The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-16

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New WINDSOR, ILL, July 10.
71s Hon, J. ". GosaoH, CAoirnan, and ROotI
SthtltR1, SecTttdrg, National Executive Commit
! te:
GEYTLEMEN:-Your favor Of June q
at hand giving notice OF my unanimous
nomination by the Union Labor party al
its National Convention, held in the city
OF Cincinnati, o., May 10 and 10 last, fol
the office OF President OF the United
States, and with this notice you also
send copy OF platform. am truly
thankful for this distinguished honor
To be nominated for the highest office
in the gift OF the people is more than !
expected, and more than i deserve, and
would have been pleased had the con.
vention conferred this distinguished
honor upon another more worthy than
myself. But 1t has come to me free rs
the air and the sunlight, and Ideem it a
duty owe to both the convention and
the people there represented TO accept
the nomination, and il it shall be the
will OF the people to elect me there will
be some radical changes made in the
administration OF affairs. To the extent
OF ability and energy, and with q firm
hand, the Government will be admins
tered more in the interest OF the great
common people, but not to the injury
OF any class oil our people, for all should
be equally protected in their person and
property by the firm hand OF the law.
But the great common pcople-those
whose hands have made this country
what it is-have not had justice.
UNCLE SAM TO BLAME.
Unfortunately, it is the Government
itself that has brought the people to the
condition they are in, struggling with
poverty and debt. Through bad laws
and their wicked enforcement corporate
monopolies, greedy combinations and
avariCious trusts have become favored
classes in the administration OF aifairs,
and these have forced the people into
their present and unfortunate condition.
They now cry aloud for relief, and it is
the duty OF the Government to help
them, instead OF further aiding the priv
ileged classes to their injury. l hold to-
this principle: The prosperity OF ma
tion is measured by the prosperity OF its
industrial people. 1fthey are prosperous,
then the nation is prosperous, indeed;
but il its producing people are struggling
with poverty, taxes and debt, then the
nation is door, though its treasury, like
ours, be overhowing with idle money.
SOMETHING WRONG.
There is something wrong, and We all
know it. We have tried n change of ad-
ministration from one old party to the
other, but it gave the people no relief.
We are even worse off now than when
the change was made. Still, interest,
taxes, high rates for transportation and
other combinations take nearly all we
annually produce, and leave but little
on which TO live and less to pay debts.
A Government that does not enable its
industries and working people to pay
their debts is nota n Government OF the
people, and is unworthy OF their support.
A Government that has by its policy
tolerated monopolies, greedy Combina-
tions and trusts, and has not protected
the people against their spoliations,
is unworthy OF the support OF its work.
ing people. Unfortunately these un-
holy monopolies, combinations and
trusts have increased in numbers, and
power, and strength from one admins
tration to another, until they think they
have the power to control the Govern
ment and the people; until they have
forced upon the country another FIRE
pressible conflict"-a conflict involving
the prosperity and happiness Of 60,0OO,-
600 OF people. 1t is an "irrepressible
conflict that will determine whether
capital shall rule this country or the
people who inhabit it.
The other "irrepressible conflict in
volved the liberty OF 1000, 900 Of people,
but this one involves the right and lib
erty OF 60,000,0O0 Of people to the enjoy
ment of the fruits OF their labor. To
settle the slavery conflict it cost the
Government deal Of money, OF life and
OF sorrow, and it is to be hoped that
this conflict may be settled peaceably ut
the ballot box, and by the restoration Of
the Government Of the people, to whom
it belongs. But settled it will be, and
let US hope without seas Of fire and riv.
ers OF blood. Hence it is the part OF
wise craftsmanship to look this growing
conflict square in the face, and TO make
such changes in the laws and the admin
istration OF the same as will restore con-
fidence and prosperity to the people.
Such is the object and intent OF the
Union Labor party.
OLD PARTIES SCORED.
II either party has given relief then
there would be no necessity for the Un-
ion Labor party. But both have been
tried and both have failed. We see peo-
pie leaving their.old parties every day
and going TO some new organization, and
these changes are a vigorous protest
against the wrong.doing Of the old par
ties. Some are still saying let us reform
within our old party, but that is hope
less task. For history has no record OF
a political party that ever reformed
within itself. 1t takes q new organiza-
ton to do that, and that is what we are
doing. The tariff is minor issue when
compared with the greater issues in
volyed, and so complex as to be difficult
for many to understand it.
No legislation whatever on the tariff
willgive cheaper rates for transportation,
nor cheaper rates for interest on money,
nor protect the people against the COM
binations, monopolies and trusts now
sapping the prosperity Of the people.
Owing TO the great diversity OF opinion
on the tariff, and among all parties, the
Cincinnati Convention thought it best
at this time to leave that question out OF
the platform. l believe, however, that
there should be a revision of the tariff
laws, and that protection should be
given where needed and the tax reduced
wherever it can be safely done.
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