Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-28
THE .pooR MANS PARTY,

THE .PO0R MANS PARTY"
The Democratic party has always
claimed to Be- the friend Of the poor
risu. 1t has made great professions Of
protesting the laborsr from the attacks
Of the capitalist. In order 10 carry out its
benevolent purposes. II Last Winter be-
gan to economics" This was the
great war cry Of the party Economy
and Reform" Al the Dsoocrats failed
to elect thsir President they havs not
been able 10 carry out their peculiar
notions Of "rsform," for which the
country il duly grateful but having
= majority Of the House Of Repre-
asntativss. they we're enabled to
put into practical operation their IDEAS
Of economy" They cut down apprs-
pristions right and left. They refused
in some instances TO make sppropris-
tions at all for branches Of industry
upon the perpetuahon and support Of
which the very existence Of the nation
~ au independent Power in the world
depends. Among these IL the mAnufae-
turs Of arms and ordnance; aud to-day
We are advised by telegraph that n the
lat Of July the armoriss Of the Govern
ment will DO closed. and six hundred
men. good. honest. stout-hsartsl me-
ehanics. thrown out Of work because Of
the want Of funds 10 sustain them In
legitimate work which Is necessary to
the prosperity Of the Republic.
What do the w~orkingmsn Of this
country think Of the party which claims
to be their friend and protector. and yet
carries IL notions Of economy" to IN
extent which dsprivss six hundred Of
them Of the power to make an honest
living by the labor Of their hands' Do
they not see that this cry Of ECONOMY"
aud "retrenchmsnt" Is the greatest
fraud that was ever perpstratsd upon an
intelligent nationr The Democratic
party claims To have saved TO the Gov
eminent by its ECONOMY during the
las, session some sl5. OO0. 900. In
other words they saved TO each individ-
ual taxpayer 81 30. And to do
this. they have left our army without
pay. turasd out honest workingmen
aud women from the departments In
Washington. and sent six hundred
b.wny laborers from the Government
armories to struggle for work in these
h,rd times when there Is literally no
work TO be found. This IL what the
party Of the workingmen," the
grand" old Democratic party. has done
l., aid the laLorers. without whose votes
ii would not b. in existence to-day.
What do tho workingmsn think Of the
economy" AMI ''retrenchment'' Of
their pct Democracy.
Now turn to tho Republican party.
and contrast il with the Democratic in
its care for the poor men Of the nation.
II began by abolisLing slave labor. and
thus threw open \ vast field in the South
where laborers could 20 and work for
wages. which they never could do before
the Republican party sprang into exist
ence. While IL held control Of Congress
our navy yards were in full blsst. fur
n!shing employment to thousands Of
laborsrs; our soldiers received their
money. and sent II homo to provide for
their wives and children: cur Nmeries
were kept open TO provide ordnance and
small arms for the army. and the six
hundred men who are to be discharged
on the first Of July we're paid their
wages regularly. There was nc cry Of
"hard times then. "Ths laborsr In
worthy Of his hire" WAS the motto Of
the party. and the laborer received his
hire when be hal earned II.
The era Of "hard times'' In this
nation began when the Democrats gained
ascsndsncy in the popular branch Of
Congress two years ago. II has been
eaus.d principally by their idiotic theo-
ries ON "econsmy'' and "rstrench.
ment." They have economical" by
reducing the taxes OF tho rich and
throwing the poor out Of employment;
they have "rstrenehsd" BY bringing
down annual taxation. for whish no
poor man is assessed. and crushing the
laLor-r. How long will IL b before the
nottingham recognizes this fact. 20
patent TO everybody but himsslir