The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-04-17

tatiohs utei hoWetc' OUT tsAueitoFys tuouSu
their germ, tAs desire, never departs, and
some CTWsus Of Specializing or commercia
circles, is yer the idol OF editorial homage
The millionaire, whose house and lauds and
millions are enduring atlestations OF hi.
subtlety aud cunning, rather than prudence
frusality or economy, is never lost sight o.
BY the reporter. His every action 10 noted
and every phrase that drops from his lips Il
eagerly appropriated by these dought ,
knights Of quilldriving propsnsities, and
parsded as axionatc principles Of success;
ID life.
IL, perchance, Wander bilt, by "tEick Of
trade" that would subject a less wealthy,
and consequently less worthy Spectator, to
the scrutiny Of the law, adds million or two
to his already vast ae~umuiations, the &C.
ton is lAuled to the skies, he encounters
bought, save admiration or alteration. while
the poor swindled parties are berated as
unworthy the name Of business men. The
standard Of modern commercial morality,
'uerits universal execration, but instead
ELECTS only plal1its f. IN the host Of syco-
I phantic worsh PPers u wealth, no matter
how obtained. Wealth softens judicial aus
,srity, yiiates or rather annihilates the eaus.
tic properties oi the editorial quill, smooth
ems the pathway 80 eanonieal favor, and is
omnipoten, III these days Of moral degenera-
I GU. Wealth die ates our avs with an eve
only to lis own emolument, imposes govern
mental taxes, and enjoys immunity from its
share Of them, aud eniorces such u solution
Of si political problems as accOrds most
I proti.ably with It's well being. Hence, We
6nd labor the mere creature of wealth-the
parent th, tool Of the ch,ii, the creator the
servant Of the created. Hence, we find a
vast number Of the sons of industry, who
BY natures fundamental teachings should
know better, cringing ia shlsct fear At the
feet Of the money power, beseeching for the
crumbs, instead Of, as they should be, battling
FOR their own-the loaf.
RAAItlt A1 81 EAh4NhN - AtAlAtoiNC W liONS
rat he who works only should enjoy the
fruits Of bis labor, nor vet can other ,viIence
than that furnished poor house and wa.
yes statistics be necessary TO convince that
those who SOW most nov reap least. We
hsve in our minds eye a particular Que Of
the many lame attempts o. conservative and
would-be arbitraung pens, to quietly recon
Gle .abor differences, which appeared in the
Hume Farmer. All such articles are lame,
because they take the always Specious, SUI
perfcIal view Of the question bat the PAR
ticuay one to which we now have reference
IS both lame, halt and blind As a specimen
brick OF the EDITORS emInently fragile struc-
lure, glance at this "lt is for every mans
interest that not only ease and Convenience
Of living, but also wealth Or surplus product
should exist somewhere. But" continues
our Mister Wiseacre, ct may not be always
desirable 10 him. /. need not lie in bis
hands" at need not - The pen that in
ted that assertion evidently lied ia the
hands Of its manipulator. Is It to "every
mans interest" that handful Of their fel-
Iow-meu shou be endowed by law-wnich
Is common compact with powers, an abuse
1f which is % dangerous as 70 entail the
destituton such abuses indubitably do? Is
il to popular interest that a few should M
ncIJlze that which not only eats up all that
lab can produce. As fast as it is produced,
but holds constantly increasing mortgage
upon ITS expected products Of Toe future
When a mans money enables tim to double
his wealth e-cl year, at a time when the
country's woal.h IS increasing at the rate of
3 or 4 per cent per snnUn, are his constant
ly increasing riches conducive Of popular
prosperity Can few have all the breai,
and the remainder fail To starye2 Wealth
tolls not, neither does il spin, " aud yet ITS
power increases with itself; It suhsists at no
tax 70 itself, and we are told that when sur
plus products accumulate INTO the hands Of
A few, every maa's interest" i sbetttd
Bosh We cIy de upon ourselves for &C.
voting So much space 70 disproTing what
bears the imprint Of The grossest error all
o'er its face.
To assist the argument referred to, some
defunct philosopher Of Tcutonic nationality
and positively Teutonic IDEAS Of progress, i
brought ID, who once said that "nobody
should DC rich, except those who understand
lt.' From this, suppose the Ftrmer
means that The robe Of wealth would set uu-
calmly On the shoulders Of son of industry.
Then, We have him hawking poor Emerson
upon the stand, who delivers himself Of
speech about as foreign ID the subject under
discussion as the editors head is to common
sense. All tue anmeaning twaddle and
worse than meaningless vituperation
brought 20 DCar against those upon whom
the sun Of wisdom is beginning u reflect its
0enetcent rays, is worse shan useless. The
enemies Of Labor Reform may cry, "Dema-
sogTe' until their throats are hoarse, and
consume gallons Of ink aud .elms Of paper
20 "AtNtb5 NAtANAto NUT uioCtCuitdDic 70 tue
writers than 70 the 'garrulous champion Of
woIklngmen,' upon whom they seek to at
zach dscredit, the giant, Progress, is stalk
lng through the land, paying no heed to bar
rlefs 10 the shape OF -honored" that
should have been time-execratei-" Gus
toms hitherto deemed impassbls. The
seal OF veto, more potent than a Presi-
dents, IS preparing % fix ITS impress upon
the edicts of the tyrant. Money. Maine
Farmers may croak about capita. and labor
being as necessary to each other as were
Damon and Pythias. Wall street brokers
will thrive and loan. and labor will suffer,
just so long as such eroakIngs are listened
20, ana no longer. We have faith to believe
"a the returning reason Of the people, in tue