The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-21
lircAMAN.s LETTER.


ItTCHMAN'9 LETTER.
xhs General Secretary Of the knights -
Labor for Harrison.
Senator O,ov Ch,;,.. - 4Ap
,,h,;.- "a s"o ~
puo..cah Natlonai Commlttee. furnishes
the following letter for notification.
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Ouau tXairur,,, ~ p.r,h;;e.,. v,e;o"., -
s.fte,. Ec.ren Hoy.. Ts,c Tor.. ~. a..
NV copnection v,th IN. I,no. ,,,,,s,n.., =.
tho past fourteen vear. nas r,,s :, nao...a ~.
for me To he = c,o.s .,,S,n, ~ ~, .ar.as =,
,sbor depres.;ons snI ~ ~. ne.S. =, .S "
who toll " ''
While ns a bodv = l.ho, or,ar,,,,;o,
frain from active nart,c,nasion an -,o,,,,cs sc
much OF what Organized labor demands u,u.,
be obtained thron Ie,i,I.t;or TN, ,ho ,s,,,-
vidual membe- of the Iaho, o,ocr;,a,,o,,
must act politically "A I'm his tuavment Nj,
best old the nims ana object. crnre.sea IN a..
pr;nc:ples of the orvanf,afion he rer,.s.nt.
aud whose success he desires In the o;cantic
political struggle nov heou, .,de te.ue. cornt
US nothing. exccpt to Aid or hinder one Of tha
principle combatauts in the noli,ioal aren,
However pcere nav be the advocates of tho
measures n aecur. which ,he.e ..n.-,,. vo,,,-
ical ORGANIZATIONS ara formed and whatav.,
strength in votes NAV be ,hovn nj the ,,oii.
the fact remains that the c.nd.d.,e or steve,
the Republican or of the nemocra,ic n.,ev Mn
be the next President Of the United states.
Therefore. to him who Ia. The good az hi.
country ana tn. welfare Of her naon,e n,
heart the necessity exists In choose vh.ch az
these two old party ORGANIZATIONS shaJl be
given aid, either directly or indirectlv- NV voce
or vote.
While II mnv be that neither marty ofyers Al,
that labor orpan,zat,ons de.irr 7 believe that
the Republican party, in adopting and adyoczt.
ing the American svs,em Of encou,acemens
and protection To tho labor ana v,ces a, IN,
own land il nearer tho decIarns,ons ana AZ,
sfres of organized labor than N. trpe,r,ae or,.
ponent. the Demo cratic narfr
WHERE THE r,oNrI.ur r,rs
The conflict ia between the American sv..
TEN. rs represented by the Republ;can party
which would foster and encoura.s the labor Of
our own peon,e ana rat,;r for tbor, the r,,rrs,
and wages o, our own country and the Rrtish
system rs represented nv the Democra.,c
rarty, which would break down the barriers Of
protection and throw omen our home market 10
the productions of foreign factories AMI
foreign labor. thus making idle our own ,o,lers
and reducing tn n lover ievs, ~. .,,na,rI =,
American wnRe,. When tho Nniubts of T,hor
and kindred oryau;zattons .hall have Oh.
'1ineu IN ioro'gn Janus tue Same commanding
posI''on anu iahuehce enjoyed In the United
o'..7ss TUG anequaisy liz WAGES viii oisappeas,
MOI ~ ieVehhH our wages oown ous by level
my sueii Wages up. II Is 'ai better 10 lever
up 'nan 10 ieVei ao"h- As tns larger Inc II
Until this eou alzafion .an NO ,cromr,,sh.o
and until thu wapes Of labor ahr,ad shall,
equoi snose At nome, tnere must De proper
1es1 cuoa u iHnisFa1ons SO tnat our lana
may NOT DO 'ne aump'nS-Hround OF the pau
por anu ueS'0oeo Aaoor OF tho osIacce OF the
"oria. rms restriction, supplemented BY
ccntihuation OF tnorousn' Systematic or:ani-
z1aon OF ,n9 LABOR aireaoy mere. IN con1unc.
ITO" WIN the American foea OF protection 10
american TABOR, can NOT ran 10 secure Tor our
people the pest results OF tneir toll. and ~
oos example Nis tne iaoor OF the who'e world
20 Gher ana better pane OF existence.
w n'cnever party WINS some thing must DO
aoEo 10 Regulate more stricuy THIS importation
d Iote'Ro iSoof unosr contract and the tmmi-
grafton OF paupers and dependents nnoth:n2
snouio oe oone. snoh Democsasc success would
mean NOT only iree trade IN goods made BY
pauper ianor. out inc Importation OF both the
aool anu inc Soods. WINE under lree trade
sooos may DO cheaper 10 the consumer IN Ger.
'a.u ,ines. INC ,Aoot maze iaie IN shsss lines
ius' .ufu " o.ner means OF employment and
uus ~ .vnps,Hon eo"pei lower rate O.
""Ses =" s"ose s'fe'uJ employed tnefein.
the fo"Eh of LABOR.
Ile IO"el VI "orkinS-man 10 consume DO
'enos upon wnat No receives Tor his labor. I'm
.mpioSe1'n ms power 10 consu@e'exce2to on char.
~ o, tneic ceases l prefer that America
u y ou oe Inno OF WorAess rainier tnan land
~ tucScS anu pouperS.