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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29

In terrible agony, soldier lay dying in
the hospital. A visitor asked him :'aWhat
church are you OFF, "0f the church of
Christ" he replied. II mean of what per
suasion are you9" then inquired the visi-
tor. Persuasion r said the dying man,
and his eyes looked heavsnward, beaminc
with love to the Saviour, II am persuaded
that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things pres
ent, nor things to come, nor height, nor
depth. nor any other creature, shall be
able to separate me from the love Of God
which is in Christ Jesus
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29
AOlitital sfairs,


CAN WE AFFoRD TT ANY LonoEn 7
win the reader have the goodness II some
leisure hour to sit down and think over the
Canal frauds, the Credit Mobilier, the
Jayne and Sanborn business. the Pacific
Mail subsidy, the doings Of the Indian
Ring, and the leprosy recently brought TO
light in the Customs service and Internal
Reyeaue Office, and then answer the ques-
ton at the head Of this article? Il i
said that the Treasury has lost million
BY the silk smugglers, and two or three
millions BY the Whisky Ring and that
these losses have accrued within twelve or
eighteen months But every one who has
watched the course Of things knows that
the origin of this corruption dates +, Il back.
that the dark abyss has been explored only
little way, and that the loss Of revenue
is 70 be measured not by millions, but By
tens Of millions. We look at these events
as matters very different from simple losses
Of money or property. A disastrous Gre
like that at Chicago OF Boston does ilss.
work and the nation soon receivers, but the
things we have mentioned are moral con
hsgrations. They blacken the good name
Of our country aud threaten the very foun-
daticns Of the Republic. Y. Tribune
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29

Broken Friendship.

w. IA. cu.
:. "e cup .ne following from the Ledger.
= y from .ne pen OF Mary kyle Dallas,
aSu = worthy q pace 10 the memory
" ~
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!. = = 'e.y uaiapie anu peautiIui as long as
= !. a'.s mn0leI p11 Dreak y, y, ana aii me
cement IN 'he world VIII never quite repair
'nS vuansge
~. ~ may Sllek .hs pieces together 50
s"a', :. Instance ~ looks nearly as wen
= : s, ssei' Due y won nold not water t
: a"sys .eauy 70 deseive you II you trust
= Z anu ~ .ne Wnole q very worthless
III s, ~ on'y y pe pu1 empty on smell
anu M lo'so'een p5ere
-. lne I'M. anel 4, ana 1ne more delicate It's the
a"aes,'. .aoae u.'e. s. sae rum a mere acquaint.
S.os Suoesn'p, n mn'cn neeos on,y lttie good
.., nuluTr ~, 70 Keep :. up, may be coarsely put
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29

Those who are disposed to be gloomy
because there is more crime than there
used to be, should remember that there
are more folks than there used to be, and
what is quite as noteworthy, more charity
and beneyolence than there used TO be.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29

As a general rule, it is better to take
little notice of foolish, or even Of malignant
gossip. Let il alone. By and by those
who go about retailing such stuff will grow
weary, If not ashamed; perhaps they will
feel disgust ut their own baseness. If
they are not noticed, they will sink out of
sight.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29

Can you spell consent in three letters I
Yes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29

Jane Dalton was q CHEEKY, chubby little
woman. Of education she could not boast;
books and figures were TO her unknown
qualities. Her world was limited to the
town in which she lived, the capital being
bounded by the white fence of her cottage.
But withal, she was Of an humble nature,
knew how to love, and fulfilled every duty
as John Dalton's wife. Thrifty and tidy,
she managed well the scanty means at her
command, and kept the tins and children :
faces shining. A happy wife and mother.
At 9 o'clock Of the day In question
everything was in readiness for her good
mans return. The children in bed asleep,
the easy shoes and warm coat near the
blazing FIRE by the hearth, supper prepared,
and some mysterious liquid in snug little
kettle, emitting odorous, tempting fumes,
1t was time for his arrival, and he was
usually very prompt. Yet be tarried.
The change in the weather had not
taken place unnoticed, but had produced
In her kind Of indefinite uneasiness,
slight restlessness, and yet il had no par
ticular Importance in connection with the
absence, until the clock struck seven.
Then the wind whistling around the house
corner, mttling the windows aud shutters.
and the beating 50 persistenly against the
widow panes, acquired a painful signi6-
canee. Her husband was out In the storm,
and might at that moment be psrishing
with cold on the prairie.
This dreadful thought transformed her
whole being; the genial expression Of her
face changed to a TO terrified look. She
went TO the window, and drew wide the
curtain, that the bright ERE light nigh.
shine out as beacon to guide him who
was the light Of her humble life. She
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-29

oh mother you talk Of the bright blooming flowers,
Ofthe sunlight 30 pure 1ashing over the vale
ofthe rAnbow the child Of the son summer showers,
And the snowfall OF blossoms when stirrd by the
gale.
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06
THE NEW REVOLUTION.

Az the wealth distracted from the
people by false system of finance and
exchange during the present century, and
now manifested in monied rings, cnnsoli-
dated railroads and banks, special manu-
featuring and mining interest, and other
visible and invisible influences hostile to
the people at large, has acquired control of
all legislation, state and national, through
PARTISAN government, is it not time that we
make extensive changesl Do equal po-
htical rights and political government give
as equal rights or social government Do
they prevent the robbery of the great in
dustrial interests Of the nationi Do they
insure work and wages, prevent panics,
elevate labor in the scale Of humanity, or
lead to social harmony and unity of inter
estsl
Nothing Of the kind. Our political
governments have become the hirelings of
TIE rich, the defenders Of monopoliea, the
apologists Of arbitrary power, the be-
trayers of the masses, and useless incum-
brance on national progress.
While it il clear that we must have
government of some kind. it in equally
clear that the general community, follow
ing blindly in the path opened to ~ BY the
founders Of the rspublie, have no idea that
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06

HARMONY, Clay Co., Feb. %, 1875.
To the Editor Of the woREISeHAS's Advocate.
The Miners suspension still continues
here, the men are firm as a rock. They are
collecting from the farmers and store keep
ers, which Is relieving the absolute wants
of our men. The colored men, who came
ont with us as reported in your issue of the
18th inst, have returned to work again.
There are several banks working at the 30
cents. Woodruff and Capt. Morris ar
ranged with their men to return to work at
the old price, but the other bosses got
hold of them and they backed out. So
their shafts are still idle. The operators
have made a proposition to give a two
fifths basis, the selling price Of coal not TO
go below Sl.75 which gives only 20 cents
q ton the reduction asked and which our
men are resisting. l have seen most of
the men, and they say they are prepared
to remain idle till Fall il need be, before
they 90 to work at the reduction Of 10
cents or 20 cents per ton.
l hereby acknowledge receipt from
Thomas r.. Williams. s75. 90 collected from
Lodges Nos. s and Districts Nos Ind. N
N. Am. RonRRr LINN.
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06
LABOR ITEMS.

The strike of the operators Of the me
chanics mill, Fall River, Mass. has tur-
ned failure, they have all returned to
work.
BosToN, March AT the Merchants
mill, Dedham, the agent having twice at
tempted to compel the operatives to work
III hours day Instead Of 60 hours per
week, as provided by law, and the oper-
atlves having refused, they we're locked
out to-day, with notice that they must
agree to the ii hours rule before they can
come back. The operatives held meet
ing, and voted to stand by theiprovisions
OF the law. They declare that they have
no desire to strike, and will not interfere
with any who take their places, but they
Will only work so hours per week.
At the January meeting of Memphis
Tenn Typographical Union, No. IL, Mr..
!. ID. Hammer was elected delegate to the
International typographical Union, which
convenes In Boston on the first Monday in
June next.
The st. Louis Trades Assembly admitted
into its fold, at the last meeting of that body,
two more labor organisations. The Assem-
bly, 10 composed of some Of the most active
unions IN the city, and those on the outside
are wheeling into line.
The mechanics and lAborsrz who were em-
ployed on the st. Louis custom house Last
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06
Words of Kindness.

The following kindly notice Of the Ap-
vocATE is from the pen Of our esteemed
friend and co-laborer G. Ben johnson.
While We assure him it is appreciated, we
are afraid it IS unmerlted
The " WoRKISGMAN' ADVOCATE" Of Chi
cago, has Just entered upon it's eleventh vol
ume and, we are pleased to know, is snnoun-
ced, by its veteran editor, to be resting upon
an enduring financial bottom There are few
men who can form any adequate idea Of the
amount Of labor performed, patience ard per
severance exercised, and inconvenience and
actual suffering undergone by Mr.. CAMERON
during the last ten years, all necessary to the
attainment if the goal be has at last triumph
antly reached. The work of establishing a
newspaper il, under the most promising
auspices, difficult undertaking Ii the pro-
jector be without plethora Of funds, th
chances Of his success are but as one in hun
dreds But when to want Of extra means
is added the drawback Of a cause to advocate,
which, however righteous, is poor and unpop-
ular, and a class 10 depend upon who are
steeped, either in slothful ignorance or in
helpless poverty, the possibilities Of avoiding
speedy and disastrous failure are so chimeri-
cal that not one in ten thousand is made Of
the stuff necessary to carry him safely through
the ordeal. At all times fought determindly
from without the pale Of labor organizations,
and almost as constantly forced to battle
with bigotry and prejudice inside that limit
a bgotry and prejudice which, however we
are happy TO know, the opportunities Of edu-
cation almost always suffice to eface-
ANDREW q. CAMERON has done q work dur
ing the last decade that entities his name to
be revered in every toiler's household from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. Deaf to assault
and contumelv. lenient to complainers and
unthinking advisers, spurning the triber,
and fearless Of threats, oft-times under the
most dispiriting circumstances, frequently so
situated as not to be able to calculate where
the means of continuing another week were to
come from, and knowing all the time that his
failure would leave him practically an outlaw
in every office in the land in which he might
seek to ply his calling, be never once faltered,
but bent himself steadily and uncomplsining,
ly no his appointed task, alike through evil
and through good report, through rising and
through falling fortune. He has doubtless
made mistakes-no man in public Ife so long
could possibly escape doing so-but his heart
has always been right, and the result proves
the same, In the main, of his head There is
no institution in this country whose continued
prosperity we more earnestly desire to see
than that of the oldest of all the labor papers,
the WoRKINGMAs's Advocate" Of Chicago,
and no man for whom we have a more pro-
found respect, or a stronger fraternsl afec-
tion than it's editor, ANDREW G. CAMERON.
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06
From OHIO.
Mine Ventilation

CoLUNsus, o., March 8, 70.
To the Editor q the woRKHex AS ADVOCATE
In my letter on mine ventilation, pub
lished in your impression Of the 30th Of
January, there occurs one or two ty 20
graphical errors | wrote the pressv,s Of
the gases, which are in inverse ratl1
to their volume, will cause the col
umn u air in the higher or longer shaft to
press upon and displace the column in the
lower nr shorter shaft.
Gases are sriform bodies, ss for exam
pie atmospheric air. They are governed
by certsin laws, one Of which is that their
pressures are equal 70 the ratio o. their
volumes.
Mr. Hopton Is mistaken on page l4l, in
saying that there is no natural draft IN
mines on hot days III summer" The natu-
raj Law is as stated by Mr.. GreenviIle,
namely The ventilation becomes more
feeble until at length when the tempera-
ture Of the two shafts becomes equal il
stagnstes." When, however, the outside
air, becomes warmer than the mine air the
shallow shaft will become the upcast in
other words-the ventilation reverses as
both mining engineer and my Fair
Haven friend, fully understand. How
can il do otherwise seeing that the cooler
and heavier column Of air Is ia that shaft
There Is one statement in the very able
communication of Mining Engineer,
uh'~h / think Is a mistake. He says, lin
spring and fall the furnace, like boat on
dead level water, has an opposing force,
and no natural assistance, except the twen-
" feet Of extra length Of shaft, which will
add about one or two degrees additional
power" An extra length Of shaft, IN cir
cumstances where the two columns Of air
are of equal density cannot give any ''addi-
tional power" and for the reason that the
.lco columns are Of equal density. If both
are the same weight they must balance
each other, no matter if one shaft be 200
feet. instead % 20 feet higher than the
other. There must be difference In the
density Of one Of the shafts to cause flow
of air. As to the furnace being placed "a
the higher shaft, | would ask Mining
Engineer to give the matter more thor-
ough Investigation. | have few ACTS on
hand in favor Of the lower shaft, which l
propose to give when the question is fairly
cOmbstted, which 1t has not yet been.
ANDREW Roy.
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06

year are still waiting for their pay for over
work.
Owing TO the strike Of the operatives ~
Fall River Mass, siX miles have been
stopped. the monthly pay-rolls Of which
amouted to between $50, 600 and 800, 600.
The assessment upon operatives at work
has been doubled.
The German and English piano makers
of this city seem 70 be again uniting to re-
sist the action Of their bosses, In reducing
their wages. The bosses claim that the
reduction Of wages is necessary, on account
of dullness in their trade.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 9--About one
half Of the miners are idle. They will not
as yet submit to the reduction Of wages.
The reports Of murders ia the mining towns
are exaggerated
Owing to fiood in the Schuylkin last
week, the following mills have been obliged
to suspend operations s. 5 Scho6sld,
employed 600 hands z. Campbell & Co.,
800 Hsrding's Paper Mill, 800 Patter-
son Mills, 900 Preston & Ervien several
hundred E. Campbell a. Co., 250 James
Wnpenny's, $50 to 800; Laum's 25O
Hartranft's grist mil, 100 ~ hittaker >
100; Preston u Ervien, 800 Moons pa
per mill at Flat Rock, 800 Jessups and
More's pulp WORKS, 400. The mills owned
by Fitzpatrick & Holt, of CONNECTICUT,
Negie & David Wallace, at the foot Of
Schurzs lane, will probably be most dam
aged
The Scranton Steel Mills in progress Of
erection will be the largest in the country
and will give employment to over a thous-
and men, it Is said. The mills will not
only make steel rails but will furnish mer-
chants steel Of all kinds.
The operators at Dedham had confer
ence with the owners to-day, the result Of
which, 1t is thought, will be the return os
the operatives to the mills under the rates
established by the owners.
CESSATION OF STRIKE IN srAFFokDzHIRE
One Of the South Staffordshiro firms
whose men had struck against a return tn
the ten hours system have Withdrawn the
notice given, and about 500 men will re
turn to work Immediately.
EMIGRATION oF AGRICULTURAL LABOR
ERs. The committee of the National Az
ricultiral Laborers' Union have decided to
send out 290 unionists to Ontario They
will sail from Liverpool ON the 26th The
Government If that colony have arranged
to receive one thousand iarm laborers
The remaining 700 will be forwarded at
intervals in March.
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06
THE MIEsR.

A correspondent writes TO SI,cardS Coal
Journal as follows
Goal from the six feet or lower worka-
BILE vein has been carefully tested on the
locomotives Of the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pittsburgh and Connells vile Railroads.
and found to be equally s. good as the fa-
nous Georges Greek Big or fourteen feet
feet vein for generating steam or domestic
use.
new coal bank has been discovered in
Montgomery County, nentucky; il il ssh
to be ''tts largest IN the world" The vein
measures Is feet in thickness at one point
and IL feet at another. IL is situated On
the Poland Fork Of Indian Creek, about
l8 miles from Mount Sterling The coal j.
of very superior quality, Of the spiint
variety, and entirely free from sulphur.
Ii burns up clean, and leaves beautiful
white ash and no cinder.
A meeting Of the miners of Scanton, Pa.
cslled for the purpose of efiecting a strike
or curtaIlnent q production of coal, IN
aid Of their brethren Of the Schuylkll
Wilkesbarre, and Lehigh regions, resulted
III the passage u mere resolution of sym
pathy, the men feeling that thev cannot
strike without causing misery to their fam
lies.
Mr.. d. Mclaughlin Of Braidwood is pay
ing the Indiana miners, Who are On strike
visit this week. The miners' committee
sent with him three hundred dollars 10
assist the Indiana miners IN their struggle
for their rights.
A coal mine has been opened near Bre-
mond, in the neighborhood Of Dallas,
Texas, Whico promises to supply that re-
gion with plenty Of fuel
A correspondent, writing from Rock
Point, Beaver County, Pa, says: Our
miners are almost broken down here. A
number Of them have not averaged more
than two days work each week for nearly
year past.
At recent meeting Of the Executive
Board Of the Miners s. Laborers Benevo-
lent Association held at Pottsville, by an
almost unanimous vote, the delegates, III
accordance with the instructions ~ their
districts, passed resolution demanding
after March Is, basis Of 81 rs for con
tract, and 80 for day labor This will be
an advance Of ST per cent over 1874 prices,
whereas the offer Of the operators il about
40 per cent reduction FROM last years rates.
This action is defended by the men on the
ground that if the suspension lasts until
navigation opens, the companies will be
sure TO put up prices, and the men, having
endured all the suffering, will have a good
title te part Of the advance, and the re-
sumption Of mining Will not soon take
place.
The ensximum production Of coke II
Forthwestern Pennsylvanis is rated at two
hundred and fifty car loads, or 100, 600
bushels day. The production at present
is about two thirds the maximum, or one
hundred and seventy car loads -Co,ouH' ;
Paper.
The Lehigh aud WIlkesbarrs Coal Com
pany has effected lease Of over hundred
acres Of coal within the limits Of the city
Of Wilkesbarre, below Academy Street,
including upper and lower fats, on the
Dana, McIeanand Ross properties This
heralds the approach of coal breakers,
shafts, branch roads, etc, in this hereto
fore popular locality, and will check the
downward tendency Of population and
upward course OF real estate. Record Of the
Times
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06

another revolution Is a. essential to-day az
that inaugurated in 1776. The one natu-
rally supplements the other. The first was
inausurated to throw of an outside des-
potism, while the second will get rid Of an
inside tyranny The first was necessarily
Of forces Is opposed to force. The sec
ohd is Of law, to remedy ths evils OCCASION
cd by Law.
The path marked out for the great in
dustrial interests is therefore plain to see,
and easily followed. 1t necessitatss the
breaking up Of old political parties, the
surrender of party traditions and policies,
the Inauguration Of new governmental
ideas and new men. Legal action can
remedy the wrongs which legislation has
inflicted. 1t has given special privileges
to capital, assisted in it's consolidation, and
added to its power, winked at its whole
sale robberies and aggressions, and suf-
fered industry to be plundered without
mercy. 1t is useless to waste time in de-
claiming against injustice. We might as
well petition trees and stones as legisla-
lures and congresses, 50 far as the rights
of labor are concerned. We must begin
at the beginning. Rescue first the caucus
es and conventions from control of party
knaves and politicians, conquer State legis-
latures and congressional districts, and
through them revolUtionise Congress
The party schemes now cut and dry ali
elections beforehand. The candidates. are
literally elected before the caucus is held
Half dozen unscrupulous wire -pullers in
each county generally decide the complex
ion Of the State Legislature and even Con
gress itself. 1t is just as easy for the in
dustrial classes to proclaim independence
Of party dictation, and do ali this for them
selves, as TO permit the politicians to do it.
Outnumberins all others they can throw
aside all dictstioh and nominate and elect
whoever they will
We have never yet had a party repre-
senting and devoted TO the national indus
tries, as totality uninAuenced by class IN
terests. We need an industrial party in
place Of the old political parties which have
misruled and plundered us so long. Their
mission has been to construct and main
tain political fabric. Now We need an
industrial republic, guarant eeing and es-
tablishing equal individual rights and
privileges Consolidated capital has de-
stroyed our political government, apd con-
solidated labor must erect a new one in its
Place.
We have altogether too much lumber
ing and expensive governmental machin-
cry Our federal government apes the eX-
travagance and puts on the airs of Euro
pean monar ,hies Its extortions are
crowding all industries into poverty. 1t
gives us nothing iii return for the count
less millions it squanders. The founders
Of the republic would stand amazed at the
Destructive changes that have taken place
in a century An industrial government
alone is capable Of remedyiug the mischief
wrought by political government.
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06

BREEcHUf promise cases seem 70 be very
popular a present. Qne cf .he last in
stances il that Of Mss Mary Chamberlain
Of New York, agedsi years, Nho sued
Mr. y rn Blte Holmes, a widower Ill the
shady side Of sixty, f1r 500, 600. II her
father, mother, or qua a-diau, had spanked
her and sent her 70 bed at O'Clock at
night, the world would not be disgusted BY
the Efforts of school girl suing man old
enough to Be her grandfather, because he
refuses TO make her his wife What is So
ciety coming toi
The workingman's advocate., 1875-03-06
THE VENTILATION BILL.

We learn from Representative Halpin,
that the Mine Ventilation bill introduced
ty Hon. W. Mooney, has been referred to
tie Judiciary Committee, where it is
Likely u remain we hope, however,
friend Mooney viii succeed in compelling
them BY vote of the House 70 report it
no matter whether iavorably or adver ,ely
50 that the voices of the peoples repre-
sentatves can be heard upon the matter.
The "eemmen" from Peoria, who pro
fesses such interest IN its passage, will
then have chance q show himself in his
true colors