Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-25
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A Word of Warning.

III tne Repuoiicans VI thiS 0Vp6'oS
sional district could secure for their can
didsts the votes of all the Knights o
Labor and Of al the negro voters, theJ
could elect him. Fortunately for the
peace and welfare Of Virginia, 1t has
already been shown that there sre
Democratic Knights Of Labor who eau
not be seduced from their allegiance to
the Democratic party, and who will not
be induced TO vote the Republican ticket
for any reason.
Hon. JOHN s. WISE recently wrote
. letter, which we published, giving il
to be understood that 10 this congress
sionsl district the Republicans would
have = candidate of their own. The
Valley Tirginian, the leading Rspubli-
can paper in Virginia, and one Of whose
editors is himself Republican candi-
date for Congress, comes out this week
in favor Of the policy Of supporting Mr..
MULLEN. 1t says:
" There is an identity Of interests
between the laboriDg- men Of the coun-
try and the policy OF the Republican
party. The boast Of that party is that
its legislation and the operations of its
principles directly affect the interests
Of labor, and that one Of its primary
objects is to protect American labor
and American industries. That, too,
Is The aim Of the labor organization.
In this respect there is no discernible
difference between the two organizs-
tons; nor can there be any sntsgo-
nism between them on the question of
popular education. Upon these two
cardinal points they can agree substan-
tally. II the success Of measures be
. paramount consideration with the
Republicans, and they can attain that
by uniting with the Labor organization
In support OF q candidate, We can see
no inconsistency or harmful surrender
N uoib6 oVs
There is . bid for the votes Of the
Knights Of Labor. But intelligent Re-
publicans will not be misled nor de-
ceiyed by the Firginian's attempt to
hold with the hare and run with the
hounds. The Democrats can set up ex-
sctly the same claim to the support Of
the workinsmen that that paper sets up
for the Republicans. There is an iden-
tity of interests between the laboring-
men Of the country and the policy Of
the Democratic party. The Democrats
in Congress, aided by few Republic
cans, reduced the tax on tobacco to
eight cents, and thus relieved Vir-
ginia in . large measure Of the
worst feature of the acknowledgements
laws and il these laws are ever to be
repealed the Democrats must do it.
As to popular education," the
workingnen in this city know that the
Democrats here have provided for and
fostered the best Of public schools.
There are none superior to them in the
United States. More The Democrats
Of Virginia have in State Convention
declared for the BLAIR bill, and every
Democratic candidate for Congress in
this State Is pledged to vote for it.
II, therefore, education and an iden-
tity Of interests between the working
men and any Political party are the
issues Of the pending congressional con-
test, then the Democrats are IS much
entitled to claim the support Of the
Knights Of Labor as are the Republic
cans. But that the issues named are
the only or even the principal ones I'D.
vocatsd by the organization Of Knights
Of Labor the Valley Virginion vel
knows is not the fact. Is that paper
ready TO mount the platform Of the mel
supporting MULLEN? II not, 1t nigh
e veil cave It's thunder and preserve
Its consistency.