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Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12

in the discussion of social and pollt- ical economy there, will no doubt have fine treat at the debate soon to take place m that city with Com rades Ayeling and Shoyitch as the champions of Scientific Socialism. It would be well worth trip from New Haven to hear them.
 Next week we shall print the last of the series of "EXtracts from Grou- lund's Cooperative Commonwealth with winch the reading matter of the WoRkMEN's ADVOCATE has been enriched since its first issue. The valuable book may be had at the office of the ADVOCATE, and those living in other cities can order 1t of the Secretary of the National EX- ecutiye Board, $. l.. F., Mr. W. l.. Rosenberg, f? First avenue, New York City.
 Brother Pinney, of the IIiRSted Press, says: cone thing we are sorry to see totally neglected by our friends, the labor rcformers, and that is civil service reform" But Friend Pinney does not mean "the Pharisaical and pedantlc little monster nursed by the sch0olmarms of the mugWump fraternity. He would have the people within the precinct of an off ccr have the right to elect that off cer. Agreed. We Socialists, at least, are truly democratic in this matter, and go even step further when we call for the "lmperial man. date" which gives the people the power to recall that officer and re. place him at any tlne. We joir with our Winsted friend in recon mending the consideration of this matter to the Cincinnati Conference
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

Our brilliant evening contempo. rary, the Register ("dem. J, blurted out editorially the following ''honest confession" the day after election:
 "These men the workingmenl have too often been given d stone when they asked for bread They have not lost their confidence in the principles of dem ocracy, but they have become discour- aged at the ineiliciency shown by the leaders of it. And to speak out honestly and frankly, we do not blame them. We are somewhat discouraged ourselves"
 There, there don't take it so much to heart, nelghbor. Don't be discouraged. We're not downheart- ed at all, nor discouraged. Things are improving. If we could have an election every month and increase our vote in the same ratio as we did at this election, the principles of democracy" would soon be established in this city. But We must have pa- tience, Meanwhile let the Rsgistet man read the WoRkMEN's ADVOCATE regularly, heed the wholesome les sons therein contained and then honestly help advance the prin. ciplcs of true democracy, and thu, hasten the good work.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
COMBINED AGAINST US.

It will be interesting for many 0l our readers to know that one of the results of the political movement m New Haven was the combination of the capitalist parties against the la Dor Party. To be sure, they had each candidate for Mayor, but, as far as labor was concerned 1t was tweedc.dcc and twcedlc-dum be- twixt them.
 One of the first objects of the po- litcal labor movement IS to force the enemy to unite against us, and to make q clean and plain issue be- tween the class who honestly be- tween that they were born booted and spurred to ride over their weak CT neighbors and the people who honestly believe with Thomas Jetler- son, "that all men are created equal, "and should be guaranteed by Society an equal chance for llber- ty and the pursuit of happiness.
 The mass of voters who divide their patronage between the two corrptIy managed parties, hoping continually for Il change for the better, only deceive themselves while they support set of schemlng politicians in office. When the masses discover that there Is no ne- cessity for choosing between the two political evils. but that there is q straight, honest and practical course to pursue, a course that promises tc "Iead them out of Egypt" they will only too gladly throw off the yoke oI party and join in with Organized Labor. This done, there is but on, course for the "booted. and spurrcd to pursue, and that is to unite for $ death struggle with their "inferiors' and die.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
NOTES.

The result of the election last Tuesday was q gain of about 1000 votes for the Labor Party over the vote at the State Election last month. An encouraging sign for the working Ps.fle. -..-.
 The Avelings are doing much to make Socialism better understood by the American people, and the rapid formation of American Sections of the s. l.. r. speaks as well for faithful work of our distinguished visitors as for the appreciation of "a good thing by our people.
 The Springfield Mass. ] Socialists and, indeed, all who are interested
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
A DANGEROUS ARMY.

The Great Army of the Unem- ployed. This is the power that breaks strikes, reduces wages, and is an standing menace to the workers everywhere. It is an un- organized army but, driven by its necessities and manipulated by Or ,sanized Capital, it has in many q fight worsted the disciplined forces of Organized Labor. The great Southwestern strike was won by Jay Gould by calling in this great army of the Unorganized Unemployed; the Chicago packers used it to de- feat the eight-hour strike; every where and always, in fact, it is the Unorganlzed Unemployed that are appealed to by bosses to aid them in defeating the aspirations of their workmen for better conditions.
 Not long ago the national bureau of labor estimated that this army of unemployed numbered one million souls, while other authorizes put the number at about two millions. Think of it-an army nearI y as large as the Knights of Labor and trades unionists combined A hungry army, anxious for work to gain money to keep the starvation wolf from the door No wonder men are found ready at times to bctrav the cause of Labor by "scabbing," as in Chicago and elsewhere. It is a credit to unorganlzed, unemployed labor that, under such conditions and such temptations, there is com paratiyeIy so little of this industrial treason.
 With this great army of the In employed always at the call of Or ganized Capital, what is to be done
 The only reasonable answer ever yet made is this; First, get this great army of unwilling idlers organ. lzed. Then, working through peaceful means-at the ballot box and through legislatures, assemblies and unions-so reform the indus trial and social system as to give these idle an opportunity to earn a decent living by honest labor.
 There ought to be no lack of pay ing work for everybody in q country which as yet averages but seventeen CT eighteen inhabitants to th, square mile. But there will, mus be. this lack, so long as the raw ma teriais (land. mines, etc ] as well a. the tools of production and trans portation, are monopolized by Organ ized Capital. Shut out from tn, soil by land-grabbing corporation and private speculators-shut ou from opportunity to employ himsel by the great cost of machinery anu the imposslbility of hand work com petlng with it--the worklngman i rapidly becoming mere wage-slay
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
UNREASONABLE ORDlNAN-
 CES,

Of late attempts are being made, in different States and under various disguiscs, to break in upon time honored customs and liberties of the people, partially by legislative enact ments, but more frequently under color of police regulations, A dccis- ion of the supreme court of Michi- gan, rendered October 2Sth, is of more than local importance. An ordinance of the city of Grand Rapids providing that
 "No persons, associations or organiza, tions. shall march. parade, ride, or drive in or upon or through the public streets of the city of Grand Rapids, with musical instruments, banners, flags torches, fam beauX, or while singing or shouting without having first obtained the consent of the mayor or common council of said city,
 was held to held to be unreasonable and myahd because it suppresses what Is, in general, perfectly lawful, and leaves the power of permitting or restraining processons to our un- regulated official discretons. Mr.. Justice Campbell, giving the opinion of the court, among other things, rcmarked:
 "It has been customary, from time in memorial in all free countries, and in most civilized countries, for people who are assembled for common purposes to parade together, by day or reasonable | hours at night, with banners and other | paraphernalia. and with music of various l kinds. These precessions for political, religious, and social demonstrations are resorted to for the express purpose of keeping unity of feeling and enthusiasm and frequently to produce some effect on the public mind by the spectacle oi union and numbers. They are natural product and exponent of common aims and valuable factors ill furtherlng them.
 The guardians of the peace, eager to make workmen'S processions and the display of their banners q pun ishablc oifense, will please talk, notice. Q, II.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
PROPHETIC !

It Is not often thata poem appea $ in the editorial columns of a newspaper, but the following, by Alice Carey, is so pertinent and so applicable to the existing social conditions. that We believe it will appeal far more forcibly to our read CTS than would columns of editorial comment and explanation upon the same subject.
 Under the present social system
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
Tu Hr IImhmeH'S .ldrocute:

iu tHt Il hihWtH x .itintutt'
 At last we have an English party organ. Who will not rejoice at the realization of this long,felt need and not try, now that we have such a powerful weapon, to agitate and educate with redoubled ener gy? The Socialistic Labor Party is a party of agitation and propaganda and until it has gained solid ground among the American labOrers its work is of cir cumscribed value. We congratulate ourselves, therefore, on the appearance of the WORKMENS ADVOCATE as a Party organ, and also thank our National EX- ecutive Committee for its efforts to real ize the general desire of the Party. We have difficult task before us; the soil, tho fertile. is unCultivated as yet the understanding of Scientific Socialism is very rare among Americans, and the WoRKMEN'S ADVOCATE will have diff cult task to perform. Therefore, com rades, let Us be up and doing; let us spread the seed of truth, hoping to reap good fruit What is needed now most of all is to pOpularize Scientific Socialism and to show the fallacies of doctrines current among American laborers, such as ''private cooperation" etc. And there could not be more favorable time for agitation of Socialism than now. The workingmen of America have awak. ened from their slumber, and have shown themselves capable of independent politi- cal action and we must "strike the iron while it is hot" The splendid effect of the lectures of Dr. Aveling and wife vii certainly help great deal towards the reception of Socialism. To work, then comrades! We are armed now. we have powerful champion in the WORKMEN's | ADVOCATE; let Us then do our duty anC we shall conquer our greatest enemy | ignorance. At the same time take op portunity to make a practical suggestion Most of our American Sections are ye very young and probably many of then inexperienced. Would it not be well | under such circumstances, if all tn, American Sections form a closer uniol through the WORKMENs ADVOCATE by interchanging their views and opinions about practical organization and agita tion? l would propose that somebody connected with each American Sectiol send a detailed correspondence to tn WoRKMEN'S s ADVOCATE, stating the con ditions surrounding this organization the mode of agitation, etc. It would no only bring all the Sections into close connection, but would also be of grea practical value to young Sections an' those of limited experience. Let us tr, this plan. We can lose nothing and cer tainly gain much.
 Fraternally, G. NJ. PRICE,
 Of the Buffalo American Section
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
NEW BEDFORD SLAVES AGAIN.
HQTNOEE, Mass. Dec. 6.
, thc UOrkmeH'S .ld,'ocnte:

To hc U'orkmen'S .Idrocnte:
 In your New Bedford letter last week mistake occurred. The case is this: The second hand in the weaving room left his place, to take higher position in an- other mill. But before leaving, of course, some respect must be shown him by the slave weavers, over whom he used the whip for the benefit of the cor poration who employed him. It was the hXers who made the collection to make d present to the second hand driver leav- ing the mill The fixers. of course. would he expected to contribute; but t trGS the poor weurerS, whose wages aver age from eighty to ninety cents per day, and not the tixers wages, as stated in your last issue. Tie sum obtained was S65, and gold watch and chain was bought and presented to him. The name of the receiver is Hersame. and the new second hand, If he is ambitious. will Use the whip more vigorously than his predecessor. in order to get t,ro oold rdtcheS and chd0ts when he leaves his place. NJ. $.
 NEW BEDFORD, Dec. 6.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12

who must "humbly beg his lordIy fellow-worm to give him leave to toil. ' And if this boon is refused, what can he do?
 There is no end of work for a ma. tjonal Labor party. And this is the reason such party is bound to come to the front. GroM hopiiS IIurkMnN.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
BLACKLlSTlNG.


 There has been some talk in the local ropers of late in regard to black listing workingmen, arising out of the case of one Thomas Mcancv who says he has been black listed by rail road corporations. and has brought suit against them. These corpora tions, if they acknowledge having bIackIisted Mr. Meancy, will no doubt also say that they did it, not to injure Mr, Moanoy, but to protect themselves against an incompetent man, or, if the man IS acknowledged to be competent, 1t may be insisted that he was an "agi- tator,' | dissatisfied man, or Il dlsa- greeable man, at least in their opinion, and they only use the right of cm- ployers to combine to protect them selves against such.
 This blacklisting looks very much like boycotting, and as boycottlng has been declared to be a criminal conspiracy in this State of Connect- cut by jury Guries decide as to the law as we'll as the facts in the Nut meg State) we cannot see why black listing by employers should not also be deemed criminal conspiracy.
 On the other hand, it has been decided by judge of the Superior Court (Stoddard) that boycotting is not necessarily a criminal conspira- cy--not if the object of the boycott Is to benefit the boycotters or their friends-even if the business of the boycotted party suffers by the with drawal of patronage or by the rofus al of certain people to have further business relations with them. We applauded the judges decision and called him just judge. The jury in the case of the hoycotters decided however, that the object of the boy cotters was to njure the firm or cor, poratlon boycotted.
 Now, in the case of the black list. ing railroad corporations, the samt judge might make q similar decision, and we could not consistently dc otherwise than approve; yet tn, same jury might also. if they were consistent, decide that the corpora tions intended to injure Mr. Meane, and, consistently also, find then guilty of criminal conspiracy,
 While. according to the able judge men have right to work or rcfus, to work for whom they please, i seems to us clear that corporation or firm has right to employ or re fuse to employ whom it pleases, un less indeed. there is some provision in its charter that would limit 1t power in this direction.
 What then: Are workingmen t. be subjected to the wanton will O the owners of railroads or other in dustries? By no means, unless tn workingmen permit it; and they d permit it when they allow privat ownership of industries,
 There is but one logical and poss ble remedy-the State, that is, tn people in common, must own an control the land, the mean of transportation and the means ( production.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
To the WOrknen's IdrOcate:


 have just finished reading the WORK MEMS ADVOCATE all through, advertise meuts and all, and am pleased to find it good, healthy reading. There is not word in it to which the most law abiding citizen can obi iect nor is there senti- ment expressed therein that the most sincere Christian can refuse to endorse; even church-members will be hard set to find anything in 1t to censure. Capital ists and the capitalistic press will no doubt deprecate its appearance and cen sure those who circulate it and those who read 1t inasmuCh as heretofore they have consistently instilIed into their minds the idea that Socialism is all bad and all wrong, whereas if you continue to keep your paper up to its present healthy tone and high standard the people will read il. . and will ere long learn that by uniting under the Socialistic system there will be Work enough and Bread enough for all and that there would be no difficulty to obtain them now were 1t not that the capitalists unite to concentrate in their own hands the means of living which rightly belong to no one class but to the whole people, and that Socialism simply aims to give to everyone that which he has right to, viz: the opportunity to earn his living by labor and to secure to him the full product of that labor. May every success attend you.
 ours sincerely.
 ADAM RAMAGE. H01NOEE, MASS, Dec 6.
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COMMUNICATIONS.

NorIrE Tu CORRESPONDENTS Write plain. "huil down your letters; make them short Write uuly on one side uf the paper BtaS goud uaturrd as you can under the circumstances
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12

The democratic" sheets reflect the sadness of their capitalistic owners. Those confounded workingmen are at the bottom of it.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-12-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mrs. Frelinghuysen, widow of the
late Secretary of State, has bought .
site for home in Lenox, Mass.
Augustus Jessup is the richest
man in Philadelphia. He is twenty
four years old and has an annual in-
come of between $50. 900 and $4,000.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the new
books brought out last month were
written by women. They also wrote
thirty-three per cent Of the poems
Boston Globe.
The historian, Bancroft, may be met
almost every day walking with his
granddaughter in Washington, says
the Critic, just the same as he has done
for the past ten years.
-Chief-Justice Waite is persistent
pedestrian. He never waits for the
street-cars or hires cab, but daily
walks both ways from his home in the
west end to the Capitol Washington
Post.
Mr.. Gladstone calls his study Il .
"Temple of Peace" There are three
writing desks there. At one Mr.. Glad
stone does his political writing, at
another his literary work. and the
third belongs to Mrs. Gladstone.
Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont at the
age of sixty preserves all the strong in
teilectual tastes of her youth, together
with her great physical courage and
love of stirring adventure and travel
rare traits in a woman.-M y. Irit-
aGe.
Miss Angelo Seligman. daughter
of the New York banker, drew a rich
prize in the matrimonial lottery.
Among her wedding presents were
four Blackstone for $4,000, another
for $50, 900 and two for S1,000.-N Y.
.IaU
Mrs. Sarah Bush Lincoln, the STEP
mother of Abraham Lincoln, once said:
II had a son JOHN who was raised
with Abe. Both were good boys. but
l must say, both now being dead, that
Abe was the best boy ever saw or ex-
pcct TO see. "-DetroN Free Press.
Rev. N. Van Alstine, of Raymer-
town. Rensselaer, County, who recent
ly celebrated his semi-centennial as a
Christian minister. stated in his me-
IilSsL JttSUOIdl Icld-
ton had never been suspended for a
single Sunday during the entire fifty
years of service. He had never taken
vacation nor had he ever ceased from
care or work except during a few
brief seasons of sickness. Troy On
~ Times.
Wallace P. Reed, of the Atlanta
Constitution, says that if you will sit
down and stay down you will live for
ever. He practices what he breaches.
The Constitution says that for twelve
hours every day he sits at Ills desk;
four hours he sits at home. 1t takes
twelve minutes to walk three hundred
yards four times each day. He sleeps
seven and half hours. His health is
perfect. His appetite is keen, his
brain is clear and his capacity for
work remarkable. He is never sick a
day or an hour or minute He is
genial. fresh, bright, and does not age
q shade.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-12-09
HUMOROUS.

Grows never kick up disturbance
without caws.
"A party question: "What time do
you think they will have SUPERB
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
A teacher in high school asked a
little wad of an Irish boy to describe a
lake. "Sure and it is hole in the
kettle. '-Procidence Telegram.
Hotel keepers in the mountains.
who are growing over unpaid board
bills, should remember that they live
in the owe-zone. Pittsburgh Bulletin.
What made you steal that water
proof cloak?' demanded the judge.
The culprit whispered: Il was trying
to lay up something for rainy day"
N Y. Telegram.
If you should hint to a man that
small game existed on top of his head he
would probably be angry. but most
every man has a partridge there for
all that.-N Y. Graphic.
George to Celeste" Your papa is
not here, dearest?" Celeste-'.No; he
is behind time tonight" George
''Then come to my arms. AS long as
he isn't behind me, care no. where
he is. WASHINGTON Critic.
Young Teslitall Continuing story)
-'.ARd just as l was stepping off'the
porch" Landlady touching bell for
servant -Ting Young Tellitall Gn.
juredly) perhaps some of the others
have not heard ii, madam. lid Bits.
--'.Ah," he exclaimed, as he pressed
her tenderIy to him at parting, ''shall
l hold you in these arms again to-mor-
row, and paint cur future with the
bright pigments Of the Imagination?
NO." she said, calmly. mot to-mor-
row, to-morrow's washing day."-M
Y. Herald.
"A Boston lawyer, in reply to our
inquiries whether there is any legal
process which can be applied to coffee
when it refuses to settle. replies: II
have to say than the grounds of action
are in process of Liquidation. No fee. !"
burlington Free Press.
Brooklyn Man-.'Talk about pretty
store girls-I wish you could see the
female clerks a Brooklyn druggist has,"
Omaha Man-..No doubt We could
match Them" don't be too sure.
Those girls have no equals for beauty
and sweetness anywhere. ''You think
SOP" Think so! Why. man, he doesn't
even have to sugar-coat the pills. -
Omaha World.
An old gentleman, while visiting q
school, was invited to address the
scholars He looked up and down the
long rows of children, and beaming
benignantly upon them, said: '.Dear
little boys and girls, my heart goes out
in tender love and sympathy for you
all, for remember so well when was
little boy and girl myself!' Pablo
delphia Call
Speaking of heavy rains" re.
marked one farmer to another recent
~, reminds me of one we had last
spring. put barrel out in the yard,
b ing up, and it was filled with rain
water through the bung in just ten
minutes by the watch" That's
said farmer No. 2. II put
q barrel in my yard, bung up, with
both heads out The rain went through
the bung-hoIe so fast that it couldn't
run out, and Overflowed at the bung."
Tho farmers saluted each other and
drove on.-Boston Budgcs.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-12-09
Recreation for Women.

Woman's work is never done, and
if she does not want an occasional hol-
iday, who does? And she can not get
it at home. The more quiet and rest
full the home is to her family, the more
evidence that it is a care, if not bur-
den to her. A housekeeper can no
more take vacation in her home than
q merchant in his counting-room, or a
Prime Minister in his Council chamber
Husbands, then, should occasionally
try and induce their wives Gf they arc
good ones it will not be easily done)
to take short holiday away from
home where they can have the luxury
of not knowing what is for dinner be-
fore they see it, and 60 to sleep with
ont listening with one ear for the cry
of the children.-L0ndon Queen.