
Of the bricklal ers at least, such is I'll
v ish VI MECHANIC.