The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-10-08


all these have conspired 10 rob the peo-
ple2" For really it seems they have
oil conspired to rob US while protesting |
Ito be our best friends" And we are
compelled to say in the language OF
one who il Omnipotent, "Verily, verify, !
they shall have their reward, for
knowing the facts and not sounding
the alarm ere the chains of slavery |
come to be riveted upon the PROSTATE
and almost paralized limbs of once
free and happy people. And we must
say he is not only heartless, unprin- |
oipled scoundrel, is disloysl 20 our
government, but is an enemy OF our
race, who dares or does MAINTAIN IA
view of the impending danger to lie
publican government, in the tace OF our
organic laws, and the wishes Of nine
tenths of the American people, that
Congress has any rightful power under
the Constitution to sell or grant the
public lands to railroad companies, or
that these pretended sales or grants OF
land are justlfiable upon any ground
whatever. And to all those who have
violated their sacred trust, and solemn
oath, the principles and only bulwark
of American Liberty for personal gain
in these monstrous usurpations OF pow
err, deserves not only the contempt OF
the proud American citizen, but the
scorn and excavations of all mankind
Although members of Congress have
made themselves '.the wealthiest body
of men on the EARTH by granting 10
themselves the peoples lands, and
claim unlimited power, they are anne
nable to the bar of American justice
Though they WELD the scepter Of as
sumed power and wallow in the luxury
of ill-gotten wealth obtained by their
corruptions. Though they are bloated
with arrogant pride and count their
prospective millions by the hundred,
and complacently contemplate the con-
trast between their immense possessions
and the panperlzed condition of mil
lions Of their fellow citizens impover-
ished by their vlllainy though they
have created an aristocracy and openly
avow their purpose of establishing
monarchy upon the ruins Of American
liberty though they "dress in purple
and fine linen, and fair sumptuousll
every day." many of them may yet enc
their days, as they deserve to do, in thu
State Penitentia~ies, an Illustration o
the stability Of Republican governor
as founded upon our national Constl
tuition and the sure yet patient iustic,
that will overtake and he administered
to them by an outraged and an indig
nant people For as il is the law AM
the custom of our country to restOr
stolen property to its rightful owner
and punish thieves wherever found
Those who are guilty Of perjury an,
theft may not hope 10 escape becaus
of high position. They cannot CLAIM
protection Of the pretended laws the
have enacted, nor of that clause of tn
Constitution that forbids ''impairin,
the obligations of contracts" The PEG
PIE are not a pa ty to unconstitutiona
contracts they have made with them
Eselves without authority or the wishe
of the people outside Of the railroa
ring, whose gigantic monopoly has con
trolled our government for ten years
and now threatens its destruction.
In view Of these mpmentous, undcni
able facts, we earnestly call upon a
workingmen Of all creeds, colors. ma
tionalites, or former party utilization,
to carefully examine the foregoing an
the law, and if approved join us in thi
effort 70 restore our government 70 III
rightfuI control of the people, aud I
restrict Congress and all officers Of gov
eminent to the exercise or only sue
powers as are prescribed by law. An,
10 do this let the muffied murmurs tina
have come up from every quarter @
our devoted country, but 50 long disrC
gaIlcd, and i4o~ ehr y-+eE ..,l me-
Wo' kingmc as Platform be united an
IN thunder tones Of authority, east ou
thieves from the TEMPLE Of Llbert
erected to establish justice, al,
dedicated ike the Temple a
Jerusalem to the honor and glor
Of the Most High God. w
cannot view these outrages upon tn
peor e with patience nor speak Of ther
wi,n moderation. We may do injus
tice to some members Of Congress, 10
there may be some good and true me
there as elsewhere, who deplore thes
money and land swindles and drea
their consequences; but we are CON
PEELED to say, the patience with whic
they have borne these outrages upol
their constituencies, and their ominous
if not criminal silence in their position
is anything but creditable 10 them, an,
for which they shall be held to stric
accountability by the workingmen Q
America who are desperately in earn
est.