Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-05
A QUESTION OF LABOR
"From Skin To Core. ;"

Permit me to occupy an inch of space
In your valuable journal. 1t is peculiar.
ly amusing to the ordinary reader who
studies the text of the speeches made by
the leading national democrats in the
present campaign.
If we read that masterpiece" of ora
tory delivered by Allen G. Thurman at
Port, Huron or Chicago few days since,
we can but be amused when we note the
comparison he draws between the IMAM
of destiny" Cleveland, and the father of
America, President George Washington.
1t must indeed be amusing to our Johnny
B." brother over the way, to listen to the
shrill notes Of the cable as the words of
Thurman are tapped off to the tune of
"Grover Cleveland Is not and !has not been
under British influence" Yes, it is anus.
ing to read or listen to such assertions, for
Rritons know that they are false, Amerl-
cans know that they are false, democrats
know that they are false. republicans also
know that they are false, and worse than
all, the record of Mr.. Cleveland on every
measure that in any way effected the
British government will prove that such
assertions are false.
r. Q. Mill, of Texas, also made little
speech in Chicago the other day that to
me seems as ridiculous as it is amusing.
He started out by saying, Il will accept
the definition of the issue given by Mr..
Blaine. that it is question Of labor"
| Mr.. Mill asserts that the democratic party
stands to-day where it stood a hundred
years ago and where it always has stood.
Now just suppose for arguments sake we
accept this assertion, what complexion
does it leave upon the democratic party if
we admit that 1t stands to-day where it
stood twenty eight years ago, or sixteen
years ago If you please? If the same
principles that were dear to the party IN
those days are still dear to it as Mr.. Mill
tells US, then would ask what special in
vitation is presented by the democratic
party to-day for the suffrage of true and
loyal citizens of the United States?
Mr.. Mill. asserts that the democratic
party has always been true and noble
friend to labor. Perhaps it has, but let
me ask any one to compare the condition
of labor IN the South and other sections
where the democratic party has had con
slant control, with similar sections of the
north where the republican party has con-
trolled for over twenty years and it will
appear how amusing it is for such state
ments to be made by such great men as
| Thurman and Mill.
| Mr.. Mill also stated that an 1rishman
can't be anything but democrat. He
has no right to be ANYTHING else." Well,
perhaps they don't, but our republican
idea is, that an Irishman can be whatever
he chooses to be, and judging from pres
ent appearances of things. most of the
Irishmen of the United States are choos.
ing to be republicans.
Oh, yes, Mr.. Mill exclalms, 1.-THE issue
is question of labor from skin to core,
and from core back to skin again." Yes.
we admit the issue, and ere the ides OF
November we hope and believe that the
labor of the campaign in trying to make
people believe such rash and untrue state
ments that are contradicted by facts and
proven false by record, will prove too as
siduous for the success of Cleveland anC
British democracy.
Respectfully
READER.