, 1877-08-26
TEE WORK1NGMEN.

SWALLOWED BIZ THE CUAAuH1oA@"
The Communists are determined to assume
the leadership Of the workingmen during Tue
coming campaign in spite OF the protest anu
efforts of Mr.. McGiVray and bis Labor League.
To rule or ruin Is the motto Of the Communists
and rather than allow others outside Of thelr
organization to wicld any authority they Will
see the whole movement go to pieces. Ihcy
are now busily engaged in organizing cuos
throughout the city, and In order to overcome
the scrup1cs Of those workingmcn who are un-
Willing to sail under the flag OF Communism
they have induced Mr.. Mike Nolan Of the
Woriingman's party, OF Louisville, KY, TO
come here and aid them in organizing the var1-
Gus ward clubs throughout the, city.
MIR. Nolan's strength as an Of
ganizcr is not to be Hnderest1ma1eo'
and his call here shows the sagacity OF the Com
munists, He is an lrisbmnn wlthou5 nun uI,
education, but he is very able and ready
speaker, who understands how to talk to Just
such crowds as the Communists mean to con-
troll. His skill as an organizer ne Las SHOWN ~
his management Of the Workins1nen's move
during the late election at Louisville
dates in that city. The campaign WIS openea
iast evening in the Fifteenth Ward, where 2
Working1nan's meeting was held ut NO. Ho
North Xyenue, about 200 Forklnsmcn& & pe1h5 *
present, The meeting was called to oruer oy
Mr Ph,1in Vnn Patten, the Secretary OF the
WYnr,ingmen's party OF illinois, who suited that
+hc nhr,t uf the meeting was to organize for
the coming city election. There was but one way
That was not by force, but through
the ballotrbox. All they needed to make their
movement success was thorough organiza'
tim In the various wards. He nominated Mr..
John Frltcs as Chairman, who was elected.
about 1I tt TIE necessity ] Of thorough organization
# thev meant to carry out the principles of the
nlaIforn. of the Workinelnen's party. at his
rrnmest Mr. Mike Nolan, tho leader of tho
Workinrnen's party OF Louisville, that had
heen m SO 50 successful lately, had come to the city
tn show them how the thing was done in Louis
r;lic. and how it should be done in Chicago.
Hc theu introduced
MIR. NIKE NOLAN,
WIN was received with applause. Mr.. Nolan
COMMENCED his speech by informing his hearers
that. before the late eity election ID Louisville,
there had been three parties in that city,-the
Democrats, the Republicans, and the Greenback-
crs. The Democrats Ind been the dominant party
for ycars aud he himself was member. But
son;e | time MOO be became convinced TINT tho
nartv vas rotten to the core aud that tho work
sne1ncn lad nothing to expect from it, nor had
tI,er anything to expect from the Republican
md Grccnback parties. Hc and others belong
ci,1ed II, run an independent Workingman's
t;a,:e+ Tbev won't tn wnrk and organized ward
.Mhc1- ho, ,,,os,;,,gs and shovel the Work
ingmen how superior Their platform was 70 those
of the other parties Ihe result ol thelr laoors
was before the world. lhey alloWeu NC poll-
ticians in their counclls nor on tncle t1eheI~
Every man nominated nad to oc 10 tAc posscs-
sion Of one OF these rcd cards {he sho"ea lnem
membership card OF the Work'nsmen's pa5tyJ
and thus it came that all Tue men e1ectcu W
their ticket were hard WORKING inccha1'tcs
and laborers, VINO Woulu 'Wofh sAclu-
slyely Tor the Interest,". OF Tue "olkis
men, and could not oe bought Oh ny
the capitalists like professional pon1lsians.
Now they could DO the same thing IN lineage
If they worked harmonlously together. lneS
lad the power and the strength, anu only
lacked organization. Ii they succecded this
time, there was no reason why they should not
at the next Presidential campaign elect fresf-
dent from among their own ranks. Great Ap-
plause1 He warned them not to mingle with
the politicians or persons whose main object 1t
Always previous to an election these politicians
claimed TO pe tnels 1llshus. 4hcs n1l113 q ~
qnteu aat.l snea etens+ thinos '' Int aftcr
a unne # t6as.. men Wou1d cone
src,d tn sneal; to them until their votes were
neelcd again. Workiugmen should particular
qy beware OF the Greenbackers who claimed to
work Tor the same ~ lhteEesSs S osnt snt
"ofkns hs. n'ah ~ ,r,r,nn1,,cn 1 Irt ahan come
tn.v s1.5s- ----..a and taEn hack-seats, but they
must not be allowed to become canaloates slI