New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-16
THE LABOR REFORM PARTY

CONCORD, Feb. 15.-The Labor Reform party
held the first campaign meeting tonight, at Eagle Hall
The hall was densey filed. The Concord brigade band
was In ate enhance The meeting called to order by
John r. Watson of Concord. Samuel Flint, the candi-
date for Governor introduced and addressed
the meeting The following is abstract OF his speech
.When he accepted the nomination. he expected the air
TO be full Of lies He denied his connection with the
Massachusetts, Labor Reform League, as has been
charged He alluded to the position OF Horace Greeley,
that capital is productive He did not deny that capt.
tai in some Of its forms Is productive The farmer has
it in his farm Ocks, and herds, and they may be pro.
ducve capital He said however, that money produces
nothing that he TOOK his position aud he intended
to fight it out on that line lie continued 1t may
be asked IL this be true, how do the yich live in lux
This is the great question that underes this whole move
ment We intend to show the wornngmen and women
lives without work unless he lives the labor Of others
Every must have the necessities of life These are
all produced by labor. Money never raised food or
sawed stick OF timber. 1t does not increase Ike ami
mails crops it is utterly barren 1t does sometimes
great disadvantage or utter ruin OF the labor
ing classes How , does nvo man I've On On
hives on your labor and mine. Where man lives en-.
tirey on the income from money Invested in bonds ana
were a pauper in the amshouse. so the workingnen
INC the extremes in society We give TO one the bare
cesstes of life; TO the other we furnish all the iuXures
on earth 1t is true the rich pay for their Injuries
while the psupers pay nothing but where do they
get moneys They do not dig from the earth, or
forge in shops unless indeed they happen to be forg
leaders Ii,
and the boDdhoders by law"
He then alluded 10 the national bonds the manner in
winch they Issued, and how little real money was
really paid for them. He said: The legatend notes
Of the Government declared to be legal tenders for
all debts with but two exceptions neither OF which a
plies the principal OF bond IL follows, then at
the principal was payable in the currency created by The
act Of Feb 25 1862; but the bondhOders claim 1t shall
be paid in gold. Here is deliberate attempt to cheat
wOrkugmen in THIS country OF more than NOOOOo III
He said that public opinion had changed to the pay
ment Of bonds in gold; but 1t was said that pay ent IN
lie
money and offer pay the same in equal quantity and
quality, the amount III the same currency Is thls
repudiationi We offer to pay the bonds IN TINS way and
some old hound bawls out. liquidation, aud every
little cur In the pack yeps IN chorus Let the DOhu
holders beware and not provoke US too far There Is
such a thing as population
Our Democratic friends tell us their platform Is all
that desire our Republican trends claim more
Tney say they have done more for the laDorng classes
than any other party that existed III the country
and point TO the past. We do not speak OF the past
Good deeds early life will not atone for crimes OF ripper
wears The great question OF the day is What these
parties doing nowi They talk well ana promise ialr
but by their fruits know them, aud We know that
both parties under the control OF the bondholder as
the old parties under The sayeholders They have
deposited King LASH and crowned King Cash. lie IL
ruling with rod OF iron We cant get rld OF MN ny
abuses in the old parties because or dissenslons
and differences measure or men, They are willing fol-
us TO talk labor reform. IL we only vote their ticket
When scoundrels and fools get troll Of party the
only way reform Is TO kill IT, When the tree becomes
rotten is n only TO be thrown down and cast into the
fire This cannot be done long you vote the party
| ticket You cannot vote for villain without encOur
aging his dishonesty consider these good and sufficient
reasons II not the only III certainly the shortest way 10
reform Eortweve years past have 0ty0ted the State
I ticket"
The address was received with considerable applause
letter was received from Alex Troup OF the NewYorl
| Labor Reform Association, stating that smilia
| party would be formed in New-York State.