The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-24

Iu the Editor &c the " NHhINuhtN~ AHtf. tIA
In every town. village, ana hamlet, w
have our oracles of wisdom. men ~hus5
brains are - muddled with pompous. self
digni6ed exaltauon that trihng matters
and weighty matters alike, must receive
their opinion and decision before any kind
~ action can be taken II it ,h ,uld prove
a success they very often stick oua hand u
their coat pocket behind their backs. ana.
With the other elevated maJesticalIy NV
point on a level with their nose. exclalm.
with solemn, dignihed, shake w their
empty heads " Il It hadn't been tOr m-,
this thing would have been 4 failure
but. should the undertaking, whatever IL
may be. prove failure, You'll se- hum
turn UP his eyes ike dying paddock
frog, and say Boys, # you had taken
my advice, this thing would not have hap
pened Wherever al organization .r
union exists. either amongst miners wv NV.
chanics, n any other class, YIN viii hlI
him. either predicting defeat ~ disaster
IN case ii strike or trying W display h.s
great foresight and wisdom ia case oi :
victory Such men are an intolerable mai
sancr and an obstacle INA the Way NJ re-
form They will neither do anything
themselves nor let others DO ID, If thry
can help Ill There are even times when
his ignorant influence viii Head iuru mty
folly and trouble. contrary wv th- vH-
pressed experience u ADLER ann better
men Then he very wisely ~ithdrNs uu-
TIL the storm has blown over, when he NAV
be seen coming snesking cat nj his hypJ-
critical shell, clad, az usual. with his garh
u wisdom, looking AZ quiet ana a. wise Al
a stuffed owl un a mantle piece ~ view thr
ruins the. his mighty mind has wrought,
leaving tEy labor uf re-errcilng 70 other
men who hive labored a life time for their
defense / AS is one great reason Why
workngmen are 50 SLOW III organize They
have W Often. been lrd iuto trouble de
fea,cd and demv -alized deserted hy such
shallow. aimless. uIArred beings. that they
fear to commence the stuagle again.
suppose We will always have a ,upp.y IA
those poor creatures IA hands. but eSP-
rlencc j. teaching the n.esses that yhey
viii have u either take the outside wv Jhe
house ~ come wv ana behave themselves
You'll hear them say M mons don't paw
Ii takes too much express tn keep thrm
mp. hfty cents = month irr contribution.
twenty tve cents every three months inI
quarterly delegate mretu. twenty five
cents every year tur thai Internal State.
Convention. and there thAt W uKbINDNAN ,
ApvuyATE. twu dollars y year Humph
! can wv W Dick. Tum. Wy Harry, uud
read All the papers want fur nothing
Who aye suppose uau HNe dryruuy ani
pay All this expense Inr nothing ! WON'T
AZ It ili break up the Union hrst lll
90 black Logging trst ? lli ILL I'LL, veil.
what will yen du What Fay nine dol
lar. and a quarters every Year tu Keep up
the blasted union, besides other expenses
connected With lt Nu. Stree HIld.
my friend uut W fast. VI yuu please.
What ala you gain by uur strike N "Oh.
a cent bushel No Am advance. Well
what else well. We knocked Oh the
overweight" How much Was that I'M
well, about two bushels uut ~ every
ten Well, what else 'Meu, We ut
the screens reduced from 1nv inch Wy w
one inch ana 4 half down tu three-,IuaT.
tiers Anything else "Ntll VIZ have
got uur pay every tvu weeks instead Vi
once a month as before the strike Well.
what else r ''O don't bother me- YOU
ask too many questions ! will ash him
one more question. then ! am done "Mho
zot you al these reforms why. guess
L vas the Union But didn't ! strike "
IA IN. 4 III.
'.Well. what dId you NV ' Didn't / wv
w all your meetings Don't pay All my
dues and arrears What did YOU say nh,
behalf ot thv stnAe "Nuthng Wa
there anything else ylu didn't d. for tho
mon while W. we're un strike r. "Didnt
tell yuu ! talluwcd y"u u Your meet
ings Well hug could have dous
that II We would ~ him. Well. nov w
me show You how much You gained ANA
how much yuU lust ny the Union, II yuu
dug seventy bushels vi coal per day 40
four days Iier week for me year at the al
vance IT one cent per hnshel You gained !
- 80 per week, OF, 81 20 per month. or
Sl34 40, 81 nett gain, more than you
earned the year previous when working al
non-union rates, three cents Der bushcI
Then your overweight two bushels uut w
every ten. suppose, again, you dig sixty
bushels per day, and only get paid fur
forty, that makes twenty bushels per day
you dug for nothing At four cents Der
bushel, makes the sum Of eighty cents per
day, or At four days per week, - ~, 81.
81. 20 per month, Of, sl53 20 in one year
Well, the reduction u size IL screens y.
how much We will say five bushels Ia
every sixty, az four cents Der bushel
twenty cents per day, or at four days per
week, IS 20 per month, s38 Az per year.
making clear gain by the Union Of s269 ~