The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-12-14
MINNIE sofa.



MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 4, 1872.
To- the Editor Of Inc NoAkISasAS'a ADVOCATE
1 have jus. received and Perused the last
ADVOCATE, it being the first issue Of the
ninth volu ne. Viii it be out Of place for
one Of y pur subscribers and regular read
ers 20 offer some remarks in rsear to it.
After Interviewing" it, may not review
it,
As ! write for your readers, Mr. Editor,
AMI not for you, allow me- to say that
your first editorial, Our Ninth Volume, g
/. AL Of just and appropriate sentimsnts,
well expressed Any better platform fpr
the Ninth Volume" cannot he desired.
One thing nore let me " TO you readers
The clam made ON behalf of the ADVOCATE
hat from the h Iur o: its existence, 10 the
the present, il has never proved recreant
/" the toiling masses" il well founded; and
the promise that it will turn neither 10 the
right NOR the left, IL seek after some selfish
end, ~ have good reason to believe viii
be- Illhll.d to the letter All IA the spirit Of
Il. II 80, God bless its honest editor.
The next article, Labor Organizations
and Politics, IL well written, and "a fair III
reAss,uing bu. the con hIsions arrived at
are not such an ! can act on A. MA old,
al original, kentucky Abolitionist u Lib
rrty Arty me, at thai, having voted on my
twenty hrst birth day for James G.. Birney
must claim that ] am ready to stand ia
a minority Il one h vote for any good man
UNFOLDING a gD.,d cause But the question
ii .Np,.lleney u oftentines a question Of
duty. The bsd cay M the only way for la
Lor p.fpnncrs Have they any strength H.
~aste A, by your ltav=, hope ~ be
abb, o. dIsoas- the general question here
after ! will nDt dIgreaa farther, At this
time.
Tour short article On the "MAAAAehuset-
l. DIR Bureau, n just night. Every frien |
II the labor cause should speak cut in de
tcrInInsd reInotIst rance against the attempt
To- strike down I ns efficient aid 60 reform,
and thank yOI tor y"ur vigorous 1 rOtest
AGAINST lts abolition.
S',ould We not act IN favor N that noble
In,t tution by sending uphundred IT thOns-
AIlsls ~ petitions a. Congress Tor a Ma
3 f.",.ai I-al,or Bureau
Y -Tymp.i,t,ya." La this article you hit the
NAL ,h the head. Composition is said t.
/ ~. THE life "a business Freeman Hunt
I s-,iitnr II HaHfs Ms",kdnts Magd-,ns, san
v il nAs death ." morality To competition
! atl,.Il.g manufacturers aud tradens, Herber-
spencer attributes a,lHlteratIons, shOr
measure, hight weight, trickery and frauC
4 |. 2 IA.
Iabprinv classes AL political economists Al
tributes low wages and pauPerlsin. i, com
petition to an unnatural strife among al
Glasses for power, We 9TH, and (stlll NOR
dreadful ia It's results Tor mere living, a
1 attribute all the great ais and sorTO~
II civilized sDcisty. Trace this evil prin
ape to It's legitimate and necessary end
ana We shall have NO doubt a. to the cans
the yne great, general and all surhclen
cause of the excessive toll, the poor pay
An.t hard hv - ut the masses. henJafte
l hope to BE- able " present pro Is equiv4
lent 10 demonstration ON this point
| believe ia trades UNION organization
a. TIA. best training schools for the tam
being ut least, aud ain wiling 10 adm
that labor political party, la some stage
Ut the contest, and for some SPECIFIC pur
poses, may be usefu., but after many year
Ut retectlou, | am forced 10 lopk elseN her
for = permanent, peaceful natusal rstned
for the expressions Of the working Classes
| shall look With interest IL. your neN
issue, to see how you propose TO rsgulAt
and control competition.
My review Ia long enough, bat 1 be
leave t. noti,e one Of the communication
the one slxned -. r. Bray
The writer Ut this communication seem
to Inc to have u very clear idea Of the req
difficulties ia the way. Every sentence q
MS hrst paragraph expresses Importsn
truth. Denunci 1tlOn Ut capitalists, AS sack
n Just - wise A. the dsnanclatl, ms q
shareholders, By Air. GaTrisoI and others
The real Oppressor 5, stem, q prinel
pie, a doctrine. Some men rose above tn
system, the majority were dragged dow
by 1t. Capitalists are men nothing more
We would, ALI Of as-hke to he IA thel
plae - 10 denOunce the zach Is wastIn
time aud labor There is some cause 10
the great gull that separates the two lasse
ct society. Let as ind the cause and RI
move 1t.
Mr.. bray says, let us unite capital an,
labo-. Here he agrees with John StuAT
Mills, Who says that wages seryitud
must be expected t. pass away, just a
feudalism And slavery have passed away
How shall We unite capital and lAbbr :
Mr.. Bray asks
confess | do not understand the work
ings Of his plan, but ! shall give his poop
nsition some study, and report to him q
10 you the result. Ills last sentence Ca
cordially endorse.
Tins union Of capital and labor vii
soon be the ruling idea Of the masses. LIE
us discuss il.
Nnul-a trulv