The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-12-04

and an antagonlsm rs consistent and
persistent to both political parties
should be equally advocated. Let rs
have no sinister motives in our attach
ment to the Labor Reform party-no
hankering after the party we have been
allied to. Let sincerity, and as far as
practicable, disinterestedness actuate
us in our labors for advancing our
cause.
Being homogeneous nation, with a
variety of nationality, of different aad
conflicting interests ultimately to be-
come blended into one vast whole,
identical in national faith and prosperl-
ty, it is our especial mission to secure
their union in its most tangible and
practicable form. need not recaPitu-
late the quarrels, or rather the indeh-
mite feeling of hostility INDUCED in by
many Of these people. / do not know
the causes, but merely know of their
existence. Why a man in possession
Of every sensible faculty should from
the merest feeling Of unreasonable ma
tional hostility, despise his fellow
workingman, and deny him the conf
dence we should all participate In, IN
our efforts to ameliorate our condition
is an enigma am unable to solve, I'M
less it be that having been educated
under the influence of tyranny them
selves, imported to a comparatively
free country, they think their privileges
extend so far that they may make the
attempt to enslave those of nationality
not their own without being said nay
to. For myself profess cosmopolitan
ism, AMI despise the little feelings 50
detrimental to true and perfect union.
WHY should not the German, Irishman,
Scandinavian, Englishman, Scotchman,
Frenchman and all nationalities, unite
with the American, for the gen raj
prosperity Of the whole, unsullied by
the mean spirit of selishness and desire
of special national advancement, which
unfoI tunately has characterized many
of them, and is likely TO continue so a
little longer, in their discussion Of pol
itics, and in voting at elections.
/ do not believe in the formation of
distinct organizations in our movement
to be known as the "German work
ingman's" or "Irlsh Workingman's"
Unions. Ours l believe is broad
enough for all-the whole world in
fact, to be connected with with ut any
appeal to respective national predilec-
ton or prejudice. At the same time,
no opportunity should be suffered to
pass where these feelings are evoked,
without being taken advantage Of, not
in their national, but in their character
as men and citizens
Men Of all nationalities compose the
National and International Unions on
this continent, and it is duty the ex-
ecutive officers of these organizations
owe to themselves, their constituents,
and the cause Of Labor Reform, to see
that all in their jurisdiction are well
enough informed upon our principles
to be able to form opinions upon their
merits according to their degree of in
telligenceor want OF it.
Besides those connected with trades,
there is a vast proportion Of the people
whose co operation it should be our
object to gain. l mean the farming
and unskilled labor classes. These
people are scarcely ever consulted in
any such movement.
think the Executive Committee Of
the National Labor Union should take
prompt and immediate steps to issue
addresses to the latter, and to argue
upon the heads of trades organizations
the same course, setting forth our
principles and aims. Ii such addresses
were printed in the languages of the
various nationalities, so much the bet
ter. There is another distinctive PEG
pie we canno: ignore, whose interests
and we strive at times to impress the
truthfully enough with the belief, are
identical with ours-the colored peo-
pie. Could not means be taken by our
distinguished and talented president,
r. Trevellick, to urge upon these peo-
pie through their representatives, the
formation of system-6rst discover
ing where they locate in bodies, and
afterwards open and maintain cores
pondence with them, circulate ad-
DIRE z es, &c.
hazard these opinions i'll the belief,
that, if utilized, will bring very large
gain to our movement seek the crit
cism ofmy friends in the cause, and hope
something at least it may be as extern
sive as our aims, will be adopted, to
spread our principles and secure the
cooperation Of every nationality and
every class that constitute the people
of the United States, in our great
movement for reform.
On this day of universal thanksgiv-
ing, when a whole nation ia offering to
the Almighty Dispenser of blessings,
their heartfelt prayers for the favorS
bestowed upon them, nationally and
individually. Can it be, in view of the
existing state Of affairs. they will any
longer be bound to the mammoth
gold, their bane and enslaver. sin
cerely hope ere another Thanksgiving
day is hurried to the shades of the in
structive past, a new era shall, by the
exertions Of a united people, have
dawned upon the country to bless the
generations Of the future, demonstra-
tive of the unions so easily formed,
when the people are to be Aeeced by
capitalists. or would be such, irrespec-
tive of politics.
Meetings have been held here during
the past week. the precise object Of
which is to humbug the good folks of
Douglas county out Of the trifing sum
of $4,000, and the interest on the
same at 8 per cent. for twenty years,
and also to secure the appropriation OF
bit of land about 100000 acres only
for the ostensible purpose Of building
a railroad. The leading men of both
parties in our city are united in this
barefaced swindle. As if the gift ofso
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