Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-19

railroads across the continent with all
their branches and feeders, created wealth
in corporations and individuals TO a degree
before unheard of in this or in any other
country. and brought all those interests
substantially into the Republican party
If any stayed in the Democratic party
they were in confederation with the same
class, to arrange politics SO that, whichever
party came into power, capital, in all its
varied and powerful forms, would be sure
of control, and the people be ground up,
"as between the upper and neither mill
stones" Thus it will be readily Seen and
he who runs may read, that the Republi-
lican party is the party of monopoly, of
corporate interests in every form of indus
try and every department of business and
finance. The anti-monopolists can expect
nothing from the Republican party, for the
both houses by the rich men, who are the
owners of monopolies or their paid attor-
neyS.
PLEA FOR WOMEN.
General Butler then criticises the course
of manufacturers in employing children
and women at low wages in places formerly
filled by men. If the laboring woman had
the ballot she would be able, with the as
sistance of her husband, father and brother,
to right this great wrong; but, being de-
MED, she becomes virtually a slave. En-
ploy women if you will and must, but let
it be at the same remuneratlye wages when
they do the same work as men, so that they
may at the earliest moment release them
selves from their thraldom. The Republic
can party has released the colored man
from bondage, and given him the ballot for
his protection. Why, in the score of years
since has not that party, by the same spe-
cies of class legislation, saved the white
women of the nation from deteriorating its
children?
ADVICE TO THE WoEKINGMEN.
General Butler then discusses the princi-
plies of his resolutions, and says that as it
is clear that the workingmen can get Moth
ing from either of the old parties, they
should declare their independence and
stand together. Thus q just share of the
fruits of their labor will be theirs. No
monopolist cares which party wins. He is
only anxious that the nominating conYen-
ton of each party should nominate a cam
didate whom he can control. Thus are the
people played with, and kept apart, by the
fetish called party allegiance" ever
bound to the chariot wheel of
their oppressors. What, then, is the
remedy for these monstrous evils !?
How can the people, the true De
mocracy, repOsscsS themselves of the Gov
ernment to make laws TO protect their own
interests, and 10 redress these great wrongs
and cause the plunderers to disgorge their
robbelies from the treasury? Organize in
every State, present at tic polls an electoral
ticket and support it with your votes.
When the word " organize is used at
once springs up to the mind the politi-
cal machines which have been
created-caucusses, conventions and dele
gates who can be bought and
sold in the market like sheep-the
contrivances bywhich the peoples enemies
have conspired to take away their rights.
BY that word mean nothing of that sort
Organize in your workshop, and agree to
vote together for and ticket. There need to
be no great and responsive meetings. You
can vote together without brass band Just
as well as you can vote with one. Torch
light professions are an invention Of your
enemies, to deceive you into following their
band and marching to that music, and into
not voting for your own interests and the
interest OF your wives and children. There
fore let the people stand together and vote
together, and SOW the seeds of a great and
victorious party, if not at this election at
the next If you do not SOW now you will
not reap then. Nor is ii at all uncertain that
the seed has been sown and will fruc-
tiiy by your votes into a substantial If not
a complete victory at this election
He advises the work;ngmcn To look to
the election of Congressman and members
of the LEGISLATURE and in the balanced
States to make an alliance with whichever
of the other parties they choose so to do.