Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-08-29
THE LABORERS FRIEND.

Whatever selfish demagogues may say in
their efforts to advance their ambitious
schemes by obtaining the votes Of the work.
ing men, under false pretences, the fact
stands forth prominently that no party has
done so much for the workingmen Of the
Union since the foundation of the govern.
ment as the Democratic party. Not only is
this true, but no other party can do so much
for them in the future, because there is no
other that can hope to get control of the
government that is really friendly to them,
whatever profuse promises may be made in
party platforms.
A review Of what was done by the Dem.
ocratic House at the recent session of Con
gress makes a showing honorable to the
party and which should satisfy all reasona'
BILE and unprejudiced workingmen as to
whose hands their interests are safest in.
Among the doings Of the House looking
directly to the benefit OF the labor of the
country, was-first, the creation Of the Com.
mittee on Labor; second, the establishing
Of the Bureau Of Labor Statistics; third, thu
abolishing Of hospital dues from seamen
and providing for the support of marine
hospitals from tonnage tax fourth, it strucl
ont OF the appropriation bills the provisions
authorizing the employment Of convict labol
on the public buildings in Montana; fifth
tpassed bill prohibiting the importation
of foreign laborers by large contractors Il
compete with American labor, &c.
The record of the Democratic party, SC
far as relates TO the interests of the work
ingmen, is an earnest of what 1t will do fol
them should 1t come into power The Re
seusiican party has been profuse ia prom
Uses md professions Of friendship to labor
ing men, but il has been extremely slack ia
performance 1t has been conspicuous &c
keep the word of promise 10 the ear and
break 1t to the hope. 1t is tine party Of mo
nopolists, and It's candidate for the Presi
dency is monopolist of the most pro-
nounced type. The policy of the Republi-
can party is 10 make the rich monopolist
richer and To keep the poorer people poor.
The hope Of the laboring men, whether
they are mechanics, operatives, agricultur-
lists or seamen, is in the success of the Dem
0crstc party.
The National Labor Union, at recent
meeting in New York, declared that the
Democratic and Republican platforms had
a satisfactory plank with reference to the
labor question, and that, therefore, the men,
bers Of the organization were free to decide
for themselves US to who they would sup
port. More recently the Central Labor
Union of New York city refused To invite
Gen. Butler 10 review the labor parade and
demonstration, and representatives Of the
several organizations composing the Union
asserted that their organizations were ind-
vidually and collectively opposed to that
political guerrilla, B. F. Butler.
Now, with the declaration of prominent
labor organizations to the effect that they
could not support Gen. Butler, and with the
further declaration that the labor platform
in the Democratic and Republican parties
was satisfactory, the simple inquiry is, in
which Of the two latter organizations can
the workingman place the most reliance, we
say the utterances OF the Democratic party
and for the reasons We have set forth.