The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-16

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3D. avisg been appointed by the Pfeaid >
Of the National Labor Union, q member
the National Exesusive O6nmittee for tie
State Of Michigan. with power % sppoinr
State Executive Committee Of fys, who 40
willing to pnt forth an earnest effort i'm -
isisting me by their counsel snaiunuenee =
forming Labor Reform pasty, m the State
Of Michigan, and In order to, be saccessfui
our .efforts 1t il necessary to Organise o.
'sson as possible, in every Ward and Town
ship, or School District, in the State Of
Michigan, aLabor Union, and ] earnestly
request nottingham throughout the State
to send lthis Office the names Of soma,of the
most Efficient workingmen in their yreiaity,
that the State committee may Be promptly
Slled up. Seven workingmen or other good
citaens, who fAyorsour views and who mean
earness work In the cause of labor reform,
can form union. Send your application
Ter charter 70, VIM. Fl. Sylvis, P. o. box
1857, Philadelphia, Pa, with charter Zee Of
% enclosed, with your presidents sndssecr.
ssry's name, and'fve or more members.
WY ~, FORM or APrucAfIoS.
We the undersigned residents Of the--.
State of Michigan, do petition the NAtiona w.
Dor Union, 20 grant Us = charter 10 open ~
form Labor Union III, State Of n. ~
igan, and We hereby pledge ourselves to be Nv.
efhed BY The constitution, laws, and rules o lie
National Labor Union, andito support the lass
form cfthe said Uuions W fssin .nn i'f
o. Fellow sorkinkmsn Of Michigan, lsr rs
now commence earnest work in the cause ,.f
lAhsr rstsrm;,lst no 40 freemsn lay asidf n
acknowledging und party preJudipe, wli1L
is Tie rsadpess Of the many FOR the benoas
Of the few, who hold the toillng millions u
oar coantEy at,thsir viii, BY passing obBsa-
ieus endH oppressive laws = by esfusing 20
lisssa 70 the Voice of'feason md humau;sy,
when calisd upon to reduce the Burden Il
taxasion which hangs like On incakds on .ts
natiei. eapssd by sxsessiys and extrAsaf sns
sxpsudisafes thst ere wrung from ths to.As
snd daughters Of toil by fcfcfsg upon =
sorcalled national currency, Tor the aso X
yhich I'VE, a. workingmens are paying %
ipterest Of from eighteen TO twenty two Ter
cent-s and By sqnandeEing ear prolc Ia u
Ppon . clAss OK henoPo who are riotioe
aPa leasing ssihs sfpsnss'sf TIE pr0dHoiaE
sWotkingmsa, the remedy for these svls
Les With YOU. Oar sicaer states ere alresdy
gagged IL the work OF reform; then let ~
be I'M and doing and By united effort Oh
our part snSopFsss those noble nd able I'd
vocates Of OR cauae, whose ssh-sacEi6cing
and noble spirit power cAhnot bfsAk, nor "a
Sos.behd. Then let our Nstchword Be on
ward and upward, fot. bsaflib mind that we
have nothing 70 hope Tor from present poIil-
I'll palfies. Political disffhcpous are but
name, q empty a. the fgurts. q Q drsats.|
The political wire wotketE or lsSds7 have
loEk ta1ksd u Us Of reason, necsssity, hu-
manify, economy, liberty and under yafiods1
othsr names of reform promised 70 carry ~
% to hsppiness md prosperity, II We bufI
f6IIoe t6eir direction, Until an ID ones host
ofsyiIs, absurdfties, gali and bitterness, are
psursd forth from tie box ~ thh im1odsrn
bxndofa, having scxrcesy q hope VIZ an %.
pressed snd tkx-ridden people. fhess are
the guides. workingmen, VOC hs5yls heen
cSiisd UPON " lolIot' these ths MODELS YOU
Ire expsctSd ID itnitsks, thsss the political
| ida y y6p iaeg have tosstiRpsd. Lei Us 90
longer bow In meek srbfissfon 10 partV
lsadsfs xho ~ YAts ehAys bean Gradually
Gnd surely sdfzW1hF 4heffn 06fk sf0und MS,
thbd tfipplfng ouf snSfKiEa -shsfsby max
ink ts Esyes d Spitalish and Assigning
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