The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-11-06
FROM NEBRASKA.
Omaha. OF % ~.

VSAhA, Oct. %, 1859.
10 me Editor u the WOaESeNlS's AOvoo,-
Inc season O. election excrtemaD,
passed, and the perturbed spirits of "as
fessi 'nal politicians here. are, Tor ,no,h.Ir'
tie while, doomed to chafe m the -
ternesS Of their little worII of souI WI
perversity OF migrate man IL failine Y
preciate their magnanimous eiflrts Il ~.
Of their country's advanc -rnent and-,1-'
own election 70 Office. What lesson a.
the moralist is here inculcited WHAT -
and daily increasing depravity il exsrci.;.
its baneful influence on the mind, q vo,L
ingmen and upright citizens TIA, tbev ~.
the tenerity to defy past party ties and No.
clivities, and spouse cause whose H..
lessness IS 80 apparently On, human inr..r
atinn, how inscrutable thou art Ana
W aid the world credit the fact. tba,, n
fatuated dsOrganzsTs' presume u bav. i,
10 bold, IS the lawyers have II, mind,
teliigence, and most incredible Of all n,..
form which they call Of the "Elbor Ref
PARTY, and which they assert, transcends !.
finitely, either or both platforms Of Tia n.
mocratic and Republican parties.
As the election approached, a public ~,
outdoors meeting was called in the inter.,,
Of the Labor Reform party, which was. c,D
sidering the variableness Of Nebraska VIA,
Their, very respectfully attended. Our la,s,,
and most important accession, Judge Hys.
himself originally q blacksmith, and candi'
date for probate judge, to sever irrevOc.blv
the ties which bound him to his late D.,t,
(the Republican, upon sollcitatation. acted
as chairman.
Our late state executive, w. Fl. Jonas
whose untiring energy and faithful Dis
charge Of the duties imposed upon him ~
his Office is so universally known, laid down
forcibly and briefly the principles Of IN
platform. Owing TO his debilItated state of
health, occasioned by bard manuA! labor ma
the still harder intellectual work he has bern
engaged in, in furtheTance Of our objects
his speech was necessarily confined. Oar
present ard equally interchangeable executive
officer, Clinton Briggs, also spoke 10 the
earnest, lucid, lOgicgal style peculiar to him
aud was followed by our energetic, practlca
Rankin, Knowles, and others.
At the conclusion OF the meeting, our Sc
cretary announced q public meeting at Tur
ner Hall, ut which all, especially those who
consider themselves indissolubly bound to
party were invited to be present and hear
discussed the principles of our party and
the necessity of its formation. Mr. WHITTIER,
Vice President Of our League, occupied The
chair, and spoke ably Ia support OF Ia,
party. Again, Mr.. Jones, with Gre aud
force, and patriotism, spoke ia review Of q.
listing parties, wherein they had forfeited the
confidence OF the country, &c, and entered
at length into the financial policy enunciatsd
by our late congress in Philadelphia. Judge
Briggs also spoke ut considerable length.
Speaking under the eyis Of : AT great pat.
form, it is not at all wonderful to hear utter.
ed great truths, whose progressiveness Is
inseparable from divine law, and in harnO.
ny with the material elements Of creative
wisdom BY which we are surrounded, thus
establishing (by many an ignored princips)
imperatiVely the duty we owe az material
and spiritual beings, alike 20 God, the wOrli
and it's belongings.
With the exception Of county clerk, coro-
ner, and some precinct officers, our "ticket"
was decided success. In sn especial man.
ner are we obliged to combat the party nov
in power. Not that their principles conac
with ours any more than protesting Demo
crazy, but being IN power, perpetuatins cad
daily infiicting wrongs upon the mass of the
people, it is our duty to do 60. might also
suggest as the most advisable course, which
ever party is in the ascendancy in cities
counties and states, against them shOull b.
directed all our energies. Fer instance. Chi
cago being Republican and New York D..
mocratic, the industry and intelligence Of
our party should be directed u the over.
throw Of both equally. have fears the lat.
ter party are move disposed 10 "slobbsr" u
, with their palaver than the former; who, Be.
ing in power, are confident, and don't think
It necessary to descend to this meannssS,
except, indeed, when like the Democracy,
they dread the loss Of power, as IN Illinois
aud Massachusetts, then, like their compl
triots, they are ready for anything.
!, On the day Of election, | offered Senator
mayer our ticket, but he declined to accept
il, on the ground that being a Republican,
ne voted the straight party ticket, and didn't
see the necessity for a third party assured
the Senator, too, hid bee, Republican,
but offered this 20 him IS being based upon
the purest and best principles, &C., snd
while agreeing with him IN the nOn-Decess-
~ OF third party, strove to satisfy him oil
the necessity Of ours. He boasts, however,
OF having upon oil occasions, in the Scasts,
voted and worked for the interests with
which we are identified. | should like il
some Of your readers more cOnverSant with
the matter than myself, would info-u O.
land It will De well received here) no much
and 10 what did our distinguished Senator
engage in our behalf, in his place 10 the o.
tiOnal councils.
A project Is on foot in connection With or
League here to establish a daily paper, ani
i is confidently expected to be 10 eve-Y per-
tcular a success.
Our League has appointed Mr. Chnrl'
Campbell travelling agent for our party
the State of Nebraska, in view of our nsEi
State election, which takes place in the fnHd
the ensuing year. FIR