The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-10-01
THE PROSPECT AHEAD.

LIZ hODL LII AAEhDt
Sufficient time has now elapsed since
the adjournment Of the National Labor
Congress 20 enable our readers to form
very fair estimate Of The nature and
value Of its deliberations, and the results
10 the producing classes likely to dow
thercfrom.
~ might have been expected, THU
partisan press ana It's Iackcys can sce
nothing % commend or approve. Ey
common consent VT those composing it
and the platform Of principles SO imam
imously re-aflirmed, are alike subjected
20 ridicule and denuncia,ign, ana tie
thread-bare twaddle concerning an
irredecmable currency an. population
re-vampcd in a manner worthy the
palmicst days III the rebellion, when
more was expected from thcIlea IF the
demagogic lecch than from the APP
peal ot reason ana common sense.
Yet strange to say, no solid, substan-
tial argument has been advanced from
oHy quarter proving the fallacy " Of
thc principles therein cuuciatcd.
Tits not our purpose III the present
article to refer at length to the charac-
ter Of those cardinal principles upon
which the National Labor Union is
founded, and upon which it expects to
achieve success. They are already "a
miliar To the toiing millions throughout
the country, and the response which
comes to as from the hills Of New
England to The distan. West, proves
cOnclusivcly that TIE PEoPLE,at length
aroused to a sense Of duty, are Drepar-
ing to take the government o their
own hands, and drive from place and
power the miscrea IS who have too
long polluted the halls Of legislation.
In striking contrast to the snarls and
sneers Of the class referred 70, is the
honest endorsement Of many Of our
ablest purest and wisest statesmen.
No unprejuced man who has read the
lucid, logical and unanswerable argu-
ments Of Generals Geary or Ewing
in support Of the principles Of the
National Labor Union, and contrasted
them with the shallow cavilings Of the
pensioned lackeys, who do the dirty
work Of their masters, can fail to be
convinced that our position is i'm
pregnable, and must ultimately prevail
against the world, the flesh, and the
devil. If we look over the country at
large the signs of the times are certainly
propitious. In Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vania, New York, New Hampshire,
Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Wiscon-
sin, Indiana, and Ohio the friends of
the cause are bestiring themselves in
earnest. The ranks Of the enemy have
been broken, the spell ofparty has been
sundered, and candidates true and
loyal TO the interests Of their fellow
toilers have been selected as the stand
ard bearers Of those who labor for a
living.
This action doubtless, in a great
measure, is the legitimate result Of
the unanimity with which the pro
position 70 form a distinct political
party was received at the Cincinnati
Congress, proving as it did conclusive
ly that the necessity for such action
had been discussed and appreciated
and that the delegates had come fully
prepared to do their duty in the prem
ises. In fact, it seemed the one great
pervading idea Of the Convention-tbe
Eastern and Western representatives
vielng with each other in its advocacy
and support, giving assurance that their
constituents were a unit on the subject;
that the conviction was universal that
unless the ballot power Of the produc-
ing classes could Io consolidated to
secure the recognition and advance
ment Of their interests, the Congress
and consequently the objects for which
it was called, would prove an utter fail
ure.
Taken altogether the political horn
zon gives cheering assurances for the
future.