The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

SYRACUSE. n. y. Nov. Is, 1874

To ,he Editor "a tie woRrNsHAS's ADVOCATE
The smoke of our great political battle
has cleared away. and with yonr IeruIis-
sion will redeem my promise {" lay oe-
fore your readers brisf report "t the re-
suit. The great scheme u political c"r-
ruption and s~indliDg Is bold game
irOren Of many threads, and 1t locked, 70
! begin with, hazardous upon the part of An
! organizatiDn IN like ours, whose existence
could be measured by few shorts months,
ID grapple with the giant monster that -
| sucking the life blood of every source "f
industry. This Is a strong hold, and ours
was a forlorn hope, hence the concentrs-
ton Of our fire upon three points. Thanks
be to God, vino helps the right to win Ut
they Try to help themselves), we have a.
Icnced two If its batteries. and forced the
| third to take position at longer range,
where, with the change in ammunition
that he must necessarily make, We trust
his fire will be far less effective. An Otfi
cial bulletin recounting the result OF a
battle is usually prefaced, you know, with
a record Of the particular deeds Of val0r
that merit promotion. 1t may hardly
seem proper, III one who halls only as
high private, to write up this list, but
trust my impartiality will be accepted as
plea for my presumption, when ] say that
the entire command. With few exceestioRs,
are entitled to the highest need of praise.
1t was a new thing for workingmen to be
4 I,..I =
tions to defray the expenses Of a political
campaign, when the boot has always
, hitherto been upon the other foot. To
their honor, be it said, they stood the test
, nobly, and the necessary funds we're raised
without a murmur. Inasmuch as it had
been publicly announced, when our organ.
izatipn was first instituted, that we ~
nored party ties. it was amusing to witness
the anxiety manifested in both parties
when 1t leaked out that We were to have q
8 hand in the fight, as an auxiliary forct
, for some Of the candidates. Who th,
lucky ones we're, was problem the solu
: ton Of which was Looked for with an lily
. concealed eagerness.. They were not Ions
! to remain in suspense, for immediately
I upon the arrival of Mr.. Connoly from
New York city, a meeting was called, a
!. which T. u. Alvord, Republican candidat,
/ for the Assembly, was branded as a cor
rupt political knave, and Charles Simons
Democratic candidate for the same place
Q IN another district, was denounced as HI
ickspittle whn. At the bidding Of tn
/. money oligarchy, had invariably stood op
4 posed to every measure ia the last Assem-
a bly,, in which he had been member, tina
n favored in any degree the welfare of tn
d laboring masses. Charley whined pitlful
10 Iy. and even sent letter filled with pro
D fyssious uf contrition and promises for tn
II future. up u the speakers stand, willis
a he was being denounced, but II was Of n
N avail Since he put so much emphasl
N upon the fact that he vas a IrOrkingmdn,
1t shoemaker 10y trade. 1t was deemed advu
% able that he should remalnNt home for
Df while. where it il hoped be may sharpe
'e his wits upon his lap stone, until he ca
n put higher estimate upon common hoT
ID esty and learn To appreciate the worth I
in his fellow -tollers support. In anotht
Sc district, where no charges could be pr'
er ferred against either candidate, II was d.
ot cIdrd To demand a pledge from both thi
er they would support our measureH Nj
e, Barrow, Republican candidate, readil
gave the desired pledge iR I0ritihg, but h
opponent, who, under the circumstance
considered his election foregone couch
sion. contemptuously declined to mak
any pledges. AS consequence, the gre
tidal wave, 50 far as he is concerned. v;
checked, and he is forced for another Sc
III son to mourn the fate of disappont'
politician We were satisfied IN the star
= that to dispute the vlection Of 4. }. 4
I. word was to beard the lion il his den. /
an is man of wealth, and, no matter hc
"a acquired. it will buy whisky, and whis
-. will buy votes He is a member of t
nd salt ring and SO certain has he alwa
m been uf success that he has made his boa
III (and justify that he carries his district
his vest pocket In consideration ot
tins. We esteem i a victory to force HI
as We have done, to buy up the Dem"cr
tn Ic Committee and take the stump To secu
ar, his own election. 80 much for a puny
sst tort uf labor when organized. and W. y
n- tndeavOr tu make more lndehble ",
Ct. next time. A. Dow.