The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-08-07

did IN 1861, and bring nhefy sad Uest upon
ourselves and families. 80 we had better
continue TO stand quietly q eur present
fHppss, than ipcur the displeaspresESur em-
pyeTs BY e(riking. 49,
8ent1pe45 tsll yan'6l M ~: 10
x the boz wotld Sose anyhew, and did
Z p isaeo7p qpenee q zoe w. snd not; as
some have ~ on accsuns Of we strike. not
only oid sneY ciose nefe, guy " au sec.l0us
o. TINS country, ana 10 q .aree Posuon OF
Europe, esPecnI'y "a hngl.no. g 80.
meny ep NRsy VAN su1sspss 10 ioo1
70 sne sulke snss snen sook Place, any some
puoiicy ProciaIm Una. ass reason ,or not
tc.nI"e ~ osens ~ 80 .1'on: - %s
20" you 'ue,e = 10 oT'.s'vu NV 'or str'ke
sse =" ee.,ees' n.e sos o>1 es@s W.
Aou van VI Msn nou'y .oul empowers 10 =
ProPsr Ways uss ~ : ce,sa.n VI gwen Tune,
We snAll oemAnu VI asa VI .1e@ an ,nc4 ease
o.sI ". Fsse~ .Gos ~ Mo W. 80 -
wi4oul u9uoAs. ~ smployeIs naYs oeen
IsAPec'"s - - 'ol "a AevAnce .n.s
sunmer Anu Aae PsePA1oo 70 s'Ye% IL
csr.ain .ney W. ueses s'e uuu w. 49,
N lucy evs us uown ~ pncss 10 al
Inc snops nuI7 o'et que year agcs "nen
business VIZ sNcAs Anu wnen business -
Dr'sk thV Muss exPec. Wy 20 ask ZOE An
sassnce. m surc ~ no. 'oelt 'aui. u
We aon = AZ we neglect QUE nsn's Wnie
tnls busy season lasts, We must expect q stu
toriher reductlon next Winters III III snouid
De dull. 10 that way sney vil continue to
grind US doWn lower and lower, unth We are
comPeiieu W sPpy " sne ruor Ov"misssoh-
ers Tor AdmlssiQn 70 Bay VEN Asylum Tor
ourselves and iamiltes.
a certain worthy IRON manufactures Oh this
city told me lew weeks ago that New
Workers. we're sending to this city Tor cast
ipgs, and could AFFORD to pay freightags and
then stand them from 70 10 30 per cent less
than they can be bought there. Why 10
that so Simply because We are working
here from 90 to 70 per cent below New York
prices. | don't mean New York alone the
rates are higher IN oil northern, eastern and
western cities
A great number Of our members have lsft
rs, or rather, have Above themselves to be-
come suspended for non-payment of dues
and taxes. Why is that 80 IL it because
they could not see wherein it was Q benefit TO
them, or 10 it because they could not afford
to pay SO cents per month, or Is il that thev
are unable to paw Some bring in the pea
that they were not notified of their indebted
ness. That is the lanes. excuse Of al. I
presume there are great many present who
belong 10 building associations. IF 90, is
there amy Of you who often forget on the
night your association meets, that Won owe
YOUR weekly dues. aud do Il paw Il. subiect
iny Yourself tn fine. + don't t6;nk tha,a IA
any
II that Il 40. then ubv sbou,a an an.
forget be owes hi, Union so cents a month
for three months in succession. when he
knows that at the end Of the 80 month he is
liable to suspension ANY one who is 80
forgetful as that should very much dislike
to loan him money unless be pI oduced very
good security.
met one of our members. 0that was"
on one occasion, and askei him whv he A.
lowed himself to become suspended, he re-
piled, dam il Smith, I started down to the
Union to pay up, and met friend and we
drank the money IN "beer.0 That individ.
ual thought more OF hi, beer than Of him
self. But thank Kind Providence thsra ara
not many moulders who are a. fond OF beer
as the gentleman I allude to. And vet, af.
ter such excuses, men will find fault With
the Union IL they are suspended.
Every member should know that we re-
port every month to the International Union
the number of members we have; and for
each and evspv memhsr va M rsport VA
mu,. nav As cans. ar o.h.rviss lava our
aeIves Ii.hla to .nsnsns;cr from Ia Intar-
national IIn;or
Our onlv resort then il TO suspsud whso
shey won't pav. We have lost already. dur
ing period Of % months, from che Let Of
January, 1867, 20 July LIST, l6o8, the sumi oil
| &240 of tax alone; II Ne count the duee q
uill lswsass 10 ovsr foar huu1vsd dollasa
We ere nov willing y foFgst md fsrgivs I'll.
kok ne1bers eoDetn under tae sDnesey We
lfr1ote4 4GAolt ti1e-1kef 1n6Sf51g fh5x6we
large bills esn come In for 1ve310llars-of
eourse thoss that owe les en- conc N for
iesl
| On the question a politics hare v@1
| few words 70 Say, bat, before conoluds, i
vould sdvise ali vorkinemen 60 stand aloof
from the presept politacsl parties. n both
| Are our enemies. end assist i'm FORMING
vorkinsman,s rartv. Until we do this ~
can never have laws made In proteet our-
selves from the tyranny OF the blood suck
ine capitalists both parties OF the present
idav are working against the intarest Of the
nottingham. and Ia favor Of capital. Whv
| should not We. the only tax PAYERS, and the
mainstay Of the government in war as we'll
as peace, have say ia making the laws that
govern uss
IL there be any foremeD, apprentices %, 10
there last year or others, who haye never
been members Of this association, present
10 the hall. who desire to increase our mum.
Der, Pn be pleased to take their names and
| propose them for membership. Ii there be
any suspended members present, who desire
to regain their former standing, aud will
come forward and give their names 10 the
financial secretarv- va will disnosa ~ than
in short order. I hone. ren,lsmsn. Won
WON'T let this occasion slim nv vithont an
deavoring to do something for the cause or
labor. by enrolling v6ur namas among ths
sdvoc.tss ~ vore,c.r.,,. -;sh..
NJ M;cha. M.Msso, 20 no ..us
in ! norerfplI s-rrman. - 80 - -.
tective and co-onsrativs ...oc;.t;ons To-