The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-04-18
CORRESPONDENTS,
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA. April IA, 1868

70 tie Editor Of the WokEis9KA1s advocate.
That was quite gentle little hint you
gave US correspondents in your issue of the
4th inst., but as | did not happen to see it
until on my road to the post Office with las.
weeks letter it was not needed, and further,
| hardly think shall pay much attention to
il hereafter. Dr.. Cotton, 10 his "Lacon," or
"Many things in few words" tells US that
the condemnation Of this book took him
many times longer than did the writing Of it.
have not the time nor the Cotton mack, 80
that what have to say shall say after my
own fashion, leaving m letter 10 the tender
mercies Of your JUDGMENT, to be divided be-
tween the paper basket and the compositor.
What labor's advocates in the Keystone have
been SO long battling for our magnanimous
State law makers have at last given US and
that is law establishing eight hours as a
legal days work. suppose that the wise
acres who have done US this act of justice (G)
confidently imagine that their names will be
as "household words" in the family OF every
liberated" toiler throughout the "length
and breadth" OF ennsylvania State. That
gratified and o'er-thankful fathers will labor
to inscribe upon the memory tablets of their
offspring, as objects to be ever after revered,
the names and ritulary appendages of these,
the peoples "good and faithful servants"
Well, maybe they will, and maybe they
won't; but if all thought as do kno,o that
instead Of their receiving . realization Of
their fond anticipations they would be con-
signed to an oblivion, there to remain sufi.
GENTLY long u purge them Of their Judas
like propensities. This eight Hour Law
originated in the State Senate. An amend
meEt was added in the lower house to the ef-
feet that the pay for eight hours labor should
be the same as is now given for ten. On its
return to the Senate that body refused to
concur in the amendment, and the house 30
"well and truly" carried out the wishes Of
the majority OF their constituents that thev
receded from IL. Now, Mr.. ADVOCATE, can
you do other than admire this ID agnanimitv
A strike ground il q nucleus around which
gathers in inordinate numbers, that most
despicable Of NIL Gods creatures, the sscab.'
The shoemakers of this city are now out,
but the shops are now full Of these vile.
crawling things Their presence, Of course.
greatly impedes the strikers, and were It not
that the sscab' Is always coward as wen a.
q sneak, they might render eli the efforts Of
the strikers useless. Their union is. how
ever, strong one, and they seem confident
of success. Some Of. the meanest of the
employers have been forming q combination
pledged not to employ strikers from other
shops. At mass meeting of the journey
men, held last evening, this piece Of dirtiness
was denounced, and thanks were returned 70
such Of the employers as had held aloof
lrom the combination.
The weavers' strike still continues Bot
sixty one shops have sccedsd TO the demsnds |
IF the journeymen. Several others express |
heir willingness to pay the prices asked, !
but are 90 Jet not convinced that they cnn |
lfford 10 agree TO the journeymen's manner
X measuring. This il one of the most de- |
ermined strikes that has ever occurred IA |
his city. Even the Germans. who have
heretofore, much to their own injury e wall |
. to the detriment Of their brother trsdas.
men, been backward about entering the lisis,
ave joined in the strike. This smAcks
avory Of success. Less lily supported
trikes, ~ they as rule are, and more evil
eucing the the same determination e ths /
Teavers have done, I think would have q
wholesome effect.
The plasterers still continue In their good +
'ork, and each weekly meeting il produc-
We OF much that IN beneficial.