Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-10

AT the late Republican Conve ntion
10 this city the Chairman made big
Murray about letter he held from
some Labor Union in San Francisco,
alleged TO favor his candidate for
Governor. The Chairman OF the or.
ganization referred to, when the mat
ter reached his ears, came out with a
most emphatic denial thereto. Gen.
Barnes had made an unfortun-
ate mistake. Then came an alleged
statement of San Francisco Typo
graphical Union No. Il, bearing ad-
velaely on Hon, Washington Bart
let's relations with the printers. The
President OF that organization came
promptly to the front with most
emphatic denial OF any such propo-
sition. Some other enthusiastic po-
litical campaigner intent like the
General on the good OF the party of
Singh moral IDEAS" aud working on
the "high moral plane" of starting
stalwart lies on the road to ruin some
one, had bluhdered again.
Nothing could be more outspoken
than the Democratic platform on this
question as the following plank evi-
dences:
LABOR
Resolved, We are in favor OF liberal
wages and free labor.
All associations formed for the pur-
pose OF developing intelligence, pro-
noting the welfare and protecting the
interests Of the laborer and mechanic,
and TO enable them successfully to
contend for and maintain their rights
by peaceful and efficient means
against powerful and oppressive com
bnations, should be encouraged and
expressly sanctioned by law.
We regard the contract convict la
Dor system as detrimental to the in
terests OF free labor, and ruin to GER
tain lines OF legitimate business with
which il comes in conflict. We com
mend the present State Administers
ton for its late efforts to abolish this
system, and pledge our candidates,
ii elected, to do all within their power
to carry out the spirit OF the Consti-
tuition upon this question. But in no
way shall this be construed to pro-
hibit the manufacture oil grain bags
and jute goods within the walls OF the
state Prison.
While these sentiments are une'
quivocal in their favor of labor and OF
labor organization they are conserva-
tive enough to except the one interest
liable to be injured by too sweeping
restriction of convict labor. That is
the farmers OF the State who are
greatly benefited by prison made
jute sacks for grain. California is be-
coming rapidly subdiyided into small
farms. These small farmers are all
men OF the true laboring class. Their
interests are as worthy OF care as are
those OF any OF their brethren. All
rights of labor have full recognition
in the above plank.
Much has been made in San Fran
cisco OF Mr.. Bartlett's "dollar limit
policy in the taxation of that muni-
cipality. The Mayor found the Bay
City bankrupt, he leaves her out OF
debt and with money in her Golfers
after four years OF economical admin
istration. Ii anyone is foolish enough
to think that course will lose the
honest Mayor votes in San Francisco,
he simply does not know that city.
There are hundreds upon hundreds
OF true workingmen, small merchants,
artizans, clerks, draymen, day labor
ers, the real bone and slnew OF the
land, the most honest OF all our men
when the matter OF voting is under
discussion, who own the little homes
they live in. They elected Bartlett
Mayor in spite oil the Blaine boom,
and they will elect him Governor in
this year of Republican decadcnce
under "bolter's" leading.
What has been said OF the head u
the ticket is true OF all the rest OF it.
There is not notably rich man on
the ticket. There is not man on 1t
who has ever stood in the way OF the
rights OF labor.