The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-07-11
LET US ALL PULL TOGETHER.

The labor movement, to command respect
or success, must secure not only the good
wishes, but the active cooperation, of every
man who Processes sympathy with its
principles. OF all questions now agitating
the public mind, 1t can afford, least Of any,
antagonism IN its ranks or lukewarmness in
It's members. Like a tirm starting in the
race Of commercial life, depending on their
skill, energy, honesty and sobriety for public
patronage, as their capital, against ola estab-
hshed firms, diSseHsioH B,edHs dedth When
years Of laborious toll and attention to bust
ness have made their trade mark a guar
antee of good faith when a patronage and
reputation has been established, a holiday
may be enjoyed and dissolution of partner
ship secured without material injury 10 the
parties Internationally not before.
Now, We think We have right, in all
meekness and kindness and tins article is
certainly written in no other strain, speaking
from purely disinterested standpoint, to
address few words of exhortation to the
leaders IN the an-engrosslng issue OF the day
the ove-shadowing Labor Question. Gen.
tlemen, one and ALL We are proud of your
championship, proud of your ability, proud Of
your executive talent, proud Of the confidence
which your respective constituents repose in
you. In any calling you could doubtless
make your influence respected, and your devo-
tion to party interests secure a substantial re-
ward. We accept your conservation to the
interests of the oppressed as an earnest
OF your honesty of purpose, and your con-
tempt Of monetary reward OF mere popular
applause. We have listened with interest
and pride time and again, to your denuncia-
tion Of the wrong to your Answerable srgu-
ments in favor Of uniOnism. TO your eloquent
appeals in favor Of unity Of action. to your
scathing review Of the aggressions Of soulless
corporations; to your portrayal OF labOrs flu
ture, unless the principles you advocated
were accepted, each sentence of which was a
sermon in itself, and as an evidence that
these statements are true, you can point with
a justihable pride to what has been accomp-
ished through your instrumentality Thou
sands can say lit was through this or that
influence my feet were taken from the fearful
pit and the miry clay, and placed upon the
rock Of truth. My faith in unionism and the
business Of labOrs demands, dates from the
hour / heard President speak, as
only honest man could have spoken, with
force that carried all oppogition before it"
Now, gentlemen, if such be the case-if the
efforts of one man has secured uniication of
on, trade-why cannot your efforts, cOnioiatty,
secure a unifC ation Of the whole I?
This, We believe, is a pertinent question,
and one that demands our careful con
sid. 4sIOn. To-day the entire industrial
population are looking to you for concerted
action, for encouragement, for a forward
movement. Your words command a thou
sand sickles the fields ready TO harvest,
and the labOrers wait in anxious expectation.
To us 1t is very strange -passing strange
that the national movement Of ali move
Iaents, hangs fire, aud Is urabe 10 force
pub lie recognition Of is claims like a slckly
child, requires constant nursing Il is iudebt-
ed r. your foresight and energy for it's birth
You have participated in its deliberations its
principles have secured yOur honest support,
it's objects your unqualified endorsement, and
yet it seems as Though you were willing to let
the prize already in your grasp, the possession
Of which. as thisjunc.ure, will give tone and
stability % cur Government for centuries t.
come. and secure the lasting gratitude Of fu-
turs generations pass into other hands. IL it
NOS time you realized it is necessary to estab-
i;sh that emtemse cOrdiGIe, which alone can
.cbieve these results that yOa should once
md for ali-work and pull tcsether-practice
What Won prvach-bury all personal feelings,
nd bring your united energies TO secure Che
of labOrf