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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-18

to much OF the hypocrisy that is now pre-
sented to the Senate in pretenses Of de-
sire to establish public justice.
"Duskiu, Mr. Beck said, was known to
be an unit man for the place he occupied
=, ID nobody knew it better than the Senator
g.. Vermont. The Senator from Vermont
.n"L. I - honor aud integrity, and com
49, y ~ a - his, Mr.. Beck's), and
Mr.. Beck was
WILLING TO STAND BE rRT e>-
Thank God" said &c, "vhatsvee
say boldly and openly. mean what
say, do TO. stand on the corner Of the
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
SHAKING HANDS.

THE Picket, a little weekly Journal
printed in the interests of the C igar-
makers, with a leaning toward the
old Union, tenders it's horny hand
to the Progressives in the following
straightforward manner:
"Of the questions that divided the
Unions we think it best to say moth
ing; we would both maintain our
relative positions and accomplish no
good results. What we wish to do
is of paramount Importance to aid
as far as we can, to assist by all
means IN our power, the manifest
desire on the part of the members
Of the Progressive Union to Join
forces, to amalgamatc with the In
tcrnationaI, to wipe cut the blot that
has existed in our trade the last few
years again become one. in fact and
in deed-to bleed when they bleed.
to enjoy peace when peace is ut hand,
to be brothers not only in name but
fact, to prevent those who, ghoul-
like, would goad us on to Il san
culinary end, that they might feed
on the decaying carcasses of both"
That's well, boys; and may the
Union be permanent and lead the
united cigarmakers forward to great
achievements in the field of labor
reform.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15

Inst or greed, is a most reyerently
consigned to oblivion "till the affair
has blown over"
In politics the capitalist press is
the tool Of the two dominant parties,
and rcaps rich harvests before cleo
tons. by the sale Of its opinions,
It's editors are purchasable scribblers
as u rule, who not only sell their
services rs professional writers, but
also invent and publish falschoods if
necessary to serve their employers.
The capitalist press is conscrya-
tive OF the commercial system. rrin-
cIple, morality, honor, all must 90
down before the requirements of
commcrciallsm. Trade, speculation
and profit gauge the ethics Of the
capitalist press. Industry and NOR
atty seem to exist on " to make trade
and profit possible; the toilers only
live to give life to the possessing
class, and their toll is only valued as
it provides the capitalists with the
means Of njoylng the results thereof,
according to to the spirit Of the cap
itaIist press.
This power of the press is placed
in the hands of Capital by the direct
help of the working people. Let
them establish and sustain their own
press, and Withdraw their support
from the enemies lying and truth
distortng agents, and labor reform
and social revolution will progress
with giant strides, and the reward
will bless even those of the present
generation.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15

Schnanz politik, those of MS who are
swindled into believing are "dcm-
ocrats' nominate "Our man" in the
democratic" primary, and those Of
us who are duped into the belief that
we are "rcpublcans, nominate "our
man in the "rcpublcan' primary.
Very well. Then we 90 to our res
pectivc candidates and ask them if
they love us, and if they will
serve and do ever so many
good things, Both swear eternal
love for the poor workingman. We
are satisfied, and on election day we
fight each other at the polls, just as
We used to do, only We think we have
got "our man. this time. And the
bosses smile benlgnIy and look at us
fight, while they calculate upon how
much it will cost to buy the success
full candidate Remember, Of course.
the man who stoops to dishonest
means to gam nomination cannot
be relied upon to keep promises OF
withstand brides.
But the conservative trades union,
list seems ever read y to be duped into
the balancc-of-powcr and political
pledge way Of using the ballot,
Let us be consistent, those OF us
who believe in honest politics, and
never lay the foundation of our po-
IItlcal hopes in dishonesty. Let us
be consistent, and, as we hope fol
honesty in our candidates, see that
they are honestly placed in nomina.
ton, not appearing rs party puppets
but us the stralght-out nominees OF
Organized Labor.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
reform.


Citizen J. A. Moore, of 2S9 Wooster
street, has the agency for this city of
THE Labor Movement, a volume of 69j
pages, edited by Geo. Mcneil, of d. \.
30 The book will he sold on the sub
scription plan. 1t will contain numerous
wood-cut portraits of active labor reform
ers, and is intended to be a standard
work. \ reliable review cannot he writ
ten at present, As the book is not
yet published; still. if the number of
pages it is advertised to contain is cri-
terion, il should be amost comprehensive
work
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
BOYCOTT SECRETLY.

-Four more men were arrested IN
New Haven last week for exercising
the right of free speech. The crime
committed by these men was inform
ing the merchants that the organ
lied workingmen of the city would
not patronizc those who advertise in
certain newspapers that were opposed
to Labor. This they had a right to
do and will continue to do while the
necessity for it exists. If the courts
punish men for explaining the case
to the merchants and giving them an
opportunity to retain their custom
ers, it will necessltate the adoption
of more injurious system of silent
bOycottine, and the merchant will
see his trade fall off without knowing
the cause. The men arrested are
members the Typographical Union.
and, if we have been rightly informed,
the union does not believe in enter
politics. Those who are now pros
ecuting the members of the union
do believe in politics, and, us Il
result, have laws made in their in
terest, and have judges on the bench
who are only too willing to punish
workingmcn. One of the offenders
has been fined previously on SINH
lar charge, but the case has been APP
pealed. There is no law on the stat
ute books of this State to punish
boycotting, and whether the action
of the lower court will be sustained
by the higher court is not yet known.
Had it not been for the presence of
Il few labor men in the last leglsla-
ture, there would have been no room
for doubt, as the bill to "prevent
boycotting," which was in the hands
of member, would have been intro
duced, and probably passed. How
strange that the member who had
the bill should be from New Haven
county, and that the only arrests for
boycotting in the State should be in
the same county. Although the
Immediate result of the result of the
arrests may be injurious to the men,
1t will, we hope, convince the work
ingmen of the State that if they want
good laws made, or bad ones repealed
they must elect their own men. -
Ne~ Britain independent.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15

him, declaring that he was worthless,
and not worthy of the love of any
good woman. This is the character
of the man who would embroil the
United States into war with Il foreign
government, and sacrifice thousands
of lives to save himself from perhaps
Il few years in Jail. In our opinion.
Cutting is "out for the stuiT"-m
other words, if he could get IL pecu-
mary consideration from the Mexican
government, he would he AS quiet as
II lamb. -PHtsburg Labor Her0ld.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
RAT CUTTING.

Editor Cutting. of FL Paso. about
whom there is so much controversy
on the Mexican border, has record
rs a printer that should damn both
him and his case among all Union
men of the United States. Many
years ago the same Cutting. in COM
pany with the notorious rat. ". i.
Thompson. foreman Of the rat New
York Tribune composing room. was
engaged in the business of rafting"
the Union newspaper offices of the
West. and through their efforts the
Missouri River Valley was filled with
unfair men, and the Union printers
had to walk ont of town. Men who
are IN the city now, who have known
Cutting for years, say he is devoid of
every manly principle, and beneath
the contempt of the United States
authorities. He was married to a
lady of Toledo. who, being unable to
live with him. soon sought the di-
yorce court. Afterward he married
again, but his second wife soon left
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
PRETTY NEAR RIGHT.

OHr foURfjY says that III Labor
would spend one 1.-THE of the time
and ENERGY in voting. that It spends
growing. resolving, etc. it could
then have plenty of time to rejoice
and be heartily ashamed that it held
the power bright its wrongs so long
in its own hands without the com-
age to use 1.-THE ballot.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
THE MOVEMENT SPREADING

Independent political action by
Organized Labor seems to be the Or
der this year. Following upon the
call for u conference in the Second
Congressional District comes a sug-
gestlon from X. of L. District AS
sombIy for u State conference at
Hartford.
The result of both these confer
cnccs will no doubt be gratifying to
the honest voters who have for years
felt ashamed of supporting the old
political parties, and who wish to go
to the polls on election day and de-
post ballot that is in accord with
their conscIcnccs. How much great
cr must be the satisfaction to an hon
est man of castinga ballot containing
the name of Il fellow workman who
has been nominated fairly and square
" in Straight-out Labor convention
by men Of his own choice, instead Of
voting for the rum-and-boodle-bc-
gotten nominee Of rotten political
party,
Worklngmcn, remember that your
votes should accomplish more than
merely give you the poor satisfaction
of having voted ON the winning side.
II politics will not tend to tighten
your burden and overthrow the mis-
cradle, blood sucking capitalist sys-
tenn, then You cntcr politics in vain.
See to it, then. that no smooth
tongucd traitor With easy sophistry
lures You 20 a continued alliance
with the pcrjurcd politicians of the
old parties, Stand out alone. upon
pflhrlpIc' ana II the ignorance OF
the majority prevents victory for
Labor, remember that such ignor-
ancc cannot be- overcome by any show
of weakness ON Your part. On the
contrary, the more firmly and hon
! cstIV YOU maintain the dignity OF
Labor by defending it from the FAINT
est suspicion of connection with cor
rupt politicians, the more will those
who are not yet with lis respect the
independent Labor movement. and
the effect will sooner or later he felt
in the increased influence and power
of honest labor politics upon all who
are at heart in favor of labor reform.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
LABOR SUPPORTS ITS OP-
PRESSOR.


There is "a wide difference between
the capitalist press and the bOH0 fde
labor press, and that difference is
the natural one between individual
greed and social self representation.
BY the capitalist press we mean the
newspapers and periodicals that are
printed for the purpose Of providing
their owners with profit. Bona fde
labor papers are not printed for such
u purpose; they are intended to sup
ply the workers with reliable INDUS
trial news, and to advocate correct
principles, which. if carried out,
would tend to amclioratc the condi-
ton of the toicrs, and secure to
them the full value Of the product
of their labor,
The fact that the capitalist sheets
are issued for the purpose of profit
in itself should be sufficient to con-
vince workingmcn that any move
mcnt which would tend to decrease
the profits and increase the wages Of
labor would be bitterly opposed by
the bosses and their organs the cap
itaGst press. Their individual in
tcrcSts prompt them to drcrv the
labor movement, and to SOW seeds of
dlscord where they cannot suhduc
by main force,
When this is thoroughly under
stood by the workngmcn, the inllu-
cncc of capitalist sheets will be con-
fined to very restricted number of
people, while the labor press will be
improved and multiplied.
Organized Labor must in some
form or other control It's own papers,
IN order that It's interests shall be
continually conserved; in other
words, it must control in order to
spread truth instead of faIschood; to
spread the light of progress instead
of hiding it behind a wall of money
bags; to serve society before self.
The capitalist press is indeed a
bulwark of private capitalism. CO.
existent with wagc-slaycry The
capitalist press controls the news of
the world until it is too late for slow
footed Truth to nuIlify entirely the
effect of fast-hying falsehoods. Pub
lie opinion is swaycd by capitalist
lies, and when the truth is apparent,
the capitalist press again serves its
masters hv distortng it. and confus-
ing the public mind. The petty
thief who steals for very hunger is
contemptuously described rs dirty
vagabond, while the greater thief
who steals for the sake of riot and
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
New HAVEN, AuGrsr u, 1886.
CONSERVATISM AND CON-
SISTENCY.

There was Il time, not long ago,
when, to propose political action IN
the meeting Of trades union IN
New York City, would have con-
signed the perpetrator of the "crlme"
to certain obloquy. This, happily,
has been changed in New York City.
So has the character Of the Unions
changed; and the intelligence OF the
people composing them is Of II higher
order.
There are reasons also for these
altered conditions, besides those al
ready named. Labor does not stand IN
the same relation to Capital as form
crly; there is a wider gulf now be-
tween the employe and the employer.
The.petsenilcation of capital to-day
is the corporation grasping. soul
less. Through it, under the pres
ent system, even the worklngman
may be part of that soullcss body,
so that Labor may be used to crush
Labor through the workings of prl-
vate capitalism. Personal interests
pooled in competition with other
personal interests ensure the DIES
truction of the weakest, the less per
fcctly organized for that particular
kind of silent warfare. And Labor
is of the latter sort to-day.
What then? Why, Labor natur
ally looks for new weapons, Thu
strike and the boycott have been il
turn made criminal by judicial (class
fiat. Now, Labor has finally beer
driven to that dreaded alternative
the ballot.
This has not yet been declared il
legal; our judges have not yet Us
sumed to say that if the object o
using the ballot is to destroy the bus
mess of the Insurer it is Illegal; bu
we don't know how soon this ma
occur.
But there are those who presume
to tell rs how we must use the ballot
and woe unto them that heed no
this capitalistlc advice. We are toll,
: not to vote for our own men, IN on
own way and under our own super
vision; on the contrary we are ad
vised to separate ourselves into tw,
different factions, and thus divided
go into the primaries of the "rcpuh
can" and the democratic" parties
and engage in the self-Same despic
able trickery which We denounced il
those parties, in order to get orr meJ
nominated. or course, after the
are nominated we are not so certain
that they are "our men," lIayin!
stopped to the dishonest practice o
packing a primary" we canno
place confidence in our nominees. an,
if we possessed a spark of honor, "
would be ashamed of ourselves.
But leaving "honor and all sue
foolishness" out of the question, a
of course We must in the practice c
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-15
NOTES..

Independent politics for workmen
means the abolition of agc-slavery.
Brother George Mansfield answers
the question; "Is 1t Time Now in
his truthful and Characteristic man
fer Read his letter, brothers, and
show it to your friends.
The toilcr who still hopes for re-
form and better times through the
old political parties hopes against
hope, and is doomed to disappoint-
mcnt. They are "no good.
When your lawyer friend tells you
to pack n political primary, called by
one Of the rotten parties, he is tell
INC you to doa dishonest act-unless
you happen to be member of that
rotten party.
We wonder if ". W. Lee, who
was elected by Mcridcn workingmen
to the legislature ever knew of any
representative ut the last session of
the legislature having "a bill to pre-
vent boycotting" in his pocket.
Come, Lee, speak out
The political forces Of honest La
Dor need no party name. Labor
should own its creations. and the
workers should govern themselves,
while all who claim to be honest cit
lzcns should be workers. Then La
Dor would be "noble and holy"
Don't attempt to defeat the poll
tclans through methods in which
they are better practiced than YOU
are. Rather choose your own meth
DDS; fight them with a weapon to
which they are strangors-llonesty.
Bob lngersoll says that he has often
thought that perfectly honest man
"couId fool almost anybody" Poll
ticlans are not used to honesty, and
honest men can take them at q dis
advantage.
Under the head of "communica-
tons" we PRINT the prompt answer
OF Citizen Sargent to the short in
quiry of "R. s. Y. p" in our last
issue. We wonder if all the other
large manufacturers could truthfully
deny the existence of a blacklist for
Union men or X. of i. On the
other hand, what would become of
some Of our chest citizens" if work
ingmcn should refuse to work fol
them on account of stealing and
lying?
In rendering his decision against
Walking Delegate Glddcn, judy,
Dcming said that the defendant haC
been engaged in u systematic eiror
to make the (oUrier "cOntemptibl,
and ridiculous in the public cstima
ton. Now. how could the sobel
recital Of facts in relation to tina
sheet make 1t contemplate if it were
not contemplate? And is not in
dlclal decision ridiculous whicl
would condemn II man to fine or i'm
prisonment simply because he ha
acted rs the agent of large humble
of citizens, and in his capacity o
walking delegate distributed circu
lars containing truthful statements
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
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posais from Michael Hickey, as punish
ment for his high-toned hostility to the poor
laborer Burke and his family of seven"
The resolution, being seconded by Miss Sui
Ivan, passed amid much enthusiasm. If
Mr.. Hickey wishes to marry any one of the
fair daughters of his neighbors, he will have
to change his course and repent
The Friday afternoons of Mrs. Louise
Chandler Moulton, says Boston letter, are
immensely popular, because no effort is
made to surround them with ceremony, and
every one Is so cordially received by the
il. charming woman. She has the rare gift oil
being able to bring agreeable people together
and making them perfectly satisfied with
themselves and each other. There Is no wo-
man in literary Boston, or indeed in Amer
lea, who is more thoroughly liked by her
own sex, and the other, either, for that mat
ter. than Mrs. Moulton No bright gather
ing seems complete without her. and her
hosts of friends make the most of the few
months she stays in Boston
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latter was placed as traducer, and which
compelled him to offer fac smile of let
ter Of General Sherman's, in which his asser-
ton stands proved. 1t is not necessary to
defy Grant; his great services are admitted
and well known. No one seeks to decry
them. The remark of General Sherman can
not be reconsidered, and never would haye
been If he had been less energetic in their
denial. The element OF chance in the affairs
Of life are great deal stronger than the ele-
ment Of will. 1t was possible for but just
one man out of a population of %. O0O, 900 to
lead our armies to success. To imagine that
the one can guide himself by his own genius
to this point is assuming an absurdity. The
individual only commands after he has
proved himself. The means by which he
so proves himself are legion, and beyond his
control. The slightest accidents make or
mar the fortunes of a man, ana they are
especially liable to the operations of war.
Napoleon gained Marengo through the vigil
ance of Dersaix; he lost Waterloo through
the lack of vigilance of Grouchy; both were
surely accidental and beyond the plans and
control of the commander. The episode has
grown from the effort to make Grant super
human and all-guiding power, instead of a
brave, somewhat plodding, but calculating
and careful soldier.
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PERSONALS.

GENERAL BUTLER continues to appear in
the United States Supreme Court His resi-
dence is in Lowell, hut he maintains law
offices in Boston aud Washington.
JoHN JACOB AsToR has promised the Young
Women's Christian Association o; New York
$4,000 for the building fund if they raise
that much from other people this month.
JUDGE sTAI.no, the new American Minister
10 Italy, has made fine impression in
European diplomatic circles. owing to his
ability to speak tiuently French, German
Latin and Greek.
MINISTER Cox, who is residing in the Hotel
Royal, Constantinople, for the winter sea-
son, came near being burned out of house
and home on the Sth of January. Perhaps
the old-fashioned Democrat was celebrating.
The Chinese Minister at Washington is Mr.
Isas, Jr., though he is considerably over
sixty. His wife is only twenty-nine The
only English sentences the Minister can use
are allow do you do?" Goodbye" and
Champagne is good"
ALTHOUGH Mr.. William WALDORF; Aston is a
comparatively new author, his success has
been somewhat marked-marked enough, at
any rate. to induce the managers of the Au-
thOrs' Club to add his name to the clubs dis
tinguished list of members
THE recent prostration of John T. Ray
mond and Thomas W. Keene, the we'll
known actors is said not to be due to dissi-
patton, as is often suspected in such cases.
Raymond never drank a glass of liquor or
smoked cigar in his life, and Keene has
been total abstainer for sixteen years.
JUDGE DAVID DAVIS, after being Circuit
! Judge, Judge of the Supreme Court
| of the United States, United States Sen
ator and presiding officer of that body,
at the annual meeting :of the Illinois
State Bar Association, last week said: 81 am
free to confess that enjoyed travelling the cir
cult, while | was Judge of it, more than
did any other period OF my public life"
| To THE President of a Brooklyn Irish So
| ciety who had sent him an invitation to a
charity ball, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher re-
Gently wrote: 81 never learned to dance,
and am too old to learn new tricks of that
| kind. But if there are younger feet which
can beat out dollars with dancing for the or
! phans. shall be glad to have some good
nimble dancer work out one tickets worth
] for me-"
One marked popularity about NJ. Worth,
| the Paris man milliner, is his great dislike to
/ perfume in any shape. His workwOmen are
| prohibited from using scents and even from
! wearing flowers during their working hours.
/ When a woman sends him her costly laces
for the adornment of new dresses, all odor-
Gus from long sojourning in perfumed
satchels, the first thing that he does is to
| cause them to be thoroughly aired.
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ment, "aimer, aimer, c est 4 vivre"-"te love.
to love, is to EVe'-snd he thought it was q
reference to the then celebrated opera
bouffe singer Aimee" and he reported the
quotation as nearly according to French
pronunciation as he could get. Aimee,
Aimee, saint of eve" which wasn't the
character by any means, or indeed that of
many or any Of the French or other foreign
artists in comic opera OF those days. A very
funny typographical blunder was made in
1855 in the list of premiums awarded by the
county fair of this county that year. The
prize for the best eight yards of jeans was
made to appear for the ''best eight quarts
Of baanS -