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

rs iathc anu name among tne nations
Of the world.
Another, and "a my mind, the most
effective agency to accomplish this desire
able result, is the calculation and dissem-
nation " the financial principles upon
which the support cf the American people
Was recently invoked in behalf Of the stand
ari bearers Of the Independent Party-by
mans NJ ScreS ~ cheap, pOpuidri-ed
tru,ts by the Judicious expenditure Of
so. 900. twenty-five million Of such tracts
can be printed and distributed broadcast
through our factories aud workshops in
every State Of the union. In times gone
bye the idea has been insIduously though
Industriously inculcated on the minds oi
workingmen that the financial problem
was a problem entirely beyond their com
preher,ion that their duty and their
interests demanded that they should simply
adhere % their trades and labor organiza-
TONS, to insist Oh an increase of hve or ten
cents per day, aud shut their eyes to the
rubber system which distracted from their
pockets more than twice that amount
That finance, ard it's study were the exclu-
sIye property Of the political economist
and that the moment they undertook to
think or act for themselves they would
find themselves beyond their depth. And
% their eternal disgrace be it said, they
have, by their nbsequious acquiesencc,
virtually endorsed this monstrous PROPOSE
uon. Now, until tht baneful effects OF
adopting or endorsing such a fallacy is
clearly appreciated 50 long as they are
willing to surrender their better Judgment
to the keeping of unprincipled knaves, or
unwilling TO think for themselves, 1t is
worse than useless to expect that any
effective cooperation can be secured. To
euiIghten them IN regard to their duty, to
simplify and popularize the elemental
truths underlying our financial principles,
and clothe them III attractive garb, is the
duty NJ the hour. suppose. for example.
On the inst % June or July next, tract
With the simple caption, WHY AN |
ProE e. vas placed IN every workshop.
How many eager ears would listen to It's
reading, during the dinner hour, and how
many minds catch the first CLEAN Of light
IN tins important question Discussion
follows every workshop becomes a deha
TIM society, and the intellectual elite, 81
to speak. IN labor's ranks, realizing the
value II the truths contained, become
their most ardent propagators. Let thi:
tract be supplemented by others Of like
nature, ana IN less than twelve months the
>tauuc''est, s'urdiest defenders Of tn,
ia..i, the most uuhmching champions o
financial reform would be found at tn,
nyuyh, the anvil aud the furnace III til,
ranks II those who now contend that the
money aud the labor question have nC
possible connection with each other. Ar,
th - results not worth the effort required
"a accomplish them
IhE EFFEtIs OF SUCH co OPERATIVE EF
FURT
The effect OF such cooperation would b,
Y demonstrated III the impetus given to tn,
industrial interests Of the country. tn
/ welfare II the masses, and the curtaIlmen
I 81 the encroachments of the money power
Y Inc trlntlersman, even in the depths o
4 the forest, would weld his ak with a stur
dler arm the pillow of the pioneer woul,
/ cut with a keener edge. and the anvil rim,
I with merrler chorus, all seeming to real
4 ize that not only the welfare but the per
/ pttmty of the republic had been secured
! Cooperative enterprises would dot on
/ pralrles as the stars dot TIE sky. Tn
I shylucks of Europe, now bleeding tn
country at every pore, would he compelle,
] t. ply their vOcatlOnsIn more genial climes
/ Our workshops, long silent, would one
more sound with the hum Of industry, all,
the sails Of the American clipper whittier
/ every sea. Our cOupon-clipping leeche
1 would receive a leave of absence, and dis
/ gusted with tho non appreciation Of theI
4 services seek an asylum in those land
| where the money that chinks is the coin o
the realm. Crime and pauperisn woul,
| vlslbly diminish national prosperity one
/ more take the place Of discomfort an,
7 bankruptcy the tramp and the strike
/ become relics Of the past. The lahore
would reap the fruits Of his toll In short
"e would have government Of the people
I for the people, administered by the people
I With one destiny, one interest. one tiag
waving over-a united, a happy and a pros
/ porous nation, bearing on its ample fold
the pregnant inscription Glory to Go,
~ me highest, peace on earth and zoo,
viii to men.
Mr.. David WaId Wood, of the Wester
I hUai, followed IN an address on ''rhe Theor
and Practice Of Agriculture The gentle
Inau remarks were attentively listened 10
and we're very pertinent to the occasion. A
Mr.. Wood was unwell, lie dId not occup,
the time Of the convention long
The Hon. NJ. Haslett, Of st. Clair, Chair
man Of the House Committee on Education
was introduced to the Convention. All,
stated his reasons for coming before them
he sald that from all Over the State came let
tiers and memorials for reform in their pubh,
4rN " Ia f.l,T
his views and then get theirs. They had a
common interest III this matter, and he
hoped before the Convention adjourned they
would state what they wanted Mr.. Haslett
sad he was a farmer had been a school. each
er, ana came from county that had some OF
the poorest people in the State. Only 20 in II
per cent. ever reach the high schools. aud
hardly per cent. pass an examination.
Boys and girls, whether through false educa.
tion or lot, actually despise labor. and their
daughters turn up their noses at hard listed
dirty looking, honest, hard working Journey.
men mechanics. Ii our schools do not turn
out better men and women than thew are
DONG at present, We shall need a Jolie.
building IA every Congressional district in the
state Girls and boys must be taught DO.
tahy physiology and geometry. They must
De Taught That life Is not romance but a
stern reality. He had daughters, and he
would rather that they marry honest. indus
treus mechanics, who had no money; whose
only capital was energy, pluck, honesty and
AMBITION TO recommend them, than he would
young man OF twenty thousaId dollars and
par q eh:tn hands. The public schools
were the n rner-stones Of our institutions.
lne House Committee was largely composed
OF Iarners, aI.d # they could not draw up a
biii thls would suit them and then enforce
- provisions alter its passage, it would
~ - sirow that they were unequal to the
emergency.
Tue honorable gentleman was thanked BY
the Convection for MS address and the adj.
VS. gwen. The rest Of the afternoon was
spent "a discussing the school question.
Mesars Fiagg, West, Smith, Burdett, Arm.
strong. Lewis, Thor, and a number OF other
seAtlsmen taking part III the discussion.
The subject was Well ventilated. and the
hour Ut adjournment having arrived thu