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Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01
NoyENBER 1, 1890.
THE CAMPAIGN.

HE CAMPAIGN
 There are in the city of New lorI, twenty thousand men at least who may be set down as "profcs,ionaI poIiticl- ans .; that is, as men who, at some time or other, derive the whole of their means of life from positions which are notorIously granted as rewards for po- ltiCal activity. AS soon, therefore, as election time draws near and party tickets are placed in the field, these twenty thousand men begin to move, and where it ls best that they shonld be seen in large numbers, therp of course, they are seen, full of genuine cnthusi- asm, Whether the people, outside of those twenty thousand men, are moved to any extent by the pending issues or the personalities engaged, cannot be ascertained at any stage of the conflict; so that, even in contests which are finally settled by heavy majorties, the result remains apparently doubtful to the last day. It actually looks, in fact, as if the only active part that the public at large could be made to take in politics were the sil mt casting of its ballots.
 Such appears to be the case in New York City this year to n greater extent even than in any previous campaign There Is a considerable noise among the professional politicians, but the most omnous silence Is observable among the people do manifest some actual interest; and that is when some bold speaker of the Socialist Labor party, derlding their sleepiness and CreduIity, calls upon them to shake of the yoke of the plu, toCraCy. From what We have seen ill this respect we are strongly confirmed in our opinion, repeatedly expressed here, that the masses of this city are fast getting ripe for Il great political movement on soCiaIlstiC lincs and that such a great movement might at my time be produced by concentrating he, c from all parts of the country and during Tone campaign all the talent of the Nationalist and Socialist organizations We are now carrying on the battle with a handful of speakers, and must of necessity leave entire districts absolute lyuncovered. With national, state. and municipal issues which we alone have raised and which need only to he stated to enlist at once the attention of the multitude, imagine what We conld dc if, every night, from one hundred differ ent street corners, one hundred Social i7t speakers were pouring out Socialistic truth, made palmer and plainer at every step by practical illustrations drawn from local surroundings
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01
No. the time to "call the law mak CTS attention" is past. Put them ont!

Editor WoRKMEN's ADyOCATE:-Is it not about time that the labor and indus trial element called the attention of our law makers to the manner, or, rather. the high style in which our railroad
 magnates are carrying on the business of passenger traffic; We read of "Palace' cars; "l}oudoir' cars: "Royal Blue, trains, etc.; all "superbe', "eumptuous", magnificent "elegant'. "luNuriouS' , and all for the accommodation of the milG0naircs, who alone can afford to travel in such grand style, but not a word k said about the traveiing accom- modations adapted to the wants and means of the great masses uf the people. Indeed the managers of the roads dare not describe the miserable "aCcomm0
 dationo" offered now to tue public at
 large. because they consist of badly
 ventilated, lard-seated. dirty, second | hand cars; mere rattle-traps, and if the
 "common people" don't like to travel iii them they are at liberty to either stay at l home or pay eNhorhltaut prices for those 1 "prinCely accommodations which are afforded by the Pullman and Wagner
 Palaces on Wheels" In fact millions upon millions Of dollars are spent upon luxurious cars built for the comfort of the rich, while the people of moderate
 circumstances are grudglngly supplied
 with such filthy rolling stock as might
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01

Shylock has two political parties, competing for lis favor Their mission is to confuse the minds of the common people by raising false issues. His De- mocrats advocate free trade; his Rvpub Iicans advocate protection. By endless disputes as to the relative merits of pro- tection and free trade, they divert inquiry from the absolute demerits of capitalism.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01

reasonably be expected at the hands of railway autocrats who pin their faith to the motto of the Vandcrbilions"- "the people be damned", As this short sketch of a great evil would be rejected by our "grcm dajitS' send it to the WOhKMGN's ADVOCATE, in the interests of thr people, W. <. G.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01
COMMUNICATIONS,
Prospect and Retrospect.

At the coming election there will be several tickets in the field, all of which are in the interest of capital. except the Socialist, which i- in the interest of abor,
 Were all who Iabor united for their o"n interest, there would be no doubt which would prevail
 Unfortunately, the Medirean policy still succeeds in rhls world, and the minority rules by dividing the majority into hostile camps.
 The Socialist movement represents the alliance of the economic forces of th- workpropla with the political. IL aims at organizing the party of labor. It opposes the class parties of capital.
 It has seen and deplored the failure of workingmeu's parties and unions. becQus" they were misled, deceived and swindIed by their leaders. It therefore proposes that the workpeoplc shall be their own leaders,
 The Socialist party now exists in all parts of the world, under all govern. ments. and among all people 1t has everywhere the same object, the eleva- uon of the masses of the people.
 It is everywhere known as the cham pion of the work-ppople because it is composed of the work.people them. selves
 In New York city it will poll some thousands of votes, It will not succeed in eIecting its ticket, but it will enter it's protest, and patiently await the greater enlightenment of the people, in their own interest, and for their own benefit,
 A great step forward is taken at this election. Our ballots are printed for us | by the State, and two hours given by law to the workingmen, in which to at tend the polls.
 These reforms are an advance along the lines of Socialism.
 They deprive many men of an excuse for not voting. This ballot will be ab solutely secret.
 All our laboring brethren are not now with Us; but we must so conduct our selves chat they will soon be.
 Many are miSled in one direction or arother, and made to think it better to be governed by capitalists, than to gov ern themselves. They will yet set them. selves right,
 In the meanwhile, for those who already perceive and comprehend their duty, there is every encouragement for exertion.
 Every workingman should be frater. nally appealed to.
 He may say he has no interest in the success of his class, no care for the cause of his fellow-workers, but in reality he cannot separate his interests from theirs
 He must help his fellows to rise, or be crushed and ground down along with them.
 Capitalists here are what nobility and capitalism are in Europe-seltish. cruel insolent and rapacious.
 Some of our work-people who do not comprehend the condition of things, will vote and work at the election for their worst enemies, for politicians whc would starve or shoot them. They should be argued with in friendly ana kindly way. They are honestly ms taken, They do not mean to act, as they are acting, against their own inter eSts,
 Let every voter of the working cIas, exert himself to enIighten darkness preach fraternity, dispel error. anG bring one at least of his fellows to the polls, X.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01

A declining scale of Well-being marks only wages that go down; at other times it is necessities that rise in price; not in frequently, however, both things occur together. This combination of circum. stances is found almost invariably where the employer is at the same time re- taller either of groceries, other store goods, or tenements. In such cases there is sort of dOube.ended screw, which causes the descending line of well-being with the toiler to be almost perpendicular, and likewise perpen- dicuIar the ascending line of profit with the eXploiter.
 The parsons vouch for their calico ticket. Who will vouch for the par sons
 As if in mockery of the much.vaunted strength of their union, or perhaps to illustrate in the best possible way the principle that the economic struggle of Labor is insufficient for its delverance, the worst instances of imposition, eHac. Gon, brutality and oppression recorded in the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor of the State of New York, just published, come from the cigar, makers, One instance given hy the employees and corroborated in the employers own words is typical. They say:
 "l'Or the last three years the firm was in the habit of reducing the wages of their employees every year not less than 10 cents per 1000 cigars. When the last reduction took place the firm promised t0 take back that reduction as soon as business would reverse. On August F. the working people informed the firm that in their opinion the con- dtion of the trade at the present time was very good, and requested the firm to take back the last reduction; this the firm refused to do, whereupon the peo- pie resolved to go on strike. Fearing the loss through the spelling of the raw maternal which was already prepared to be worked and given out tu the hands, the firm aCceded to the demand with the proviso that the new scale should not 70 into effect before Aug. l9. On that date the hands delivered the cigars yet made for the old wages, and the firm de- clpred they did not intend to keep their promise for the reason that they had 1 been forced 10 make 1t and that tue fac. tory would be closed for week.
 The question of iusuring workingmeu against injury and sickness, submitted to the electors of the Swiss republic last week was carried by a large majority Switzerland thus takes the lead among .hr nations of the world in adopting this humane and sooialistic proposition. In the meantime. here, in the United States, millions are lavished upon sol diers who are hale and sound, while the very thought of shielding from want the maimed, and the families of the killed. in the army of Labor would be decried by our plutocratlc, FouuA-of- 1T n
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-01

The receipt of sample copy of this paper k au invitation to subscribe
, 1890-06-05
"MUsT rnr CHINESE COZ"
A Lecture 10y Dr. Baldwin. of tho
Meth ndist nIsslonary so.i.tx

NEw YoRK, June 2.--Rey. Dr. l.. y.
Baldwin, of the Methodist Missionary
Society, lecturch yesterday on the cub
ject Must the Chinese Cor Ho said
THE Chinese did not make the sue.
eestlon to us that their people be per.
mltied to omigrate to this country.
The Chinese were opposed to emigra.
ton. The suggestion camo rom the
United States, and at that time It was
especially needed and welcomed in
California. They built railways, did
workingmsn's duty everywhere, and
added 5000 900, 600 to the value Of her
lands by irrigation and by drainage, vel
she who derived more benefit from The
Chinaman than any other state, is led
by hoodlums In the last twenty-five
years this country has accumulated
only 10000 Cinnamon, yet within a
year we get hundreds of thousands OF
other foreign immigrants. II Is charged
that the Chinese send their money home.
Wen, how long hasIt been n crime To
90 this1 The Chinese in California earn
DoOOOO0 year. OF this they send
home " 900 900, yet l once heard John
Boyle OReilly, of Boston, declare with
manifestation OF pride that the Irish
men In this country sent 81. 7.OOO. .OOO a
year 10 their families in Ireland"
, 1890-06-05
THE ST. JoHSs SILVER BILL.
A additional Provisions Embodied Ia n
NeW Section.

WAsHfsGros, June 2.-'rhe bill in
troduced by Senator Plumb to-day, Us
the work of Banker 81. Johns, OF New
York, is the same as the bill Introduced
by the senator last week, with the addi-
tion Of the following section:
Section Whenever the president of
the United statcsslall be authoritatively
advised that the mints OF France, Bel.
GUM AMI Italy are open for the coinage
of full legal tender silver money, as
free from all limitations, charges and
restrictions as their gold, and upon the
valuation for gold and silver which is
now down for the Latin Union Coinage
ratio" 1t shall be the duty of the presl.
dent to issue a proclamation embod ying
the following provisions, which shall
have all tho force and effect Of a law of
the United states;
Directing the secretary OF the
treasury to forbid at once all further
issuing OF silver certificates, and requir-
ing any OF the same In the treasury Of
the United states TO be cancelled and
destroyed.
Second-To order new dollar coin OF
the United States, which shall contain
400 grains OF standard silver and be full
private debts, unless otherwise specified
in any account, and to cause tho same to
be coined to the utmost capacity OF the
United States, limited only by his legal
discretion ms to the coinage of gold. until
800, 00o, 900 of said new standard dollars
shall be coined and not fewer than
200, 600 of the same monthly thereafter.
Third-On and after sixty days from
the date OF said proclamation 10 pur-
chase In demand Of the holders of the
same all the outstanding silver dollars
OF the present standard weight and all
the outstanding silver certificates of tho
United States at u premium OF 3 cents
on a dollar OF each, with the Issue OF the
hereinbeiore provided notes of the
United States In pay mcnt of the samo
Fourth-.On and after the date of said
proclanu ton to ix the utmost limit OF
price for the purchase of silver under the
provisions OF this act at 81 for 800 grains
OF fine silver.
, 1890-06-05
THEY ATE wrLD rARssIrs.
a Whole Family Poisoned by an oId
Mans Mistake.

OTTAWA, Ont, June 2.-Dend in bed,
with dying sister on either side, lay
little Archie Campeau, OF Lake George,
wnen lady neishbor came In, attracted
by feeble cries of Help Helpw There
was another child rolling In death agony
upon the floor Near By, gasping and
helpless, lay the mother and aged grand
father Mrs. Campeau managed to say
that they had been poisoned. The
village physician was called. emctlcs
were administered, and before he len
the physician was successful in SAVING
the lives of three OF the patients, al,
though the Others, 1t Is feared, arc too
far gone to rally.
wednesday old man Campeau went
into the woods to dig roots to make
medicine for r sick horse. lie gathered
lot OF various kinds including some
which tasted sweet and Of which ali
the members OF tho family paTiook. In
few minutes all were taken with fear.
iul pains. IL was In this condition that
the neighbor found them. The eldest
boy, about . years Of age, was dead, the
second boy hhs since died and the doc.
tors say the old man and the infant are
likely To follow. IL will be close call
with the other three. The root which
the old man gave them IL known as wild
parsntp, deadly poison.
, 1890-06-05
FOOD ADULTERATI0N
A New Bill Reported by
Senator Paddock.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR ALL OTHERS
The Analysts OF Food. Drinks or
Drugs Provided For-Pen-
alties Prescribed.

WASHINGTON, June 3 Senator Pad
dock to-day reported favorably from the
committee on agriculture substitute
for all the pure food bills which have
been introduced in tho senate. The bill
provides that there be organized In the
department OF agriculture food diyis-
ion, whose chief should receive 5000
per annum and be charged with the
duty of procuring and having AnalyIed
samples OF food or drugs sold in any
state or territory than where man
uinctured. The Introduction into any
state or territory, or from another state
or territory, of any adultesated food 10
prohibited under penalty Of tinc aud ina
prisonmont Any drug should bc
deemed adultcrated when II differs
within tae knowledge OF the seller from
the standard of strength, quality
or purity laid down in the United States
phHrmacOpeia, or other standard works,
or when its strength or purity fails be-
low the pfoiessed standard under which
1t is sold. Food or drinks shall he held
ndulterated, when any substance has
been knowingly mixed or rnckod with
it, so rs TO reduce or lower, or injuriously
affects its quality or strength, or when
any valuable constituent OF the article
has been wholly or in part abslracted,
and II II contains within the knowled 20
OF the seller any added poisonous or in
furious ingredient
Persons are required. under penalty,
to submit Tor analysis samples OF food,
drinks or drugs, and an official analysis
shall he made OF such articles whenever
II Is demanded by any responsible per.
SON
, 1890-06-05

The house then went into committee
NJ the whole on public building bills.
The following bills were considered
favorsbly; Stockton, Cal, 1900;
rueblo, Colo, $ioo,ooo; Portland, Or,
floo, 900.
There was q lively tilt on tho question
OF the order OF the public building bills,
bronEht out by the bill for public
building at Bar Harbor, Me-, to coss
Mr.. Mills asked what tho direction Of
tue committee was. and MIR. Milliken
replied that two republican bills should
bill.
Mr.. Mills thought this unfair. and
that the committee should alternate be-
tween tho two sides.
Mr.. Allen declared that tho whole sys-
tenn was vicious. and that politics should
nave nothing 10 do with H.
The committee finally arose, and the
agricultural bill was reported.
The house then adjourned until Mon
day.
, 1890-06-05
SoN-usIoN MEN BErrER.
Tho Heading WIN Hs,. No Brother
hood Ncn - its Employ.

PhiLApgLPulA. June 1.-The rumoi
that the Philadelphia & Reading had
ordered its conductors 10 withdraw from
the Brotherhood OF Conductors or leave
the employ OF the company was con
iirmed to-day by Assistant Superin-
tondcnt iionzano. "fhis action was 70
solved upon nv the officials of the com
pany," said lionzano. after the las,
convention Of the brotherhood of CoIi
ductors at Rochester. At thi. convfy,
tion the brotherhood antistrlking clauyl
IN the constitution was repealed, and
shortly aher this action notice was is.
sued To the conductors that they must
either leave the brotherhood or the com
'Pnny's service. We have had enough of
labor organizations We want no more
union men, All the conductors, en-
ginecrs, brakemen and firemen ON The
Reading are now non-union men"
, 1890-06-05
THE PAS-AMERICANs.
a Letter by Blaine Relative to Its
Rocomme nd ations.

WAsHISdroS, June 2.-The president
to-day sent TO congress a letter By the
secretary of state relative to the com.
mendations of the recent Pan American
conference on the subject of custom.
regulations The president sets forth
the conferences commentators, and
says that the conference also, at its final
session, decided to establish in Wash
ingion, as fitting memorial, a Latin
American library, to be formed by con-
tributions from the several nations, OF
historical, geographical and literary
works, maps, manuscripts and ofiicial
documents relating to the history and
CIVILIZATION OF America, and expresses
the desire that the government OF the
I nilcd states should provide a suitable
building for the shelter of such library.
TO bo dedicated upon the four hundrciih
anniversary OF the discovery OF America.
secretsry Blaine In his letter recon-
lnends that congress appropriate $3.50
OOO to provide n safe nnd suitable build
ing 10 receive and protect the propased
collection, which building may also 90
used for the officials OF the proposed In.
ternationgl bureau Of information, and
to contain 4 hall or assem bly-room ior
the accommodation OF such international
bodies rs the two conferences that have
just adjourned.
, 1890-06-05
WESTERN ARID LANDS
They Must Be Reserved
From Settlement.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OPINION
He Says That the Law Ressrving
Them for Irrigation Is
Clear.

WAsHtsdros, June 3.-Tho secretary
OF the interior to-day transmitted to the
senate an opinion by the attorney
general constituting the act OF October ?,
ISIS, which appropriated the sum OF
500, 900 for investigating the extent to
which the arid region may be recovered
by Irrigation. The opinion Is trans
milted In response to u resolution by the
senate inquiring particularly Us to the
views of the interior department con
eerning tho scope and effect
of the following section of the
act of October 2; And all lands
which may hereafter be desi snated or
selected by such surveys for tho sites
OF reservoirs, bitches or canals for irrl-
eating purposes, and all lands made
susceptible for irrigation by such roser-
voirs, bitches, or canals are from this
time hence reserved from sale as the
property OF the United States, and shall
no, be subject after the passing OF this
act to entry to settlement or occupation,
until further provided by law -
The attorney general states his con.
clusions as follows;
'The object OF the act Is manifest. It
was to prevent entry upon and settlemcnt
and sale of all that part and region of the
public lands of tho United States which
could be improved by general systems
OF Irrigation, and all lands which might
thereafter he designated or selected by the
United states surveys rs sites for rcscr-
Noirs, bitches or canals in such systems.
III was the purpose OF congress by this
act TO suspend all the rights OF entry
upon any lands which would come
within the improving operation Of the
plans OF irrigation, to be reported by the
director of the geological survey under
this act. Language could hardly be
stronger than are the words of the act in
expressing this intention. Entries
should not be permitted, therefore,
upon any OF the arid regions which
might possibly come within the opera.
tion ofthis act"
The general effect OF this opinion, II
the law Is not modified will be TO re.
serve from settlement and entry praoti.
cally the whole OF tho great regions Of
the West.
The secretary. In his letter of trans.
mutual, suggests that II congress does not
iully concur in the purposes Of the law
ltshould take the business In hand at
once, TO 80 modify as IL may deem
that the public interests require.
, 1890-06-05
THE TAKING OF THE CENSUS.
People WIN Be Compelled to Answer
the Questions on MORTGAGES.

WASHINGTON, June l.-Superintenden
Porter Of the census, has received telc.
grams from q number of supervisors
stating that they were thoroughly pre-
pared to enter upon the work OF taking
the census tomorrow morning, and that
everything was in readiness to push the
work forward with accuracy and rapid
i'y. Porter intimated very plainly this
evening that so far as the chronic dis
ease questions were concerned 1t was
not the intention of the officers TO bring
to punishment those who were reluctant
to make answers, but as to the mort
gage questions his language was not
quite so cheering. He expressed himself
very earnestly with regard to bringing
the law 10 bear upon those who williully
refused to answer any and all questions
put to them by the enumcrators. They
will be compelled to answer" ho said,
''or take the consequence OF their re.
fusAl,h
, 1890-06-05
The Census Enup,erators.

Senator Allen presented to-day a
memorial from the Tacoma National
Club asking congress to pass a law pro-
viding for commission to prepare
statistics OF the technlal and mechanical
education given in the schools OF the
country, both public and private.
superintendent Porter, of the census
bureau, has been the recipient OF numer.
ous communications on the question Of
compensation for the cnumerators in
districts where the nature of the country
is such that the work Of enumeration
will necessarily be difficult, In answer
to those from Washington state, he to-
day wrote Senator Allen that in many
parts OF that state the per capita basis OF
pay ment would not be in forced, but that
the maximum, 50 per day, would be al
lowed.