The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-26


men brick Of the editors eminently
fragile struc ture, glance at this; at
Is Tor every mans interest that not only
ease and convenience ofliving, but also
wealth or surplus product should exist
somewhere. But" continues our Mis-
ter Wlseacre, 1T may not be always
desirable to him. It need not lie in
his hands" "It need not Y The pen
that indited that assertion evidently
lied in the hands Of its manipulation Is
1t 20 every mans interest that a
handful of his fellow-men should be
endowed by law-which il 4 common
compact with powers, an abuse Of
which is so DANGEROUS rs to entail the
desutution such abuses Individually DO?
Is It to popular interest that a few
should monopolize that which not only
eats up all that pab,r can produce, as
fast as it is produced, but holds con
stantly increasing mortgage upon its
expected products Of the future !?
When a mans money enables him to
double his wealth each year, at a time
when the country's wealth is increas
ing at the rate Of or per cent per
aunum, are ms constantly increasing
riches conducive of Popular prosperity !?
Can few have all the bread, and the
remainder fail to starye? Wealth tolls
not, neither does it SPIN and yet its
power increases with itself; it subsists
at no tax to itself, and We are told that
when surplus products accumulate into
the hands q. a few, every mans in
terest is allotted ~ Bosh We cry
''fe - upon ourselves for dcvoting 50
much space to di>proving what bears
the imprint Of the gros>e,t error all
over its face.
To assist the argument referred to,
some defunct philosopher Of Teutonic
nationality ana positively Teutonic
ideas of progress, is brought in, who
once said that nobody should be rich,
except those who understand From
this, we suppose the Farmer means
that the robe of wealth would set I'M
calmly on the shoulders Of a son Of in.
dustry. Then, We have him hawking
I poor Emerson upon the stand, who de.
ivers himself Of a speech about rs for
eign to the subject under discussion
as the editors head is to common
sense. All the unmeaning twaddle and
worse than meaningless vituperation
brought 70 bear against those upon
whom the sun of wisdom is beginning
TO reflect its benefcent rays, is worse
than useless. The enemies Of Labor
Reform may cry, "Demagogue" until
their Threats are hoarse, and consume
gallons Of ink and reams Of paper in
writing articles more discreditable to
the writers than To the 'garrulOus
champion Of workingmen, upon whom
they seek 10 attach discredit, the giant,
Progress, is stalking through the land,
paying no heed 10 barriers in the shape
Of "timc-h0nored that should have
been itme.execrated-" customs" hith-
crto deemed impossible. The seal Of a
veto, more potent than a Presidents,
is prerar e 70 fix III impress upon the
edicts Of the tyrant, Money Maine
Farmers may croak about capital and
labor being As necessary % each other
as were Damon and Pythias. Wall
street brokers will thrive aud loan, and
labor will suffer, just % long as such
croaklnEs are listened to, and no long
or We have faith to believe in the re-
turning reason VI the people, in the
speedy disonthrallmeut Of labor, which
the suffrage only can effect, croakers
to the contrary notwithstanding.