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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02
FROM PEAMsYLVAMIA.


To the Editor Of the woRKmOHAEs ADvOoArH.
The cold winter is come It last, and thsrs
is no class Of men that suffer As much as the
Iaboring class here. In some localities Ihey
have taken fifty cents . day OF the wages;
the men that were getting two dollars day
nov get one and A-half, with rent getting
higher. A house with six rooms renIs for
$40 and $l2 per month. expect you have
heard Of the advance in the price Of coal
from 50 TO $40 per ton. An effort is being
made to reduce the wages Of the miners; tho
operatives say the employers can afford 10
pay the present r-tr-v5fwaee Uut rrsy wfxH.
70 reduce them fifteen per cent. forgot to
mention the window glass establishment Il
mas been in operation about oue year, and ia
superintendent BY . Mr.. Green. When tho
establishments first started ne sent TO Big.
land and got full crew. take it FROM
what the men say that they only got SIS
per week, but these new men Old not stay
long; nov he has got q lot OF men from
France. Think Of men blowing glass with
the heat one hundred and sixty degrees for
3l2 per week. Still be wants more tariff on
glass, and wants the men to vote his way u
they will soon walk the plank.
There ls new blast furnace under con-
struction IN this place Il will be the second
one 20 this town. They say that it will cest
Two hundred Thousand dollars, aud IS being
built oy HOovin 4 Son, the owners Of
rollIn. niIl here. TINS was the company
that figured 30 we ia the fall Of '67 and ~,
when the lronworkers were drove 70 the vail
and twenty Cents reGuction swept like q
prairie tIe over the Ia a. But As Ioag -
me men viii sell their manhood Gor q tvW
dollars or the boss, -miIe, the other lea
cannot expect e. accomplish much II vim
Son have been Tuuning their mill o. ,cO-
mo ate the hands all their llf time, an ma 10
nothIng. But where did the money cone
irony DM
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02
A WORK THAT ALL SHOULD
READ.

We commence this week, by the kind per.
mission Of the editor, the publication Of .
valued work, entitled "a NEW MONETARY
SYSTEM" by Edward Kellogg, Of Brooklyn.
1t is a volume which should be in the bands
Of every American mechanic simplifying.
as it does, the apparently complex system
Of finance. For it we beg q careful consi J.
GRAFTON, and feeling satisfied that such reru-
sal must be attended with the happiest re-
suits, we cannot do better in introducing
the work to onr readers, than quote the fol-
lowing language Of the editor:
''Ths work claims to show the cause and the
cure of financial revulsions, and Of the poverty
Of the producing classes for the author traces
both these evils to one source. 1t may be
doubted BY many whether any means exist. and
whether any discovery can be made capable Of
effecting radical change 10 ,se matters for
we have almost come to look upon the depres-
sion of the laboring classes q remedIless evil.
and upon monetary Tev6lsions as things inhe.
rent in the order of the world The assertion
that they may be done away, justly, peaceably,
and permanently, certainly requires to be eus
tanned by conclusive proof. It seems not too
much to say that the author has furnished this
proof-that he has unfolded the nature of money
and set its operations in a new light showing
thereby the true laws of distribution and thai
he has also devised new mode of instituting
national currency adapted to the needs of Che
people. According to his plan, all the money
in circulation would be legal tender perfectly
secured In the very inception of this money
the rate OF interest would be fixed, without the
possibility of variation, at any point which
should be found most conducive to the public
well-beng, thus dispensing with the necessity of
usury laws The money would be at par in all
parts Of the country, and could be obtained by
all on offer Of the required security, 50 that one
State or section would have no advantage over
any other in respect to money. The volume Of
the currency would always adjust itself to the
wants Of trade, and there could never be either
. surplus or a scarcity; consequently financial
reyulsions could never occur. Il appears in the /
course of the work that the interest," ON money il |
the governing power of distribution to labor /
and capital; : and by fixing and maintaining the
right rate OF interest, the producing cissses
would receive the just reward of their labor.
w neither this momentous question of found /
ing national currency, upon q true basis, shall |
now be considered or whether il shall be most |
poned, until We have suffe red still further from
financial revulsions and the increasing unjust |
poverty OF our laborers, il for the people them
selves TO decide. But be the period near or re. |
mote, It is certain to arrive and then the tho
rough sitting and testing Of the principles and |
The plan which the author has ct forth. win |
show how great ID the service he has rendered |
10 man."
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

shey are unworthy Of association with hon.
Srable men. Let them besshunned when
ever and wherever met. Let them realize
there is an odium attached to them where
ever they 20, and in nine cases out Of ten'
unless they are lost to every sense Of man
hood, this means Of treatment will effect a
cure.
. We do not, however, wish to be misun-
'derstoOd. We there are hundreds
Of thousands of sympathizers with the re-
form movement, who have no interests in
common with trades unionists, but 1t is from
the influence exerted through there institu-
tions, thu the great mass of our ilaborers
must be reachad. Concerted action will ulti-
mately accomplish all that the most sanguine
can expect, but it is idle, and worse than
idle to expect to succeed in these freforma-
tory" measuI es while so large proportion
Of our mechanics remain outside the pale
Of union influences, and refuse to perform
their first and imperative duty. No de-
pendence whatever can be placed on the
advanced action OF such men. Such
attempts II made, must result il
failure and may be c. impaired to a disor
ganiEed, undisciplined army attacking gu
perior foe, IN an almost impregnable posi-
ton. just in proportion to our strength
unity, and determination Of purpose viii
success crown our efforts. What, we ask
has been the outcry OF our associations
when their rights have been infringed on
''We must succumb we are unable 70 resis
the arbitrary demands Of our employers, BE-
cause we are not thoroughly organized.
we quit work, non-u union men will take GU
places, and there Is no alternative but T.
quietly submit" Now, this state of affair
would speedily DO brought to close wer
eur unions az effective as they should be
The tables would be turned. Every reason
able -'quest made, (and we hold that d
body Of telligent mechanics would max
other than "a enable request) would b
complied with because they would be mas
tiers of the sit Iation. To hasten that tim
should be the object Of every honorable me
chanic. The, but not till then, will tb
movement assume its true importance, an
the means now employed to emancipate th
toiling millions prove effective.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02
THE HON. b. +. BUTLER'S Posi-.
/ TON.

11ONs
As stated in our last, the interview be-
tween this gentleman ana the Committee OF
National Labor Union, was both agreeable
and instructive. Understanding the object
for which they had called, he at once enter
ed into heightened and exhaustive discus
sion of the financial problem, the result OF
which proved he was master Of the stu
alton, aud had given the question thorough
and impartial investigation. Referring to
the speech Of Gov. Morton, which had been
made the day previous, he remarked Gen.
tlemen, whenever he can show me that his
specie cdlcu l0tions are based upon correct
data, will be ready to ask him one or two
questions. As the matter stands at present,
| regard his statements as random assertions,
and his scheme as visionary and impracti-
cable.
Tracing the history Of money for the past
500 years, he showed that the popular delu-
sion about the intrinsic value of gold, was
Oh par with the idea of the "divine RICH,
Of kings" had been the source Of uDmitigat-
ed evils to the producing elias ies, and pow
erful agency in the hands of the wealthy to
keep them in a state Of servitude. Referring
to the periodic monetary revulsions Of re-
cent date from 1897 to the present time, he
as concluslvely proved that the issue of pa
per money made legal tender. had afforded
the only permanent relief, and that resum-
ton Of specie payments had always failed to
afford the desired end, and at times brought
bankruptcy and ruin to nearly one-third Of
the so-called middle class.
Applying this lesson to our case, the gen.
eral announced himself as unalterably Cd.
posed to any scheme, however remote, look
'ng 70 return to specie payment, and
planted himself fairly and squarely on the
labor platform. His proposition is substan.
italy as follows The United States GOV
, eminent to issue $S50,000, 0cO, greenbacks
"a sum sufficient to meet iIs current ex.
penses,) made legal tender for the payment
Of Ell debts, including taxes. duties, &C.; the
entire abolition of the national banks. and
the issue Of greenbacks in place OF thei,
currency, to De secured by deposit Of the
bonds 10 the United States treasury. upou
Which : - e s-P~---@-.-A-- sA--sAz sssse<
the government demanding that ten per
cent. OF the same shall be retained, or only
80 cents on the dollar issued. The paymeu,
Of the interest to be secured by the coupons
These bonds being convertible at any time
into currency, and the currency reconvert.
IDLE into bonds, which would be held by The
people, the issue of said currency would
soon regulate itself to the business demands
of the country, while the rate of interest
would be reduced, because the people would
refuse to pay the banker . much higher
rate of interest than that demanded bv
government. By this means the occupa-
ton Of the Wall street gold gambler would
be destroyed, and the industrial interests Of
the country developed. Gold would then
become . marketable commodity, like wheat
or lumber, having no value except as bullion,
our own currency supplying us with cheap,
reliable, and national circulating medium.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

Mr.. SAMUEL GAUL, in a communication to
the New York San, in referring to the state
ment Of a correspondent that the wages Of
mechanics have advanced 100 per cent. since
sbs war, says:
The wages Of bricklsyers previous to the
war was from $3.50 to 1915 per day; at
present they are from $3.50 to SIS, thus
showing the wages of bricklayers have not
doubled the rates current previous to the
war; and with 5. P, desire to be informed
Of the names of those trades receiving
double the wages ther received before the
war.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02
A Final Announcement.

Those desirous Of securing the services Of
Mr.. Trevellick, before starting on bis tour Of
the United States, can do so by applying i'm
medately, by letter or otherwise, at the Of
flee of the ADVOCATE, in Chicago or Phila-
delphia.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

According to the census taken last Septem
Der, st. Louis has a population of 100000
Chicago is probably not far behind her in the
race for prominence. Neither commercial de
preston nor financial endorsements can check
she growth of these thriving Western towns
Exchange.
Chicago, to-day has a population Of 800,
900 souls, and is increasing at ratio unpar
alleled even in her unexampled history.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02
A TELEGRAPH of Wednesday to the Asso-
ciated Press, saws: -

Gen. Cary, congressman from Cincinnati, in
tends at an early day, to make a speech in the
House, in advocacy of paying the bonds in
greenbscks, and sustaining the views Of Presi-
dent johnson in regard to the National debt
payment.
Yes, and the american peOpb intend
shortly to make speech in q similar strain
If our model patriots exhibit their native
shrewdness in this transaction, they will
jump at the offer. Greenbacks or repudia
tion-pure and undefiled. Gemmen TAX,
your choice.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02
LABOR ITEMS.

THE women's typographical Union, No
l, Of New York, is growing rapidly in mem
bers and efficiency. At recent meeting
Miss E. B. Howard was elected treasurer.
At recent meeting of the Iron Moulder.
Union of New York city, the following
membres were elected delegates to the work
ingmen's assembly: Jas. Carroll, Michel
Smist, and John Murphy.
TEE workingmen of Terre Haute, Iudi-
ana, intend running o workingman's ticket
ss the spring election. So says cOrrespon-
dent. We wish them success.
Tn -~orkingwouen Of Black River Falls,
Wisconsin, have organised Labor Union.
All communications address to Mrs. j. @.
Horey will receive prompt attention, ~
they are anxious to be placed in CORES
pondenee with similar institutions.
RoHE, Ga, has now an extensive foun-
dry and machine shop, and will soon have q
rolling mill, nail factory and stactory.
Tn pria.:F,f Hf & = n..s.,....sye.b ss; :;
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1868.

VAcnANuAVNl OcC. Aor AoOos
Ma. A. Q. CAMERON,
In reply to your inquiry whether or no can
substantiate the statement of Mr.. Batory, re-
garding the conversation between that gentle
man, Mr.. Sylvis and yourself, at French's hotel,
on the evening of September Goth, can only
say that have no recollection whatever of any
such Language as he refers to having been used ;
and feel satisfied that, had either Mr. -SyIvis or
yourself INDUCED in it, l should have remem-
bered the circumstance. You are at liberty TO
publish this statement. J. C. c. WHALKY
Upon inquiry in Baltimore,w we found as W,
had expected, that Mr.. B. was to all interest
and purposes an arrant impostor-a played
out ward politician, who had few toadie.
very willing to do bis dirty work, but who
had no influence or commanded no rsspec
among the mechanics of that city. As t
his modest stat ement that he alone of th,
committee, understood the La Dor question
we have no reply to make, preferring t.
leave that answer to the delegates attending
the convention.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

Tie abolition Of cnattel slavery beng al 40
eomplished fact; and the demand for impartiA
suffrage, TO all classes irrespective of rae ser,
Or past condition, advancing irresisfiOly to gen
erAl Acceptance the American people are now
Intercepted by an issue, which, more than any
other, perhaps more tnan all others, involves, in
IT. solution, the welfare and destiny OF human
society-the labor question. While few deny
the abstract proposition that labor is entiLed %
is earnings; and, as the creator VI all values
equi'ably vendble, should override sDd deter
niue the minor claims Of property, rent, eL
change, money, interest and taxation the rule
Of right is yet 90 far nuliAed, In practice, thar
even In our most civilized States, the laboring
classes are the poorer classes wealth eensraIiEes
into tbe hands Of few, woman Is held 10
wretched pecuniary servitude, poverty and
crime are decreed 70 be necessary evils" aud
government, the pulpit, the press, literature pO-
huc~l science, ali the great organs Of public
opinion, Acquiescein The prevailing injustice.
Believing, on the contrary, that the charges
which working women aud men bring against
society are maiuR well founded that the aris-
tocracy Of mere wealth, the industrial feudALsm,
nov authorised aud enforced by our laws and
customs is fraudulent usurpation, subversive Of
tree institutions, and hostile to the best inter
ests Of the whole people--we invite all friends
Of honest ind&try. in its manifold relations 81
agriculture, manufactures and commerce, 70
meet n CoSFENTIoS To assemt'~ AZ IL o'clock
A. d., and COSTUME, day and evening through
six sessions, 10 TREMoSr TEYrLE, Boston, WED
SEsDAY aud TauRsDAY, January 9th and 2sth,-
to explain aid enforce the principles or the Ma
noSAL LIsOz UNION and organize New Enes
and Labor Reform League. CommcncAS'oa
md contributions may be sent to T. H. HEH'
vOoD, Wore ster, or Fl. l. SAxrcS, Working
mems Instihre," No. fremont Row, Bottom
4 strong Aaay Of speakers will be preseOt. Par
iculars hereafter. E. FL HErwooD,
Ed. LINTON,
MRS ". L. DASIELsv
Ina INWARD.
Gro. G. MoAal.
W. 5 Gvss
IfG Commlttes % Arrangrnsn~s
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

committee that as the platform should be pre-
dicated on the action of the convention, no me-
cessity existed for meeting during the earlier
part Of the session.
A. N. PUETT, Indiana
RICHARD TREvELLIcK, Michigan.
W. FL. SYLvIs, Pennsylvania
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

II being the desire of the publishers Of TIL
ADVOCATE to supply want long experienced
. National Trades Directory" g.
determined TO offer the fOllownng
ments to Trades Unions, viz I: publiSA
official card and address, and send cspy
the paper for one year for $1,000.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

THE English army consists at pressot Nj
III ,0OQ men. W the troops, 70,2s- s5e
garrisSDsd IN England, Ireland y. '.anus
and Wales; S,7S7 at Gibralter and Msl'Ai
So, 900 In India; $1,000 In British Ar Tim,
and Ihe remsinder mo Bemuds, West laiioss
Ohina, Japan and other place.
TEE Lighthouse Board have eOntrAe e'
for new lighthouse as Caps HAtssIa', NM
place Of the present structure. The tower
will BE- u granite, $50 feet high, cr taller
than any other lighthouse i'm the word
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-02

FIsrEEs towns are anxious to becone11
capital of Kentucky. -
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ing all he had said, when he appeared b. fore
the men OF Sheffield he actually whined foI
them to return him anu be would do ever, :
tang for the protection of the unions. They
were not to be taken in or csjoEsd by him
they have sent him to his rest BY returnIns
Mr.. Mundalla, OF Noting ham, a gentleman
every way worthy TO represent them. One
place the worklngmen most miseraby failed
10 doing their duty. Mr. Thomas Hughes,
famIiariy known as "fom Hughes" long
she tried friend Of workingmen, sat in the
last parliamenr for Lambeth, they took 80
little interest IN has return that he left them
snd went to o small country constituency,
and they have sincn returned bitter oppo.
nent TO trades unroIs, III tie person of Mr..
Samuda.
The telegraph will have before this ap-
prlsed You that the tory government OF this
country is now out, and i0r a time nc least
Ine willy leader of what may now be callea
the Opposition, has taken a quite unexam-
nied COURSE. There can be no doubt bat he
has strong reasons for it, and that be set
by the course he has now taken, be viii
sooner get back to ower-he will the sooner
pave the sweets of Office a
There 10 some Ia of a labor conference
soon in London. OF that and other matters
connected with the interests Of labor, viii
write you more fully soon meantime, let
me say through your columns that there 10 a
very strong probability that may see many
of my old friends il the States during the
coming summer. have a strong desire TO
visit the gold regions of your country, 90 see
the slopes of the Rocky Mount aims and the
ena M NJ tho pansfir Still mara Az I aasi.
% study iully the ssate Of the workiDgmen
in the great republic. One thing may aud
gives joy 70 every lover Of our race ON shis
side, that 10, the prospect Of q satisfactory
settlement of all thu difficulties that existed
between your county and this. Your MN
ister At shs court h being everywheIs feted
and lionlzed over the matter. Let me say
10 you and all your reaaers, w,sh y "a all
. merry Ohrsstmss and happy Nav Year.
osYsurs faishfpllys AK. MD0sA1p,l
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-01
DEAD BODY FOUND.

Early on Tuesday morning l3lst) a dead
body WAS found in the river near Drury !
Landing, in this county, description OF
which seems to Indicate that il might be
that Of the insane stranger who committed
suicide at our Ievee on the morning of Friday
the 27tl. AsMr Up. Drury was crossing the
big slough near the Landing, about four
miles above Muscatine, he discovered the
dead body of man lodged against pile Of
drift wood. He Immediately took steps to
convey it to the shore, and gave information
to the authorities. A coroner's inquest was
held by Slas Drury, Justice Of the Peace.
The body was that of q stranger, supposed
to be about thirty years old, with dark hair,
dark sandy chin whiskers and moustache
! 1t had on check WOODEN shirt, light vest
/ black cloth sack coat, white linen pants
ard calf boots which had been footed.
| small gold ring was in the left ear and sill
yer ring was on tho left little finger. a gel
low cotton handkerchief, marked on on,
corner ar. I. H." carpenters foldingrul,
and $4l,5 were in his pocket. No mark
/ Of violence were found on the body. The
property is in the hands Of Silas Drury
Any further information can be had by call
ing on ). X. Drury, ct Drury's Landing.
Since writing the above we learn from th'
| Davenport JourHaL that the name Of the
man who dgowned himself here was jacob
| Kindle. He was stone mason, His broth
er Joseph kindle, of that city, thinks hi
must have committed the rash act in a fit o
delrium, as he was q hard drinker
Mr.. X. Is very anxious to have hi
brothers body recovered, and gives the fol
lowing description Of the corpse: "35 year
of age, medium sized, black hair and beard
and had on white pantaloons, dark
green coat and a wooden shirt. Had o go,
ring in one ear, and carried silver cylinde
watch with silver chain, and had probably
considerable amount Of money about hi
person.
From this it will be seen that the descrip
ton of the man found at Drury's Landin,
fully corresponds with that of the missin!
kindle. There remains therefore no longe
any doubt about it,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-01

4 TALE TOLD OUT OF ScHooL.--A Ger.
tain young fellow went down on the excur.
sion, yesterday. And certain Young fol.
low took bottle Of whisky with him. And
he hid this bottle of whisky in a state room
under mattrsss. And he lounged out
among the ladies, just as though nothing
had happened. And after awhile somebody
found this bottle of whiskey. And tried
to poison the Mississippi with it. And
poured it out entirely. And filled the bot.
lie up with water-with pure, and clear, and
sparkling water. Aud introduced a mixture
procured from the colored steward. And
eolored the water just like the whisky. And
the nice young man who hid the bottle, re
turned in time TO take q "snifter." and
brought three valiant Maryoes with him,
that they all might take smile together
that they might sample the stuff together.
But when they pulled the cork and tried the
liquor, they swore like the bully troops in
Flanders, and pitched the bottle in the river,
and all came home as sober as Judges,
and vowed to keep the thing a secret, and
not to tell single person, and here's the end
of the tale Of the bottle.