The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-29

character, SO various, contradictory. and,
IN some instances, SO absurd, that the
brightest Democratic intellect must be
puzzled to assign it value or to detect
it's bearing in the direction of truth.
Among real workingmen, that is, men
who live on the wages of skilled or IN
skilled labor. and who are the producers
of wealth and the strength of the coun-
try, there is no such difference of opin-
ion. They understand the great prob
lem Of rendering fair days work for a
fair days wage.
Capital. III employing labor for its
own profit, must not reduce the work
ingman's earnings below what he can
keep himself and his family upon. En-
ployers must have means or capital to
pay their workmen, and workmen ex-
pect to be paid for their labor. The
Democratic party always endeavors to
patronize the workingman on the ap-
proach OF an election not that Demo
Gratis really sympathize with his strug-
giles, or intend to look after his interests
when the election is over. The Democ-
racy never befriended him. They are
responsible for the rebellion, for the
heavy debt incurred in it's suppression,
and for the high rate of taxation re-
quired to pay the interest on the debt
and for it's reduction. Had the Demo-
cratic party been loyal and patriotic,
there would have been no rebellion and
no war but Northern Democrats prom
Used to support the rebel Democrats of
the South in their crime, and did what
they dared in fulfllment. In this coun-
try, most of the sufferings of working
men are to be traced to the rebellion :;
and how much workingmen are esteemed
in the rebel States may be seen in the
violence OF the Southern Democracy to
extinguish the political status of. the
workingman there. In the South, a
man who works is a mud-sill.
But the Republican party is the work
ingman's friend. 1t saved the credit Of
the country, which the Democratic party
well-nigh destroyed. It has reduced the
premium on gold by raising the value of
the greenback to within O. few mills of
the gold standard, and made it's pUr-
chasing power nearly equivalent, and s
per cent higher than silver. The Re-
publican party is working party, whose
legislation has always been in favor of
the workman and Of the industries in
which he is engaged. It's principles re-
quire that fair wages shall be paid. It
is in favor, also, of internal improve
ments, the benefits of which the work
ingman shares. There would be peace
and prosperity throughout the States to-
day were it not for the turbulence of
Southern Democrats, with which the
Democratic leaders of the North are IN
sympathy. And no thoughtful man who
labors for living will fail to observe
that in States harassed by Democratic
violence, industry and commerce must
suffer, and to such an extent as to pre-
vent workingmen from being benefited
by orders or by service. The Repub-
lican party only can pilot the country
through its difficulties and dangers.
True workingmen are too shrewd and
intelligent to be led astray by leaders
who do not work, but actually live upon
the workingmen.
They see the reckless extravaganza of
the present majority of rebel Democrats
LII CuC AAOI&SO duI U1CII DCIo1SUCAO 0OUdCAS
upon the treasury. Rather let the
workingmen, individually and col
lectively, resolve to send a Republican
majority to Congress, who may be trust
ed to protect and support every measure
which promises to aid the prosperity Of
the nation, to develop it's resources, to
secure peace and obedience to law, and
to place the workingman in a position
to secure the advantage of the change,
which would give confidence to capital
lists to invest their money, and create a
demand for the employment of labor at
fair wages. This can never be done
while the House is under Democratic
control. The Democratic party fright
ems away capital and cripples labor and
the laboring man, because the money
which would be invested goes into the
strong box or the bank to wait until the
Republican party shall be able to give
the assurance Of peace, safety, employ
ment to the country. The NeaO Repu6-
Tic.