Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-11-02
OFFICE OF THE STATE LABOR UNION.

sUNBURY, October goth, 1879.
Mr. Editor Il have been requested several
times by Labor Reformers to make n statemen. in
regard 10 the course pursued IN the late politi-
cal contest In. this county and State. In this
matter have been fearfully misrepresented and
abused, and tho most Of the abuse Is the off,
spring OF malice which can substsntiatc when
called upon TO do so. was opposed to- the sell
ing out Of the State ticket which was done, aud
which accounts for the small vote cast for the
Labor Reform party throughout the State where
ever VIC had a ticket In the feld. The Democra-
tic party have always prcfcssed a great friend
shown that friendship was exhibited at Reading
and also In this county. where the Labor Reform
ers have kept that party In power for many
years. That party had a chance TO show their
friendship this fall ia the endorsement of DR.. Wal
dron for Sheriff, and had they done SO, he would
no doubt have been the next Sheriff of this couu-
ty--end even If he had remained In the field his
chance of election would have been good. But
there were, unawares to the party, certain men
who crept In and commenced the work of divis-
ion mainly by the withdrawal of DIR. Waldron,
and endorsing Mr.. Morgan, and to show how
they went about this werk, allcgc that they
started the report that DR.. Waldron had with
drawn and worse than all, ono day before the
county Committee took action on the matter, the
following appeared in the Guard, and in the same
issue John c. Morgan's name appeared on their
ticket for Sheriff
WITHDRAWN.
The Executive Committee of the Labor Reform
party have withdrawn DR.. Wadron, their nomi.
nee for Sheriff. This step we think wise one,
notwithstanding the urgent appeals of the Doc
tors friends, as well as the wishes of the Com
mittee, to retain him as their candidate.
Now, If .nat isn't In the selling out business
Don't know what is nnd to this selling ont, John
| N. Evans, of Mt. Carmel, and myself objected
and will here state to the many In the Coal re-
gions who have been blaming Mr.. Evans as be
ing one who helped to sell out the party, that he
had neither part nor lot In the matter. Now
why am | abused in this matter particularly
simply because | would not follow in the foot
steps of those who wanted to sell us out to tho
Democratic party-a party that has killed tseli
in this county for some time to come. At tho
late elections il was fully demonstrated that in
teligent workingmcn cannot be humbugged ST
easy. Charges are brought against me to The
Secretary of the State Labor Union to the etiec
that / took the stump against the labor move
meut which are false. The following account
taken from the estate Journal" Is about the sub
stance of all 1 said at Watsontown and Shame
kin Mr.. Sylvus, after being loudly called for
said she had visited Shamokin expecting to fnt
and perhaps address u Labor Reform meeting
but had been unable TO find 1t. He was n tho
roughly convinced and steadfast Labor Reformer
but was mortified and wounded to know that GER
tain parties who aspire to be leaders in the La
Dor Reform movement, had undertaken to sci
out the votes of the honest and true men of toll
who espouse the Labor Reform party IA panN
which Is a power in the land-will make itse
ultimately felt-will never cease its efforts in be
half of man-the elevation and advancement o
the laborer. The Labor Reformer had no plac,
| within the fold of the Democratic party. Tht
| Democracy loudly professcd, but had never giver
tangible, practical evidence Of n sincere, intell
gent sympathy with labor. 1t was the party o
| free trade. The Republican party had always
consistently worked in the interests of labor. A;
| the Labor Reformers had now no candidate fo
Governor in the field, he advised all laborcrs tC
vote for General Hartranft. He advised and
urged them to vote for, and make votes for, thu
! Hon. Jonn d. Packer. Mr. Packer was sounC
] tariff mana practical friend of the laborer
/ They had just heard his own voice ably advocat
Ing the great doctrine of protection TO american
or was an honest, faithful, earnest worker 4; by
! his own labor he had made himself man-i
| plain, practical, urbane man. He, the speaker
! should vote for Mr. Packer"
! 1t was stated in the last weeks Guard that
/ had been expelled from the Presidency of tho
| State Labor Union which is not correct. Unfor
tunately got no copy of the Guard last week
and cannot quote the announcement of my eX
pusion as 1t there appeared. -Four members o
the Committee of thirteen cannot expel the
President-it takes majority, and / am Icad,
and willing to meet maj jority of that Commit
tee ut any time and place where can have fai
and impartial trial, and then, after hearing botl
sides, if they choose to expel me, it will be salts
factory to me until then 1 remain President o
the State Labor Union. j. c. SYLVIS.