The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-01
SUSPENSION OF THE MONITOR.

We regret to learn that this sterling adj
vocate Of the rights ot labor. and able
representative of the miners interests, has
been compelled, for the time being, at
months past intimAtion has been gwen that
such would be the result unless heartier
support was awarded it hut the warning
seems to have passed UNDECIDED, and after
hoping against hope, It's conductors have
succumhed to the kuavlsh indifference ami
treachery by which they have been sur
rounded We have heard a great drSl
about the honesty and enthusiasm ~ the
anthracite miners II Pennsy lvAuia. but II
| the support given T. their especial organ,
which IN season and uut ~ season. had
good word to say in their behalf can be
\ taken as a cri erlon If their honesty, man
/ hood, or the worth uf their professions
| they have been highly overrated The
/ truth Of the matter Is. the Monitor had too
many managers to please to"Inany whims
/ to study and that man has Yet to be born
who can successfully conduct paper un-
der the untoward circumstances which sur
rounded 1t.
/ BE its future what II may. We feel salts
fed that the miners will never have a Jour
| nal which will strike sturdier blows in their
/ behalf than the Inthrdc,f, Mp,.itor has,
and unless we are much mistaken, tbs day
| is not far distant when they will have cause
u regret the short sighted seltishnesss
which deprived them " its Advocacy
This i a matter upon what it is the
duty If the labor press t. speak unreser-
vedly. BY what line u reasoning can the
miners Of Pennsylvania, or in fact Of any
State expect that speakers Or editors can
devote their best energies and the best
years pf their lives to their interests, while
their actions give the lie To- their profes-
sions while they fail t. practice what they
| preach that the labnrer is worthy of his
hire Is it to be wondered that the stero-
| typed cry of demagugue is used against
those men who are bathing aud have bat
tied for their interests while they manifest
none themselves while the corner grocery
Is their chief resort. and the DdHs DOutgS
and similar rubbish. furnish their intellec-
tual pabnlum while the journal which de-
nOunces them a. vagahonds and misrepre-
SCENTS their position, receives their patron
age, and the paper Nhich advocates their
rights is allowed IL starye Men arguefro
premises To conclusions, and the opponents
Of labors interests can certainly present "A
very plausible argument. IF say they,
" the laborer is 50 sadly oppressed as you
g represent il he is the victim If false
. social OF financial system, how happens it
% that with the ballot III his possession, he
- makes no effort t. secure redress, and
- takes little If any interest m any measure
9" pr posed for his advancement. If man
lis drowning. he generally accepts the
"plank thrown to him, but here are the
very class you specially refer TO, endors-
." ing the measures of which you complain
and voting for the men who enact them.
Does this state of things warrant your
predictions and conclusions 4 and they
chuckle with an lily disguised gee
Miners Of Pennsylvania, let US add
few kindly, common sense remarks, which
may some day come home to you. Re
member the time may come when you will
want a proper, true medium in the hour
Of adversely when the current against
which you are now contending, becomes
| little stronger when a friend in need be-
comes a friend indeed when the shoe
| pinches a little tighter than it does at pres
ent when the other side Of that side your
side of the difficulty is refused publication
in the Democratic Bmaer OF Republican, Ee-
press you will be very apt To place an EN-
HANGED value on the columns Of the Mona
tor, which you allowed to die. Do you
not think if general scramble becomes the
order of the day that intelligence, perse-
verance and consistency must win that
these men who are now battling in your in
terests, will be very apt to lead you in the
race We think 80, and We believe you will
think so, If you take time to think at all.
And if such should be the case az it Ger
talnly will-put the blame where it be-
longs-on your own shoulders, and re-
member you we're warned in time.