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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-07
CAPITALlSM'S DEEDS,

Just think of it. In this last
quarter of the nineteenth century,
when the world is convulsed with
the most far-reaching and moment
Gus question in all history-the right
of the people to the means of life;
when popular education and enfran-
chisement have stirred the masses
with a new impulse, and men on all
sides are questioning the justice Of
the system that makes Il fraction Of
society wealthy, while the great ma
jorlty are doomed to hopeless poverty;
when the ruling forces are confront
ed with a growing demand for re-
adjustment of the laws which foster
this inequality; when, if ever, all that
is unscItiSh and thoughtful and heroic
and high-mindcd has the grandcst Of
opportunities for noble and cndur-
ing work for humanity, the so-called
cultured and intellectual class are
bemoaning the emptinesSand hollow
ness of modern life and remain in
ignominious apathy. Could any
thing show more torcibly how the
seIfshncss of capitalism has eaten out
the very heart Of modern scholarship
and refinement, and stihed the NAT
ural promptings of duty and sympa-
thy which should rally them with
generous enthusiasm to the struggling
poor?-PhiUip~ Thompson, IN Poll
ties Of Labor.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-07

Hub Ranges. 1t is in six sheets, each
being n fac ,simile Of a delicate water
color drawing by Copeland, made es-
pecially for this purpose, The designs
are exquisite, and the whole idea is SO
original and SO artistic that it is a sur
prise to find anything SO good and so
costly issued as a souvenir 10y a business
house. The six sheets are neatly bound
together by II ribbon, and can hc OBJ
tanned by sending eighteen cents in
stamps to the above address,
Weeks FLORAL GUIDE for 1883 is a
beauty, and premonition of the glories
of spring, 1t is most artistically printed
and contains illuminated cuts that de
light the eye. you want to know any
thing about the garden, see Wick ; Floral
Guide, price only 10 cents, including a
certificate good for 10 cents worth of
seeds. Published by James Wick, Seeds
man, Rochester, n, y.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-07
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY
DtkEC TORY or AMERICAN SECTIONS

BosroN, Mass Meeting every Wednesday even.
street Visiting comrades invited to attend.
These meetings are usually public meetings
until about ten o'clock after which eXcCu.
tive session Organizer, II. W. Brown,
Kirkland street
BmpGEroKr CONN. Meeting at Excelsior Har-
monte Hall, Organizer $. Seller, a2s Main
street
DAYTON, ONO Organizer, W. Il Wood, Il Allen
street,
KANSAS Cry Meeting every Friday evening at
Tohcncr's Hall, cor. 10Th street and Grand
avenue. Secretary, DR.. Loretta Hammond,
1905 Walnut street,
La SALE. Ill. ~Organl2er James Towel, Score
tary Miners prott ctite Association,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI Organizer A, L. Gardneu
1900 29th street, South
NEW foRk.-Mettng every first and third Mon
day, at Free Socialist Library and Meeting
Room, lab Eighth street
New HAVEN, Meeting last Tuesday even
ing in each month Organizer i. +. Buschc,
7. q. Drawer 1903
PHILADELPHIA, PA Organizer, j, DeI}ruyn 1913
Meryine street.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Flemish Section meets First
sunday morning IN each month at William
Ntissers Hall, 1905 North 5th street
PROVIDENCE. Il L--MeetingS every first and third
sunday Socia ii Hall, cor Bell and Oswald
streets Organizer James jefferson. 81 Fill
more street.
The Directory Of sixty German American Sec
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MEMS ADVOCATE.

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HolNoKE, MASS, Adam Ramage, 1876 Oak st.
LONDON, ENGLAND.--ll W. Lee, ISL Queen VIC
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MERmEN. William Iepper, l25 Franklin st
NEWARK C Scheer, - Scott street.
NEW loRK CITY, Decker. 3is East 1Gt III ST,
PROVIDENCE John Brand % Oliver street.
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ST PAUL, MINN.-Petor Max, ~ Charles st,
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THE SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY
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PLATFORM


able that those who perform all labor
OF
rendered
the discovery of eampowe and since
few able possess.
,ps ov which
the
dozens hundreds and thousands of
according
fut labor
of the
This system by gradually eingushng of
separates society into two classes The class the
capitalists.
This system caues
The panlesness and reckless o productions
The waste of human and
The commercial and industrial
The
The the laborng
The accumulation o. wealth n the hanlso few
These conditions
with the principles of justice and true democracy they
the Declaration Independence
III all men: the right to life liberty and the happiness
These conditions shorten and
the
the means of production leads Immediately their political
finally
when life and personal liberty constantly endangered
there abolish ton
Obtain the undivided product their toll
This of of
humanity in the modern industrial States both
will finally
and by of the unlearat of living conditions the will
compelled to abolish establish
The basis of cooperative society ipua the substitution public
ance with the service rendered by the individual to society
The Socialist Labor
nen the oppression of the class of wagewokes the class of capitalists
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-07

If we ask the landed proprietor at the
years end 'where is your three thousand
pounds? what have you realized to us
with that" he answers in indignant sur
prise: dome with it! Who are you
that ask? | have eaten it; and my
flunkies, and parasites, and slaves, two
footed and four-footed, in an ornamental
manner, and ram realized by it to you /!
- /LJjiSIJ
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SOCIAL DEMANDS.

eon Of the a hours of labor po to the pr
soFsso"" PROVISIONS %
s " an" states atss ms a pn SSp railroads. canals ~
uppy s tns Hs tit streets d yS @ the local railroads. of ferries an"
Public Lands to be declared n al They shall be leased agricultural
s'o ' % " S""p ' S"'
Legal incorporation by the States of local Trades Unions which
allowances such associations preferred the placing
T. lnauguraton of public works depression
s. The United States to have the exclusive right to issue
poSs h % "atuf esocs of ts eo%y '
ns% vsHto n''G 's s S c f 5S p~ % p s
H.
Compulsory years
Instruction tn R the deeon a te nted s s 3 o o M
49, paurer tramp conspiracy snptu Unabridged
oS ss s s os and s aS a? labor
occupations detrimental tohea omoa the convict labor
WITH hs.s %a where he % sG:g "
fs s sSi ss Psefs''n life and limbs of working people, an" a" efficient
H. Uniform granted
sent and upon providing for the of the children
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The people have the right niave and all
Presidency Presidency Of the niteisat
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The OF minority representation o be introduced
The members of all legislative bodies responsible recall
the
Uniform law throughout the United States Administration justice be
charge. Abolition of capital punishment.
all public affairs religion church be subject
to
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS Socialist Labor Party the United States far chiefly
propagandiic
WHEREAS good agitation participate municipal county
State andco therefore,
members wherever labor parties
in
form and principles which nearest to ours and at least recognize the
shall
participate the founding of parties when there
provided
lbe
ica the has decided il.
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tie
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, 1888-04-12

my darling" said fond mother who
believed in appealing to children's tender
feelings instead of furnishing them, '.if
you are SO naughty you will grieye
mamma so that she will get sick and have
to lie in bed In dark room and take
nasty medicine; and then she may die,
ana have to be taken away out to the
cemetery and be buried; and you will"--
The child's face had become solemn ana
more solemn, but an angelic smile over
spread his face at his mothers last words,
and throwing his arms about her neck, ho
exclaimed: "Oh, mammal and mayn't
sit beside the coachmani"
, 1888-04-12
Engagements In France,

Engagements In France do not ganer.
ally last very long, three or four months
being often the limit, and this time 10
hardly sufficient to prepare the extensive
trousseau required. The corbeille do
marriage Is an unheard of thing in our
country, but IL is essential in France. 10
Is the gift Of the future husband and his
family, and must be furnished with all
That Is beautiful and costly. The cash
mere shawls, the velvet dresses. diamonds
and pearls are the first gifts. and then
come the priceless laces, sets of precious
stones ana the family jewels. The Argo-
naut.
, 1888-04-12

Tho baby king Of Spain received as a
New Years gift from Havana, Cuba, .
large chest filled with the finest cigars
They were thought to be Of chocolate. as
they should have been for SO small a
specimen of royalty, but they were found
to be real substantial rolls OF weed of the
most exquisite kind The letter from the
donor said; These cigars are made Of
weeds such as will grow not. more than
once every twenty years. fet them be
preserved, therefore, for the time when
King Alfonso XIII will make his first
attempt ut smoking, which ought not 10
be made more unpleasant to him by hay-
Ing to smoke an inferior sort of tobacco. /"
Foreign Letter.
, 1888-04-12
PARN ELL.
entire line.

There was a time in the history OF
the world when the cause of Ireland
was regarded as the career of the
Roman Catholic church. There was
time when the cause of Ireland was
regarded only as race quarrel be-
tween Englishmen and Irishmen.
There was time when the cause of
Ireland was regarded in America as
the clap trap of the Democratic party.
Happily for Ireland, happily for OPP
pressed N en- everywhere these opinions
are no longer entertained in this
country or in any other. The cause
of Ireland is to-day regarded every
where as the cause of humanity and
of liberty. All the men who suffer or
who have ever suffered synipathize
with Ireland. The cause OF Ireland is
also to-day regarded as the cause of
liberty. All the men who value
freedom or enjoy it are the friends of
Irish home rule. This Irish question
has been taken from the domain OF
race, of religion and of party and lifted
to the highest plane of patriotism.
To no man is this advance of the
cause 80 greatly due as Mr.. Parnell
Why should not this brave and pa
triotic race of men be lifted
to the light OF freedom? What other
page in the worlds history contains
story so full of genius and of valor as
that upon which is written the story of
this nations life. Look at it, read up
on it how ERsKINE gave to the press Of
the world liberty of speech, how CUR
RAN gave to Jurisprudence the splen-
dor of genius, how EMMETT gave to
the scaffold the dignity OF martyrdom,
how O'CoNNELL gave to the mass the
magic inspiration to be derived from
popular out of door assemblages, how
MOORE gave to poetry II new and sweet
grace and melody and how WELLING.
TON gave to war-Waterloo, Irishmen
all, the last one of them. The stars
that shine to the names of these illus
trious dead in the armament of history
will loose nothing of their brightness
when the name of PARNELL is added
to the galaxy.
, 1888-04-12
PitlfuI Sling.

PITTsBURG, April ll.-Ensign Ryan,
U. S. N, detailed here to inspect arm.
or plate at Carnegie's works for the
government, and J. H. Mead, presid-
ent OF the Arctic ice company are here
on charge Of abducting the II year
old daughter OF w. j. Parsons, prom
inent citizen OF Allegheny. The
daughter, Rosa Parsons, is the leading
soprano of the North avenue M. -.
church choir, one of the most fashion
able churches here. The charge was
made by Mrs. Parsons, who claims to
have discovered through detectives
that her daughter was induced TO go TO
New York on n promise that she would
secure position in an operatic troupe
and be supplied with cost. She went
to Trenton, N. j., and stopped there
several days at the Windsor hotel,
under The name of Mrs. Marshall and
Was Joined by Ryan and taken to New
YORK, where she is now secreted in u
fiat on Broadway. The arrests have
createda profound social sensation.
The daughter has been missing ten
weeks and her mother has been search
ing Tor her everywhere and the most
prominent citizens here, MS we'll as
pastors o churches, have been inter-
ested in the hnnt. The parties were
, 1888-04-12

of Interstate commerce nonsense,
and brings the only relief that can
ever come TO any community similarly
situated--competition. This proposed
road opens up the vast west to the
jobbing trade OF Spokane, and that
such field is worth something OF
sacrifice, Is too clear to admit Of argu-
ment.
The retail merchant can afford to
lend his assistance to the work, he
cause the construction OF the road will
concentrate large force OF men, and
result in the purchase of a vast
amount of construction material and
supplies. The result is that the money
would be back in the tills of the re-
taller within thirty days after the
work of construction began.
Let no person in Spokane, who can
contribute five dollars consider him
self to small capitalists to become
factor in this enterprise. Every per-
son living in the city is Interested in
its prosperity, in addition to any
special rsason for taking part in this
work.
Do not forget the ladies. We ven
ture the assertion that any woman
who has property in Spokane Falls
will promptly accept her proportion
OF the burden. "Who does not advance
goes backward" is a maxim as true as
it is old. In the language of Grant,
"let there be an advance along the
entire line.
, 1888-04-12
Barbaric Hayti Negroes.

Hayti has for nearly n century been
black independent state. The negro race
have had it to themselves and have not
been interfered with. They were equipped,
when they started on their career Of free
lom, with the Catholic religion, a civilized
language, European laws and manners,
and the knowledge OF various arts and
occupations which they had learned while
they were slaves. They speak French
STILL they are nominally Catholic still,
and the tags and rags Of the gold lace Of
French civilization continue to cling about
their institutions. But in the heart Of
them has revived the old idolatry of the
Gold Coast, and In the villages Of the in
terror, where they are out of sight and can
follow their instincts, they sacrifice chill
dren in the serpent's honor after the man
nsr Of their forefathers. Perhaps nothing
better could be expected from liberty
which was inaugurated by assassination
and plunder. Political changes which
prove successful do not begin In that way.
II, A. ErOudc
, 1888-04-12
Nr.rri.g. Among tho Eskimo.

As regards matrimonial matters, thev
generally have but one wife, and never
more than two at the same time. Nc
formal preliminaries In the way of mar.
riage service seem to be presented When
a couple come to the same way of think.
Ing, the man takes the woman from her
home, sometimes even without asking the
parents consent, and installs her in his
own igloo rs the fire tender and 'slavey''
thereof. Usually the relation is happy
one. Sometimes, however, incompati.
bility of temper reveals itself, and then
the uncongenial wife is returned to he,
former home, having been taken only ION
approval" and no formal divorce being
required.--J. Macdonald Oxley in Amer.
lean Magazine.
, 1888-04-12
One More Unfortunate.

New YoRK, April 1.-Two of Inspector
Byrnes detectives found the missing Pitts
burg girl in boarding house on Clinton
place to-day. To the inspector she told
the story Of meeting Ryan. who she knew
only as J. p. Marshall, at the house OF a
friend IN Pittsburg. He represented him
self to be a theatrical agent, and the girl
having longing to 60 ON tho stage, lis.
tened to his promises of assistance, and
consented to leave home. They went to
Trenton and remained IN hotel several
days, living as man and wife. Ryan then
took her to house in New York, and al
ter few days left her. Since then she has
not seen him. When her money was all
gone she secured position as chorus
singer i'm an opera company, and has re-
mained with them since. When told that
her folks would take her back, Carrie broke
inIo tears, and promised to return. She
started for Pittsburg this morning.
, 1888-04-12
heating Tn. Market Man.

The sample dodge Is an old and mean
trick by which some sharpers In a small
way beat the market man out Of dinner
now and then. II you stay here long
enough you'll see ono Of them. usually
get from two to dozen visits from them
every day. Many of them are men, old
men, usually, Of respectable appearance,
though occasionally you find u well
dressed woman in the business, and now
and then child It Is worked like this.
The sample fiend comes up when you are
not busy and tells you that he has not
laid in his winter stock Of vegetables yet,
Then he talks about different kinds OF
potatoes and wants to see what we have
got. He takes u potato out OF each bar
rel, says he'll try them all and see which
he likes best, and moves cO0lly OF. Of
course we never see him again.
Now that seems like very small Kind
Of a confidence game for grown people to
be at, doesn't ity But believe there are
scores of families who depend on just such
little tricks for the chief part of their s'ls-
tennnce. Anyway, we have lots Of them
down here. ] have known them to come
and "work the racket and 20 away and
then be at some other stand on the same
errand an hour later. l actually believe
some of them have gathered enough vege-
tables in this way out of this market In
day to fast them all winter. or course
beggars we would fire out Of here In a
holy minute, and persons who didn't look
respectable we shouldn't allow to take
sample. But what can you do when nicely
dressed persons, who, for all you know,
may own brown stone block and bc able
to buy you out thousand times, come
along and work you this way?--Stallkeepe
In New York Commercial Advertiser.
, 1888-04-12
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC FAD.
THE FASHIONABLE TRIP THIS SUMMER,
SAYS ELI PERKINS.

SAYS ELI PERkINS.
The fashionable trip this summer
writes Eli Perkins in the World, will be
over the Northern Pacific ard into the
Yellowstone country, and from thence
over to Portland and Alaska, re. urning
by land to San Francisco and back
over the Union Pacific, Denver and
Rio Grande or Santa F9.
The route from Portland south is
over the Oregon and California and
Senator Stanford's Southern Pacific
past Mt. Shasta to San Francisco. A
lovely trip.
The fishing in the Yellowstone coun-
try will commence the last of June
and continue until September. The
Northern Pacific now runs cars from
Livingston, on the Northern Pacific
straight to Cinnabar, the wild centre
OF the Yellowstone.
Mr.. Chas. s. Fees wonderful pictor-
ial illustrations of the Northern Pacific
route have finally bore fruit. The peo.
pie want new route to California full
of thrilling scenery with a smack OF
Indians, boiling geysers, salmon rivers
and snow!clad mountains.
So this will be the swell trip of the
fashionables this summer and several
aristocratic New Workers are now Or
ganizing parties.
, 1888-04-12
Served Him Right. I

Yesterday morning swarthy In.
dian brave was gravely riding along
Riverside avenue noun ted upon a
firery cayuse. The animal was evident
ly weary and did not move with q
pace beiitting the dignity of the rider,
who, in order to arouse the tagging
spirits of the jaded brute, smote MIN
over the head with the but end of a
Wild. The cayuse promptly dropped
and the lordly brave was rolled in the
dust. He arose unhurt but greatly
surprised.