The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-12-14
COMPETITION No. III.

Ia recent ISSUES Of the ApNp.ArE W
have called the attention II our readers t.
some If the theories uf Political Economy
Ia expressing our views We may have dif
frred with some uf the Old school philoso-
Pliers IN our ideas az the practical Applic;,
Of this science, and the uuhedged scions
Ot monled aristocracy may pronounce us
ultra, perhaps radical IN our views Of what
tothem, and Ia thc,r predecessors is, and has
been q sacred code Of ethics. sAcred simply
because it enabled them "a become rich.
and reconciled the poor t. their down trpd-
den condition. From such class We
do not expect sympathy, much less
do We expect a. carry conviction a. their
minds. For We feel assured the logic Of
events has no reasoning language that
they can OF would understand
70 that class upon which this science IS
brought to bear, We mean to address our
selves, and il is t. then intelligent reason
my powers and not their passions We al-
peal. Cur articles on supply and
Demand, The Labor Market" ami
" Competition. were written by way Of
preface and introduction. and ii the minds
81 our workinglnen will listen to reason
W purpose showing them with What blind
zeal they are following the beaten path that
has reduced the European Ioiler to H con
ditlon Of recognized slavery. In previous
article We showed some Of the cunsegurn-
ces of unlimited competition among the
wages population. What ~ purpose IN
the present article is 10 suggest some reui-
vdles for the evils arising out Of this con
ditton VI things
The hrst and Ia. st important step Is
y Urgdh,>dt,Oa. Some one has said II Or
sanl4atiOn Is the great Law ri nature, and
the truth Of this an nation Is demonstra
ted When We come to view objects Vt
unity ii ali the parts esst ntial t. existence,
and the more humble and minute the
ObJect We examine, the greater viii be our
admiration Of natures work. Ask the
sluuGul u nature nat IL Is AAidN Ac az
IAires most ia the helds and the forests, ia
the mountains and the valleys, IN the
streamlets aud mighty rivers, IA the
Vastly deep or IA the ysulted SLY,
ia word IN the grand work Of
nature. and he viii answer the ''perfectir 4.
Vi her organization. Andhere, fellow-tol
A.. A. -. ay,l bsh IA fh.-
hArnonious arrangements Of all her works,
see the beauty, unity and power Of all her
movements can We wonder at the sublime
achievements Of So silent . monitor And
this is the example that the Cod Of man,
the creator Of the universe, has set before
his people. Nature, and natures God, the
the God Of man, the creator Of the universe
has set before man the sublime example Of
organization Who 50 humble in his intel
lectuAl capacity. that cannot comprehend the
power of this great agency Of nature. BY it
and through it, and Through is dgetcy only,
can We meet and combat the enemies of
labor. Hence II rUiiv---- thAt if the wages
pouulation desire to secure to themsei-s4
P'fNA
their legitimate andGodgiven rights and pri-
'fieee,i cay ..s,'st become thoroughly systi-
mAtically and practically organized. If We
would eounteract the evil affects arising
from unlimited eompetrtion, operating
immediately on the tOihng masses, il must
be done through some organized system.
We are aware that many Of our working
men will diner with us, as to the efficacy Of
=" labor organizations, but we refer them
ts what has been accomplished even BY a
partial organization Of labor, AS demon
Strated by our trades unions, and We ask
them if the principle was faithfully carried
out, what mighty reformation could be
accomplished by UHtRc0tion Of labor.
But how, ," it may be asked, can the
grand idea Of the unihcation of labor
be brought about Has not every
man 4 fight to sell his labor for
.