The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-04-17

yes or reduce hours, hard battle win have
% be fought, and great care will have 20 be-
exercised IN planning and carrying il u 4
q successful issue. That il can easily w
done, ell acknowledge. Some half-dozsn
bold and honest leaders II have them nov
in my minds eye, IN this city, could carry
the whole thing through III a month; but
they have seen 50 mlny leaders Of the work
ing classes abandoned " them, that they
hesitate 70 burn their fingers in pulling the
chestnuts out Of the fire, Tor all your lDorai
towards 70 enjoy. Without these men, no
thing can Lc done-ths working classes
nag As well understand il FIRST as last. Cap
itAlists will not give III Till they find that Ia
Dor y as strong a. they are; and when you
conVincs them Of that they will be perfect
~ ready 10 treat With YOU aud do you los
tice, and not before. Once convinca the
capitalist that you are as strong as lie H.
and be will be ready 70 divide the profits w
the business with you. In short, il will
then By what ii always should have been-a
partnership between the two, that IS, capt.
tai and labor. Few men seem t0 understand
that from the profits Of labor all our quar-
rels and all our troubles arise Net II Is ex-
acty at this point, small as il may seem,
where all the difference s, and ultil This w
rghted, the great labor questi1n-for al
now admit tnaI u j. a grear question, both
10 the Old World and the New-wll never
be settled
What both the workingman AMI ~ clpi-
talist should be made "a understand ~
quick as possible, is this: Tint there 1iu.t
~ Y NOR eYillL diStr button M icsalth, and
the sooner Il is brought about the better
tor both parties They should, therefore.
come together and discuss the question fair
ly, bat ~ case that capital has entrenchad
Itself IN fort that u uo doubt supposes wv
Dc impregnible while labor Is h0ty beseiE
ing il, sometimes making an assault upon
Il. and getting a good fOOth0ld fr a time.
but then the gallant band Is not reinforced
a. y ought ~ be. The main army stand
still lO"king eagerly on, some demanding a
parlry % st lie Their disputes, Others again
set FAINT hearted (moral towards az thev
ars) and say It's useless, we had better give
Il up and 70 back % the slavery u capital
again, We dave tried 50 many times and new
er yet succeeded. This Il exactly tile p0-
sitisn We are in to-day. Workingmeu let /;
dare not val upon, would ana thus wv
from day 20 day, when one bold stroke
would carry all bsiore it, and the great
army Of Labor be emal ripatei
TIE indications at the present time are
hat Te shall nave q very severe stTlgg. in-
here this spring. whether ~ shall be eight
hcr - pr ten. | can oni " hope tla' the
meu 10 this city VII De able to come thr0u IVY
a successful. and firmly st ioi'sh an eight
hour system. Els here, tne frs CONNER
cal clty in the empire, where t shou' be
put 10 operation, aud rltn iets blessings
spread Al over the land, cheering alike thr
.aogreri The schsno ana tne clerks.
Oar rev cog Of tle navy (whD seems 90
Oe worse than grsniiathp Wyl,) issued sa
order reducing Ehe mems wages Que fifth ln
TOE Br0uklyu Navy y Arb, the other morning
TINS, 20 doubt, wss done a. tne solicitation
W tnc bosses IN NV A1rs, l0 give thym a
better snow "a Resisting q reduction e hours
outside. This, | think, should teach tut
oauiers against 90 politics where the shoe
pincnes, and convince them chat tn-y must
not only cong ler capital, but TO DC success
tut they must run H. ta0 plrues OIt ant
take the uvernment into their Own hands
MECHANIC.