The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-05-25
RICHMOND, May 20, 1872.

RICHMOND, Diay ~, IS12.
To the Editor Of the woRKNGxAS's ADVOCATE.
never attempted to write piece for a
newspaper before in my life, but the late
novementat Cincinnati is 50 plain as to its
intents and purposes, that cannot refrain
from expressing my ideas, though they be
humble and imperfect, coming as they do
from hard-hsted woodworking mechanic.
always believed Mr.. Horace Greeley to
be an able man and good reformer, but
as the Labor Reform Party had made their
ticket at Columbus, and he had failed to Sc
cure the nomination, with all the efforts he
had put forth previous to the assembling Of
the Columbus Convention, do not think
he should have shown his hand % plain by
being the leader in signing a call for an
other convention for the purpose Of nOHa-
mating Horace Greeley, showing himself to
be soreheaded, disappointed aspirant,
showing the disposition Of the beast in this
manager, who could not eat the oats, and
would not let the horse eat them
In my mind this movement was gotten
up for the purpose Of snubbing the Labor
movement in this country, and my opinion
It was gotten up by monopolists and capt
talists. I'd, Democratic-so called conser-
natives negroes were paid to go by men
who could make all use Of them to the &C
complement of their motives also to
strengthen the move by endeavoring to
lead the people North to believe that even
the negroes Of the South would support
the movement, which is not so besides
most of the delegates were Democrats and
Liberals. Sd, These manmuvreH we're
managed BY ring similar to that which
was 50 successfully broken up in New York
but recently. This ring is to some extent
composed of men who are tools Of monOp-
olies and capitalists, and-shame to say
large majority of them are workingmen.
In my judgment, the broken down party
aspirants Of New York played high hand
also.
Now, sir, ] hold and shall ever contend
that this is not the party for the mechanics
and laboring men Of this country to 90
with. The papers may uphold the Cincin-
natl nominations. We should expect it,
and know how to appreciate it, when we
remember by whom they were brought for
ward, and that Mr.. Greeley is one of their
fraternity. 1t looks to me as if Horace is
in bad company for the first time, and what
makes it worse in his old age.
/ am glad to say that Mr.. d. will
necessarily hsvs tosall another G94yfntjaA-
form, for in my opinion the one adopted at
Cincinnati was for the producing classes to
look at through dark glasses, 80 far as |
have seen. The whole broken down power
want to get another foot hold, and il they
should, the producing classes will suffer
-Four Presidential candidates will not break
them down. Although your nose and my
nose will be pressed to the grindstone, the
cry is beat Grant-beat him honestly, if
we can-but beat Grant And for what
Can any working man find the history "
one who has done more for our class than
he has II so, would like to know who
1t was. Still j am for Davis and Parker
from the sole Of my foot to the crown Of
my head but in the event that any thing
should happen, let us hang on To Grant,
thereby showing that We are q power and
do our own thinking, and will act accord
ing to what we believe to be right and lust
before God and man to man. We could
better stand Grant for four years longer
show ourselves to be united power in the
land, and that we have rights which have
been trampled under foot, and that it shall
discontinue from this day henceforth and
forever, than the same power which has
ever done it, and want to continue for
Just twenty years more. l think we have
got them in our power to-day. If we will
use it. Send us some agitators and we will
become great power in
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