The Labor enquirer., 1884-06-28

forth from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
from Manitoba to the gulf, let 1t be re-
echoed that Butler shall be the peoples
choice in November.
But then, again, Mr.. Editor, let us look
to whom this republican party is party
for. Ithlnk we can sum'it up in very
brief space. First, let us look at this
party on Wall street, placing the money
of the people in the hands of few
money-mongers and banking thieves and
spectators. Yes, Mr.. Editor, with hon-
est Mr.. Grant at the head of them. 1t
was quite a little surprise the other
morning when the old fellow found him
self down on bedrock. What did this
republican party say to that? They
simply said, let us vote another $4,000
of the peoples money to fill up the crack
and he will be able to 60 on all right
again. A fine state of things-to place
the interests of the country at the mercy
of few banking fiends on Wall street
You republicans are the party for the
money kings, the Grants and Wards, the
Vanderbilts and Goulds, the Astors and
Fields, the vultures and bloodsuokers OF
the public. You are the party for the
railroad and telegraph 'sovereigns and
coal and iron kings, in promoting their
interests, in giving to them what right
fully belongs to the people. You are the
party that is running the country, by
your present policy, into state of revo-
lutionary crisis. You are not the party
that the people will trust with their in
terests at the next election. d.,
We shall just notice few planks OF
the platform adopted, which contains
the customary bats. AS usual there is a
plank on the tariff question, which de.
clares that our labor must be protected
All, deceivers, the old cry over again q
plank they have used on every occa,
sion to entrap the toiling masses. An
other plank favors the establishment o.
bureau of labor statistics, which, fol
my part, cannot see what great advan
tage it is going to be to the laborlne
classes, but to take $4,000 per year o.
the peoples money for collecting said
statistics. Another plank is opposed tc
the importation of foreign pauper labor
under contract. Ah, sham republican
fellow-men, the last plank with many
others have been most urgently peti
toned during the present term by al
the leading labor societies and advocates
|, in the country, but they have been de
fed, they have been ignored, they have
set at naught our counsel. If the party
is so anxious for the welfare of the
workingman, l think you will agree with
me that congress is the proper place tc
show it and not in conventions and plat
forms year after year.
Republicans the people are sick of this
platform taffy, and the workingman that
is caught by it deserves the title, thou
fool. Workingmen, will you still raise
your voice and cry, "Hurrah for the re,
publican party ?" mol but cry away
with them, the vile hypocrites and de
luders of the people. Again l say will
you still use your powers, your energies
and cast your vote in favor of the party
that has brought and is bringing horde
of European and Chinese labor to com
pete-yea, to take our places-making O
them tools for our destruction.
/ Arouse ye sons of America, and us'
your every effort in forming good work
ing committees to advance the interest
of the Butler cause, and let us center ou
hopes upon him in the coming campaign
and may the money-changers be driver
from the white house as it is no Longer
the seat of justice and equal repre-
sentation, but they have made it a del
of thieves, and Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof" Fellow-men, W.
have an emancipator in the person o
him whom the money power fears and
hates, B. F. Butler. Greenbackers, Anti
Monopolists and Knights of Labor use
your might and influence individually
and collectively in impressing and diffus
ing the principles of reform, and may al
agree in the willingness to follow Buffers
lead in the peoples grand reform move
ment. l remain yours in the cause o
reform. A WoRKINGMAN.