The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-11-24
rhe y!orkingnsn Of Our land.

jES5 lie wire tiS Songs OF y Ia
ton, and I care not Who writea the
laws" sale one Of thc rorl,Ps sweetest
and most gifted poets. Tell me of~a
nation where tic working;nen ana
workingwo:ncn-tho prodiccrs Of ali
that benefits y: beauties the nation
are tenderiy cared tor, elevated and re-
speciei, and / will telly Of q people
far advanced in ali ii az is lovely and
of good report-vhere al are prosper
tus and happy. This sentence, though
! "nt written by q gifted poet, deserves
80 have been, for we ~ a people are
IS one body, and the Lands are de
I pendent upon the feet, and tho feet
upoa the hands, each part dependent
upon the other for happiness and COM
fort. The rich man ID az dependent
upon him that works, rs he that works
upon the rich, and SO I'll along IN e7-
eFy 81 de of life, we are as one body,
each part dependent greatly upon the
others and when we as n people, Il
nation, learn (and thank the Divine
Being we are rapidly coming up to the
line OF duty to feel this then indeed
and in truth shall WE become y great
and mighty people defying the world.
1t is time, and no one of intelligence
will deny it, that the more advanced
and elevated a people become tie more
do they care for the w~orkingman and
the workingwoman, the more do all
become as n family lovingly united,
az in truth we should be. Bat ANA
lion. Il people who degrade, depress,
crush and crowd down those who work,
tie lower does that nation, that peonle
sink in tie scale OF humanity, down
lower aud lover, until they approach
the very verge Of savage existence it
self Is it not so?
I am glad, Mr.. Editor, that IA your
excellent paper you have esp0used the
cause of the w~orhngmea and women
in orr land, and depend upon it as q
truth, you are right, and justice is on
your side, ana truth and justice will
prevail, TOR
"Tllricc is he armed who has his quarrel
just"
But this issue, I trust is not to be one
OF quarrel, for the Whole people are
now so intelligent and educated that
10 one will enter the arena to oppo e
so good Il work. God has said, In
the sweat OF thy face shalt thou cat
bread And again, Gle that will not
work neither shall he eat" Let our
friends go on in the good work they
have begun SO well; elevate the white
masses.
All classes in our midst must join
hands in this great work, and when we
reach that better goal that every yell
minded man, woman and child SO !ond
~ hopes for, equal rights. justice and
privileges to ALL it Will be found that
the desired end has been achieved and
gained by union-all, the high, low
rich and poor, all as one man-press-
ing forward In the same direction.
with warm hearts, strong hands and
faith in the justness of their cause, the
elevation higher and higher and high
er still of us as a people. God bless
the ~workingman and orkingwomam
of our land. God bless Us all as one
united, loving people, happy in the.
prosperity of n another IS q great,
mighty people, whose foundation Is
upon right justice and truth.
Let the workingmen have their
meetings, organizations and lectures ;
let the workingwoman join them in all
their good works; but let all be done
in q spirit of kindness, one towards
another, and by all means let the
workingmen have a full, fair and equit-
able representation in place. in all off
ces Of trust and honor, public and pri-
vate; let our city government, State
government anil United States govern
ment, have IFS fair share of working
men in them.- Hdeerly Aagazne.