The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-31
The Union Labor Party. -

The "union labor party" is running a
presidential ticket, at the head of which is
Mr.. STREErER. The republican managers.
in their desperation, have been making
strenuous efforts to capture the organiza-
ton OF this party, and from appearances
have partially succeeded There is good
reason to believe that large amounts from
the republican campaign fund have been
used in manipulating the union labor"
movement. The Streeter campaign is
being prosecuted as vigorously as possible
in democratic counties, while in repub-
lican counties not much effort seems to
be making TO push it. There are thou
sands of workingmen and old greenbackers
in Indiana who could not be Induced TO
vote for Ben HARRIsoN, if he were the only
candidate in the field. Many of them
are OF republican antec edents, and are
very much inclined, notwithstanding their
old prejuticeS, to vote for CLEVELAND and
THURMAN, lower taxes and honest govern
pent. The republican scheme is TO switch
as many of them as possible into the
union-labor party, where they will count
half a vote each for Ben HARRIsoN the
candidate of the money power, which
these men have so long been resisting.
We are informed that some OF the men who
are going through the state ostensiblv in
the interest of the union-labor ticket are
really in the pay of the republican cam
paign committee; that they confine their
efforts solely TO inducing men who are
iavorably inclined to CLEVELAND to vote
for STREErER; that 10 this end they dis
seninate the most outrageous misrepre-
sensations OF the president and the demo
cratic party; and that in every place they
visit they get, if possible, few republican
fdrmersaud workingmen to cooperate with
them by Joining the union labor party,
their purpose being to desert il on election
day and vote for HARRISON and MORTON,
while their deluded associates will. they
hope. vote in good faith for STREETER.
Let no man who is opposed to monop-
oly; let no man who believes in the rule
OF the people; let no man who does not
want to see this republic transformed into
a plutocracy; who does not want govern
men to take the place OF the government
instituted by "the fathers" who does not
want to give VANDERBILT, JAY GOULD
CARNEGIE, DEPEw, ELKINs, RocKEFELLER
and their fellow-m illionaires the abso-
lutte control OF our political destinies-
we say let no such man he deceived by
this plot. The contest, which is to be de-
cided on the 9th of November, is between
the classes and the masses; between mo-
nopoly and the people; between the mil
liOnaires and the millions. There is no
middle ground. He who is not for the
people in this fight is against them. The
trusts, combinations, monopolies and cor
porations; the great railroad and land
rings; the powerful timber and cattle
thieves OF the West who have grown in
ordinately wealthy through the opportuni-
ties offered them by long line OF repub-
lican administrations and who have been
sternly called to account by Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND; the Wall-st. gamblers and specula-
tors: all the forces OF the lobby; every
person. in fact. who is interestedin having
corrupt, profligate and extravagant
government are moving heaven and earth
to elect Ben HARRISON, the corporation
attorney. and LEVI p. MORTON, the Lon
don banker. Will the workingmen, whom
Ben HARRISON has always antagonized so
bitterly-the old greenbackers, whom he
wanted TO consign to an idiot asylum
will they aid in installing the money
power again in the control of tn govern
ment by casting their votes for SrREETER,
an impossible candidate? Will they walk
into the trap set for them by their old
enemies?
There is one way, and one way only, TO
deal monopoly blow squarely between
the eyes-a blow that will paralyze the
hideous monster-and that is TO re-elect
GROVER CLEVELAND, the tried, faithful,
fearless and incorruptible public servant
and with him the grand old Roman and
veteran tribune of the people, ALLEN G..
THURMAN, to preside over the senate of
the United States.
Down with monopoly taxes!