The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-02-20
A PROPOSED NEW PARTY.

II is the highest dutv of every Gov.
eminent, and Df all political parties,
To throw ample protection around la
Dor, and to render the laboring classes
ms happy, contented and prosperous as
possible, A nation that does not fbs.
ter labor cannot expect to compete for
standing or position with such that do.
1t has been a leading idea of the great
and progressive Republican party Of
the United States, to advance the inter
ests of the working people, to equalize
wealth SO far as possible, and make
general the advantages derivable from
our tree institutions. The record of
that party in these directions is good.
and it is for this reason that the masses
of the laboring people of the land, es.
peclally Those possessed of intelligence
and discrimination, are found enrolled
in its ranks. Ii is not saying much to
assert that the working and middle
classes of no other country in the
broad world are as well off and COM
Portable as here in the United States.
where labor is commensurately award.
ed and no line of caste is drawn. Yet
there are demagogues who nre never
satisfied to leave well-enough alone.
and who seize upon every possible
hobby present to ride into power, place
or notice ON the shoulders of those
whom they can deceive into taking
stock in their peculiar and hypocriti
cal n',tions. Every once and awhile
an exhibition of this truth is afforded
in movements started by soft handed
char,atans to disturb the relationship
between the working masses and capi.
taIists, and to win the influence of the
former from The ruling political party,
in order to fritter it away in clarifying
designing men who have their true in
terests far from their hearts. No
great objection can well be made
against orderly combinations having
the independence and honest remuner
alton of labor in view, for, with or
without such association, work is worth
its full value and should receive it.
But it is quite different matter for
laborers To erect an agrarian platform
and enter the political arena with the
sole, but impracticable purpose of dis.
turbing the social system Of the coun-
try, and efectng n revolution in the
existing condition of society. Such a
movement is full of danger and can
never accomplish that for which it
aims, for, as the world was regulated
in the past, so is it in the present and
so it will be in the future, notwithstand.
ing the effarts of those hent on accom-.
plishing a revolution. The Interna-
tionalists have fully demonstrated the
folly, if not the wickedness of such
attempts to secure u re distribution of
worldly goods. They never have and
never will accomplish more by their
efforts than to bring about bloody re.
suits, suffering and degradation to
themselves and the cause of labor. Here
in this country frequent attempts have
been made to establish political par
ty on the sole basis of labor, the lead.
ers Ignoring the fact that there are
many national questions affecting sc.
riously the best interests of the work.
log classes which enter into the princi.
pies espoused by the Republican party.
Rob the country of the tariff, and
where wou d the prosperity of ie peo
pie come from, even if Labor party
held the reins of government In the
United States, to day, laborers have
full share and voice IN the Cover nment
of national and local affairs, just as
much as the bond-holding millionaires,
and more so, for they largely prepon.
derate in numbers. They need no in.
dependent reform party so long as
their influence in that way would be
nothing, while it is great if they throw
their weight into the scale of the polit.
ical organization that has already ac.
complished so much for their welfare
Holding such views it seems to us like
the height Of ridiculousrress for any
respectable number of lahorers to
hold such convention as that pro.
posed To be held in Columbus, Ohio,
on the 2lst inst, to erect a new party
on the single platform of labor, and
TO place candidates in nomination for
the highest offices within the gift of
the people. The movement can ac.
cnmplish nothing. 1t may create bad
feeling between capitalists and labor
ers, and disturb social relations now
existing, but it will do no more. 1t
is full of rash folly. and none are more
aware Of The fact than the political
demagogues who are leaders in it,
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