The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-23
The WORKING MEMS PARTY.


Ateyerypolitlonl centre and In every
political ramlaoation, there salutter
of anxiety with regard to tho probable
early action and The probable effect
Of the political power which was so
thoroughly uncovered by the late labor
riots NJ the north, The ambitions ofall
shades Of political opinion are making
desperate efforts 10 got into the good
graces of the working men, MS they did
Of the grOngers when that organization
had grown to be- a recognized power IN
the lando ..I.,.
The situation with regard TO the new
party Ia simply this, II ~ Is led by III
own chiefs, strives alone for its own obs
ieoia without regard for tho common
good OF NIL clhasos Of citizens twill Sooli
grow 10 be ma unmittimted evil TO all
No strictly class organization can safely
aspire to political Leadership, or To
speak moro properly, stamp It's own
views and diosyncracios upon the lcgis'
lotvc policies Of the government, TO
do this the rights, interests and pros
perty Of othor classes must be disre'
garded or wnwod against This would
be- nm evil lraught with the grayest con.
sequences 10 the country and fully Rs
unreasonable and M untcnNble II posi-
ton as legislation for the bondholder
has proven itself to be II would be
lust as bad TO run the government
solely in the interest Of the
working men, as IL has been to run 1t in
the interests of the rich, that class alone
which is able to profit by the gold-bear-
ing coupons of the nonStaxable bonds
of the government Two wrongs can
never make u right, and because the
bondholder has influenced the public
policy in his favor is no sound reason
why tho working mon should now dot.
The party or tho principle which does
not aim for the impartial good Of all
classes alike, has within its own bosom
the seeds of an early and sure destruc-
ton The best good of all the people il
the only safe rule OF political action II
/ .
tho labor party is organized and turned
over to any one of the leaders of the
two principal political parties now strug-
Cling for power, IL parts at once with its
own identity, and all the weight it WIN
bring to such leader and party will do
the working man but little good Glass
power and policy is tyranny, and that
the people will not long submit to,
whether II is possessed and welded by
one or the other of the classes compos>
ing the population.
The power Of the working men may
be surely, logiCimately and effectively
exercised inside of present political
organizations. 1t may be made to
have u powerful influence in shaping
public policy with regard to that
class, and its varied interests, by
stamping its legitimate views upon
party policies, but whenever it with
draws and hoists its own independent
banner, it, 10y that act alone, declares
war upon other classes, and stands or
falls by it's own strength, either OF
numbers or intelligence. Rathello it
speak through existing political organ
izatiuns as part OF each, and calmly
temperately, but determinedly urge
the reformation of abuses, the restora>
ton Of that consideration which was
enjoyed by working men before the
baleful bondholding aristocracy grew
up to power sufficient to stamp itself
upon the national policy.
While the world stands the poor
must labor. II remains for them to say
if they will do so like dumb driven
cattle, or as intelligent, patriotic and
worthy citizens, who love the country,
its various interests and people, and
who unseliishly beara part of the pub.
lie burden uncomplainingly. But hit
seeks, MS n party, only to pull down an
other class merely to mount to the
empty place, perhaps tho substitution
would add but little to tho sum total of
human happiness, and the security and
peace OF the world.