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

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failures in 1875, Just think. the one item
of interest paid on public bonds and
stocks each year III the United States,
reaches six hundred million dollars, to say
nothing of that paid on mortgages.
CHURCH oATHs AND GRANGE oATHs.
Talking II cathedrals leads me to speak
OF the rather amusing reasons given by the
Catholic Nicar-General, Brasil, Of Iowa,
why Romanists should not become Gran
gers. He said The initiate cannot know
the truth Of that to which he is about to
take oath, nor its justice; nor yet can lie
excuse his judgment III regard to that to
which he has sworn, but must be guided
by the will of others. whether that be right
or wrong which is proposed to be done.
Queer talk that for a Church that makes its
most sacred utterances i'll dead language,
and denies to both its members and its
priests the right OF private Judgment As
to the abstract justice Of the criticism
it is not difficult for any outsider TO get
an understanding of the general tenor OF
the Grange secrets before joining.
GOOD WORD FOR CEsARIsM.
got lately from a venerable philoso-
| pher Of these parts bran new idea. 1t
is that perhaps the shortest way for this
country TO true liberty is through an im-
| Il
lists 20 ON with their schemes, and the
corruptiunists aud Cesarists with theirs.
Let them have their little play u imp.
rialism meanS bile the true men will be
gathering force for a grand overthrow Of
| all the worst shams under which We suffer.
| We have & vast body IT aristocratic laws
taken from u,ouafchal codes, and nothing
| but the sweep ~ a revolution can eNppnge
| them from Cur legislation That il at
least interesting as a theory hut 10 man
should relax his warfare against wrong
| because he ImagInes some good NAV result
| from letting the boil come to a head.
SHALL We HAVE REAL SAVINGS BANAs
Think Il A. Mt a savings taEk open
yn Third avenue. New York, that six
mile street that might have been called
the Savings Bank street. The Third Az
enue Bank was the king pin Of them all,
and controlled them The deposits we're
outrageously handled. The most bare
faced gambling VAS carried on under the
provisions Of special Law obtained ia a
nefarious way The new receiver u the
Third says that the banks account
should have shown deficit for the past
eleven years. Aud yet the Tribune makes
itself very merry over the idea Of postal
savings banks, and "a thousand strong
safes built throughout the land. for the
peoples savings guarded by government
muskets."
COURT THE LAWYERS DON'T LIKE.
An evidence Of the need Of farmers and
other producers III Congress, is seen iii the
following fact. We claim to be a wide
awake people. Our lawyers especially,
claim to be up with the times, and yet
having control Of our Legislature and Of
public opinion on the subject, they pre-
vent the adoption Of any reform that
would curtail their power and gains For |
instance, the Courts Of Reconciliation"
Of Denmark and Norway have existed |
SINCE 1898. They dispose promptly, fairly |
and cheaply Of six out Of seven of the
suits. In Denmark, between 1860 and
1864 only 29, 1867 out of 1873, 628 original
suits were really tried at Law. The regu-
lar courts will not handle any case that
has not been before the other, and the
assistants of the Judge in the latter are
usually not lawyers. The CoHseiIs des
PrudhOmmes of France, the arbitration
Courts of England and New York City,
and those Of Denmark, were all suggested |
and founded by non-lawyers.
THE DLvIL AND TOM SCOTT.
1t was said some years ago, not without |
reason, that the above individuals were |
getting the whip hand in this country.
The fact that the willy Thomas tries to |
control all sorts Of conventions, has led |
many to suppose that he was the prime |
mover in them, when he was not. The !
Harrisburg correspondent of the New
York San, after vainly trying to make out !
that the late Anti Monopoly Convention
there was simply "a Southern Pacific
dodge" finally in despair at making a |
point IN any other way says ''The West
ern Changers stand alone among all labor |
organizations committed to the support
of the Texas Pacific swindle" IL that 80 |
now Really was not aware Of it. Tell |
US all about it Changers. Make a clean
breast"
PUT THIS AND THAT TOGETHER
Prentice milford, late editor of the
Overland Monthly, has been delivering
witty ten cent lectures here. He says that
exhaustion and starvation" are the ''un-
DERIVING causes" of most Of the intemper-
ance Of the world. Let him add this more
general expression, ''the grinding oppres-
sion Of the poor and weak by the rich and
strong" Look at England. In that
o: mary element of true civilization, q due
ne gard ~ the interests Of the common