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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11
PLAIN TALK.

Our sister journal, Der S0zio1iSt,
prints some caustic remarks anent
a personal exploitation Of the propri.
etor of the Chicago Labor Enquirer
in the last issue of his paper, The
following is translation:
"Joseph r. Buchanan, the editor of
the Labor Enquirer, of Chicago, has
made a number of opponents by his adj
vocacy of practical politics in the pres
idential campaign, i. e, by commencing
the " democratic" party, which has af-
fected him so that he publishes vehe-
ment trade against his antagonizers.
That Buchanan, who has earned thanks
for his exposure of fraud in the Order of
the Knights of Labor became cOnceited
-centered the quarrel upon his own per-
sonality - indicates how dangerous it
is for labor papers to be under the
control of single individual. John
Swinton's Paper went down through the
operation Of his peculiar obstinacy, and
Buchanan's Labor Enquirer will have the
same fate if he continues to withdraw
Labor by such phrase-making as the fol-
lowing:
So In conclusion, let me say that will
have none of your dictators; it is just
that thing | have been fighting all my
life, and will continue to do battle with.
| didn't come to Chicago to make a
name" as a champion of labor | brought
- Ia
and will have il when | depart, no
matter what the "crushers may say
and do
"This is vainglorious in the highest
degree. No man standing in the living
current of the labor movement would
speak so. These words exhibit, nothing
but injured vanity an obstinate, child
ish holding on to his own will, his own
conclusion, his own augmentation.
"f W0rkingmen rap him over the
knuckles on account of his kite-tail poll
tics, because they will have none of the
old, corrupt parties. and if he endangers
this contention for the independence of
the working class with sophisms about
the excellence of free trade, as he did in
arguing with the WORKMEN'S ADvO-
CATE, among others, it seems singularly
insincere for him, presuming upon his
proprletorship of the Enquirer, to gran
diosely wave instruction aside, while he
attempts to rehabilitate himself by gra-
ciously publishing opposite views.
"Mr. Buchanan may have earned re-
nown as a labor champion; but he must
remember that nothing is more chimer-
ical than this title. If he doess not al
ready know this he will soon make the
unl0vely experience that the progress
sive working class advances quietly past
tardy labor champions to the order of
the day.
Buchanan calls hiseXphcation Plain
Talk Ours is nothing less"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11

earth" who shall say when | en-.
croach with my toll road upon the
necessary major part? When popu-
lation demands the land my toll
road occupies who shall evict me?
Is not my toll road for travel and
not property of any sort? Is it a
wilderness? How does it differ from
the public road? How came the one
to be public?
think these are fair questions,
and hope they will be answered if
the individualists desire to work
with all who are struggling against
injustice. If they do not they are
wiling to leave the mistaken ones in
darkness, or else they confess their
position is defective. RINCTUM.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
TRUMpED Up CoNsPlRACIES.

ANY one who has carefully fol-
lowed the alleged dynamite conspir-
acy Of the striking engineers on the
B. X Q. Railroad cannot fail to be
convinced that the whole plot orig
mated with Pinkerton men. Bowles,
who figures as one Of the engineers
who turned States evidence, is re-
ported to have been a scab. He
Joined the union during the strike,
and then became a jealous advocate
of force. Wilson, one of the ac-
cused who became a wilmer" is
admitted to be Pinkerton detec-
tive, and the Brotherhood claim to
be able to prove that Smith, another
informer, is also a Pinkerton.
The warrants for the arrest Of the
men on the train were sworn out be-
fore the offense for which they were
arrested was committed. This proves
that some one was working out a
cunning plan, and keeping the
Pinkerton agency fully informed.
The chief offenders also seem to be
the Pinkerton men, who, of course,
will escape without punishment.
1t is also curious that the Burljng-
ton railroad offered to withdraw It's
prosecutions of the alleged dyna-
miterp, if the Brotherhood would de-
clare the strike off. 1t appears as
though the conspiracy was deliber-
ately planned by the Pinkerton
agency, with view Of creating SEN
tlment against the strikers, and to
use it as club to effect compro-
mise.
A similar course was pursued in
the case of Martin Irons, but the
latter was just smart enough not to
fall into the trap. Yet the conspir.
ators tried hard to convict him
under the hue and cry of Anarchist
shortly after the Chicago executions.
Ohio Valley Budget.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11
SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE TRUTH.

One of the greatest mistakes Col.
lngersoll ever made was in his
speech before the Chicago Conven-
ton, when he showed Judge
Gresham to be such an untiring an
tl-monopolst. That was too much
for the republicans, and they threw
the Judge overheard, and lnsulted
the Colonel for making the speech
Had Col. Ingersoll represented the
Judge as being a solid friend of the
money power and a natural born
thief, he would have been nomin-
ated by reclamation. - indianapolis
Le00el.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11
WHY THEY DRINK.

There is a vast amount of drinking in
the Slums of a great city. Besotten men
and women drink things to steal away
their appreciation of their surround
lngs, and to go to heaven Of uncOn-
sciousness. 1t is not whiskey, rum or
gin. The manufacturer knows, perhaps,
and he is the same man who meets in
business cOnClaves with the church-go-
ing cotton manufacturer who fills his
muslin with starch, the fertilizer-maker
who gets his Peruvian guano from the
lots east of Canton, and the packer who
produces every kind of fruit jelly from
cheap apples and aniline dyes.
Some Of the poor workmen drink to
give them a false strength to do their
hard tasks, too, but excessive liquor
drinking will generally be found among
the rich and idle, and the poor and mis-.
cradle; not among the run of working
people.
And what other pleasure is held out to
the poor denizen of the slums?
No pleasure on earth is his. He
knows that with drink comes uncon-
seriousness and delight of a miserable
kind. He feels rich when full. He can
buy the world or HEX all creation. He
is drunk. and says he is glad of it, and
after his.night'S debauch he goes to gaol
in lieu of his fine and thirty days incar-
ceration do him, i'll his condition, more
good than harm. for he gets wholesome
food and a good berth.
And if he didn't drink: If he were
sober and industrious, and anxious to
work with all his class-is there plenty
to do: Has he not closed up the New
York provident woodyards by even such
feeble labor as he offers? Where will
you put him: Where will he put him.
self: In the streets he must move on.
Upon every private lot he is a tres
passer.
Perhaps protection or free trade will
help him :-BuHimore Critic.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11

in America. The political campaign
gives us Il special opportunity for
this work, and after the education Of
the people has been advanced there
will be plenty of time for active So
cialist politics which, when once in
augurated, will lead to solid success.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11
AUGC~r II, 1888,
A LITTLE POLITICS.

- ~ L. L. ~ - wv
or course, Socialists 10 not pre-
tend to a power of transceudent
prophcsy, and the predictions made
by them regarding the incidental
occurrences which inevitably accom-
pany superficial political movements
whose object first and foremost is
success, were merely the logical de-
auctions arrived at through close OBJ
seryaton, the opportunity for which
was and is as open to others besides
Socialists.
The childllke faith and Utopian
hopes of superficial observers will
have some hard knocks before the
year is out, and indeed, enough has
already occurred to set the more
thoughtful to thinking, and over
whem the rank and file Of the
rather, numerous "reform parties
with Encouragement.
At the outset, when the so-caIIed
labor parties laborlously promul-
gated their platforms, they strenu-
ously advocated independent politi-
cal action, denounced the Old poIiti-
ca parties most vehemently, and
declared most decidedly against fu-
sion. And in these things they
were perfectly right, for the rank
and file, whose representatives AS
sisted IN formulating the platforms,
had had experience Of character to
be remembered Vet n0twith-
standing all this, it has been found
convenient by certain leaders to en-
ter INTO coalition with politicians
OF the old parties, to make "deaIs, y
and once more try for "surcoss, "
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"o''lo not Sl'I' 'ne dealers IN votes
'heS must nave a lo''o"IhS TO sell
o0' III ofueI TO a'hie'e the SpeclaI
success thrV nave IN m'nd'
" ME all TINS Is disgusting to 80
claIlStS' 1t docs not discourage th'm
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11
RATHER TENDER

one OF the pccullarltlcs OF the IN
dividualist is his tenderness. He
has an opinion Of his own, or be-
lioves he has. He has implacable
faith in his own goodness and VS.
dom. and corresponding distrust
Of the virtues Of others. His will,
based upon his own transcendent
excellence, is Of more Importance
than the will Of all others combined,
Iior p0puh-mere bosh. The CON
census of many minds SINKS INTO in
significance beside his individual
opinion.
When such an independent char
acter has a newspaper he needs no
precoptor, nor, for that matter, will
he have any, He is That is sutli-
cient.
When a " labor paper" Is owned
by an indivlduaIist, people must uli-
derstand that the owner knows
enough to express his opinions, and
that he will not be bossod. To crit
cize him adversely is equivalent to
bossing him. He's tender upon that
point. He has d right to be tender
he controls. At the same time he
may be charitable. Any slave may
clank his chains in "mg" columns.
| permit it. This is not the organ
of any organization or party. 1t IS
the property of an individual, or at
least the controlling interest is. And
don't you forget it, | try to main
tain ga peoples paper. The fell
lows who have the sublime impu-
dencc to criticize (boss) me, are
generally those who don't help sup
port my peoples paper. They have
no right to kick at anything | say
in my paper, have contempt for
such. pay the bills. | won't have
dictators. | made name and III
keen il. | tell Won il is mn naper-
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11


where it is needed and the street be-
comes impossible, how about the
right of uninterrupted travel Of
those who elsewhere keep up their
share of road: How can | be COM
PEELED to remove an obstruction
placed by me if Z" may put what |
please in the street ut my own cost ;"
fell a tree IN the street and escape
arrest. | have done the act at my
own cost, but the cost is nothing;
therefore | have done no wrong, ac-
cording to anarchism, and the only
right of others is to travel over the
tree or remove it. The same writer
says; " Social liberty is the right Of
each to do as he pleases co-equal
with his fellow, or the right of each
to do as he pleases at his own ex-
pense-equal liberty" Then my
conclusion is logical that if a Grim
inal escapes punishment he has COM
mitted no crime, for he has been al
no expense-eXcept to escape. II
q may make private roads, as
many as | please" and the right
Of direct travel depends upon
the " necessary occupation and cul'
tivatlon of the major part of the
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11

Free trade is natural right; is IA
peoples right. 1t is for the natu-
raj rights of man that the Socialists are
contending. When there is a chance to
secure even mOdicum of this right,
every intelligent Socialist knows how to
cast his vote chicago LABOR Enquirer.
What unintelllgent socialists the
Socialists are, to be sure. They
won't vote for Cleveland. Even if
they desired free trade they wouldn't
be- voting for it if they voted for
Cleveland. Socialists seem to think
there is something more important
for them to do than play tail to the
Labor ENqHirer's fayorite wing of
the capitalist party. Stupid Social
! lists
Pmkcrtons detectives are said to
have been detected in an attempt to i'll
/ ducc a Burlington railroad striker into
/ sccreting some dynamite for him under
| the IretcXt that the detective, who pre-
/ tends to he a Brotherhood man, wanted
/ to keep it safely until he could send it TO
| his father in Michigan to blow up stumps
with, Should this story be verified that
! detective should be sent to the pcniten-
tiary for period as long as the victim
/ would have received had he been foolish
/ enough to comply with the plausible re
! quest. such rasCalS are a disgrace to
amy organization.-O oil city Derrick,
Except to the Pjnkcrton organiza-
uon--that cannot be more disgraced
than it is. 1t makes " such rascals "
and it is in turn supported by the
capitalists who hire its services, all
of whom are guilty of the crime of
murder.
\ kiud-hearted friend writes from
Boston regrcttng that :" the two APP
aren't extreme rings meaning the
socialists, and anarchists " of the
advancing forces of emancipation
could not unite against the common
enemy, and bend every effort to the
showing up of the iniquities of the
present system instead of attacking
and sneerIng at one another" Well.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11

Ehe Union Labor Party leaders in
Wisconsin say they expect $4,000
votes in that State for their tichet
this Fall.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-11

Look at address label on this paper.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15

notion was put TO the meeting, when
The mays" had il by an unmiStakable
majority.
a motion rs the effect that the meet
ing reconsider the nomination Of
second Assistant Engineer, was C4t-
fered. and carried by standing vote
Of Il 70 L
J. +. Morgan and Robert More were
again nominated rs candidates for
Second Assistant Engineer. The bal
lot was east, resulting in Is for Nor
gan, 8 for More and ! scattering. J..
F. Morgan was declared the eompany's
candidate for the office of Second
Assistant Engineer.
On motion of ]. Lucas, seconded by
II. Smith, the Wilson, HuStace
and MOTgan-was adopted as whole.
A eanvaSSing and printing commit
tee was appointed, consisting of Z.
Ryan, G. Townsend, c. Bent, J. Nc
Guire and H. Smith.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
a Lively Kicker

A saddle horse made a circus for
itself and many onlookers at ) o'clock
Monday week. 1t was held by a
rope in the hands of a native, at
Messrs. w. G. Irwin & Co.'S offices.
BY some means the saddle was shifted
round under the horse, when if pro
ceeded with great energy to kick the
impediment off. The animal gyrated
with alarming rapidity, zigzag across
the street, then went eavOFtiug along
in the direction Of the water front. It
flung its heels among throngs of
pedestrians along the sidewalk, scat
tering them in panic-stricken con-
fusion. At Mr.. Leyey's auction rooms
the horse threw himself fiat, after
nearly kicking a native woman; then,
with heels as frequently as head in
the air, it pursued its literally mad
career, impeFiling walkers and drivers
along the way, until it kickingIy dis
appeared in yard near the Honolulu
Planning Mills.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
Street InprOvsnsnt.

A week ago Robello lane, Palama,
looked more like desert guleh than q
road. Five days work Of 3 detaeh-
ment of the road brigade, under the
supervision Of Mr. Robert Kalanipoo,
has transformed the lane, about 500
yards in length, into a properly graded
and built street. On 5 bottom of
broken basaltic rock : layer of sand
was put, and on Tuesday the road was
smoOthed down with the steam roller.
There is 3 population Of probably
seventy-five to 8 hundred people
reached by RObello lane, and property
owners and. tenants cannot but sppre-
eiate the above Improvement.
Lower PunehboWl street, above
BeFetania, has been graded and rolled.
KapialAni street, this side of Thomas
Square, has been graded and rolled and
Is now in good condition.
King street has been graded out to
Hyman's place and is ready for
metalling.
The Rew erusher at Moiliili, for pre-
pairing material for metalling the
streets, is expected to be ready for
work, during the present week. As
stated In this paper some time ago,
facilities for turning out metalliRg
material of improved quality and in
much greater quantities than formerly
are fully provided
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
Anti-AsiAtic Business.

The Anti-Asiatic Society held a
meeting Tuesday night. Mr.. Marques
presided. The report of the com mittee
that had been appointed TO confer with
the Planters was presented and unani-
mously approved. Two motions were
brought forward containing instruc-
tions to the same committee for further
interviews with Representatives of the
planting interest. The matters pro-
posed to be covered by each motion
were pretty fully discussed, and, at
the close, each motion passed unani-
mOusly. The committee were in
strueted to endeavor to secure the con-
currenee and cooperation of the
planters to bring about legislation,
G) by which Chinese immigration be
stopped, or should sweeping measure
Of that character be unconstitutional,
that sufficiently large immigration
tax be levied to etfeetUaIly check fresh
arrivals of Chinese, and (2) that the
government notify the authorities at
Hong Kong that they, the Hawaiian
government, will recognize no more
return passports, unless it be those of
which they have an official and COM
plete record.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
Firs Polities

tIre Department politics are bec0m-
ing brisk There are several tickets
mentioned among slate makers.
Protection Hook and Ladder Com
pany has been the first to issue q
ticket, namely: For Chief Engineer
Julius ASche, First Assistant, James
r. Morgan; Second Assistant, J. W.
Mcdonald.
Mechanic Engine Company No. :
met ar the hall Of the company, Union
street, Wednesday night, Mr.. {. J. Nc
Carthyr foreman, presidingf Mr. W.
II. C. Greigr secretary. TWenty-one
members responded to the roIl-calL
Nominations Of candidates for Chiei
Engineer and First and Second Assist
ant Engineers, 10 run the June eIee-
ton, were announced to be IN order.
The nominations for Chief Engineer
were c. b. Wilson, F. Hustace, J.
Asehe- A ballot being taken, the
votes were- Wilson, II; Hustaee, s;
Azehe, l. C. B. Wilson was accord
ingiy declared the nominated candi-
date Of the company for Chief Engi-
neer.
For First Assistant Engineer, f.
Hustace and J. Asehe were n0miR-
eted- Twenty votes were cast The
ballet gave Hustace Is, Asche ), when
+. HUstace was declared the nominee
Of the company for the Office OF First
Assistant Engineer
IF. Morgan and Robert More were
nominated for Second Assistant
TTenty-one votes were cast, Of which
More received l. and Morgans. r.
More was accordingly declared duly
nominated BY the company for cleo
tion as Second Engineer.
Dir. Henry Smith moved the ticket,
Wilson More, be adopted as a
whole Some sharp shooting discus
sion took place on this question The
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
Opposition to the Standard Oil Co.

The following from the Iron Age of
april 18th will be interesting to oil
dealers and consumers of Honolulu:
"OiI refners from Pittsburg, CIeve-
land, Detroit and Chicago met in To-
ledO last week, and arranged prelimi-
naries for forming a big stock COM
pany, with capital of $1,000, 900, to
lay large pipe lines TO that city, build
refineries, and operate in opposition to
the Standard Oil Co., for this purpose
making use Of new oil refining pro-
cess
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
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HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
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Having established an ageucT a4 HDnoIuiu 10,
the Hawaiian IsllRds, the 1ndersigned Il RE
pared % accept riska against fire or BasldfSv,
Aefchzzdise, FGrnit1rs. Aachiihery, on the most
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MEN AND WOMEN.

Jennie June says this rs to be veil
vet season. n ,.,,.- .--.-. .-. ..,.i--
The Shah will visit ST. Petersburg
il May 7.5 " , .. .,' ~, ~. -. - y
The princess of Wales is going TO
Scotland this year. e1...- '.
1t takes tiftySix ypiees ct9l sing Gill
bert's coming opera.
Mrs. VIM. Astor has a burglar alarm
on her diamond safe. ---. o. p, ...rr
The pope is writing a history of
Rome during the middle ages. j.
Carter H. Harrison, ex-mayor Of
Chicago, has been visiting st. Peters
burg ...1,s. = ,..-,or.. r.. g.-. ~
Paul Kotchalsky is a Russian
musical prodigy He is on y four
years old. .asa, s...s 917e~ :..)aa
William Warren. the :" Boston
comedian, who has been seriously i'll,
Is better. 80 ~, - 3"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe will preach
at Tiverton, r. l., next Sunday after
noon.
Attorney General Garland is said to
be spending his time hunting deer at
Hominy Hill, Arkansas. d..
Mr.. Chamberlain marriage with
Miss Endicott is announced by the
Court Journal for next year.
Walter Levin, an English critic,
thinks the fault OF. American writer's
defective sense of proportion.
Horace White, of New York, the
democratic editor, tells his friend that
be is Every doubtful about Cleveland
being able to carry New York" 4.
Z Sir Arthur sullivan does not. look
7 like an inspired musician. He is
short and stout, with a low forehead,
and short, curly hair, black eyes, and
square bulldog chin. :R.' 10 ~ '-t'
.g The New York Times says that
another long tOur-perhaps a trip
around the world-sOmething, at
least, to insure continual change OF
scene is in prospect for Jay fonld. n. /
k3. :Belva Lockwood, u ths9yresideEtial
cafidfdate,y graduated from ,Genesee
|. college in lS47, and took a second
degree from Syracuse, University ip
f18fOs She has been twice married. /
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