The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-27
CoRREsPoNDENcE,
FROM INDIANA.

ELIzABETH lows, IAD, Mar Q, 1863.
10 shs Kdisors Of the WoAkmexArs ADvocAsh
IN looking over Mr.. Hines report Of the
wealth and poverty Of this couatry, contained
in the last issce Of your paper, noticed In par
ticular, his figures in reference 70 the relative
condition Of the inhabitants Of the city Of Ciacin-
natl and vas 30 much astonisIed, (after max
ing some necessary eaIculatio nsl at the unIimit
ed power Of wealth. the legitimate cffspring
labor, to DO good in society, that feel inclined
to give you and your readers the astonishing re-
suits Of my hastY Investigations In this single
instance. lie asserts as an tier that ?, 800 in
dividuaIs are the (assumed) owners o. $4,000
600 worth Of money and other species Of wealth.
This sum.divided by 700.gives quotient Of ll4,-
2S5. Aud assuming that 800 is a sufficient
sum upon which to feed and clothe any o rdina-
~ family in comfort for one year, which is more
than nv family consumes, for cannot reach
that amount Of income by simple labor, and |
have no other source of income,) We h'd that
bare regiment Of men who never front the
bsttle--labor--aFe constantly riotirg and isast~
ing, ana stiil Increasing their wealth, while this
large army of ia, ass working people, who are
the main pillars in creating the wealth =
others are compelled to exc out an unhappy
Existence from year TO year in order that i've
or ten per cent. Of the population may become,
what many Of them are, mi llionaires and OPP
pFessors OF the poor.
have other conclusions derived from the
statistics referred to, but | have not space al
PRESENT to furnish them. | will hnish this
Communication by giving s few quotations
from the Good Book, for the serious consider
alton Of the rich and the oppressive, for feel
confident that the large majority of the highly
favored class, members ruling members, in
high standing in the christian church, so-eals d.
And it was to this class OF pioas men that the
Holy Prophet. Isaiah addressed the following
language What mean We, that ye beat thy
people to pieces, and grind the faces Of the
poor Saith the Lord God Of Host The spoil
Of the poor is in your houses
Again Go TO nov ye rich men, weep and
howl for your miseries that shall come upon
you, Won have hesped treasures together for the
important words1 last days your gold and sill
yer are cAukered, your garments are moth eat
en-. Behold the hire OF your laborers who have
reaped down yonr fields, which by you il kept
back by fraud, cFieth, and their cries have en-
tered into the ears Of the Lord Of the Sabbaoth.
Ye bsve lived IN pleasure on the earth, and have
been wanton ye have nourished your hearts,
as in day Of slaughter, Sc.--St. James Bpis-
tle)
Again, the sayings OF Christ Himself Bless
ed be ye poor, for YOURS il Of the Kingdom Of
Heaven. Woe unto you rich, for you have
your portion in this life. Blessed are the meek
generally the poor for shall inherit Town, pos
-ess, occupy,) the earth ~r
In conclusion, / woald ask in all seriousness
and candor, the amply PAID, highly fed and
richly clothed ministers Of those wealthy men's
-hurches If they ever preach 20 their refined
congregations from any of the foregoing texts.
II not. they are the responsible parties, in an
eminent degree, for the great gmoaHt OF ruinous
oppression and fraud, BY whieh their aristocrat
ic supporters sud listeners have beaped their
millions individually, by with holding the cue
amount OF wages from those whose hard and
constant toll, half paid, has made them what
they are. A. F. K.