Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-31

State apportlonment to secure, instead of
devoting our attention to Mr.. Manton Mar
ble's remarkable contribution to cotem-
poraneous history
WORKINGMEN AND GREENE
One of Their NMMber Rises to Explain
dbOnt That Weetingat the NicoIIet and the
Failure Course to be Pursued.
During the past three or four weeks the Working
mems Union of this city (Which has been a semi
political organization since little more than year
ago. has been discussing the proprety of ayi it's
self with the National Greenbackl party. The move
ment originated several weeks since, when Hon. I.
Donney addressed the Union at the invitation of that
BODY. After the public meeting was closed private
gathering of the leaders of the movement was had at
the Nicolet house, where Mr.. Donnelly developed
his pan and asked the acquescence of the leaders of
the movement.
To the Editor of the Globe.
MINNEAPoLIs Num-, Aug. 29.-The above
was clipped from the GLOBE of the 2Sth: The
meeting referred to as a ''private gathering of
the leaders" consisted of Col. NJ Glenn, Ed.
A. Stevens and E. A. Cramsie, who accompanied
the Hon. Mr.. Donnelly from the Working
mems meeting to his hotel and on his invita-
ton Went to his room, and there passed prob
ably an hour and a half, SO, in ordinary con-
versatlon. The subject of his address before
the workingmen was referred to. and
opinions expressed, and ideas interchanged as
was natural. The great strides being made by
the National Greenbaclz party throughout the
country, were also spoken of and as a natural
result Mr. Donnelly said then, what he said
IN his address, that in his opinion the work
ingmen in Minnesota would be more consis-
tent and effective in their endeavors to help
themselves by joining issues with that party,
as Is being done all over the country by SINH
lar organizations Could man who has given
the greenback doctrine SO much attention. both
with voice and pen, say less? Biased indeed is
the mind which could go out of that little So
cial gathering, and make him saw more, The
above explanation Is due to the honorable gen.
tleman, and to those who were with him
at that time, and the statement as l have given
1t Is the plain unvarnished truth. On last
Monday evening the Union went into executive
session as stated, and whatever action was had
during that session is not matter for the pub
lie press, consequently any reference to it here
would be out of place, and such report as the
GLOBE contains is no better than imaginary.
There seems to be dread existing in some
Of those men who are not the advisers of the
organization, but who would wish to be, lest
the Union act independently, or in conjunc-
ton with the National Greenback Labor party,
and they are continually boring members with
the idea that the Union should be perfectly
neutral in politics, and wait the action of the
two old parties, and then select men from
amongst those presented by them. Mr.. Editor,
we tried that last fall, and made our selections
according to that rule. We selected men for
the different county officers, and for members
OF the legislature, and in nearly all cases our
selections were elected but only in one single
instance did the men who could not go to
the Legislature except for our votes,
stand by us when the time came
They argued that they were nominated by their
respective parties. and when the party lash was
laid across their shoulders, of course, like good
Democrats and sound Republicans they bent
the knee to party.
The Union saw that, and when the spring
election came around they nominated a CITY
ticket, with Col. III. w. Glenn for mayor. The
Democratic convention endorsed his nomina-
ton, but the wealthy and influential men of
the party bolted and Joined their issues with
the Republicans, and defeated him. For comp
troller the werkingmen nominated Mr.. Henry
Druekhammer, a competent, well-qualified
German-one who had given ample satisfaction
as bookkeeper on the government works here,
and the Republicans refused to recognize him
at their convention, but chose to nominate the
then incumbent. Mr.. w. B. Hill, Democrat,
(and In every way worthy, capable gentle
man, That was said to be done that they
might, with the assistance of the boilers, elect
their mayor; and they succeeded, in city that
usually gives from 800 to 1000 Republican
majority, in electing their mayor by a
ooiS OI leSS IMAM MAYOR
ever received in this city before.
l give the history of the two previous cleo
lions. MIR. Editor, to show how foolish is the
doctrine of taking up candidates after some
ore else has made the ticket
But will endeavor to show the reason from
our past history, that not only is independent
action necessary. but that it is vital By ioin-
ing with the National Green back party we will
be doing what may ast,nish some men who are
always ready with advice where it will paw
them to give it, and who would breed dissen-
sion in our ranks now for the purpose of weak
enlng us. By pooling issues with them
we will be certain of one thing; that the repre-
sentative men of that party, whether in or out
of Congress- have alone shown disposition to
be our friends.
But could the little whipperins of either
party only cause discussions now by circuIat-
ing false stories about put-up jobs, their ends
would be accomplished The balance of power
which the workingmen now hold would be
wrenched from them by this means and all
would be well. Then could the workingmen
go back to their old party vomit that has been
SO carefully kept by these same 7cet nurses since
last spring, and the same old liners would stand
some chance of winning this fall. Their prin-
cipal dread is that the workingmen and farm
ers throughout the country may double teams,
and the trimmers of the city will have lost
their occupation.
After waiting for over a decade of years for
some sign of that equality in Iaw-making
which the Republican party boosted of, and
waited in vain! Looking with some hope to
that party whose principles l learned to revere
when boy, the Democratic party, l watched
long and anxiously for some action to follow
their professions. But no. again was my hope
and the workingmen's all over this land dashed
to the ground For the same Jews of Europe,
aided by the shylocks of this country, who
framed the financial policy of the Republican
party; controlled the action of The Democracy.
No relief has been offered to oppressed labor or
dying industry except through the principles
enunciated by the National Greenback Labor
party. That being my honest conviction, for
one am ready to back that conviction at the
ballot box, where opinions that
are worth advocating should be backed.
Thinking as ] do, would I not
be unworthy of that great privilege guaranteed
to American citizens. the right Of suffrage,
should not do SO. What is now occupying
the attention of the two great parties to-day?
Why. instead of answering the cries that are
now going up all over this land for relief from
that oppression brought about by unequal laws,
they are quarreling over the frauds said to
have been committed by both parties in diff
ferent sections of the country, whereby one
party stole the Presidency, that the other was
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