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

The following letter was written BY
Horace Day, in September last, and though
il is somewhat old we deem II well worth
place in the columns Of the Advocate
The present moment, 50 full Of signif-
gance Is fitting for conference The split
ting up of parties and exposures of the ira
ding politicians opens the way and ensures
the prominence Of our own party and the
success Of our principles Butler grace
fully rctires. Indeed The laboring men
have a word TO say, and we may tegin by
saving that We have no confidence in
man or in a body L4en who are always tel
ling what they are g0ing To 90. Buffers
whole war record is what he was going to
do. These words are fearfully significant.
Meanwhile the nation sees what these
peOple-these demagUgues and would be
masters-have done They bark fercelv.
likS dogs on guard, menacing telling what
they will do, until the bOndholders and
aristOcrats throw them their meat in the
shape Of a bride; then they gracefully
retire" and when the battle Is Over-their
bdttle-they accept the situation, and till
then when they are hungry again, they i'll
again threaten and growl We whom
they would use and abuse purpose 10 make
no set speeches. Nor do we tell what "a
nsA do ; but let us thank God for speedily
delivering us from such degraded, unregen
crate spirits who trample and tamper with
the peoples rights and make broader and
more broad the guilt 'twixt Labor and
Capital God help the laboring men-the
people-and He knows how long tn y
have been oppressed. When a man has
been started by this cry Of humanity TO
save us, the laboring classes have looked
with hOpe-aye, with hOpe-tO one and
another, and they have fallen like trees BE-
fore the whirlwind of this mighty power Il
money. One after another have gone
down, and with them the hopes Of the
people. Geary came out of the pressure
last winter Offering something like a spark
about which we might kindle the fires Of
sympathy; but, alas that hope was
smothered by the syren power OF gold.
Next Butler doomed up, line a beacon in
the midst of raging tides ana dangerous
reefs and again the common heart began
10 throb with hope, yet not without fear
and trembling, in his case and again to
day, with paused aud baled breath, we
hear our comrades say | thought so,
and thank God we did not trust with
Ben Butler Let rs gird up our lOins
with renewed strength while we say we
are not discouraged for we do know that
in the tide OF time-aye, in this very chaos
the good God is shaping the desunies Of
our party, which we know Is only await
ing true men to lead us into victory and
right. Grants silence made him powerful
We have laid our foundation, and propose
to be silent in another way, and in our
present and gathering strength we will
venture upon any and all hazards the bat
Al. 4 81.
demoniacal influences Of money and UNI
righteO Is men.
We can have no greater discOuragemcnts
than those which we have already expert
enced no more fearful expressions from
man than we are nOw-aye, even now
struggling through, and We recognize no
defeat in the overthrow Of the unIiithiul
on the contrary, let Us regard il as a grand
strido towatd the end in view.
Look toward Syracuse The Republi-
can party in il fight oi to-day exposes ~
trditDrs to God and humanity. we, of an
people, can afford TO look on and declare
that we do not care which sile wins We,
have not forgotten the experiment Of
Henry Wilson, nor do we fear others We
exist power to-day capable II trying our
champions-prOvirg them-and dealing
accordingly with them il found wanting
Indeed We can afford to wait and watch
the power working in our favor on all
sides and ia all countries, Carl Schurz
has backed into the safe shelter of the
money haven and stands before the labor
ing people Rcing lie, which we are pre-.
pared to prove. Who 80 blind as not to
see that he il but the decoy duck d, aIs
wing of the party; and, were it nc tna1
he has disclosed the fetter in his G "PioR'