National Republican., 1873-05-31
MIR. POOL AND THE wORKNGMEN.

The National Labor Council has met with
misfortune, which we deeply deplore, In the
secession Of several delegates from the
parent organization, but We are compelled to
sustain this act Of secession, aud at the same
time rejoice that the delegates interested have
20 forcibly asserted their independence OF the
selfish influences Of ex-senator John Pool.
The immediate occasion Of the disruption
was the effort OF this eminent demagogue TO
foist upon the council number Of delegates
who had been selected and appointed by him,
or his friends, instead Of being regularly
elected by legltlmatcly organized ''shops."
The chairman, whose support Is derived from
neglectful attention to the duties Of public
once, so manipulated the meeting that mo-
ton for q secret session carried the proceed
lngs Of which were attended only by few Of
Pools personal adherents, and resulted In q
determination to continue the aid which the
entire council has heretofore extended to
him. Those delegates who withdrew, COM
prisins carpenters, turner's, harness.makers,
painters and other bona Jfde mechanics,
subsequently held meeting, at which the de-
termination was expressed TO throw Pool and
any other politician aside for the purpose Of
preserving the Organization from the selfish
schemes Of demagogues. No right-minded
man can for moment view these facts with
out admitting the Justice OF the cause Of the
seceders. In truth, they preserve the orlgi'
nal object of their association intact, while
the so-called regular council has allowed ~
self to become perverted and basely prosti
tuted TO the vile uses Of worn-out party
hacks. The seceders may Lave been persuaded
that Pool was what is called a Thorough or
ganlzer," but q moments reflection regarding
recent political events will dispel such de
lusion. It will be remembered that, hayinl
charge OF last summers campaign in Nortl
Carolina, and being personally interested Il
the success Of the Republican party, he wa
called upon to exert whatever o. organizing
ability he might possess. He did so, an
promised US the State by twenty thousan
majority. The election over, he telegraphe
to his political friends throughout the coun
try that his promises had been fulhlled bu
the truth was that instead Of twent
thousand we had barely one THOUSAND
majority. "a thorough organizer, forsooth
The mercst tyro in politics could have don
better, and that, too, without dishonesty di
yerting campaign funds from the channel
for which they were intended into other
from which only personal results could b
expected, His organizing abilities may i'm
press those who forget these facts, but fail v
deceive even the ignorant negroes OF Nortl
Carolina, who remember them. When he be
gins the tactics by which he built himself Int
power over that Ignorant North Carolln
constituency OF appointing his own delegate
regardless Of law or order, he falls again q
an organizer, and Is exposed to the public Il
his true character, as an imbecile who, unfor
tunately for the country and the party whlcl
he has so seriously injured, has hitherto bee
greatly oyerrated. We rejoice that the labor
Ing men have exposed him, and we congratu
late them for 1t. They are now in the righ
path to victory, and have earned the sym
pathy, which they will certainly receive fror
every hlgh-minded citizen, by their lndepend
ence. Let them understand that II is only b
purging their ranks again and again Of dems
gogues and dishonest political trafickers thu
they can maintain the respect which they no'
an richly maFii