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The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-11-16

The Fair-C rittenden matter will teach us
that our popular nation of moral purity is all
show and sham, and has no application what
ever to the conduct OF character of our mascu-
line masters. Our masculine city press has
already passed judgment on Mrs. Fair. We
begin to comprehend the importance and ne
cessity of women Legislators. judges, jurors
and lawers. There are two sides to this hor-
rible tragedy. If we condemn her, single
woman, unbound 10y matrimonial alliances,
how much more should married man be
condemned. who, moved by passion, seeks by
his position and wealth improper associations
with an impecuniuus woman. Tie Pioneer.
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FURSACEs.-Thore have been running stead
lily for some time past seven furnaces here,
and they turning out large amounts of
bullion of value greater than it some
months since. We shall publish in our next
issue the full amount smclted during the
month OF October, and its value. In the
meantime, We have no doubt that with half
our furnaces only running, we produce more
bullion, III value, than any other place in the
United States and ut much less expense
EuTsLI SsBfiE,l
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JOHN 8, MAYHuoH.

JUSTICE OF TUE PEACE ron ELRO TOWN.
- ship. Town Of Elko. Office In Epicy's building,
opposite tho Passenger Depot ...
Once hours from O'Clock. A. NJ. to O'Clock, p. II.
B-tI
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California is the only State in the Union which
empts all kinds of Life and Endowment Policies from
execution.
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All Policies in tho PACIFIC MUTUAL arc non
forfsiting, aud by law exempt from execution.
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Thirty days grace given upon annual payments. at
one per cent. and the policy kept In force during
that time.
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THE PACIFIC MUTUAL

Receives tho largest profit upon Its investments Of
any life Insurance Company in the world.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-01-01

Brussels the labor question has been
discussed by congress of middle-class
economists.
A NETTING of the Council of the In
ternational Workingmen's Association,
was held on Tuesday, November 80,
Mr.. Lucraft in the chair. News was
received from Geneva that Mr.. Gros-
selin, the delegate for the watch trades
at the Basic Congress, has been elected
as a member Of the Council for the
Canton. In Paris and the neighbor.
hood the workingmen's societies are
increasing A farm laborers' section
of the International has been estab.
lished.
AT citizens meeting, held in Ho
nolula, last month, to consider the labor
question, resolutions were adopted. lst
that immigration should be governed
by the laws of supply and demand, and
not by government interference I'd
that the further introduction of Chinese
coolies, that is, Asiatic male laborers
bound to service for term of years, j!
undesirable; Sd, that the laws Of the
Hawaiian Kingdom, favoring such in
PRODUCTION, should be abrogated; 4th
that laws enforcing contracts to servict
by penal enactments are contrary tt
the spirit of the age; that as the United
States have tariff, the Hawaiian
should protect their own industrial in
terests by a similar policy.
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means, by which, Il II av;3on- y
wrongs can only be l~lrassod ~ tneIr
Legitimate rights secured. anu tnelr
In conclusion, let me give.
statement Of the relative CONF pref
the different classes in this commD mon Of
50 far as my knowledge of things
developed them to my view. Il - !.
first place, this is considered an ~. se
rage farming country, averaging = e'
general rule, thirty-five to fiftv ma
of corn, 1.-THE main staple1 per acre -1 0s
this yield, the proprietor Of the Uro, y
demands, and gets forty 10 6ffv S u
cent, or about IS per cent for the p..
of capital. For corn, wheat and 49, NJ
are nothing more nor less than c,p pA
since they are all readily turned ;0,c.
money, at fair prices. Perhaps ,hO".
twenty per cent Of the population y
this county-one Of the best in ~
State-own all, or nearly all the l,DS
and other real estates in the count
The remaining 80 per cent of the nacr
pie are either miserable, dissatisSsd
renters, with this melancholy MA.
against them, or are laborers on farm,
at Is, Is, or 20 dollars per month
There are few mechanics herr -,
have been settled here some years ths,
have little homes-if they can be calIed
homes properly. The rest are M
myself, only renters-transient wander
ers from place to place. as circum.
stances or necessity may determine
i ]. Elk
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GOOD ENOUGH FOB BOTH.

The editor of the New York Globe is
a very funny fellow, and the most as
tute financier in the country. In spite
of his predictions, however, which are
simply the rawlings of paid lackey, he
knows, if he knows anything, that both
the presidents and Boutwell's schemes
for resumption of specie payment are
directly in the interest Of the Wall
street gamblers-the greatest pack of
Williams who ever escaped a halter. The
gibberish about our immense resources
and our national debt, is second-class
buncumb, and is used only to deceive
the toiling masses, who are expecting
thereby 70 be bled in silence, and saEc-
ton the greatest fraud ever sought to
be perpetrated upon free people. The
working-classes Of this country hold
that the greenback, which saved the
national life is able to save the national
honor that the promise to pay" which
tiQUtdGted the claims of the soldier, the
sailor, the widow and the orphan, can
with equal justice satisfy the claims of
the money-gamblers both of Europe
and America.
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rHE CoI0RRD CONTENTION

On another page will be found the
platform adopted by the Colored La
borers' Convention, recently held in
Washington, d. G. For weeks pre-
vious to its assembly, we had intima-
lions from authority which we knew to
be reliable, that a desperate effort
would be made, by prominent political
demagogues, to control its action, and
secure its influence in behalf of theRepub-
lican party prediction which subse-
quent events have proved to be
correct, although the results cannot have
afforded them much consolation. While
we should have preferred that the voice
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-01-01

Of labor had been heard a little more
distinctly, upon the whole, We are salts
fed with the results. A grand inaug-
ural movemenf hae been completed !;
steps have been taken to consolidate
the colored element Of the Southern
States, which can, ultimately, have but
one result, viz "a clear alliance with,
and an endorsement Of, the principles Of
the National Labor Union. Of this we
have not the slightest doubt. 1t may
take our colored friends, some time to
come to this conclusion !; but we are
perfectly willing to leave it to the inc
vitable logic of events. The criticisms
Of our correspondents, we think, are
somewhat out of place and, as we
believe their publication would not be
productive Of any beneficial results,
we trust they will excuse their nom
appearance.
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ner. the humane Greeley, and Seward, with
his higher law doctrine If the philanthro-
pists Of Massachusetts, can stand such con-
dition of society. we. the National Labor
party, tell them the contageon shall not be
allowed to spread west Of the Allegheny
mountains or the Blue Ridge.
The Government, or rather the congress,
has committed two great political blunders
since the war commenced. The tlrst was 10
issuing bonds based on the credit OF the ma
ton and levying a tax on labor to pay the
interest. If the credit of the nation was
good security for the bonds, it would have
been equally good for money issued BY the
Government. as money that has been issued
upon pledge Of the bonds. But the bonds
have been issued, and got into comparative
" few hands. The holders Of Che bonds OF
course never want them paid. The bonds
were purchased with greenbacks, and the
geenbacks purchased or obtained BY horse
traders and other shoddy contractors, we all
know how. But the greatest amount was
taken from the soldiers after they had re-
ceived them at the rate Of $13 per month
Some were purchased with greenbacks that
had been bought with gold, at one gold dol
lar for two greenback dollars. and some fol
two dollars and eighty cents in greenbacks.
Some loaned the greenbacks to the govern
ment and received bonds bearing gold inter
est.
This system of fnanceering has resulted
in saddling debt upon the producing class
es of over two billions Of dollars. Jay Cook
says this debt is a national blessing and
Senator Morgan said the sum Of its evils
were not as great as the sum Of its benefits
to the laboring classes.
no BE CONTINUED
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Chairman Committee.
BENEFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
= = = re % IlLIDhi
President N. J.. U.
A. CAMPBELL

The question has been asked us,
probably a thousand times, tWhy is it
that the Trades Unions of Great Brit
ain are 50 far in advance in point of
numbers and efficiency, Of similar or
CARNATIONS in the United States p and
20 it dozen explanations might be
appropriately given. The want Of
homogeneity, national prejudices, the
baneful influence Of party, laxity Of
discipline, the blind race after wealth,
the opposition they invariably encoun-
ter from our public men, are, each and
all of them, reasons why the Ameri-
can unions do not possess the strength,
the solidity and influence of the old
country associations; but none Of these,
to our mind, account for the vast dis
crepancy. Man il selfish being, and
to secure his earnest, persistent co-ope-
ration, his selfish interest, so to speak,
Y must be appealed to. Acting on the
recognition of this principle, and gui-
ded by the light Of experience, the Eng
lish unions have incorporated the 6eae-
UOLent with the protective principle. To
this fact, more than to any other, are
they indebted for the influence they exert
and the success which has crowned
their efforts. Where SO much is done
in a careless, slip-shod manner, where
no penalty worth the name, is attached
to the neglect of duty; where expedien-
cy instead Of principle becomes the
rule Of action, where spasmodic effort
takes the place of consistent and per
sistent resolve; when more dependence
Is placed on the exertions of Others
than on own individual effoR, is
1t any wonder that decentralization SO
frequently prevails, and members be-
come stumbling blocks in the path Of
reform.
II Is fact which has long been re-
cognized by many Of the truest and far
seeing friends of the labor movement
that our Trades Unions, as at present
organized fail to occupy the position
they should, or achieve the result de-
sired. In spite Of their efforts, employ
ers are becoming more exacting and
workmen more AFFECT AS wealth in
creases, the position Of the mechanic
becomes more and more dependent.
Regulations which, ten years ago,
would have been secuted at, are now
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WHOSE FAULT rs TT

A few days since, one of our agents,
in passing through Aurora, desired to
see what could be done with the en-
ployes of the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy r. R., in the workshops at that
place. In passing through the outside
gate of the establishment, his further
progress was arrested by guard, who
informed him that no person was allow
ed to enter its sacred precincts without
permission from the Office. Upon go
ing to the Office, he was not only re-
fused admission, but informed that no
admission would be granted under any
circumstances, even during tie dinner
hour
Now, this is a short, short story,
and tells its own moral. 1t is a ques.
ton in our mind which of the two are
the most worthy Of contemplate de.
spicable slaves who submit to such sur.
veillance, or the despicable slave-dri
vers who enforce it. We assure them
both that they are well mated, and de,
serving Of each other. Such q system
may suit the soulless chsttels of Auro
"a, the Joliet convict, or the slaves Of
Naples where the gendarme is placed
in every factory, but we assure them il
lis spurned by every true man, through
out the length and breadth of this
country. Workmen who, under any
circumstances, will submit to such in
dignity, are, in our estimation, fraud
upon humanity, and should be exposed
at all hazards. To talk about elevating
them is sheer waste of time; we have
no faith in that class, who require to be
raised on the same principle that
the brazen serpent was raised-nO-
lens VoLe'ss. 1t is all nonsense to appeal
to their manhood or sense Of shame,
as they are devoid of either. If they
are such eye-servants that they must be
watched every hour, the best thing
they can do is, to vacate the premises,
and let men Of honor take their places.
Before dismissing the subject, we pro-
pose to tell them little story, which
we once heard the celebrated Elder
Knapp narrate, and leave our readers
to make the application: In referring
to the occupation of the dsmned-after
assigning positions to the liar, the muir
derer and thief, he told his audience
that the blasphemer was too contempt
IDLE q creature to occupy even a posi-
ton in hell Said he, sat the close of
the great drama, a poor, miserable,
skulking sinner viii be seen, who has
heretofore escaped the eye Of his Sa-
tanic majesty. What are yO~ here for,
sir y? will be the question asked. For
ssCe0yIn0, will be the response. You
miserable, worthless, despicable wretch,
will thunder the demon, 1 haven't a
place mean enough for yOu; had you
been a man, / could have found some
thing to put you at; the best thing
can do for you-and that's too good
is to have you squat dOsOn there, and
Mack my boots
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
SUNBURY, Dec. q. 1899


THE PRESIDENTS SALARY AND PROcRRn.
ISGs OF THE NATIONAL LABOR GOV.
GREss.
70 the Editor Or the woRKNoNAS's ADVOCATE.
Is is possible that we cannot raise
money enough To- pay the presidents
salary and have the proceedings Of The
last congress printed? You say tina.
there has not been one dollar paid into
the treasury for the purpose Of paying
the presidents salary, or had not been
up to the time you wrote the article
some three weeks ago. Secretary
Walls writes me that. in bis opinion,the
rrocedings Of the late congress will not
be printed, AS there is no money. Now.
friend Cameron, do not wish to dictate
what men shall do, or how they shall
do it, but | wish to propose plan BY
which plenty Of money can be raised IN
short time, and / will commence by
setting the example. Many of Us
workingmen are, or have been, in the
habit Of drinking whisky, lager beer,
and other Intoxicating liquors. habit
which all must admit is useless Twill
here state that have quit using into1.
icating liquors as beverage, habit
had become very much addicted to for
the past few years, but have given il
up for all time to come. My plan is
this, and / will commence I will en-.
close fifty cents to Treasurer Phelps
Now, will not every man who reads
this do the same, and endeavor to in-
duce others to do 50. I do not mean
to say how much they shall give (but
they need not be afraid Of giving too
much), if it only the small sum Of ten
cents and / think nearly every work.
lngman that is asked will give that
much. Friends who drink, just drink
a fec glasses less (if you do not want To
quit altogether), and give part at least
Of that you would have spent at the bar,
and as we associate with friends let us
ask them to give. Intend to ask every
one that comes into my shop to give
something, l think can raise consider
able in this way, and others can do the
same. / am not ashamed to ask peO-
pie to give towards this noble cause in
which we are engaged. The churches
are not ashamed to ask people TO give
to the support of a ministry, who get
more pay for less work than any other
class Of people in the world, that is, the
majority of them. Then why should
we not be able To raise money to pay
such men as the noble Trevellick, who
has devoted his lOhoIe time and talents
to the cause Of labor. Now, venture
the assertion that if every man who
reads this will take this course, that in
less than three months there will be
money enough in the ire lsury TO psy
the salary of the president, have the
proceedings ofthe late congress printed,
pay all other expenses and have money
left.
Let US 90 to work and try the plan
proposed above, and see If it won't
work. Respectfully yours,
J. O. SYLvs
N. B.-Since writing the above, !
have collected forty-ive cents, one man
gave me twenty-five cents, and said he
would not take a drink for week. |
think the plan is a good one. J. G. y
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FROM LONG ISLAND.
ASTORIA, Dec. Is, 1863,

ASTORIA, Dec. 10, 1907
To the Editor OF the WoRKMGMAE's ADVOCATE
beg respectfully to forward for re-
publication the enclosed resolutions
which have just received from Eng
land. l submit this request because |
think all good men will rejoice to per-
ceive that the union Of the masses Of
agricultural and mechanical working.
men il rapidly going forward IN other
countries as well as ours:
The General Council Of the international Work
inRmen's Association, on the conduct Of Ene
British Government in the Irish amnesty a.
fairs
Re 4olved, That in his reply to the Irish Dc
mands for the release Of the imDriaoned lrsl
patriots "a reply contained IN his letters TO mr.
O'Shea, of October Is, 1859 to Mr. sac Butt,
Of October %, 1859, and 70 the Ancient For
rosters, Of Dublin, Mr.. Gladstone has insul'ed
the Irish nation.
That he clogs political amnesty with cond-
tons alike degrading to the victims Of misgoV-
eminent and the people they belong to.
That having-notwithstand his responsible
position-publicly and enthusiastically cheered
on the American slaveholders rebellion, he nO'
steps in TO preach to the Irish people the dc
trine Of passive obedience.
That his whole proceedings, with regard
toe Irish amnesty question are the true sns
genuine offspring of that "policy Of conquest
by the fiery denunciaIion Of which Mr.. Glso-
stone ousted his tory rivals from Office
That the general council Of the Iuternatonn
- hnf
ration Of the spirited and high-soued mA1ner y
which the Irish people carry on their amne'"
movement
BY order Of the Council.
Il. Shaw, Corresponding Secretary for Amerlc'
Bernard, for Belgium Eugene Dupont u
France; Karl Marx, for Germany Jules "
hannArd, Italy; Paul Lefargue, for span
Antony Zabiski, for Poland; Il. lung m
Switzerland.
B. LUcRAF-, Cairman'
CowELL STEPSKY, Treasurer
j. G. EccARIUs, Gen. SecreIArl'
$50, High Holborn, London, W. co.
November Both, 1869. 81,
"A careful study Of the question VII
show that the same means have Oesn
resorted to in both the United o'ASo,
and Great Britain, to overthrow II. ~
power Of the producing classes, WV
are and ever must be the ProduclnS
class, and consequently, in our Sys E"g
Of government, ought to be the ra LnaS
class. The methods which have -
resorted to in both countries may -
be enumerated:
l. The placing a money value t JD,
and subsequent monopolizatlon1, u ~.
land, the highest heritage Of all ASOO'
ers.
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CONSISTENT LEGISLATION.

THE advantages of greenbacks or
trbssury notes over every other sort Of
currency are so obvious, that the popu-
LAT preference for, and determination to
hive them, is not at all surprising.
THE day has gone by when the peO-
pie will ever submit to a State Bank
currency and the taxstions and dis
ctunts inseparable from it. The cir
G Hating notes issued by the govern
dent have this quality of equal value
Everywhere in the country, which the
pfople, taught by the losses of half q
c4ntury, have come to demand as the
essential quality Of currency; but
tlIs system is not only too costly, but
irE creating special privileges for a spe-
cihl class in the community, is rePug-
nd int to the principles of free govern
nj ent, and odious to the feelings of the
Al nerican people. Every man who has
a United States bond has just the same
right, or ought to have, to deposit it at
W ashington and receive notes for it,
az the while drawing interest upon
iHas well as specializing with the mo-
MY thus received, as the bankers. So
l4ng as any man holds a bond, which
il the basis of the issue of the national
Currency, cannot receive money for
his bond as well as interest on it, so
ltng does the law discriminate against
blm, simply because he is not banker,
add in favor Of another, because he is
o. banker. Legislation which thus re-
sbects class and persons, must either
Yield to the democratic principle Of our
Institutions, or those institutions must
cbnform TO the nature of monarchical
government.
But while the principles of the Ma
tSonal Banking system are anti-demo-
Cratic, the system itself in its results,
creates a social condition similar to that
FUND in despotic governments.
} The National Banking arrangement
i legislative insurance Of fifteen per
DENT. year for capital. 1t gives six
der cent. interest on the bonds and al.
lbws rate Of interest to be taken for
1he money furnished on the bonds, le-
Gal in the State where the bank is stu
lted. Thus, in Illinois, the law insures
20 the capitalist ten per cent. besides
Che interest on the bonds. Now, if this
- a proper object of legislation, lei
congress be impartial in its action. Let
i enact that the farmer shall make fif
Aeen per cent. on the money invested in
Ais farm, and that any one guilty OF
buying wheat, corn or potatoes. 1T a
Price which will not secure the said
profit of fifteen per cent, shall be fined
ind imprisoned. Let it be enacted that
the profits Of all trades and business
Rhall not be less than the sum insured
IL the bankers. AS to mere working
Ihen who have no capital-nothing-
fhich is the proper object Of legisla-
fOn, let it be enacted that they shall
york long and hard enough to be able
70 allow every one they deal with to
make fifteen per cent. profit. If it is
pght and just th-t Congress should
eglSlate to augment as well as prescribe
The profits of the manufacturer and
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the banker, is it not right and just to
legislate to augment and prescribe the
profits upon any other usinessF
1t must be 90, unleas bankers ana
manufacturers have "blue blood" in
their veins, and are not made up OF
common clay. IF we have any such
patrician pottery in our midst, we
ought at least to know it, lest in hand
ling it, without knowledge OF It's tex
ture, we might crack it Verify our
government has badly performed its
mission. It has made men declared to
be free to be the serfs of cspi-
tai, and declared to be equal to
be the interiors Of the most useless
class in the community. It was not
worth the fourteen thousand dollars
disbursed by Washington in the seven
years struggle to establish a govern
ment which, in practice, recognizes no
better than ours the equality of all
men. Three hundred years Of English
rule and French desPotism have not
concentrated capital in the hands Of a
class Of their subjects with the same
rapidity as has been done in this coun-
try since its independence.
The question Of self-government is
not to be determined by the perpetual
ton Of the Union, but by the admins
tration of the government in conformi-
ty with the essential principles Of jus
tee which at its foundation under.
low Il