Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-07-26
REPupIATEp AT HOME.
Indiana workinsrnen Have no Love
& for Harrison.

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The Indianapolis Labor Signal, the
oldest established labor paper in the
West, and a publication ofIwidely ex-
tended influence, says, with reference
to the Chicago nomination.:
1.-THE Republican Convention at Chi
cago missed grand opportunity to gain
the support of a great and constantly
growing element in American politics
that from this time forward will decide
the fate of parties and shape the course
of Government-the1 Independent labor
vote. There was at least one candidate
before the Convention who had gained
the confidence of this element by slap
ping Jay Gould in the face; there are
probably other men in the nation who
might have been named with almost
positive assurance of election. But the
men who made up the Chicago Conven-
tion appeared to have but little regard
for the wishes Of organized labor. They
seem to think a reiteration OF that stale
promise to protect American industry
alone necessary to secure the labor sup
port.
"The nomination of Mr.. Harrison was
q genuine surprise to the organized
wOrkingmenof of this State, because their
attitude toward that gentleman is well
understood, and II did not Seem posi-.
BILE that a convention of sane men
would invite conflict with a large NUM-
ber of voters in an extremely doubtful
State by naming candidate so obnox-
ious. The readers of this paper will re-
member the opposition Mr.. Harrison's
candidacy for the Senate aroused two
years ago among the labor organizes
tions. 1t found expression in scores of
resolutions adopted by assemblies and
unions, many Of which were published
in the Signal at the time, This paper
opposed Mr.. Harrison's election to the
Senate for reas ons that would prevent
! it from supporting him now. His pub
lie record in our judgment has not
! been such as to commend him to the
favorable consideration Of the people
this paper represents. We did all with
in our power to warn the Republicans
in time. That they did not think ad-
4 vice from such quarter worth needing
cuts no figure now, but hundreds of let
ters received from representative work
Iingmen in this and other States, indor-
sing the Signals position, and breath
ing intense enmity to Mr.. Harrison, is
convincing proof that our position is
correct, at least from the labor stand
point. Organized labor will decide the
presidential contest this year, and it is
almost solidly arrayed against General
Harrison. a0 ~ shH
"In our Judgment Mr.. Harrison's de-
feat is foregone conclusion, even if
Governor Porter should lend himself to
| the commonly talked scheme of rum
ming for Governor in ordert to help the
Chicago nominee through in Indiana.
IA second source Of weakness to- the
Chicago ticket is Levi p. Morton, the
Wall street banker. 1t looks as if Sena-
tor Ingalls, advice to the Kansas dele
cation had been carried out to the let
ter. It's principle as strong as writ
ten law with knights of Labor not to
aid in the elevation of national bank
er to any office. The organization is
opposed to the national banking sys-
tenn, and recognizes in it the main
spring of all monopoly. For a. great
political party to go into Wall street
over which the curses of the farming
and producing classes of this nation
hover like an angry cloud-to select a
candidate for its national ticket, is
another thing that astonishes the
average workingman, and causes him
to wonder whether the monopolistic
interests of the country have not fore
seen the inevitable conflict and con-
cluded to force the issue without giving
labor further opportunity to organize
and inform ITSELF"