The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-04
Reasons for nefeat.

! long lOEceu luaICH !" '"o "
IN Empire and u throne has been &C.
complished. The methods by which II
has been reached are no secret.
The money of the one hundred thou'
sand ot1iceholders and the campaign,
labor of this large trained army (paid
alike by all the people) did their work:
The concentrated capital Of the great
Republican lords of the realm did its
work.
Republican. employers of labor gen
o.. lilly, but notably in the manufacturing
;ndn, atries, did their work.
The worst form Of bulldozing the 10
hor Of tn country has had full sway.
Men h,v.' been told that if they con-
suited their interest they would vote
with their prop ietors for Garfield.
The thing was planned with oa1an'c
shrewdnesS.
It was DELAYED until late. when, ap-
parently, at given signal, the b,S cor
porations and companies, and Repub
fican employers generally. all over the
land. informed their wOrkmcn that
their interest required the election Q;
Garfield, and, Presto, in glides Garfield
on forced votes before the great voice
of the people can protest: -,
The following from the New YORK
SIN may be regarded as fairly tllustrat'
ing the method:
On Thursday before tho election snperin'
tcndent Armstrong, an ardent Ncpuoli!scM1n'
| who has entire control Of the immense OF! &c
not of the Standard monopoly ut the ioot OF
Nineteenth street, Weehnwken, y. -, starteu
out from his Office with Il fOrml'aole.look,!.!
book under his arm and made complete
| round of the works, interviewing all OF the
e,nuoyes as to their political preferences, anu
io,tng down their replies in his book.
He would approach man with smile soo
swell, how Do you voter"
"FOr Garfield.
"Good: Garfield it is."
But il a man said "Hancock, the SupcTln
tendcnt would say: "0ur candidate Is Gar
tirid: vote for Garfield: this Company goes
for clarified, and advise you to DO likewise,
The man. in nine Clses out OF ten, cons'u
cred his employment ana the nl.llltehane,,
Of his family OF Paramount iiap.t. n,o a,,.
Welded 4 reluctant consent TO the coerclNc
measures of the man on whose FAVOR depeho-
ed his daily bread. ,u
The day after this effective course OF bull
DOING TWENTY-FIVE men were uischalgcu, Ut:
as the Superintendent puts it, laid over,
and INQUIRY proves every one Of them to be
Hancock men who refused to be intimidatcd
into voting the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Thompson being asked: "What
chance. do these discharged workmen
stand for employment?'' answered.
"they don't stand any chance at all,
unless they 90 back to the works ana
; saw they'd vote for Garfield, when it's
possible that they might be taken on
; again" The poor fellows obliged to
: live up to tho last penny of their in
comes with winter at their door. were
brought to face the alternative OF hum
ger for themselves, their wives and their
Children, or lose their self-respect.
The side of certainty of no shelter
and no bread for wife and little ones
|. won, and sclfmspcct and manhood
j. were surrendered victims to an &C
Q cursed spirit Of tyranny and greed, III
o order that Garfield might become Pres
r ident. . aa.et.
It The political result of the movement
Q In this particular Instance was this
9 The town of Weehawken, heretofore
9 strongly Democratic, cast large ma
% jority for Garfield. Such are the meth
a dds by which General Garfield will be
20 come President. 'sif5t
3, Great as they were, the sacrifice|
!, growing out of the late Rebellion
10 dwindle, compared with the loss OF tn
|? self respect and manhood of the Amer
70 lean workinsman; the destruction
r. the dignity Of labor; the sacredness o
Il the free ballot; the right Of freeman
I'd to be free. Great God, what bligh
a. of the best hopes Of true Americans
RI What q loss Of the real wealth of tn
r. country.
an This method of bulldozing, plant q
n. many years. growth throughout Ne,
Id England and the East, was planted o.
ly Indiana soil for the first time during tn
ID recent elections. and doubtless enOug
m votes were controlled through thi
Il. means alone, to give the Electoral vot
il of the State to Garfield.
n. The past cannot be recalled, but ther
or Is q future; and we regard it as the pre-
ed emit highest patriotic duty Of indepent
at emit, untrammeled Democrats, so far as
he them lies, to see that this most int
ch NOUS and cruel tyranny, this cOnspir
cy against free ballot is plant tn
A cannot grow into q paying invcstmel
. upon Indiana soil.
rty The New Jersey case instanced her
III. In is but q sample Of what was enactt
,us by great numbers OF Republican man
Of facturers and employers in the State.
zen One of the distinctly marked cas-
,ed occurring in this city, was that of Il
hat Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Coz
led pany.
er- AT the beginning ofthe campaign &
llf, workingmen Of this concern were abo
ich equally divided politically.
gin q The work began by the men bell
ler. told that II the Democrats were succe!
Of full work would cease or wages wou
,ta. be reduced; that it was the Interest
let. the proprietors that Garfield should
1 in elected, and II the men working
nds them would consult their own inter'
the they would vote with their employer
ntle These threatenings have perha
3 in shrewdly been kept within the law, b
one in intent and effect they were the wo
:, in form Of bull. doing. -lndiana 81
ION. SentiuEL,
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to There are q score Of incidents
-, the campaign that might be instane
ith. "a causes Of the Democratic rOut. !
less thew are not essential. The fact Il
re- the people most keenly appreciate
IN that the party is beaten. There is
lana nrot,t tn ~ derived from the ZACH
the NOSE demonstrations over the spill
that OF q can OF the hctea auid. The Il
ON. nm, 4 ~ IN IN work tn repair