The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-17
san Jo., May >, 1873.

san Jo., May >, 1873.
To the Editor Of the WoRKINoNAN's ADVOCATE.
1t is some time since | wrote you In
the intervene there has not anything, very
important TRANSFERRED, relative to the labor
question, General WINS labor schools
alone excepted. This, you know, for you
first ventilated the scheme in your paper,
is the Generals last hobby. He is now
fairly mounted, and the airs with which
he is surmounted, form about as incon-
gruous a coterie to advocate Labor Reform
as ever was heard Of Nevertheless. they
are doing Gods work without dreaming
that they are working for any one but
themselves They Will catch the ears Of
thousands and set them thinking, who
would not listen to you or me Many
people here believe that the seed the Gen
eral" sows will never sprout and grow.
Not so 1t will bear fruit in new direc-
ton entirely. The Generals illusions
now find place in the Ana, the creme ie Ia
creme of the capitalists organ in San Jo.
Free Love" is beginning to rear its
temple here on the confines Of our CONT
nent, right at the Golden Gate Of the
Pacific Mrs kimble, a disciple of Mrs.
Victoria @. Woodruff, is here from New
York, publishing the startling destinies
advocated by these apostles Of liberty
that they claim will regenerate the human
race, and terminate in earthly happiness.
Mrs h and Mr. Bennit, l.. 5. Pension
Agent, ext 5. Deputy Marshal, and late
editor Of the San 10 Republican, now de-
funct, had debate a few evenings since
on the interesting subject Of the right to
marry without license, priest OF justice.
The general impression is that the lady
had the best Of the argument. The ques-
ton has also been taken up by other de
batting societies, and they have crowded
houses The question heretofore has been
shall we ever dc bate this subject publicly
The inquiry now is, when and where will
1t stop
feel inclined to take issue with an edi-
ed THE Rights Of Capital" Has capital
any right at all You may say when we
use peoples money We should pay them for
the use Of it. Granted. But why should
We use the money of the people Surely
not if we can get along without it, and save
the interest. Is it not about time for us
to begin to consider if this thing cannot be
done What Is it that robs the laborer
You have exposed it in the article referred
to. Do you propose to rob the laborer
only a little We have tried that and
failed Are not the usury laws being re-
pealed all over the Union And let me
ask if interest is right in principle, at what
point will you stop it . Has it ever been
done The futility of usury laws is recog-
Missed everywhere.
To come back to the point at which
started, if we adopt National currency
who is responsible for it p! Who will take
it not the capitalist, if he can he'll it.
We have tried him before. He did not do
it even at the risk Of periling the very ex-
istence of this nation. Now, then, # we
adopt a National currency shall We charge
those who are willing to receive II for the
benefit Of those who will not use it
And now we come to the security, the
basis Of this National currency. Upon
what does its security depend, the
accumulated wealth of the nation or the
labor Of the people What would this ac-
cumulated wealth be worth without the
presence Of the labOring people About
as much, or perhaps much less, than the
ruins on the banks Of the Nile.
We have been accustomed to view the
Importance of labor and capital, looking at
capital from the small, and at labor from
the big end Of telescope, and if the signs
Of the times indicate one thing more
clearly than another, it is that We are
about to reverse the spy glass and look at
labor from the end that magnifes. Capt.
tai has no rights The privilege to rob
laoor is derived from unjust legislation.