The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-16
NEw YORK, January

t NEW 1Okk, January q
10 the Editor OF the woRkIH0HAH's ADvooArE-
As We are DOW in the midst Of winter but
little seems to be doing except routine BUSH
nsss'amosg tho many trade associations Of
this city, but il is easy to see that this state
Of things is only temporary, and will not be
Of long duration. .u4 .-r MN
Every one, think, now realizes the fact
what the more enlightened have seen for
some time), that determined stand is to be
made bY the employers next spring to keep
IN full force the ten-hour system in oil the
trades that are now working on that princi-
pie, and to use every means in their power,
ereD u crushing out the unions, to abolish
the eight hours in all those trades that have
adopted it, and it will require all the judg-
ment Of the leaders of those trades, combined
with the united energies of all engaged in
those trades, to prevent 50 depl0rAble o re-
action from taking place. Are they equal to
the task before them We may hope they
are, but certainly much more energy must
be displayed than we have witnessed during
the past year. The movemens must BE- more
universal. This waiting for others to - fcF
US what we ought to e lIsseissi mas,
hersiol been Tie reia II ia ei.h. ees
system Of ishor lfast--, scssisu Il y.
tf@ds sss'5s1'Sa 20. slse oiAss portion has,
tses.. - psrsnstsntly, to undo, which hAs dIss
rN4 net y
II iScoE lux s-.2 u o. = So. CApi-sf
r ~ .ease IA NJ GU, Y ssss III spphsi III
ns,y, ar ~ a x cr .si,ins s!ow i FAY a
labor and we'll ngh ubhterstss the name %
ns6ss. Such time Il thinks il sees before Il
now. Therefore, warn my fellow. working
men to be prepared for it while yet there 10
time, aud remember In time Or pezce we
should prepare for war, and if we cannot ad-
vsscs, do not les rs retrograde. All eyes viii
nov Soop be turned On the 1ssislat6re 70 ses
what they win do With the Vie fceuspiracy
laws, but | doubt much If anything Win bep|
ND BY thst body. Scarcely my one gave
my 1ledgs about il, and if they did, the NUM-
osr wssso few, that they Gao vote for It wen
knSwlng win not be carried e'ia ots "A
IL tnsre h.4 besh ptfy d dozen indepen-
Gent wcrkingms~ ta1teH from the ranks of
labor ard elsscteol 10 the slspislsture. there
would then have ben sbrhe chance ar tha
tOifng masses being heard, and their
wsnts attended to. Bot ffitbe effortssf the
leaders Of the workingnen I-oved afutile ~
the hst election in this CITY, shr,u oh 4he in
sAtiate shouting Of "no polieics,n by the nar.
tfssns ofeither side. This, too. wffhh. 80
staring them In the 1Acs, Of men being Men
prosecuted under one OF the West laws tAarI
men ever found On = statute book. How
srus it is that the partisan slave hugs his
chains ana wears them fA--I sl0aa r
Here ID law passed BY politicians in the
interest Of capita, that is more binding and
more CALLING, M its nature 70 labor, than any
ID the shve code, and yet We afe coolly told
thatwe must send no work1ngmsn into the
canvas to ask for IN election fin order TO-
wipA Ouk these tAings) because sf we do wel
shall diRida the Hpsrsys" Id it mot tiuae We
DID deiAS it7 Every thinking man has, By
thas snnss fnhyilsaRned this truthr--thaf there
can be no hope for labor until labor eon<rolsi
the lesislakHrss end gm6ks laws for che pro-
tsckioas a itself. Apd the sooner thRapsople'l
learn 'thiss erssttrueh she eesesrifor shsman nd |
tor ths walsh ooansry. But Of thin .we mAy'l
al 10 assRred, ii something isgne. soon done
We, 1.-THE working olasses) sh&ildbsi q uefss |
ooAditioa than are the 80 ealied slaves of Eu- \
rope. III rft .sHs ".bnsiri .aou kEcRAMRc. "
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