Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-04-07
MILWAUKEE POLITICS.
The Union Labor Party Trying the
Syracuse Game.

corruption seems to he the curse of
political parties in these United States,
and the Milwaukee party calling them
selves the Union Labor Party evidently
propose to keep the record unbroken.
Catering to the prejudices of the ignor-
amt, the temporary interests of the boiu'-
9eot'Ie, and the "relgious" fanaticsm of
the snperstitious, the o-called labor par
ty of the Cream City" falls back to a
line OF moral equality with the corrupt
republican and democratic" parties,
under the leadership of such men AZ
Robert Schilling and District Attorney
Wegner who conspired to send Paul
Grottkau to prison in order to get him
out Of the way and to satisfy the econ.
servative" element. So it makes little
difference to the more intelligent work
ing people whether the fused demo
republican crowd or the fused demo
labor crowd elect their candidates, Dis
trict Attorney Wegner is sample of
the labor" party which was successful
two years ago by the help of the radical
element and owing considerably to the
eXertions Of Paul Grottkau whom they
betrayed. ....
No other honorable alternative is left
for the Socialists of Milwaukee than to
refrain from voting or nominate a ticket
of their own. The nominee of the
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Hermann kroger, boss and bOpueois,
who Is down on Socialists. The Re.
riem, local paper calling itself "inde.
pendent. but really the mouthpioce of
the union labor party" speaks of
kroger thus, using the alleged words of
a prominent democrat as its mons
dsihofhm:
'kroger is a good enough Democrat
for me, and | know he is not a Socialist
because he belongs to the Catholic
church. | will take my chances every
time about Catholic being a Socialist"
This is, of course, calculated to be a
bait for catholics, while extrayagant de-
mnciation of Socialists is used to attract
The middle class, people to the fraudulent
labor party. ........ ....
One of the peculiarities of the cam.
paign literature of Milwaukee is the
ridiculous assertion that the Socialists
are in league with the democrats" and
republicans. This may be good car
rency in Milwaukee among the most ig-
norant people but even the greatest en-
emles of the Socialists elsewhere cannot
swallow such n tale. Imagine it! SO.
calists in league with capitalist parties
Karl Marx dining with Kaiser Wilhelm.
Burnett &. Haskell playing checkers with
Jay Gould. The Milwaukee "Iabor'
party is composed of men with thicker
skulls than even the notorious amateurs
of the late George party of New York.
1t is sorry sight to see workingmen
following such leaders, but they must
presumably learn by experience, lis
tory has no meaning for them.
LATER-The Socialists have placed a
straight ticket in the field on a local so
cialist platform. Fourteen of the eight
cen wards were represented at the con-
vention, and since then the other wards
have been organized. The nominations
are: For Mayor, Colin NJ. Campbell for
Comptroller, Robert Iirsch; for Treasllr-
er, James b. Ormsby; for City Attorney,
Peter Rupp.
The Socialist Labor Pabor Party is the
only labor party in the field, rs their plat
form shows, and the members of the
Milwaukee Section are working like
beavers and agitating for solid labor
principles.