The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-03-18
A WOLF IN Sleeps cLOTHTNG.

a WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOIHlNG
Some few months ago we had occa-
sion to refer to the J ,nting of a patti
otto blatherskite yclept Kahler Snyder,
who publishes little advertising sheet
i'll Lane ~ter, Pa, under the high
sounding title Of The Mechanics 4dro-
cate. We afterwards regretted having
noticed the fellows ignorant imperti.
uence, because in doing 50 We gave hitn
4 uOtorietv IF which lie was unworthy
and lent a dignity to his illusions,
whi,l were deserving only Of silent
contempt Himself evidently Hes
sian, his chief delight seems to be IN
insulting and vilitying those Of Our
citizens who happen TO have first seen
the light OF day on the other side Of
the Atlantic Claiming to represent
the "Order VT American Mechanics, 3"
whatever that may BE-, his articles put
MS In mind of the artist who, when he
had finished a painting, fearing that a
discriminating public might not be able
W. name the animal be intended to re-
present, placed Inder it in conspicuous
words, " This NJ q Horse" So this
mountcbauk, fearing that his name
might betray Bis origin, takes especial
pains W denounce our f0reign-b1rn
citizens ana acquaiut his readers that
he represents the hide-bound, native
element
We HAD almost forgotten that such
an order existed, III that we had noticed
the articles Of Mr.. Snyder, until we re-
ceivcd the last issue Of the &C organ"
III it We find him at his dirty work
again, bcfYuling and slandering men
whose shoe latchets he is unworthy
TO uuloosc. i'm series Of articles on The
Coal Difficulty in Pennsylvania, he not
only willfully misrepresents the action
VI the miners but applauds the rasca'ity
Of the railroad corporations, to which
we have heretofore referred, and which
has been denounced BY every intelli-
gent, mpreiudiced writer IN the ccun
try III referring to the actions Of the
corporations he says
They are determined that this tyrannicsl or
gauMtu0 with it- salaried officers shall be
stripped Of it's power over those who OWE the
mines ana furnish the capital and brains for
thr business THE EMPLOYERS ARE RIGHT, AND
sHOULD BE SUSTAINED.
Every intelligent citizen Who gives this mat
ter .he least Thought must take sides az inst
thew B AL III has grow I'LL niquity 70 such
an extent that t must be externiuated, If
allowed its claims iu this instance, VIZ shall
soon be cal!,d upon 70 yield still further con
ces. ions, until, eventually, we will hnd our
selves within To- power.
Now y the time u free ourselves, and Y the
press Ana public will only take decided stand
it en- be accomplished
The following articles will show still
more thoroughly the animus Of this
trucking tool who outrages all decency
by claiming to speak the sentiments Of
the American mechanic
Instead of calling themselves the WorFing-
mems Benevolent Association, they ought TO
TAKE down this virtuous banner, and sail andsr
their own proper colors-the black has and
proper luscription-the selfish mans mrlevo
lent and q poor mans starvation, ASSOCIATION
And The iLexpressbe audacty Of these same
employed saying to the employer, you shall
make no further production. You shaH not
employ that Tor This man, no matter how com
prteut or worthy be may DE-. But this m IN or
set Of men YOU must employ at our price, no
matter how worthless, unsuitable offensive or
insulting be OF they may be. The .nrr has
uot. while tile latter has complied will our
laws laws indeed, were il not for facts
w, wy We might take them for y bur
I.-oue gotten up on laws Of ye ancient Inqusi-
tinn These mandates must be obeyed, else
these malevolent, not benevolent, laws, created
and enforced BY despotic ignorance, will f.il in
execution upon your head,an neither PROPERTY
uor life II Of any consequence.
To say that Mr.. kahler Snyder ned
md knea0 he lied when lie penned the
above, is to state the simple truth,
which fact IL sufficient to make his name