The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-14
THE TWTNKLRR.

T6E 1WXNA16h.
In the issue Of the New York Star of
the 9th inst, paper-edited and con-
tSOlled by the infamous scapegrace-
Joe Howard, who, if be had his deserts,
would now be studying geology" at
Sing Sing, there appears malicious
and uncalled for SANDER upon the labor
press of the United States Like all
bther smpOsters, he relies uron his
shameless audacity for success. With
the epidermis of a rhinoeeros, with
everything to gain and nothing to loose
by q controversy with respectable
Journalist, his evident desire is to be
brought into notOriety, by the toe of
somebody's boot, coming in contact
with his most vulnerable attachment, a
privilege which, naira6iIe dictM, he has
heretofore failed to enjoy. After gloat-
ing over the decease Of the New York
Workman. paper which even during
its brief existence, did more for the
success of the labor movement, than his
Five Points, sheet has accomplished al
together, be says:
newspaper devoted 70 any special interest
! in this city cannot live; or II IL does live, IL
has private circulation, and Ii maintained by
a ind Ia
to be the same in London. In that city, con-
tanning a population of three millions Eve hun
dred thousand people, there ID but one paper
devoted to the interests Of labor-The Beehive
and that is supported by voluntary contribu-
lions. In this city We find the Arbeiter Union
supported BY gate money received at pic-uics Of
the German Workingmsn. The ADVOCATE, Of
Chicago, is financial failure, and about -as in.
teresting as the Congressional Globe. Some
times it comes out once week, except when
there is any neXe@So publish, and then the man
ayers Suspend publication for week cr SO 70
-getit.
To prove that you are almost rs no
torious GGr Joe, as you have proved
yourself, to be forger, it is only ne
cessary to refer to your statements re-
garding the ADVOCATE, leaving our
riends of the Bee Hoo and Union to
reply in their own time and way. Our
financial position need give yOa no I'M
easiness, as We prefer TO obtain our
means by other methods than Mack
mailing, and bleeding petty pot house
politicians, SO you see you have that
field all to yourself During the six
wears we have been connected with It,
no subscriber has been wronged out of
dollar during that time ffty-two
numbers have been issued to the volume
and during the past year the delay
in its publication for two weeks arose
from the fact that we were expected to
publish in full the official proceedings
of the National Labor Congress, and
also the official proceedings of the
Bricklayers National Union, which lat
ter delay was made at the request OF
the Secretary, owing to the insdvertent
displacement of several important docu-
ments With these exceptions the
ADVOCATE has been issued promptly
every week, and doubtless will continue
to be after the venal sheet which assails
it has been forgotten.
But the climax of shameless effron-
terry is reached in the claim of this
pariah Of the press to represent the In
terests of the laboring classes. For
months past he has kept an advertise
ment in the Star claiming it as the
organ Of the National Labor Union,
when the truth of the matter is there is
not an officer connected with it who
would touch it with ten foot pole. II
has been openly repudiated and de-
nounced by the Workingnen's As
sembly, and almost every labor or
ganization in New York, for its be-
trayed their interests, yet, in the face
of these facts he modestly claims that
the bosses fear it, and the workingmen
of the United States recognize it The
truth Of the matter is, it is owned and
controlled by the most INSCRIPTIONS,
lying pack Of PGrtiz0ns, in that city,
and the so-called advice with which its
columns are burdened are regarded
by all intelligent men as the produc-
ton of an impertinent knsve.
In conclusion we wish it distinctly
understood that we profess to publish
only a Rorksngmas's Journal, and in
variably give the preference to the
productions of workingmen; that we
repudiate all affliation with either the
Democratic or Republican parties, and
are perfectly willing to leave tbs quar-
rels of the brothel and the sketches of
distinguished councilmen to the enter
prising columns of the Dogs DOinyS and
I" Joe Towards own"
Since the foregoing was in type, and
just as we are going to press, we have
received the assurance that the Work.
ma" Is neither dead, nor dying, but
that it will continue 10 be published as
heretofore. No better evidence can be