The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-10-16
SIGNIFICANT SIGNS.

Leading representatives Of the Demo
cratic press are beginning to comprehend
the situation. 1t is q most cheering fact
when the hitherto organs of bankers and
bondholders find the balance Of power slip
ping from them, at last can see on which
side ia the bread, which after all Is more in
dispensble than the butter.
The Eastern Argus, published at Port
land, Me-, one Of the oldest and most re-
spectacle Democratic journals in New Eng
land, makes the following its leading edi-
tarial for Sept. 29th:
"THE ENGLISH WORKING CLAsses.-This
class Of English society has become a real
power, and the aristocrats and governing
classes begin to respect as well as fear it.
Thia power has been increasing githin a
few years past at rate which may well
alarm even the blouse Of Lords" body of
men who once believed they were entirely
beyond the reach OF the people. The Lib
erals OF Europe have done much to bring
about this state Of affairs. Tney have been
long at work and with q real earnestneSs
which seldom fails of success in the long
run. For centuries past the laborers-the
producing classes have had but little in
fuence Ia the councils Of the nation, but
the time has now orrived when their power
"a felt and feared. Aud this revelation is
not likely to take turn back wards, for the
working classes now contain men of emf
nent natural abilities, and some Of them are
able to give the people reason for toe faith
that Is 10 them.
The London Beehivs, the organ Of the
English working classes, have recently made
a violent, i. not absolutely savage attack
anon the aristocracy There are two articles
published in this journal, ard the second
one contains, "A Programme Of Reform, !"
and aims to shadow forth what they want,
and what they mean to have. The writer
Of the article does not hesitate to express
hatred of the aristOcTacy, and not only that,
bat contempt, and demanding the AbrOga-
ton Of their privileges. Heretofore the
aristocracy have not been absolutely hated
and despised, but have been rather the OBJ
jects Of q kind OF awe and reverence. This
is all changed now. Ard it is evident to the
American mind that English aristocracy is
on the wane.
"Since the bill for the dsestablishment of
been rapid. The action Of the House OF
Lords on that question gave pretty good
evidence Of their cowardice. they would
not few years ago have shown the white
feather, but recently events have taken such
a turn, and the working classes have c)me
up to the work Of reform so boldly that the
Lords begin to think they mean som ethIng,
and It is time TO stand from under.
"The Beehive, speaking Of the aristocracy,
SAYS: This monstrOus evil-which caps
ali other social and political evils-has
grown up and become hOsry in its iniqui-
ties; plethora With the wealth it has unjust
" accumulated; and swollen out and over
grown with pride and insolent Importance;
and NO wonder, when we consider it has
fsstened and battened and ground aud op-
pressed the people of these realms for eight
hundred years and upwards!'
This earnest writer must look out and not
20 90 far a. to excite the sympathy Of the
people for those whom they heretofore
feared and hated. He says: "ls il NOT
time to meet, urge, petiHon and beseech
our representatives to do away with the
monstrOus evils Of primo-gcniture AMI en-.
tail, and compel the aristocracy to do jus
tice to all their children?" We think It is
high time, and IL ought to have been done
centuries ago. Such a law is uni e, and
not only unjust, but also a great ury to
the Government and the people. These
immese estates ought to be divided among
the children on the death Of the pOssessOrs,
and Parliament ought to 6nd power some
where to pass q law compelling such d.
vision.
1t is strange that such Q law as that Of