The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-04-01
UNDER WHICH KING7

From present indications, an effort will
be made at the meeting of tine National
Executive Committee of the Independent
party to postpone the National Coaven-
ton until after the Democratic ana Re-
publican candidates have been placed in
the field. under the specious idea that 1t
is more than likely that one, if not both
parties, will nominate a greenback candl-
date. We confess our inability to under
stand the force Of this logic, and tr1st
we will SO long as Independence and ser
no doubt but that a good lord and good
devil platform will be adopted alike by
the Republican and Democratic Conven-
TONS platform capable Of one construc-
ton by August Belmont and another 10y
Governor Hendricks-a platform which
adopts itself with equal facility to the
greenback theory Of Senator Morton and
the specie resumption demands Of Blaine
or Conkling-you pay your money and
you TAKE 1Oui Nl-oiSC PioUuStiOn O"'
that there is any rational ground for hope
that either faction will IN good faith
commit itself to the financial principles
advocated by the Independent party, We
emphatically deny. The action Of the
Connecticut, New York and Pennsylva-
MA Democratic conventions foreshadow
the policy Of the Eastern Bourbons, while
the honest money" (D demands Of the
Maine and NeS Hampshire Republicans
as conclusively prove that Wall streets
dictum, thus far shalt thou 90, and no
farther, in all potent IN their delibera-
tions. 1t Is probable that the voice Of the
West may he instrumental in modifying
the demands Of the Saylocks, but the
antecedcnts, interests, and convictions OF
the party manipulators preclude the idea
that the interests OF the producing classes
as opposed 10 the interests OF
the monled power, Will receive recogni-
ton at their hands.
the Independent party can not afford
to make retrogade movement. 1t can
not lose its identity, or play second fiddle
to either the Democratic or Republican
parties A bold, consistent line Of policy
will draw support from both parties.
There are hundreds of thousands of Re-
publicaus who will vote for an Iude-
pendent candidate On greenback plat
form, who would not vote for a Democrat
nominee under any circumstances, and
rsce usrsL Postppaemsnt IN the present
crisis means a virtual surrender to the
enemy, and no matter what the motives
which prompted 1t might be, treason or
cowardice would be accepted as the con-
trolling agency. We trust it has a higher
mission than To resurrect a corpse, OF per-
petuate the reign Of the most corrupt
party which has had an existence since the
establishment of the Republic. The indie
pendent party was the outgrowth Of a con-
vlction that "thare Is 10 hope OF reform
from cristinq political PHties," and that
it has become an imp srItlve duty to or
ganize ftetC pdrty, to the end that the
encroachments of the money power upon
the rights of the people may be resisted,
the corruption and extravaganza which
overfloss the land stayed, the control If
the resources and finances Of the country
placed in the hands Of the people" With
such a programme we can confidently ap-
peal t. the American people, and expect
success without the assistance of old party
hacks, or double action platforms.