The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-10-31

Nav YORK. Sept IS, 1868.
70 TIE Editor % the woEKnGaAHs ADvocAra.
4 coSnSUED.
Cooperation will be welcomed " the rich
themselves. They knew that they are i'm
disfavor. They find that wealth 10 not hap
piness. They kHow II would be better for
their children to have 10 Woik for q living,
a. they have done before them. And who
snail cay that they are not hailiug the sd-
vent Of cooperative labor as an opportunity
Cor them to disenthrsll themselves and their
offspring from the slavery Of usury, and q
too long continuance IN business, snd too
large profits therein--a slavery Of which
they are the victims, as well AZ the poor?
But there 10 another visw 70 take of the
subject. This country began a career OF
rapid progress when il broke from its con
nection with the mother country, and set up
for itself. So land without war;. doubtless,
would labor, freed from capital, start on an
upward and onward career Of rapid growth
and prosperity Taxation Greatly or osten-
sibly) made the American colonies, or the
leaders Of the people d them, break of from
the parent country. 1axahon, zeal aud far
greater, Is making labor talk Of breaking
from capital, IN the countries the most Ad-
vanced in civilization. In the year 1774, we
read that law was passed, in EnglADd, 10
prevent the exportatOn 10 the American co.
ionies, Of any utens Is made use Of In the
manufacture Of cotton, linen, wooden, and
silk fabrics in that country, under penalty
Of forfeiture II TIE utensils and the pay
ment Of ECO English currency. Are Lot
three lourths az the laws in this country
those which capital has passed to benefit it.
self at the expense OF lAborS IL there not
significant "Ieticsnce" on the part Of capital
I when labor approaches II 10 talk with it
about matters affecting its welfareg Do
! they not let the w0rkingmen "sleep over"
/ or remain ignorant, OF 4 great many things,
which II is Of vital Importance for them to
know2
How man. kinds of sport are encouraged
to keep the minds Of the laboring classes
diverted FROM their real condition: One late
w revived is called the ''nati0nal game" Of
baseball. What il the church itself but
something to keep the people out Of mischief
on Sundays-days Get apart by capital for
flAbor's reSts
As the WoRKISGM ADVOCATE gives Us
many items OF news about the coal miners,
would ask pertinent question. IL IL,
what wages do the miners receive not that
the question may be answered. A service
should be, and IS expected % be, rewarded
according 70 its degree OF danger, and &C
cording a. its nature is disAgreeable. Are
the miners yait less than Us day Tor wOTk
that 70 under ground, In a pestilentiAi air
an air so inf AmmAbe, at certain times, that
il needs but to come in contact with an open
fame to send hundreds or the miner5 to eter
nifty 10 a moment oil zine, or rather q few
hours Of hngerin. suffsring-and this under
circumstances aIn1lg the most horrible 70
conceIve2 Ought these miners to be paid
less than the sum | have mentionedg But
, is not their pay the inerest "pittance" And
do they not need 20 ne one 10 tell them their
. rights | nave read that the English miners,
by being put At ~ early age 10 the mines, do
not attain the iull growth thai people follow
ing other occupations d. 4; while their limbs
become jeiormed ami many Of these miners
, are scarcely above the condition Of beasts.
Is not this degrading thing to tell ! Let
the miners, then, receive liberal wages, that
! they may retire sarly in life from such an
unnatural toll, With q suffclency to keep
them and their families comfortably the rest
Of their days-mAking room for others so I'M
, fortunate as to have to pursue the same oc-
cupatlOL. And let greater safeguards be em.
pluYed against accidents 10 the mines, in
} Ihis country and every other country where
| miners are Employed.
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