The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-11-20
FROM MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 6, 1859.

DALlAAOhNi ANNN' - ANS~"
i A. Editor Or the WoRKNsNAS's ADVOCATE.
NJ doubt the telegraph has already &C
ousinted you with the result OF the Mary
land elections. The contest in Baltimore,
contrary to expectation, was almost one
sided The vote poled was very light one,
bepg fraction less than one half the regis
tered vote. The Democratic conservatives
swept everything before them. The Work.
ingmen and Reform ticket, in the municipal
election, received only 872 votes, out of a
vote of 10000. The entire Democratic
council ticket was elected. In the State
election We had no candidate for Comptrol-
~ Our efforts we're confined 70 Baltimore,
and for Sheriff, City Surveyor and legisla-
tors. Suffice it to say, We failed to elect a
single officer. For Sheriff We gained over
seven hundred votes, polling fifteen hundred
and forty-four votes. There are various
reasons why our ticket did not receive a
much larger vote. First, the politicians sue
ceeded in making the body Of their respect
i've parties believe that the Workingmen's
ticket vas dodge to defeat either Of the
other parties, and If elected would act with
the opposite party. Secondly, the Demo
cratic party held the ghost Of negro suffrage
and negro equality, and the fat spoils Of Of
fee over the heads Of the rank and file of
the Democratic party, and what with the
promise Of deputy sherffship to every
prominent man in a ward, and position
under the comptroller, with a few dollars
thrown in to treat the b'hoys, and remind
them Of their allegiance to the party, the
thing was completely fixed up. Thirdly, our
wOrkingmen 20 to work at seven O'Clock A.
NJ, consequently they had to leave their
homes at half past five or six, and the polls
are not open until o'clock.
Workingmen do not quit work until 6
?. NJ; poles close at p N. Workingmen
have from a half an hour to an hour for din
ner, so that, in order to have voted, they
would be constrained to leave work one quar-
ter Of day, which, from the present rate Of
Pay, they could not afford to do. When we
take into consideration the fact that out of
voting population Of $4,000 voters, there
we're only 10000 votes pOled, il will be seen
alta glance that the workIngmeD, as a body,
did OF vote. There were several wards 10
Tie city IN which there were no organization,
and at but very few OF the precincts were
there any arrangements made for the hold.
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ietcs which are unnecessary to mention, but
which we're drawbacks to the movement.
However, taking the matter as whole, the
results encouraging, and with little engi-
neering We may leOk forward to our next
election for grand results. There should be
20 time lost in preparing for the congress
slonsl elections which are to come of next
ialI. In the election just past We bave seen
and felt the need of an efficient organization /;
let that want be Immediately supplied, by
lie organization Of Labor Reform Asso-
cation under TIE auspices Of the Notional
Labor Union, and let there be systematic
organizaton, and agitation through the
State, and let the leaders always bear In
mind that there are three great preIequi-
.tes TO carry out any great reform The
lTst IS agitation, the second IS agltauon1 the
third is agitation. Agitate all the time
until your reform is accomplished.
TRADE AFFAIRS.
There is nothing much to note in trade
affairs, There appears to be general dull.
ness IN all branches Of industry. The
strike at Jenkins cooper shop still con-
inues. The men are, however, all at work
uolber places. The carriers cleared $3.50
p their late soriee, and there is general de'
sre, BY all those who participated, to have
il repeated. The knights Of st. Crispir
had very fine ball on Friday night; q
arge number of employees were present
and wed with each other as to which Of
hem would stand the highest in the estlma'
non Of the knights. It was an agreeable
Affair, and all were well pleased.
FIRES.
There has been several large fires Of late
and among them may be mentioned that o
Marks 4 Co., shoe manufacturers by TIM
hre many Of the craft, including men anC
women, we're thrown out Of employment
Ihe firm is nearly ready to start again, anC
al The old hands and probably some new
ones will be set to work.