, 1874-07-13
Forged Credentials and Trai-
'torous tPionics.
The s:Workingmen Renounoe the
Farmers Party.
The delegates Explain that They Were
loo Green Ito Do Anything
lat Springfield.
How ,to .Allny leoportorin1 ,Jonl-
Oa1sys

they haTo tried toftlnd 6ono allies outside OF tho
city, through whose aid they might H,,cueod in
coming to tpowor, mid mako this city tho El-
dorado for 'worlingnon. When the Farmers
hold thotr Convention Oh tho 10th Of Juno last,
tho 'Workingmon's party was invited to attend,
and, consequently lolcgatos wore elected and
nont to Springfield. When tho delegation loft
this city they vero confident tlsoy had found q
congonial ally, and that the political millen-
Mum of tho Communists and Socialists In
|. this city had at length arrived, and the
leaders wero ,already preparing for a iirst-olaa
Chicago Commune, with Killings Or Zimbel at 'ite
head. But they camo to Springfield, they saw,
! and,thcy left disgusted. Their domantla to om-
body planka in tho platform In favor Of tho
.workingmcn -wcro entirely ignored, sud not q
.Blnglo concession was nade ito them. In fact,
they ,soro treated like boys by tho farmers. who
Ind no Other uso for them than to get their votes
OF course, tho high hopes Of tho lcudors wore
shattered by this sud failure, a.,d dlscord and
etrifo commenced making their appearance In
their rankB.
THO original Simon puros placed Tho blanc
entirely upon. the shoulders Of eunlry political
bunmera who managed to become members Of
tho party, while tho Inter lail tho fault on tho
lncenaiary tondenoos Of the original Communist
leaders, tho result Of which was that tho whole
edltico OF Communism and Socialism which bad
boon erected with 40 much caro- commenced sllak-
ing. and gave signs Of falling to pieces. Among
hut and Guido Methua, who, although Working
hard for tho Coplmutistic cauHo ever since tho
movement began, were suspected Of having
BATTERED AWAY TIE INTERESTS, OF THE PARTY
for personal cndB. Considerable bud feeling has
boon manifested towards them ever since they
returned, aud not only wero they themselves
tabooed, but also those who lad anything to do
with sending them to Springfield. So it came to
pass that oven tho great sclsBors-grinder, Kari
Klings, tho editor Of tho Torbote haa lately beon
hut to-, attend tho Convention, though Kings
ayers tllat he moroy sent him aB Reporter for
his pnper, and not aH dologato.
twe %soKs seo a1 but to s e2s ase, esen hS I'D
political traction under tic in leadership iil9
Of Nollo arranged picnic on tic
Bano day, and it is ayorrod, for tho vory purpose
Of spelling tho Convention, knowing that Green
hut and 1lethua would be roughly handled
Nelke not ou1y
succEEDED IN spo1L1Sa THE coSyENT1oy,--
only about twcnty members making their ap-
poRrallce but the picnic aao turned out q COM
plote failure, there being a deficit OF about $3.50,
although some unknoSt' friend Of tho oppressed
sorklugnlen had kindly donated tho sum OF $3.50
for 1t. Vengeance was sworn for this sreacllor-
ous net mud at the next meeting of Section 7, to
Which Nelke belonged, he was unceremoniously
KICKED OUT OF THE PARTY.
AO3AoaNA! kA0 uA EU1FtI[l0u lot
the purposo Of settling tho Springfield affair
came off at the Bohemian Turner uall, about
200 delegates being present.
bfr. Christian Krauao was elected ChaIrmsp,
and hIr. Honry Stein acted rs Secretary
Tho first question that came up was
WHETHER REPORTERS BnouLD BE ADMITTED
to the Convention, they haying boon heretofore
strictly excluded. After lengthy and heated
debate, majority vas found iii favor Of the re-
portorH, and they wore consequently notified TO
como into tho hall. with tho admonftiou to tell
no lies, and make the report as favorable as pos
sible, or else they would be treated to doso at
tho next meeting.
just as the Chairman was calling for the report
Of tho delegates to Springfield,
TIE REPORTER OF THE ErAArs-zE1TUNd
made his appearance, anu no sooner was he rec
ognized than tho checks OF several OF the dele
gates grew pale, and, with staring oyeH, they
screamed sc !" Fer Gods sake turn htm out ho'll
oeho from all pacts @. 4le hail, "Kiok him OUT
Kick him out" Tho reporter did not scare
much, mud coolly took out His paper and com
menced taking notes, wheroupon aomo QUO
proyent jealousy among them. A long debate ioI-
lowed thlB motion, como being i'll favor Of giving
them tho grand bounce, who others thought
that thoy should bo allowed to rcmain, aud Still
others were in favor Of having them removed to
and virtlous workinguon, and mako liars out Of
tllem Mattora lookod worry blue for the reporters
fr+ 4$,%z-
~ t soaau @ sue, uhtL Air. august Atnold came to
n, tor tesIua s''. unu III p@thes@o speech showed
t41'A1 sn@s tepoitols wore
, x.. SsoEEsAHY EVIL,
n.@ y snat tn9y nGd nothing to fear from them:
LET 5aeta no anous us al much % they please.
10 10 s.u Tue trutn "'1 eventually prevail. and
"c , VII y!a 90 greater M men than ever
,... ~; Aanoet a,s9 put III Good word for tho
tnpuI.ut'a; ~ n"eceodnG ~ paeliying tue wrath Of
~ sno ~. toa4.oa tso"u; fnalis u was decided to
'o' sno ioPoitoi6 a.ulo, ana 60 on Wtth BUSINESS.
o,o =, .,,o a,,oo.t ah: =: aaSotn a;se z
ai.a Mo eu.a ~ "ou.u 70 toolsnhess co say micl
aoout !e phtane1a platiorm. Aithough ho d!d
~. ", sa NV WIN ~ oi1 'aG soy eouA Get pat
1osua 10 sun snon ssl!l n9 aaa nopea tnat some
GonessSlons ~. M9na oe maao TO them: They had
aSny w ~ ~ m tnuse poWSr 20 cotFlneo me faTmors
.r ~ ine {ast!to u tholr course, bilt without
M Msa1'. l"u tu9y neen tuoie experienced III poll"
ttce, noie "otu uase poon n'accoinphbHea, put, n9
a, ~ Maa, LAY au1os5atsuu M9re 100 Mucn divided
!snua n'sons eihei'Isel'eH. IL tnoy hau known
hnna huao oMoa apous nomt'es 1noy would not
t,'o 1 na. numoa ~ % Jtooiue atu hielMua 70 manage
~ ~ ~ onsaKu uosesasun. ~ lucy ailo"ea n1etia
ti,iS 10 t,n,. +a+ 1 'Iy oo!seo Oh oleaeil;
son, inIiavip t,at tat a is nKns nla
t,o., ;,o,. ill., ~ Mon ~ lop'o4y DUE
su0s "ofo 'e"tiu',Y ~ .Aistaxon ',t" IN LILO nan