The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-27
FROM MICHIGAN.
DETRuIr, Dec 10Th. 1873.

DETROIT, Dee. 10Th, 1873.
i. Zoe Editor = the wrssiSssAS's ADyocuE
Ny DEAR SIR ASH FRIEND Since last
writing you, have been visiting several
points in Ohio. Pennsylvania amt Maryland.
Aud ia every pialc visited ! ina the saTe
complaint both with wurkinyuen and en-
plOvprs. and that Is. there is nl mDH. ~ The
employers say it is Impossible % get money
to pay the men, unless Dy laying one and
one-half per cent per month aud At the
same time to make any collections, either
from railroads or business houses Thous-
ands of men are out of employment, and
tens Of thousands are working on short
time those that are working are doing so
at greatly reduced wages and the press
show the working people the necessity Of
accepting any wages that may be offered,
no matter how low But not one word do
they utter against the robbery of the peo-
pie by the ruinous rates Of interest that is
crushing the ire out Of business. and out
Of the poor at the same time. On this
subject they are silent, unless to condem
words boldly spoken or written in defence Of
humanity !; and when such words are spOk-
en- or written. then the press Of New
York rushes to the assistance Of Wall St,
and the monied power, and the press Of
the country barks because others have
barked before them. The OCCUPANTS
of the pulpits in the cities must echo
the words of the press in defence of
robbery and wrong, or loose their
places But thank God the voice Of truth
cannot be silenced ; there are men and
there are papers that boldly speak out for
truth and Justice, and no earthly power
can stop them; neither are they i'ribed or
frightened, and, day by day, they are car
rying truth and light into the camp Of
darkness and error. Neither will they
stop until the words cheap money and WELL
PAID LABOR are known and understood by
every toiler in this land One grand step
in this direction has been taken by Mr.
Fields, by introducing his Financial
| Bill = it is the best bill. in my opinion,
that has ever been introduced on that
question Another grand step is the adop-
ton of the Financial Platform Of the
National Labor Union, by the Farmers
Convention of Illinois. Thanks are due
to Messrs. Alex. Campbell, III. II. Day, l..
| DeWolf, yourself, and few others, that
under all circumstances, have ever been
faithful to the great principle that alone
can bring delverance to the toiling mill
ions, and that is, cheap money. Let the
hireling press howl on. 1t has done
its best to deceive the people. But the
present panic throws back the oft repeated
lies in defence Of the present vicious and
rotten financial system that was conveived
in fraud, nursed in the blood Of the slain,
and fed with the bread that rightfully be-
| longed to the widow and the orphan, and
rioting in Injuries purchased at the ex-
pense of the virtue of underpaid aud over
worked women But thank God, even
this panic, dark as it looks at present, will
teach the people to think, and by their
thinking they will see the cause Of their
poverty and misery, and demand such leg
islation as shall create righteous financial
system, that will do justice alike to rich
and poor And even this very panic will
yet verify the words of the old book, that
the wrath Of man shall praise the Lord. '
l only hope that the meeting OF the Ma
tional Grange will adopt the platform
adopted by the Farmers Convention Of
Him lis, SO far as relates to the " Financial
question" for this alone can give cheaI
transportation, and do justice alike to the
Farmer. Mechanic, and LabOrer. GC
on, then, friend Cameron, in the good
work it has been long and hard tight
| and many a dark cloud has overshadoweC
the heaven Of our fondest hopes. But
light is breaking through the darkness o
financial wrongs, and in the great battle
for human justice and freedom, no paPeI
in America has been more faithful through
evil and through good report, than thu
WoRKINGMAN's ADVOCATE. Hoping tina
success msy ever attend your noble effort
in behalf of toiling humanity, have tn
honor to b your friend in the cause,
| d. ". TnmvnzxssK.