Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-30
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| ticians in this State to so manipulate
the Workingmen's movement as to make
it subservea sel6eh partisan purpose.
Several out-croppings have indicated to
ms the existence of this strata of mean
ness and party chicanery. We warn
the most intelligent of those engaged in
the great reform that they will do well
10 keep close watch upon those dema-
gogues who sneak into their organiza-
ton with the sole intention of vitiating
its purposes, and who, if they cannot
control it, will ruin its endeavors and
defeat its great objects.
The following paragraph from the In
dianapolis Herald of Tuesday will ex-
plain what we mean. Speaking OF
communication from gentleman,
which it publishes, the Herald says:
His suggestions are deserving of all
consideration. But the idea that the
evils complained of by the workingmeu
can be remeded by talking about an
eight hour system is futile. They have
got to strike deeper than that and in an
other diiect en-; they have got to root
out partial corrupt laws that foster cap
ital at the expense of labor; they have
got to strike at a huctuating currency
in the control of the Administration and
the moneyed aristocracy.
Nottingham walk with me minute
down to one of the bast;les. Look at
that citizen or soldier, in that small,
dark dungeon. See that chain, with
heavy balls on it, clasped around his
ankle, and passing thence to one Of his
wrists, around which it coils That
man has said something that some Re-
publican official didn't like Do you
see him fret, and ehafe, and struggle to
free himself from that chain Do you
turn away with sigh that bis struggles
are futile Do you say there must be
effort directed to something else than
that chain In that picture, behold
the utter uselessness of your eight hour
project. You have got to strike at
higher point and higher power.
Nor is this all. The sixth resolution
of the series adopted at the recent
Workingmen's State Convention, if it is
not a "glittering generality" meaning
less, out of place and foreign to the
matter under consideration, is stump.
speech inserted in the belly of the plat
form, or rather a copperhead plank
slipped into'the center of it. The reso-
luton is as follows:
ResolUed, That we enter our solemn
protest against that system of legisla-
ton, whether State or National. which
taxes three-fourths for the benefit of the
other fourth, and if persisted in, must
result in reputation, which is alike
disgraceful and dangerous to a free
people"
Now as there is no system of legis-
lAtion in this country which taxes three
fourths for the benefit Of one-fourth, the
resolution, as we said before, is mean
ingless and out of place. 1t is, we think,
little copperhead clap trap interpolated
into series of resolutions for the pur-
pose of making party capital in
the future, and overlooked by those who
are laboring unsel6shly and energetic
ally to improve the condition and better
the prospects Of their fellow orkmen
So far as our observation extends,
and we have been at some pains to in
form oursslf, the workingmen's reform
has met with general favor throughout
the country. We have seen no paper,
with the exception of the Indianapolis
Herald, that has asserted that the talk
about the eight hour system was futile
unless the workingmen arrayed them
selves against the Administration The
friends of the Administration have look
ed upon their endeayors kindly, and, in
majority of cases, approvingly. We
ask the intelligent portion ofthe working
men ifthey can afford to drive away from
them these men, with their sympathy and
influence, at the dictates or by the mis-
representations of INSCRIPTIONS parti-
ssns who, in their country's darkest
hour, sympathized with the Southern
aristocrats in their efforts to destroy it2
We put the question calmly, but earnest
ly, to men who are in the habit of doing
their own thinking as we'll as labor.
President Johnson himself, if ever the
working men of the country may hope
to have a representative President, is
that man. He must sympathize with
them in their aspirations for improve
ment, for he has felt the same. He ia
not one of those selfish, cynical crea-
lures, who would kick down the ladder
by which he assembled to eminence, lest
another fellow-workman should be equal
ly fortunate in climbing it. On the
contrary, unless we sadly mistake his
feeling h is disposed to strengthen
and repair it, where repairs are neces-
sary. To make war upon him will be
like warning upon an elder brother who
has been more fortunate in life's ven
lures, but is still willing to aid the other
members Of the family, by his wealth
and influence, in their efforts to improve
their condition and circumstances
We throw out these suggestions for
the benefit of whom they may concern.
We feel sanguine it will only be neces.
sary to call attention to them to insure
renewed watchfulness and prompt action
ON the part of those who are animated
by no other motive than lettering their
own and the condition of their fellow
workmen. If they would make their re-
form an assured success, they must dis
card political demagogues whenever they
attempt to interpolate into their proceed
ings and meetings matter foreign to the
great object in contemplation.
General Merideth C0Whides the Hon.
G.. w. Julian.--The Honorable
Gentleman Cries Justify for Help
: but gets None. $50
Special Dispatch by the United States Line.
RICHMOND, IND, Nov. 27.-General
Sol. Merideth met the Hon G.. W. Julian,
member of Congress from this District,
at the depot this evening, for the first
time since the war. He Intercepted
MIR. Julian as to hia authorshin of GER