New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-19
rpxv vopK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 49, 1884

,ooa onorcb for tbem, can only he waited upon by
l,ritsh servants and cut their whiskers even pnish
fashion so AS 10 appear un-Amercan as poes,olei
% soving to each other why should the lower classes
have the ballot, and thus the masses run ' ti,hd IN
against us Or one of their magazines 1h t
Uoston e,nresses IT, few old families nave ho VI
I, ~ to Govern the politics of Massachusetts,"
So that in Massachusetts, and Rhode islahu ~ @ -
ming we find each Legislature Striving ~ ncdi,ncnt
throw every obstruction. hindrahcc' auu 60
in the way TO prevent the poor man eNcICISnE !" 60
mans light TO cast his ballot ana 10 uiare and ali
otber devices that ingenuity may invent by ue'o
means Rhode Island is governed 10y the few ana NOT ny
he many bv an aristocracy OF hifth ana "edlth anu
NOT Inv tho people In the late general election Tor
members of Congress in that state, o'O2l votes only
were thrown by all parties in the LECTION OF mgnoGr
Of Congress while at the West where free ballot Il
still in the hands Of every man. at the same election
G3 2s6 votes were required in the election OF Con
gresham. r i
in the Government
Let every true American ponder upon these figures
and inuuire whittier is the country drifting II such
inequalities are possible in the beginning what Will be
the end Let the people arise in their might aud bring
back the Government where our revolutionary iather1
placed it, the foundation of freedom, with equal
rights equal burdens, equal privileges ana equai
powers 10 all men.
now THE PEOPLE LOST THEIR CONTROL OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
Why have the people lost orbone to exercise this
great powerl At first there two parties contend
ing for great principles the Federal against the Dem
ocrnio The one represented the capitalist the mo
nopolist and those believing that kingy Government
was best If II was home Government although will
ing TO aid in the expulsion Of King Georges Govern,
mcnt Hamilton and Adams led this Jefferson ana
| Madison led tho other.
The divisions were &C great that In that day there
| was no third party. when the Federal party was In
power had the alien aud sedition laws ana Judges
appointed nj midnight and aristocratc forms OF once
| Under Jefferson and Madison the people held sway
and called themselves tho Democracy as IN act thS
were and then, republican simplicity Of manners;
economy III Government and respect Tor the ilB"'' "
| the people the order Of the day.
This state of things continued until the time Of Jack
son in his administration u great banking monopoly
was broken down. Then arose only MINOR questions
| between the parties industrial aud economic. about
| which there was really not much difference Ana unth
the question of the abolition of slavery arose 1t was e1
ccediingly difficult distinguish the parties by thtr
! platforms, except that in the Democratic platforms
! there always pledge to the resolutions ol -
! This contention the slavery question produced the
war How the war enabled the monopolsts tn get pos
session of both parties have already shown since
then actual differences between the parties IN matter
of principle have in fact died out or only enough kel
! up to have distinction Witness the attempt OF the
convention at Chicago TO make its platform appear 10
be a. nearly possible like the Republican Platform
on the tariff question, and yet not be the same
THE MovoPoLIsr ALWAYS WINS ~ ELECTIONS.
The cunning Of the monopolists and capitalists has
taught them that if they only keep the people OF
the country voting according to party lines they then
can govern the country whichever party prevails DID
need evidence of this il would be in the declaration
ascribed to the largest and abes railroad king in the
countr Mr. Could who is said to have testified before
"a committee. in substance. chat when he had Demo
cratic legislature 10 manipulate he WAS a Democrat
and whenever Republican legislature, ne was "A re
publican. That is To say, to carry his measures ne
hcipcd elect. bv his money Democrats aud Rcpubh-
cans indscrmiuatcy but both sets of his members
were always Gould meu.
no monopoli-t cares which party wins. He is only
anxious that the nominating convention OF each party
should non mate candidate whom he can control
Thus the people played with and kept apart by
called allegiance
the chariot wheels o their orPrcs-ors
LABOR NEVER WINS AND WHY
Might we not learn something from tho fate OF the
African negroes In their country. each tribe had
ITS Fetish and they fought each other for its suprcm
acy and both sides sold pr souers captured in those
battles to the white men slaves. SO the laboring
man votes for his Fetish the Democratic party aud
the farmer votes for his Fetish the Republican party
and The result that both are handed over a. capye'
to the corruDtonists and monopOli-ts whichever side
Mark this The aborers and tho people never win
Let say that desire to array one class in this
country against another ca- Not 80. ] wish 10 set
all classes against the corupton-ts. the plundcfcIs
and the absorbcr- Of other people earnings wronguy
by bought legislation, and speaking for the whole
people dci-re to array them against such men only.
And if 10 any differently let him reflect that
among the people Of the country there 4 no
political bribery. corruption or desire 70 do thing
except TO have good government, under which men
NAV earn for themselves and their families Whole
some subsistence and fair competence.
Every convention Of either party is pre'ented II
possible i,o" n",nna H, N.Y. T., b1b oGre
Witness the fate Of Mr Thurman, he most accom-
p.hcd Democratic statesman ~ uI, m The convention
calling Itself Democratic nt chicago
VOtr roGEturH II tur oNtY nrMrrY.
what then IL tho remedy for thoso 40 monstrous
evil. How can the people, tho true Democracy, ro-
possess thcmaclvos Of uor Government 10 make laws
~ protect their own interests and h. redress these gcnt
wrongs and cause the plndcros 10 disgorgc their rob
berries from the uoasufy
voIE ron \ 1nfhD PAnIYi YOU Will Not lOsE
YorR yoIr
Tho cry hns already gone forth g." n tho pcoplc pui
third candidate IN the field tloeo who vote for him
will throw away their voos' lie n ~. The voter
viii do fan throw away hs vote II hc votes for
either candidate Of he Monopoata. such vote thereby
pcfpouatca tho rule Of BIZ oppfoaa0fH without protest,
n 10, hia vote be- puts ~ to'pa eiihef IN pr"rr
The aamc Argument $40 used he 1913 10 the hbuli.
ouiats ilni lho} should not vote of Van uou ia 60
inihh ffro coil And again The aluo went ont M
lsl2 wbrn tho Wig aud Democratic pafii0i made Tho
platform ob DE shVriy qursiion +" crush out tbo
Abolition patty forever Uut tlio tfur hearted Ftoo
holora stood firm, aud nppraiod, II y"u p'nar, 10
throw away thct votes but though tho Democracy
elected their candidate with only four stnr- in oppose
ton vet 500 the frrr Nplrfr, the drspsrd third
pafiy elected Fremont who was 9ouhtci out by the
returning boards Of that day, bat the Wing party Waa
destroy cd. And IA 1850, by the third party of 81
Lincou elected and the Democratic party was
worse than destroyed As IL majority gfayitacd 10
treason aud armed rebellion left 1t then 10 serve the
country as now do
rear not Ihe people Will not nave 10 wait eight /
years for their triumph Everything, including
politics travels faster there rlroads
and teeTaphs to distribute intelligence
In politics everything else. there is seed time
and harvest He who expects 10 reap must sow and
he cant reap when he ought 10 be sowing and the !
Presidential crop is harvested only once in four years.
FUSE
In framing your electoral ticket make fusion in all
the States with the supposed minority and make it
upon tins theory not that you going to vote for
the electors of any candidate opposed your interests