The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-08

ing was SO intense that he looked for the
OF he Senator. The senator obtained permit few
days before the interview gwen above carry
and PROBABLY has Tor some time been unpicasanty con-
scious OF his danger. should their threats ever
TO realized Kcarley and the leaders would
swing 10 the neaest lanpposts. SiIcc he expressed
those IDEAS the situation has changed greatly; MS
command OF his faction Is longer absolute us u
and there symptoms oil lis disintegratoa. IL
would seem that the worAngmcn who are not out.
andout COMMUNISTS begin 70 see tho tendency OF
neir former bind enthusiasm Tor an irresponsible
demasocue ana also realize the strength that
ahhougho less ccmonstrativc. Than thcmseiyes-is
arrayed on the side OF order aud conservatism IL IS
great enough to prevent anarchy, and only anarchy
can give opportunity Tor tne iuh ineu OF his uppsr-
AN EXPOSITION OF DOCTRINE BY PRoMIN EMIT
LEADER.
SAN Francisco, March "a, 1878.
To EDITOR HERALp:-
Tho workingmcn's party OF California Will now go
into history. 1t has It's trsi victory at the polls.
elected State SENATOR and BIDS fair to take charge Of
tho State at early cay
1t Will sock ali!aton with the labor parties OF
the Union Tor the purpose Of restoring our general
government 10 the people and their friends.
For the past twenty years capital has run tho poit-
cal machinery OF the whole country. The lucky man
was elected to Office He inGifercnty honest Tor
while; but little by little he began TO seek his own
ends The rights OF the people were ignored. The
vested rights of property were the chief
OF legislators From securing what they
had they proceeded to acquire moro by poit-
teal indirection. Impunity encouraged them TO
dcpreda,e on the public money and lanes Railways,
mucs, commerce aud navigation were brought under
the control OF semi-politicai rings. They ran tho
banks, the great corporations and the government
They mado pccuatlon a science. They did not seru-
pie at fraud. perjury aud forgery when they served
their turn.
California has peculiarly subjec, to these inu-
enccs. The land the State in few hands All the
great interests In Tow hands All Offices, sala
and public institutions arc JOBS, put up to ni
POCKETS oil tho rich rather than the public
use.
| At last comes the cheap laboring Chinamap, whom
hcwhtcs are pent up by land and money monopoly,
and tho lucky capitalist likes the docile slave
better than free men and women. Fathers,
mothers, sous, daughters Out OF omploy
mcnt. The young men cannot marry. Who can sup
port wife and underworld poor slave at tho Same
umeY Thus they run to drink, hoodiumisn, crime
The young women marry. They can ind no
places OF service, because the Cninsman Is there;
Starvation VICE crime. Thousands oil the chii-
dren OF the Door arc growing up to TINS fate. They
must be without partners. without family or home,
vagabonds in their native Ian
The CniualDan is DONG Tor tho poor Of California
tho black slave OF the South did Tor what woro
called the poor white trash-wth this diercnce that
tho poor OF tho South knew not tho cause OF their
misery and depreciation ana fought to sustain II. We
are better informed.
We know Onincse cheap labor will, If persisted
We have pctitioned tor his removal Our political
| platforms promised ma removal Our represents
| tives told he should be removed. Under these
promises have waited long and patiently NO. not
patieuLIy. Our patience bocsmo exhausted.
Last September Dennis Kearnoy stood up before tho
| workingmc ana said they must take tncr own al.
| fairs into their own hand. He was worker-a dray-
msnMhsrdworknc, WITH family ana ,ul o. xs s,, ior
| no learning or polish. rough diamond, no cuts
with fiery tongue, HIS hearers rc-ocho his onthus
| usm Thoy applaud and lie ures up Ill tho mutual
fame strikes terror 10 umid souls and makes them
apprehcnd RIOT and outrage But no such thing - In
tended Not tho slightest breach OF tho peace not tho
least actual disorder Das attended, OF our meetings
yet, though wo have boon 10000 strong
kcarBey soon joined NY IL. L. Knight and others
| A platform adopted. II has but i've points. IL
| demands:--
| The termination OF land monopoly by law.
| The suppression oil money monopoly by taxation.
Decent provision ana education Tor all tho children
| OF the poor; and
stringent laws against public plumber and corrup-
| Thc simple principles and tho stirring coqucnce OF
! workngmcn brought out thousands Tne move
| mont spread iiAo ire. In ono month It's, members
counted by tho thousand In two months II
paraded 10000 sober, orderly, but rcsolute men
through tho city OF San francisco. Tho authorl-
ties alarmed. rho Chinese trcmbied. Tho six
Companies addressed the President Tho leaders were
prison on charges OF inccnGiarsm. Nothing
TO destroy thing or XIII man. IL was SIMPLY DO.
the language fired tho hoars oil the people and
| conDincd them as one man that our enemies wcro
| afraid and cast Us into prison.
| The bail was made excessive. Charges wero multi
presdent, and hs bail was $40 900 for msdemcanor
knight was secretary, aud hts bail $50, 600 Iney
| were cast into unwhoesomc dungeons aud kept there
| against all law and Justice.
In tho meantime William weilock had Joined tho
movement aud to the front for his bold
tcranccs This was the sum OF the nccudiarisu ''Ins
| Chinaman must leave California. We have been pa
| tlent long enough. We are earnest now. We VIII
organize amt We Will carry the ballot box aud
that done We will SEQ the will OF people
oDcyed and country rid oil the cheap cooe slave
-Four months have elapsed since tho birth OF ths
| "A
State Senator dies Alameda county tho work
I ngmen All hts place polling more votes than both
tho republicans aud democrats put together. Work.
ingmcn OF America behold the dawn Of better
moati N upon u.s. California ut the ne II election III
nave men viii gislato Tor the people and
| pilsn the ends they desire La tho meanwhile tho
land sraobers the money monoposts, tho Chinese
SIX Companies and the corrupt Guy oiicals
acayoring to stay the movement Alasl Tor them
only be crushed under ITS wheels They send aisc
| dispatches TO Congress- they I'LL tho country witi
alarming reports. They make tasc charges against
| tho icadcrs-Kearncy, knight aud Wciiock. they
hold them IN jail Tor words spoken at public meet
ing followed by no riot. no disorder They mold the
ina pen, not III Tor hogs. They pie az tho bail To
! $4,000, IN defiance OF the constitution. They pre-
lend to be airig scdtion insurrecton. whereas
they only AFRAID tina, tao scepirc Is about TO 90
| snatched from the,n
| a motel republic. No man shall have more Land
than a square mi.o. No man shail have million 81
dollars wnlc others No child shall go unlcd,
uneoihed unoducatcd, and there shall he no cheap
slave to degrade aud imposorsh the children OF tho
Republic
| Having accomplished this for Ourselves wo VIII Join
hands with the wOfkngmen oi the nation 10 SCI up
tic simple rules o our latcrs, honesty economy aud
| exact justice TO all.
| We nave conception OF our exact strength, but
having earned ono county In which We had special
! power We have good believe that tue rest
arc ours uso when need them. We know OF tens
Cf thousands. We have branches over all tEc state.
Al, say you u viii be "a miracle 10 you accom- pl lsh
your ends. Wen, W. have already performed MIRA.
Ole. We nave revolution zsd "a state In Tour MONTH.
IN four years, with tho hep Of wofkingmcn ~ tho
4 last we VIII taks tho Union, aad once more honest
| poverty shall 10 respected. n. 4. KNIGHT,
/ Secretary Workingmon's Party, California.
| ,.IrTrr L Ttstre.