Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-02
THE COMING ELECTION.
Meeting OF Delegates 10 Nominate
W0rktngmen's Ticket.

nfctfus Oh Deiesntes TO NOmtuote
W0rEtngmen's Ticket.
The seven delegates " selected by the
workingmen to constitute a nominating
convention " will meet for conference at
Laube's Hall. corner First and Broad
streets, at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday
evening the 5th instant.
The following address was issued last
night;
To ne Voters Of The Cify:
We, the working people and voters OF
the city OF Richmond, having appealed In
vain to the political parties that have for
years controlled our city government for
certain measures that We. In our Judgment.
consider not only To be for our own but the
public good generally, deem IL inc pedlent
TO support either political party in the
coming municipal election for the legisla-
tive departments OF the city government,
but TO vote for men regardless OF all former
party associations who Will carry out our
wishes and legisate for the public good and
not for a class.
We believe that a majority of the City
Council and Board OF Aldermen feel IL to be
their sacred duty TO look solely after the
interest Of the wealthy class, regarding that
class as being The Taxpayers, and therefore
entitled on that account to their first cod'
slderation. and looking upon those who
earn their living by labor as secondary Ia
importance and the tact on all occdstOns ~
claim their official consideration or attention.
nOtwithsta ndlng the fact OF the latter class
being largely In the majority and also The
oniy Taxpayers by reason OF their being the
renters OF property in most cases upon
which taxes are paid.
We believe that these class and partisan
evils can oIfy be remedied at and throdgn
The bdiiof-boI by q general cleaning out OF
the legislative departments Of our city
government and as this can only be- accom-
pllshed through general understanding
and co operation Of the toiling masses
Irrespective Of party. color, or social
standing, working harmoniously together
for the furtherance OF this purpose and The
good Of all, We have pledged ourselves to
support none at the coming election who
are not in sympathy with the labor
movement, aud who will not pledge
themselves to carry oct At once the
measures that we desire, among which are
the building Of the City Hall by day-abOr
aud with Virginia granite. and by city me
cbanies as far Is practicable; the doing
away with the contract system on city
work. which allows the middle man, after
cutting the throat OF his competitor. to
come in and gobbe up nat which in justice
should go to labor; that all city employees
be paid weekly In lawful money for the
preceding weeks work. so as TO permit
Them TO spend u where hey please that they
will make every effort 10 smash the rings
that we believe exist and that are now
clOgging the wheels Of progress.
We fail 10 see either the logic or justice OF
grinding down those whom necessity forces
10 IN Dor for a living To ten hours incessant
y urk for mere pittance, while those VINO
are required 10 do comparatively nothing.
and whose time seems To be- their own To
come and go AT pleasure. without their pay
being affected thereby In the least. while
tLOse who work hard and receive nothing
IN comparison are watched by paid over.
seeTs aud docked for ten minutes time
'Ost. These are what we consider evils that
nee remedies that can only he applied by
the working people casting their votes as
one man 10 remove the cause.
We therefore call on all. regardless Of all
former party Affiliations. color, religion. or
nationality, VINO labor las Almighty God
~ ended that every man should) for their
daily bread 10 cooperate with US in
bringing about these much needed reforms.