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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-31
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-31
NETWORK CITY.

Tho Hebrew Orphan Asylum kept open house yes
terday to allow friends and visitors to tho institution
10 inspect ia Committees hand to receive the
visitors and to act guides to point out the different
interesting features.
Tho North German Lloyd steamship Elbc and the
Anchor limo steamship Ethiopia, which were detained
at Quarantine Tuesday In consequence Of cases OF
sickness In the storage, released yesterday.
Tho eleventh annual spring games of the Staten
Island Athletic Club Will be held at the grounds OF
the club, at West Brighton. on Saturday aftor-
noon at O'Clock. The entries comprise some Of the
best OF tho amateur athletes and close and exciting
contests may DO expected.
Stephen A. Douglas Lodge of Odd Fellows COM
memoratcd Decoration Day at their rooms No. $50
Bowery, last night Julius Hamburger the orator
OF the evening. and in his address he spoke of the
Odd Fellows institution, which gave some Of its
bravest sons to the army to cement the ties of the
greatest nation earth
Tho Homo for Incurablos, at Fordham, will cele-
bratc It's twenty-second anniversary June IL.
Ex-Judge Angel will address the meeting Of the
james G. Blaine Association Of the With Assembly
District to be held this evening at Its rooms, No.
<52 Grandst-
Tho Rev. John NJ Crecdan, Of Poughkeepse, cee-
brated the annual requiem mass in the Church Of the
Annunclation yesterday, which was attended by the
Alumni Association of Manhattan College. Father Mo-
Mahon, OF tho Cathedral, preached
The alfyearly convention Of the Ancient Order Of
Hlbernians was opened yesterday In Forrest Hail.
Archbishop Corrigan confirmed more than 200
children in St. Francis Xaviers Church yesterday In
presence of q largo congregation.
The funeral Of Captain Edward Lee, veteran of
the late war, took place at his late home, 20. 434
East Seventecnth-s yesterday afternoon at halfpast
Q o'clock He died last Sunday OF heart disease.
Adam Goss Post G. A. r., with the fife and drum
corps OF the post and tho IRISH Brigade attended tho
funeral In body. He hfty-six years old The
lnterment was st Calvary Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-31

mont, finished first by neck under hard pull Black.
thorn second under the whip and half length before
Donald. who was two lengths ahead Of Brambeton.
SECOND RACE-HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. s25
EACH, 81, 900 ADDED. ONE MILE.
C. E Rand's b. c. Prodsal, by spendthrift Alta
Davis HsIi's Dr. oG M Bc.s. s. i1a ~" tAnder.on)
q. Mideley's eh. c. Billy Brown 3. % :. (Rane) 8
Time-1 :4s f-2.
Auction pools-Bess s55. Proagal $685. Brown SIS
Mutuals paid straight s13 90 and. winner 90 To-
Boss s5 s. for place.
After number OF false starts the field made good,
even start Billy Brown being the first away Passing
the Bess led by head under pull, Billy Brown
second neck before Prodiga The latter up the
running Picnic Ein by splendid burst of speed, and
ss the headed for the halt led by half length,
Bess second, Tapped by Billy Brown. The horses dis
appeared behind Club House Hi with Prodga leading by
two lengths, Bess still under pull, three lengths before
Billy Brown They rcappesred in the same Order with
Midgiey colt out OF the Thus they into the
stretch. and Anderson gave Bess her mouth. 1t
was 700 late and the Fadadeen could only close
length Billy Brown finished last by twenty lengths.
THIRD RACE DECORATION STAKES. $50 EACH,
$500 ADDED BIO MILES.
yeaSs I'D O. lie L"g0s by Leapsw az. Rec. Peel
J. b. Higgins b. f. Blithcsoue g. o. "a ' C0ssle3 2
Time-2I31-2
Auction pools-Bithesone $50 Lie Logos s46
Mutuals paid straight 50 80
The favoIe got away a head in advance and ko,, the
lead TO the first quarter when, under strong pull she
gave way b. Le Logos. ossler. IL was evident WAS
uyns 10 prevent the wearing out OF his mount.
but BiaJlock pcggod away on his OH reliable estbcied
steed. and showed the way al distance OF fem orc To
three lengths all the around the stretch Blthe
some showed herself be In trouble had no speed left
In her. Lc Losos by two lengths
FOURTH RACE-PURSE $3.50. MAIDEN TWO
YEARoLDs. IL MILE
August Belmonvs eh 6. Carnot By Kngasher- carfta
4 bsr e Hs'E G,s1S: Dr. Hector 10 Ss1n1es
ssnes Stswarps b. @. Seton, 10 fHuehca n
Time-o :521 L..
nuchon pools-Carnot s1G0. Hector sS5, aelf s5a
Au'uals paid straight sio 10 and on winner sc IA an
hector " Is Tor place.
q, - Youngsters made quick and good start Cannot
sho"lng his nose before the line Seton had
'a pses before they entered the stretch snd Hector
snifo Into the stretch Canct led by a lsnath
second! sScnrs third. Hector in trouble. AZ he
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13

the world is known to all who have
observed the history of the labor
movement within the past few years,
and their mode of making nomlna-
tons is one that precludes the risk
incident to the schemes Of other
parties, for the nominations are first
ratified by strict party vote before
adopted as final.
The Incompatible Socialist Plat
form, in connection with the rigid
discipline of the Socialist Labor
Party, are such as inspire confidence
upon reasonable grounds.
Workingmen who are willing to
do something to help themselves
under the law should study the
Socialist policy, and they will find
that by faithful adherence to its
principles and tactics their enamel
patton from the oppressive condition
of present society may be accomp-
llshed.
But it requires WORK, perseyer-
ing, conscientious work.
When well organized phalanx of
proletarians true to their convlc-
tions is created; when Karl Marks
injunction, "Worklngmen of all
countries, unite" has become fact,
then will the rosy dawn Of new
and blessed era for humanity assure
the workers that they have lost their
chains and gained the world.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13
A FARCE.

How long is the political farce to
last F.? At every election, and espe-
cially during presidential election
campaigns, the people are treated to
a round Of grandiloquent palaver
about what the republican" and
"democratic' parties nominees are
going to do for the people if they
will only elect them. And just as
regularly the people are undeceived
during the ensuing years of the ad-
ministration of their affairs.
But still the farce liz repeated
again and again, while some deluslve
"principle" or other is furnished
the people as an "issue," to draw
their attention to persons of promi-
nence who are advertised as para
CONS of wisdom and honesty with as
much fervor as the proprietors of pat
ent corn salves or purgative pills use
in announcing their nostrums, and
with the self-same object in view
money, Doodle; and the result is
that the people are rs regularly
"taken in" as these occasions come
around.
Is it not so?
Is it not time that the working
men make a change in their voting
habits and put an end to the farce
that has such tragical results?
While we recommend working
people to study the Socialist ideas
and cast their ballots for the Social
lst nominations, we would also and
more particularly urge Socialists to
spread the principles of our party by
calling their fellow workmen' atten-
ton to them whenever opportunity
presents itself.
Spread the light"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13

"But," says some learned pundit,
"the crop of wheat was short this
year, and according to the inexor-
able law of supply and demand the
price went up" That the wheat
crop was not large is quite true, but
it remained for a man who had no
part in the growing Of that crop to
make that little less 80 far rs it was
available for use. And so every
family in the land must pay tIib-
ute of at least two cents day to an
ogre in Chicago who buys refuse
meat and vegetables from the whole
sale markets for his own dinners,
and cooks it himself at the club
room; who is too mean to eat a por-
ton of his boarded grain, and wor
ships no god but mammon.
However, this is business, this is
success, this is according to law"
and the world smiles approv,ngly
OH "Old Hutch's" shrewdness.
Meanwhile the proletariat, the sans
culOtte, are advised by philosophers
of the Edward Atkinson school to
live on corn dodgers and snowballs.
BY the way, it was a lady of the
French court, if we mistake not,
about the time that NJ. Necker was
relieved of the control of the French
finances, who advised the people to
eat cake if they could not get bread,
and another philosopher still more
wise advised them to eat grass.
They invented instead a machine
that could eat kings and aristocrats
1t may be that American ingenuity
will some day discover way to dis
pose of spectators who wax fat on
the miseries and necessities of the
people. -C1Wtsman.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13

Labor can and will control the affairs
of the world, but never until it wins
self respect when it will recognize
the rights of the individual and
his property, which may be capital,
buildings and machinery, or what not.
The labor question and the Irish ques-
ton never took step forward until
passion lost the ascendancy. Fibre and
Fabrlc Capitalist,
Agreed. But the workers have a
poor chance for self-respect as long
AZ they do not recognize their own
rights and protect that which is
rightfuIly their own property from
the thieves who take it from them
through the workings of the capital
list system. That property is CAPT
tai, created by labor; buildings, Gre
ated by labor; machinery, created
by labor; and everything of value
created by labor. Passion will lose
the ascendancy as reason gains
ground; but the climax of unreason
is the presumption of capitalists in
arrogating to themselves the right
to property which the workers Gre
ate, and the submission of the work
ers to system of robbery which
they can put an end to by the exer-
else Of their power through organi-
zation. Yes, sir, Labor can and
will control the affairs of the world, "
just as you say.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13
THE TAN ON BREAD.

On Monday next, it is announced,
one cent will be added to the price
of every loaf of bread sold III the
city, No doubt this will also be
done in every other city IN the coun-
try where the value of one cent Is
not taken from the size and value of
the present loaf Estimating that
the 10000, 900 inhabitants of this
country are grouped into 1900, 600
families. and that each family will
consume two loaves per day, we
have the sum of $4,000, 900 cents, or
$4,000, per day levied upon the
American people; for what:
This takes us to Chicago, to the
wheat pit of the Produce Exchange.
A man with very little learning and
very much cunning has managed to
gain control of the wheat market
and he has squeezed" numerous
other individuals of like character,
and made them deliver wheat when
there was none TO deliver, OF
course they must buy of him III
order to deliver to him. His price
is the market price until the corner
is broken.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13

sary for him to do if he would es-
cape bankruptcy.
The true way to remedy the evil is
not by fighting the effects but by
changing the system. While the
working classes-or the majority of
them-will demand cheap goods,
careless whether the makers of these
goods were paid well or i'll, Or paid
at all, merchants who would escape
bankruptcy must sell such goods.
When the workers become wise
enough and moral enough to de-
mand assurance from the merchants
that the goods they offer have been
made by decently paid men and
women, then merchants will cease
to advertise "cheap" goods, and will
begin 20 advertise union made"
and labelled" goods. -Canadlan
Labor Ret0rmer.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13
GOVERNME NTS.
Spread the light

There are governments in name
and semblance alone, and there are
governments unknown as such bv
the people, yet being real govern
ments.
In these United States we have q
government de jare, supposed to be
of the people, and which has the
title and all the paraphernala apper-
tanning thereto. And we also have
government d, facto, without the
title, paraphernalia or people Tex
cept as its vassals and bondsmen);
and strange as it may seem, this
government in which the people
have no voice, no vote, no interest,
except to obey, and which says "the
public be damned"-this govern
ment, the real, actual government,
is perfectly legitimate. Disease is
none the less natural because it is
disease, and governments must neces-
sarily be diseases so long as founded
on merely political basis, for the
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13

political being but an adjunct and
reflex Of the social status, must
necessarily be dominated by it;
hence, whatever force controls the
social fabric will direct the political
machinery; in fact, be Tie govern
mGnt j. T.. II.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13
ABOUT CHEAP GOODS.
In our excellent contemporary,
Tobacco, we find the following:

''In the September issue of the Toronto
Labor Reformer an editorial note says:
we have heard much lately about the
sweating system, and society has been
holding its hands high in horror at the
atrocity of the sweaters. Who are
these sweaters? Let him who is with
out sin cast the first stone The man
who buys clothing at price which
makes it impossible that living wages
could have been paid to the makers of
it, is not he a sweater and the cause of
all the other sweaters who stand be-
tween him and that poor victim of the
sweating system, the sewing girl, in her
garnet, dressed in rags and living on
crusts, perhaps selling her soul for food!
Nay, are not all the other sweaters but
his agentsT
"And at the foot of the column is an
advertisement of Mems Top Shirts, at
thirty seven and a half cents each. This
is scarcely consistent"
We will let our esteemed New
York contemporary into a secret.
The editorials in this paper are
written by the editor, but the adver-
tisements are written by the adver-
tisers. The editor tries to tell the
truth and the whole truth. He has
at times serious doubts as to
whether advertisers are equally scru-
pulous, but they are entitled to use,
in their own way, the space they
pay for. The editors motto is,
"Hew to the line, let the chips fall
where they may" At times he
finds himself forced to believe that
here and there an advertiser acts as
if the motto read, "Hew off chips,
let the line be where it may" but,
as he is not editing the advertise
ments, he does not interfere. The
editors advice to all is, Don't buy
goods which are made by underpaid
labor, no matter whether they be
advertised in the Labor Reformer or
elsewhere. True, it does not follow
that goods which are offered at ex-
ceptionally low prices are necessar-
lily made by underpaid labor. In
the wild, mad race for profit mer-
chant may often find himself forced
TO make sacrifice sales, and, however
much thinking man may dread
the effects Of this on business and
ultimately upon wages, it would be
obviously unfair to class "a merchant
80 circumstanced among the sweat
ers. 70 illustrate: suppose guam
tity of a certain line of goods, picked
from bankrupt stock, are put on
the market and offered away below
the cost of production, must not the
merchants handling similar goods
reduce their prices or else let the
goods remain unchanged until, per-
haps, they become out Of fashion
or out of season, and SO unsaleable
This is one among many causes that
may occur which may induce OF
compel a merchant to offer goods
below the cost of production. The
practice may be, doubtless it is,
fraught with evil consequences tC
labor and to legitimate trade, but
We can hardly in fairness insist on d
merchant refraining from doing
what his rivals do, aud which the
commercial system which We toler.
ate, and which the majority of III
! support, makes it absolutely neces
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13
OCTOBER -, 1855.
WHY DO MEN VOTE?

A citizens vote should express his
opinion.
To cast ballot with the names of
persons printed upon it indicates
that the honest voter is satisfied
that the names are those Of men fit
to perform the duties Of the office
for which they are candidates, or
that they represent certain prlncl-
plies. and will, if elected, endeavor
to have those principles made law.
We need not consider why dishon-
est men vote, for their votes, though
they count, represent nothing, and
are as liable to be cast for any cor
rupt party candidate, regardless of
the title of the ticket.
How DO YOU KNOW that the man
whose name is upon the ticket you
intended to vote is qualified for the
Office for which he is a candidate?
You trust to the party that nom
mates him, don't you? And yet, in
between campaigns, you have much
to say about the corruption and un-
reliability Of your party machines.
Why, then, allow your sober judg-
ment to be overturned during cam
paign excitement?
TO vote intelligentlv, under the
present system of voting for men IN
stead of for measures, the voter must
be reasonably sure that the nom
inators of candidates are reliable
men, able to Judge of the qualitica-
tions of the candidate.
The record of the acts of elected
candidates of the republican"
partyis not one that can recommend
it to intelligent workmon.
The "democratic' party has
proven itself anything but demo
cratic, and its elected candidates
have plainly indicated that their
party is incompetent to select proper
candidates for office.
The ''United Labor Party" is but
name. The Labor element has
long since left it, and the remnant
Of politicians that act as "leaders'
are, as their open support OF "repub'
lican" candidates has shown them
to be, traitors to the cause of Labor.
On the other hand, the few who
first tried to capture the Union
Labor" people, finally made ar open
break for the democratic" camp
under the shabby pretense Of favor
ing free trade, of which the "demo-
cratic" politicians make use as a
sop to some of their supporters who
are especially interested in free trade
rs a part of their business.
To cast a vote for the candidates
put up by these parties can hardly
result, if their respective candidate,
were elected, in benetitting the
working people.
No one will have the temerity tC
deny that the Socialist Platform
carried ont, would bring on a new
and prosperous era for all men. The
workers have everything to gain and
nothing to lose from the change il
the industrial system indicated il
the Socialist program. The RECORD
of the Socialist Labor Party all ovel
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13

w
boil down" your letters; make them short.
Write only on one side of the paper. Be as good
natured as you can be under the circum
stances.
To the WOrkmen'S Adc0cate:
The workmen of Connecticut, having
come to realization of the injustice
and absurdity of the license law as car
ried out in this State, and realizing that
there is no probability of getting legis-
lature that will either repeal or improve
it, are joining in movement to render
the law a dead letter by taking advant-
age of the local option clause and voting
mo license" thus putting the liquor
dealers upon an equality. The County
Commissioners, in whose hands are
lodged almost unlimited powers, have
steadily advanced the license fee, until
none but those dealers who have the
command of a liberal capital can procure
a license, thus creating substantially
monopoly. The Commissioners, by their
manipulation of the license business,
have rendered the liquor traffic more
potent factor than ever before.
The movement among the workmen to
kill the law is certainly commendable,
but | would suggest to the workmen,
who compose at least nine-tenths of the
voting population, that it would be very
easy to elect a legislature which would
repeal all laws obnoxious to us and en-
act such laws as would meet our APP
prevail; however, | should not feel per-
feet confidence in the legislation of any
legislature, however constituted, unless
their work was first submitted to gen.
eral vote of the people for approval be-
fore it became operative.
am pleased to note the good effects
of our agitation for the past four years,
in the largely increased number of
workmen who refuse to parade in cheap
fancy uniforms, or to take any stock in
the cheaper twaddle of free trade" and
protection" HORACE.
BRIDGEPORT, Oct. 3, 1888.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13
HE STRUCK IT RICH.

Stone-Hello, Epson, old man, you're
looking fine; you must have struck luck
since last saw you.
Do,cnes-Yes, old boy; I've struck the
boss fake; no more poverty for me, no
and my fortune is made.
StOne-Td like to know what you
could write about:
Dornes-Hush! don't give it away;
great snap; have written on How to
live comfortably on ten dollars week.
StOne-But you never could.
Dornes-Nor any one else-that's why
they all buy the book to find out.
Stone-H'm, yes-l see.-!Sdn Fran
cisco Star.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-13
To the HOrkmen'S Advocate:

10 me " OrEnnen AdCOcdte:
Your paper is a weekly-not weakly
visitor at our house, and is always read
with interest, usually with approval
also. But I am sorry you do not take
more kindly to the Connecticut Labor
Party. 1t hurts my feelings to see its
platform spoken of slightingly as being
"mixed," and it's committee, etc, unfav-
orably criticized.
Possibly have overlooked it, but it
strikes me that our platform has not
been published in the ADVOCATE. If it
has not, would it not be good plan to
give it to your readers, and let them
Judge of it for themselves?
| think that they will agree that it is
enough better than the old party plat
forms so that vote for its principles
would, if no more, answer as a protest
against them. And is it not by this
manner of protest that the most effect
i've educational work is done?
| admit that our committee is not
quite as active as | would wish, but l
have not the heart to blame them. You
know that every year the struggle for
existence becomes harder, thus intensi-
flying the need of looking out for num-
Der one. am enthusiastic in my admi-
ration for one who works on year after
wear. in the face of encouragement and
defeat; but | have neither sneers nor
bitterness for the workers who are tired
out. Let us hope that by some means
the 9th of November will record
mighty protest against injustice and OPP
preston. CELIA B. WHITEHEAD.
SoUTHINGToN, Conn, Sept. 30. 1888.