The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-12

reduced every wear since the time il has been
occupied. ! was always tempted tl inquire
n Che Soi was destroyed what pT Jspect nave
you, flr yourselves ana your children, In Ea
continue NJ ~ on inpoverishing tho land
ard then seek NV railroad connection t0 ~
10 other lands N the lar distant parts of tte
country
IL Is time thar you should orgsnizs in de-
Tense Of your rights, aud protest against this
policy. As ! have said, we have believed
that ~ hau no equals but the Arabs. nn-
der Mah0med and his successors, were more
superior IN the industries, AHA We have not
developed ID a brighter aye the mechanics
and sciences more than they did, an1 GER
tainly have not equalled them. They sc-
quirad discipline, and u was that that gave
them success. The dispositions Of the few
should never be initiated and if they de-
sire ID destroy themselves let them do it.
You can afford % d0 so but W tile working
men follow their example, then the country
Is ruined Remember, the country Il yours.
and unless You assert your ownership and
tight for u, there are those who will cOntrol
aud own it Wealth should aiEavs be &C.
qlired bT slow process. All wealth that =
accumulated suddenly, ~ genera rule ~
n0t long IN the possession ~ the owner, aud
soon passes intc the hands of another. The
greed ID be rich which exists Al present
was brought about by the condition Of our
own affairs and may prove dangerous AID
when people strive for riches there is great
degree OF forgetfuiness aud carelessuess IS
% the means used % that end.
You find bY statistics that 4 great many
people die each year from careIesness, aad
Z50 Of the passengers on railroads in the
million carried each year are killed Three
fOulths ore than la Eagland. point out
.hese matte. TO You In order that a RENE N
may be devised. But it IS vel known thar
n0 people in The civilized globe are ~ easily
humbugged ana imposed 0n a. the Amer-
can people .Chear- 4nd laughter III w,
important that tht should Ue A general
system Of education so that All should be cd-
ucsted in the ordinary branches, ant super-
OF Institutions for those who wish % investi-
gate iurtner into learning. The freedom Of
the citizen, in the Ordinary acc- D alton of
t1e .erm, cannot certainly b. carried nut Vi
there are times wher persons NAV be l.d hy
passion Or prejudice t0 sweep away that lI-
berty anu indgl -nIeuce which I I5 his right
70 inherit
Mr.. Sgraeue then referred t0 tle clrcsn-
tratl5n Of people ia cities, ami capital, aud
advised the people 20 IN out into ha C1un.
try and live. TIe haI n his own milr a
plan which he thought would reduce tile
cost of living AK least 0ne-t thirH WY t1e present
time ha bad a.sn Plan t0 prevent people
hlchlnE 20 cyas. ana the Concentration Uf
capital ID cities, 50 that the people IA f1a
country will b. able O. compete w..h Jle
people oi any other country In the RID.
tie wanted % know why ths disparity
should exist with thg unlimited resources at
our command Iu regard t0-wars -e gavg it
A. hIS opinion that they should r0- ba eH-
tered into without the individual expression
Of the people themselves, ana then thry
would be sure 90 count the cost
He was not aware when he expressed him-
self n the Senate a. be had i0r x, ha dil l1r
think so many people Thought as ne Thought
ana le certainly could l1t ~ anywhere a.sa
t0 get assistance than t0 assemblies hhe
those now before him. IIg therefore .hgi
their a. operation 70 assist hiIn IN prevent
ug the country from becoming a Sc
coad Mexico. lie thought the couatry
couia vet be saved. Cheers All he want
ed vas 10 b. pral4 yF hts nauvit, and NJ
the name Of American citizen. applause Y