Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-09-01
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1877.
DEmOCRACY AND THE LABOnER.

SATURDAY. SETIEMBEk i, 1877.
AND THE LABORER.
The Democratic party in all their con-
ventions are trying, by passing resolu-
lions, to make the laboring classes be-
lieve that they are the only friends of
that class. Last week the Democracy of
Pennsylvania held their state COW ention
at Harrisburg. In the fifth resolution of
the platform adopted, bid is made for
the votes of the laboring classes. 1t says
shat the deprivation of employment of
many thousands of industrious citizens
and laborers, and the deep distress of
themselves and families, enlist our hearty
sympathy, and we declare i'm the Ian
guage Of Jefferson, the founder of our
party, THAT wise and frugal government,
which shall leave them otherwise free
to emulate their own pursuits OF indus
try and improvment,and shall not take
from the mouth of labor the bread it has
earned is the hope of the people in adj
versity and their security in prosperity,
and that under such a government which
1t Is the mission of the Democracy to
maintain and perpetuate, any resort to
force or violation of law or invasion of
the rights of person or of property to re-
dress grievance, is needless and at war
with the free institutions, under which
the only rightful remedy is by the fire.
quently recurring elections of representa-
tives of thepeoplein the state Legislatures
and the Federal Congress to accomplish
the will OF the majority, which should
De accepted as the voice OF all.r
This from party whose representatives
in the last Congress, in their great en-
.deavor to make political capital under
the plea OF retrenehment and economy,
refused to vote for the. necessary appro-
priations for carrying forward the nli-
1nerous public works throughout the
country at a time when the work was
most needed by laboring men, or if they
did vote the appropriation, cutting the
amount down to such meagre figures as
prevented the work being carried for
ward as the condition of the country de-
manded, thus depriving thousands of la
borers of employment. Every one who
read the proceedings OF the last Con.
gress, will remember how bitterly ths
majority of the Democratic members op.
posed the appropriations for various
public works. The necessities of the Ia
boring classes in the future were nothing
to them at that time-political capita
was their great aim. and loud were The
professions of economy, and wide pub
lished by Democratic papers and orators
was the result Of their efforts in this di
direction. Their large saving made by
refusing to make appropriations for pub
Ac1buildings and public works, by which
the iaboring classes were furnished EN-
ployment, was boosted of and used 70
political capital during the campaign
Not satisfied with .depriving the labor
ing classes of the means of support b
causing a cessation of publ
works, they = must endeavor. b.
refusing TO provide for the supper
ofothe regular army, by sufficient ap
preparations, to compel the disbanding o
the army, and thus add to the vast mum
bers Of laborers seeking employment, tn
men composing the army. In this the,
failed, thanks to Republican admins
tration, but no thanks is due to the Dem
ocralic representatives, in Congress Nov
they come before the laboring elasse
with their web W orded resolutions am
say that the deprivation OF employmel
OF many thousands of Industrious oitlzel
and labOrers, aud the deep distress &
themselves and families, enlist our heart
sympathy" There is an old adagv whic
says that actions speak louder tina
words" Let their professions of symp,
thy be judged by the actions of their rel
reseistatiYes in the last session of Coz
gress. 9s~ -ya''5 ,.s4