Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-23

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the whole negro vote about TO go over
bodily to the Democratic ranks, could
not be greater than the dismay which
Will fall upon Mr.. Gladstone and his
tail of middle-class followers when they
see the Tories winning over to them
selves the whole working-class of Eng
land. do not say that the alliance
will result in this-there is many slip
'twixt cup and lip-but this at least IS
the scheme. 1t is well-laid one.
Neither industry, nor zeal, nor brains,
nor money will be spared to secure its
success, and the chances, l think, are
really in its favor.
The following, then, is the platform
Of the new party. 1t will be under
stood that this platform is the work of
and has been accepted by the "peer"
wing. What is the quid pro quo which,
in their turn, the proletariat are to
give? Their support to these princi-
pals, of course; but the contract under
which these votes are to be delivered
remains a secret. But read:
l. The families of the working class
es shall be rescued from the dismal
lanes, crowded allies, and Wholesome
dwellings OF our towns, and planted
out III the clear, where, each in the
middle Of its garden, shall be detached
homesteads, in wholesome air and sun
shine, wherein they may grow up
strong, healthy, and pure. under
the inhunces Of well-ordered homes.
2. To enable this to be efiectually
carried out there shall be created
perfect organization for the self-govern-
ment of counties, towns, and villages,
with powers for the acquisition and dis
posal of land for the common good.
/ 3. A days labor shall consist, for
skilled workmen, Of eight hours of hon
est work.
/ I. In addition to schools for element
airy education there shall be provided
schools for practical knowledge and
| technical education. These schools
shall be numerous and shall be estab-
hshed in the midst Of the workmens
new homesteads.
5, For the moral and physical well
being of the people, places of public
recreation, knowledge and refinement
shall be organized as parts of the pub
/ lie service.
! 6. Public markets shall be erected in
every town for the sale of goods in
small quantities of the best quality at
wholesale prices.
1 T. There shah be provided a great
extension of the organization of the
I public service on the model of the post
4 Office for the common good
THE NEW PARTY.
/ Does it not almost take your breath
away Is it not almost too good to be
beheyell Are they not offering us
more than they really intend to give
us These We're the questions and the
doubts that arose in the minds of the
representatives of the workmen but
/ they have all been answered and re-
moved. With what powerful lever
will the new party, with this platform,
work on she minds of the working
4 classes of the kingdom2 "You are
told OF a republic, - it will say. But
what republic III the world gives to its
citizens such blessings as those we offer
youg' The agreement is that each of
the seven planks of the platform shall
be put into the shape of bill, intro
dueed in the House Of Lords
mt the commencement Of the next SEES
sion, passed and sent down to
the Commons as speedily as might be-
What can Mr. Gladstone and his party
of new-rich, middle-class, mercantile
and manufacturing liberals" says
when this avalanche Of more than liber-
al measures Genes tumbling down up.
on their heads from the House of
Lords They will be in a far worse
plight than when the Tory party, led
by Mr.. Disraei, took all the wind out
OF their sails by bringing in a bin for
unlimited household suffrage in place
of their paltrF measure e6 or IS fran
chise. DO what they will they can not
outbid the new party. They must
either yield to It, and swim alonG be-
hind II, or they must at once throw oft
the mask and become the party OF the
bourgeolse-th the party OF mere money
against rank and labor.
Now for the names of the men who,
acting one side for the peers and the
other for the proletarat, have effected
this alliance The former are: The
Earl of Litchield, the Marquis Sauls-
bury, Lord Henry Lennox, Sir John
Pakingtou, the Earl of Carnavon, the
Marquis Lolne, Lord John Manners,
Sir Stafford Northcote, Claiborne Hardy
These are the gentlemen who have sign
ed the contraction the part ofthe peers
The Duke of Richmond aud Mr.. Dis
raeh ARE heart and soul with the
scheme, but for the present remain in
the background
The individuals who have signed on
behalf of the proletariat are Robert
Applegarth, joiner; VIM. Allan, engi-