The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-04

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yer. for the purpose q defeating the
AIM. Of the honsst men who were brave
enough to break their party shackles
and throw the fragments in the face Of
the politicians who have deceived and.
robbed them for years. The first plan
attempted was to send gap& Of these
to the meetinps of the clubs
and attempt to break them up. This
programme failed signsllly, and in every
case where it was attempted its defeat
was supplemented by. heavy accessions
to the clubs.
A last opportunity to accomplish their
contemplate and cowardly designs Was
presented by the announcement that the
Peoples party would hold county con-
vention on last Tuesday evening. On
Tuesday afternoon fresh supply of cor
ruption money was distributed among
the leaders of the mob element and
whisky was served free to all who would
join the gang which was to break up
the convention at Iincoln hall.
81 Let it be remembered that not one of
this gang is a member of any Butler
club in this city. or ever has been, conse.
quently, they had no right to be recog-
nized as entitled to take part in the
county conventions of the Peoples party.
The leaders made.a weak attempt to APP
pear honest in their intentions when
brought to stand stiIl at theconvention,
but they utterly failed toimpress anyone
present, delegate or rspectator with that
idea They then introduced the strong,
est point in their programme--an effort
to break up the meeting. They were
then treated as the mob they were and
elected from the hall by the strong arm
of the law astrepresented by an officer Of
the city police force.
What they did afterward has no inter
est for the Peoples party; they were not
part of our convention, have no inter
ests in common with it, and they alone
are responsible tosociety for their dis
graceful conduct.
1t was reported that the mob gathered
in West Turner hall, and there NOM
mated ticket which they named "The
Workingman's Ticket" This does not
signify, for every honest, industrious
workingman in the county repudiates
the gang" and will exercise the great
privilege of voting for whom they please,
as is guaranteed to them by their clti.
zenship. g# -
A glance at the ticket made up in West
Turner hall will enable every intelligent
man to decide whether the gang was
in the interest of the candidates of the
old parties or not, and SO that matter is
disposed, of. 49, ...s
Asfor the Peoples party, it does not
presume to dictate to theworkingman or
any other citizen. The party is made up
Of the free and Independent voters of all
classes. 1t numbers in its ranks work
ingmen and business men of all voca-
tons, and it knows no distinction be-
tween the upright citizens of any class.
It's platform is bold and plain read it, il
you have not, and say whether you can
support it. That platform contains the
embodiement of everyfdea held by the
people of this country who are in favor
of justice for every citizen-the highest
and the lowest--and upon that platform
the convention of the Peoples party of
fArapahoe county stood in Lincoln hall
on Tuesday evsning and nominated can
didates for county offices, and not one
of those candidatesis is found leaning the
least bit upon either of the old empty
and meaningless platforms of the repub-
lican and democratic parties.
We have made the stand for honesty
and justice, ind we mean to be firm, win
or lose, live or die!