The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-12-19

secures hun a. IN ally, and hencsiorth be
enacts upon the siags Of the theatre Of re-
publican life the rol- 0f betrnyer OF the In
ferests NJ hie con91l eue0ts, or more properly,
his employer Many IRE unable % realize
the ruinous tendency that this policy 81
placing our lsgiS1ntion In the contrnl Of
monied corporations has, and many sta I'd
ready to DENY that We are aot acting Ia con-
formitv to the precepts Of justice in doing
20. To NIL such we say !, II is not safe TO give
an honest man the opportunity Of incrsas-
ing his pecuniary store by testing the elias
tic'ty OF biz cOnsciencc. No theory by
which Il 10 proposed 10 eradicate OF even
lesseu social and political evils can avail, ex-
cept IL be presumed nc the start that bu-
manity ~ universally frail, that self IL mans
hrst thought. Make dishonesty nut ouly a
crime, but . non-paying one, and You make
It q scarcity. Don't put relish within
reach Of hungry man n your own stomach
10 ssking Il A. d all mems mental stomAci s
crave an abundance OF what we call pclf Ii
IL in this way we sh0Hld look At such mat
ters. The selection Of United States sen
ator 70 not by a0y means q trIfing matter,
and the utmost care should be exercised lesl
ir selecting q servant, You secure one who
10 anxious and able 20 exercise the self-Im
posed functions Of Q tyrannical master.
Upon this matter | should like 20 continue
prAting. bnt have SAID sufficient, trust, to
.sirect the attention OF all who may chance
to peruse this letter, 10 the vital importance
VI an earnest consideration Of the subject 81
making public iulc'iolaries.
Rings" are institutions principally poll
teal IN character anu object, but there are
rugs outside Of pohtIcs. You may remeD.
Der in this correspondence it was stated 6
short time since, tbat coal bad reached the
enormous price Of Gil and $l2 per ton. Il
has lately trsnspiFed that this luordinate 10
crease 81 tue eeal tariff " not the result Of
any decrease In the quantity mined, 10 any
increase VI wages, OF 70 any other purely ma.
tural CAUSE, but that ring" OF capitalists
IN council assembled, decided to defer al
shipments of coal Iacl until the supply In tn,
yards became exhausted, and the price o
the necessary article, per consequence, wen
Up. THIS pr. jsct by Combination, conduct
ed in q manner Inat would reflect credit upoi
a worthier Cause, they successfully carrie,
out, and ia result tie poor man fearful III al
additional Increase, was compelled to lay II
his wlnt.r's Iuel NJ n profit to tae mining
company and railroad in Conjunction NOR
enormous tuan just This is tut one Of ID
many means devised BY capitalists and an
scrupulous corporations for Fobbing l0fu
uy Of - only remaining penny. Yet work
Ingmen wIIsk nc me statutes that legaliz
these unri righteous infringemenIs Of all cnari
table law, depending for q cure Of their dis
ease upon practitioner sh0 has grown grs
10 their seTvice With JuI even atfording ten
9Orary relief WHAT a difficulty TASK lt "
diss-l. mate truths among those desu.ule 0
a desire TO learn. But our task, howevr
envrous 1t may prove, must be performed
ana tDat right speedily, lest tbs eviIs "
seek to eradicate become so general As u BE-
come vital. There are thousand and On
IiItle ma tiers u local aud perhaps generl
interest, which should hks 70 retail 10 W
did prudence ami charity not combined.
forbid.
In ira lie matters, a. usual, but little il ID
ing. There are no new developments IN "a
caIpet wesver's strike. The men continu
to hold out. Meetings Of the trade are hel
weekly, and such enactments are had a
their united wisdom deems for their benef
Their prospects for success are repOrte
good. We hope ut an early day 10 record I
them, that they manfulIy stool up TO the
auty, and for their patience, fidelity, an
trust in the ultimate triumph OF right, thr
were rewarded BY a victory complete, COZ
elusive, and decisive.
A meeting OF the several building trade
has been held. l.. j. Wallace If the cal
penters, and the executive committeeman II
this state, was selected 10 preside. The
lsctsons are reported as solely Of a prepars
tory character. They unanimously seem I
desire the erection of a mecaanical institui
OF library, q as they themselves express !
Guild Hall, where w0rkingmen NAV resoi
Of evenings and probably occupy their spar
time in stady IL is believed that the a
tachment Of an eating house to the bniIdin
viii t'eIgvate The moral character and soci,
standing Of the workingmeR," NJ least, 5
SAYS the EseRing Star. 10 its reportoral ~
Jice % the meeting. Nothing was done lool
Ing u the Consultation mentioned IN my las
TTeyelhck has been exhOrting the toileI
OF Sunbury and WIlliamsport, hoping Their
BY 10 sow good seed ia productive grount
Tue Twi. chelis have not yet been brougs
to trial tor the barbarOas murder OF Mr.
Hill. The grand jury has found a true b
against them Tue new district attorael
F1rman Sheppard, who has the i'll luck I
being q democrat 10 4 republican city, ha
been harrassed ia al quarters "a the prose
cution OF bis newly acquired dati TIL
counsel Of the TwiIchelfs 10 open court, Il
ciared that the grand jury had been inRl
enced 10 their Aiding Ia m illegal aud "
becoming manner, by Mr.. Sheppard, afls
they had determined 70 ignore What tran
spires in . grand jury room Is supposed {
be hermeticall- sealed in the breasts Of th
Jurors, and MIR. Sheppard created somewha
Of furOre BY inquiring how this informs
ton, even " II were correct, was commuDi
Gated TO the Twitchells or their cOuase
Time was when an oath was respected an
held sacred. Time Is when oaths are meri
matters OF jest, 70 be taken by the hour 70
consideration. The Judge presiding, TO hi
hopor be il said, refused to grant. the pet
ton presented ~ the prisoners counse
based upon the assumption alluded to, az
the prisoners we're rsmsn led to be tried upo
Thursday next Bill Mann, who is chief i
conduct OF The case on behalf Of the accused
will take advantage Of every legal bubble I
clear his clients ami defeat the ends Of just
ice but 50 great is the indignation agains
the murderers, that all gentle Williams le
gai acumen will scarcely prevent the speed,
expiation Of their crime upon the scAHOld.
The contested election cases still occup,
the courts, though nothing has occurred .
indicate the result of the contest.
Yours truly, 9. BEN j.