The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-11-07

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- WAsnmsroz, Nov., ., 1863.
n ns ssissr q IN wssEmszAs's Asysc4ss.
II II have fails % redeem The promise
mAde you I'm Me- Ysrk, q 10 snnual meet
inc OF the National Labor Unisn, u 10 sim
ply because have hsd . giess many irons
in The frs, and bse>nss cOah nos End, I'm
the whirl Of politics, material sufficiently
inspiring out Or which to make readable
letter to displace Occurring matters OF great
interest. Now, however, the work Of the
presidential canvas 10 over. the last speech
has been made. the last pamphlet has been
issaed, and perheps the last lie has been told
tho people haSs been appealed TO and
talked TO ad Nauseam-and candidates and
spectators i'm politics have y breathing
spell, content to await the issue Of tO-nOr-
row. To those who are not blinded by per-
sonal bias, the verdict at the great national
assixes cannot be unanticipsted; though J
have learned that what some men wish to
be they are ever ready TO predict. Twill not
indicate my own Judgment Of the result, a.
the fact wiIlrbe known ere this reaches you
certainly before seep By your readers. !
may, however, express the earnest wish that,
whatever candidates 81 all succeed, the dire
consequences predicted by opponents may
not fell upon the country, and that the Uuion
and the States and the people, may yea sur
vive to many years Of greatness, prosperity
and liberty.
am extremely sorry that Hon Samuel y.
Cary has been beaten in the second congress
sicnal district Of Ohio, and this arrived al
through the Dalien agency Of workingmeu
here, y the interest Of Republicans. In my
4 humble way endeavcred 90 coup teract The
inHaenes 5roaght 90 bear agsinst bin. but
do not nattsr myself that my efforts wers
equal t. my desires. He has been stricken
down. and that through the use Of positiv'
fAlsehood, solely 60 minister 20 the success
Of his opponent, because that opponent ~,
. radical Republican. That politicians
should thus urge var AgAinss one not wholly
welded to party, IL mot surprising, bat whei
workingmen thus act, one 10 almost led u
despair OF success TO the grees labor reform
movement, whose progress he was foremost
i'm advocating.
Incidentally this matter came up in on
workingmen's Assembly on the 2lst ulsimo
Mr. Flynn, who was at the June council II
New York, assailiDg the action there rs or
effort to carry the WOrkingmen's movement
into the ranks of the Democratic party, anC
citing the bitter libel OF J. U. FiDcher, in biz
paper, ne proof OF the desire. Il was alsC
charged that while the council refused q
delegate representative: 20 he fo0r OF Tam
many to secure the insertion OF . plank Of
the labor platform IN that Of the Democracy
vet such delegation did appear there and
WAS greeted with shouts of Welcome 1t th'
July convention, and our late president va
charged VITA this selling out, or privy to IL
A. T. Cavis defended the Labor Unio,
from the assault, showing from the admis
sions made, rhas no man upon the floor o
the conncil claimed q representative charac
Ter, save Mr.. Fincher. That they only me
NJ any equal number Of gentlemen nigh
meet, 20 confer, ss an opporsune juncture 9
affairs, upon means ~ push forward gres
reform. That, NJ mo one was delegated q
represent the selling out party 10 the Jul,
convention therefore there could have beer
no authorization 20 any one, bot they wer
simply msddlers, IL any sueh appeared there
had no warssnf, and committed no one b
their aas- He also vindicated the action 0
Gen. Cary on the Eight Hour Law, showing
shat on the morning OF the day it passed th
senate, that gentleman prevailed on Senate
uDdricks 90 make the motion TO take il frou
the table, and sat BY him in the senate wh eI
it was made, and the passage OF the bill
conseQuens upon thaE motion. As work
ingmsn, take shame 70 myself that any on,
who labors should even, in thought, hav,
damaged Gen. Cary. II we thus act the fu
ture has very little promise for US. Men 0
} ability viii not serve cause where detractiol
takes the plase OF commendation. We mus
reform this habit, or good bye % labor re
form.
The attomey-general has not yet given o.
opinion on the Eight Hour Law, 40 rec uest
ed through the president. Was it OWING L
bis absence 10 New York, attending to ID
closing up OF his private practice? We ma
have lt. however, this winter, after the dis
posal OF other matters now awaiting his de
cision. greatly fear the alternative sctio
proposed BY the National Union, TO in,iue
congress to pass an explanatory act. Shout
the s0blect be again obtrGded upon that BE-
dy, now that political pressure is removed
l oeatly fear . repeal will ssult, and thu
the men working for government will be re
handed 70 ten hours.
We anticipate visit from WIN. II. Sylvi
this winter, A. it is understood be designs
lecturing tour IN the interest Of the cause !
the National Labor Reform movement. hi
advent here will do good, aud we intend .
make special effort for telling dem0nstrs
ZION.
The trades here are toIerably well organ
lied, out do not exhibit much heart for co
labor party movement, so necessary Tor IL
ends We aim At You cannot convince
partisan even for bis own advantage bu
after the presidential election greater success
may be achieved in this direction.
Il You have no idea OF the extent to which
political prescription II now carried. In tn
navy yards, arsenals, congressional prinLin
office, AMI other workshops Of government
no mar out friend to the Republican party
unless from some powerful personal influ
ence or consideration, can secure or retail
employment Party atiliation has long beel
necessary IN clerical positions, and others 0
\ greater importance; but now, even for th,
lowest and most menial places, this touch
stone 10 applied, and no man, not "sound OF
the goose" can hope 10 feed upon the trea
sury, even when he really gives q guild pr
que in labor for.his wages This ID not OIL.
dsspicable but dAstardly, aud the sure an
ready means OF saPping private virtue an
reducing this people FROM o. nation Of free
men to nation Of slaves.
shall reeur TO TIA subject sgs:S
PAcoLor.
FROM ohio.