The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-30

waited ON Mr.. Morrell, in company with
the committee appointed for that purpose.
and begged him To submit the question Al
issue 70 arbitration. That gentleman r.
fused, because, he said, it was taking the
control OF the works out Of his hands The
company have since said, they would make
no concessions To Trades Unions. / snn-
pose what they meant by the company VA
Mr.. Morrell, and the gentleman who acted
as secretary at that meeting Of the board
81 directors, OF course the majority rules
the minority. do not say that Ill the
directors did not meet together at that
meeting, or that Mr. Morrel took all the
responsibility on himself
do not " mt To be severe. but / will
say that the itfice of the gentleman Who
publishes the I iJtae is not much better
than good many who live from the same
kind Of a teat. Ii is not the subscription
list, but such articles as these that makes
tins paper profitable This company. the
railroad, and similar corporations are the
teats from which he draws his sustenance,
and when these sources fail, the teat will
slip from between his dirty lips.
On my last visit ! said / did not want
To- widen the breach, but to close it if pos
sible and ! am here for the same PURPOSE
to-day. / don't wish To induce you by Ar
gument u do that which IL not right under
the circumstances, but if Mr. Morrell
wants to be a good father TO you, and |
have heard that he says he is, then you
should be good children, and return u the
shelter Of the paternal roof, but If he Il a
bad stepfather, then you should treat him
as you would a bad stepfather This paper
furnishes me with enough argument 10
keep me talking for week il | chose III do
50. IL has been given out by il week after
week, without any regard for truth, that
the men of Johnstown had returned to
work, and abandoned their Union The
editor has also asserted that You are de-
sirous of going t. work. and would go II IL
we're not for this blatherskite, demagogue.
and political trickster, John Siney ii use
this as the language of the editor If the
Tribune
The press ls power among the Ameri-
can people, and should be a power for good
IN ITS influence among the masses but
should be sorry if editors generally should
express themselves as the gentleman has
i'll this little memento which ] carry about
IN my pocket, wherein am called " seal
awag, blatherskite, demagogue. political
trickster, loafer What beautiful Ian
guage for an editor These assertions that
you have gone to work have been made for
the purpose Of preventing the workingmen
Of the land from sending IA their help, and
for the purpose " backening you III the
opinion Of Trades Unions They were also
published for the purpose Of bringing
workngmen here To- take your places. The
editor, undoubtedly, has been paid for
these attacks and false assertions. and each
line has been worth a ten dollar bill. not to
you, but to the editor. Now, men, / do
not want such charges to be made upon
your lines that you are giving way singly,
but ! want you tO act III concert, let the
majority IN all cases rule the minority. and
when you think you are defeated, 20 to
work III a body like men, YOU came ont to-
gether, 20 ia together but do not ~ ia till
then.