Moreover, with the rise of industries and the correlated wealth of their leaders, the pockets of the lower classes especially those of immigrants and farmers dwindled greatly. For example, in Document 2, Charles Loring Brace summarizes the lifestyle of the impoverished simply labeling their communities as “vagrant” and “idle” as these people drowned in “wretched rooms” completing “street-jobs” as a way to supply for their families. This portrayal of these people by Brace demonstrates the difficult life of a worker for even if they were able to come home with something, it was useless to their wellbeing. Ways of living such as those presented in Document 2, led to unions that fought to protect basic rights of those who were powerless such as the National Labor Union and Knights of Labor. …show more content…
Through his writing, Engel hopes to promote the determination of unions, like that of the Knights of Labor, to bring a new about a new society where everyone is equal and no one can “hoard millions” and no one is classified as “tramps and beggars.” This man after the Haymarket Square Riot is trying to convince his audience that Socialism is the right path, a way to spread the riches that have been acquired during this revolution and benefitted the lives of the workers and not just of the millionaires. Unfortunately, this was not