The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-20
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

70 the Ediior 0f the WoEKlSaAAH's ABrocArs
Times arv extremely dun ugrv Jus. u1.,
and money scarce, and, q consequence,
wages are not high. Common IaDoriug rneu
go 81 5l, ~ $40 ana 81 per waek accord
Ing 70 the business they are enoi3vei a.
Rent and slaI range very hi5h, and n short
everything ~ sls aid everything We wear
las gone up, Eh.le employ is source 4ld
wages gong d1sn. dow do these poor
slaves manage .3 Iys ll gyyu twelve dollars
psr week. can't Connective, blt they lre n5s
t0 be pIu-i tbey must uitacr vote tae I.5-
publican M Democratic ticket II tley rara
81 tae brink ~ starvation. io5k ~ them
and them cast mr mind 0llk n CIV snort
vear., Fh.n useI o. ritn-ss the black
..HvH- tn thg Southern cities ald a-s Nha
4aes IN which is the most ro o- piuei. ava
must sav tAat whtia tna blacks WE'VE tn ha
pucd me ghire slaves should u- branded Ivy
traitors tn thHn-elve. lul f1 therr hmli .s.
NV Uutie they Iare Jhe remedy in tH-.r 1wn
hands, tlev ais tJl clWarlly VA u-e Iti theY
ave worse tAau Lhg IJE lU tNe Manager Lhe
NOR you nick them tle mlre tler Ick rnur
hand AFlY wien ll-r sympathy i0r Iue
Tork.ngman they cur,s yll AR olsF na1y
should yau trv Io alleviate tu-H condition.
q. Butler ia, created quite furore 81 his
ste tnarc.al speech Nul, wNy Sn lnn- HI
finding out the truc 8oc.uueI wa, u0t Try
same advocated no Baltimore and reiterated
III Chicago. Why wy wy tbat the ID wv lcratic
party nor tne Republican party nevur f1und
out mat tnlS w sound Auc.tiUHt IMPLY
because d emenatec ir M workin-men. Gen.
Cary Wa elected upon tnts very princiJi-,
out Mr.. Editor. unless rhe people arise auu
say ~ the swiudlers ir congrsss--thus far
you shall ~ ana nO farthgr-every i0Ut ll
public domain will be swept away and we
will be left without a0y land lo W. Apprlpr.-
atei for homes. | move the passa-e Ji tae
10 lowing resolution NV All the working uugl
in the United States
Resolved, That congress must desl-t irHm
giving away any more ot che public domain, ur
ne will call them al home from Washington
lnd send honest industrious, sober trustees ll
protect our land.
Il y said tAat Mr. U. q SEIshgIm E.u.
has retired from gne editorial department vi
the Mirror luis " Jhe report w trlH. ItIs
bad Tor Jane bat good for che Nirr.r and
il il also sail that Jhe Alr.Dr ~ t0 AaAnlUu
the cause u LABOR, ahd simply be q family
paper. N this n tru- NJ simply mHaus tlat
IN thJs city, with her p 600 mechanics anu
5000 laborng men, and 5000 miners, they
wont support a labor organ. Sucn uHn
don't deserve 70 succeed
AT this tine those dslaiBi eualmI1ers Arc
on strike, and c0ai has afyaucet, the.p,gr
cannot get enough ~ Keep them warm ani
the consequence q the ricl gef cursed. TIT
| am opposed Up any enc tling mlrg than
another II " these everla uug sLrk.S. u.Y--
cialy in winter. No wonder men nf m-ln,
curse ail Uur trades unions, Wlyl every
three or four months tnerr Us long strike
and che poor consumers always have the
fiddler . pay. Il Is time that strikes were
condemned 0y All Iu pralc AMI private.
Think 81 the sufsrings tina, two cent. Der
bushel on cual causes the poor Fash woman
or the poor sewing woman up q e willow with
five lr SIX children. Strikes BY working
men aud iock-0UtS by bosses ere oppressive
and ! hops the time may come wnen they
viii be looked uppn a. things III Ihg past
We ex lect better times here Ia the spring
II con gress would pass ,hg huancIt Bll. prJ-
posed by Mr. Cary, bat II Snenck's bi.l be
passed then 4 favor open rep Ifati5u, nud
the workiugnen VII openly advocate repu-
diati0n. II congress says gold w. Elll say
repudiate, and wo VIII appoint committee
OF 100000 voters ~ board the snlp of r0b-
berry and throw the chests W bonds XVI gUld
into the bay. We Wili pay the bond, ia green
backs, W "by the eternal" WI NA uit pIy
them AT all.
Well, of cooperation, there IN 0ne ianat
IN our city, that Is a fanatic upon Lue s4a-
lect az COON rattDn-I mean kreut.s. rna
South Pittsburgh CJ-upsrauve Association
nave a very good grocery store in operation
which has been running f1r the past eleven
Ieep Der cent. Yours &c.