The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-11-02
The Social Current in England.

Possible Social Changes, is the title
"t long editorial article IN the PdH Mall
6d-,fts ut the 9th ult IN which the so
called higher classes Of England are dis
tnctly warned that the people viii no long
tr bear the oppression under which they
have suffered. The subject is continued
IN the same journal for August 80. and the
general cry of the Times, the Ddiiy Netcs
and nearly all the other organs Of public
OPINION. Is pitched IN one key. The con
clusl"ns are these. that persons dependent
upon liked incomes must reform expensive
habits and practice strict economy here
after, for the reason that strikes and the
cualpanic have largely increased the cost Of
living that the classes once the poorest
are helping themselves vigorously" that
the trade unions have enabled the working
classes to get into their own hands by far
the largest share Of political power, and a
very large slice of social power a. measur-
ca bv money that the comparatively poor
arc safe IN the possession Of their small
Incomes that the rich are in possession of
their great wealth and, as the natural
currolary, that the Weather members Of
the nobility have actually ceased to WELD
political influence. and that the whole
question Of pauperism and social misery
viii pass from the hands Of the rich To the
bands # the prosperous laboring men.
How AMERICANS J>E UP L. q, STAMPS.
r. convey some idea Of the immense mum
hyr al postage stamps used In the space
NJ three months the National Bank Note
Company have made over las, 600, 900 Of
An denominations. valued at over "a. 900, A
WD During the present year 32O, ONO, 900
have hc"n completed, those made III .Ianu-
ary Numbering 76.OOO,W O Thirty-eight
ana = half millions nave been completed in
avcek. and $4,000. OO0 in a single day
Three times as many three-cent stamps are
U~rd AZ vi all other denominations combn-
cl after them come the one cent, and
then the two and sly cent. The last week
IN return of the company showed a manu-
tacture IF over l4,OOOOO0 Of finished
stamps.
THE following item, clipped from Cal
ifornla paper will convey to the reader
some idea nf what nice neightors the
Chinese imported to take the places Of
respectable American workingmen, gener-
ally prove.
The people Of San Jose art excited about
The Chinese quarters. Market square,
which might b. the most beautiful place.
DIS j, b. rn- most easily accessible for resi-
d.uces, ii any portion nf the city. is rem
ARA uusightly and unfit for the habita-
t.un VT clearly decent people by the
Chinese houses which occupy one corner
and portion II one side Recently, pre-
par,tIuus were made for the erection IF adj
iIrluua. buildings for the Chinese in the
ari-hborhood, but the people objected 50
strongly that stay If proceedings has
hryu secured temporarily. to see if some
compromise cannot he effected by which no
more viii locate there. and those now On
tl. ground yacatr
THu~E who have tried it know how much
easier it j. % satisfactorily edit Demo
cratic nr Republican paper than one devo-
tel tn the interests II workingInen. The
former have only to cater 10 prejudice and
sentiment, long since formed the latter