Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-14
A WORKINGMENS PARTY.


A meeting Of workingmen was held in Phil,
adeIphia Saturday night for the purpose of
taking the initiatory steps to form new pol
iticai party Most Of the trades were repre-
scented, from which delegates were selectsd to
draft plans Of organization. The following
preamble and resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, The lamentabla state Of affairs
existing in this country having been brought
about by undue power granted by laws to
corporations and capital; by partial legislation
in It's favor; by destructive laws through
which associated laborers are deprived of all
right to regulate their own affairs, and by the
toUai alienation Of the government and repre-
sautac1ves IN legislatures and congress from
tae people who have intrusted them with
their interests and protection; and whereas,
efforts having heretofore failed which have
had for their object the emancipation of the
working class, owing TO the manifold divisions
in the ranks Of labor; and whereas, the de-
struction of the industries Of the country and
the pauperizjng of its labor must be the newt
able consequence Of partial legislation on the
part OF our law makers therefor,
1teSotued, that we earnestly recommend the
organization Of workingmen for political pur-
poses, to be called the Protective Labor party,
having for its object, first the mutual protec-
ton OF labor; second, direct representation of
the working classes IN municipal governments,
state legislatures, and congress; third, the re-
peal OF au oppressive laws against labor;
fourth, the enactment of laws for the protec-
ton Of labor.
At Columbus, Ohio, meeting was held on
the same night at which resolutions were
adopted denouncing the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties and Hayes administration, and
an executive committee was appointed to
take steps toward calling state and county
conventions to nominate a full workingaens
ticket, and at CINCINNATI q mass meeting of
workingmen met and nominated full state
ticket. The workingmen are terribly in earn
est in this matter and We believe that like
steps Will be taken throughout the country
for perfecting and making effective political
organization Of this kind. L is question,
however, whether or not this movement Will
succeed. No class OF people n the United
States have stronger political convictions as
between the old parties, than have the more
portions Of the workingmen And
usually political organizations Independent OF
either the Republican or Democratic parties
are ineffective IN the accomplishment Of any
reform whatever, For several years there
has been in some Of the eastern states as
Ohio and Pennsylvania, a Temperance party
Of an element which is quite as
earnest IN seeking for reform in this respect |
as the 'workingmen are IN regasd to the labor |
question, this party too has had the united |
influence of the women IN its support and in |
many localities full tickets Of temperance can
didates have been nominated, but whenever !
md wherever there has been q warm contest |
between the two leading political parties, the |
vote for the temperance candidates has been
very Insignificant. If this working1nens
movement can succeed there never was and
scarcely ever will be 4 time more propitious
or its organization than the present. The
Of the whole country regardless of
politics is with the workingnen, to protect
hem against the Entertainments Of capital,
'ut not IN their attempts to compel their de-
hands by the force Of mob law. We believe
lAdt eAS NOIhlusI1iEl u!I4tGu Cdl4 sGCuEe LIl6
needed legislation to secure justice to them
elves, but not as an independent political
organization. Every man in the employ of
mother is under some obligation to his en-
loyor to uphold the interests of that en-
loyer, when the fulfllment Of this obliga-
ion is demanded of him at the ballot box few
ave the courage to resist the demand, espe-
tally when they know that q refusal will be
ure-to sever the connection between employ
nd employee. The principles enuaciated in
he Ohio Republican platform are quite as
svorable to the workingmen Of the country as
lat ceass of people could possibly ask, and if r
se working classes are united they can in Z
ire the election Of men who will carry them {
ito execution, whereas it is extremely doubt
Il whether & workingmen's party can do SO
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