The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-25
A WASP w1sHour A STING.

Some unknown friend has sent us a copy
Of the New Haven Daily Union Of Sept.
7th, published by Alex. Troup, containing.
what he no doubt purported to be, fierce
attack on the editor Of the ADVOCATE.
Had We not known this brGiniess blather-
skite for years ; known him as a trOthip.g
cGtf a. a liar, without a redeeming qdali- \
hcatIon ; as a cunning, designing knave, as |
patent failure, as a thing " no had denoun- |
ced Horace Ii. Day, as Tamany fraud |
and then being in6 bted to him for pecu-
mary favor, (IT MAY HAVE BEEN To SAVE HIS
CARCASS AND ross EssIoNs FROM THE sHER-
IFFs CLUTCHES } Tor which he has since be-
smeared him wit fulsome praise, We might
pay more after on to his crack Drained
rawlings. Years ago this same fellow. having
little else to do, went through the streets
Of New York proclaiming Horace II Dav
knave; now he is found in the ranks
Of his most obseqtio,ts hckspittles, wiIlin,
20 vouch for his past record and honesty If
purpose. In an article written previous
to the holding If the Cincinnati Conference
he says
To the great regret of the earnest friends
Of reform, few papers IN the west, pub
lIshed presumably in the interests Of the
toiling millions, have endeavored in every
way to destroy the usefulness Of this con
ference by condemnlng 1t in advance as
the Outgrowth of the brain Of an eastern
man, who is falsely charged with being de
termlned to control its action and force
himself as candidate for the presidency.
These papers claim that the great victory
for currency and public reform will be won
west of the Alleghanies, and repudiate the
help offered to them by the toilers of the
east. Because Horace II. Day, Of NeN
York, man whose honesty of purpose Is
undoubted, happens 10 be the agent
through whom this conference comes
about, the charge Is made that he is seek
ing nomination for the presidency at It's
hands, and therefore the western refurmers
are warned from attending IT, As tins
same influence may BE- used shortly III des-
troying the good effects ~ the conference,
we deem it our duty to refer to the matter
by way of explanation, so that our many
I
constituents may understand the situa
| ton.
The prime cause of the western oppusi-
ton to the conference lies in the fact that
a little band If political Adventures. Nth
headquarters IN indianapolis and Chicago
have made up their minds that the cur
rency question Is to be the issue in the an
preaching presidential contest. and they are
/ AZ. . ~,
idea that thcy hold the vote Of working
people, subject to their direction The
! PRINCIPAL adventurer is man named
Cameron who prints subsidized sheet in
Chicago. This man sold the Columbus
movement Of 1872 for mess NJ pottage
His oily tongue has been at work and lie
has for the time impressed some really sin
cere men with the belief that he is honest
Thus we ind the Industrial Age. Of
Chicago, very able reform journal echo
Ing the spites ~ the workingmen's Bene-
dict Arnold This paper with the Adro-
cate, has foolIsl IL charged that the confer
ence was merely "a pocket affair Of Mr.
Days, and when it met the delegates. at
the prompting Of its dictator, would nom
mate him for the presidency.
As We have referred somewhat at length
in another column. to the advances and
statements made by H. H. d at the con
ference, We leave our readers to draw
their own differences as To the truth ~ our
predictions. The reference IN the band III
western political adventurers" is to- good
70 let pass unnotced II there Is man
who deserves the appellation Of adventurer
who has been all things by turn and nothing
long; who IS regarded az AL unmitlgated
nuisance, a nuisance who can speak from 4
long, personal and practical experience,
that man Is Alex. Troup We do Not be
lleve there is voter in Illinois or Indiana
who Is ass enough ~ claim that he holds
the vote Vt the working people, subject N
his direction, neither do We believe Their,
is a sensible workilgman IN these State.
Who does not believe. and who has MOI
reason ~ believe that there u not a coul..
III either If them i'll wh.-h a larger green
back vote cannot be polled than ia the en-
tire State OF Connecticut
In conclusion we have "a fair proposition
u make, though We admit IN doing - W
are taking more notice ~ the ht,Iler than
he deserves Mr.. Troup SAYS the Ap,o
CATE is a subsidized sheet. Assertion costs
nothing Will he kindly name enc indi-
vidual to whom it has been subsidized
He also states that We sold the Columbus
movement Of 1872, for mess Of pottage.
| Viii he kindly name when, where and
how the movement was sold If Mr.
Troup can prove a single statement he has
made, We will vouch him hearing in the
columns Of the ADVOCATE. and challenge
his acceptance. Now, sir, no more unsup-
ported charges. Give us names, dates, fact,
| figures or atfidavits, and then we will
know how to deal with You II you can
not do this, allow Us to lock the collar nov
on your neck labelled-"H BRACE DAYS
Penny Doc AND PENsIoNLE"
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