The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-03-11
PATRIOTISM VS. HAND ORGANS.

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ago-whcn the squeak Of a hand organ
betokened the presence Of the foreign
er, as uncrringly as the brogue Of an
Irishman ar tie silent "h" IF an English
man. Il was emphatically European
institution, something in which the
American had neither time nor taste to
indulge In fact pity Or DISGUST were
the only feelings awakened when an
able bodied man was seen grinding"
in the position Of a mcndicant, believ-
ing that lis time could be much more
probably employed in driving a plane
or following the plough; and that the
spirit of subserviency was at variance
with the independence If the national
character But times have changed
for the worse. AT all hours Of the day
and at almost every corner of our
ts-the strains Of the organ can
nuH be heard the foreigner has been
superseded by the american soldier
the Marsailles" by the Battle Cry
~ Freodom \ Vet these man ara mon
dicapts from necessity victims 70 >
,oan;u which has reva,ded their Al.
votion by a bullet and an t8 monthly
pension. Let Is %. however a little
further back. examine the relative re-
wards Of the genuine and shoddv pat
riots.
At the commencement Of our inter
necine strife two classes were found
t'. --71 who v;shaa 'hoir limbs and
'..es s.a -.e "ea r.. r-'ed ? depre-
r'thu hose love Of
oU----.y "a= s.. teel W other whose
patriotism reached to the heart. The one
Prated about our free institutions-the other
fought, as they believed, to perpetuate
them. The one stayed at hOme-to
take care Of the country, the other
left it TO take care Of the enemy; one
was guided BIZ a selfish instinct. the
other by an unseIhsh devotion; one
preached patriotism, the other practic-
ed it one split their blood, the other
boarded their wealth. one was reward.
Ell Nv soldiers Grave tbe other tr;ad
to make the Grave of the nation ono
gave IL 4 country III other mortoaood
II oro br;dood = ouIf ho
tad one.one fonnGt jill, -onnhI;o IL
other nlotted FIR = dosnot;sm
-, ~ IN 90 ''''' '"','
'J '''o 'iie" NY io1s h''
y ~ ,N ''o' I've -" '"ei' na''uS
hit, iii" III m oO'i''' '"%' neN III
''l'0 A's' anu 'ne O"yoiie's WHICH Slea"i-
'''0 n 'o'''vS'' Pi"'''e'' ''ie o''inei n
''0'o' - arc 'i'e i'le'' no9e 'aoo' inuS'
Pay every uolIar-PrlhclPal ana inter
est 10 inc Shyiocks and gamblers OF
" AL street VINO now howl lhat the
haIiohaI honor demands mat the prlh-
clpal and interest ot ne National
blessing shall De PAID III OolN ; "hlle
paltry increase ot ~ per cent pen
sion Is refused 70 our wounded Veter-
ans now dependent on Puolic charlty
I' keep the "oH from the ooor. u
S'"'t"''9 sy'"'"'e II RI y'''''""e y r.
P""'cS' me same Telegram "hlch IN
forms us mat Jay Cooke the NATIONAL
EoBBER, has engaged the services Of
ern Pacific Road. for $4,000 ncr an
num- ~ ~ "a" '"' - '"e Pio0eeus u
the p 100000 acres Of public lands
STOI I'm c.o,, +bo ,.,o,lo ;,,c,,.,,,, ~
II -
I'LL II IN Il. T"
c,:Ial ,.,aa- NJ. l.-,.o. .sI IN
tbo r,oro,, .ba,.o,. Il. Tondo,, I'LL LII.
Va N c,ricb tto,nso1,.os ~. ,,,,os.;u,,;n
our national bIassino JoII,r ~ wL;cb
don't require ID be neddIcd abroad
army surgeons are flooding the conn.
trv-eyamininp every pensionar whom,
tbcv fear " defraudino tbe government
Inv claimino tbe naItry rittanca olIo,rod
", narsiron;ors Conoross n a.