The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-30
FROM ILLINOIS.

huCk ISLAND, J-n. Il, 10
70 me Editor % tho v oHKiSeaAs's ADysoArE.
read ID your paper W tlg 26th uf
cember, an article dated Pittsburgh U.
Der 18th, and headed "a Bloodle-s Blu.
% which should like your permi--..a
make some reply. The writer sers .4.
stating that there is now progressing d
rife though bloOdLeSs battle between tu
val publications, namely, two mouth.
published III the interest OF the cOacumaE
The remarks that / shall make will bs r.
fined entirely 70 the InterHa'yHai JuHr
that ,'Pryatout" says "c'-.ms t0 1e tle
gau Of the jours." The New YORK w
zlne, being a private business transae.
have nothing to 90 with il ~ say aa0a.
"Pryab lut" says the Journal, since !.
came a priodte enterprise, was mes ar r--.
in is support of the labor movement
Wish 70 tx "Pryabout," vho mAda
Journal private enterprise ? u am u
rectlY inform %, this same ttsburgt 1.
voted 70 give the Journal to the rre-.l. I.
tor. Have your chickens already c0u y
to roost? Remember you had andy
ing Of what was taking place ami Yat
rushed N 10 destruction. Now, rf" "F0
about" point Out to me any article Sr.|
by the editor at any time, that wos r.i
On the labor movement? ! d-fy him t4
X, through all the volumes. Next, ha
"tbere was a time ben Il did not scr.i
to denounoe oppression and 20 advocar !,
unequivocal terms, any and ail measures XII
il supposed would have a tendency WV a.l
ate the condition Of the poorer eiasse.
Now. ~ swell known % "Prvab0a" A
ali Tie craft, 10 fact, that those arti4,
which he praises 80 much were wrilsen
der various names, by the then Presiil
Harding, assisted BY Vice President IN \
and Why does be not give those geutar
credit for their lah0rs
Next, be saws, "the journal was boon
"A the Coach makers international e
and survived the storm which destroyed II
organization" Now, "Pryabuut" sl
TOO we'll that the late secretary raised 4
storm Tor the express purpose Of destroy
me union, that be might Get THE I0u
HaS n0t subsequent events fully pr0vsi
truth OF the warning given by the pre-
az that time, that the Journal Was al.
secretary desired, and as soon a. he rltN
y would be turned against those thH- vi
nurtured and reared ". Has "Pryaall
forgotten the means the then secretary b.
20 raise that storm did he not. at che d
clnnati convention, pay himself every N
" "a Own salary, whilst he left tha WV
dent without a cent, and the 1ui0n OWt
him SIX hundred dollars. This was dol
TOO, after be had travaled thirteen thlIsas
miles, introducing the JoHrHHL Id every VI
N the Union and Canada. The object 0f .
secretary was to drive him back into
workshop, after be had used ham rs loag
wanted him, without paying him BY slllN
Being member Of ND. 1 AK the time, VA
knowing the history Of this whole trans
uon, have deemed it my duty, IN ilsticel
AZ honest man, 70 let the clachmakars 4
now they were cheated out " their iluraA
md how, il they bad taken the advice
Union NJ. l, Of New York, they might I'D.
bad their journal 20 day, and "PrgAbod'
might till De reading, With delight KY u
sure ny BIZ writing, the articles 1id IaIi
nim), fresh and stirring ones just as rat,
10 the interest Ct labor, as were ounce in /,
Tunes two and three.
| may say, Ia conclusion, ~ "PryabOut
that AZ quite surprised AZ biz letter, \
cannot see how he could expect man q
ne knew bad cheated bis associate 10 od'
would BE- any more honest tu him. Gun N
sure him II was never expected by
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