The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-06

Everything that can be accomplished by
Trades Unions, working each trade for it.
self, has already been done, but to insugu-
rate and carry to successful issue q reform
in the foundation upon which our social in
situations rest, 1t requires that oil busy man
kind should unite and present 30 the enemy
an anbroken front. Assuredly we have good
ground TO work upon here in Philadelphia.
We have dozen or 80 of Ira le Societ ss,
small though they be, which might each and
every one be made The basis Tor organizing
q Labor Union under the flag aud guidance
of the N. l.. u. The headquarters Of the
movement is In our city and the officials
thereat are only too anxious to render all
tie assistance possible or necessary. P0-
iItical parties are 80 nearly equally divided
that very little suffices to turn the scale
| either way and new party having for its
object and aim the enforcement Of the prIn
ciples laid down n the dec laration" adopt
ed a. Chicago, ami endorsed at New York,
would enroll IN its behalf vast majority OF
our we'll disposed citizens. Let Pniladel-
Pbia workingmen read and ponder well these
uuths-awaken and to work.
The Philadelphia papers this morning re-
port that about 900 Ingram carpet-weavers
are still holding out against the attempted
reduction Of their wages. On Satui day
evening last they held meeting, after which
they INDUCED IN q torch-light procession,
the object beng TO keep up the enthusiasm.
Ii 10 estimated that about 1000 men were
10 the line. In this conflict, notwithstanding
the ground has been andis yet sturdily con-
| tested by the bosses, the weavers have ex-
hlbIted a considerable stick -at-it-iveness,
which promises well for their future as
Trade organization.
have just got a tinny little bit more
Swisshelm for you. | have had another
peep into the Mirror, but Jane" methlnks
Is non est Her somewhat lengthy and eu-
phomious cognomen no longer graces the
mead Of the editorial columns, and miss her
Recollectons Of Army Life What j. up
Has the gentle Je lnie proven uniaiihfu! OF
incompetent to her trust2 Did she give up
the editorial ghost because she had too much
Mirror, or did the Mirror fear getting too
much Swisshelm. Either one bright star
IN the literary ornament has gone out or il
has shot with meteoTic swiitae-s TO some
other point therein, where II will still con-
tInue TO shower it's benifcent rays upon
oeni1hted people. Gentle reader, drap
tear
The dominant faction in that portentious
ssemblage known as the Pennsylvania Leg
lslature, Lave been indulgiog in little TT
oit Of political sleght-of-hani, such choice
little bit that do not think your readers
Will be averse to listening to the particulars
At the recent municipal election, John NJ
Aelloy, he Democratic candidate for Re
ceIver Of Taxes, received 23S moiority over
Richard Petty, Republican, and present in
cumbent. When the Return Judges met
the certificate Of election was awarded to
Melioy. The pestiierous Petty, not content
70 believe that the citizens Of Philadelphia
mad repudlated him at the polls. brgan a
contest Of Mell0y's right g. has seat Thus
move not comir to head A. speedily as
was wished or 10 time 20 prevent Mr. M
'akIng his seat on the dly specified by iaw.
the prurient Peltz hies him 10 Harrisburg
and beseeches several Of our "debatabv'
Lawmakers to FIX the thing for him,
which they engaged 20 tor a moderate con
sIderaticn. Accordingly oil Is prepared
aid hurried through the House under the
operation Of the previous question while II
OF the Democratic members ~ers a1Gy. hdp-
ing suddenly become seriously iRdisDoSe,i Al
this Pelts pats bis political paunch and
elacu ates good" The bill DOS goes To
the upper branch, wherein the Democracy
arr tiluc III tue mbotltFf Vet CDuUOiiln5
sufficient seas 60 prevent a quorum BY al
lowing them 70 remain vacant. They tsy
this plan, remaining away from the Capital
two days, thus defeating the bill. and to-day
Mr.. Melloy is ,triumphaudy installed whiie
the pusillanimous Pel'z departs the ranch
n disgust at tie defeat VI bis neatly planned
scheme. The city papers 10 the interest Of
Repubhcanism cannot stomach the dirty
dtsn and protest against being served with
thass kind Of food Some an gently chiding
tones, others more rebuking. while the Phi.
adelphia Ledger, always right Oh such mat
tiers when IL cannot avoid being without
making itself anenable to the caa-se o.
Suing visa the tricksters, vents it, indigns-
ton in half column e1loral. FIR cool
ness of effrontery and freedom frol modest
tendencies, | consider this A boaRe- b9uche of
legislaIi~e legerdemain, and | think no pa
per should be without the particulars Of e.
Such matters have an edifyIng AMI refresh ng
influence upon the reader IN these prosy aod
steady going times that 1t IL almost q sin to
deprive them Of When the poor mans
ignorance" mispaces the rich mans Gu
pidlty in our legislative halls we may look
for a change, but not until then.
q. BEN. j.