The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-08-12
Gen. Cary's Speech to the Cincinnati
Workingmen.

At recent gathering OF worklngmen IN
in Cincinnati General Sam. Cary addressed
them as follows
did not come here to propose anything,
for the reason that | don't know to what
to propose to give relief to the starving
laborers and their fanatics. If knew a
remedy ] would proclaim it. Said gent
leman to me this morning ''Why don't
they get out in the country instead of
starving around the cities n | wanted to
know how they were going to get out, how
they were to get work if they did get out,
and how their families were t. live while
they we're working and waiting for the
crops. And the country is full now of
Just such people as you are-people trying
to earn an honest living. know and you
know what has brought as to this condition,
and there can be no mistake about it, The
merchants and manufacturers are III nearly
az bad a fix as you are. There are not
hundred men in Cincinnati in legitimate
business who are paying expenses to-day.
The bondholders and bankers have got
control of the property and labor of the
country. ! wish | could see a way out,
but cannot. | had hoped that one Of the
political parties would propose way out,
but neither Of them wolud do it. | had
hoped that the Democratic party at st
Louis, would favor the repeal Of the re-
sumption Act, and wipe out the national
bank circulatiOn-(applause and pro-
claim LET the Government issue enough
money to pay the debts of the country
and tranaact the business of the country. I"
The Democratic party failed to do it, and
they adopted about the same platform as
the Republican party, and that can't and
don't repeal the resumption act. see
nothing bu. bankruptcy for our business
men, starvation for the working classes.
reputation for the government, and finally
revolution. ! am frank and outspoken,
and candid. have been in favor for years
and toiling and struggling in the interest
Of the working classes. Some of you know
1 have done it at the expense of my popu-
larlty. ! would not now go across the
street to save either Of thepolitical parties
| from perdiIlon unless saw it had some
thing in its principles to relieve the work
ing classes. But to-day | can't advise you /;
l don't know what to advise you, A man
said to me, whats the matter with these
people They can get calico at four cents a
! yard to-day" Aye, but where to get the
four cents. He said, ''They cah'eet loaf
Of bread for nickle Yes, but where t.
get the nickle. There are a million and
half of men in this country ready t.
labor, and they can't sell their labor
know an instance Of a man has a wife and
four children. He cant get work Said
this man, "What was gvod negro worth
in thesouth in slavery" He was answered,
"About 81 200" And he spoke up and
says he, "WeIl, can do an much as any
negro. If you give me 5000 now for my
wife and children | will enter into a con-
tract to serve you faithfully to the end Of
my life" see a way out of this if they
would only repeal that resumption act,
and issue greenbacks enough to supply the
wants of trade and business | am for any
kind OF money that will buy bread and
employ labor. 1t is question whether
we shall have government money or nat
ional bank money in the interests Of bank
monopolies. II is not question Of gold
or silver. Thee Is nothing left nov but
starvation or Bre money. Where is there
a manufacturef here now that can employ
labor : Oue0k 700 furnaces in the United
States 400 are silent. Go to the mines and
see them working for 80 cents a daY, and
taking one-half in groceries, living days Oh
green corn, and getting weaker all the time,
and their families getting more and more