The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-03-03

more obnoxious aud cNactiug than the her
editary. constitution rec nguIzed arIstncracy
of the British Isles. whose position they
50 buuglngly ape The influence II this
element, Immical alike Ia republican sim
phcity and institutions. has permeated cv-
cry phase of society, re-moldcd and cor
Tupted our political system. Il has soiled
our ermIne, prostituted our Law makers.
debauched the social fountain. controlled
public opinion. subsidized orr press. mann
monized our pulpit, well nigh destroyed all
sense Il public Or private honor substi-
tuted the pSrtizan for the star smAn. and
practically gwen expression 10 the clam
that labor has no rights which capital Is
bound TO respect. nscrupulous IN the
means used to accomplish its purpose, II
sanctions its robbery under the guise Of
Law CD and commits no vIllany that Its PHI
ant tools are not prepared to justify. How
applicable here the lines.
Un'oss corruption dr-t defect, the pride
Ana guardian ,r.nr 10 thc free bora ,ca
All rude at supt, at violence vsin
F1r trim within and hiIe Al heart untouched
Neu'r Vet tt forge wl, freedom overcome
But -.,uu a. independence stulr- the heat
FH y.yg-l shaved aud ,lte created wants.
Thea tJ some foul. ctrrupuug htud. whose Ws-te.
Their craving last with fatal bounty feeds.
They ial. willing. Unattended prize
From Iuau to man iht ufrctI'I. pos" % runs.
rIl The v huie state uuuyryed iu ,i-ycrs .ifks.
N enables 4 railroad king to steal the
livery Of heaven "a serve the devil Iu one
day % osteusibly contribute 500 coo L.
establish theological seminary, aid the
next, with an ettrontery worthy ~ at
abandon. reduce the scanty wages ~ his
employees to go cents per day and JusJites
f,- al ~
clariu. that the huary headed libel ga hu
manity Who perp5,ra'ed tins robbery, has
found au abundant entrance to the crles
tial sphere without "a protest
To meet the alarming entertainments II
this power, then, Ne repeat, a united front
must ta presented Farmer and mechanic
must stand shoulder o. shoulder aud CON
siderius the fact that lut II the : $40 90
/ votes cast a. the LATE pres eutlal contest,
1 Ar least d. coo 600 represented the indus
I trial element a failure "a do means
moral treachery or tIrpltude, e. use Io
I harsher term and gives plsuslblhty at
Y least, ~ the piea If the money power that
Y II labor Is Nrougrd LABOR has the power "a
provide the remedy and having such
means Of redress u 5 not entitled t. pubic
sympathy 81 long as L refuses or Lcslecls
Y t1 exercise them.
HOW 70 >t,CEE Sr,H co.. PEBAIION
Sclf-nterrst, Is d rule. Is the key which
I uulucks the human heart Let It be thor
aughly realised that the interests 81 the
mechanical ana agricultural classes are
/ identical and thar an injury inflicted ,.u
one class viii eventually rebound T. the
injury If the other that common enemy,
4.
whose NAV is as Unsuitable al the grave,
can only be successfully encountered 10y
combined effort let such effort be con
trolled BY mutual confidence. and the con
test Il half decided
Among the effective agencies 10 bring
about these desirable results may be men
toned lst Th, Ufttr.tuts and u,ttftiaHq.
W opinion III TIE representatives mmlsIs N
or fumtr, associations oI.j labor urggir
i-0tto,.s 9f th,ir rsspectire annual guthgr
ugS The adoption Of such a 81 stem oulu
bridge many an ideal gulf, which has tu,
long reudred harmonious cu operation Im
/ practicable, and remove many causes OF
needless enlargement. Many suspicious
unbIud and un-enrr0us would be exploded
and the aims VI each association be ntelll
gbly understood. Nay, further there is
no valid reason why the farme. and me-
chauio canuut meet under one and the
same auspices, discuss matters o. mutual
interest, ana then separate To act on such
subjects as have a specific bearing on theil
. respective calllugs. GA the financial and
I transportation questions, cooperation.
| technical and compulsory education, and a
score Of others which could be enumerated
the interests OF the farmer and mechanic
cannot be divided, were II desirable
they should The semi-anuual dividend.
Of i've or ten per cent. whether declared
by a banking, railroad or manufacturing
| corporation, mean the robbery ~ iai.or, and
they mean nothing else, no matter whether
the robber tleeces the farmer who holds
| the plough or the carpenter Who drives the
/ plane. Labor-the source Of all wealth.
averaging three per cent per annuu, cap
/ ltal reaping ten and twelve, tells the story
ii a nutshell, furI'she the clue to our IT,
riodIc monetary pauics, and a reason Nhy
| the forces Of labor should combine. which
no sOlhlstry or argument can overthrow.
In this connection il may not be aniiss
/ % refer to an objection which has been
/ frequently urged Why no successful coop
| eratiye effort can be secured, aud which
to-day j. pointed to rather with the chuck Z
Of satisfaction than the sigh of regret
the success which too often attends the
efforts If sChenlug partlzlns 10 control the
vote Of the labOring classes ~ our cities
and manufacturing centres to their own
euslavemeut and debasemeut While ac-
knowledgng the treachery too often man
Tested, | insist II is unjust 20 draw a par
aliel between the comparatively poverty
ignorant, vicc-secluded, independent farm
ers Of the west, and the homeless. penni-
less friendiess workers, who segregate in
our villages and cities, who are but the
victims Of a system We aim 10 II, stroy
Cities necessarily become the centre 81 At
traction to the destitute or unemployed
The station house, the hospital aud the
alms house furnish all asylum, which the
country does MT and cannot afford. A
threat OF discharge, a fitch Of bacon. or
a barrel Of Hour, assumes huge proportions
70 a half time employe oT invulnntarIh
idle mechanic, with a wife and family de-
pendent on his exertions Louisiana has
no patent fer bull-dozing 1t has been
practiced in the factories Of New England
as we'll as on the plantations Of the south.
and operates as successfully with the white
slaves Of Illinois as with the colored tree.
men Of Mississippi.
Again, II must he remembered that the
Independent Party IS % Comparatively
recent growth. That heretofore Il la,
mattered little to the toiler whether the
Republican or Democratic factions tn.
uinphed, his 'retare Was ignored, his status
unaffected thereby. For the hrst time IA
the history If the country the interests Of
the wealth-producer are brough; into the
foreground and, nov that the sun OF
hope is glinting the horizon, a new life ana
new incentive is opened 10 him, so that
the experience of the past furnishes no cri-
terion for the future besides, 1t .aust not
be forgotten that the principles embodied
in the platform Of the Independent Party
wara first introducad advocata1 al