The workingman's advocate., 1869-05-29


brought il on themselves. Ttsy had NOS At
tempted TO govern themselves. but had trusted
it in the hands Of other men, WhO sold them
every time. Irishmsn left their native laid be-
cause the soil was in the hands Of Few, and
became outcssts, and found home beyond the
sea. He believed they would get the land back
again by legislation; that the broad acres Of
England and Scotland would revert 70 the
people, il not BY legislation by cutting throats.
II ands Ia America had bceu limited in quAn-
tity a. the lands OF the British Empire, not one
rod OF il would have belonged to he laboring
poor. Tho only reason there was loot left was
that a rascally Legislature and 70 9ing Con-
gress could not steal il all. Our government
was a great overgrown humbug The poor
nsn could not buy anything but swamp; al
the best land was beld by speeulAtors.
II was not the South nor the North which
caused the last war, but both did IL Just 10 pro
portion as they had tie power, aud both suffer
ca. They both violated Gods Law that the
earth belonged to the masses and both were
punished in consequence. Every single lot Of
public land in America should be held for the
actual settler Il belonged 10 them. No man,
no Congress, DO Senate, no Slate Legislature,
should intervene between she poor man and
Gods gft--the earth.
Physical or intellectual labor was required
by every human being, aud a Violstion of tha-
law would bring its reward, H0d-carners,
brieklayers and others had to work hard be-
cause ten thousand idlers lived by their labors,
lIe demanded that these idlers be set TO work.
and woFkingmen should not eounteoance any
Of this class ~ men that did not, either by ply
seal or intellectual labor, give an equivalent
tor that which they receive Every man that
did not work physically or intellectually for
k.su,, -4.. -, 49,
their carcasses rotted the better for US all
The worst system Of slavery vi hich ever existed
IN the world existed ii this country to-day.
No other country killed 80 per cent Of its fac
tory operatives by overwOrk. IL had been said
by the prominent newspapers of the country
that the labOring man hadn't intellect enough
to ay down a platform. The Labor Union
challenged them 20 send their best men TO dis
cuss the questions being agitated Chicago q
few years ago was a swamp. What made il one
Of the foremost cities Of the Union? The in-
telleet and labor of the workngmen. Those
who produced did not enjoy because they had
allowed legislative authority to take from them
that which God gave them the right to. Why
did not the workingmen have better laws TO
govern them? Because there we're one hun
dred ana forty four lawyers il Congress, whea
enough TO spoil ANYTHING.
Unless the financial plan laid down by 1he
National Labor Congress, was adopted by the
Uuited States, not one particle of a democratic
republic would exist on this continent twenty
wears from now. Ii labor and capital together
only produced three and a half per cent over
that which the people cat and drink aud eapi-
tai, by legislative authority, charged for its use
from seven % fourteen per cent (as WIS he
case in this country, what would be the RESULT
The producer would 20 down and the non pro
h, Ial
cd from tho hands Of the negro. The next
thing 70 ~ done vas 10 strike them from the
hat is Of the white man and free him from his
master, the bondhOlding interest and moneyed /
power. of the nation. There was only one Sc
curity for money, and that was the sovereign |
power of the Federal Government. Let it issue !
money for the people, and let that which is now 4
going into banking institutions 20 into The 4
pockets Of the tOiling poor. God forbid that
ever dollar Of gold should circulate ia Amer /
os again. u was the monster VIII ch had rob .
bed the poor Of all nations. Held by few who .
the currency, the toihng millions 4
we're made tributary TO the holders Money +.
should be issued by the government for the \
people, and gold Sold as copper, iron and wheat, 4
for what it was worth. He wanted greenbacks 4
stamped by the government, and known as
American money. II conclusion, ne urged them I
10 unite and success would crown their efforts /
The lecture, which was one of Mr.. Treyellick's /
most brilliant efforts, was received with every
demonstration Of appaase, and at its conelu. I
ion be retired, amid the widest enthusiasm.
Mr. a. g. Cameron then presented the fol .
owing resolutions, accompanied b. a few re-
marks, which we're unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Tie workingmen Of Chicago, in
iorsing the declaration OF the President, that
{ is bis duty 10 execute instead of override
be will of the people, as expressed By their
egally elected representatives; aud
WHEaEAs, The action Of Secretary Borie in
.uttiug down he wages of the government en-
lloyees twenty per cent, after the passage Of
he supplemental eighthour bill, is in direct
lolation Of this principle; therefore be it
Resolved, That we hereby de- aud the in
mediate repeal Of such order ana enfoI cement
,i the Law IN its spirit, and the immediate dis
nissal Of the Secretary from the Cabinet.
At Che suggestion Of Mr. 0'Connell, com
nittee ol yne from each shop was appointed to
make arrangements to hold a mass meeting at
he Court House to hear Mr. Trevelliek on the
ubject Of Trades Unions, after which tie
meeting adjourned