The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-15
THE LABOR PARTY.
A. J. Streeter Accepts Its
Nomination.
PLATFORM OF THE WORKERS
The Ridiculous story of the "Pale
LittleiW Utah Appro-
priation-Othsr Notes
The Union Labor Candidate for Pres
ident.

The Union Labor Candidate for Pres
ident.
New WINDSOR, Ill, July IA. ].
Streeter, presidential candidate of the
Union Labor Party, has transmitted to
]. w. Goshorn, Of the National Exec
utiEe Committee of that party, his &C
ceptance OF she nomination. In let
ter, after extending thanks for the dis
tinguished honor conferred upon him,
Mr.. StTeeter says: 81 hold to the
principle that the prosperity of the
country is measured by the pro ;perity
of its industrial people. If the people
ale struggling with poverty, the nation
is poor, though the Treasury is over
flowing with idle money. Such is our
condition to- day. The true inten of
the law and government should be to
protect the weaker member from the
entertainments of the stronger. This
fundamental principle has been sub
verified and we have government OF
capital class merged into a moneyed
aristocracy. Weneed more money in
circulation coinage of silver should be
free as that of gold. Money in the pub
lie treasury should be used for
the payment of bonds and interest
stopped. We have tried the change
from one political party to another, but
it gave no people no relief. We are
even worse off than a government that
has tolerated mOnopolles, greedy COM
blnations and trusts, and has not pro-
tected The people against their spolia-
tons .as unworthy the support of the
working people. These unholy mo-
nopolies and combinations have in
cIeasee until they have forced upon the
country another 'irrepressible conflict
involving the happiness and prosperity
of sixty millions of people. The con-
fict that will dete rhine whether CAPT.
tai shall rule this country or the people
who inhabit it. To settle the slavery
conflict cost the government money aud
life. 1t is hoped this conflict
may be settled peaceably at the ballot
box. But settled it will be, let US hope,
without seas of fire and rivers of blood.
The tariff is minor issue, when COM
pared with the greater Issue involved.
No legislation on the tariff will protect
the people from moneyed com 5inations
now shaping the prosperity of the peo-
pie. l believe, however, in revision
of the tariff laws and that protection
should bs given where needed and
taxes redaced whenever it can in safety
be done. We are temperance party
in favor of good government and higher
Christian civilization. | am opposed to
the removal of the government tax on
whisky and tobacco which would be
a retrograde movement of demoraliz-
ing tendencies, and would lead thous-
ands of young men into the gutter and
degradation. We are friends Of the SOL
diers, not in q sectional sense, to an
tagonize the blue and the grey, but
forgetting the past, let US plant free
dom's flag on the hilltops of every
State and concede to all patriotic devo'
ton to our flags. Laws should be en-
acted to compel the employers and
employees to submit disagreements to
arbitration. Corporate capital is some
times too arrogant and relies too much
on Pinkerton's militia. The very sight
of this force irritates the working peo-
pie when in trouble, and has ten
dency to widen the breach between
capital and labor. In Illinois
we pay a large tax to maintain an
efficient State militia and police force,
and why this State private militia have
their headquarters in Illinois, is more
than l can tell. Their services should
be dispensed with by State authority.
The ownership or control of the lines CT
communication and transportation is
demanded by the people. Equal pay
for equal work for both sexes, is justice.
The platform is good, as whole, and
meets my appreciation.