St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-07
COWDRY ACCEPTS,
Letter OF Acceptance OF the United Labos
Candidate for President.

Candidate for President.
CINCINNATI, June 30-The letter of &C
ceptance OF Robert H. Cowdrey, candidat.
Of the United Labor party for President
has been made public:
| CHICAGO. June 2S, 1888
| William B. Ogden. Chairman; A!fred s. RougA
ton, Secrvtary, National Campaign Conmittse
| am in receipt OF your official notification O.
my nomination by the United Labor party al
its candidate for President OF the United States
My duty seems to be SO clearly marked that
| can not DO otherwise than accept the respon
| sibllty am asked to assume. Our past polit
| cal history is conclusive proof that the grea,
| truths we advocate can in this way be brought
| to the attention OF the people more rapidly
tnan by any other means. I sincerely believe
the United Labor party is the representative
OF the fundamental principle Of equal justice to
all The laws 1t would enforce and the policy
| it would adopt would make the present Consti.
tuition OF the United States declaration of
hVlng principles, broad enough to guarantee to
every man that under its powerful protection
Ihey eould enjoy the inalenable rights, the lib
erty and the pursuit OF happiness and that per-
1ect justice would once more infuse into the
hearts OF the people patriotic love of country,
governed by that best of all governments, the
government OF the people, by the people, and
ior all OF the people. Thus l see truly demo-
cratic form OF government would be assured
ana lts. benefits enjoyed by the people to an ex-
tent that has never been realized know that
many reforms are neededs that an oppressed
and tax-ourdened people appeal to us for aid !;
that monopolies in ever increasing numbers arc
taking more than their just share of that which
is produced, but also know that all increase in
the prosperity Of the people is absorbed BY the
spectators in the land, and SO long as this is
the case it is useless to attempt to correct these
evils, unless we strike at the foundation on
which they stand. The land reform strikes
10 the foundation, and for that reason
is not only the best but the most rapid means
OF accomplishing all these reforms When all
taxes have been taken of OF the industrious
and the productive and wealth is no longer
punished by fine, and when all taxes have
been placed upon the rental value of the land,
and the people see the good results and under
stand why it should be SO, then our greatest
work will have been accomplished, for then il
Will De plain that all payments for work in
every occupation depend upon the amount of
1000 days labor on the land will produce, and
knowing this it will be evident that all the
owners OF the land take from the producer
as rent must reduce the wages not only of
the worker on the land but also the
wages in every other occupation. When this
is understood by people the spectators in land
Will no longer be allowed to levy tribute
on the industry oftheir fellow men. and as this
tribute Is lessened, wages must increase. It
is because am certain that this great good can
be accomplished without disturbing our present
business conditions, and that all laborers, from
the toiling farmer to the wearied merchant and
hard-worked factory slave, will be blessed by
its results, that am willing to act as the re D.
resentatiye OF the workers IN their contest
against the idlers, for victory to the cause OF
justice an ! humanity
see no hope of reform In either of the old
parties; ours must be the work Of educating
the people to demand the adoption OF that re-
form. Let US, then. present solid front, our
battle cry 1.-THE single tax and press forward
to the victory that awaits US. Yours, frater-
nally, ROBERT H. CowDREY.