The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-10
THE WORKINGMFN.
THE OMAHA LABOR LEAGUE TO TIE puel

THE OMAHA LABOR LEAGUE TO THE PUBLIC,
The 'ollowing statement aud corresp0n-
dence which we find III tie Omaha Herald
explains itself, and VII show our Eastern
brethren that our Western representatives
are prepared to give reason for the hope
that is in them
On the evening 0f the Democratic meeting.
after the late election. D.. g L. Miller
stated there was % material difference be-
tween the platforms Ut the KOrkingmeu's
and Democratic pariies-snd called upon
any member Of our party then present, par
tcularly some OF our officers, ID come upon
the roStrum aud th,rs prove the differ
ence whi,h exists. None Of our members
avaed the 1sslyes Of the offer, nor would
shey at sue time or place, and - there
existed , definite feeling Of Gcquiescence
- the Dr.'s a sertion. Next day Mr. w I'll
Jones wrote letter Or card for publication
ia the Dr-'s payer, showiog M what the of
ierences are, az submitting a plan for the
carrying out, anl an acceptance Oi the chai-
ienge male by that gentleman. The card
did not appear. Ile day Il should have
appeared the following portion of " vas rv-
turned WITH the following letter:
We SEX in the most public manner TO
submit our platform for DISCUSSION Ut any
time either Dem mocrauc or republican parties
may accept, On the following terms Let the
Executive Committees If either Or both Dar-
ties meet and appoint two persons. vii
appoint two from our party, these four 10
choose tiith % act a. umpire, whose man
a;erient shall be absolute and binding On al
to time, place, AMI manner Of proceed
hig. W. Ii. JoNEs.''
ths is the letter
" ". II. JONES, EsQ.-My Dear Sir-For
some, to me, yet unknown reason, your card
IA led TO appear IN the Herald thus morning
Inc local editors are absent as | write, an1
wnst the matter was have yet to find out.
! have an impression that some interested
party puriolned part Of that article, since
after search | find only one half OF it.
The card was really placed III IT, proper
position for being printed, BY my own hand.
Mr.. Truesdel came 10 that evening, and
asked for Il TO be Inserted several tunes.
asseuted, and was greatly annoyed As well
as yexed, this morning, not 70 see il IN The
paper.
shall know more about IL when | can see
our night editors
Trusting i Is not too late, though Knowing
low anxious YOU were, for strong personal
reasons, to have the card appear this morn.
ing, ! should take 1t as a great favor il YOU
would write II over, ana allow me u ex-
press once more not according to Original
here-ED. a giving it q conspicuous place
n our columns. send al | can ind of tie
copy to aid YOU ia the writing oft.
Tr-y yours,
GEo. Il. MILLER,
Editor Herald
Mr.. Jones declined writing anything fur
ther upon the subject, and 80 the matter
rested TIL our regular meeting night, when
the following resolution WAS adopted without
debate
ResOlUed, That at meeting Of The demo-
cracy Of Omaha in mass meeting assembled,
Or. q. j. Miller challenged any workingman
to show any difference between the platform
of the Labor Union League ard the Demo
cratic platform, We therefore accept said
challenge, and request Dr. Miller 10 signify
az his earliest convenience, at what time and
~ what order the respective prime pies Of
his and our party canEct ue discussed
Our Secretary, Mr.. Anderson, accordingly
waited upon the DR.. and presented our
resolution. The DR.. assented to its pubIca-
ton, bat preferred The opportunity Of reply
ing to II 10 be read in our League meeting
only. Our Secretary assgnted aud tile ioi
lowing is the reply
WM. ANDERSON, ESQ, See. Of Omaha Labor
Union League:
DEAR SIR:
have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt OF your note, e,encl0sing resolution of the
Labor League OK this place concerning an
alleged challenge made by me 10 a working
man, respecting the difference between ths
platform Of the Labor Union League and the
ID emocratic platform.
The resolution assumes On NV mart the
tender Of challenge and notifies NE Of its
acceptance ~ such wRy as to lead me 10 con-
strue 1 into formal invitation to Labor
League upon the differences that gadv exist
between the principles it represe ats. and
those which are advocated by the political
party to wi .ch ! belong.
beg to say IN reply that what you have
construed into challenge was mere invi-
tation 10 any workingman that might have
been present at the meeting at which | was
understood to issue it, to take the stand and
show wherein these differences existed, If
any existed at all.
WINE from many motives | shall be CON-
PEELED to decline to az ,ep, your polite invi-
tation to public discussion, at the same
time reiterate my belief without having ever
yet studied your platform Of principles with
toat care which they deserve that your prin-
elpies ARD ours are in no real sense antaec
nislic. This | will take the liberty to affirm
at any rate, our objects are one and The same.
however much or little we NAV diverge in
reaching them"
] am very respectfully,
Your obedent servant,
G. L. MILLER.
Oar League have given the foregoing their
attentive consideration, and have appointed
us committee to repudiate the assertion
reiterated in the Dr.'s letter. Il is by this
time clearly understOod,o ,or ought to be, that
we war upon both parties alike; but 10 this
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