The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-07-12
70 the Editor a the wuEsISgsAN'- AbFOcArs
NV loEK. July q, 1873.


| II has passed thrungh the merry ordeal, and
lives III fulfill IT, hrst mission VIZ, To
arouse the wurkln-tuen ~ a true SENSE -
the danger by which they are threatened
I from the Capitalization II capital, anu the
demag oglsm u the politicians, and pro
\ fussed friends uf labor. who are waiting the
inst opportunity t. sell t. the highest
I bidder.
Years alu Tn ADVOCATE sounded the
/ ALARM and to-day Ne sec many Of its pre-
I dictions verified. Long may Il live ~ re-
hect the views pf every honest toilrr, and
awake the Nnrkingmen of America out IF
the sleep they have been, alas. too long
\ sleeping ia.
rHE LABOR rNIO>~
seem to be all lying On their oars al pres
eut there haz been i.o excitement since the
strike uf the gashuuse men, and the horse
shoers, and the news mougrrs Il the press
\ have nul one strike ahead 4" Wonderful
I The .traugyst. ANA NEST important news NJ
/ the hour j. that the Beard NJ Heath has
turned up. and male a tour Il the Fourth
Y aui SIXTH Wards. wv investigate the sam
V tary conditions Mo th- .lum-. a. they cali
I them.
Y There j. a squat w sanitary Puhcr ac-
u,.mplI-7 th- Board. NJ the Board accom-
psui-s tI.- I...r,-. Well between them, It
.,.,u-. th,y muster courage tu enter into
rL--, dana luI i.i-uur cellars where the
n-ht Nd abs San has ur, 81 entered. About
Ut. huudry.i w these i-n- have been. w
sIu h- ..-auvI .ut the occupants are
turu-d uut their b-iIIn- aud furniture,
such a. % ). T. put upon the sidewalk the
i,Yr. " there y, un-. y nailed up, ANA they
INV l-tr MN u.urn thr l,,- NJ their plague
infested haIutatIun. and ,yrh shelter where
best tu-, .au. ana ior the privilege Ut hy-
iu- wv These Iyu- NJ yIcc. disease ana cor
rurrt.r. tl-y have been paying 90 many
instances. fr.m s-noo to 50 90 Der
u..tstu iud these same dens belong tomeu
called respectable. with long sanctimOnInus
fa..s vhu preach morality e. the people,
aiiI th, ,lau.,r.u. classes, ami the danger
w. -tr-A-- iuI N.rAngmru- organizations.
To- No these drns Nos lug and lll
,hd street are owurd rs Mr. Jackson
" ~yLuitz utyd States Commissioner
t.. l,uua. AuI formerly President No the
IL Board 10 Health These are two eel
I4r-. seven t,yt under ground. TINE Win
I.D- .,ryu uu 4 twu irut arra, the bottom
mo- ahl,h i- q receptacle far the refuse u
fI. uyI. hiurh.,i aud ~ CIV threshold u
4 .atll ut -ta-ntut water The above Is
ai.ut q far description 10 these disease
breeding pr-t houses Iud the men ~ho
..vu them. President Grant should r.
,ll rAi- moral lrf,yr schultz, ana thereby
~4.u tu thv world that no unclrln thIn.
.iu y. present American industry.
t.r years thu Nurhulmen NJ tins uty
ha,. tylt thu want WI .,u honest organ. dr
voted tu their interests, tu defend them
r4hts and ~ pose their wrongs they have
W.T. .u, that wIll even say hiud word n
their behalf The SINE seems tu be ru-
t,rvIy taken WY Nth thy expose vi political
frauds ud cannot devote much ut lts
Space t. Labor news. II " independent,
uud strikr- night ana l-tt irrespective .t
party.
Ihy ~t, ls Numbering about hooking
i.r s.in, political .Lgue to make strike un
iu thy coming taII campaign ltscdItur gru-
orally commences hIs abuse M the work
u.mru .u the '-i,. days. ANA yudeayurs
W. make thr politicians believe M can Nhlp
GA, N"rkm.men ,ltn voting f1r who eyrrhe
II,t-,- ANA hr hu- thr IRISH vutr tuu. ANA
it D. whispered around that he IL guhs
after that ether great rising element. the
Herman Vote. This Lmsey NJ ulsty 40 the
press. y troubled with SAD thoughts I'd
times. anna uu- No them ~ ventilated u 4
late issue hr strives e. make IL appear
th4t thy latr strikes VI THE wurklnEutn
N,rr caused d., a lew d,m1-p-ut-, vhu AZ,
seeking W. funeut dissatisfaction among
thr Nuihn-mrn. and eudeavurug tu or
-.mIl, ID Labor Party. With his usual
urtuS,ur-s. hr fails tp see the necessity Nd
ths w"rhm.uru uniting fer their p0hu-
ysI rght~ AVA interests This " some
NJ hat remarkable when W. remember not
l.u. ag.i since ht MAS the great leader anu
f.uu.ut-r Mo strikes RIOTS and bogus pro-
.luati.u-. ana. AZ the paid hIrelmg oi
IlumauN HAIL hr dome good service advis
lug the NurhIugmeu a. vote tor the party
aud IA, aI.ithtui servant hr has defended
ail her thieves tie l. sycnphaut IA
every part, ana I,magugI-m ~ We'll Illus
trtt-d n All hi- actions
TIN, us-eyed. Lnsry Molsey, cannot
-rr thAt be D. mt rtrrmg with the class
Nhn mad, hiu, auu Nhu can unnIake hun,
ANA Nhat u most remarkable ~ that the
lew readers and patrons hc has are work
In1utn .,nd women.
Tins M Lin,ey Nulsey of the press
seems tu have entered INTO a TRADE NJ
abuse against the Nurklngmen M VIII,
dare tu expose the social and political
wrongs W their fellow wurkmLmen and
women Now. " hat Is their offence Z Just
Vhat /, tolerated ANA approved III ia every
condition "a society, save that ut working
men They have SIMPLY determined Z,
form an organization to advance their
social and political interests II this Is q
crime. then nearly every man In the com.
mumty Is "a criminal Merchants, manu-
ts,cturrrs traders, stock Iobbers, Lucksters
retail dealers and men connected with
every branch ~ business belong u some
political organization. and take a warm u
terest la is welfar, and yuccess Each Of
them have pet schemes III the National
and State Legislatures. and their let
friends w recommend w the Mayor anu
Aldermen tor place pa the numberless and
uameless commissions created ~ the
hnmmers Legislature NJ 1873 Who
can blame them 1t Is a recognized right,
ana h4s become WI much a custom a. ID br
an unquestunable prerogatve.
Why u II, then, that Y workngmen
ARE continually arrai gned before the bar a
public opinion to meet a condemnation
v Inch All other combinations ESCAPE
Ntrkmguen's party, IS the SAME otien-
sl.r we think there a. none more aF-
prppuatr. because their interests are ldenti
yal all Over the country II may BE-, TOO,