The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-02-19
Grsanback Independent

Nov that Congress has sounded the KEY
note Of the campaign, the friends OF inc
C-eenba,k should be moving IN then respect
I've NA.i~ Tae Republicans and Democrats
arc NprAiug hard 70 complete their respect
I'VE Organizations, aud our " kingmcn have
but hJrlu u hope from eith'r party ia tht
way OF fel.ei from the present pane. Two
months hA'e nearly oeeA eAiiAOs'e''' 81
nothing has VET 'een u'ne ~
nAncial obstacles Oha1 ilv ~ 'ne 80 II
and commerce. An en,'ies' '''71 9'J''
been opened "h'cA MI 'e' 'i'i'i'''
the close " lhe present s1ssl'"' A''''
leave the qaes'lo" Iu'' exactly '''''
found If.
The present Congress viii NOT assume the
responsibility. the, will refer the question
t. the ueoplr IN the Presidential ctmpaign.
and it will be the man issue before the pel-
ple ueNt fall. II l. therefore absolutely ne
...,.ary tina, our friends. no matter how small
their number. ouli be working ia their
several districts aud wards and have club
properly organized ~ tuat We may have =
means of communicating with one another,
aud distrl utIng information In tins al i'm
p,rtaut question among our reI.hb - We
should bear ID mind tuat Ctfces cannot be
fyuud f,r MI uur working men, and only a
few cut "a the great mass will De able to OBJ
TAN, these sineyutss.
L,-,t..,..,J,,,., miIlo, who will have To
.s,.. tb.ii bread ~ the sweat u their brow,
.mt,Ia,m,ut aud remuueratIvt paw must be
t.urd ,r.d XVI to .Ais ne must have change
Il, cam, r,,,,,,,.I.,l system Hence the necessity
\, v,,ki,.rn-p being alive to their political
INTEREST. How then Jan they advance those
,,,.r..ts p,l... they bay. a thorough and
,..,.,,,.,I ..r.,,t,,,,ti ~ are assured that
III. friend, of the greenback IA tins city are
numerous. but they are 90 tered aud dIsunI-
ted. ami many Of them are de.udIng them
selves iHtl Lhe heIcl Una thr puHtical Pii
ties nov EXISTING vii Place the matter m
such : form A "ill enah!e them q stiii RI
main m their larty amt vote Tor the green
lack lui- y d'!usl'n. lhe Poiltleai par
ties OF the DAY viii not. dare not touch Inc
question. Apart from the lac that the leA'-
~ men Of both parties are As rule among
the mllhInaires ot the republic, aud are &C
-.lnUi!iIus th.r wealth ~ the eAt'ruonate
rate OF interest charged tof the use OIL money
aud tr-ie- = coined gola' the s'ii.n ny AIe
bought 'o'y alt" '''' - -"' -'''''''
Ahu gAihpirf7 /" : nj
Statesmen either lead 81 follow people
Bu; where sc our statesmen. Alas We have
none At least they are not ia the ranks u
the Republican, or Democratic parties. Here
i 4 movement originating with the people
and fcr the people: a movement OF iar more
Importance than All tn tant questions that
can einauate trO.u the concentrated brains oil
eIthet party, and yet the politicians no" as
scrubbed a. Washington wish to ignore It
Ignore what
me yoIcE ur rnE PEOPLE.
Lot ,ur yre.nback clubs be organized in
every hamlet and village. ia every town and
citv and IN every ward in ev,-y city. and
- viii command respect from those who
,,o,,ld s,iAa the voice Of the people But it
"a not from a national poiut alone that we need
an ipdepcndent movement Scores Of evils
have crept into our municipal administration
II late wears. The corrupt lugs which
ypls every department Of our city govern
msnt sbould be cleaned out. ana good and
honest and trustworthy men put in their
.l.. IA .,unsb,p system TOD ought to
.boI;shed and the legion Of tax eaters
and tax yatherers that infest Chicago should
be exterminated. The taxes too, are
grievance that requires to be redressed
There is no .Rcessity f., them to be one-halt
- high as what they are at present, and if
". had AZ honest city government and boaId
OF county commissioners, there would be
more manual laborers under the city govern
meut, and less clerical force and as matter
q course Is star' Atlon. lne'e A'e matters
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,rt-., ;,,,.-...s v,b;ob -,
n. - ;,,,,O.,, oar,
- 1l,. 800,
80 ~, l.,,.i,,o.s ,,.n % tb. c,,v
l,.., ,,-,,, IL; : and nall.
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with candidates IIespccl'e n party inns
n.i,h,r 81 The exiStin Z. parties cal give them,
.l....,h.. l,..,, st..c,ions of tho
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