The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-04-10


Rsay-f-FSyabOtfs resPonse
TIE BLoopLEss RATTLE.
PITTsBURGH, Mar. %, 1859.
1 TO the Rditor Of the woKKnsxAS's ADvoclrs.
The -Gess belligerency | attempted to
describe in my first to you, continues to be
conducted with undated vigor. | was
handed by friend the March issue of toe
, Y. COachm0tsy's Magazine, which con-
ta.Ds stunning" review of the P-yabout
letters and that Of Rock Island "JUsrIcE"
which my first induced. Ezra, the fearless
exponent Of the monstrosIties of trades
unions, and the implacsble enemy of his RI
val, the journal, which assumes to divide
With him the patronage Of coachmakers, goes
into almost delirious ecstacIes over my dis
/ closures, which he cites in proof Of numer-
Gus allegations be has uade against the pro
bity Of the man whom be, with wretched
attempt to be funny, christens Hardware"
and in substantiation Of his assertion that
coachmakers and unionism have alienated
beyond possibility Of reconciliation. Ezra
. terribly funny fellow, and a knowing
fSllcv, and au-fait ID syRtax, at least 50 Ezra
thinks. lie premises bis Joyous ebuihtion
BY accusing me Of iii y bad English,
70 which charge | unhesitauugly pl sd gull
tY, and offer ia extenBation therefor that the
coach shop does not aforc comparable facili-
ties with The 'coal-shed," for perfecting
ones knoTledge of propriety in language
hethnks that Ezra himself affects an etymo-
logical purity scarcely justified in the "twad-
ding" emanatons Of his quill. Ezra point
your pop-guns another wsy that shot strikes
az invulnerable part Of PRIV abOuts dtieuces.
Next find him commencing my "spunk !"
ana although he quotes quite Iberally IRON
each Of my letters he iudlci0usiy refraIns
from reprnung such parts a. reflects &C.
vgreiy upon the tactics be has employed il
the contest, these remarks having been most
probably The vel spring of bis accusation
above referred TO.
Ezra's Jub.lancy over the disclosure" be
affects to have found 10 the letters he 40 co
pionsly quotes from, is but another Verifica-
ton OF the mote and beam story related 10
The good book 80 if ell be true Ive heard.r
For az bile after Ezra assumed the manage
ment Of the igdSine-wbich certain par
ties offer TO prove he Gid, with as little war
rant as he claims Brother W did the Jour
adt-he attempted by ey ~ means in his
power to pToptaie the journeymen coach
makers and rally them 90 the support of IS
editorial banner. Ezra rad been and still is.
unless he has very lately a.sresod Of has in
terest therein, occupied IN the dispensaton
u Goals pr me poor mans son OF bucket,
ana no doubt az this calling, acquired bis
eminent business qualifications, "a well as
hs fertile editorial acumen, and that sympa-
thy with the down tFodden" which has
since guided bis pen. But Ezra's "Ins iiuus
Hhes iell upon unwilling ears-the cautious
little hlt could not be nddcd t. make part
IA hls enticing web. and seeing this he turn
ca bis poisonous batteries upoE them, thus
assuming the aggressive, which ne has main
tanned ever since, and great has been The
sla liter thereof-in a hura.
us true the Coschmakers' International
Union rs nov 20 more, bat his puny efforts
awaited about as much, in The crusade against
u, as would mine, uuaIded, IN the attempt TO-
dam "the father Of rivers" In the trio, one
Of whom sought while the other two effected
It's downfall, there is but little to commend
and much TO condemn. They may have in
tended TO be honest but, If so, they adopted
questionable plan for reducing their nten-
uons 70 practice. Much wind came from
columbus, but little e4se, aud 81 Troy the
BODY q what should have been hale, hearty
organization, was inferred, followed to its
grave and incurred here and there ia differ
ent parts Of the country By few still loyal
subjects. Still trust and believe ere long
tAe organization xiil be reviviiied, the pre-
dictlons % all croakers 10 the contrary, not
withstanding.
The Journal still continues 10 bid for the
good viii Of the 'Jours." in articles written
about as sugar-house moIasses flows ON a
hAliInch bore with thermometer at zero, ~
on the dignity Of mechanical employment
but whether ITS bids are profitable invest
ment admits OF question. Certainly II is not
much OF an attestation Of the good sense Of
coachmskcrs If they respond as literally as
It represents to thls scaht ''eas,ing upon the
waters"
If the pending contest between these two
doughty champions Of adUerS6 interests re-
suits, as Kilkenny cat fight is alleged, in
the annlhilation Of both the participants no
honest interest can be injured, and some may
be abetted. Yours, &C.
PERIwINKLE PRYABoUT