The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-04-24
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
PTrTsBURGH, April 7, 1869.

PIrrsBURGH, April Z, 1859.
TO Ihs Editor Jf ths wc-rHsx,y's A1yoc4rr
Thinking that fe lines from this smoky
city might interest you, SEC myself 10 the
task. Not having labor organ in this city
We hsye no chance q keeping posted g. We
should ", yet there are many things which
we do know. FirsL-tmgs are extremely
dull, money very scarce, and AZ 4 natural
consequence, IRb0ring men ars compelled t1
work for very low wages, ana many ure tdls
and, ia our city, idieness means extreme
suffering. Friend Cameron, Che whole man
ufactUring community arc suffering On sc-
count Of TIE scarcity ~ money. Grant has
failed 70 ease the money market, and gkilHEs
bill 20 strengthen the public -redit only
made matteTs far worse, and u y very
hard telling where they will stop INV
opinion is, that oae-third Of cur business
men throughout the country are bankrupt,
and il is but question Of time when th4y
gill close Up and go paunsrs upon che Gnu.
muuity; and all because Of the rc'tor iegis.s.
ton, az Sprague truthiuily reu .Agi aB.
cause Of lawyers, politicians, and n0t tle
peoples friends. Now look al our national
opposed to national backs On account MI un-
equal and too high tsTatlon, and Ma th'n1
that business men also, should ODD ,se IVY
national banking system wv account WI its
being the prime pal cause M this strinEoncy
10 the money market. Every national bank
y compelled 70 keep One-fourtH y. i.s cap.
ital IN the vaults a the time, ana, wv
result, in our cltv, there is about 100000
under lock and key ~ the time, ani So l ~
IN alI other ciri.s, ma when YOU AK ne of
these national r1hoerI (nltionai tInk.J tor
an Gccommodl uon they cannot % but 50
much.
Now we call ling and loud for system
hat Will Accommodate manufacturers, and
thereby help the producing classes. sun
pose the $4,000, 900 was loaned by the howl
eminent, how many CT our manufacturers
would be made 70 rejcice. n wy have 0nly
commenced-thc worst ~ 10 come. anl lst
all poor men prepare. Suffering il hut com-
meneed, and the lab0ring men VIII be thd
sufferers, because n manufactures close ur.
the proprietors still lives bnt che poor,
ce~ntrodden White slaves can beg, steal or
stAEve.
Beware, wnrnngmen You might have
averted this calamity, but you would nos.
A NC baeh-Ah-lcIH ~FpNc J0lt Auu YOU ltlAetL
not. Behold when your day 0f calamity
comes, they will laugh AZ you.
Wei, TIE great anu good girror y Uead
as q labor paper. have quite reading Ii
since the pToprietors discharged Mr. Ba5er.
We could support labor organ i W. had
good one, well edited and veil managed.
l hope that the workIngmen OF Ohio may
show their strength this fall BY nominating
and electlng Gen. Cary governor. I should
have be- pleased to have voted f0r Mr.
Sylyis in this State, but the Repu ilioan par
~ viii nominate one " GA BLchansE's
Kansas governors, namely, Geary, and The
Democratic party one of the railroad Eings.
But must close.
occasionally meet your irien1 Ereppss
man who, ~ one time, vi faithful serves
1 in the ranks Of labor, bat his hsrp s upon
the willow he i battling for cooperation,
hoping ssainst hope, working nard FOR poor
pay. Hoping thai the ADvocATE may still
prospsrs an yours, &c.
LABOR RTFoRx.