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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27
CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE.

We have received a Report from
the Superintendent of the Pittsburg
Bethel Association, U. S. A., on the
working of that Institution. In his
covering letter Mr.. Mcmahon says
that he regards Social Democrats as
advocating 'practical Christianity"
Practical Christianity, we fear, means
very little, whereas Social Democracy
means great deal. But, whether
or no, some of the statements in the
Report are we'll worthy of place in
JUstice:
'The old professional tramp has given
place in the Pittsburg Bethel to larger
number OF workingmen and mechanics
than ever patronized it before. | have
endeavored during the past three
months to find cause for this, and sub-
NIT the result. In one mill in Pittsburp
two hundred men were thrown out of
employment in 1884 by the invention and
introduction of one machine, and last
year two hundred more lost their places.
In the North Chicago Rolling Mill three
hundred and fifty lost their places by i'm
| proved machinery, and five hundred
more in Joliet, Ill. We can't stop inven-
tons, nor would it be right 10 do 50
But who was benefited by this labor
saving machinery? Not the one thousand
two hundred and fifty men with their
families thrown out of employment. On
the very spot on which this Homeis buiIt.
one man in 1861 made fifteen oil barrels
per week. Twenty years ago every
country village had its cooper shop.
blacksmith shop, wagon shop, etc. now
all this is done by machinery in large cit
les. Twenty years ago farmers needed
one or more men the entire wear. now
a few men for month in the sprine and
the same in harvest time is all that is
needed. Labor-savlng machinery is CON
tinually throwing men out of employ
ment IN every line of MANUFACTURING and
no new avenues opening to them. This
is what makes tra,nps."
Andrew Carnegie, the Scotch
American millionaire ironmaster.
halls from Pittsburg, and he has
Just written an enormous volume in
praise of the disuniting United
States and all that therein is. No
doubt America has been fine place
for a canny Andrew who has robbed
other mems labor to a fine tune, and
now, forsoOth, calls himself Social
list But for all Carnegie's jubila-
ton over American grandeur we can
see from the above Report how the
workers fare in the very city where
he has swollen himself out into a
capitalist. There ismuch to admire
in the United States, but it is safe
to say that the treatment of the work
ing classes is not one of the points
for such admiration, either in Pitts
burg or any other great city. -Lon-
DON Jusfice.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27

the one to hard labor and ignorance,
and pander to the passions, good or
evil, of those who boast OF "shrewd
business management" and complain
of the the frightful risks they run,
just to blind innocent, gullible Labor,
and confound the ignorant agita-
tors"
Let us suppose that the young
writer of the Register believes what
he writes-whose fault is it.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
LABOR PAPERS.

1t looks rs though the "labor pa
pers" of the country were falling
into the hands of the enemy. Since
the labor movement" began to APP
pear weighty, the enemy has been
turning his eye upon the "1abor pa
pers, and already the sly agents of
the Money-Power are turning the
cranks of not a few of them. Their
conservatism is freezing. John
Suint0A's Paper.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27
A FIERY LESSON.

There are training schools for
teachers of the youth, and there are
corrective critics for the festive com
positors; but for editors generally
there are no wholesome restraining
influences when they are bent upon
reading the poor nottingham q
a lesson.
The blithe young editor of one of
our evening papers 1--WE hesitate to
mention the name of the Ereninq
Register so often and therefore re-
frain) seemed to be in one of his
happost moods, last Saturday, in
penning an editorial upon the lesson
to thoughtlcss workingmcn waited
over the city in the smoke and smell
of u great fire which consumed the
capital of large packing house, in
the shape of lard, hams, and the ex
tcnsive buildings necessary to con-
duct the business. Not only the or
binary workingmcn, but the pcsky
"lahor agitators" arcinyitcd to "learn
that after all, Capital does not rest
on bed Of roses.
| Unfortunately for Labor, it does
not; but like Il hinge devil-fsh it
spreads its massive tcntacles over
Labor and sucks the life blood from
the workers.
But to come right down to bust
ness: Let us read II pungent part of
the "lcsson"
1.-THE firm has carried on large and
profitable business in this city for many
years, and by shrewd business manage.
ment and enterprise have been able tc
make n great deal of money. They have
in fact become rich, so to speak. They
have annually put in circulation a great
sum of money ~ wages to their work
men.
Now, what did this "shrcwd bust
} ness management" consist in? Partly
: this; About a hundred men did tn,
) drudgcry of the business at wages
ranging from $3.50 to Sl400 pen
week; the larger amount being tn,
pay granted to foremen. The aver.
age pay was probably not more than
IS. % per week per man p. Does il
require "shrewd business manage.
ment" to get men to work for low
} wages?
But our young editor tells us the,
made "a great deal of money" How
did they make it? They probabl,
wrote to an agent to send on som,
: live hogs. The agent received a,
llttlc for his services rs competition
among his class compelled. The
7 hogs arrived and We're driven to tn,
7 pens by people who received rs low
a price as the competition among
: their class compelled. Then through
every stage and process until TIN
t marketable merchandise was pro
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27
ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AT sEw HAVEN, CON
NEcTIouT. Az SECOND CLASS NATTER
NEW HAVEN, JUNE 2;, 1886.
DECAY OR GROWTH.

In discussion concerning the ne
cessity for prompt and vigorous rev.
dictionary measures, rs advocated by
some of the thinkers of the day, the
New York Volkszeitung touches up
on a few points presented by men
who seem to depend more upon their
teachings than upon the natural de-
velopment of economics for the CON
summation of their hopes. These
points are worthy of consideration
however, for familiarity with them
on the part of the masses would be
factor in the development of cconom-
les of no mean order.
Il should be borne in mind that
the governments of all "civilized'
nations are bound to the possessing,
exploiting classic the capitalists.
TlUL ,terests are conserved by laws
and force. BY laws enacted by hired
law makers, who look to the capital
list class for their wages which, when
above the mean average, assumes
the nature of bride money; by force,
consisting of paid paupers recruited
from the proletarian class for the
subjugation of honest, working,
wealth-producing prolctarians.
Another terrible and startling
thought is that mental and moral
progress itself is threatened.
The mechanic, through the intro
duction of machinery requiring only
tenders, degenerates into the day Ia.
borer, requiring little intelligence,
and experience. In some countries
the very schools are INTENTIONAL,
lowered in standard, with narrowed
2 ideas, 50 that instead of being insti
tutions of learning they becom,
Supplying machines.
There is already but little oppor
tunity for the requirement of trad,
or technical science in the UniteC
States, Great Britain and Other
States-and the same may be said Of
rational agriculture-and thus ,
highly cultured class of teachers VIII,
might bequeath the art and scienc,
of cultured teaching to n still NOR,
prominent generation of teacher,
dies out.
Another point; In the same meas
ure the police and military 9TH,
bribed proletariat) are increased il
order to suppress the ambitious work
ing class, and in the same ratio il
which public funds are used up t,
sustain these machines of force ant
the naturally co-existing paupers
there will be lack of means foI
general education and training
When it comes to this, that th,
masses cry for dry bread and vulga
amusemcnts, culture is fast ebbing
II may be denied that this calamit,
could happen at this age, but histor,
tells us that culture has frequentl
died out, and history may repeat il
self.
Ordinary prudence would sugges
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27
P0y ERTI AND DRINK.

Talmadge. in his last sermon on
the Labor question, holds up liquor
drinking as the enemy of Labor.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27

press, Is correct, his nollilcss Is
diplomat of considerable ability; for
while il may seem sufficiently strong
to satisfy Cardinal Taschereau, it is
mild enough to cause little fear OF
communication in the minds Of En-
glish-speaking Catholics.
In last Mondays Courier it denied
being opposed to honest Labor.
Unless it means that Union Labor
is dishonest, We don't see how it can
claim to be truthful. We think that
opposition, especially such spiteful
opposition as its proprietors have
shown towards the Typographical
Union, concluslvely proves that the
C0rier is the enemy of honest La
Dor; and that explains why honest
folks boycott the Courier.
As q matter of Justice to the par
ties concerned we print a cOmmuni-
cation from Rev. W. ID. Goldman, of
Winsted, La, regarding the case of
colored children, who were alleged
to have been wronged in in cndcayor
by charitable people to benefit them.
We shall be glad if nothing more
than a misunderstanding is at the
foundation of the controversy. The
undergraduates of so-callcd private
charity is evident, however.
The register last Monday pub
lished dignilied letter from Y. W.
Curtis, in defence of the Labor Lv-
ceum, princi pie, socialism and him
self, against the slandcrous and cow
ardly attacks of some panc-struck
Palladium scribblers. The letter
ends thus: ''Take away the free plat
form, stop friendly conference be-
tween the opposing sides in this
great agitation and you prepare the
way for the worst, All we ask, gen
tlemen, is fair play, and whoever
fails in that, be he laborcr or capt.
talist, he is the enemy
The Norning News editorially
deprecates the inclination of Knights
of Labor going into politics, and
seems to think that they have de-
parted from their original program.
But using the political power us citi-
zens does not necessarily include any
meddling in party politics. The
people can with much profit to them
selves and confusion to their enemies
enter the political arena and ignore
the corrupt political machines known
as the "rcpublican" and "dcmocrat-
ic" parties. AT the same time it is
necessary to adopt more honest tao
tics than these parties have practicea;
otherwise they would only stultify
themselves, and gain nothing in the
long run.
TO-day's session of the Labor Ly-
ceum, at which Prof. johnson n.
Platt will be the principal speaker,
closes the series of highly instructive
and entertaining meetings for the
season. Political and social economy
from various standpoints has been
discussed, and many. no doubt, will
desire to continue the study of the
themes during the coming summer
months. Good labor literature
should be in demand, and we are
happy to inform our friends that
standard works, in book and pam,
phlet form, may be had at the office
of Isaac Mailhousc, ,3G Chapel street
corner of State street. As the prices
are very reasonable, none who ar,
in search of information on tn,
great question" need want in vain
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27

he OF the hog was increased by the
abor, skilled and unskillcd, neces-
'ary to produce provisions" and
he "shrcwd business management,
80 far rs the common labor was con-
,erned, had about ceased; but the
value Of the hog had increased more
than the price paid for labor upon
it, including whatever computation
might add in the shape of taxes and
illegal" interest.
The next thing to do was to turn
the values created by labor into
money. Low-prlced servants of the
firm las low decomposition completely
went abroad among the retail dealers
and offered the goods for sale--at
what price? Again at as low a price
as competition among the sellers of
that grade of goods compelled. But
the competition in the selling local.
ties among the class of money makers
to which the firm alluded to belonged
was not quite so sharp-indeed, there
may have been little or no competi-
ton, as provision mongcrs are apt to
form pools as well as other bourgeois.
BE that rs it may, when the work
ing people bought hog meat that had
gone through the finishing processes
in this firms establishment, they
paid much more for hog than it cost
to raise it, transport it, kill it, dress
it, and sell it. If they did not pay
more how would the firm "in fact
Income rich, so to speak,
All, but the risks they run Well,
let rs look at their risks. They sit
down at their desks in comfortable
chairs and one says to the other:
"Gucss we'd better pay out a little
more money on insurance; we have
increased our plant, and there is
more at risk"
"That's so; I'll tell the book
keeper IA hired man at as low a fig
ure rs competition compels) to see
to it,"
"Stlll it costs something to pay
premiums, and as | can't afford to
draw less money for my private ac-
count, nor can | ask you to, we'd bet
ter arrange matters to suit the case. "
Here is an opportunity for more
"shrewd business management. "
One or two men in the butchering
gang are discharged-th the rest do the
work. The second cousin, say, of one
Of the firm has been studying book
keeping, and as he is willing land
compelled by competitlon) to work
for two dollars a week for the first
year, the book keeper is discharged
with very kind recommendations
to "whom it may concern" as an
"honest, faithful and capable book
keeper, who never CANDLES.
Thus by "shrewd business man
agoment" the firm manage to place
extra insurance upon their goods.
Terrible risks F,
And the young editor grows en-
thusiastlc and SAYS the firm will real
It's head
"Proundly above its misfortunes to give
further employment To those who los,
| hotiiiiS ny the tohliaSfitlon. III Is alSt
well to remember that the loss incurred
10y this firm means shutting off OF
profit for some time to come, though moi
u reduction in wages to the laborer."
So the poor workmen lose moth
ing by the conhagration. We are
better Informed. Many of them los,
a pair of rubber boots, apron, knives
etc, to tina value of five or six dol
lars, besides employment. Thi
means suffering perhaps hunger t
many a dependent. The bosses los,
protit-granted with mental reser
yation-but they and their familie
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-27
WHO WROTE 1T?

ly, it seems, has issued another
awfully Secret circular, incloslng
the following, which is alleged to
have been sent to members of the
Order:
CONFIDENTIAL.
Dear Sir-You have been named as a
reliable. trustworthy man in whom con
iidence can be placed. You have it in
your power to confer a lasting benefit
upon your employer and at the same
time advance your own interests. We
wish to know something concerning the
secret workings of the Knights of Labor
You are urged to join that body and be-
come thoroughly informed upon the
minutest details of the management. If
you can secure an election as delegate to
the annual conclave of the supreme as
sembly of that order it will be gratifying
to those who furnish employment to you.
If while acting in the capacity OF delegate
you secure the passage of radical or rev
dictionary legislation we will not regard
it as being inimical to our interests. If
after your admission to the Knights of
Labor you succeed in initiating the most
prominent local politicians of your neigh
borhood, regardless of party, we will feel
that you are working in the interest of
your employers. We feel that, having
thrown out these hints, you will at once
place yourself in communication with
those who will secure for you an election
to the association named. We have
given the key note to future action and
will expect faithful performance of
duty on your part Should you be dis
charged for any action you may take in
the labor movement, your time will go
on. Respectfully yours,
That's all very well, but why in
the name of common sense does not
Bro. Powderly publish the name at
tached to the circular? Even if the
man who received it were blacklisted
as a consequence, it is no reason why
the scheming bosses who issued it
should be protected from a general
boycott by keeping their names hid
den.
Out with it Who was the boss
that signed the confidential" cir
cular?
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-11-25
Is the Sitno,irn Clao:ay:


Just moss feeling of ic.p1udsu'y
rests upon our people. r'.r a'i'y 'n
account OF ,hy ,ho., cotton crup.w!i,h
Do, been ;hy cause of mercantile fail.
u.c, all over ,lr state. That 'hc cgup
is ,hc.t. j. uo logger At question:. au
,hlt many mym,r, will DC utterly uu-
able ;om,,; ,,.,y oh,iea:.,a, 10, sup.
rli.> advanced, Is prt,u; to AL. Til"
realities ot thc situation a,c not pleas
au; to contemplate hy those who see
uo escape from bankruptcy, bat the
thon.lt has occurred % mnuy that
the future g. ru, 80 ,luomy. SomrHgc
bound to sulrr, hut lct o., lo"l into
how The ,Ior; cotton c;op viii affect
The farmers. Not f.r muy years has
there hc,u a, favorable season !nr
gathering. Tie grade has been uniform,
and though the price has been lower,
it will average upon the whole with
rhc price, uf hast year. Tia, is, say u
farmer las, season sold 9,jG0 pounds
ut De md 2.-oD at o.. making $40 tor
thc 5.uDD pounds. This year lac sell,
the j,UlD pounds at an average of q
ccut>, realizing %icD. There WAS u
large a. cunt of low grade cotton ON
the market last year, this soa>ru there
i, n.uc. Ifthcu. e. farmer has real.
ICED for AIS cotton this wear. in the ~
grcgatc, IL much ~ he did last, j., hC
ia II bad conditions, Ii may be- said
that the firmrr had more cotton tn sci
last season. and therefore realized
more money at . aud Il cents than az
: ccntS lor the present crop. That may
hc true. hut It will hc remembered thar
all other crops we're failure. aud
planters were hauling corn from the
railroads very early in the year. Tho
cofn crop has been abundant and.with
only u few exceptions. very little will
hc bought. The potato crop is tine.
and an abundance nf molas>cs hlS
been made. ho,h of the Louisiana aud
the Sorghum: the mast i said To ht.
line and hogs can bc iattcucd without
depicting the corn crib but little. il
any. Goods aud provisions of I'LL kinds
can be- purchased low, aud upon the
whole the outlook tor the fImrr /, not
50 gloomy rs it really seems aud there
is no cause for dependency. Times
will bc tight and farmers cannot square
up all their liabilities, bu; with littlc
forhoarancc all round thing, will final.
ly even mp aad the wheels of com
mercc not be clOcged.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-11-25
The congressman Who were Lcri Ont.

The recent election gives food for
reflection upon the political aspects OF
the country. Every democrat must
n,L himself the question, villa, are the
causes of so much apathy among ro-
ter of the democratic party: We will
attempt uu answer to the question
which we think include, the reason
why our majority in cougrc,, is 80
reduced. In IA, ;irst place it i Gus
tomlry. whenever the administration
changes hands. Tia; congress !, pretty
likely to clangc ;hc ensuing wear
Thi, WI, true Of po,l;'S ~ wc!! as,
Pierre, administrations. The reason
t!j> j. tie ru!r l. answered in the ,iin-
pie statement that there are not offices
enough Tor The Nictur> to all @ct one.
Sentimental polite, may do in tie
world which i 10 come. hu! hU>i-
nc,e poliiics i>thr order of thi, gcnrr-
Grafton. "Ian YOU gct mc an Office
ii | support rou:' j. not an m'i'-
qucnt contract between i candidate
and hi, supporters, 80 during thc heat
O.; 4 political campaign hcpromi,r- ;oo
many q siuccNrc. and when i. comes
to di.pcn In they don't gct around.
Every candidate tor government pap
hss lr;,uG, an} followers, cac! thiun %
iug that hc, above al o;hcrs, should
bc rewarded for party service. and
every one WHO i disappointed ieo'~
mu.c %. ,cs. Inclined to lind .iU,t viii
the rciruins par,y and to give !. a
black eye l!c iir.i opportunity that
present, it-,,i. While this prejudice
doe, not lcld Il man fr enough Ia
make him vote Tor the oppo,in" party
it makes him ,cc', Il change within hi-
own party. Another factor which h.,
not been properly appreciated hy Tie
pres, in commenting OIL thc election
i, the labor vote which WA, pol.cd.
This vote i, largely taken from tie
Democratic party. Notwithstanding
hi, llct the labor vote w, th:Own
away oa candidates WHO iuilclor r!cc-
tiol in cycry instance, our conSrr,,'
mmn FROM Virginia excepted. Til.
sam, labor vote. !, ;a,rc Is q lahoi
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-11-25
Hope For the Cotton Sellers.


For number ct years there has
been Il great complaint on account al
the excessive charges p'id in New W.
leans Tor handling cotton. The COM
mission merchants entered u up""
thcIr bills "i sale Us "ieS''lha'' Guar
gcN, hHt the farmers tue "hes WI"
baJ "a pay this, could designate u "i
uo mildcr term than "stcalagc.' 1t
amounted To that any way. Iht'''A-
ccSsivc charges have nccn '''u tiH"'
along hoHl year =" year, "''"""' ""'
Tt'Ae'l'"' the sane "'''E pau" y"
""'H 'o,'"' was "'''" ''''" - w. &c.
4 eats '"''' was =" "'''''''' 49,
: lh' producers "'N ''''','> ''
'''. ''''"" ''' "''" ''''' "'" ~ 49,,
''''' ''''''' '''''' '''" :, 49,, 49,,
"'" .i'.',, 1880, =, ,,.....;,...
-, ,,.,nll l..,y, .,,I,J had :, not
, In r,r mo v,r b,,w.,, l,bo,,,s auG
,,,.,.,,, ,.,,.ss ,..,,io,in +, Inns
....,.....,.,,.,'I.,. b,t villl.of b,,.
.a. =, ,..f.,pr, IN. mes. us.,ci,.
,f,uh.l, ,.i.,,m scala. oc ni,..s u.J
n,,,.l ,,,..;,. ,,,,,,,,. TN, Ccm,.rr.
ciJ Press ygf,,.l Il. va into the Assn.
.,,,;nn mad. , r.5n,,ion IN ,,orc.s
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-11-25


EX-prcsi!c"t Chester y. A'''l'f
died ~ lis home IN New lnIN "n ~"
18th. lie had been aiIins i"r SOME
time vit!In c"pglicHtinn "T d'SrhNrS'
principally sidney %" 'ii''S' y stroke
oi cerebral ao'"picNy terminate" Ills
lit'. ii,td'aih was '''i 10 nave '''''
painless, bri'it compared To 'h' N'"N
going "uI al Il "rlrd ""W" ''h"'''
Throughout the S"'''!iA i''''"S al '"''
row viii prevail. u MS h'm N'' nm
partisan administration of AFFAIRS lac
wen the c't''m ana respect {" the
"""'" country NC WI" '''' "''' ~
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-11-25
LANDS TOR S!LE,

10 the 'aua owner ana Ill others
wishing Ia purchase II nice farm &C
lands adjoining their ia.uiS, IN topinL
counir. Mississippi, offer Tor -nl'. ths
lau'l. d,-cIihcd below al bargains. lar
hc'ow NAY ct.rr Lands 90 'c had ~ The
county. have pu,cllgs,d these land.
!,m Iu, ilr- E.. .!rlm, ana will give
tire ui.iu.., nwn"i- preference ia Eie.
10 u,s,ird iur Ut once. have also
some valuable bottom land. on line. "
l,H,' uI,i, iu the great mnh rich M.s,is
..t Nj. -, ri hntgi'u'. viii 80 aud
i.w hem To u1. Come and ! viii
.'.' rl. ior ,Uu ~ bargains.
.u. 40, iag ate the Copinh couI.
- load:
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-11-25

ON sunday last IL Baptist church
wns dedicated at rqirvicw, KY, exec
ted ON the site ol the huil,ling in which
Jefferson Davis was horn Mr. Davis
wa, present nui presented the clnIch
with Snlil silver communion set.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-11-25

sullivan and Ryan Tough; at San
FIauciscn Inst vice.. the latter being
knocked out of time on the fourth
round. .Abnut 10000 people witness.
cd the fight.