The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-20
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70 me Edifor VI ihs wosK4xGHas's AnTocarH.
SrREArOE, L. SALE " W. jan. 1l
! wish you IN accept my most sncar
thai X for the imp0rtancs W attached wv
ny formlr mote. in giving 10 publicity n a
conspicuous place q tie ADvocArE NOw
II | should be guilty 81 sny lndiscrctIun wv
the following suEgeations, hope you si.l b..
iDduigent enough I'd ascribe them 10 over
zaaiouS1ess iu the good cause you are en-
gagged N aud with which |, among many
others, sympathiEe.
II appears 10 that the 0bIainance Of
the M any RETURNS that the working classes
stand 50 much in need d depends solely and
entirely upon the unaninmity Of those de-
handing them. This granted and cursory
view taken " the present disorganzed state
Of Trade Unions, 10 respect 70 the Nstional
Labor Union, it must BE- admitted that there
IS a great deal to be done and everc ,me
befo-e We realize vhat every honest working
M has hoped and prayed for, and what
Earns, the poet, .,as beautifully said IN
Let as pray that come u nay
Hor u will for = that
That &C man DER s. ne land
Viii brOthvrs be Tor a. tiAt
Now sir, wn4t waat 70 be at, Is to aseer.
tam ii IleIr l. no quicker method 81 bring
ing about this happy change, the consum-
nation " rhich every true lover of liberty
should 20 murh desire. 10 the absence 81
any thing from yourself on this matte, on
which yousppeAr 20 strangely Teti1ent, com
pared with other editors, allow me to hint
mat YOU should give some plain directions
IN your paper that would enable all willing
subscribers to help tue good cause u ex-
te ding the circulation of the Advocate
amongst thar acdusintances ami TRENDS;
and as an accompaniment 10 this action
would suggest 4 the expense il not too
great to be borne BY yourself, that YOU should
have some large posters or piacards furnished
10 evtry town and country village in which
your paper is now read This last mode of
procedure will at least Increase the number
Of the papers acquaintance ID thereby en-
able tue admirers VI the same TO have a
chance Of explaining To all iHd IiIes what
those objects are that's sought to be obtained.
IL Is well known to you aud great portion
Of your readers, that the success Of the La
Dor Movement depends almost altogether %
the successful extension Of newspaper cir
culatlon pledged 70 the support u Labor
principles.
Indeed, II must be evident to almost every
one that, as tue Csteehism proceeds the prac-
tlce OF Christianity, so must the necessity
10 organize, precede the organ zar0n itself,
and, Indeed, nv one connected with Trades
Unions can have escaped observing that be-
fore uan can be persuaded TO JOIN the
same he must learn what are the advantages
TO be realized by 80 doing.
TnIs being adInissIble ~ All then, the line
Of duty is vs,bly marked that all may see
IT,; that is, tlaI all Traces Unions lay
aside ali Ideas Of strength in isolating them
selves from This great movement, which
viewed IN natures hight, Il NAV be. is des-
lined me day 20 sbs0rb all others, and to
those officers Of Traces Unions, who, from
their seer ing Indlsposiuon towards the
movement, one might be led TO believe that
they were afraid Of their occupation going
To them | would say t..s:a are new ones
for the making" Aud 70 every one now
subs 4lbing u the Advocate | would say
! -s',ive within yourself that you viii Ell
deavor by every moral sur Jon 10 secure one,
At least, additional subscriber. II il but
small etfert that il will require from each
one individually, and who can Over-eStImats
the Importance " such a result
Hoping that the hint herein given may De
reduced to practice by all who see it,
remain yours, respectfully,
MILAN MooEKy