Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-19

and individuals to Q degree before nm
heard OF in this or any other eountrv
and brought all those interests substan.
tally into the Republican party: and
u any stayed In the Democratic party
tne7 were in confederation With the
same class 20 SO arrange politics
tnat Winchester party came IN power.
capital In all Its varied and powerful
forms would be sure of the control. and
the people would be ground an az be-
tween the upper and neither millstone.
Inus II will be readily seen, and be
VINO runs may read, that the Republican
party 10 party OF corporate interests ia
every form OF industry sud every de-
Paltment OF business and Inance. The
hnti- Monopoiisfs can expect nothing
rom the Republican party for reasons
oeiofe stated, and because 10 holds both
houses oy rlcn men wis are the owners
oi .honopoiies or their paid attorneys.
General Batter then crIticises the
course OF manufacturers in employing
children and women at low wages in
places formerly occupied by men. eff
the laboriag woman b I'd the ballot she
would be able, with the as-istaree Of
her husband. father and brother. 10
right this great wrong, bat, being de
MED, she becomes virtually a sIave
Employ women, If you will and must.
Dot let IL be At the same rernuneratiys
wages when they do the same work as
men, 80 that they may at the EARLIEST
moment release themselves from thrai-
dom. The Republican party has re-
leased the colorsd man from bondage
and gwen him the ballot for his pro,ec.
tion- Why, IN the score Of years since.
mas not that party, by the same species
OF class legislation. saved the white
women OF the Nation from dsterior
ating its children"
General Butler then discussed the
princiries of his resolutions, ard saws
tnat II II clear that the WorkiHgrnen can
get nothing from either Of the old par
ties. they should declare their indie
pendence and stand together; thus a
lost share of the fruits Of labor will be
theirs. No monogolist cares which
party wins. He is only anxious that the
dominating convention of each party
shoaid nominate a candidate whom ne
can control. Thus are the people PLAYED
with and kept apart by the fetish called
party allegiance, ever bound TO the
chariot wheels IF their oppressors.'
What, then is the remedy for these so
rnonstrous evils How can the people
be true to Democracy Possess them
selves of their government, to make
laws, TO protect their own interests aud
to redress these great wrongs. and
cause the plunderer to dlseoree
their robberies from the treasury.
Organize in evorv State and present
at the poll an electoral ticket and sup
port 1t with your votes. When the
word Organize 10 used, ut once
springs up TO the mind the political ma
chimes which have been created, caucus
es, conventions and delegates, who can
be bought and sold in the market
like sheep; tie contrivances by which
the peoples enemies have conspired to
take away their rights; and by that
word l mean nothing of that sert. Or
Ranize in your workshops. Agree to
vote together for one ticket. There
need be no great responsive meetings.
You can vote together without a brass
band Just as we'll as you ein
with one. Torchlight PROFESSIONS are
an invention OF your enemies TO drive
Won into following their banner and
marching to their music and into not
voting for your own Interests and the
interests of your wives and children.
Therefore let the people stand together
and vote together and SOW the seed of a
great and victorious purity II not at this
election st the next. II you do not SOW
you pc not reap. Then it is not all GER
tain that the seed has been sown and
will fructify by your votes into SUBJ
stantial u MOI complete victory At this
election" He advises the workingmen
TO look TO the election Of congressman
aad the members of the legislature and
In the balance of the states to make
alliance with whichever of the parties
will chose 8. to do.