New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-19


men will but vote their convictions irrespective OF de-
hiding party cries, the people can achieve victory
now and there is power earth that can prevent
IT, Let us then organize Peoples Party repre-
senng every shade of political belief that true Dem
ocrat or true Republican, loving his country loyal
to her free nsi utions Wishing Tor her prosperity anu
glory. which alone can he had when tho people are
prosperous. when the laboror II fully paid, and when
There is far division Of tho production OF enterprise
and labor can ought 10 hold
II seems TO me certain that M worst, even in the in
fancy of organization. can hold the balance 81
power between the two old parties 40 that II we can
not wholly prevent bad and unjust legislation we can
force them to band together to enact IT, and thus show
Themselves in FORM as they in fact, cOniedciated
against the people
FLFCr CoNGREssMEN.
In many States II We exert our strength we already
hold the balance of power In quite one hundred Con-
grcssional districts less than thousand votes Will
determine whether friend Of labor and the people or
the tool of monopoly shall have seat in Congress
Let us organize therefore in every district to see TO 1t
that no man goes Congress from any district who Is
not with and Of strong enough IN moral rect-
tude 10 stand for the rights OF the people uDa~ed by
power and unbought by gain
ELECT STATE LEGISLATURES.
Again, in balanced States make alliance with
whichever of the other parties will choose 80 to do
Minoritcs naturally grayitatc toward each other GIVE
them some State officers and take others TO Yourselves
upon an agreement that both parties shall vote the
same ticket BE particular to soc to IT that your own
friends are TO the State Legisaturcs There are
many States whore laws needed for the protection
of the workngmcn, the farmer and tho merchant
against oppreSsors and monOpoes. and II these VIII
stand together they can get that protection IN spite 0
the mOnOpOlist. For example. IN tho state Oh new
York elsewhere the producers and traders and con
sumcrs need cheap transportation and competition bo
water borne freight and the railroads The labor
ing mon and tong women want iiyc-centfare law for
4 lac elo
lien law. All need law to limit the hours of labor,
whether "A woman toing in mill or standing behind q
counter, or a conductor or driver standing on car
If anybody tells you that this Is class legislation,
reply to him, Yes, we know It we are lcgslatng for
class little while, for it is the first time %e have
had an opportunity. The other class has had leS9la-
ton enough to last them for hundred years
10 the GreenJaok Labor Party and the init MonoPolid
organization and 10 the iaJoring men:
had accepted the selection of your conventions as
candidate for President Anxious for the of the
principles which you represent in which, rs YOU know.
/ 80 heartily concurrcd, | presented, you have
learned. your representative your platforms to the
Democratic Convention. in the hope if II were possible
that they might be adopted and made he rule of that
party which should be composed Of your friends ana
ahe-.
For reasons that I have made apparent. your prin-
ciplcs rejected and Your alliance spurncd. Per
sonally have no grievance with the convention. /
treated with every courtesy aud consideration
by lis officers and members. for which take pleasure
here aud now 10 express obligations. But Ion you
have grievance The Democracy Ia. LETT You 10
fight the battle against the opurcssor, Of the people
alone We Will fight the battle OF the people together
in the best can; aud pledge to you all that
have Of remaining strength In declining years 10 do
all that in lies u behalf Of the principles that You
and ] hold dear, and without the early prevalence
and adoption of which this G. ycTnmcnt cannot stand
lou will have one adyanta2Ain yonr candidate &ou
will have to spend no time III defending INN. Ill,
doing- have been known to the country for more than
quarter of century Every act Of hl~ lie has been
md tui te b.
SANDER He is yet unframed and ll 40 opinion take
back policy 10 recant and no just charge to explain
for what he has done either in peace or war
Ofpcrsonal advantage to myself nothing can accrue
am too old to make selfish plans tor the future yet
hope my last political act If II 50 be- 10 do some
service to the people and mankind IN calling back the
Government 10 the purpose for which framed by
our fathers "a Government of the people. Government
by the many, and not by the few, for the interests
of the few
10 the Democratic Party Of NossocLUsGts:
As your representative carried the principles which
you have twIce snunciatcd a, your platform in yonr
state conventions and asked that they be adopted by
the National Convention That they were acceptable
to the people know for they sustained you TO victory
in FORM and again TO victory in fact hy larger
vote than Massachusetts gave any defeated candi
date for chief magistratc-3S 900 more than our
choice for President General Hancock got two years
before. / had hoped 10 see the party Of the people
hch should Ice the tue utcrpi rotation Of the word
Democracy, adopt that PLATFORM and go on to victory
half o hc weak and lowly who need protection AZ the
hands of true Democratic Government
10 withdraw much possible al personal consid
orniions from interfering with my duic yo1r rep
sentative iu uphoding your and carrying forward
yout principles did NOT pcrmii my name ~ come hn
tore tine convention IN cnuddttufc although am iu.
rncod tln the met IT, aud glory u a. tllt wos the
unanimous choice OF tho Democratic people oi onf
state
The convention for fcnsona. and under circumstance
that Lnyo Lcfcnbciorc stated. rejected yonr prnd
tlr. spurncd ,our platform and instead of uling any
state nnu of iho Dcuo'rncy, nominated n4 fonf rnnd
date gentleman whom tHU yctf- n9o ihu" 7tir not
forty voters in your iinls knew Iicd on earth !
cannot bo bound hY me action If such confrnlion,
tcgn csl ~ lhr ulercsis NJ thc people mad 81 DO
Inocratic u4ngr. and 80 told that body
Iuy ale lance rnitnd lo turh ''lrnt l' h"ihri
Democratic nor useful shall. therefore. unite mfarn
with the hborug men aud Tho true D'm'crncy of the
country, to de- my cudrnror with them ~ bring bl'k
tho Govrrutnrnt into control of DO people aud invite
every good citizen Of whatever political inih to JOIN
ihp iooploa Patty puffy and r'l0rin tho admin
isitat ON and rodioes the wrongs dono by Oppressive
legislation
ibcro aro sono who coll thcmpcltca Democrats thnt
I would iillr rather would not rnmr win ne ihry
nto not NJ ua 10 tho honrHi md l'if minded Demo
ofna Who hn,o acted Win mo- bat nov believe ihrii
duty lice Ia nn "ppoa'i" direction ld - hndp -"
iitrhl nfrurlI uhtii thtir conscientious patriotism
rhn bung thrm back IN the near future 10 labor "iIl
no again iu The pcoplcH onuso, admitting that II !
raw not too wisely nav better thau they did tho
necessity for change tom party 10 country
lINJ. b. BUTLER
Lowell, Mas, August -, 1851
lNoF have issued THIS address 1T an earlier DAY tha9
had intended the desire ~ many trusted aud vail oil III nd'
u against Iaurni tulua mat
me Peoples campaign should Do short sharp and decisive
and shuud not be began IN acL except tca Skim
.lo on TWO and Do. d hoped
have had hr atvgntA ~ lst statement o. principles
IN lilo Democratic candidate fDi Presidency aud
aimed from his caTat whether rcCantn- OF
public opinions 10 might not sho" himself better than the
omca actsn Of his party has shown Itself by It's platform
ORGANIZING FOR BUTLER.
A CONFERENCE OF DEMOCRATS AND OTHERS TO DE
HELD IN BOSTON OF AUGUST 20.