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

many of their members are out Of en-
ployment and have not money to pay
their dues. They let them run from
month 10 month, until at last they feel .
II Is too much to spare at once, and they
fail to attend their meetings altogether.
Our only hope is that they will be found
at the polls and rebuke the cause Of our
suffering for which must refer !, Il to
the I'D, lth and 9TH pages Of my Vale
dictory Address as retiring President
Of the Mechanics State Council. No
paper in the State has pretended to an
swer the argument adv need; yet all
have been furnished with copy. Some
of the Republican papers have met it
with remuneration, while 1he Demo
cratic papers have generally spoken Of
it in the highest terms Of appreciation.
In this little pamphlet You will find
much to interest you; while in the opin-
ions Of Mr.. Roach and Mr.. George
you will find arguments unanswerable
THE INDUSTRIAL REFORMERS
is an order started for the purpose Of
opposing the introduction of Chinese
into tins country, and has secured a
very good membership, some of whom
are wealthy men. The question is now
touching their pockets, as they see their
houses vacated just as fast as Chinese
" ~ "a fra N. - ~ IL
Of the city.
All the washing is divided among the
Cinnamon. They have the city district
ed, and so many of their laundries must
be within their own district, and not "a
outside to collect dirty clothes. If a
woman washes for scyenty.6ye cents a
dozen, the Cinnamon will wash for sey-
enty, and keep reducing until the
women can no longer live III that way.
This is a system Of theirs in keeping all
the trade among themselves, and 81 il
is in the making Of cigars, paper col
lars, boots, shoes, slippers, coarse cloth
, ing, tinware, bags, matches, and every
thing else that can be done under cover
} Of root.
The white cigar makers are all gone
} the
CRIsPTNs ARE FAST LEAVING.
Some Of them became foremen 10 lear
Cinnamon now, after learning them
Z they have themselves been discharged
! and are outcasts among their fellows
!, They would be glad to return To- thei
4 lodges now, but the members will ~
admit them.
/ THE MECHANICS STATE COUNCIL.
/ still hold their meetings regularly, an,
4 continue to retain the balance of puwe
( between the political parties, and vii
r this year dictate terms to both Of then
' with greater degree Of severity thai
n we have ever done before.
j THE ECUMEMC ORDER OF UNITED ME-
CHANCES.
:. is now beginning to attract the atten-
; ton of mechanics generally, both il
: this city and in the different portions 0
the State, and some of The other States
Z In the States where there is no shop 0
. the order | should be pleased if th,
e State Mechanics Organizations woul,
I recommend suitable persons to me 70
. appointment as deputies to organize
d [ send you an advertisement, as Su-
: preme Architect, which please publish
Y for six months and send me your bil
:. Tor payment
\ Times are extremely hard il this city
t Very few Of our mechanics or other Ia
!, boring men have employment enough
to meet the most economical expenses
c and how many of them live | canno
Z -uHderstanl
: We have more than three Thousand
4 houses vacant, caused by tho loss b,
the eight-hour system and Chimes
T, cheap labor. Monopolists have strain
4 ed every nerve to make money out D
the poor, until they have driven then
away and broken the string on whicl
they have played 40 long.
Yours truly,
A. M. WIN.