The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-05-05

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port Of the grand jury's investigation in
to the Chico murders. OF course The
0'roaicis's account has been heralded from
one end Of the union 10 the other and al
though the evidence of it being a misre-
presentation is too palpahly evident upon
its face to escape observation, yet IT will
be made to serve its purpose here and else
where, by the publication Of garbled ex-
tracts by papers which wish TO heap odium
upon organizations of work ngmen, under
any circumstances, but more especially if
they are intended to resist the influx Of a
class Of laborers who Till cheaper, and Of
course degrade labor How singular it is
that men, who like The Chronicits 5 people,
have risen from the very dregs of society,
should have less charity for their former
associates than men who have never asso-
ciated with those who are compelled to
labor for living. Ii seems no less siugu-
lar too that they should express such
horror of murder. when both prUprietoIs
have laid In wait for their enemy, with the
intention Of assassnatiDg him, and how
they failed Of accomplishing their murder
Gus purpose God only knows, for they
were separated from their intended vic
tim by only few feet space. When such
men take up the cudgels in favor Of NOR
ality we may well doubt their sincerity
IT,, Chronicle has the reputation Of being
fearless and outspoken, though there are
those who ought TO know who say that its
columns are for sale, and that all its virtu-
Gus indignation. Tor which ii claims, aud
sometimes obtains credit for xample ITS
late raid upon the Bonanza kings, and
their management nf the mines. is because
they refuse to come down with the dust
Bnt however the case may be, We have
cause for congratulation that when rogues
fall out honest men may come to their
own, at least they have ali opportunity to
learn facts that otherwise may have never
Seen the light.
The animus Of this raid upon the Cacau-
slams and other labor organizations Of
J. .AiA, --isl-a-f~rfnvr lstAer,
ksSsed by the effect it is likely to have Oh
~ Republican party of California, at the
6tsuing election But The Chronicle has
apsrdone the thing, and put the last nail
the coffin Of the Republican party that
t&e infamous conduct Of the new admin
i16ration had already So etfectually killed
lie same paper, commenting on the reso-
lub ions adopted at the Methodist Confer
e4ce, seems to think there may possibly be
hRsakers ahead. Journals, like The O,roI.-
X, that have no principle, are generally
Nptching the popular wave.
kBut To return to the Chico affair, you will
q that the Chronicle abuses the grand
My for not lndictiDg the men that The
t4ronicts had condemned. A more infam-
oAs outrage was never committed than this
e4rest Of men against whom no charge was
lAde, and who had committed no crime
Pat joining a labor organization. If any
lynching is done III Chico most likely The
CHRONICLE reporter will be the victim. Even
the murderers may deserve some compass
sbn, but this ghoul is deserving Of aone.
he New York W0rIds comments, which
Eenclose, shows that The Ch,OnicIe's mo- !
tfes are understood and appreciated at
tAe east. Out Of the 7 indictments for
nhrder and arson, two were for murder
tkt had nothing to do with that Of the |
Chico affair, and took place long prior.
Really murder is becoming rife among
o, hardly day passes but that murder
takes place some times two or three; what
w are coming to God only knows Many
" us now living can remember when muir
aAntry, while now it is even the sport of
boys, and women take hand, almost as a |
matter of course. How this Chinese ques-
kanis to end nobody can forsee. The course
The ChrOnicie foreshadows the determi-
Ation Of the capitalist not to permit il to
hd Peaceably. Outrages will Of course be
kNpetrated upon the Chinese by degraded
PERSONS animated by feelings of wrongs, or
4 desire to plunder them The Chinese
are prepared already, and even encouraged
to retaliate, even by those who profess to
BE- the ministers Of peace, and if this takes
place in one of our large cities riot and
var of races will be the result, for hungry
men are always desperate; and already, idle
hborers can be numbered by thousands in
California, and things loo6 as if We had
not come to the worst. Hundreds Of build.
ngs are ''to let, and many even in the
best business localities. Furnished rooms
to let" adoln almost every house front
The wheat crop is admitted to be failure
except in the coast counties, and river bot
toms, and even than not more than half
crop. The grain ringster, Frimdlander, has
taken time by the forelock and failed to
get hid Of his freight contracts, for there
Will De no grain to load the ships hs has
cAaktered. Thank God the hundreds Of
tho opsands Of acres Of land he has gobbled
uD Nv the aid Of our beautiful laws. that
gfvdto railroad corporations and land grab
ber4 the peoples inheritance. will have to
be old, and hard times may bring US this
consplation in the midst of misfortune that
ii hn made some Of the land grabbers dis
ROras. c. b. SMITH.
Pts. The people Of California are be-
ginr3ne to study and understand the cur
raEdg question; money may be obtains
atitGs savings banks on good improved city