New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-07
1NEyTBt0RDIy1RY ADDRESS.

Rochester elects its Mayor and other city Off
GERS to-day. Among the political organizations
that have placed candidates in the field IS " the
National GrccnbacS Labor party" The address
which this party has been circulating is so cX-
traodiuary that unless the electors of Rochester
fail to possess the average intelligence it can
not but prove a strong campaign document
against the men whose canvass it is designed
to help. The address is to be regarded simply
a. an able boomerang.
Rochester is informed that this charter elcc
ton should not be a strife for the mere ambi-
ton of individuals. 1t should be a solemn effort
TO alleviate wrongs, TO elevate stricken human
ity." not much fault is be found with this state
mcnt, even if it is rather stiltcd. But it inter
csting tonotc what in the opinion Of the National
Grecnbacll Labor party, is necessary to be done
i'm order to alleviate Bochcstcr's wrongs and TO
elevate ROchtstcrs stricken humanity. To ac-
comulsh these boncicent result, employers and
employees are urged in the address to do lnum-
Der Of things, among others to unite against
National banks and professional servants, such
rs heads of colleges" Opposition to National
banks from this quarteris not rev. The National
Grcrnbacl Labor party has long stood with
the Democratic party III demanding their
abolition But does any citizen of Rochester
who appreciates tie wo, kings Of our National
bank system, who realizes that under it bill
holders have been absolutely secure and that
the losses to other creditors have been less
annually than 0uc-tcnth of one per cent OF
their claims, believe that getting rid
Of the system would alleviate any Of
Rochestcr's wrongs or elevate Rochc,tC'S
stricken humanity Abolish the banks in
accordance with Mr.. Bucbncr'S bill, which the
Grccnbackcrs in Congrc>; are understood to
favor and Rochester, in common with the
rest of the country, would experience the al
deviation of wrongs and the elevation Of
stricken humanity which attend the paralysis
of business and wide spread bankruptcy.
Equally difficult is it to understand how the
suppression of "protcssiOnal servants, such as
heads Of colleges is going 10 alleviate or elevate
Rochester The heads of colleges in this country
are commonly supposed by plain, common
sense people not members of the National
Grccnba.G Labor party, to be a reputable and
serycable SET of men, whose influence on the
country is as wholesome As il Is widespread and
economical There, for instance, is that profess
sional servant and head Of college, President
Anderson OF Rochester University He is held in
high regard the country over, and yet here is
political party, not recruited from the wards
of unaiic asylums which asks the public to
believe that to put down President Anderson
and such as he would conserve the veal of
Rochestcr-wOud be "a solemn effort TO allie
&" viate wrong and elevate stricken humanity"
All the same the National Grccnbacb
Labor party is wise in its generation
in setting its face like aint against the heads
of colleges. For the heads Of colleges wcrl,
for the general diffusion of knowledge, and
the general diffusion Of knowledge is fatal
to the growth of the National Grccubacli Labor
party.