New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
DFuOCRATTC PRE7ENCFS.

How fine it is to hear Messrs. Scott, Coke
and other Pennsylvania mililonalres cohhecocu
with great corporations, in resolutions which
they adopt as members of the Democratic
State Committee, commencing the PRESIDENT
and their party for devoted service 10 inc cduse
of the people against rich corporations. Inc
dullcst creature in the world must be moved
Co Homeric incxtinguishaDle laughter by tho
absurd audacity of such praise from such men.
inst nj this time it happens that the hnights
~ Labor. who are not all things WISE put
are actually part of the working people and not
rich EMPLOYERS or representatives OF powerful
corporations adopt resolutions concerning MI.
scott whose long fight with his employees Is
not forgotten, and Mr.. Coke, one of the oper-
ators whose barges the men refused TO unload
Tins precipitating the great Reading s'rlke'
IF these men remain on the Democratic State
Committee. the Knights resolve that they Will
not vote the Democratic ticket. But II they
do not remain. the large contributions expected
from these two millionaires and others to tho
democratic campaign fund will be withheld
and \ democratic dispatch ailirms that MIR.
Scott gave S25 900 10 aid the election OF Mr..
Cleveland.
The incident illustrates certain differences
| doom For wears it has been the constant
prctenco of the Democratic party that IL eSpcc-
| ially represented the poor people. and was
especially anxious to serve their interests us
| only policy for years before the war was 'ndO
| dictated by rich shareholders against inc III
terests of labor everywhere. and yet even 'neh
il profcssed to be the party OF the Iaoorer'
| Since the war its sole policy IN regard 10 'no
-. nd
| questions which concern the industry anu orduo
| of the Nation has been hostility to the system
| adopted for the protection OF American ia'or
against foreign competition, and yet IL Claims
| to be the party of labor. 1t processes hos'ii'y
| to capitalsts and corporations and dehouhoes
the Republican party as the party of capitalists
and corporations Then the party OF laoor
votes to take away the protection of American
labor: the party of the workers against inc
EMPLOYERS gives Mcssrs. Scott and Coke controi
Of it's State Committee the party of the people
against corporations puts MIR. Lamar on inc
Supreme bench.
Tho thoughtful workingman sees that one OF
two conclusions is inevitable. Either the party
Is dishonest in processing to represent the work
| irgmcn and the people at ALL or 1t has SOFA
them out for the influence and the pecunlary
contributions of the corporations and the mill
ionaires. In either case its dishonesty de-
nrjves the party of confidence. That 1t does
IN fact serve the interest Of rich importers,
foreign agents and foreign manufacturers In
the tariff matter against the interests oil Amer
;can lborcrs, begins to be understood Oy
| KNIGHTS of Labor and others who are studying
the suhicct. and who sec that British policy
| ,rd Rrt;sb interests are not for the benefit OF
| American labor.
| The Republican party was never htehucu W
he and has never claimed to be the party oil inc
moor AGAINST the rich. or of the laborers against
The employers or of the people against Inc
corporations. IT holds that poor and rch Doth
Lavo vital interest in good government; 'hat
lahorers and employers both have need OF a oe-
f,nsiye National policy which promotes inc
welfare Of both; and that people and corpora
lions both have right to demand from their
Government no favoritism. but eVcn~hahued
iusticc. The Republican party has from the
| first been. in fact controlled in great degree
Inv practical workingmen, who form majority
| Of lie members But it has honestly str1ven
To do equal Justice as the trustee OF power lor
the whole people Many times it has failed,
Int it has so far succeeded that the growth and
nrosperity of the country since this parry
shaped the policy of the Government have ocen
,ncoualled in any age or country. 1t does not
d;sbonestly pretend TO be the party OF labor
and at the same time vote against protecting
labor.