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ffOHKMEN'SAJ)VOCATE
THi OPril'UL JOURNAL Or Til 01IAN1I!KI
WOKKXKN Or NKW HAY KN AM) VI
CINITY HKl'KKHKNTIH) IN THH
TRADES COUNCIL OF NEW HAVEN.
Nkw Havkv, Mahcii I-;, 18ST.
THE WORSHIP OF MONEY.
BY A. MAMMON, ll. l.
Money! Oil, Money, thy praises 1 sing,
Thou art my Refuge, my (ioii, and my
King;
Tis for tliee that I preueli, ami for thee
that I pray,
Dream of thee at night, and seek thee by
nay.
I preaeh to the poor, who need some re
lief, I preueli of their poverty, pray for their
grief,
1 send my hox round to them morning
and night,
And hope they'll remember (he poor
widow's inite.
I preaeh to the rich, and settheni at rest,
V hile they pay well in cash and leave a
bequest;
For 'tis plain to be seen, by all on reflec
tion, That 1 cannot live on a simple collection.
1 gather my knowledge from wisdom's
great tree,
And the whole of my Trinity's I' s and d.
Pounds, shillings and pence are all that 1
crave,
From my first step on earth to the brink
of the grave.
Money's my Creed, and I'll not pray
without it,
My Heaven is closed against all those
who doubt it !
For this is the essence of my religion.
Believe what I say and be plucked like a
pigeon.
My pay may bo hundreds or thousands a
year,
Double it, treble it, still I am here
With my box or my bags collecting your
brass;
I can't do as Uaalam did, ride on an ass.
I'll have carriage and horses and servants
and all.
Fin not going to foot it like 1,'eter and
Paul.
Neither like John, lie on locusts and
honey,
So out with your purses and down with
your money.
Fools sometimes ask what I do with this
money,
They might as well ask what bees do
with honey;
I answer them all with u wink or a nod,
I keep three-thirds myself and give
praises to (Jod.
J. Johnson, hnnton.
STRIKE ETHICS.
The Editor of "South West" Looks
into the Future a IJKIe.
Ul course the strikers will now
come in for any amount of denunci
ation. The senseless folly of strikes
in general and the criminal folly of
this one in particular. "What good
have strikes ever done the workers?"
will be asked with all the variations.
Much gratuitous advice will be tend
ered the workingmen for their prone-
ness to strike. All of which 13 use
less As long as the present stand
ard of intelligence retains the pres
ent condition of things, strikes will
take place. Nor will defeat deter
others from resisting oppressive ex
actions as long as hope lingers in
human hearts and the spirit of man
hood is not dead in the breasts of
men. And it is well. The strike
is a crude, costly, bungling method
of redress. Jiut it is better than
passive submission to deliberate in
-justice. If the masses will not
think, it is something to know at
least that they can feel. There is
hope for humanity while such is the
fact. Manhood lives. It will vet
think. And thinking; will act.
"It may be right," doubtingly as
sent the critics, "for workingmen
directly interested to strike to resist
reduction, or redress grievances, but
how absurd for other workingmen
not at all interested in the matter in
dispute to come out on strike,
Certainly it may seem singular to
some. It must have appeared ab
surd for those who never drank any
tea to assist the tea drinkers in re
sisting the imposition of the tea-tax.
It was singularly absurd for those
who never had any use for revenue
stamps to rally in opposition to the
"stamp act" sought to be sustained
by Britain. But they did ! And
why? They knew that every direct
attack, no matter m what form,
against their fellow-countrymen, was
indirectly an attack upon them
Intelligent workingmen know that
every injustice done any class of
workers must inevitably result in an
injury to all workers. ihev know
if they allow other toilers to be
wronged" now tlmt their time to Buf
fer the same fate would soon follow.
Not merely sentiment, lovoof justice
and Immunity prompt them to suc
cor their fellows, but enlightened
selfishness and self-preservation de
mand 't.
FOR MEN OF WARM HEARTS
AND LEVEL HEADS.
Mono: "I'lif lu vvm serve tin- vltrtl :nt .
Hot tllose vvln sleep."
i'HNrl.i'li:i.
I. The assumption of the risk of em
ployment is illustrated by a division of
the Supreme ( 'ourt of Iowa, which lays
down the following rule:
Where a servant knows, or by ordi
nary diligence should have known, of the
peculiar dangers of his employment, re
sulting from the negligence of Ids muster,
he waives Ins right to recover tor injuries
resulting trom such negligence by re
niaining in his master's employment
without objection."
Well, if a workinginan, as an individ
ual, objects, he is discharged; and if an
organization is doing it, law and order is
being called niton to "suppress the riot
ers'wherefore this rule should lie abol
ished by legislative action.
U. In regard to the negligence of a
fellow-servant the Supreme Court of
Minnesota has rendered the following
notable decision:
"A master is not liable to one servant
for injuries caused by the negligence of
a co-servant in the same common em
ployment. That the negligent servant is
superior in authority or an overseer of
the one injured does not take the case
out of this rule."
To what ridiculous extent this fellow
ship is held to exist might be illustrated
by numerous instances, one of which, a
decision of the Supreme (.'ourt of Michi
gan, for the sake of better understanding,
I (jiiote:
"Where an employer furnishes suit
able (i) materials, and employs competent
(?) carpenters, to construct scaffolding to
be used by them in putting the cornice
upon a building, and tbesamescall'olding
is subsequently used by painters hired to
paint tl le cornice, held that the carpen
ters who constructed the scaffolding and
the painters are fellow-servants, and that
the employer is not liable for injuries
caused to one of the painters by the
breaking of the scaffolding,"
Since the workmen have no voice in
what persons shall be employed to be
come their fellow-"servants," and their
attempts to that effect are lieing met as
in ciuse l, tins rule, as the former, should
be abolished, and employers made liable
for the acts of one emolove to another,
the same as a railroad company is liable
ror ine injuries a passenger receives
through the negligence of its employes.
3. Cont ributory negligence as a means
to defeat recovery 0f damages should so
be modified as to constitute no absolute
liar, which it should be in cases of gross
misconduct only, making the rule similar
to that in admiralty.
4. The most pernicious attempt to
override what little protection the law
affords is practiced in making wage
worked sign agreements discharging
employers ironi liability tor m nines aris
ing from whatever causes. The methods
employed are either direct, with no
phrase attached to cover the intent, or
under the guise of generosity and lienev-
olence. Y bile the former way or throw
ing off natural responsibilities meets with
no adverse criticism on the part of the
press except the few straight workmen's
patters the latter mode makes it possi
ble for the minions of monopoly to find
much to applaud, as illustrating the bar
niony between capital and labor. This
harmony, which Laurence (Jronhmd, in
his "Co-operative Commonwealth," calls
that ol roast Iteet and a hungry stomach,
workmen should try to protect them
selves against.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has
had such "lenevolence" under considera
tion in the case of O'Neill reruns Lake
Superior Iron Company, decided Novem
ber 1 ith, last year, tins case being m
point in every particular, I give its sub
stance:
That company, being anxious to relieve
itself from liability which, translated
into the sweet language labor fleecers
employ to deceive their "hands," reads,
"having the well-being of our employes
at heart "provided a lionetit fund into
which each workman had to pay thirty
cents a month, and the company con
tributing an amount equal to the aggre
gate. 1 he company intrusted itself with
the management of that fund, and had
special receipts prepared for the ac
knowledgment ot sums received hy de
pendents, relative of injured workmen in
case of injuries resulting in death of the
innired; and receipts acknowledging pay
ment of money from this fund to men
merely prevented to work, in each ea.se
containing a clause like this: "I do here
by release said Lake Superior Iron Coin
pany from all claims for such damages,
,v,,.ttav frnni u-hul ptlllup
accident occurred, whether claimed to lie
from the negligence of the Lake Sujierior
Iron Company, its officers, servants, or
agents, or otherwise."
In this case the recipient could not
reinl, and not knowing the effect of the
receipt he signed, it was no bar to his re
covery for damage sustained in the em
ploy and through the negligence of that
company. The Supreme Court, how
ever, held that such receipt would be a
bar to an action when knowingly and
understandingly signed.
That it is against public iiolioy to endow
jersons with rights and charge them
with duties, and then to privilege them
to make agreements to suit themselves,
I hope that is not necessary to dwell on.
This practice is ujmjii the exense of the
masses, and unjust in no small degree.
The remedy, as in the other eases, is in
legal enactments. It should be provided
that no court of justice or other tribunal
shall recognize evidence of agreements
discharging employers iroiu iiahimy tor
injuries received bv workmen in their
employ, except where employers have
met their obligations in full by indemni
fying their employes for losses sustained,
In closing this discussion, 1 cannot out
say that hard words would Ikj justifiable
against those who purport to act tor me
benefit of the toilers bv denouncing
men as too radical who go to the root of
evils. these lnends despair when
independent politics are spoken of. with-
i i i '
out showing on their part that they per
ceive anv other practical wav id' doing
justice, or exhibiting diligence to detect
wrongs which, as the subject ot this dis
cussion, can be remedied under present
conditions. OTTO Hakse.
RATS !
We notice in many instances, that
men who take the place of strikers are
called rats by our labor papers. Now
we wish to ask, why it is that this frisky,
good-natured little animal is insulted in
this manner. We always had more re
spect than this for the rat, because as a
rule he makes no distinction between
rich and poor, lie is just as willing to
eat from the table of a poor man, as from
that of a king, and is as sociable to one
as to the other, lie makes no distinction
Irt'tween race and creed, and knows no
politics, in fact he is independent. He
cannot be beguiled by the politician, and
always casts party aside, and studies his
own interests. Therefore we are grieved
that be should be compared with the
creature who takes the place of a man
who battles for his wages. We hope the
rat will insist that the term lie changed;
we sympathize with him, for a man who
will take the place of a man on strike,
never had the heart of a rat. Headlight.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Notice to ConiiRseONnKNTs. Write plain;
mill down your Idlers; make them short
Write only on one side of tlie paper, lie asfrooil
naliivi'il as yon can innler tlie ilrciimstanres.
Mi.NNKAI'oi.is, Minn., Feb. 4, 1M87.
To the Workmen's Adnn-ale:
Socialism in Minnesota found but few
adherents until recently. For a fact,
very few people understood Socialism.
They, like others, had read in the capi
talistic papers about these firy agitators,
these cut-throats of society, the despoil-
ers of communities and destroyers of
civilization, so that here, like elsewhere,
a misconception went out amongst the
people as to what Socialism was and who
Socialists were, it was not until the
great explosion in Chicago on the 4th of
May, 18N(i, that shook the very ramparts
ol our present society and set a nation of
fools to thinking that a sort of revival
among the masses took place, and the
stern issue, Socialism, elbowed its way
through the whirlwind of excitement and
calmly came before the minds of a mad
dened and terrified people. It-made its
way even to the much wasted, of pros
pering Minnesota. How inuuisitive every
body suddenly Itecarue. Socialism at last
was heard, and those who had never
given the subject a thought now began
to consider it seriously. They began to
investigate the subject, and as a result
ot this investigation came to the conclu
sion that corruption had .blocked the
highway of human progress somewhere,
and resolved to lind out the true cause.
The Germans were already organized, and
had been for several years. They had
formed themselves into a section for the
purpose of educating themselves up to the
doctrine of Socialism rather than making
it an object to increase in uiemliership
and numbers. It was, however, not un
til July 188(1 that the good l'liilistines of
Minneapolis were horrified to learn that
real live Socialists were amongst them to
abuse their good, charitable, prospering
institutions, boon alter a Scandinavian
section was organized, and then followed
the formation ot a central committee.
Socialism liegari to boom, and right
lively too. Large meetings were held
every other Sunyay in prominent halls.
The capitalistic press, it is needless to
say, gave us plenty ol tree advertising,
which only assisted us in increasing our
numbers. So fast did the seeds of So
cialism grow and spread, that it was
thought liest to organize an American
section, which was forthwith carried
out, and on the 28th day of Novemlier,
four months later, we had a German,
Scandinavian and American section of
the Socialistic Labor party. The lying
capitalistic papers came out with
more lree advertising for our cause,
which accordingly swelled our numlers,
so much so that on January 2, 1887, 'it
was found Ijest to reorganize the whole
l)ody so as to bring all the different sec
tions into one body and hold section
meetings collectively, i. e. the Germans,
Scandinavians and Americans all to
gether in one body. Our meetings on
Sunday afternoons have been well at
tended and much interest by those pres
ent shown. Our Christina festival,
held in Martin's hall, was largely at
tended and proved a great success, both
financially and otherwise. The Bohe
mians and Scandinavians, esjiecially the
I anes, and a large portion of Germans in
this city are fast Incoming Socialistic in
sentiment. There are also quite a num
ber of American, Irish and French So
cialists in this city, hut they do not be
long to our organ ization for fear of lim
ing their situations. Among the liest
known of our Socialistic agitators in this
State may lx named Otto Haese, Fritz
Gellernp, Hlumemberg an II. I'uck
These jieople, as a leading pajier of this
city Kume time ago said, may be but few,
but they carry on with vigor and energy
the work of spreading dissatisfaction
among the laloring classes. True, and
that is just what we propose to do until
the laboring rlass won't have any more
dissatisfaction to complain of. We mean
business and propose to stick to our busi
ness so long as we are able.
Secretary Minneapolis Section.
tlucvttscmcnts.
THE UNION LABEL.
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in tilt month of Si'pteinWr. 1). Iht foUowiiitf hihA
At f tilt Vi til ft liitltt l Inllllul U.m. t. .ti . 1... it ....
cvi'iy In ix of I'lisuvs made by t'nloii men.
Jctuetf by Auttionty ot th car Makers'
union-maae
MINIM) Of TNC CKM HU1M I.THHMlOaU
IkrM Cigun In ill mokart firoutMut
All Inklnttntntl upu tint Ufcl M M pmilM
If you arc opposed to the siTviln luhor of
( onllcs, smoke I'nloii lniiili' clgarx.
If you are opposed to contracts for coiivicl
labor. In deadly competition with free labor,
smoke t'nion made dears.
II' you fn ,ir higher vure, smoke Union made
dual's.
U' THE COLOR OF THE LABEL IS LIGHT BLUE. Ml
The alioe l.nlu-1 u us Indorsed lij (lie Knit-rat ion of Oi'Kiini'eil Trade and Labor
I oloiis ol tlie I ul cd Stales and ( anada ; by I lie Work ionium's Assembly of the State
ofSew ork; b 1 be Male Trade Assemblies, ot Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and .1 crscv, and
Ii) a l.uxo oniiilii r of Local Assemblies um DUtrii Is of the Knight ol' Labor.
SEE THAT THE LABEL IS ON EVERY BOX.
Tor Young Ladies nntl Young Men.
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I'A l.NIi rosltioiis'secin'cd Competent
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work.
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DENTIST,
ROOM 4, 73C VHAVEL STIIEEl
OVKR BUNNK1X A ScUANTON,
Office Iloiirs-8 to 13 , m. 1 to 5 r. n.
The New York Labor News Co,
Owned and Controlled by Organized
Ijibor,
17i! First Avenue, New York.
CATALOUl'E sent free on Application.
JOHN J, KIERNAN.
Steam Job Printer
; JHJS (Jraml Ave., :
N K V HAVKN, - CONN.
pet Jloilatlst,
Official Oiuian or the SociAi.if-nc Labor Pahtt,
In tlm Oermam latiiia(.
Pub Ication Office, Vt First ave.,
NEW YOKK CITY.
Published Weekly, $-. per year. Postal Kruu.
Send all Hubserlptlons direct to I'lilica
tlon Office.
THE UNION PRINTER,
THK OFFICIAL OKOAN OF
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 6,
AND
(ireal Uefemler of the Labor Cause.
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BOYCOTT THE TRIBUNE,
OVERLAND FOR ONE DOLLAR.
NOW IS F.NOLISH, Will be Ptm tsiiKii
IV Al l. LANOl'AHKS AS OON AS
RSfKIITS rKKMITT.
Shows at 1-2 a rent or less per ton per mile
for freight and a 18 rents per passenifer per IK)
miles (San Francisco to New Vork fnrT.V.): tho
(rovenimriit ran employ tiikek to kin million
men at 3 for m hours, and nwardc'ordiiuf
to ability; pay for all railways the firt. pay off
the national debt the second, and abolish all
national taxes the third year.
Price In ad anre, 2ft cents per annum.
Clubs and canvassers wanted In every town.
Other papers ran ropy. Address: Wn.t. I).
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wurt HiloiittMl us h t noli' nmrk. to lif imstil on
Intamuional union Amuit.
Cigars.
UdON it tattle., in oiynmltan M4 U InMo,
Mcwtaf It lu.
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If you aro opposed to filthy tenement house
factories, smoke none but l'nlon made rival'.
If you favor snoKTKit iuu hs ok i aiuhi, smoke
I'nioii inade rlars.
If you favor a permanent organization of labor,
strictly l'nlon shops, do not purchase the pro
duct of scabs, rats and blaeklcifs.
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7SS ( Impel Sheet.
Dealers in nil kinds of American Watches. Clucks
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ART MATERIALS,
Blank Books and Stationery,
riCTUHHS AND FIvAMKS,
Toys uml Fancy Cooils, at Popular
1'rlcen. at
097 Chapel Street.
NORTHROP, THE ART DEALER.
SELlBN HOUSE,
TIUKS. M. KKNNA, Prop'r.
Most Central House in the City.
Horse Car LIuoh pass the llouso to all parts of
t lie City,
TKHMS, $'J.OO l'Kli DAY.
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The Quinnipiac Brewing Co's
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ALE AND PORTER.
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
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Moral Guide
3'OB 188T,
Now renily, contain! 2 Colored
l'lutr, Imndrws of Illustra
tions, and nearly 2nu pai(rt ii
IwrtuiiiittK to Gardening and
Flower ultnrr, anil over l
Containing an illuslrnteil List
of nesrlv all the FL0WEE8 and
VEGETABLES crown, with (It-
rrtkins how to rrow them, where the Wat SEEIIsi,
JM.ANT, AND IH I.Bs can be procured, with
price of each. This book mailed free on receipt of 10
cent, and the 10 cents may be deducted from the first
order sent u. Kvery one Interested In a jnrden. or who
deslrea Rood, fresh amis, should hare thia work. We
refer lo the nillllona of persona who have planted our
ecda. Hi t osi t Vii 's Sreus t HmimjI ahtkks.
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TEAS, COFFEE & SPICES.
859 CHAPEL, NEAR OHURCJII.
Itcst Tea In the) City, . 60c.
In c:frpn w llefy Competition.
Rousted and Ground Fresh Dally.
NEW ENGLAND TEA COMPANY,
35 Congip Avenue.
Dealer in Stoves, Ranges & Furnaces,
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware.
Sanitary rinmblngaud Gat Fitting.
Jobiiino A Hi'eciai.tt. CM Grand St.
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Manufacturer of and Dealer In
Stoves, Hot-Air Furnaces and Ranges
riATMBINO AND GAS FITTING.
No. 29 CHURCH STREET.
-"COAL-3
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146 GEOIMiE STREET,
COR. CONGRESS AVE.
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-THK-
CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY
TO HUY YOU It
Groceries and Provisions
IS AT
D. DORE'S,
57:t, "7.", 577 Si '") (Jraml Ave.,
NKW HAVKN, CONN.
You can get,
'i lbs. of White Sonar for ml. 00,
And lotH of other bargains there.
J". WIRTZ,
MANUFACTURER Ot
CHOICE CIGARS,
G01 East Street.
Smoke M. BERNSTEIN'S
Best Sc. Cigar,
All CI(arsMainifHftured on the Preiuliei.
665 Grand Avenue.
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Jfanuf r of and Dealer in
FINE CIGARS,
Call for FI RST tO VK. 6c.
Andrkw Stodel, 28 Church St.
HAM. AT TTIF. NF.W
BARBER SHOP,
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54 GREENE STREET.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In
FRESH FISH, OYSTERS
I. OUST KKS, Ac.
II. V. Smith, Manager. Connected by Telephone
iit) Chureli St., opp. Tost Office.
C. P. BUTLER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In
Fish, Oysters and Clams
Sea Food of All Kind.
TEIIMS CASH. CONNKCTKD BT TILRPHONI
93 Broadway.
Good Wages for the Workman means
Prosperity for the Merchant
The Finest Oyster in the City, In the
Shell and Opened to Order.
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OSPKIL XIPP,
DEAI.KR IN ALL KINDS Ot
Groceries and Provisions,
Cor, Dixwell Av. and Henry St,
BREAD.
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In our Bread.
Ask your Ororer for our Goodf.
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tr Oldest Bakery In the Cltf. d
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