The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-17
Words from a WorkIngman.
WAsHINaToN, d. q, sept. 2, ls6

WASHINGTON, d. O., Sept. 2, 1868.
To the Wo1kin91ne1r of the Second Com-
!1reSsio1ldL District Of Ohio;
The undersigned commenced his ca
reer in the field of labor at the age of
eight years, in John Turbot's tobacco
shop, in the city of Pittsburgh, forty
five years ago, at the sum of hfty cents
per week to prevent starvation. From
then till now he has been aworker-not
merely talker, but a practical worker.
from then till now his sympatbies have
always been with the workers in the
great industrial hive, and the men and
women who produce all OF lite's sup.
port, and all of what we call wealth.
And now he has arranged his business
to spend the balance OF his earthly life
in the interest of the laboring masses.
These statements are necessary to give
force to that which follows:
The interests of labor are unitary.
An injury inflicted on the sewing wo.
men in the attics or the subterranean
vaults under the pavements of New
York, or against the laborers in a New
England mandatory, or against the
slave or freedman of the South, is COM
mitted ngainstthe toilers ofearth every
where. Hence, our cause is common
AS in the past, SO now, thereare null
titudes of men with fondness for
| office, power, and q life free from COM
mon toll, who are ever floating upon
the surface, ready to become the gallant
defenders of an idea or a cause, provi-
ded they are not required 10 soil their
hands with honest toll. 1t therefore
becomes important that we exercise
more than ordinary caution in the Sc,
lection OF our standard bearers and
leaders.
Wemay smelly presume that the man
who he's never felt the steel in his own
soul, or the iron heel of pampered
wealth upon his own neck, is scarcely
qualified to tight the battles of the
down.trodden. We may also presume
that the cause founded in truth and
justice needs no unmanly dishonorable
methods of defense, or warfare, and
that the man who uses such methods Is
not fit to to be trusted, whether he be-
longs to the laboring masses or the lazy
classes. -fsy44
You who know him best, know
whether S. F. Cary, by his past life
not his prolessions-has earned the
right to claim the suffrages of the work
ingmen; or anybody who desires
square dealing. The writer was pres
ent and heard his speech to The work
ingmen of New York last July, and
hereby publicly denoupces
s. F. CARY
As demagogue of the lowest type
From beginning to end. his speech was
human motives designed to prejudice
the workingmen against the Republic
can party. The same was true of the
other chief speaker. Thus saw that
both these men, under pretense of ad-
yocating the rights OF the workers,
were only seeking to control their ac-
tion in the coming election. Such men
will betray any party, at any time
when their own interests demand.
The wSrkmen should determine, for
the present, and for themselves, which
party most favors the rights and inter
ests OF labor, and vote accordingly. We
do not want to organize defeat for any
party, nor pledge ourselves to any
party. think the Republican party,
| in principle and action, promises most
to our benefit, and shall act with 1t for
the present. I do know that prom
inens Republicans are laboring to re-
duce taxes and expenses, which will
lessen our burden. But for the present,
no party can afford substantial and
permanent relief. In the end, we shall
lind that the remedy is with ourselves,
If we do not know how to employ our
time, husband our resources, or select
our public men, it is time we should
know. For my part, 1 wonld trust no
such men. JOHN b. WOLFF,
OF Colorado Territory.