The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-26
FROM IOWA
SIGoURNEY, Nov. rs, 1870.
TO the Editor Of the HoRKISGsAS's Advocate.
CONTINUED.


CONTINUED.
II would seem the ruinOus cOuse-
quences Of the bonded debt, coupled
with the bligh.ing effects Of the exist
ing tariff, were wickedness enough 10
swell the ocean OF our national enemies
to repletion, without adding, to over
flow the land with Indebtedness and
desolation,as the crown. wheel of nation
al infamy, the wholesale importation Of
ooolie slaves TO DO the drudgery Of the
robbers and aggressors of the pro. Ic-
ing classes When | say robbers and
aggressors, J mean to be understood
by the language that offers no disguise
to those who are now being stripped
IF all their coverings, that the world
may see who :: What they are.
But look at the facts as they are, and
then ask yourselves lily laconic ques-
ton: Shall We stand a republic Of free
men, or fall an empire OF slaves? Lib
erty liberty liberty. the pet bosom
nesting Of every American cit who
has not exchanged his patriotism for a
morbid birth-right in imperialism, is
now on sale under tie auctioneer's ham
mer as an element totally incompatible
with the behcsts of candid money mon
gers, manufacturers and land.shark-
monopolistS, who form the trio Of des-
potism. with the dark design Of de-
stroying the bulwarks Of liberty, and
Of painting It's glorious affairs Uack ,ciA
the gloom Of is champion rJtzries.
Before the importation Of c0oIie
slaves, and before the freedom ot the
negroes OF the South, there was, in
many parts of the country, a redund-
ency OF the labor population, and in
thousands of instances wages were
ever then too low to keep the hirelings
ont Of tie dust of poverty and aggres-
sion. Now, tile capitalists, who have
grown immensely rich ~ absorbing
the products of labor. through their
terrible engines st corruption ana ex-
tortion, ~ IL their work Vt social bank
ruptey was not even YET perfect sue
cess, are daily importing ship load AZ
ter ship load Of foreign slaves t. take
the places Of those who have filed their
store-houses with plenty, AMI are now
being turned of empty, 60 wander AZ
defenceleSs Otf-caSts, iOrslken. neglected
and destitute Of food. clothing, and
shelter. But, see their motive THey
kno'0 they can feed their imported Slares
on 'corthieSs garbage, and pay them with
scarcely nominal ,rages. To this charge
they dare not demur.
sNow, why is all this : Why has
congress not taken steps 10 prevent
such gigantic abuse 81 tie rights Of
the producing classes Why has that
pretended guardian Of tie coufding
people allowed tie TaDacioas Jaws OF
money gluttOny TO open Ike gulf to
gobble up an swallow down the toll
ing millions The deep toned voice Of
insulted and outraged justice thunders
aloud, Why: Why has that repre-
sentative body Of a down-;rodden peo-
pie, wlnked with smiles OF complacency
on their polluted lips, while tile fat were
connecting their he!lish plots To deyour
the lean Loving the right NY | We
hemently hate the wrong, | will here.
without fear, favor Or reward, state the
reasons why, and make them plain
enough for all TO understand. And at
editors, who have not sold themselves
to be used as the dirty tools Of the
most hienious, the most ,mpiacab.c, and
the most unsorupulOus collision that
was ever formed 10y monsters outward
ly In human form, wIli now open wide
their columns that the iHyincIble thun-
ders Of jehovah, imav ron over the land.
and disclose 10 that band 81 pubic
the name aud person Of
that unterrllied one who y the known
friend and defender Of oppressed hu-
mainly, and wakes from his lethargy,
in mantle of flame, to visit the enc
mics Of God and humaniiy-in a temp
est of fire. Honorable exceptions are
If not expressed, as the
salt TO antidote the llagrancy Of the
rule.
The government, composed OF pres +,
ident, heads of department, and both
branches Of Congress, accepted the
price offered for 1t by the trio. They I
bou5 government, and paid for 4
it the c0ss.. ice of American liberty, /
and since they have had possession Of