The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-08-01

~ III oiher master trsdesnsn know thls,
hence they are rushing % assist The nnster
nssona % aeht IN battle OF Cor tkenv
Ssh1cribihx large pzns i nonsy 4 I'd thsn.l
Quay-~ Wh&fe dl1>hey RI thess SIMS they
are new 81 9IIlief a lrnd2 Did they not
msks "a out " labor I Nov tkey are Using
u 70 oppress tbs vary men from whom they
got their money.
Another fact 10 greatly against the bosses.
They object 70 givs $3.50 per day, Of eight
honrs, yet they are willing TO bride the Ju-
dases lot which there ard always some In
every tradel by Offering nom society men Co.
40, and In some Instances, IS per day. II
nen are worth 80 per day nov they must
bAye been worth It before the strike, but did
they oEsr II This, think, should satisfy
keEeFy one that buiids house of the dishon-
Feety of thsse men, for il they will cheat the
poor wUrkingman, what may not the rich
loaes expect. IL should also teach the poor
dapes, who takes the bait thrown out, what
they may expect when this contest Is ended.
90 Il will be IN favor II the men. Their dis
charge is certain; in fact, they would never
| haze been employed except ~ strike down
che men that raise their wages and shorten
their hours. For these pool, mean, coutemp-
sible things as they are, one scarcely knows
which to do, condemn Or pity them; posi-
bly, they deserve lsrre 6hare Of the former
and litsle Of the laft8f.
| No strike we have eyer had In New York
excites 50 much general sympathy, on the
part Of all other trades, as this, and there is
scarcely one that has not responded to the
appeal made TO them to suppors il. Money
o. ntinues to fiow In from all trades, which
la n sure sign Of tho growing popularity Of
the eight hour system, and tells very clearly
that the great masses OF the people begin to
understand it, and that the end 10 drawing
near, when the long ten hours will be reck
oned among the many barbarisms sf bye.
gone age and the time prrdicted By the
pioneers Of the movement will arrive, when
the workingman, like the capitalist, shall
have his rural homo far from the city's bus,
strife, 40 bring up his family in health aud
comfort. Labor will be blessing to hin
then, rs much as il Is now curse.
i From present appearances the strike il
not likely to last laors than another week
M nearly all the men have obtained work a
eight hours. There are now only a few out
and, US soon as they are employed. tn,
strike will be declared closed, and from thai
moment eight hours day is an accomplish
"a fact, NOT only in New York, but through
Iout the United States.
The ironmoulders in Singers establish
ment have now been on q strike for SOM
days, Tor an advance of prices, but from
latest accounts, the matter is likely to b,
amicably settled in q few Days One grea
cause Of complaint on the part of the men
is that they have to work all the time unde
ground, by gas light, which is very injoiiou
to their health. This the company admits
but for want Of roomshave no means to pre-
vent it at present.
The tailors are again making another ef
fort to re-organize for the fall trade, ant
with somewhat of success. Their price
have gone down to near what they we're be
fore the war, simply from letting their unioi
60 down. This fact is now made plain t.
all. A strong union means high, weal
union low wages. Workingmen can tax
their choice. MECHANIC.