The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-10-08
FROM IOWA.
Box I54
SIGOURNEY. Oct

Advocate Oh the Oou-SIVen principles
upon which it 10 founded, j am now
moved, as by an impellng power 70
publish this address for the considera-
ton Of the president and officers Of the
labor union organization throughout
the United States; and should my
counsel be deemed either out Of place
or unimportant, l beg to be pardoned
for this intrusion, on the grounds Of
fervent love for the cause, and an
unconquerable zeal for the early achieve
ment of the much needed relief of those
now groaDing in the dust Of poverty
and need, under the giant tread of
aggressors.
We are all certainly wide awake to
the sad abnormal condition Of our
country and surely none of US are
blind to the great Importance Of prompt
and determined action on the part of
party leaders. looking to a thorough
national organisation IN time to FOREST the
government from the hands OF those who
have long since ceased to respect the
rights of workingmen.
But the great point il, how shall we
move forward to a successful cOnsu
mmation Of our high and noble aims.
Claiming to be neither solomon,
Sampson, nor prophet, | will here offer
my humble views without reservation,
and trust that if they should prov
prolific of no sp cial good. They may
not be fertile in the production Of dis
cord among those whose rights | would
fearlessly defend, and whose adver-
saries | diligently oppose. Before |
proceed further, | beg all to mark the
following professionalism IL treH.
If we fail to improve all the space
between this and the election Of 1872,
working faithfully, in concert of will
and purpose, and that too IN harmony
with the best advised cause, we are D
doomed people and party. Doubt i
who NAV, since the set time only car
prove the faultiess commentator.
1t il universally known that All WHO
live, ard are struggling to live bN
honest productive industry, no matter
| by what vocation, are the Legitimate
members OF our party. whether IN q
out of our party organization. lt i,
also quite as well known that thos,
who don't live IN what they produce
but subsiSt on what j. produced by
labor or other forms Of productive in
/ dustry are not, and cannot be of oul
party, for reasons too obvious TO bt
/ here stated.
Oar party j., Or should be composed
of sll classes necessary to form har
monious social system, free from al
! disordered elements. We have NJ
possible use tor those who wisl
10 live and are too mean anC
swinish 70 let live. We have no posi-
bic use for those who produce nothing
for society at large but robbery, power
4 ty, and wretchedness We have NJ
e~-tlI.- fnr .hv shake Who p-o,
upon society at large, and FIJI the land
with hunger and nakedness, by thei
internal system of corruption anC
extortion. in short we have no neeC
Of any class Of public or private, lega
or illegal thieves, robbers, and plumber
ers. Nor will for one, recognize sucl
creatures as forming any part Of tn,
human family. mark them as then ar
marked ty the Ldu If God, the tares ha
must Be remored from The pure ,cheat b
society. But to the point In view, how
we shall organize and unite our strength
against the common enemy, that W,
may arise in our sovereign right anC
redress our many intolerable wrong,
at the time stated.
L think my zeal quite as practicable a,
it is simple, and no less simple than fail
and equitable.
First, Money answcreth all things
To raise the means To carry out thC
following suggestions, very trifinc
sum from each one Of the many who
are well able to contribute a little &c
have their own necks taken out of the
yoke Of bondage, and a surety against
the slavery Of their children viii be al
sufficient.
As the poor who Cypress the pool
are Ike sweeping rain that leayeth NJ
dust, II is TO be hoped that some
practical method Of raising the funds
can be adopted that will satisfy those
who give, that their small contributions
will be carefully used in the great work
OF their own redemption from the most
dependent slavery that man can impose
upon man.
Time being now too precious u waste
on vain speculations and fruitless
theories, let the best plan Of raising the
meal, be at once Tut on foot, and let
the people from every part of the
country resOund to The call for helm
with liberal hearts and open han Is. "A
very little time need be used IN raising
he means.
The President being now supplied
with the means TO carry on the great
work the next duty is that the Pre@i-
dent employ men who can neither be
bought nor sold, men who are practical.
who understand how to work, and who
have the iron nerve to do it, to enter
the states by two's, less or more as may
seem eXpedlent.
But let it be the duty Of those apostles
Of humanity to visit every county scat
in all the states Of the union. ana
organize, and harmonic the people
appointing one or more at each county
seat to ramify the county by townships,
and get in good working order town
ship organizations, each to be auxiliary
70 the county organization. This done
there will be no difficulty in bringing
about district and state organizations.
In addition to this, let the laborers
in the field circulate the WoRKINGNAN's
ADVOCATE by subscribing, and ali other
good papers which are, aud NAV here
after be, published in the interest If the
party.
The speakers and organizers should
be those who love the good work
better than money, will accent No mora