Workmen's advocate., 1889-05-18

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 ANOTHER INVITATION, To the H'orhmcn'S Adrocate;
 You have informed us that it has been deemed advisable to hold Party Con- gress, and you desire the Sections throughout the country to vote upon the matter,
 We in Chicago have voted, and we are unanimously in favor of the Con grcss, and of having it here in the month of September. We know that all comrades are anxious to visit Chi cago, and they may never have so good a chance again. As in oIden times "alI roads" led ito RoInr,' so now they all lead to Chicago. All the political conven- tions are held here, and it is manifest that we are getting tO he great polltl- cal as well aS commercial and industrial centre. Now, as we are organized into permanent poIiti 'al party, it IS clearly manifest that we must do as the other political parties do, and meet at the great political stronghold.
 Then the inducements that thlCagO k prepared t0 offer in the matter oi Cll- mate. attractions tO sight seers, our beautiful parks, extensive drives, etc, places it far beyond all competitors.
 We have no word of dlsparagcment tu offer in regardto Pittsburg and lndianap- olis. But it is scarcely fair to deprive the Pittsburg and Indianapolis dcIe- gates of an opportunity to visit Chicago, which they naturally desire to do.
 Again, the organization Tn both those towns is. so far as can be ascertaLned, Tn d more tlOurishlng condition than It Is here, and consequently not nearly as much in need of missionary effort We are confident in view of this consdera. tion, our Pttsburg and. Indianapolis comrades will chrerfully waive all claims which might be urged in behalf of thelr respective cities.
 Chicago has had good many pecul- far disadvantages to encounter from s0callstic standpoint, and we are as. sured that the congress meeting here cannot fail to have q beneficial effect upon the work of propaganda m our l '. contemplated places of meeting and come tO Chicago. Come and Nlslt the water works. even though the popular sentiment is that Socialists are not much interested in water-WOrk8, Come and l visit the Stocky yards they are cOnSld- l cred one of the picturesque attractions of our western metropolis. Ride on our l lakes. Go and see the anlnsals in Lin ] coin Park, as well as the ''ions' in and l out of the park; but though you beard | the lion in his deu," beware how you en- gage in that popular pastlme known as "hucking the tgcr.' lnhaIe the aro- matc odors of Bridgeport and imagine that they are "the spicy hreezes blown soft from Ceylon's lsle." Take rite on Yerkea cable, that k if you have no objection, and remain in Chicago long enough to celebrate the next Centennial In short, come prepared to have a rIEht ! good time, and we will do all we can to aid you in your laudahle determination.
 By the way, it may interest the AD- VOCATE tO know that one of our mem brrs, Prof. OrchardsOn, has started in on a new line of propaganda, of which he k the sole proprietor and patentee. He has started out to interview all the leading clergymen in our goodly city for the purpose of asking them if they have read "Looking Backward,' and getting their opinion of 1t. 1t lS great scheme, and OrChardsOn is working ii for all it is worth. Perhaps some of the comrades in other cities may feel dis posed to adopt similar tactics; if so
 though there may not be millions in it
 there may be some ultimate benefit tC the cause we serve. remain, dear AD
 vOCATE, yours fraternally, ONYX,