The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-10-02
FROM LONG ISLAND.
ASTORIA, Sept. IL, 1859.
70 the Editor OF the WoRKmeMAS's Advocate.
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ASTORIA, Sept. IL, 1859.
70 the Editor OF the woRKmeMAS's Advocate.
SPOTS In THE NEW YoBK sUS.
The New York daily papers with very few
exceptions, well merited the vote of thanks
given them by our late Labor Congress.
Full daily reports OF its proceedings were 10
sued by the World, and it also received good
occasional notices from the Times, Herald
and Tribune. Condensed telegraphic &C
counts Of it's daily proceedings were also
given in the CONNER idI advertiser, and
the EWsning Post. IL is pleasant to add
that the leading articles commenting on the
same in the above journals, even where diff
srent from our Congress in their conclusions,
we're generally written in a spirit Of kind
nesn towards our cause, and of respects TO-
wards the arguments Of its supporters.
But there is one exception to be made.
The New York Sun, which some supposed
TO be labor paper, hardly noticed our pro-
ceediDgs from first 10 last. However, after,
perceiving the attention the public had
given to the movement, it deemed it neces-
sary to waste leader upon rs on Tuesday
the Oath ult. The Romans had proverb
stating that it was wise 10 "leArn from an
enemy" and therefore it is proposed here to
examine it.
Il commences with complimenting the
Labor Congress for an act it did not perform.
1t states that 1t acted wisely in declining
to adopt the proposition OF Mr.. Helper, to
form q political party based distinctively on
the interests Of workingmen." how false this
assertion is may be shown by the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. Sylvis, from the committee on the
subject or o new political party, reported it's
inability to report, and by request it was
continued until next year. A suggestion
from the committee to substitute for " new
political party" the term new party' was
adopted"
This 10 taken from the Worlds account of
the sixth days proceeding. The simple fact
Is, MIR. Helpers suggestion is not yet acted
upon. but that is very different from " De
dining" to act upon it.
The gist OF the next paragraph is to be
found in is termination
Workingmen still have a great deal too
much the slsvish idea of work"
When tens Of thousands Of car drivers and
conductors, are compelled to work fourteen
hours per day, bakers to work all night, and
seamstresses to starve on almost uneDding
toll, what idea can such parties form of la
Dor, but that il is slavery? What it ought
to be 10 another matter. It is to remedy
such evils that workingmen obtained the
passage Of the eight hour law. They thought
ID was the duty Of Governors to enforce the
laws. They are mistaken. Ii appears, at
least in the State OF New York, that the
above is one of the kind Of laws which
need not be respected b. the public Lists
ought to be prepared dividing those laws
which must be obeyed from those which .
may be resisted Like the Inmates Of the 4
boarding house where the meat was ill-serv-
ed, workingmen would prefer to have the
food on one plate, and the dirt on another
The Sun next informs Us that working
men must not admit that they deserve SYM
patty or compassion, or are in any way OBJ
scts of pity, because they earn their living
BY the sweat CT their brow" II the SUI
had reported the speech Of President Tucker,
il would have found that there was n need
Of this instruction. That declares express
~. "We do not ask sympathy all that We
desire is justice" We had lhe unasked
sympathy Of both political parties at the
last presidential election We dill not want
it; nor shall We endeavOr to seek justice at
their hands but endeavOr to establish il our
selves. Then we are told, not TO hate the
but to consider him as an equal
Readers Of the WoTkingmGns' Allocate need
not be told t. hate their fellow-man, and
will deem capitalists their
EQUALS when the labors OF the latter are (
equally important to the community. The
VT Sheridan once aske1 a company the
following riddle: +" What is a pig looking
cut Of garnet window must like2" When
referred to Cor an answer, he replied, "Why,
% a pig looking in" So, to workingmen,
he millionaire looking out Of the window Of
bis palace, is like nothing so mu,h as the
squaled cotter looking 10. The labor move
ment wars with neither but with the land
money, labor and trade systems which have
created both. 1t would elevate the cottar BY {
owing him the returns OF bis work, and re- I
luce the millionaire BY destroying the vicious
systems which at present enable him to Sc "
lure the produce Of the tolls of Ars neigh
,ors. It would elevate the character Of th, G
lation BY thus destroying the spendOr and 2
misery which are now the sources Of the 1
,reatsr part Of the vices and crimes Of the (
republic.
The Sun then proceeded to deny the claim d
II the producing interests as set forth in {
'ur platform presented to the Democratic b
'arty fox it's endOrsemeatsiH the late presi
lential election. Il nsGs as follows:
Resolved, That the producing classes, agricul 4
ural, mting, mee1anical, intellectual aud !
moral, are the 1aQst important part of all com '
nunities; and b6at distributors, fnancers And {
tatesmen, together with their aids military and Z
ivil, are.of secondary consequence Sc.
It cztfs at this position, and maintains D
q fact that there IL no difference between
be usefulness OF a mechanic and the useless
Of gold gambler; that the farmer who (
.rows the grain is Of no greater value to so 4
iety than the speculator that enhances it, ,
money value BY uickery that the seller o. c
exbibitt .he same amount Of
abor and skill as those do by whom to-
FOODS are made; and exhibits an evidenl 3