New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
THE NEW LABOR PARTY COY.
IT WILL NOT FORM ALLIANCES HASTILY.

A LETTER FROM GAYBERT BARNES ON A PROPOSED
| CONVENTION IN CINCINNATI.
Gaybert Barnes the secretary of the Land and Labor
organization, the Henry George party is called
mas received letter from L. Douglas OF indianapolis,
the secretary Of the Industrial Union Of America, asking
the cooperation Of the Land and Labor organization at
the convention TO be held in Cincinnati February 90
IS proposed at this convention to have representatives
OF the knghts Of Labor trades unions, Greenback Labor
party Farmers Alliance, Grangers. AntMonopoly
Leagues, Peoples party Farmers and Lahorers' Coop
eratve UniOnand agricultural and soldier organizations
Mr. Barnes has written reply in which he says:
Inc organized labor Of great cities will De chary OF en-
ssns ter wherein Of peoples par
iong OF equality with those OF the farmers and the work
0G suggest that Tns o S ySar D
he mot not s Of ss this this
ss iae Of S To ss to the p Ssrs eo sou
y any . means sneak for then would only excite an
%SSRleaOn and from CITY have received Litter
monoposts viii have their delegates at Cincinnati in The
this % 1% % the ,us5 snees %
Would there be the slightest possibility of anybodys cap
that Mr. B. s. Heath. OF Chicago is chairman of
and so far as learn he one OF he most
attention has been directed editorial IN his
York Labor @ehe%e he says That clique
that oSeUor FIJI and TTS pv George e are s its Snehesds
that have good ground believing this sdsshOw .o!e
and ana finally that ours is work intended simply 70 gIy
n
save the wreck OF \ corrupt Old party"
Now TITS dicult how with sharow OF selrespect
men thus sGmdtzod could authorized take part
III movement whose Official head holds regarding them such
quoted VIII lOlk at me resou
lions undor which this committee acts you Will see tat one OF
Them NH piostung his power IN ad oi
the vest merccuares. How then lie be fgurehead
O ours The resolution declares that the DemOcratlc
party Is but corrupt machine How can be- then. that we
arc endeayOring save" III And what are the good
grounds believing" that the labOrs OF this committee are
Deocratc scheme regain control OF the George voer
Nor. indeed George "bBurehead OF ours ihat
Henry which would. even by lmplca-
tion lower MIN TO Tie level OF placeunter is essentially
vulgar conception. II own ueef ounded on long ac'
quantance MI. George that not 10000 petitions no.
100000 HIM again to stand as can
d,iate or public office.
Tins hopes that your coming convention NAV be
Will demand radical remedial meas
number clearly defined and "Ioadly acceptable
II IL the beginning OF the reforms ha our .Or,
respondents all the Union WORKING Tor we ssl
rejoice with that sure that the men OF the
West Will encounter bckcrngs. no
ieaouses cooperation from the men Oh
Ork.
Mr.. Barnes in speaking of the matter to TRls-
reporter, said yesterday: "Ihetc seems 10 De an
idea III the Vest that this Is an Eastern
movement. Inc impression Is not well founded.
have clubs all the Vest We do not propose 10
impose platform party name on our conVehtlon.
do not know when the convention VIII DC hed. III may
not he The they relieve US from our
temporary functions the better we VIII ne satlsho
Many OF wamest friends question the expedlency OF
our putting National ticket III the field In 1888 we
capture the List Congress, ana all our efforts
will be directed to that end"