The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-04-15

ShO aHHOuhI VI HIS lCON SAC A~A 81
boy the smaller his clothes; the larger
the family, burn down 0 part OF their
house; the larger the commerce, the
more you must contract the harbors;
the larger the school, the narrower
should be the school house; as your
army and navy increase, reduce the
supplies.
If this policy lives, the country dies.
Governments have no more right to
make money scarce than they hay 10
make bread scarce. But more Of this
in our next number. Meantime. en-
courage General Butler on in his great
work-a greater work than any other
representative of the American people
has undertaken since the Declaration
of Independence, ninety-seyen years
age.
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION
1t must certainly have been amusing
to those acquainted with the merits of
the case to note the frantic efforts of
the Republican and Democratic organs
to figure out victory in the recent
Connecticut election. Every telegram
was eagerly scanned, and leader after
leader written, to prove that the coun-
try was safe. One day the Rooster
Haunted at the top Of the Democratic
column the next his growing services
We're engaged by the Republican party.
Now, tins was all very well; but as
Chere is a VIII eel within a wheel, which
changes the complexion Of the whole
affair, which the partizan papers
have studiously ignored, we propose to
present 1t to our readers.
Two weeks ago we congratula ted the
members of the National Labor Union
on the triumph of the Democracy in the
Republican stronghold of New Hamp-
shire to day, we congratulate them on
its defeat in the Democratic stronghold
Of Connecticut, and for the same reason
a professed contempt tor the strength
and influence of the organization. For
the past FIVE years the Democracy of
Connecticut have owed their success
or, rather, strength-to a protested
sympathy with the Labor movement I;
and, as return for the same, its can
didates have generally been placed at
the head of the polls. During the eight
hour excitement, we k,soso its aid was
invoked and the pledge given that the
Democratic party was in sympathy with
the principles avowed in its platform,
and that, if successful, material re-
cognition Of its assistance would be
given. These pledges haze never been
fulfilled. On the contrary, one of the
most obnoxious charlatsns in Connec-
ticut was nominated as Secretary of
State, against the protests Of the very
men whose votes and influence had
heretofore secured the triumph Of the
Democratic party.
But q word in explanation: Up to
1869, the workman or mechanic had
little, if any, protection against gar
nishee, ten dollars being the amount
exempted by law from seizure. Con-
sequenuy, at the almost unanimous
request OF those whose interests he
representative working classes-Mr.
A. W. Phelps, of New Haven, a mem
Der of the National Labor Union, intro
duced bll into the Legislature, III
creasing the amount exempt to fifty
dollars. Although bitterly opposed, a
compromise was effected, and it's pass
age secured by substituting twenty-five
for fifty dollars. While the
friends of the measure were somewhat
disappointed, they voted for the
amendment on the principle that "half
loaf ia better than no bread" At the
session of 1870, the same gentleman
since honored with the Democratic
nomination for Secretary of State, in
troduced bill securing it's repeal, and
substituting ten dollars instead of
twenty-five, thus re-enacting the old
law.
Relying on the issue of the New
Hampshire election, without, however,
taking warning from its lesson, the
request that the man who had thus fla
gravity shown bis contempt for the
working classes should be removed from
the ticket, was ridiculed. "Gentlemen,
we can carry the State pith or Cisho,st
your assistance" was the only satisfac-
ton awarded /; and 30 Republican ad-
ministrstion thought. $50 be IT..
gentlemen. If you won't listen to reas-
on, you may to defeat. We can smash
your slate, and sOeH do It," was the re-
joinder; and SO the result proved
Yet to-day, on test vote, Invested Of
any outside issue, Connecticut is Dem
ocratic by 10000 majority.
MATHEMATICAL PROGRESSION.
A week ago the country was startled
by dispatch from Scranton, Pa, stat
ing that terrible riot was in progress
IN that place, that the miners to the