The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-23
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OMAHA, Jan Ill, 1869.
TO the Editor Of the aKIsenAs's ADvscArE.
We have in this city, on the west bank Of
the Missouri, q population of some 10 600,
among the number nearly 900 Of the &C
tive, go-ahead and intelligent workingmen
Of our country. A respectable minority Of
these took ii into their head q month ago,
to resolve an organiz alton for the purpose
Of mutual intercourse, Interchange Of opin-
ion, and more Efficient action In refer ence
to our L-bor Platform. We expected op-
positi on from politicians, from partizan
newspapers, and all old fossils generally.
But from the pulpit-and the Episcopal
Methodists above all, we did mot expect 1t,
while we quietly and civiley presumed on
our rights and privileges OF American cIti-
sens we innocently immagined the minis
ters Of Jesus Christ would assist, not de-
nounce u.s. But 80 1t is On Sunday, JAN
usry Cd, the Rev. DR.. Westwood, late Of
Baltimore, Of Washington, Virginia, de-,
made his remark from bis stand, Gas writ
ten down from his own lips } "Scme per-
sons have procured the passage Of o Law
through our state Legislature to make eight
hours legal days work. don't believe in
IL, it is iiculous. God Almighty has Civ
en- us "a hours per day and il IL our duty to
get the most out Of the "a hours" Some
Of our citizens, thinking the gentleman did
not mean oil his words implied, sought an
interview with him, and afterwards assured
us that the good brother was mot unf.ieDdly
TO the effort to shorten the hours OF labor,
but only wished TO be understood TO mean
'every man 10 required By the Almighty to
improve the "a hourr each day, 20 the ut
most Of his ability We thought this was
the end of 10, but on Sunday the 10th inst, ut
the close Of the morning sermon, be referred
again 70 the matter, and made q false state-
ment Of the affair by fabricating q state
ment Of What he should have said on the
former occasion, which he did not cay, but
used the place and occasion, defended by
bic ofics OF pastor, to denolnce the Labor
Reform Party and bring contempt s2oc Z.
To say the DR.. lied willfally Ia tes tame. IL
sas studied insult intended &c create excite
mens after the Beecher fashion. But the
sorkingmsn Of Omaha treat him ard his
calumnity with the contsmpt they deserve,
toe instisauen under which he
was raised, a. o southern msn-And the
laot that th0agh he has Aed from his native
place, the since change from the duvsI form Of
labor 70 the frse, he has still in his heart all
bio fssmsr hate and contemps for the mean
white trash, and for poor white iaS5riog
men, % combine for their Improvement, !
without che aid Of his all suf6eieus self, Ia |
bitter 20 his pride. Bot there 10 another
hing which will humble bic prias be told
his congregation they owed him hts last !
quarters salary. 10 vas oat Of money, 10
was . shame. sEd what We the matter, Why
aon's they pay hima The prinied report |
notes nearly 800 tho previous qaartsr, Wig |
aos iris quErtwf They s0nsrs-ssd rish hin |
lor g. 900 per yssr, with hosss farnishsd- !
Rhsy could nos plssss hin II Onaha, o.
0hieago, 10y Aad 70 20 70 Wee u ~ Toe .
aarpss good snosgh 70 cover shs Aoos. md !
psrhaps - pess btsshes O. . salr1y e.
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