Telegram-herald., 1888-10-16
ERRORS CORRECTED
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| 70 the Esstor Of sss IsLzsaAnHERAtD
hoLLAED. Alea. Oct In order that
/ tAs errors reported "A various Grand Rapids
/ papsrs a1sy b corrected. ! desire 10 pus.isn
fss fscls briefly ~Licn sil explain tbs
+ nissEalemsnts. Tue Da<y DessoeFat 0f tfi-
I d4y. Oct. l2 says substantially, That al
I ardent Republican had been induced 70 tsEs
bod stand 2nd renouBcs his allegiance u
the o. p zad declare himself az al.y Of
labor This man w4s joan Ii. koost."
| first there Is 40 John H. Ro0st bat there
Is John a. Roosl. aid be Is No Republican
snd never voted Tor a Republican President
/ ia his life The statement tAst he IS Re-
publican is misleading and fsiss. John A.
Roost vas a candidate for Representative
10 ihs State Legislature upon the Democratic
ticket. A. d. 1856. in opposition 10 The Hon.
| G. J. DiekemA, The Republican nominee.
IDe Grand Rapids Evening Leader. Of
| Oci II, refers 20 John n. Roost IS the
son Of the late Republican senator
| from that county. This ls also
| misleading and false. The late senstor
John koost was not nominated by the ise-
publican party, but was nominated oy the
! Democratic, GTeenback and labor parties.
The latter party. was then sIfonEly
| organized IN Auskegon county, which
county comprises part Of this Senatorial
district. lie was elected over The Hon.
| VIM. NJ Hartford OF Auskegon. the RePuo-
licsn nominee. It was upon the late Sena-
tor Roost's motion that the first labor COM
mittee was appointed in the Senate Of this
STATE, OF which committee be became a
; Crosby presided over the Senate. who
said 10 Nr Roost in substance IF YOU
were Republican | would appoint you as
chairman Of this committee, but you may
choose one Of Tie members whom you may
desire to serve with you on said commit
tee" / merely enumerste some OF these
facts so that the puollc can see what KIND
VI = Republican Senator hr. Rooss was,
| and how easy IL is for a nav sphper 10 be IN
error-and how misleading these errors are.
| Further reflection also brings to my men,
! Ory that IL was the late Mr.. ROost that
brought Hon. &. c. ComstOck into
the convention that nominated him
Tor Congress How came this Re-
publican in that Democratic con-
vention? Was that Republican conyen-
ton that nominated HOn. &. &. Comstock?
/ also remem Der some correspondence TAX
ing place from q Democratic source, re-
guessing said Mr. Roost to recommend the
present United States Marshal of this dis
trict TO the position of Warden of the lonia
| House of Correction during Ex-Governor
Begole's administration, which he did.
This United States Marshal is connected, l
have been informed, with the Leader, that
| makes this gross error relative 10 the late
Republican" Senator. These statements. /
believe, are not erroneously msde, but are
made TO mislesd and are published with
| full knowledge of their untruthfulness.
! They know that Mr.. ROOst was not Re
publican" Senator. These statements are
made to convey to the public mind that
there is no Labor movement in this dis
trict that the Democratic party aud the
wOrkingmcu are united. They mean to
stud the people that the Republicans are
backing this movement, which | will
prove 10 the contrary. There Is a Labor
party, and il has been in existence
in Holland and vicinity for nearly
two years, and il is not run in the interest
of the Democratic party nor the <. o. p. 1t
is an independent party. The first of this
| movement began To take root soon alter the
large vote was polled for Henry George for
Mayor of New York. Land and Labor clubs
were formed in various cities. No. l. of the
State of Michigan, at Holland, the charter
Of which dates back TO February s, 1887.
and Was organized with twenty charter
members; principles were adopted, toe fol-
loving Of which was the first article which
speaks for itself that il is not 8 Republican
nor Democratic movement.
Art. l.-"Holding that the coruptions of
Government and the impoyeris hmeDt of
| abor result from neglect of the self-evident
truths proclaimed by the founders of this
, Republic, that all men are created equal
and are endowed 3y tier Creator with IN.
alienable rights. We aim az the abolition oil
the system which compels men to pay
q f.Nf nl
Gods gifts to ALL and permits mo-
nOpolies to deprive labor of natural
opportunities for employment, thus filling
thelsnd with trsmps and paupers and bring
ing about an unnatural competition whic b
tends 10 reduce wages 10 starvation rates
and 10 make the wealthy producer the
industrial slave 81 those who grow rich by
, his toll; and bsieving that the old political
parties have done nothing to remedy TINS
evil 'ee do dissolve the political bands
: which nave connected us WITH them
E Open meetings were held. the numbers
increased and the following April We
placed our first city ticket in the field
: Now the democrat calls this Republican
scheme But We are combining to act
| indepsucentiy. We are in this Union
Labor movement because il IL . labor
D movement, there IS no room for two labor
parties Il IL difficult enough 20 get one
: organized. all lsooriDzmsn's interests are
7 | mutual and they should be united. aud the
I work 90 have done we do not propose "a
threw away for Belknap or Ford. We
know not whom Il sil sfect Of the two
candidates. neither do Ne care. One thing
I DO nop-, that when our party becomes
strong. that il will never send hireling'
: from various cities 70 pack any other
> partiss' Convention. The Union Labor
/ / party las placed a straight ticket in ths
!. | held in this District from Congress tC
I | Coroner.
Z Respectfully Yours