The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19
CHICAGO, Nov. ~. 1870

CHICAGO, Nov. -. 1870.
T. the Editor Of the woRESGxAS's Ap0Ars.
The battle has been fought and lest
in our late election SO far as the cleo
ting Of many If our candidates j. con
cerned but leo Us not forget that We
have gained z victory. How, hear
some Of your readers AK. answer,
by placing a ticket in the field and ask
ING the CO operation of the labor dt-
ment 70 sustain il. They have not sus.
tanned il, aud cert@inly there must be
a reason for i, ana II j. our dI'y To
find it out and apply 4 remedy. NOW
in my humble opinion one of the many
reasons was the want OF publicity
Very few Of the working masses knew
anything Of the Labor Reform Party
until they were presented with ticket
aud asked TO vote il. They very nat
urally thought that il was some politi-
cal dodge gotten up with the intention
to defeat either OF their respective par
ties, and consequently refused \, Vote
il; but invariably il conversation al
United the fact that neither Of the great
parties cared anything for the labor e.
ement only to get voted into Office
These impressions l have formed from
actual observation in the various ward.
all over the west division " our citv
and, unhcsitatingly FAY that ! met Al
the workingmen, IN az eases, sympa
thizing with the movement anil -a.gret
ing that they diav9t Snow in tia hu
they would 10 AZ heAc5a,l f5rlt n,
pastiixSny one u ~ candidates "
the ID Is they w{ire ftddIinr.
(, The .qIes;,A presents itself nov
bow arc& ~eTcnta. RECURRENCE Q
the SmeAnisf5Ae ia tie AUST ans
%haA arrangements can we maxi {,
have he issue brought before TIE pub
lc and discussed We have only on,
weekly paper devoted " TIE iutcres; y
The laboring class, auG weekly paper,
have seen their day. They 10 vel
enough in the country, but are fan
behind tho requirements in large city
Very few care about reading in 4
weekly what they have read II III,
dailies the week previous. Hence Tx
necessity Of daily paper that The
working man can look to as true ex
FOUNDER of his views, that his ATTEMPT,
at political reform he not turned into
tidicuic or passed over in silent con
tempt, as has been the case in our las
election. They ignore the fact alto
gether that the Labor Reform Party
had ticket in the field, and studiously
avoid to mention the number of votes
polled for any candidate IN that ticket
except those who HAD received the
nomination on some Of tie other tick
els, when, in fact, some IF our candi-
dates received large majorit;eS IN vari-
Gus precincts; particularly is this SO
in the Fifteenth Ward, fifth precinct,
where one Of the legislative candidate,
received one hundred and nincty-ninq
votes on; Of two hundred ana sixty :
but this j. an item of news that all The
daily papers in Chicago have la there
possession and refuse to give 10 the
pablo, and | have no doubt but if we
Gad fair exhibit Of the various ward
returns, they woull show equally graf
flying results.
In my next | VIII submit ry views
in regard the formation OF % political
organization, and request all true
friends Of labor reform III Chicago ~
ic the same, ana by that means We
can form q fair idea of how We Gu act
70 the best advantage and finally To-
gain the victory over our enemies.
Very respectfully, PUDDLER.